bandit1 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 is it me or does that cummins look a rather tad to small for the engine compartment? chassis is awsome as usual from you kurt!....what color of orange (red) is it?
bandit1 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 That's not a Cummins; it's a Detroit Diesel 8V92. DUH! ....and i thought i had a doc appt today to..... :wacko: ....again that detroit looks to small in there.....you need something "YELLOW" in there to fill up the space!
BigBad Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 DUH! ....and i thought i had a doc appt today to..... :wacko: ....again that detroit looks to small in there.....you need something "YELLOW" in there to fill up the space! Hey hey hey, it's a GMC my man! Keep the Jimmy in the Jimmy!
Turbo590 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Posted March 7, 2012 is it me or does that cummins look a rather tad to small for the engine compartment? chassis is awsome as usual from you kurt!....what color of orange (red) is it? The color is: GM Tangier Orange...PPG/Plasticote Orange is a tough color to work with....and especially with my failing eyesight.... The Detroit fits well, and is period to the time, late 70's early 80's. The firewall for the cab needs to be installed. The cab seen is for test fit. The silver will hopefully start to fly "soon". I still hate this kit...even with all of the hard work, nothing fits correct. Thanks guys for the comments....Kurt
tooltas Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 wheres the sleeper for it i love the gmc rigs, the guy that hauled the wood to my house as a kid had a 79 gmc general logging truck an i just loved it as a kid as i do now they are very rare too see at truck shows
drinkone2 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Your detail work is amazing Kurt! Hope to see this one in person sometime soon
bandit1 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 More, More, More! :lol: ......PETERBILT, PETERBILT, PETERBILT!
Tony Bryan Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 I love the orange that you are using Kurt, looking great, will be another fine model when finished, so keep fighting you will win
Truck parts Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Great job,and I like the color you picked out . Looking forward to seeing it done.
Old Albion Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 DUH! ....and i thought i had a doc appt today to..... :wacko: ....again that detroit looks to small in there.....you need something "YELLOW" in there to fill up the space! Did GMC use Caterpillar engines as an option in the General? With regards to the use of the Detroit! Perfect!! Dave
mistermodel Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Dave they offered CAT power http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/gmc/gmc_general_1986/general_1986_09.html
Turbo590 Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 wheres the sleeper for it i love the gmc rigs, the guy that hauled the wood to my house as a kid had a 79 gmc general logging truck an i just loved it as a kid as i do now they are very rare too see at truck shows No sleeper here....cab and chassis.
bandit1 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Dave they offered CAT power http://public.fotki....al_1986_09.html YEAH BABY!....You know how happy i am to hear that!....3-4-0-6!....
Turbo590 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 Your detail work is amazing Kurt! Hope to see this one in person sometime soon Jim...thank you Its good to hear from you, Kurt
Turbo590 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 3/12/2012 Update Interior almost completed....another 1-2 coats of Future for the dash gauges (custom decals), Wheels are alligned and attached...working on the cab and hood (next)...shooting for completion, NNL East 4/21/2012 Kurt
Truck parts Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Great job so far.Looking forward to seeing it done.
Jim B Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Nice job on the dash. I'll definately be using this build as a guide when I start my General. Those flaps look familiar.
Turbo590 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Nice job on the dash. I'll definately be using this build as a guide when I start my General. Those flaps look familiar. Jim....the flaps you sent me worked out great....Thank you What I did was to scan them...and did up some decals to apply them to white "mudflap" rubber material. Kurt Edited March 13, 2012 by Turbo590
bandit1 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 nice job....maybe get us a pic with the hood on after paint? ....by the way...i have to ask what those partially sprayed orange "bars" are next to the tires?
truckabilly Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 The dashboard is awesome. As well as the rest of the truck. Very nice. Jarda
BigBad Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Good points for that dashboard Kurt, it looks great. One of the best Generals I've seen yet and that's counting the real ones too! From the looks of it, this one is brand spanking new and will be delivered to the customer from the dealership soon?
Turbo590 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 nice job....maybe get us a pic with the hood on after paint? ....by the way...i have to ask what those partially sprayed orange "bars" are next to the tires? The yellow tape and the "orange" bar (Paint test) was used for the wheel/tire alignment, when attaching the wheels/glueing. Kurt
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