semijoe Posted June 12, 2012 Author Posted June 12, 2012 thank you everybody for being patient with this build, its been about 18 months in the making here another up date
semijoe Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) You are an artist hey thank guys, its been a huge challenge, starting to come to an end Edited June 14, 2012 by semijoe
semijoe Posted June 14, 2012 Author Posted June 14, 2012 ive started on the other side for the plumbing . also made top cover for the lifting arm. this will let me bable to run wires and have excess to them
semijoe Posted June 20, 2012 Author Posted June 20, 2012 thanks everybody . the base and lower parts of the boom is done, so i started to add paint, wiring and hoses
jdcar32 Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Hi Joe, I worked at the Bradenton Florida Pierce Manf. Factory Referb Center a few years ago and watch a Bahamas islands Oshkosh ARFF stripped to the bare frame and rebuilt totally. The unit had been covered in salt water, what a mess! That thing is huge ! Your build brought back memories, the components are right on. Lots of thin sheet metal body panels ,piano hinges, and hydraulic lines. Their unit was repainted hi vis lime green. Looking forward to updates. Jon Davis
semijoe Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 the blue bubble lights came in today. i prefitted them, now for the wiring. the lower lift arm has 2x light fitted too. the arm i made and paint a cover it. the wiring is also ran
semijoe Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 wanted to say thank you everybody the lower arm is pretty much done.
semijoe Posted June 27, 2012 Author Posted June 27, 2012 i painted the top arm/boom , plumbing and made removable cap for the knuckle.
semijoe Posted June 28, 2012 Author Posted June 28, 2012 did some odds and ends. back on the shelf untill i recieve in some more parts
semijoe Posted March 25, 2013 Author Posted March 25, 2013 hey evrybody, really sorry about leave of absense here. i had huge mishap with the firetruck, i was installing the electronic for the boom and the electronic compartment started to have a serious melt down. bottom line was i loss i all of it . very expensive booboo. it wiped out most of the lights too. sooooo i had to tare it down and basically start over . so while i have it apart i will do some upgrades, ive paint chassis, change the tires and rims, upgraded the servos ,added anothe axle etc. ive also went from a 6x6x4 to and 8x8x6. what was taking so long that i really had to get over the melt down. im sure we have all been there one time or another. so enough of this and let get started
crazyrichard Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 sitting here like > this is just insane cant find the words , would sound like top notch > what a craftmanship > out of this world really impressive stuff showing here
semijoe Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 i started on the basic compartment , will add 2x doors ,
semijoe Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 next i started on the lid,marked it out,drilled all the holes for rivots and post,also put it in primer
semijoe Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 the basic box is all done , ready for paint next
semijoe Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 added some color and clear,added the doors and started on the micro screws
semijoe Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 this sucks, i ran out of micro screws, i need about 50 more
semijoe Posted March 31, 2013 Author Posted March 31, 2013 had to make the front fenders longer, i nother pair of rims came in too
semijoe Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 i worked on some more detail on the front, i think i have everything about done
semijoe Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 didnt get to much done today, had to build a trailer dollie for a customer. but had time to make the railings and hand rail. was hoping to get it painted, but tomorrow is another day
semijoe Posted April 20, 2013 Author Posted April 20, 2013 small update, my rotating light came in im still waitng on a few things here and there
semijoe Posted April 21, 2013 Author Posted April 21, 2013 the week from hell has began, time to wire this up with lights and sounds
semijoe Posted April 22, 2013 Author Posted April 22, 2013 so when it came to the lights on the rear engione compartment , i was right , they all were burnt. soooooooooooooo, time to break out some new ones . i have rc4wds bruiser light kit here, perfect for what i need for running lights. i use 2 sets, 4 reds and 4 yellow, did some splicing. plugs right into the receiver , later i will add and on/off swith, the bumper lights are fine. ive also added a back up light top center lights, lights, and more lights lol! insane any way , while i had the radiator out , ive add some electric fans(fake)
Grumpa Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Amazing work Joe! Really amazing! What an incredible endeavor!
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