Superpeterbilt Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) I will be using a resin cab that Ive had for years, and cant remember who made it. Im using two kits as my donor. I will be taking parts from a K123 as well as a W925. I will use the tortion bar suspension, and probably the longer frame rails from the W925, and the rest will be the K123. I have a question mark behind the model number because I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what this truck would have been. Ive seen a lot of K521 Bullnoses, but the tortion bar suspension should make it a K525, but I cant find any proof of that model number existing. So until I have more info, the closest thing I can come up with is a K825. It will be a long wheel base west coast truck straight out of the 60s. It will have the kit Cummins, and Alcoas all around. Colors will be red,white,black,and gold. Edited May 10, 2016 by Superpeterbilt
Petetrucker07 Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Very nice Terry. I'm lookin forward to seeing this come together.
gatorincebu Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Now that ought to be something to see. Looking forward to the build thread. Be Well Gator
Petetrucker07 Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Hey Terry, don't forget to put B.R.B.O. in the title.
Aaronw Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 This should be neat. Do you know who did the cab? I picked up a Pete bubblenose a few years ago but have never seen anything to do a similar vintage KW.
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Cool project! I've always wanted to build one of those!!
Superpeterbilt Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks guys. I promise not to disappoint on this one! Ive been wanting to build this for 10 years. This is one of only 3 of these cabs that I have, so I have to make it good.
Old Buckaroo Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 This is one of my most favorite cabovers and I cant wait to see it as a "west coaster" !A kit cummins slightly backdated maybe ?
scummy Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Nice , are both the kits your takin the conversion parts from torsion bar ?
Superpeterbilt Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 This is one of my most favorite cabovers and I cant wait to see it as a "west coaster" !A kit cummins slightly backdated maybe ?perhaps........
Tesla Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 I'm really looking forward to this build. These were great looking cabovers!
Superpeterbilt Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 Nice , are both the kits your takin the conversion parts from torsion bar ?No, the K123 is the new issue with the walking beam suspension.
jacobus Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 thats a great onebackyard shack [ later ausskid made him? ]follow this one alsohave make my whit the torsion barjacobus
scummy Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 No, the K123 is the new issue with the walking beam suspension. Ok no sweat , i just couldnt see the rear suspention in the photo .
Superpeterbilt Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 thats a great onebackyard shack [ later ausskid made him? ]follow this one alsohave make my whit the torsion barjacobusIm not sure who made this one. I have three of these cabs and theyre all from different casters. It very well could be backyard shed.
Superpeterbilt Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Just to see how the wheelbase would work out, I mocked up the cab on a built up W900 chassis. Im happy with the length, and it looks like the cab will be a good fit without too much hassle.
tbill Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 this is going to be a cool build to watch, i can only imagine all the cool stuff you're gonna put into this build.
Force Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Heres my entry into the build-off. I will be using a resin cab that Ive had for years, and cant remember who made it. I will be using two kits a smy donor. I will be taking parts from a K123 as well as a W925. I will use the tortion bar suspension, and probably the longer frame rails from the W925, and the rest will be the K123. I have a question mark behind the model number because I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out what this truck would have been. Ive seen a lot of K521 Bullnoses, but the tortion bar suspension should make it a K525, but I cant find any proof of that model number existing. So until I have more info, the closest thing I can come up with is a K825. It will be a long wheel base west coast truck straight out of the 60s. It will have the kit Cummins, and Alcoas all around. Colors will be red,white,black,and gold. This is what I have found out about the Kenworth numbering system used in the 50's 60's and 70's:521, 821 and 921 is Single Drive Spring, Torsion or Air Ride Suspensions.522, K122 and W922 is "Monkey Motion" Tag Axle or other Tag setup Suspensions.523, K123 and W923 is Dual Drive Walking Beam (Timken or Hendrickson) or Air Ride Suspensions.524, K124 and W924 is Dual Drive Larger Capacity Timken or Big Six suspensions.525, 825, K125 and W925 is Dual Drive Torsion Bar suspension.I found this information on the ATHS Forums a while ago. Edited January 3, 2016 by Force
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Looking Great so far!!I would have hated to work on one of these since the cab doesn't tilt though. They are still one of my favorite old cabovers. I had one to build once, but the quality was pretty bad, so I got rid of it. Maybe I can get one from Illini Replicas this year. Looking forward to more!
Superpeterbilt Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 Ill start this truck off with the most important part, the wheels. If the wheels dont look right, the whole build wont look right. Ill start by cutting off the lugnuts and drilling holes where the lugs were. This is to locate the lug pattern after I file down the ring on the rim. Then, using my calipers I scribed a line .030 down from where the ring sits on the rim. This will be a guide to file down the lip so the ring will sit down further. After filing This is the finished result. Inner ring filed off, and outer ring sitting lower so the rim sticks out more. Mock up chassis wearing new wheels front and back. This is all for now. I will begin the long tedious process of cleaning up all of the parts, filing seams, squaring up edges, and sanding everything. Then, I will tackle the cab sanding, scribing door jambs, etc. At this point Im not sure if I will open up the doors, but I will make the front axle steerable. There will be plumbing, air lines, linkage etc. Ive waited a while to build one of these cabs, so Im gonna make it good!
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