DRIPTROIT 71

Looks great! I'm assuming with the more modern lift that you are going to build a surviving service station of more recent years. I worked at one of those for over 24 years. It too had 3 bays. We did the same thing in one of the bays as you have here. The center post lift developed a leak, so we dug it out and replaced it with an electric/ hydraulic side post similar to what you've got. The service station that I worked at has stopped selling gas and dug up it's tanks, but it still operates as a garage today. Looking forward to seeing more of this one! Praying your hip does well.

Looks great! The grime on the door, the frame and the light switch is perfect!

Thanks man!! Thanks!! Thanks! Most of the ones around here have the 48" tires on the rear, but after finding pictures of these on line, I had to try to build one. Thanks so much!!

Thanks!!

I'm in and building the Gravel Trailer!!

Looks Great! I'm taking notes. I'm fixing to start a dump project myself.

The shop scenes are fantastic!!

Excellent project! There used to be quite a few mobile home plants around here and there are still a few. I see a lot of mobile home toters. I'm glad you posted this one. I like the high lift hitch on it as well. Some guys actually mount fork lift booms to the back of their truck to achieve this. It looks great!! I built one over twenty years ago, but would like to build another one some day.

Very nice build! The weathering is perfect! I like that engine! I really need one myself!! Excellent Work!!

Thanks Jim!! Thanks Mark! Thanks Tom! Thanks again for the tires too! They were a big help! I didn't want it to look destroyed, just well used, but mostly taken care of. Thanks Dennis! I did consider scrapping this cab many times though. Thanks!!! Thanks for the kind words! There are a few around here, but most have 48" tires on the rear and regular highway flotation tires on the front. Thanks!! Thanks Ken! Thanks! It actually began with the front tires. I started researching ideas on how to use them, I halfway settled on this project and after I started the bed I decided that I was going to finish it even if I had to change to a different cab. Thanks Warren! Thanks!

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Looks awesome Pat!

Thanks Guys! This one is done and under glass now! Thanks to all who posted!

Cool project!!

Cool idea!! Great Work!!

This one was completely built out of junk, Evergreen Stryrene, and Plastruct. The only new parts were the resin front tires that came from a great trade with Jeff Buimer "gotnitro". No model kits were harmed in the building of this truck! The frame is from a junk IH 4270. A big thanks to Tom Decker "redneckrigger" for the rear tires. The engine is a 6v-53 Detroit. The bed and spreader is scratch built. The interior was scratch built. The windshield was made from a "DR. Perky" (generic Dr Pepper) bottle. It had the right curve in it. The parts box took care of the rest. The cab was a mess, but turned out okay. This is what the cab looked like when I started:

Thanks Hermann! Thanks!! Thanks JT!

I like it!! I really like the marked out company name and the writing on the windshield. Looks great!

Excellent builds!! They all look fantastic! I like the red!! Great work!!

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Thanks for the generous offer, but I think I'm over the hump on this one. Thanks for the suggestion too. I cut the passenger windshield post out of the other cab for this cab because this one was mush. I'm not sure what the future will be for the other cab. It's starting to look like the home stretch. Interior is finished, glass is in and cab and body s mounted. I decided to go with a bench seat on this one. The seat is scratch built and covered with masking tape, then painted. The door panels are scratch built too.

Looks Good!!

I really like the paint job and sleeper on this one! Looks Great!!

Nice looking KW!

Very Nice looking rig! Nice work!

Looking good!!