Peterbilt 351 Resin

[airlessride]

Hey guys im new around here and would like to say hello, Ive been looking for quite some time now for a resin Hood

for the old pete 351. I no a few companys use to sell them a while back like Bobby griffen, silver state speacialties and I believe

spauling. If anyone knows where i can get one please let me no or if any whoreders out there has one i would love to buy it.

Any info would be great.

Regards

Blake

[cowboysevens]

hi blake welcome to the forum, try eric "porky" at p&p vintage. his web site is a lil behind schedule so send him a email , i think he might have the mold for what your looking for. good luck

http://www.ppvintagekits.com/

dennis

[clayton]

I been working on one my self the last year so. it's been work on it fore a a day or so then box it back up the next 6 month's.

As for the hood you may have to make it your self. Silver State sold the molds too a guy around NJ then sold them too(RNK)resin then sold again.after a year of tracking I did find the molds, new owner tells (now they are old and dry rot and really not any good). I do have one of Bobby's hood it has been a pain too work with.I too may end up making one.

I did find some info on how too back date the 359 amt into a 531. have too look for it. it don't seem all that hard just a lot of time to do it. clayton

[clayton]

I been working on one my self the last year so. it's been work on it fore a a day or so then box it back up the next 6 month's.

As for the hood you may have to make it your self. Silver State sold the molds too a guy around NJ then sold them too(RNK)resin then sold again.after a year of tracking I did find the molds, new owner tells (now they are old and dry rot and really not any good). I do have one of Bobby's hood it has been a pain too work with.I too may end up making one.

I did find some info on how too back date the 359 amt into a 531. have too look for it. it don't seem all that hard just a lot of time to do it. Clayton

Got a Email from Eric of P&P nope he don't have and would like to cast one if some one could make the master's.

I think too do this one would need the older AMT kit with the little window cab and rework the hood and around the air intake.

[cowboysevens]

Got a Email from Eric of P&P nope he don't have and would like to cast one if some one could make the master's.

I think too do this one would need the older AMT kit with the little window cab and rework the hood and around the air intake.

well i know he has the 358 tilt hood, wouldnt that be easier to work than the 359 as far as the width goes? im gonna take a look and see if i got anything usefull for ya. ill pm you if i find somethin. do you know the length and width and hight you need for this hood? if so pm me or post it so i got a referance and ill start diggin to see what i got.

dennis

Edited August 31, 2010 by cowboysevens

[Ben]

Silver State produced earlier model Peterbilts such as the 1952-54 350 model. I am pretty sure they never produced a 351. Dave Natale of AITM (American Industrial Truck Models) now has the molds and plans on reissuing them some day. Tim Ahlborn mastered a 351 tilt hood and it was cast by Bobby Griffen. I'm not sure if Eric has the molds for it or not? Clint Freeman produced a 351 butterfly style hood conversion kit but that's long out of production and i'm pretty sure nobody has ever reproduced it yet?

Edited August 31, 2010 by Ben

[mackinac359]

Spaulding's had a 351 a handful of years ago.

The 358 hood from P&P and a 351 may look similar, but a 351 and 358 are quite different. The 358 is wider than a 351 - the 351 grille IS the radiator. The 358 grille/surround tilts around/over the radiator.

The 358 has the row of fluted ribs on the top of the hood.

You would need to narrow the 358 hood at the radiator and the widen the inner fender skirts. To be accurate you would mount the fenders to scratchbuilt mounts on the frame.

358

351

If you study the radiator and surrounds, you can see how the 351 rad "nestles" in between the frame rails and 358's crown/surround surrounds the radiator. You can also see that 351 had the headlamps mounted just behind the side of the radiator and 358 has the lamps mounted to the surround.

With all this said.. a 358 is a tilt hood 351.

Tim

[clayton]

well i know he has the 358 tilt hood, wouldnt that be easier to work than the 359 as far as the width goes? im gonna take a look and see if i got anything usefull for ya. ill pm you if i find somethin. do you know the length and width and hight you need for this hood? if so pm me or post it so i got a referance and ill start diggin to see what i got.

dennis

No I sure don't,I may have too eyeball it.

[cowboysevens]

No I sure don't,I may have too eyeball it.

well i think from what tim said you should be able to convrt the 358 hood into a 351 purdy easely, or atleast easier than any other hood, lol.

dennis

[clayton]

Spaulding's had a 351 a handful of years ago.

The 358 hood from P&P and a 351 may look similar, but a 351 and 358 are quite different. The 358 is wider than a 351 - the 351 grille IS the radiator. The 358 grille/surround tilts around/over the radiator.

The 358 has the row of fluted ribs on the top of the hood.

You would need to narrow the 358 hood at the radiator and the widen the inner fender skirts. To be accurate you would mount the fenders to scratchbuilt mounts on the frame.

358

351

If you study the radiator and surrounds, you can see how the 351 rad "nestles" in between the frame rails and 358's crown/surround surrounds the radiator. You can also see that 351 had the headlamps mounted just behind the side of the radiator and 358 has the lamps mounted to the surround.

With all this said.. a 358 is a tilt hood 351.

Tim

351 grille IS the radiator,Hummm I kinda had that idea. any idea on how too do that(make a radiator into a grill). I got a Silver State maybe I could copy from him.

when I was little we had a truck that had shutter's and I would get fusses at for playing with them all the time.

[airlessride]

Hmm thanks for all these great replys and info guys.

I may just buy that 358 resin and go from there.

Also (Clayton) if you wanna sell that silver state

on let me know i'll buy it.

Thanks a Bunch

~Blake

[clayton]

if it has too go one I'll let you know.Been keeping a eye out on eBay those kits are selling way over $100.00 now. Think I payed around $70.00. Clayton

[Old Albion]

Spalding also offered an extended hood 351 (127" BBC I think). I have one and bought 3 x 119" BBC hood conversions about 5 years ago. The 119" BBC was great because they gave you 2 radiators in the kit. You could either have the shutter type or the one with the single rib and mesh screen. When I built my 351 I used only the shutter type radiator and possibly the fenders (I cant remember have to check). The hood itself I made of brass sheet and fully opens.

Dave