bubblenose pete

[codie27]

This is my bubblenose peterbilt that is entirely scratchbuilt,except for the chassis which is from the revell firetruck kit. The cab took about two weeks of perseverance to get it right before I could even primer it. I like to make opening doors when I build my own cabs so I had to double skin the doors, so that the outer skin sits outside the door opening and rest on the body,then made some little hinges which work a treat .The cab seats are from an AMT IH transtar,the dash is all scratchbuilt as are the door handles, winders, ashtrays, logbook holder on the rear wall between the seats,full width roof console and a small dash mounted fan. Spotlights were mounted by drilling through the front pillar then gluing a hand control through the hole. The chassis as I mentioned is from the firetruck kit and mostly stock, but has a few mods such as fuel tank from the revell Krupp kit with mounts from AMT Transtar,repositioned air tanks and a couple of toolboxes to it to make it look older. I used a 3408 Cat engine I had in my parts box,mostly because it was the only engine I had that would fit under the floor,but mainly because if it were a real truck the Cat V8 would sound awesome! The tray is all scratchbuilt from evergreen sheet and I beam. The front bumper is also made from evergreen. The little Pete badges are just evergreen covered with BMF and cut down decals.Probably the most time consuming part was making the grille from 1mm square rod,took a couple of attempts before I was happy with it.The colours are chrome yellow and midnight black and really looks smart with just the right amount of chrome to contrast. Anyway follow My link have a look and see what you think. Cheers.

[Jim B]

Wow! That's cool looking! Any interior shots?

[Guest old man]

THAT IS 1 SUPER NICE BUILD LOVE THE OLD HOT ROD

[Old Albion]

What a superb looking scratch built truck. When I first started to read the comments I thought it would be the Illini aftermarket conversion. But to scratch build it takes some doing and shows great skill and perseverance.

Dave

[TUFF TIN]

Nice looking Pete and I like the colors.

Bubblenose is a Freightliner term as Bullnose is to KW. We always called these Pete's 3 story Pete's.

Mike

[codie27]

Wow! That's cool looking! Any interior shots?

Thanks,I have put a couple of interior shots on,just follow the link again and have a look. They were the best I could manage.

[Jim B]

Thanks for the interior shots. Very cool. I like your "fire extinguisher under glass". Nice touch. What exactly is that on the bed?

[codie27]

Thanks for the interior shots. Very cool. I like your "fire extinguisher under glass". Nice touch. What exactly is that on the bed?

Thanks for looking. I had that fire extinguisher put aside for ages,waiting for the right truck to put it on. The old rod on the back is a revell 32 ford that I have chopped and channelled.I added some caddy hubcaps on the front with pontiac rims on the rear.The motor is a big block Chrysler,but I made the lakes pipes.Funny thing,when I took the truck outside to take the pics, I didnt even notice I had left the car on the tray,lol! Might have to put some chains around the wheels and leave it there.

[Ben]

Wow! That is really cool!!!!!!!!

[mackinac359]

Wow! Really nice.

Tim

[Dennis]

Awsome rig.