DRIPTROIT 71

Thanks Jeff! Rivets arrived today. I’ve never used them before, so I am a bit concerned. How well do they do under hot (lacquer) paint?

Thanks for posting those Dan. I’m not sure how many of these CF had, but two are the only ones that I can find on the internet. The newer round door daycab # 216-6781 and the one with the door open is the older square door 72” sleeper cab #88-1175. The older one seems to be a bit of a “Johnny Cash” truck as it has a regular Freightliner grille emblem and square doors with lever locks. I figure this was a retired repurposed truck. Since reference pictures of this particular truck are very few, and the truck seems to have been modified over the years, I have used a little creative license on it. I used the back wall with windows since the back can’t be seen in the photos and I like the windows. CF liked 903 and 903T Cummins, so this one will have a 903T in it. I’m not sure about the transmission yet, but it may get a 5 speed.

Thanks guys! Body work, body work, and I ain’t no body man. ?

It gets better all the time!!

That looks great!! And survived all these years too! The 359s that I built in 82 definitely didn’t look that good and surely didn’t survive. Nice work!

I like it in yellow!

That is one sharp looking truck! The wheels and tires look awesome! I’ve lifted quite a few trucks over the years and you have done a great job capturing a realistic look! Excellent work!!

Thanks for all the comments guys! I’m finally starting this one. The AMT day cab set up is a 63” cab, the AMT sleeper cab is an 86” cab. My reference truck appears to be a 72” cab. I figured that these cabs fit together poorly, so why not go for it and make it right. 63”cab: 86” cab: 72” cab

Looks good, but you may want to fix some of the oil leaks before you put it on display. It might make a mess.?

That is really looking good!!

Very nice Jeep! Excellent work on this one for sure!

If you will send me your sign in name and email and I will send Casey a message for you. It’s been working fine for me. You can send me a pm if you prefer not to post it publicly.

Thanks Carl!!

Wow! That looks awesome!!

That really looks good!!

This one is going to be good!!

Looks great! I like the steel hood! I still have one of those to get to one day.

Thanks!! Thanks Jim!! Thanks Larry!! Thanks Warren! The tandems were a rough ride bobtail, I can’t imagine a single axle. Thanks Dave! Thanks Dan! I’m glad that you brought up the wipers. The trucks that I had experience with had separate wiper motors. These did not. The wiper has been fixed now and they match. Thanks Alex! The grille comes up on Ebay every so often.

This one is “Under Glass” thanks to everyone who commented along the way.

Thanks Tom! I hope to get another grille sometime. No trailer for now, room doesn’t allow many trailers. The headlights stick out a little too far and are slightly too big in diameter too. I didn’t address the diameter issue, but I do believe the recessing them also helped to hide the diameter issue a little. I’m glad that you made these grilles! They look great! Thanks again! Thanks Mario!!

This was built from the new issue of this kit. I back dated the cab a little. Cummins NH 230 from parts bin. Rear suspension from Louisville kit. The grille is from Tom “Repstock”. The Glosson decals are from Charles Rowley “Chariots of Fire.” I have been wanting this build for a long time, but was held up by decals. A big thanks to Charles for the help with that. I remember seeing these a lot. I even knew at least one of their drivers. In the very early 70s Glosson purchased 162 C-O 4070a and C-O F4070a model trucks. I found a reference picture from later of a truck that looks just like this. With the grille whited out and the bumper cut off, I assume that it has been wrecked and repaired. This build is to depict it fresh out of the paint shop after repair.

Thanks! This one came from a small window California Hauler kit. The one that I couldn’t get rid of the red bleeding through came out of one of the DM Mack kits.

This one is pretty much done.

I don’t happen to have any water based paint at the moment. I did add a couple of coats of Krylon Rust Tough gloss white enamel and then a couple of coats of Krylon Cover Max flat white enamel and it is still just as pink. I found the sure fire fix; I found an a/c molded in white.?