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Thanks Terry. And here I thought I was ready for paint.

Ta-Dahhhhhh! I managed to get it to stay in there with the help of clamps. This way, once it is painted I can get that in there with a minimum of handling and stay there long enough for the adhesive to set.

Added spacers to the frame and mounted deck. It has to clear the fenders but remain shy of the fifth wheel. Added the running boards and battery boxes/steps Back of cab is getting close. The battle with the windshield is still going on. I'm attempting Mr. Obsessive's tip of glueing strips to the inside of the cab to act as "keys".

Looks like the easy stuff is over with. Added hooks to bumper. Added thin strips to the inner fenders to help keep the hood centered. Added pins to the grille to help position it. Finished the interior Added the back panel. Made a pattern for the windshield. Cut one out of acetate and fought a major battle trying to get it in there. The trick is to hold it in position while gluing it. I think I'll have to invent some special crooked clamps. Gave up in disgust after a while. Tried the one out of my Cameo kit which should fit in theory. However it tells you exactly by how much the resin cab is too wide.

Cleaned up bumper and added mesh. Fitted Paystar steering column to dash. Spent a LOT of time filing, sanding, tweaking, trial fitting the tub to the body. All my cab level checks had been done without the side panels in place. Now with them there, the interior fits lower inside the cab which has for effect to make the cab look very high. I've almost got it licked. One more hour of sanding....etc. Finished cutting off the hood. Couldn't see myself hiding that motor.

The seats are high back & contoured, not likely for this truck. So I toned them down a bit. Worked at smoothing the new hood lip. Then drilled some pilot holes though the fender into the grille for locating purposes once the hood is cut off. Started scribing away.

Thanks, Stu.

Looking Glenn, looking at yours now I know what's wrong with mine, I forgot to open the front wheel wells. Go figure.

Back in the day my brother in law owned a Transtar 4200 with a 903 engine. A lot of his friends had "318's". Were those 8v71's? This was 1974 +/-.

Cut off the arched top of the grille & attached it to the underside of the hood lip. Added a piece of styrene to make it straight. Then added a piece of half-round to make a "nose".I apologize for the poor photos, when I realized they were out of focus, it was too late. Added putty and will shape later. Used the kit's exhaust bracket and a piece of channel to adapt to this one. There was only one running board so I made a second one.

A great save on the way here.

Worked on the fifth wheel ramps. Is that the right name for them? A door catch that has lost its magnet might provide good ends for the rear frame roller. Which led to one of those Oops! moments when I went to try on the fenders. Which was corrected by a notch. Then I put everything on to check clearances, fit etc. This give a fair preview.

Had an answer from Round2. whike they would like very much to reissue the turbine truck it is not in their immediate plans.

X10!!!!! I imagine that once you have the computer work done, that CNC machine does its thing by itself. It is that 3d design that flabbergasts me. This stuff belongs on the Crafstmanship museum site. I'd like to be there and watch you working.

Nice custom work. Love the woodwork.

Thanks for the good words Brian. I've been thinking about various ways of going about this. I may be able to modify this one.

Email sent re. turbine.

It is both narrower and taller. Count the bars in the grille. The real one has one extra bar. And the extra width in the resin cab is between the headlights and the rad opening and in the same area of the hood butterflies. I suppose someone with guts & skill could section the cab along it lenght but at the price of this cab I'm not about to attempt that.

Here's a comparison between the resin cab and the real thing. Two major differences, The resin cab appears to be wider , look at the space between the headlight pods and the grille.Not much I can do about that. The resin cab's grille insert is arched at the top while the real thing is straight. That can be remedied.

Thank you sir.

Thanks Gino. Added the tanks, battery box . I have to design & build a roller & ramp at the rear (not sure how to call this). Cab & the rest of the resin is bathing.

I just bought a set of wheels from him. I bought a set earlier this year. plaskit_resin@yahoo.ca His website is a photobucket site. Just scroll down to the albums calles Plakit. http://s429.photobucket.com/user/danielgailloux/library/?sort=2&page=0

Here's the three I have, two are the kit ones obviously. The racer was made out of a plated version someone gave me as a gift.You got me thinking now.

Is this being sold anywhere? Found the picture in a search but no details. Supposed to be a GMC turbine.

Was the roadster cratchbuilt too? I only reember the phaeton & runabout in kit form.