The Beast...KW winch truck

[gotnitro?]

Looks like my eye balls are out of calibration,  guesstimating the frame length was off after the bed was mocked up. Called in the squirrels that love playing with a torch and manned the fire extinguisher...

now everything fits nice and snug..and our furry friends found time to add a hamster wheel on the back  !  Check out those sweet gaps !!! OSHA approved 

Rough draft of the rear plate , felt like doodling the tail lamps and pintle location...now to weld up the winch tower

[delta99]

Looks great, incredible work

[bigred63]

Looking Good, I like what you have done so far. Your winch deck looks awesome.

[gotnitro?]

Thanks I appreciate the feedback

I knew the winch tower would be a focal point,  so a few  attempts later the newest squirrel called me over and asked what I thought...

Happy with his work I sent him off to lunch , and mocked everything up 

this small broom closet has been crying for something.. after I lower the battery box 

Possibly a stack of air tanks w a donage box for timbers , tool box ..gonna play around w a few ideas. A larger box will live in front of the fuel tank 

Thanks for following along 

[tbill]

Looking good Jeff, about time for the squirrels to show up and sidetrack this , hehe....

[gotnitro?]

44 minutes ago, tbill said:

Looking good Jeff, about time for the squirrels to show up and sidetrack this , hehe....

Awwww well now the grand commander of NY extended our stay home order.. there might be distraction or 2 lol

[tbill]

All fun and games until model building supplies run out....

[Hermann Kersten]

Nice scratch build progress so far.

 

Hermann.

[Mr mopar]

Yes real cool looking truck ! where did you get the front Axel from ?

[gotnitro?]

14 hours ago, tbill said:

All fun and games until model building supplies run out....

Yeah , I'll have to build something oob...

[gotnitro?]

4 hours ago, Hermann Kersten said:

Nice scratch build progress so far.

 

Hermann.

Thanks it's fun building these heavy trucks 

 

4 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Yes real cool looking truck ! where did you get the front Axel from ?

Thanks , my buddy sent it to me yrs ago and never had a project heavy duty enough for it. I'm not sure where he got it 

[Jim B]

28 minutes ago, gotnitro? said:

Yeah , I'll have to build something oob...

Not another OOB build?  You going to be ok? ?

[gotnitro?]

8 hours ago, Jim B said:

Not another OOB build?  You going to be ok? ?

Lol I'll probably need to return to work soon..so a fast box shaker isn't a bad idea ..I have a Trumpy kit in mind w a large cannon if I get sidetracked 

[gotnitro?]

Time to fill those huge gaps..I decided to bash together a couple tool boxes.  They scaled out around 36 " boxes , just eyeballed space and guessed what looked cool. 

cut out openings for don mills rectangular slam locks , and added bread tie wire bottom hinges 

test fit mounts to achieve proper distance under deck..3/8 I beam scraps from a lowboy build was tacked on. The fuel tanks received the same 

lastly the broom closet is getting detailed.  Adding a stack of air tanks against the frame , or the brakes wont work..then chatting w Tbill, I'll make a screen basket coming off deck for odd n ends 

[Sam I Am]

You're doin it proud Jeff! 

[gotnitro?]

19 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

You're doin it proud Jeff! 

Thanks Sam !!! It's been fun bringing it back to life and giving it a new look 

Few smalls today , I kept looking at the winch deck and wanted something like a platform the driver could use to access the bed..digging thru spare parts, I found a section of screen...bingo 

The other side also got the basket , and a dunnage rack.  I'll fill w 4x4s after painting...and the squirrels whittle them down...

I mounted the rack a little short , I'm moving the exhaust system to under the cab, and new battery boxes . I'll have another 1/4" space 

[gotnitro?]

I started the push bar /bumper last night.  Luckily I still had enough solid rod to complete it .  Gonna close in the ends and add supports later . I used a pipe cleaner for bending template for the larger bar. That sucker is 6.8mm rod...yeah heavy duty .

The rear mount was square stock I filled w smaller sizes to make a solid bar. I ground the bottom over for a profiled look

Jeff

[tbill]

Looks like it’s ready for business, great looking bumper

[gotnitro?]

7 hours ago, tbill said:

Looks like it’s ready for business, great looking bumper

Thanks Tom ! I had a few tweaks to make and fabricate a skid plate .. I forgot most of these trucks have a hoop for chains to feed thru . 

I removed the center bar , and cut the top plate open. A scrap piece of square tube looked to scale,  I rounded the end and attached. The ends were closed off , then made the skid plate.

the major parts are done , time to add all the small stuff and get into primer ! 

I tried brake fluid to strip the tins , and everything cleaned up decent all but a slight staining..which primer should cover 

[DrKerry]

Nice progress so far!! 

[gotnitro?]

The rattle cans were flying yesterday,  grateful to have an indoor spray booth cause it was snowing again  !!! 

Semi gloss black  frame and sunburst yellow tins . Once the colors dry..itll get faded out . 

Edited April 23, 2020 by gotnitro?

[DrKerry]

Looking good!!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

I like the yellow!!

[gotnitro?]

18 hours ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

I like the yellow!!

Thanks!!! Its gonna be much different after weathering,  if it works 

[gotnitro?]

My first attempt w salt weathering,  and it was surprisingly easy.  I wanted a heavily scuffed winch deck with multi paint layers .

I started w red oxide primer,  stippled water then dried w hair dryer ( thanks Tom for that tip) a few different color coats went over that then brushed off. The randomness showed thru after a couple times.  Heres the results 

I'll add a few scratches once the deck is mounted on the frame which has started to receive some dust buildup