Dave Metzner Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) There seems to be some question regarding the way the hood of LoneStar fits. Since we were really up close and personal with a couple LoneStars I'm attaching some photos that I took while we were developing our kit. I won't promise that everyone who builds the kit will get the hood to fit exactly the way he likes but here are some pics of the real thing to judge by Dave Edited January 20, 2012 by Dave Metzner
Jim B Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Yup, that's sort of what mine looks like. My gap might be just a touch bigger. So, did they let you drive it? Or at least ride in it?
Dave Metzner Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 I know just enough about driving a big truck to get in alot of trouble. We were able to do anything we wanted other than drive it with the Blue truck - that truck was a pre production item. The White truck was photographed in the maintenance building at Navistar's test track. that particular truck was one of the first six with MaxxForce 15 engines installed. We were there speciffically to shot photos of the engine installation in that truck - The blue truck had Cummins power.. Dave
butchey Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Great job !Keeping up on Problems or not a Problem! Awsume Dave Thanks GREATLY!
martinfan5 Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Dave, thanks for taking the time to post the photo's, I think the fit on mine is close to the ones in the pics Edited January 21, 2012 by martinfan5
mackinac359 Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 I thought the white one looked like an engineering mule. Tim
Chris guthro Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 i just received my lonestar from model express! cant wait to start it! looks top notch
Dave Metzner Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Actually the White truck was so new that it still had plastic covers on the seats. But it was at the test track, and it was one of the first six with the MaxxForce 15 installed so I'm sure it was not intended to go to a customer - also it had the Navistar IROS rear suspension (something else we wanted to photograph since the Blue truck was equipped with Hendrickson) We Photographed the Blue truck in early July of 2009 and the white truck in December of that same year.. Something else that I found interesting was that they had a new COE tractor sitting in the same garage bay as the white LoneStar, I asked if they were still building COE tractors and the answer was yes for the export market - they are still very popular in other parts of the world! All of the photos were shot at the Fort Wayne Indiana Engineering center as were a series of photos of a 125BBC ProStar. Dave
Ben Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 That's interesting! I'd like to see how that cabover looks!
Harry P. Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Navistar/Mahindra (India) collaboration: http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?12497-new-mahindra-navistar-cabover-trucks-in-india
Dave Metzner Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 To be honest, I was there to shoot pics of the LoneStar - only took a brief look at the COE That one looks pretty familiar... Dave
Chad Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 Hey Dave, what about getting onboard to get that as a kit? That would be awesome! Chad
martinfan5 Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 I did see a COE the other day on the freeway, I couldnt tell what it was as it was going to the other direction
chuckyr Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 I did see a COE the other day on the freeway, I couldnt tell what it was as it was going to the other direction Since you where in Arizona (guessing) that COE could have come from Mexico. the seem to have a variety pf trucks down there.
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