Needlenosehunter Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Little something I’ve been tinkering with, start as a grey plastic 1969 t500-500 rebuild. My plan was to keep it some what box stock with extra added detail and a few photoetched parts. The trailer im building is a 1967 frameless Freuhauf that’s gonna be combined with 2 original 70’s MPC gravel trailer kits making it a 30ft. I’ll keep posting further I get along……it may take a while lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I really like what you have come up with here! The grille looks great! Did you rotate the fenders forward and add to the back? I like the frameless dump idea too! What kind of hinges are you using on the doors? They look great! Excellent work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: I really like what you have come up with here! The grille looks great! Did you rotate the fenders forward and add to the back? I like the frameless dump idea too! What kind of hinges are you using on the doors? They look great! Excellent work!! Thank you! Yes the front fenders I rotated forward and made the rear skirt and added to the lower edge of the fender. The door hinges are from model car garage, they are just held in place but a small amount of glue for mock up as I’ll be leaving them bare metal👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Nice work so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 "Tinkering"? You can hardly call work of this quality tinkering! Amazing stuff, so clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 5 hours ago, gotnitro? said: Nice work so far 2 hours ago, Rockford said: "Tinkering"? You can hardly call work of this quality tinkering! Amazing stuff, so clean. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) Excellent work on grill, fenders, doors and airbags! Centerpoint steering going on as well? Great tribute to the kit that started it all. Edited April 4, 2023 by leafsprings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, leafsprings said: Excellent work on grill, fenders, doors and airbags! Centerpoint steering going on as well? Great tribute to the kit that started it all. Thank you! yes center point steering aswell as corrected alcoa split rims and a steerable front axle. Edited April 5, 2023 by Needlenosehunter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Man! This just keeps getting better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 The door hinge looks like it was meant to be. Nice job. And love the from grille as well as the details on the wheels. Everything is good here! Would you mind sharing information on the "resin" lug bolts on the wheels? They look very convincing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 10 hours ago, cifenet said: The door hinge looks like it was meant to be. Nice job. And love the from grille as well as the details on the wheels. Everything is good here! Would you mind sharing information on the "resin" lug bolts on the wheels? They look very convincing! These are Meng nuts and bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Needlenosehunter said: These are Meng nuts and bolts Very good, thank you for the info on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 2 hours ago, cifenet said: Very good, thank you for the info on this. Your welcome👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 as I wait for more bolts from RB motion for the 1674 cat I’m building I decided to add bolt detail to my front hubs. I’ll be redoing my Alcoas aswell with aluminum nuts and bolts. Almost ready to start taking everything apart for painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I am following this with great interest! You are executing the build with great confidence and skill! Impressive! I am hope to use this to reference my attempt as well, so I would appreciate more stuff coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 18 hours ago, Needlenosehunter said: as I wait for more bolts from RB motion for the 1674 cat I’m building I decided to add bolt detail to my front hubs. I’ll be redoing my Alcoas aswell with aluminum nuts and bolts. Almost ready to start taking everything apart for painting. Great work so far. Hmm, 1674...very interesting. I would like o build an engine like that myself so I hope you will share your build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needlenosehunter Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Force said: Great work so far. Hmm, 1674...very interesting. I would like o build an engine like that myself so I hope you will share your build. Thank you! I’ve collected a bunch of pictures and brochure’s so I’ll try my best. Would be great if someone came out with one in resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 11:08 PM, Needlenosehunter said: Thank you! I’ve collected a bunch of pictures and brochure’s so I’ll try my best. Would be great if someone came out with one in resin. I'm with you on that. Both a 1673 and a 1674 would be nice to have as they would fit in many of the era trucks available to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 the wheel details look fantastic ! looking forward to more updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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