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for power, i am using 2x chevy 350 motor, also received in 2 rc4wd radiators, still waiting on mufflers and fuel tanks . on this part of the build is where i made a small change and i am going with twin engine rather then a single engine . i think this would make the engine compartment so much nicer to look at

next was to mount the transmission, 1st i had figure out where i want to put it. then i had to make mounts, make shims, and add the drive shafts

yep i have the kit, thank you

transmission time, i want to use a 3 speed, so i went with an tamiya tractor transmission, if you the know transmission you will know that it is for a rear truck only, but my truck is an 8x8 . i could of used the tamiya f350 but it is very tall and bulky looking. so what i did was i took the lower shaft out, drill out the tip, tapped a 4mm hole. i used a spindle and screwed that in and cut off what i didnt need. les make and alum housing so i went with this too,

thank you!

today, i worked on the steering bell cranks and linkage. also worked on the cross members

little by little parts are coming in . today the red tips and red came in , added the steering links too

thats great thank you!!

today i received in my tires and wheels from rc4wd. they are a 1.7 size and is a correct size for this scale build, the tires are a hard compound and be able to support the weight. i also started on rear suspension. still along way to go on the chassis , it very hard to find pictures of this chassis, haven't seen one picture yet . any body find any please post them .

omg! thats awesome, this is the panther not the simba, but 2 engines, give me great ideas though. might have to upgrade the simba engine compartment. if you can get anymore pictures of the engine compartment that be great, thank you so much

INFO NEEDED , does any body know what kind of engine is in this kind of truck? i am having a hard time find this out

well that sucks. need pictures photobucket

so there has been 1 step forward and 3 steps backwards as always building something like this , i am trying to keep it detailed, functional and what available for parts. really hard to do. but i think i have it under control again

i bumped this post up just to show what i did last and that i am at it again. with a simba europian fire truck in another post . off to the next build

hey guys, its been awhile heres a build that i have wanting to build for a long time, winter is here so time to get started , here is a picture of the real truck i started with alum rails, started drilling all the holes there is dip in the front section, so i cut it out and attached to the bottom next i needed to prefitted the cross members and suspension, but the chassis has to be widen up, here i add the axle, now i see where i can widen the chassis here i widened the chassis , and added a few suspension parts, now it all has to come back apart and i have to make cross members, add some skin to the frame rails here i made sure all holes are drilled and i stared to add some styrene skin

all finished

making the parts is on this section, painting started

today i made an adjustable t-bar. reminder that everything works, everything comes apart, slides, moves, does what has too

thank you

ive started on the next arm

today i made the 2nd and 3rd extension arms, i want show you how far it extends and how the whole unit drops and locks [/URL

primed and painted the tool boxes made the 1st and second knuckle, made the out riggers, added rear lights , bumper and more plumbing . still along way to go

so I had to cut , drill and paint a new set of rails , i needed to make the rear holes 1/4 shorter. added container fenders made some tool boxes add a winch made a valve body and added the plumming

next I removed rear bumper mounts, but ive added a smaill cross member I finished the main boom and mounted it.

hey guys, long time sense ive been on here. I just finish moving and setting up my new shop . so I ready to go again. this build is built from different Tamiya kits, but the wrecker boom is all scratch I started with custom 25 king hauler rails with the rear for a scania added all alum cross members, next ive installed lesu air bag kit , lesu carrier bearing and 2 lesu metal drive shafts. im using lesu rear metal axles . lesu front shocks . 2 futaba servos, lesu metal fifth wheel and plate, rc4wd force wheels , front tires are rc4wd super singles , rear tires are lesu all terrain (very aggressive tread). so I cault you up to date