gatorincebu Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Deck looks great so far!Jonathan Yup I agree 100%, Going to be a good looking bed on this truck. Be Well Gator
1930fordpickup Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Well I see why you wanted the flat bed now. Looks very cool.
Christopher J Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Fantastic looking build. I absolutely love the scratch building that's been done. This is going to be a beautiful build once complete.
landman Posted August 5, 2015 Author Posted August 5, 2015 Thanks guys. I'm back after a 6 day trip. Attended the Granby International car show. Lots of eye candy, about 2000 vehicles. Met some long lost cousins. Had a great time. Now to get back to that deck.
gatorincebu Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Pat, Your trip sound like fun. Looking forward to seeing updates on this project. Be Well Gator
landman Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Made up a subframe for the deck. Added an underride plate/bumper to the rear. Mocked up the assembly. Edited December 22, 2020 by landman
landman Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 I'm looking for suggestions for the lighting for this deck. Either aftermarket/resin lights or material to make some with red and amber.
landman Posted August 8, 2015 Author Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) On 8/6/2015 at 9:37 PM, landman said: I'm looking for suggestions for the lighting for this deck. Either aftermarket/resin lights or material to make some with red and amber. Found some at Plaskit (Dan Gailloux). After adding spacers & shims to make everything fit the truck frame and slide into the crane frame without interference, glued the subframe to the deck. It sits just a tad ass-high to allow for spring compression under load. This will be the general configuration. Ready to prime. Edited December 22, 2020 by landman
gatorincebu Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 That is going to look really good! Be Well Gator
Superpeterbilt Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 This is looking great.Nice work on the bed.
landman Posted August 9, 2015 Author Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) The bed in satin black. The 2 x 8 's in pecan stain The truck part is complete. Your extended wheelbase, V-10 powered Dodge L-700. As in most of my final assemblies, I manage to mess things up. No thanks to this particular kit with ill fitting doors, non existent holes to locate the mirror bracket supports (yet shown in the instructions) and several other shortcomings. All in all, a rather unpleasant undertaking. Added decals to the crane. I think I'll add some hoses as well. Edited December 22, 2020 by landman
landman Posted August 9, 2015 Author Posted August 9, 2015 I guess you could say I "plumbed" the crane.
gatorincebu Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 That is looking really good and the finish line is in sight! Be Well Gator
GrumpyGrowly Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 WOW, love the stain, love the crane.Jonathan
Christopher J Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Very nice build! For being a kit with I'll fitting parts and bad instructions you have made a hell of a build! The work on the truck and crane as well as detailing is outstanding. I love this build.
GrumpyGrowly Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Happy Birthday Sir. Enjoy your day!Enjoying your progress, thanks for the updates.
jrherald420 Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 I dont venture on this side much but well done sir!
landman Posted August 11, 2015 Author Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks guys. All it needs is the stakes, some decals, the tail & marker lights and we're done.
landman Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Cut some timber for the rails. Cut & fitted the stakes. Started with the bottom boards then built up from there. I think it looks odd. But it'll have to do since it is a lot of work. Printed up some decals Edited December 22, 2020 by landman
mustang1989 Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Man you are doing a beautiful job on this thing Pat!!!!!!!!!! Wow!
landman Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Done, only the taillights missing. Edited December 22, 2020 by landman
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