FDNY Wrecker

[Scott Eriksen]

53 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Making good progress, Scott - great job on the rad and CAC setup. (might be able to get a package on its way to you by end of December!)

Thanks Brian! 

 

51 minutes ago, Biggu said:

That engine is beautiful. 

Thanks Jeff! I think this is my toughest build yet  

[Pete68]

1 hour ago, Biggu said:

That engine is beautiful. 

Can you Please say that one more time 😂 

[Pete68]

Scott you have been very busy covering a lot of ground. I have to agree with Jeff it’s a beautiful engine and spot on too. I like the Mack Filters you added and the color and shape of the fan is perfect. Like I mentioned I drove a CHN613 with a MP7 some of the Sleepers had MP8. My first encounter with the MP8 with the Mdrive automatic transmission was around 2014 when St. Louis Mack dropped off their new test truck for my boss to test out. He picked me to be the Guinea pig. The only draw back I didn’t like it had super singles on it. 

[Gary Chastain]

Scott, that is looking so darn good, this is gonna be a gooden 

[Scott Eriksen]

30 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said:

Scott, that is looking so darn good, this is gonna be a gooden 

Thanks Gary !

[Scott Eriksen]

Merry Christmas guys......... did a bit last night and this morning,,,installed the KW front axle...it will work ,wasn't sure and test fitted Jamie's front floats ,,,looks like measure twice and cut once worked on centering the axle,,good guess work too,height looks about right have to see once the rears are in place,lol,hogged out the interior tub and the cab fits with the engine in place so I should be ok,,,and I had to swap the oil pan to a rear sump to clear the axle ..which I figured I had to do anyway,,cobbled up an A/C condenser and trans cooler and I guess I have to make slack adjusters and brake chamber push rods which Revell neglected to do .Extended front of frame for push bumper and winch,,I have a KFS winch which I think I can modify to fit

[Gary Chastain]

Good progress, it really looks the business 

[gotnitro?]

Sweet looking truck, nailed the tires too

[Scott Eriksen]

No bench time today,,,had to work ,,,my part time gig is turning out to be more an overtime gig ! ......I'll just have more $$ for the hobby thats all ,lol ,,,but anyway,,,I found this video,,,I'll do my under reach pretty much like this has,,the 600 Holmes kinda gets lost in there! ,,,,looks like a little bit of this and a little bit of that,,,that old KW has a lot of stories to tell no doubt!  

 

[Scott Eriksen]

............well on top of the hollow air bags(putty took care of those) we have 4 hollow rear 30/30 chambers, I found 4 in my parts bin ,,,have to come up with slacks,,had 2 slacks for the front,,,I think they were from CTM ,,have to round up some more. Assembled some more parts on the rears and added some nut and bolt detail ,,fabbed an intermediate shaft out of aluminum tube .Got some roll around parts bins for Christmas,,they fit under my benches so that will work out great and free up room on the top,,,,sorting out my boxes of parts little by little 

[blackbeard]

Looking great with the look on your rear axles 

[Biggu]

Seems to me the brake chambers and slacks or lack there of is a weak point on these expensive kits. We are in desperate need of good scale brake chambers and slack adjusters with brackets. In this day when we are landing on Mars why do these companies skimp on hollow brake chambers and air bags ? But still charge top dollar for their kits. Hhhmmmm🤔

Well , despite all that , you are doing an exemplary job on this truck. A pleasure to watch. 

[Scott Eriksen]

10 hours ago, Biggu said:

Seems to me the brake chambers and slacks or lack there of is a weak point on these expensive kits. We are in desperate need of good scale brake chambers and slack adjusters with brackets. In this day when we are landing on Mars why do these companies skimp on hollow brake chambers and air bags ? But still charge top dollar for their kits. Hhhmmmm🤔

Well , despite all that , you are doing an exemplary job on this truck. A pleasure to watch. 

I got a few sets of these coming from Paul at ST ,,, so I'll do as much as I can on the frame and wait till I get those,plenty of work to do in the mean time ,probably massage the cab and get it painted. The Moebius trailer kit I did had some nice brake parts and air bags.      

Edited December 29, 2024 by Scott Eriksen

[gotnitro?]

Those brake parts will definitely be an improvement over the kit pieces. 

I'm in the same raft waiting for parts to arrive to really push the build to paint. 

Looking forward to your progress 

[Biggu]

Scott, I’m sure you know but don’t forget to nip the caging bolts off those brake chambers. 😋

[Scott Eriksen]

6 hours ago, Biggu said:

Scott, I’m sure you know but don’t forget to nip the caging bolts off those brake chambers. 😋

Yeah I'm shaving them off flat 

[Scott Eriksen]

.................back in the day I had one of the old all cast aluminum Anchorlock 30/30's darn near took my arm off when I was changing it,,, let go corroded away from the salt

[Biggu]

17 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Yeah I'm shaving them off flat 

A man who knows !👍👍👍

[Biggu]

13 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said:

.................back in the day I had one of the old all cast aluminum Anchorlock 30/30's darn near took my arm off when I was changing it,,, let go corroded away from the salt

Knowing what I do about brake chambers and how they can explode under the right conditions, when ever I’m following a truck I ALWAYS look at the brake chambers and try to stay well back …… just in case.  

[Pete68]

On 12/24/2024 at 6:19 PM, gotnitro? said:

nailed the tires too

You said it Jeff they are a nice touch 

[Firebuilder]

Coming together nicely Scott . Great attention to the chassis details!  I may to build a wrecker for my fleet, or maybe  a heavy rescue wrecker like  Miami dade, or LA has……….hmmmmmm.   Hope to get back to  my bench soon.

 

Dom

[Scott Eriksen]

3 hours ago, Firebuilder said:

Coming together nicely Scott . Great attention to the chassis details!  I may to build a wrecker for my fleet, or maybe  a heavy rescue wrecker like  Miami dade, or LA has……….hmmmmmm.   Hope to get back to  my bench soon.

 

Dom

Thanks Dom! Yeah a heavy rescue wrecker would be nice

[Scott Eriksen]

..........well I worked a couple hours today then came home and the wife and I de-Christmas'd the house ,which is always fun (rolling eye smiley again) I took the outside stuff down yesterday ,,,,thats as much fun as putting it up..if not more ......(picture Chevy Chase...National Lampoon...get my drift ..lol ) put that stuff away which led to a full clean up of the basement storage room. I did manage to do some on the wrecker,,,some I did last night,,,the Revell Chrome , massaged the cab got most of the print lines sanded out and started drilling for the horns,,etc .Started painting the interior tub,,,did a final test shot of the Sikkens FDNY red paint and the mix ratio nailed down 1:1:1/4 paint-reducer-hardener. Making the mirror brackets out of aluminum and use the KW kit mirror heads ,,, see what tomorrow brings !............ohhhhh and I had to fill the air horns,,,they were hollow too

Edited January 4 by Scott Eriksen

[Pete68]

Updates are looking great I like the air horns 

[Scott Eriksen]

18 minutes ago, Pete68 said:

Updates are looking great I like the air horns 

Thanks Lee.......Those were from the KW kit.... I have small Mack decals that might fit ,,if not I should be able to scan them and make smaller ones on the inkjet decal paper