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i got a set the same way , i think they kit came with 2 dolly frams and i remember alot of the amt kits i got when i was younger came with an extra tire.

you are right there leo, lol since i biult that 4300 and didnt find out the front axle set back to far untill the end....... well im pre fittin everything now. i allready made the adjustments , she is tight but she fits now lol. thanks

i am biulding a kenworth k123 to replicate the last and best paint scheme tom inman had on his trucks before he went out of biusiness in 82. it will be pulling a reefer also matching the company trailers. i dont have any pics of the later year trucks due to a house fire, but i found a pic on hanks truck site showing the later years trailer and an older pete.

i used a shorter axle and i trimmed out some of the hub are inside of the brake drum so it will be more realestic. i used a front rim from the revell snap kit, cut out the hub oiler then took a trailer hub from amt and cut it down. i cut the face off of an amt rim and put the face of the revell rim on in, added the hub oiler to the hub and there it is. these style of hubs were used mostly on center steer axles if i remember right, with the wheels farther in it was easier to ster with out power steering. dennis

i got the motor all filed and filled and painted white. i made my own outer wheel seal style hubs, got the suspension and all the axles mounted, i had to make new cab mounts and got them on so the cab can rest on the frame now.

howdy yall i got this peterbilt 352 cabover off of ebay, it was a turnpiker turned pumper firetruck. so i decided to cleanit up and biuld a early 70's tom inman company truck out of it. my grandpa and dad drove for tom inman till he went out of biusiness around 1982. i am using a pete 359 frame, its a lil long but i think it will be just fine. any hints and reminders please let me know. thanks here is a picture i found on hanks site: i am using the 3406 cat out of the revell snap kit so i had to move the alternator, change the huge starter for a smaller one and make a new motor mount so it would fit i got the cab takin apart, paint off and the first coat of primer for body work. i also cut and made my own steerabal front end. remember ive been out of modeling almost 20 years so i could use some pointers and reminders, THANKS!

hi there jim, i think what mr mitchel means to say is WELCOME to the forum!!

it does exist!!!!! wow that thing is sharp lookin, long and LOW. i like ALL of the custom work youve done and the color looks good on it to. gonna be nice when its finished

long nose to hold that big horse under the hood!!! lookin good kevin dennis

ive been waiting 9 1/2 hours to see this truck, does it exist? lol thanks for the teasing !! i cant wait to see it, sounds really nice from your description. dennis

wow its kinda hard to miss that one comin down the road, their was a company out of fresno california called center state that had them same colors but more stripes on em. i think them colors look good together, nice job it will be a good lookin truck when finished.

this a nice clean looking daycab, with just enouph class to make folks wanna take a second look. NICE JOB!!!

nice job on the pete tim, it looks like a good ol company work truck. i really like the cab and the fender mirorrs. what did you use for the convex mirors? dennis

the 3 5 9 and winslow stripes, wooooo hooooo!!! this is an awesome truck and i cant wait to see it finished

that is a sharp lookin rollin refinery, the paint looks great and you did a superb job on the details. this is a most excellent biuld!!

heard that he wasnt in the biusiness anymore, atleast he stopped takin orders.

lol no jim its not the one i got from you . i forgot where did the one i got from you come frome, that is a nice cast. lol i pulled it out and threw the plastic away and i dont remember reading the name on it . thats the one im gonna use in my 4270, im thinkin of makin it a single drive with a set of tanks........ maybe.

ben you have out done yourself, these rims look great!!!!

Mr. Metzner you are just teasing us now!!! they look great, this will be a top seller!! thanks for sharing with us. dennis

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!!!!! lookin forward to another year of hangin with you in the forums. heres a lil prayer that you might recognize. be safe out there my fellow missourian Truck Driver's Prayer Dear God above, bless this truck I drive and help me keep someone alive. Be my mortal sight this day on streets where little children play. Bless my helper fast asleep, when the night is long and deep. Keep my cargo safe and sound through the hours big and round. Make my judgement sound as steel, and be my hands upon the wheel. Bless the traveler going past, and teach him not to go so fast. Give me strength for every trip, so I may care for what they ship. Make me mindful every mile, that life is just a little while. Amen

lol no the cab is 1 peice, it has a hole between the seats , and the driver would have to ether crawl thru the small hole to get into the bunk or get out and use the sleeper door; hense the ol nikname "crawl thru" sleeper. you gotta remember way back in the day having a sleeper was a luxury and alot of them were added later. if youve ever been in an old conventional that had a roll up back window than it probably had a crawl thru sleeper on it at one time. later years they cut out the back of the cab so the driver could just sit down into his bed, hense the nikname "sit down" sleeper, or if it was a big sleeper it was called a "walk in" sleeper because the driver could walk into the sleeper and sit down on his bed. sit down and walk in sleepers are the trucks that need a replacement back panel if they pull the sleeper off because it will leave a big hole on back of the cab. i hope i helped, lol dennis

the sleeper has a crawl thru hole not a sit down so ya dont have to do anything except put the window in it. this really is a nice kit to biuld, i will defenately biuld a few more of these. dennis

thats a good lookin petercar!! i love them older 359's nice work tim dennis

thats a good lookin set, the paint job looks great!! nice work doug

absolutely awesome scratch biuld!!you definately have an artistic touch in a modelers kind of way, lol great job