ShakyCraftsman

Thanks Ron I have three other tri-axle heavy haul tractors in the works. Ron G

It really helps if your an engineer...lol

Not Shapeways, they went defunct. Ron G

Yeah, but it only works if you have a 3D printer. I had one, actually it was my sons, but it crapt out and the company that made it wouldn't fix it. They wanted him to buy the new o e which was $10,000 bucks! Ron G

Is that for an AMT Peterbilt hood? There is differences between AMT & Revell hoods. Ron G

Thanks Jeff.

Hello fellow modelers. Well you all wanted to see this. So here we go. "How to lengthen a Revell Peterbilt 359 hood" by me, yeah the old guy.🧓 Okay, this view shows that the kit hood is actually 61" long. Not 60" like it should be. The tape is for my cut line. I'm removing 3" (scale) this will become clear in a minute. This view shows that the openings for the two air cleaners are about 9" deep into the hood sides. So I'm cutting 10" off the sacrificial hood to add to the good hood that I previously cut 3" off of. So let's see 61" - 3" = 58" + 10" from the other hood = 68" Ta da. This view shows the sacrificial hood to the right and the good hood on the left. As you can see it will be 68" long when I attach them together. This view shows them sitting together, not attached yet. As you can see it's now 68" long. Perfect for a 127" BBC hood. This got out of order. It shows the tape cut line to remove the 10" need for the good hood. Voula! It's glued together now. And now I just need to fill in the left over air cleaner openings and sand it down and it will be ready for primmer. Close up view of the joint. Here it is sitting in place with the cab. Another view of them sitting together. Well I did it! It wasn't really as hard as I thought it was going to be. So now I can move on to finishing the whole truck. Well that's it for now, be back when I can get some more work done on this build. Ron G

Hey Titino It looks like it's not in bad shape for all those years. Interior is real nice. Ron G

Hey Rockford You may have a good idea there. I didn't even think of that, and I think it's a damn good idea. This forum is great for truck builders!👍👍👍😉😁 Ron G

Okay, you hooked me, I'm in.🍿🥤 Ron G

You got it Gary.😉😁 Ron G

I found the article from Tim Ahlborn on lengthening a Peterbilt 119" BBC into a 127" BBC hood. I have two Revell Peterbilt 359 hoods, so I think I can pull it off. I just need to print the pictures and follow his instructions. Easy pessy Japanesey. OPPS! I just gave away my age...lol😁 Ron G

Yupp, I refuse to make Zuckerburg any richer. Ron G

Hey Bronzekeg I don't do social media sites, sorry. Ron G

Hey Gary Yes it was available in both Pete's and KW's. It was really not the reason for the long (extended) hood, but it was definitely needed to fit this beast in. You see them in KW 900L's more then Pete's. I just thought it would look really cool in my Pete project. 😎 Ron G

Hey Jeff I tried looking for Tim, but I didn't get anywhere. Ron G

Hey all For me the biggest challenge for this build is going to be stretching the hood to fit over that massive 12V71🤔. I'm not sure if I should use two Revell hoods to make one or scratch build one? I'm stumped so any help from the peanut gallery would be greatly appreciated. Ron G

Yupp! I like pole vaulting...lol😁😜🤪 Ron G

Hey all I'm starting this post now, even thou I'm still working on my IH Payhauler 350. I'm just starting this because I will be doing some work on this when I burn out on the Payhauler. This is the kit and my ideas for it. This is the kit I'm starting with. These are from Jamie at Mo'luminum. There Bridgestone M844 425/65R 22.5 floats. These are from Jamie also Michelin XDVS 11.0R 22.5 drive tires. This wheels are from Paul at ST Supply. This is the engine I'm going to be using. It's from Jamie and it's a Detroit Diesel 12V71N two stroke. This view shows it assembled with a Mack 13/18 spd. Transmission. Another view Another view Another view Another view This view shows what the chassis is going to look like. This the extra set of frame rails that come in the kit,not the Canadian spread axle frame rails. Well that's it for now. I will be jumping on this off and on while I'm working on my IH Payhauler 350. Ron G

In about 50 years...lol Just kidding Pal your doing a great job on your Payhauler. Ron G

I'm getting there. Pretty soon I won't be able to go much further until I can splash on some paint. Ron G

Hello fellow modelers I'm back with more updates and some pictures for yous all to look at. I really appreciate all the comments, good or bad. So far they have been very positive and are giving me the will to keep trucking on this build. So here we go. This view shows the part #263Y, I'm not sure what this is, sitting in place on the frame. This view shows the part modified so you can actually mount it to the frame with supports. Another view showing the pipe and the supports that I added. I filled in the void also. This view shows it in place with the supports. This view shows the nut & bolts I added to the shock mounts on the rear axle. View from the rear. I had to add some material to the shock mounts on the rear axle so I had a place to fix the nuts and bolts to. This view shows the nuts and bolts I added to the rear shock mounts on the frame. This view shows the nuts and bolts I added to the front axles shock mounts. This view shows the nuts and bolts I added to the front shock mounts on the front of the frame. This view shows the bolt plates and bolt shafts I added to the front springs. Another view of the bolt plates and bolt shafts. This view shows the bolt shafts I added to the front axle. The other side of the front axle. They don't line up perfectly, but they give the proper illusion. At least that's my opinion. Another view of the same thing. This view shows the front shock in place, kinda. It's not fixed yet. And this view shows Jeff and me. I'm the good looking one on the right...lol 😆😅🤣😂 well that's it for now be back with more updates soon, I hope. Ron G

Hey all Here it is assembled. Ron G

I'm in, save me a seat in the fron🧋🍿 Ron G

Hey Jeff we can use these weathering techniques on our Payhauler builds. 😉😁 Ron G