k100 Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Sense the wife took over the garage making face masks , I'm not allowed to paint anything so the BRBO Kenworth has to wait for a little while , in the mean time I was playing around with the GMC General I pickup before the hobby store shut down , I swapped out the Detroit with a Cummins from a Revell Peterbilt , had to modify the fire wall and make new engine mounts ,other than that it fit pretty good . Be safe Mark
DrKerry Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Lookin good so far!! You and your wife be safe as well!!! Is she in the medical field? If so hope she doesn’t catch the stuff going around!
k100 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 Thank you Kerry for the comment. No she's not in the medical field one of the nursing homes was in of masks so she's been sewing them sense last week , I think she has sewed at least a couple hundred of them so far . I did a little more work on the General , putting the front springs on was a big pain the instructions are very veg on the location and there is no pins or holes , I just did a quick mock up and eye balled it . Be safe out there. mark
gotnitro? Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Very cool, definitely watching the General come to life
Jim B Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Looking nice, Mark. Kind of surprised to hear that the fit is "pretty good". These kits (and the Chevy Bison) are notorious for horrible fit.
k100 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 Jim, Your right So far the engine is the only thing that is fitting , the front springs , hood bumper alinement were a pain . be safe Mark
leafsprings Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 A Cummins in a GMC, I like this build already!
k100 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Posted April 1, 2020 Tommy , I seen a couple on Purple Wave. I cant decide on the air ride or use a spring rear end from the GMC Astro cabover kit , I'm thinking Ill stretch the frame a little bit . Be safe Mark
Vince66 Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 A little stretch would help with the crowded look to me at least. Nice build you have going.
gotnitro? Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 I spy a set of moluminum steer tires !!! They're awesome tires for big work trucks like your building. The mockup looks fantastic, but I'd add a small stretch ..maybe an inch would keep the rear tires under the frame but not be obnoxious to turn in confined work sites
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