Saltie Olds Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, David G. said: Excellent progress on this one! That thing has a huge wheelbase! "Highway Use Only" as the saying goes. David G. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, David G. said: Aren't they GPS antennas? David G. They didn't have GPS when these rigs were new in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Great work on this. Really like where you are going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, Dutzie said: Great work on this. Really like where you are going. Thank You. I’ve just been figuring things out as I’ve been building. Ther than converting the Papa Truck into a conventional and using those Moebius Super Single wheels and tires, I didn’t have any idea on how I wanted this to look or how I was going to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, David G. said: Aren't they GPS antennas? David G. They didn't have GPS when these rigs were new in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 The little lumps on the roof are covers over the air vents for the sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 57 minutes ago, Rockford said: The little lumps on the roof are covers over the air vents for the sleeper. Oh, Cool. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Here’s the front bumper. Almost done with it. Here’s the rest of the truck. I’m calling this part of the truck done. I’ll wait until I have the hauler body on the truck, then I’ll put on the mirrors. The idea behind the bumper is to have one of those big heavy duty front bumpers, but have it look like the factory bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 I’m now done with this portion of the build. Now after I get the hauler body done, and glued onto the back of the truck, I’ll be able to glue on the mirrors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Here’s a quick mock up of the truck. This build is now part one of two. I’ll build a model of a 1/25 4x4 truck to go with this one. That’ll be part two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Who needs a house with a truck like that? Looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 39 minutes ago, Rockford said: Who needs a house with a truck like that? Looking great. True & Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Nice work on that! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, David G. said: Nice work on that! David G. Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 The truck is 22” long and the wheelbase is 14.5” long. Now, when I can, I’ll get a pair of the MPC ‘78 Dodge D100 kits and convert it into a W350 diesel, with the intercooled 5.9 Cummins. Along with updating the bed and cab sides to the ‘81 to ‘93 trucks. hcy728(Bob) gave me the idea to build a pickup truck to match and go with my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Outstanding work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 32 minutes ago, gotnitro? said: Outstanding work Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Looks very kool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, DrKerry said: Looks very kool!!!! Thank You. I’ve been have a lot of fun with this build as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Here’s the haulin body, for the truck. Now all I have to do is finish painting it and I’ll be ready to add it to the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 I got the semi part of this build done. So I’ll post it in Under Glass, with its temporary load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 sure is looking good so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltie Olds Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 8 hours ago, yh70 said: sure is looking good so far.. Thank You. You should check it out in the Under Glads section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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