Amt 359 Peterbilt Done

[Semi Trailer Mechanic]

What's goin' on...

Here's my rebuilt Peterbilt.

I built this a few years back. A few months ago it was damaged. Instead of it being thrown out I decided to rebuilt it. All that remains original is the cab/color. I was going to repaint it but I couldn't find that color. I made the decals after a rel trucking outfit.

Inside the interior I added arm rests to the drivers seat. Plastruct tiles to simulate Peterbilts upholstry for the headliner. A dome light was scratchbuilt and the dash was detailed. The bulky glass was thrown out and clear styrene was used in place.

The chassis is 90% new a few old parts were reused. The transmission was detailed/plumbed. The engine was detailed from Pictures of 3 different Big Cam Cummins engines. The fifth wheel was weathered and the linkage for relaeasing/locking the sliding assy was scratchbuilt and the release handle. Battery boxes from the Snap tite 359 were used and installed under the cab. Also the air tanks were detailed by adding find black wire around them to look like the u-bolts that mount the tanks. I repainted the wet/dry vac (Roper Industries) pump and modified the driveshaft for it and relocated the fuel tanks to the center of the truck. There's only two defects. I made the mistake of using super glue to mount the horns and lights and a little haze is around where the lights/horns are mounted. Also the hood hinges were broken. So as is the hood is set on there.At least it's a snug fit so maybe one day I'nn scratchbuilt of bash another set of hinges. A tire rack was scratchbuilt and a spare tire was added.

Thanks for looking!!!

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[Jim B]

Scott,

Nice build. Great detail as usual.

Edited December 6, 2007 by Jim B

[ultraliner13]

A great build. Thankyou for not throwing the kit into the bin.

I like the spare tyre on the back. A nice touch.

Cheers

John

[Old Albion]

Scott,

Another great build. Your attention to detail is impressive. I know what you mean when you mention super glue on the clear plastic sheet. I have just had the same problem on the Autocar that I'm building. It looks like the vapours etch into the plastic, its made a right mess.

Look forward to your next build.