Goodwrench3

Or a Pete 579 ?

Got the rear suspension on now. Working on the rear axles and the mystery brake assemblies.

Super ! Thank you !!! VERY much appreciated !

Yes, I know it's darn slow... but progress still... (and I could really use some help regarding the above post)

Getting the rear suspension on now. Will post an update pic tomorrow. Can anyone post a pic of your 352 axle to show how these brakes are supposed to be attached? The AMT instructions are a bit of a mystery.

Just checking if anyone can help with this ? Thanks

Were the season 1 tires 20" or 22" ?? And season 2 ?

Anybody know what brand of tire these were ? and maybe model ? Thanks!

OK guys -- More help needed. :-( The attachment of the air brakes to the rear axles is a bit of a mystery. The instructions really aren't helpful. Could someone possibly post a photo of their 352 axles showing how these are attached ? It would be very much appreciated !

I can definitely confirm the Pete suspension on it -- Paul Sagehorn had it at the ATHS show in Des Moines a couple years ago and I took this photo of it there.

Ya got that right !!! I'll have another post soon regarding the steering box attachment to the frame rail. That's another mystery to me

Well, Shazam !!! Wow. Thanks so much for posting that picture. That explains a lot. That photo also is nice as it shows the 1:1 suspension -- much better than the AMT kit instructions. I'd love to get a copy of that brochure !! If it could be copied and maybe emailed ? Thanks again for this !!

Well, I've got a straight frame (not twisted or warped), so I'm cautiously optimistic -- and now that I've got this to start hanging parts on that's a good sign ;-)

Thanks! so, in fact, on the kit part, the "fingers" are actually on the wrong side of the angle iron "L". And -- contrary to the instructions, the piece should be located *forward* of the rear axle shock mounts -- not behind them as implied by the instructions.

Yeah -- I'm leaning toward just leaving that piece off and be done with it. Thanks all for your replies.

Thanks ! Yeah about the air leveling switch piece -- I saw a couple different ones at the ATHS truck show in Des Moines and I couldn't make sense out of the piece in the kit or what it was patterned after. These are the kind I saw (on KWs).

Hi all: Two things I need some help with. 1) The piece called "air ride leveling switches" -- the instructions aren't really clear where on the frame rails this piece should go. Are the "fingers just supposed to butt against the rear cross member as I show in the picture ? How do you know where to locate it on the frame rails ? 2) Front springs -- the pin on one of the front springs is higher than the pin on the other front spring. So on one side, you have a gap between the frame rail and the spring mount bracket -- what have you done with this ?? Thanks !

Got the frame mostly glued together this weekend while watching the 1987 Atlanta 500 and the Motorcraft 500 races. Also got some of the other suspension parts cleaned up and the axles together. I need some help on a couple items -- I've posted that in the "Truck Stop" board.

Thanks ! If it's not too much trouble, could you also post a pic of how that piece called the "governor" attaches to the front of the blower? If you try to use the center hole in the front plate, the front of the blower won't rest on the block. There is also a hole in the upper right hand corner of that front plate of the blower, but the instructions are poor as to how / where it should be attached.

Hi all -- It seems like there is an output on the blower that really doesn't connect with anything ? Do I have something goofed up ?

I didn't think anything could be wider than the Freightliner COE steer axle. If not cut down, it ends up looking like a 4 X 4 offroad vehicle ;-)

Hell, looks great to me !! Mine don't look that good on my best day !!

Well, spent the afternoon sanding and doing more clean-up on all of the springs and axles.. not much to show for it. Mold lines everywhere ! LOL. Enjoyed having the 1985 Talledega 500 on while working, though !

Saw a lot of those loads on Ice Road Truckers when they were filming in Alaska -- it was a very common backhaul from Prudhoe Bay.

Well, it showed up finally ! Nice package. I'll be ordering the compressor this week so that hopefully this weekend I can start playing with it.