DRIPTROIT 71

Thanks Jeff! I would never turn down help like that!

I usually get stuff from Jamie in about 2 weeks or less. Have you tried to contact him?

Thanks Jeff!!

Looks great!! I always like your choice in colors!

Very impressive work to say the least!! I've been wanting to fabricate a Holmes 750 set up, maybe I should just contract it out to you.

I just wanted to give some encouraging words to everyone especially the administration. First: I want to thank Gregg for this FREE forum that has been a real help and encouragement to me regarding my model building. Second: I want to thank Dave for keeping this thing running. Third: I want to thank Micheal for taking on moderation. Last: I want to thank everyone here who has encouraged me on every one of my builds. I'm not going to mention names for fear of missing someone, but you know who you are. Thanks to those who sent that part from far away places to finish my project. I truly enjoy this forum and it is my hope that it is here for a long time to come! THANK YOU ALL!!! Brian

Blue valve is tractor only parking brake. Wedge brakes were not a favorite of most, but was found on other trucks. The company that I used to work for had a former Matlack R model with wedge brakes.

Thanks so much!!!

That is one sharp looking rig!! Excellent work on every part!!! The green trucks do look better than the white! I wanted to build one of these years ago in the days before the world wide web. A CF driver that I knew was going to get me some reference pictures since they had quit using cabovers at that time. Years went by he retired, and I never saw any pictures.

That looks very Cool!!

That looks incredible!! Excellent work!!

Looks great!!

Wow! Looks great! Let's see some more! Welcome to the forum!

It looks Awesome!! The color is perfect!! Excellent work on the bed too!! Top notch all around!!! Were did you get the drive tires?

He's still going strong. Check out his website if you haven't already.

Wow! Excellent fabrication!!

Depending on how accurate you are wanting to be. The one pictured is a tube type split rim, those sold by Double Take and Moluminum are tubeless style. Both Double Take and Moluminum have excellent rims, but they will vary slightly from this rim. They are as you said "regular five hole." Most people would probably not notice the difference. You may also contact Dave at A.I.T.M.. He used to sell rims like these, but I'm not sure if he still does. Another option if you're looking for rears only is the Ertl kit wheels. The ones on the back of my Highbinder are resin copies of those. Those can be found in the Paystar kit and in the Transtar II with chrome hubs. Gary didn't list any wheels on the list that I received from him last year.

Cool project! Lifted 4x4 is definitely the way to go! I like it!!

Very nice work!!

I really like what you've come up with here! Excellent work on scratch building the logging trailer! You've done a great job here! Looks Great!!!

Around half way (45 degrees) up on an 83 there is a safety catch. that was usually as high as we lifted them. Freightliner cabs were "supposed to tilt 90 degrees, but the times that we tried the cab would try to fall. My dad would run safety chains to the ladders to keep the cab from falling. They have a release like a regular hydraulic jack. IMG_7222 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_7221 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_7220 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

Thanks so much Carl!

Not sure on these. An 1983 model was made very similar and they worked pretty well. Not terribly fast or slow if I remember correctly. I could jack a cab up at 13 with no problem, of course I had to slide in between the tank and quarter fender.

That is the cab jack to lift the cab.

When I was a kid my dad gave my brother and I a can of genuine GM Detroit green. You remember the cans that said: "Danger Contains Lead." We painted our toy metal trucks with it. I now have a can of Alpine Green that I have been using for close to twenty years to paint model truck engines produce by Parts Associates. It's not as dark as some of the alpine greens that I've seen, but it is definitely darker or at least less blue than the cans we used as a kid. The odd thing is that in many of the old Detroit advertisements, the engines also appeared to be the darker green. Long story short, I think that after you get some oil on them that most of those greens are close enough for me.