1941 Rat Rod Dump Truck

[Dieselhead]

So this is my '41 rat rod dump truck I'm working on. It started life as a Revell '41 GMC pickup 2'n'1 that was already painted and somewhat built, so I stripped the paint off; chopped off the rear of the body (and tried to lower the roof, which didn't work, so I just chopped the whole thing off), and then I threw in the motor I didn't use from the Revell Peterbilt 359 kit. The air intake, driveshaft, and stack are from the parts bin, and the interior is almost all custom with the exception of the Revell GT350H seat. The whole thing is painted in Rustoleum camo brown. The bed is the stock bed with a custom front, and the sides and tailgate flipped upside down to make a dump bed, with some styrene tube gussets. 
 

I plan to order some Scenes Unlimited rims and tires for it (M41 rims wrapped in T47 rubber) when the modeling budget isn't so tight. 

 

[DumpyDan]

Looks like this could be interesting, what wheels are you going to use?

[Dieselhead]

Looks like this could be interesting, what wheels are you going to use?

the plan is Scenes Unlimited M41s (with their wheel backs) and Scenes Unlimited T47 tires. Still deciding if I want dually rears or normal singles.

[gatorincebu]

 Very interesting. Looks good thus far.

 

 

Be Well

  Gator