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lwwoodss

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  1. Engine finished. Got lots of hose to add and transmission.
  2. You do a great job building on these older truck, particularly the fleet unis. You are able to capture the simplicty this era of truck has compared to today. Great work.
  3. Engine painted desert sand. Look better painted.
  4. Engine mockup before primer. Starter, oil and fuel filter later since they will be different colors.
  5. A little engine work. Cummins KTA19
  6. Sprockets and roller chain are railroad parts from Walthers
  7. Little work done underneath you can't see. Forgot to add winch brake earlier. Had to houdini it in . Latest mockup
  8. Rear facing upper light bar. Folding signboard for Canadian wide load sign and muffler built.
  9. Winch deck close to finished
  10. Winch boxed in, roller chain and sprockets added for mechanical winch. Shaft will connect to pto on top of A box. Chain hangers added under deck.
  11. J bracket tank mounts added. Fuel tanks built.
  12. Live roll built for rear of tractor.
  13. Mock up of a little progress
  14. Front suspension built. KW big six rear suspension finished. Planetary axles and hubs. Wheelbase sized at 245iches, std modern canadian limit.
  15. Used the trunnions and springs from the Autocar kit to convert the suspension from Rockwell six rod to KW Big Six. Planetary axles. Also build the center cross member.
  16. You do an amazing job of capturing the simplicity and realism of the fleet/work trucks you build from the 70's and 80's .
  17. Little progress. Step boxes and battery/ storages boxes built on both sides .
  18. Added side slats and center spine . L stands for logger , W stands for Worthington , one of the founders of KW. This truck will be an oil field winch tractor.
  19. Frame cut, radiator mount built along with cab mounts, Radiator , hood and cab pretty well aligned. No permanent cross members but now I has something I can build to .
  20. Rebuilding truck I started many years ago which was badly damaged. Currently rebuilding the cab. Steel hood . 132BBC cab.
  21. Mixer looks really good. Learned a lot watching it come together. Makes me want to build another one.
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