Number 4 for 2007 - The build-a-thon continues!

[mackinac359]

I say "Build-a-thon" because I am building/finishing trucks that I started and painted upwards of 3 years ago.

I painted this back on March 23rd 2006 and put it back in the box.

Until this week. It only needed assembly.

I bought this Ford as a partially built truck from Tony Buck when he was thinning his collection. I reworked a few things to make a short-drum transit mixer. My inspiration came from the late Phil Jensen's Ford LNT-8000 Mixer.

I swapped the kit grille for a chromed resin grille from Plaskit Resin from Quebec.

The view below compares the Ford LNT8000 with a Peterbilt 357 6x6 with the kit-stock size drum.

The view below compares the stock AMT Ford LNT-8000 with the mixer. The Plaskit resin update grille sure makes the model look better!

The door signs are from the original AMT Peterbilt California Hauler kit#t500-500. The Later issue T500 had brown GS Carter Road Gravel doorsigns.

Thanks for looking!

Tim

[Mr. Can Am Garage]

Great job Tim!

I've got one of those Plastkit grilles stashed away somewhere. Real nice part.

[Twist67]

Hi Tim,

this one is as always a fantastic looking truck.Nice conversion....

Awesome.

[mackinac359]

John

Thanks!

I bought several of the Plaskit grilles a few years back. They are quite nice.

Tim

[mackinac359]

Chris

Thanks!

Tim

[bsoder]

Great looking "mixer" Tim..and the grille really makes a differance...B

[Jim B]

Tim,

Your avatar, what exactly is that you're hanging on? I'm guessing it's you.

[mackinac359]

Jim

That's me in 1973 hanging off a brand-new Peterbilt 346.

Here are several 346's. Only 10 of these were built from '73-76

And some models of 346's that I have built:

Here I am infront of a 346.. 30 years apart from my avatar photo!

The 346 was built for mixer and big dump truck use. The idea for the dumpers was a coal mine type, possibly a 6x4 instead of 6x6 set-up. There were also plans for 4x4 snowplow configurations that never were built.

More Peterbilt photos at:

http://tahlborn.web.aplus.net/PB.htm

Tim

[Jim B]

A 346. That's a big truck, kind of funny looking, though. I wonder if the front axle that far back gave it a better turning radius.

[Old Albion]

Tim,

The little Ford looks a well balanced truck. The colour scheme and mixer reminds me of the Kenworth Challange Mixer. "Bet you didn,t pay over $200.00 for it though???

Great Build.

Dave Bates

[SpreadAxle]

I like it Tim, thought it looked familiar as far as the paint scheme. i have a bunch of the Ford conversions from Plaskit. Now I can see how it looks finished.