bigred63 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 I can't wait to see the finished truck! Looking good so far.
redneckrodder Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Lookin good those truck pictures you posted were really cool i like that international after paint color combo is something i've never seen before
Superpeterbilt Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 I made some new spools for the winches and finally got the 2nd boom together. The booms are mounted through the body and fully rotate.
Superpeterbilt Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 I drilled the front axle and installed aluminum king pins to make it steerable.
Petetrucker07 Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 That is absolutely slick. Its comin along very well. Great work terry
kilrathy10 Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Excellent work on the booms and winches....This is one nicely done up project, so far.....Way to go on the steering, too...
Truck parts Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 That's a sweet build,and I like the old pic. Looking forward to seeing it done
Superpeterbilt Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 I went with frame mounted exhaust so I spent a little time scratchbuilding some mounts.
Superpeterbilt Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 To allow my exhaust mounts to work correctly, I had to shorten the wrecker body by cutting off .3". While I was cutting it all apart, I decided to shorten the side walls to allow the booms to rotate 90.
Truck parts Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 I like what you did to the bed of the truck. The fuel cap are super. How did you make them?
Superpeterbilt Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 I like what you did to the bed of the truck. The fuel cap are super. How did you make them? I made them on a lathe. I am a machinist by trade. I have been trying to make more detail items that can be machined without going overboard. I turned down some aluminum to .120 and knurled it. I added a slight radius to the top.
Superpeterbilt Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 I machined some pulleys for the booms and winch tower. There will be four on the tower and two on each boom.
Petetrucker07 Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 I used to be a machinist, but down here theres no money in it anymore, i even programmed CNCs. Then i started driving. But i still know how to operate, im gonna look for a small lathe myself. It would open the door to almost limitless possibilities. Thats some fine machine work by the way terry, i had a feeling thats how you were doin that turned aluminum stuff.
Superpeterbilt Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 I used to be a machinist, but down here theres no money in it anymore, i even programmed CNCs. Then i started driving. But i still know how to operate, im gonna look for a small lathe myself. It would open the door to almost limitless possibilities. Thats some fine machine work by the way terry, i had a feeling thats how you were doin that turned aluminum stuff. Well Im sorry to hear that, or maybe not. Thats the only two jobs Id wanna do. Down here theres no money in trucking. Everyone I know used to have trucks, now theyve all been sold and theyre working for other people. Machinist jobs arent too plentiful either. Anyway, Ive seen some small table top lathes from places like harbor freight that are very affordable. I wouldnt imagine it could hold any kind of tolerance, but should be perfect for hobby work. I make this stuff on a 10,000 lb manual lathe with a mile of runout, and no autofeed.
Petetrucker07 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) I really enjoyed machining, but wasnt makin any money. I used to run wasino screw lathes, turret style mitsubishi lathes, okuma twin turret lathes, and 15 tool 4 axis okuma mills. And of course the bridgeports and manual lathes too. I was thinkin about that harbor freight 1, but like you said, repeatability isnt there. But it doesnt really need to be either, its not runnin a 5000 part production. Sorry to high jack your post Edited June 28, 2014 by Petetrucker07
Superpeterbilt Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 It relates to the build, and others might consider getting a small machine themselves, so its all gravy man.
Petetrucker07 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I have some tooling but i dont know if it would fit on that small machine. I wonder if micro 100 carbide tooling would work on that little lathe, i have some micro 100 stuff
Old Buckaroo Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Those pulleys are nice, I could probably make one - but a duplicate Never
Superpeterbilt Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 I have some tooling but i dont know if it would fit on that small machine. I wonder if micro 100 carbide tooling would work on that little lathe, i have some micro 100 stuff Ive adapted some bigger tooling for a guy that had a small lathe/mill combo. It can be done without too much headache.
Superpeterbilt Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 Those pulleys are nice, I could probably make one - but a duplicate Never Thanks! And as far as the duplicate, its easier than you might think.
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