Pete1980 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Another I started to redo is my TriDrive.I was lookin at it one day and said...man it needs to be a day cab and have really big front wheels, so..I think the frame is gonna get stripped and I my SBFA it Im not sure.It depends on the paint, how well it comes off that is.Whats good for enamel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackattack Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The best things I've found for sripping enamel paints are Castrol super clean in the purple jug and Westley's Bleche-Wite white wall tire cleaner. Can get either one at Wal-Mart or your auto parts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Got the old front end off, broke a spring on both SB and SF front axle(both glued to chassis')but all is well both came out ok so on to stripping the rest appart and giving it the BATH!!!!MWAHAHAHAHAHAahahahh....oh uh sry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 So macattack the brake fluid worked but any other paint would have come off in a day or two and no scraping.UGH!So chassis was disassambled and dipped got the new wheels and a new hood from porky which is awsome by the way(Thnx again).Just gotta figure out how to mount it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Looks like an interesting project ! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyclaw Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 You can use 377 hood hinges to mount that hood....it looks like the hood has underhood detail; so that would be one of my old masters; and I designed the SBFA to fit the italeri 377 hinges.............I hope this helps..........matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Yes sir matt it does have under hood detail.Yeah I figured out the hinge thing last night while foolin around with some chassis details.Nice hood btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 (edited) So the wife had the camera and I ahd to use the phone for these but here are two pics, first the frame stripped new front suspension(SBFA) and rims mounted and painted.I used spazstix for the first time and think it came out ok.I poof canned the black so the chrome didnt turn out as smooth as I wanted, the next time Ill use the air brush for both.And the second pic is of the new hood porky sent me I sanded and worked on it a bit not much.I did take the grinder to it and got rid of the fender lip and put a strip of plastic in.Now question does the cab stay in the same place with the new hood,I would think it does but Im not sure. Edited May 9, 2010 by Pete1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaindewd Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) Dave, You could tape the cab and hood together so both hands are free. Mark the fender at the center of opening and measure the distance between that line and center of wheel hub. If any difference, adjust cab as needed and remount. BTW, nice job on the BMF. Edited May 10, 2010 by mountaindewd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Thnx Les.Got some better pics, and got a bit more done to the tri drive.Everything on the frame was completly disassembled suspension, braces, swaped the front suspension took a little idea from Mr Pete himself(Tim).You can also see the gap between the front fender and tire.Unfortunatly Im leaving it this way cause Ive already taken this stuff appart before and dont wanna stress the plastic too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 I finally did some work on the tri drive....Uh yeah its not a tri drive n e more.Got some KFS 2 holes in the mail and did some front suspension work to try and correct that front wheel spacing.The hood was kind of a pain, I had to modify the 377 hinges to work, and the hood and cab dont line up very well.Maybe when its all together.Got a few more things in the mail, shes gonna be slingin chains so, hopfully itll look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest old man Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 looking good keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 WOW, I thought I had this on my "Watch" list, but didn't! I miss a little and BIG things happen! I'm kinda sad to see the tri drive go, but I think you made an excellent choice on the sleeper. I'll be watching, now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 There you go! Big sleeper with a SBFA.. I like it! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Wow thnx guys!Yeah somtimes I can never make up my mind.May be the reason Ive been building this for 2 years.But anyway I got the hood painted, frame painted and new wheels n hubs painted.got my chain racks built and I guess Im gonna mount them on the frame not sure.After calling more than 2 dozen Pete dealers and such yeasterday I spoke with a guy in Pa. who finally gave me the dimensions I needed for a new project, the last pic.wont be for this truck but should come out good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 I been slackin real bad sayin i work n all and puttin this thing off so here are some pics for ya.The knife is holdin up the sleeper n cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Ok so here is my issue, I decided to try n add a third tank but its a tad smaller round and Im gonna have to cut it down a bit.Any ideas are welcome Im stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Ok so here is my issue, I decided to try n add a third tank but its a tad smaller round and Im gonna have to cut it down a bit.Any ideas are welcome Im stuck. What are you planning the third tank for? If you're adding for a wet line for hydraulics, first I would suggest putting it behind your fuel tank, not in place of the battery box like you show it in the pic. It looks to me that you should have the room between the tank and chain holder to do that or just mount it on the passenger side of the frame opposite the chain hanger. Also if it's for a wet line, those tanks are usually added by the dealer, so slight differences would be prototypical for that. