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DRIPTROIT 71

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  1. This model is incredible. I have seen less care taken in the building of the real thing. Great Work!
  2. Generally there are several plugs in those two areas where water outlets can be placed. The 6v-92 pictured seems to have two sets of hoses. One set may be for a coolant filter, but this gives the general idea of where to run your hoses. The 8v-92 gives a clearer picture. I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished!
  3. This is an 8v-92 but it's a little more clear.
  4. Here is a photo. You can see the water shut off valves where the heater hoses are located.
  5. I really like this one. The paint scheme with spoke drive wheels make this truck for me. The ad is just the finishing touch. Great work!
  6. This is my kind of build. I like this one very much! I like the old workhorses. Great work!!!!
  7. Most "old school" turbos (that I've had experience with)did not have waste gate pressure control. The turbo was designed to only produce a certain amount of boost, and on a Detroit the turbo and blower had to be matched. In the mid seventies, my dad added a turbo to a non-turbo 8v-71 in a Road Commander project, but he had to change the blower when he did this. He told me that it would over boost with the original non-turbo blower once the turbo was added. I though that maybe you had found a late version 6v-92 that used a waste gate control like many modern engines (wasn't being critical by no means) your work is incredible.
  8. I'm liking this build.
  9. Excellent work!!! Your precision in detail amazes me. You have peeked my curiosity. Is that a waste gate control on the turbo? If so, what year models were those used. I considering putting one of these in a Titan myself. Again, Awesome work!!!! Can't wait to see it finished.
  10. All the trucks are great, but I love the crackerboxes. I would like to get hold of one of those cabs.
  11. Excellent Build!!!! Very Careful and Clean Work.
  12. Top notch work!!! I can almost smell the Diesel fumes.
  13. Frontier Resin Design makes a B series. It is on Ebay pretty regularly. It is not there now, but if you keep your eyes open it may be what you are looking for. They post several about once a month or so. I don't know anything about them or their quality, but they sell Bighorn short and long hood cabs, and a GMC Cannon Ball cab among others. Hope this helps.
  14. This was a rebuild that I finished over 15 years ago. It was meant to depict a long since retired work site truck. It was a major glue bomb when I got it. It was mainly an experiment and really my first attempt at weathering. It's not perfect, but interesting.
  15. Awesome build. I'm partial to old Mopars and old "Grocery Getters" as well.
  16. Cool Build. I'm partial to cabovers myself.
  17. Thanks for all the comments guys!!!!
  18. Decals came from modeltruckin.com (stripes and fuel decals). I had some trouble with color bleed with this batch, but they usually work great. Oh well, my builds are never perfect. The door decals came from a supplier on Ebay.
  19. All these KWs are great! The Bullnose is incredible!!!!
  20. I like all the old workhorses. Can't wait to see your progress.
  21. I have been on a short hood kick lately. Here some progress pictures of my latest project. This is just a mock up Tight squeeze for the 8v-71
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