Scott Eriksen

Thanks Brian! Thanks Jeff! I think this is my toughest build yet

Charge Air Cooler/radiator cobbled up ,used some CTM rad mesh,K&S aluminum tube and styrene for the CAC,used some styrene and a Parts by Parks aluminum pulley for the fan drive,,just had to nip a bit off each blade of the Kenworth fan .... front engine mount support bar in place .Sanding and filling of hollow air bags continues-almost there . Hood-rad-engine-cab-interior tub-wrecker body test fit -I think it will fly,,may have to hog out some of the thick interior tub to clear the back of the engine and gain just a bit of room behind the cab ,it still has to come closer to the hood anyway ,it's gonna be close ,,,worse case I stretch the frame a bit .Changed the outlet orientation of the turbo and altered the inlet of the intake manifold .Shot the Allison aluminum and attached to the engine,,,still needs the pto and hyd pump ,,,should have room

A couple of these were started in 23 and finished in 24

Gary,,I use Tamiya chalk,,,easy to use and if ya don't like it comes off with a damp paper towel

I have my tablet at my bench if I need to research something or in this case watch Detroit Wayno on Youtube...lol check this episode out on the Old 2 Stroker Youtube channel >

Had to work a few hours today ..now back at the bench...had to revise the rad assy some in order to have room for the CAC and still have hood clearance ,,sanding and contouring the hollow air bags....added pulley and fan drive to the MP8 which also required modifying some plumbing that was casted into the front of the engine,,no biggy ..I think that engine might have been set up for a Volvo cabover,,,just a guess,,,,intake air inlet will also have to change for hood clearance which I figured would have to be done anyway ...pics later or tomorrow

Yeah I knew that Volvo owns Mack,,I wasn't sure where the MP8 came from..an existing kit or what ,ST Supply sent it to me in a bag with his label on it

Thanks Brian,,the cab/hood is going to need a bit of sanding and filler ,,,printing lines in some areas ,,the engine will be a tight fit the frame will have to be notched to clear the filter/turbo/alt ,ST Supply has it as 1/25th but seems a bit over that ...once I get the radiator situated I'll get the engine in and fan drive,,might have to alter the belt/pulley arrangement ,not sure yet and also the intake from the CAC

Just the windshield ,I'll use acetate for the side/back

No work today so I had some bench time this morning,,cobbled up some hood hinges.(I'll add more detail,reinforcement angles later) and started modifying the KW radiator into something close to the Mack along with the CAC ,built up some more putty on the hollow air bags,,,should be enough now to contour to shape.

Nice chafe guard on the fuel lines ! Really really nice Brian ! above and beyond!!

The pump looks great all painted up Brian! I have seen that same style Vickers pump used as a power steering pump on a lot of trucks,,,at least back when I was working on them

Gary "........so not sure what I may do." I have this same sign nailed above my bench ! lol !

Hey Gary,,did you consider maybe going with Super Singles on the rears? .........not to upset the apple cart at this point.....lol looks good pal !

This thing has a 5.9 Cummins in it ,,ramp truck

Thanks Lee,,,lots more to do,,that was the easy part

Thanks Maurice! No back half,the Gibson Hemi I got back in the 90's from my local hobby shop that is long gone now and the slicks came from the JoHan Sox & Martin 'cuda kit

Here's pics of the instructions of the engine from the Italeri Volvo kit that the MP8 was derived from

Some progress ,,,,painted engine parts yesterday and assembled some today,wiring and fuel lines will be added too,,,,,the engine did not have the EGR cooler and related parts nor a VGT turbo like the picture so I'm just running with what I got ,,I will be fabricating a CAC though and modifying the Revell KW radiator/fan for the Mack.I also started fixing the hollow air bags and frame rails

From what I was told the MP8 engine kit was derived from an Italeri Volvo kit,,,not sure which one but it originally was a Volvo D13 engine ...I could probably use more like the charge air cooler,radiator and fan but most if not all Italeri kits are 1/24th ,,,, like this one which I've never seen anywhere

.........I usually bite off more than I can chew though....lol!

Thanks Dom!

Brian,not sure where ST got the engine or if he did it himself,,came in a ziplock with his sticker on it really nice!

I got the MP8 today from ST Supply,,,looks fantastic! Comes with a transmission too but mines using the Allison ,probably start building that up Friday...and I'm going to fix the hollow air bags and fill in the frame rail gaps,,,plan on running air lines to the bags,brake chambers ,etc