ShakyCraftsman

Hey all Okay, here we go on what I did to improve this engine and assemble it. I hope you guys enjoy this. First page of the instructions. Second page of the instructions. This view shows the Aftercooler. I added some 0.8mm (TINY!) Meng bolt heads to it. Side view of the aftercooler. Back side of the aftercooler. Front view of the engine with white plastic pin for the lower fan pully to attach to. (You get a peice of plastic rod in the kit) This view shows the 18spd transmission that I'm using for this. I sanded off the mounting flange on the trans because it was to small (3/4" dia.) I then replaced it with one made from 0.03" plastic (7/8" dia.). Then I added some 1.4mm Meng bolt heads to the new flange. This view shows the start of my plumbing for the fuel pump. You can just barely see the Albion aluminum tubes I used for the fittings in the head. I tried to drill out the cast on fittings, but they were to small and broke, so I replaced them with the Albion aluminum tubes. And here it is completed. The fittings on the pump the (white ones) are made from slicing off small lengths of Plastruct hexagonal plastic rods 0.06" to the correct length. I tried to drill out the cast on fittings, but they were to brittle and broke, so I replaced them with the Plastruct peices. 😢 This view shows the intake turbo and pipe. I added some Meng bolt heads (4) 1.0mm to the flange & (12) to the intake compressor.(This picture got out of sequence). Top view of the Cat 1693TA and a Revell NTC-475 compound turbo Cummins for comparison. Right side view of the engine Right side view of the engine completed. Note the two brownish fittings on the oil cooler, these go to the oil filters on the other side. This view shows the left side of the engine. You can see the fittings on the air compressor the one with nothing attached to it is the feed to the air tank. The other two I did from a photo that I have. Top view of the engine. Front view of the engine Rear view of the engine. These next three pictures show the this engine compared to the Revell NTC-475 Cummins. It is a big motor! It's old, it came out in 1964 and was in production up till 1974 maybe a touch later. Well that's it for now be back soon with more. I plan on putting this in a AMT " Cross Country Hauler" Peterbilt for power. Ron G

Hey all Like the title says. This is not a build thread. Since it's already built.😁 It's a KFS Cat 1693TA engine in resin & white metal. I thought you guys would be interested in this for use in any of your build projects. So here are some pictures for yous to perose over. This is a left side view of the engine. It comes as one big peice, block, bell housing, head and rear gear case. This is a right side view of the engine. This is a top view of the engine. Bottom view of the engine. These are the exhaust turbo with manifold and intake turbo with pipe. This view shows the parts that go on the left side of the engine. Two top fuel filters, aftercooler (I added the grey bolt heads 20 of em!😱) two lower oil filters, air compressor and starter. this view shows the fan belts, front motor mount and front cross member. This view shows the left hand side parts. Oil cooler, oil manifold, fuel pump and thermostat housing. These are the white metal parts. It's not to bad to put together. You just need to take your time and follow the instructions (yeah you get a two sided set of instructions in color!) Next post I'll show more of my mods and how I plumbed it. Ron G

Oh Boy! Can't wait to see what you dream up next.🍿🍺 save me a front row seat, got my pop corn & beer. Ron G

Thanks guys Ron G

Hey all I know it's been awhile since any updates on this build. So here we go. These are the fittings and valves I'm using for this build. And boy are they FIDDLY and brittle! The holes (actually just the beginnings of holes) are not big enough for the red wire they supply you with. So when you go to drill them out they #@×* break! I did manage to get enough of them drilled out for this build. This view shows the valves and fittings I'm going to use for simulating the brake and clutch cylinders. Basically it's something to run wires to.😁 This view shows the valve for the fuel pedal. This view shows the valves I picked. This view shows the rear air cylinder and plumbing. This view shows the front rear axle and plumbing. This view shows the front air cylinders and plumbing. I'm not done yet, I ran out of steam. So I'll be back soon with more updates. Ron G

High Brian Sketchbook on my phone. It's crapy little program, but it's all I have. My computer took a dump several years ago and it's to old for the new windows program. Ron G

Thanks Pal I still have a few (Ha ha) projects to finish first before I can start on it.😉 Ron G

