Kenworth aerodyne cabover

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On 12/31/2024 at 11:50 PM, Pete68 said:

Nice updates Ken the frame turned out very nice the green looks good and with that green and yellow cab it really will look good. The engine details look great that your adding are a nice touch. Thanks for sharing. 
 

 

thanks for the kind words Lee!

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On 1/1/2025 at 2:15 AM, slusher said:

Nice pictures of the frame. Green looks ver nice…

thanks very much Carl!

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a quick mock up with the wheels while the 5th wheel assembly is drying. for my taste I'm liking what I'm seeing. I have decided to order stripes for the cab. if they come and I don't like them I'll mask and paint yellow stripes. also need to place an order for heat shields and wipers. fuel tanks are ready for paint. front engine mount needs a little grinding to center fan in the radiator. that's it for now. 

[blackbeard]

loving how its starting to look 

[Pete68]

Ken your welcome. The wheels are really setting it off now 

Edited January 2 by Pete68

[BK9300]

Good progress, Ken - such a rich looking colour on the frame.

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On 1/2/2025 at 9:40 AM, blackbeard said:

loving how its starting to look 

thanks Henry.

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On 1/2/2025 at 10:45 AM, Pete68 said:

Ken your welcome. The wheels are really setting it off now 

yes, hopefully it will look rich when it's done.

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22 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Good progress, Ken - such a rich looking colour on the frame.

thanks Brian, I like it a lot.

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I got the wheel hubs painted and the fuel tanks were steel wooled then sprayed testors chrome. still need to detail the straps.

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I got the engine located and driveshaft shortened and found out I need to lengthen the fan base coming off the pulley. somehow I missed that measurement. 

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currently I am painting the air cleaner and inlet pipe.

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I think with a couple of cuts the exhaust piping might work. I need to have the stacks mounted first though and I'm waiting on heat shields for that.

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the intake pipe from the air cleaner to the turbo [ foreground ] is no way even close to working. it will be a total scratch build. 

[Pete68]

6 hours ago, Bronzekeg said:

yes, hopefully it will look rich when it's done.

I’m sure you will make look that way 

[Pete68]

Nice plumbing Ken you’ll get this figured out I’m sure. 

[Gary Chastain]

This is gonna be a cool build

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On 1/3/2025 at 4:54 PM, Pete68 said:

Nice plumbing Ken you’ll get this figured out I’m sure. 

thank you Lee. after some studying and test fitting the interior I was able to come up with something that clears the chassis, the shift linkage and still get it all inside the interior dog house. all that remains to do to it is detail it.

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11 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

This is gonna be a cool build

thanks Gary for the kind words. I just wish it was a flat top double sleeper kit.

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with the doors cut out of the cab I was able to mark and cut the interior bucket. also mark the windshield to cut later. cuts were made using a razor hand saw. I have decided to make the interior all black.

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while waiting on an order in the mail the chassis is about as far as I can go with it. so, I went ahead and carefully filed the doors and cab for the hinges. all mating surfaces on the hinges were roughed up using a file to give the super glue gel something to bite to.

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while not truly to scale the hinges look acceptable once completely installed. the time they get paint and stripes you'll never notice them. that's all for this update. I think the cab looks great with the doors put back in.

[BK9300]

Good job with the hinges - you have them tucked in very neatly.  Sure will add to your overall detailing by being able to see your interior detail better!

[Pete68]

Your welcome Ken. Like Brian said your hinge work is neat and tidy and  your moving along with this at a good pace. 

[Jürgen M.]

Hinges look nice! Always a tough job integrating those!