QCDOC Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) I have been building trucks since I was 10 (1975). I stumbled across this site and it has motivated me to finish my an Autocar Constructor I modified from an old AMT kit. I started this in 1988! Here is where I am at today. I plan on painting it red and displaying it as part of a gravel train. Edited July 6, 2010 by QCDOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Talk about a stalled project! Is that a resin hood item from Frank Gortsema? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 LoL! It is brass sheet and brass piano hinge soldered to the brass. I used to be an airframe mechanic so I just pounded it out.....in 1988 I reworked the cab and radiator to the proper dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetsailor1981 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Nice looking truck and TREK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Assist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTEMIS1759 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Uh oh. Must have been used for some serious hauling offroad. Looks like the front axles broke... . Nice build. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Uh oh. Must have been used for some serious hauling offroad. Looks like the front axles broke... . Nice build. Looking forward to seeing it finished. I had to round up some parts. Primer today and top coat later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysevens Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 wow thats quite the rig your biulding there, alot of handbiult work. i like it, lol and i thought i was taking my time on my biulds i started 7 months ago. cant wait to see this one all hooked up to that gravel train, its gonna be a nice one!! dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 LOL, you'll fit right in here with some of us!!!! LOL I have the same kit that I started probably around the same time frame as yours and it's about as finished as yours! LOL I can't even tell you how many i've "started" since then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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QCDOC Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Painted and mocked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lookin' Good!!! The Fruehauf tri axle dump trailer painted the same color would look right at home hooked to this truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Actually, this is the second time I built a gravel train. Back in high school, (1981) I built one and added lights. Unfortunately that kit was destroyed. When I was in the Army. This was an attempted to build an updated version of the old AMT kit. I went to a local gravel yard and took photos and measurements. I think I added a scale 8 inches to the top of the cab and 6 inches to the bottom as a skirt. I widened the radiator and lengthened the hood. This was based on on actual truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTEMIS1759 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Both rigs look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 Both rigs look good. Thank you, I still have pieces of the original truck somewhere - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The overall modifications to the cab shows!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 The overall modifications to the cab shows!!! Thank you - this was the look I was going for: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysevens Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 looks like its about ready to go to work, how many trailers is it gonna pull? dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas Parchas Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Nice rigz! Kostas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCDOC Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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