Mike77 Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I'm doing an updated trailer to go with my BJ & the Bear XXL Kenworth. It's Moebius of course, and it'll be a reefer to keep with the spirit of the original. I've spread the axle and I have some parts off being chromed. I bought the trailer from the Chrome Tech guys at a recent show so naturally that's where the chroming's being done. The paint will be the biggest challenge, mainly keeping the lines as straight as possible but I think it'll be fine. Kinda tough to photograph as the whole unit is 39-1/2"-long! Edited April 2, 2018 by Mike77
vincen47 Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 That will be an impressive sight when completed. Matching toolboxes and fenders like the truck?
gotnitro? Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 Wow wow that's impressive! !!! Can't wait to see it all painted up like the tractor , but don't rush on my behalf! That really makes my new lowboy project look tiny in comparison and I thought it was huge lol
Mike77 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks guys, I appreciate the encouragement. When I did the Kenworth I didn't want "all red" or "all chrome" hanging off the frame, so I did a mix of both. The trailer will be the same, red single-hump fenders with a chromed 48" tool box between the axles on both sides.
martinfan5 Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Thats cool I agree, chrome is over done, I like the idea of mixing it up
Mike77 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 I have the trailer painted, and I was careful to line up the lines with those on the Kenworth. The next step is putting on the black striping, hopefully tomorrow, then clear coating sometime next week.
Mike77 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Posted April 2, 2018 Still working 6 days a week so progress is a little slow on this one. Originally I was going to go with regular single-hump fenders but then I had an idea. I had a set of slightly blemished triple humps so I got creative with them. I cut out the center hump and extended the remaining humps to fit the 10' axle spread. I'll fill in the center section to match the rest of the fender mold, and the open area between will be where the 48" tool box will be.
Mike77 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Posted April 6, 2018 Here's where I'm headed with the trailer fenders. I got the basic trim match on the existing resin fender humps, now it'll be a lot of filling and sanding to get everything as seamless as possible before paint.
Mike77 Posted April 11, 2018 Author Posted April 11, 2018 Slow-going on the fenders right now...I haven't had time to work on the other one lately. I'm hoping to get it done soon so I can get them both painted. I've been tossing the idea around in my head about making some type of air deflector to go in front of the front trailer axle. I don't want the full side skirts as those have too much of a "fleet" look, so I'm considering just a small air foil of some kind. Then again, a cabover has all the aerodynamic qualities of a brick so I'm not sure how much difference an air deflector would make!
Mike77 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Posted April 20, 2018 The fenders are all done and painted. My parts are on their way back from Chrome Tech so I'm getting close to the finish line on this one. I think having a chrome 48" tool box between the humps will look nice.
vincen47 Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 That tool box and fender combination will be awesome. It’s a great idea.
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