Ebay peterbilt 359

[53gmc]

Bought this older peterbilt wrecker off of ebay. It wasnt as complete as i was lead to believe so i had to track down a new frame and suspension. Gonna build this one as a tractor and save the wrecker bed for a different build. I would like to save the paint on the cab and hood and finish the original builders vision to some degree 

[yh70]

U gotta look closely & ask questions when buying re-builders on eBay.

[53gmc]

Got the drivetrain painted and built. Had to rob a piece or two out of the parts box. I will add some more detail and dirty it up next

[Bronzekeg]

nice start.

[53gmc]

Added some oil/rust stains, oil lines and wiring. 

[gotnitro?]

Looking good from here 

[53gmc]

Got the interior built while i wait for the replacement frame and suspension.  Luckily it was complete sans the steering column, so i robbed a replacement one from the parts box

[Gary Chastain]

Nice detail 

[53gmc]

57 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Nice detail 

Thank you

[53gmc]

On 11/10/2022 at 11:42 AM, gotnitro? said:

Looking good from here 

Thanks!

[53gmc]

After finding some instructions online,  i discovered the wrecker bed was complete and decided to build the truck as such. Luckily the original builder had started on the bed and painted the beige part first. After carefully removing the old tape adhesive. I retaped the bed,cab, and hood sprayed the black,added the white pinstripes and cleared it.

Edited November 13, 2022 by 53gmc
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[gotnitro?]

Beautiful paint work

[Bronzekeg]

lookin' good!

[53gmc]

On 11/13/2022 at 7:18 PM, gotnitro? said:

Beautiful paint work

Thanks, i wish i could take all the credit but the cab was painted when i got the truck, i redid parts of it and painted the bed.  

[53gmc]

This is how the donor frame arrived lol

[Gary Chastain]

Holy BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, guess they can’t read. 

[53gmc]

4 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Holy BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, guess they can’t read. 

From the looks of it, they were too busy sitting on it to read the writing lol

[gotnitro?]

Thats disgusting how the usps treated your shipment. Ive received boxes of mid flaps completely ripped open..are gorillas handling our mail now 

[Old Buckaroo]

Beautiful save on a Classy Paint job ! 

I thought only models shipped to my address showed up like that.  ?

[53gmc]

5 hours ago, gotnitro? said:

Thats disgusting how the usps treated your shipment. Ive received boxes of mid flaps completely ripped open..are gorillas handling our mail now 

Heck i think gorillas wouldve treated my package nicer than that lol

[53gmc]

3 hours ago, Old Buckaroo said:

Beautiful save on a Classy Paint job ! 

I thought only models shipped to my address showed up like that.  ?

This is probably the worse ive ever gotten, maybe the "do not crush" all over the box was seen as some sort of micro-aggression or challenge?

[53gmc]

Got the frame knocked and started assembling everything

[Gary Chastain]

Lookin really good

[53gmc]

Got this one finished, far from perfect but good enough for what basically started as a parts truck. According to scalemates, this kit was released around 1977, so theres a good chance that who ever started this did so before i was born. Box stock with the exception of decals, tires and rear wheel center caps, all from the parts box.

[Gary Chastain]

Good save, nicely done