DRIPTROIT 71

The Color is Awesome!!! Very Nice Work!!!

Very Nice and Very Clean Work!

Now that's my kind of build! Very nice work! I like the old Mopars!

I like the colors! Cool Build!

It may be more accurate than you think. The 10 speed trans was offered with the diesel. Looking good so far!!!

Very nice work! I like the blanket!

Awesome Work!! Very Detailed!!

Looking Good!

Where did you find that? That's COOL!

From what I understand, the "H" designates a 4 valve head, and the "C" designates custom. As for the physical differences, I'm not sure. I believe that the AMT Freightliner kit has the NHC 250. You could probably pick that whole kit up as cheap as you can buy a resin engine. Some of the short hood trucks tilted the Cummins, leaning the engine toward the passenger side, but I'm not sure about the Dodge. Most of the Dodges that I've seen had Detroits. You may also find some help on Hank's Truck Forum, there are a lot of knowledgeable guys over there. Hope this helps. Brian

I like the color!! Nice build!

Great Work!!!

Very Nice!! Looks like real wood!!

Now that's cool! Those are nice looking builds!

Nice!I like the color

WOW!!!!!

Looking good! I like the color!

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Very nice build!! The gas stain is typical of those trucks and is a very nice touch to that model! The tire on the front was a nice touch as well. I had a customer who had a Ford with the tire mounted like that. It made it hard for a short man like myself to reach the front of the engine to work on it. It looks cool though, and a nice realistic touch.....Brian

I'm definitely not an expert and there are plenty of good tutorials on this Forum about opening doors, but I will be glad to tell you how I did it. First: I take the tip of the back side (opposite of the cutting edge) of a X-acto knife and follow the gap around the door until it works its way all the way through. The corners sometimes take more effort. You'll be surprised at how clean this method cuts. After sanding the door and the jam I added trim inside the cab for the door to rest against. There are many choices for the hinge itself, but on this particular build, I used two dollhouse piano hinges on each door with plastic rod notched to look like hinge, filling in the gap between them. Next: the interior is somewhat of a challenge. Interior buckets generally taper at the bottom leaving a large gap. On this build, I gave the bucket a toss, and I made a new floor pan and with this being a short hood I made a dog house as well. This kit also had a glass bucket. I cut each individual windshield out of the glass bucket, used them, and threw the rest away. The dash had to modified as well as some other pieces, it is not perfect, but that is how I did it. I'm learning too, and I've found that the folks on this Forum are eager to help. I wont always open doors on every build, but I think it does add to the realism. Give it a try, you might be surprised how it turns out.

This thing is off the charts!!!

After a painting disaster on the engine, It is now green. Decided to up the horsepower a little and now it is going to be a 6v-71TT (Twin Turbo). Steering linkage is on font axel. I've had a set back on my tires. Hoping to find some 48" tires, but if not I may go with 44"s.

Thanks! But as far as skill goes I have very shaky hands and have trouble as well. But with that being said, I enjoy building. If you will build for enjoyment, and challenge yourself along the way, you may be surprised with what you come up with. The truck cab did not come with opening doors, this was my first attempt at opening doors. Thanks again for the encouragement! Thanks! That's a big compliment! To everyone else who have commented, Thank you so much! You all have been an encouragement to me!

You have done an amazing job at converting this kit into a Smokey and the Bandit truck. Very nice work indeed.

Wow! I first thought that this was a resin kit. Wow! Your conversion is awesome. I like old station wagon models too!!!