Hello Everybody This is a future build that I'm gathering parts for. It will be a heavy offroad B.C. logging truck. I'm going to use the AMT Kenworth Alaskan Hauler for the base truck. I've ordered a Detroit Diesel 12V71 from Auslowe, a Allison Automatic trans from 3D Concepts, the wheels are from 3D Concepts (6 spoke Daytons), the tires are from Paul at ST Supply (RoadX DT990 13:00 24.5's) the headache rack will be from Global (modified to fit) the rest of the logging stuff will be from a AMT logging trailer kit. Here is a concept picture of it. Those tires are 48.0" tall! So yeah it's BIG! Ron G

Sorry, but it is what it is. If Round 2 wasn't reproducing them we wouldn't have anything at all. Except for way over priced ones on Ebay. There not that bad. I used to hate AMT truck kits, but I've been taking a new look at them and now I find the faults a challenge to my modeling abilities. Keep at it Brenton the clue is to as Winston Churchill said KBO! (keep buggering on)😁😉 They definitely aren't Tamiya kits that just fall together. They will make you a better modeler, and thats a good thing. Ron G

I thought that the Revell chrome was fairly durable.🤔 does it come off? Did you add a clear coat to it? Ron G

I trust you will figure it out with your abilities. Ron G

Hey Gary Any progress on this build? I'm going to be doing a AMT "Cross Country" Peterbilt soon. I'm going to be using a KFS Cat 1693 in it, and probably one of Casey's long hoods. Ron G

The brake drums will take up some of the distance, but I think you might be cutting the axles.😪 It's hard to tell from your picture. Ron G

Do you have the brake drums on? If yes you will probably have to trim the metal axles. You will need a good pair of hard wire cutters, or a cut off wheel in a dremel tool. Ron G

Your welcome. What ever you need just ask we are all here to help. Ron G

Hey Pal What are you going to use for the tar that will be slobbered all over this.🤔🙄😁 Ron G

Hey Brenton Your doing great. Here are some pictures on detailing the Cummins NTA-370 engine. Ron G

Hello Brenton Don't stress to much. There are plenty of people here to help if you get stuck on something. It looks like you got a good start on it so far. Ron G

It's really coming together Scott. I'm loving this build.😉😁 Ron G

That's looking real sweet Scott. Ron G

Yep, either a C-15 or 3406A

I live in the Detroit area. I remember those going in and out of the Strohs brewery back in the day. They had a tour of the plant for people if they were interested. It started in the brew hall. Lots of free 🍺 🍻 beer!...lol Ron G

Hey Alan Thanks for your comment. The rear tires are a Michelin XZL copy. Paul at ST Supply doesn't have part numbers. They are what he calls deep tread tires. He has a 8 pack going for I think $20.00 bucks right now. The fronts are a Bridgestone 375 float. He has a pair with 5 spoke daytons on sale right now. The rear wheels you will have to see if Paul has any, or you could try Auslowe in Australia. You could check Ebay for wheels from the AMT Autocar DC-9964B dump truck kit. They are a bigger diameter (tire I.D.) then regular AMT wheels. Also 3D Concepts in Alberta, Canada has some real nice Dayton 5 and 6 spoke wheels they also have float wheels in 5 or 6 spokes. From them you can get them in different diameter sizes depending on what tires you are using. Here is a picture with them with Paul's 22.5 & 24.5 RoadX DT990 tires on them. Strictly off road tires. (Future logging truck W/T's.😁 These are the 5 spokes with the 22.5's. They are cast as a dual with a corrugated spacer, pretty cool! These are the 6 spokes with the 24.5's. They also have corrugated spacers. This is a picture of them side by side for comparison. Paul is out of these tires, not sure if he is going to get any back in though. On the rain caps, just use his search button, type in rain caps and they will show up two different sizes. Hope this helps. Ron G

Thanks Brian, coming from a master of your class this is much appreciated. Thank you very much. Ron G

Hey Ron 1/25-24 trailers for Australia are very hard to find. All that is available right now are American trailers and European trailers. Auslowe may have some, but you'll have to get in touch with them because I believe they are one offs. You could scratch up some, lots of work though. I looked into doing a 4 trailer ore dumpper for my Aussy Superliner, but I couldn’t find anything. The closes I could get to one was the Italeri dummper, but it is not a side dump. Ron G