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Well I didnt really know why I wanted to add it I just thought it might look good.Now Im not sure I want to add it at all.Would a truck have only one chain hanger?Would the hydraulic tank be a bit smaller and why would a truck have it?Sry for the questions.I really need more help here thnx guys. Edited September 6, 2010 by Pete1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas Parchas Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Pete1980, I thing that your build looks very good so far!!! I like very much the traditional look 2 toolboxes - 2 fueltanks and now you have 2 chainracks. I believe that you don't need anything more than these. And as it mentioned above by Tim, an SBFA with Big sleeper should be a cool truck. A heavy long hauler!!!! I don't thing that your build needs a third fuel tank. Save this tank for a future project. Just thing about a nice headache rack, it should look realy nice with the chain racks. About your questions, a working truck can be equiped with all these goodys that the operator needs to do the job. If there is not every day necessary to use chains one chain rack is ok, but it is more practical to have one for each side of the chassis. Additional tanks should have their own dimentions in diameter or in leght. Its all up to the needs of the operator or the needs of the job that the truck is used for. Hope this helps... Greeitngs, Kostas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Well I didnt really know why I wanted to add it I just thought it might look good.Now Im not sure I want to add it at all.Would a truck have only one chain hanger?Would the hydraulic tank be a bit smaller and why would a truck have it?Sry for the questions.I really need more help here thnx guys. Well, let me see if I can help! First, one chain hanger for tire chains should be fine. Most of the over the road trucks I've seen only have one, I think, because there aren't that many chains on a noraml truck. I know when I was still driving over the road, the area with the most chains required to meet the chain laws was Donner Pass in California just west of Reno. The chain laws for the pass was enough to cover 8 tires, and the chains must be with the truck just to go over the pass, whether it was snowing or not. The configuration was, at that time, all 4 front axle drive tires, the outer 2 rear drive tires, and at least one outer tire on each of the trailer axles, placed on oppisite sides of the trailer. In the case of the front drive axles, chains called 3 railers, which would look like a regular set of chains with another section like in your picture added on, were required. The trailer rule was like this, if you had a chain on the driver side front axle outer tire, the other chain would be placed on the passenger side rear axle outer tire. As for the hydraulic tank, the size of the tank in your pic would be perfect, because they are typically smaller than the fuel tanks. A truck would have the hydraulic tank for either two reasons, if they haul a dump or other hydraulic trailer or just for the flexibility of trailers it could haul. I drove a truck for a towing company called a Landoll that was more or less a stepdeck style trailer, but it was a tractor trailer rollback wrecker. Here's a pic I found online of that type of trailer. The rear tandems were hydraulicly controlled, and as they slid forward like in the pic, the bed tilted. As they slid to the rear, the trailer leveled out. I would say that if you plan to have it as a heavy hauler or just even if you have no idea what trailer will be behind it yet, go with the hydraulic tank. That way if you decide to put a dump trailer behind it, you already have the tank in place. If you have any more questions or need any more advice, don't be afraid to ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 This is a very impressive and clean build. Thanks for sharing the progress pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Smith Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great looking build!..i've got a question though, i'm fairly new to trucks so whats an SBFA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rronning84 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 It stands for Set Back Front Axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1980 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Well thnx guys.And of course Hyway thnx for the info.Ill be callin on ya for more help Im sure.This truck has gone a complete diff direction than planed.Its not done yet so, hopfully more soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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