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last few weeks ive been putting together some ideas on my next build

im pretty sure i have most of it figured out how to do

only difference between what im going to is that will have aworking water cannon on top the cab. other then that i think i can pretty much come close to it.

the truck will be full functional

i have the scale at 1/11.5

rails are 843mm long

this will have full detailed interior

opening doors

sounds lights etc

i know its a little early to show you guys, because i really cant start for awhile. but i can do alittle here and there .once i get the t3000 done ,then i can go full throttle on it

in the mean time , ive ordered parts for the chassis,tire, rims and axles

heres a picture of the 1:1. i will paint it the same scheme

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I'm going to be watching this for sure Joe!! I've been watching the ones and love where they are going! :(

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ive started on the rails. have to say im going to be working on the rails for awhile as there a huge amount of work that needs to be done with them.

i have a couple of pictures showing some of what im doing. the rails and crossmembers has a lot of parts that need to be added,before going on to the suspension

the 1st picture is the front

the front chassis rails get cut on a angle and the pull ring mounts from the inside of the rails

the 2nd picture is of the rear chassis. same thing on the pull rings

sense im going with a bigger scale, the standard rail (62mm) are to small. the chassis width is now 70mm

there about 20 more screws i need to add to the rails and a couple more supports

im also going to be adding cab supports and couple others before priming

i dont have a mill so i have to make do with what i have far as suspension goes

it wil be kool though. boy! i cant wait to get some color on this chassis but, right now im focusing on the oshhosh arff but devoting one a day or so a week on this project

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well the 1st set of rails are trashed. i drill them for a didnt suspension set up

im looking to go more toward the 1:1

rails are cut,drilled and ready for the cab mounts

13 holes will have regular screws for go and the other 46 will be for show

i ordered hex head styrene for the show bolts

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had some time today to work alittle on this

the basic frame is made and 90% holes are drilled

ive added the leafs too. i need to make crossmember still has the chassis is at 69mm.

i need 77mm

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next inline was mounting the transfer case. rc4wd makes a perfect size transfer cse for this truck. i made some spacers and installed it

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i made the cab mounts useing .080 styrene

doesnt look strong but once you have it all together, the mounts feel really strong

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not much an update. but was excite about the styrene i received in. i had some hex rod come in. im useing it to look like bolts

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SUPER !! :unsure: Man, I can't believe you have another of these monsters in the works already Joe.....You are a machine. :rolleyes::)

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joe ive been following youre other builds and gotta say awesome work the actual truck tho is a tanker from wiconisco fire in daulphin county pa for those who are interested in its background

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joe ive been following youre other builds and gotta say awesome work the actual truck tho is a tanker from wiconisco fire in daulphin county pa for those who are interested in its background

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i really would like to get more pictures and info on the truck. this really would help out.

thnx for the info and thnx for watching this build .

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sense the truck is going to be non military, why put military seat.

i want to not newr type seats but something that i can remember from my 69 camaro

the seats and interior is going to be black and orange. so i made seat today, wanted you guys imput. they do fold done. i made it out od 3x .125 styrene,.040 for the side straps and rubber legs for the seat cushion.

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  • 1 month later...
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i made some lower bars for the rocker suspension. skocks , tires and rims are here .

it takes 2x tires to make one (thnx stu) and 2x rims to make one. so lots of modding to do.

still havent thought of which motor to put in it

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WOW!!!

Everything is looking Spot On and Incredible...

Do you use Actual Blue Prints or Eye balling to build?

on this build i have the model and i bought a manual of ebay

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worked on the mechs for the suspension and axles. i think i have it right ,unless somebody sees something wrong. let me know

ive add some simulated airbags and drainage screw for the pumpkin

shocks also came in

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  • 2 weeks later...
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hey hey im back on the one for aliitle while

i had some tire made from stu, he took a single tire and made them double wide

so i had to order 2x the tires and rims also

ive installed the shocks,tires, rims and a bar to keep the axle from tilting

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