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  1. first thank you guy,s for those kinds words

    now just doing a little building and slow gettin build more as you can see

    dont forget its for fun and i like those old us truck,s , i like also old truck,s from the past in my country and there are some old mack,s involved the N-type , the used for heavy loads

    but first the old crackerbox for now

    jacobus

     

  2. so you have can see that i build together with Hermann on this project

    we wil make some differents between both trucks , but stil have the front set back axle

    its a challenge to do something like this and fun , thats important i think

    here some pictures of my build sofar

     

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    other fueltanks

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    stil make here the new headlights and also new windshieldwipers

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    and now make the adjustments for the exhaust stack andsteering unit etc

    jacobus

     

  3. after a break [ my sister past away ] i start slowly back with the build of this one

    i wil use the tandem set up and first i want make it good on the chassis with the correct high

    on this picture it must about 4 mm up to make it correct like the real pictures i have found 

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    and it make,s also a ggod room for the engine

    til the next time

    i am not only workin on the gmc 

    you wil seen soon the new item of a icoon from the past

    jacobus

  4. Jim , i have see it

    guy,s now i have a problem

     , i have seen a very nice picture of a GMC Crackerbox with a movingvan , its a single drive from greyhound

    i have the decals almost for a year in house [ from jerry reeter ]

    can i switch the chassis and wil be no problem for the TAT 2018 , here is the single drive chassis

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    if you say no than i use the tandem chassis but no movingvan

    but it looks so good

    jacobus

  5. hello , i have make the fenders with woodglue to the cab so i can figured out where the battery box etc can come on the chassis and i can make the support for it , also for the aircleaner , so now its must a little move back but now i know the sizes

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    i have ordered a V6 engine for this old lady but if its take to long a take the V8-71 

    jacobus

     

  6. hello jim , you want something like this front , you know where i have it from

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    now i use a italeri 49 ft trailer because the sidewalls are good for the old look , so cut and lower it to a 30 ore 32 ft trailer , i think thats the correct size of that time ??

    still a lot of cuttin and saw and try to make it looks good for a old style trailer

    jacobus

  7. beside the other projects i am also workin on a leader , a australian truck from long time ago , there is not much to find but i have a brochure and that helps for the info , like the engine , suspension so here a couple of picture,s of this old lady

    the donor is the italeri australian truck but remove the airsuspension and replace a rockwell 6 rod under the chassis , also a cat 3408

     

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    cut a piece of the radiator and replace the top

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    that is for the right high so the hood wil fit

    the cat fits nice in the chassis and now can the gearbox mount to the engine

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    and also the suspension

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    also make the back of the chears close , it looks better and nice and clean

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    now just put everything in the primer 

    til the next time

  8. thanks for the info , now have paint the interior and i lookin only for a darker ore mint color green , i dont know if this color is good

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    have see one and than is everything red , ore darkgreen , i stil have some mint green that i use for the old mack , mayby its that good for a better interior color

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    here i have paint the matras a dark green

    i think i lookin for the mintgreen ore keep it this color ?

    jacobus

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