DRIPTROIT 71

Thanks Mark!! Thanks Kerry!!

Thanks Mark!! Thanks!!

Very nice project!! I'll be watching!!

Looks great!! Is that a 6-71 cut down or does Jamie offer a 4-71?

Excellent build as usual!

Excellent build!!

That is one sharp looking build!! Great detail work!

Looks Awesome Jim! I built the Vega years ago, but I don't remember much about it. Great work!!

I really like the look of this one! Great work!

I really like the look that you've came up with here. Great work!

Cool project!! Looks Great! Excellent work!!

I like it!!

Excellent build!! The weathering is great as usual!!

Very nice build! I like the big mud tires in the back!

Looks Great!! The ladder rack is the perfect finishing touch!

I like everything about this build including the color choice! Looks great so far!! Looking forward to more!

Looks great in yellow!

That is a sharp looking rig! Great work!!

Very Cool Project!!

Well guys here it is July and June has passed by us. We are down to seven remaining contestant that are still building and seven finished builds. Thanks to all who are hanging in there. August 1st is drawing near. This is the home stretched guys. Finished: 1. Spruslayer DM600 2. landman Paystar 5000 3. gotnitro? Mack R 4. Sam I Am Titan 90 5. tbill Western Star (waiting to put under glass) 6.signguy 2108 Mack Cruiseliner 7. Oldmopars IH Dozer Lowboy Combo Remaining Contestants: 1. iamsuperdan 2. jacobus 3. amtrak115 4. BuilderX 5. dodgefever 6. Bennyg 7 .lwwoods

Looking good!!

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Thanks! Most of the ones that I found on line were Internationals too. Thanks!! The front tires are solid cast resin from Kit Form Services and they are cast that way with the weighted look. For the rear tires which are 66" kit tires from a monster truck, I first glue a styrene block to the air side of the wheel where the tire rides centered between the rim edges. This will be at the bottom once on the truck. I drill a pin sized hole in the center of the block. I cut about a quarter inch hole in the center of the tread of the tire. I take a piece of styrene sheet about 1/2 inch square and drill a pin size hole in it as well. I place the tire on the rim aligning the hole in the tire with the pin hole in the block and then place a pin through the 1/2 inch square and glue it into the the the styrene block on the rim which collapses the tire. The length of the pin determines how collapsed the tire will be. This at least for me caused a concaved area in the tread of the tire. I then cut a small area out of another scrap tire's tread and glued it in place to fill in the concaved area. Once on the ground it looks pretty good and much better I think than the ballooned weightless look especially on a truck.

My cab and hood were really bad on my 71. The roof of the cab looked like a bird bath. I tried hot water, hair dryer, and nothing worked. It was to the point that I had nothing to lose. I used the stove top and turned one burner up on high. I started with the cab and held it at a slight distance above the heat. When the plastic got just soft enough to work with I reshaped it. Don't get the plastic too hot though and be careful not to get burnt. Both the cab and hood turned out fine this way.

I picked up the old Ertl dump truck kit recently. I've always liked these kits since I was a kid. I just started on the engine which is a 6v-92 Detroit from Auslowe with a few modifications Including some modified valve covers from KJ at Double Take. This one will have a lift axle from Gary Wallace and wheels and tires from Jamie at moluminum. Here is the engine so far: