Jim B Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Recently I was asked by a fellow modeler to post some pics of the GW Trucks White Road Boss hoods that I have, so I decided to do a little "in box" review. In the 1970s, the White Corporation offered the Road Boss conventional. This truck came with three BBC options: 122", 108", & 92". AMT offers the White Road Boss in the 122" BBC, and until recently if you wanted either the 108" or 92" BBC your only option was to modify the AMT hood. Enter GW Trucks. Gary Wallace, owner of GW Trucks, offers both the 108" & 92" BBC hoods which are cast in clean, white resin. Below is a comparison of the three hoods: Shown in front of the 92" hood are the fenders which will have to be attached to the cab & the air intake bracket. This is a side view on the AMT hood (which I think we are all familiar with): Here is a side view of the GW Trucks 108" hood: And here is the 92" BBC hood (popular with New England fleets): Both of Gary's hoods have very crisp detail, and use the AMT grill & headlight buckets without modification. I will state that my copy of the 108" hood does have a crack on the curb-side fender, but that should be an easy repair. Also, as you can see above, the GW Truck hoods do have a thin membrane where the grill will go. This will have top be removed by the modeler prior to installation so the AMT hood tilt hardware can be used. Gary tried to make the hoods so they would be able to make use of as much of the AMT hardware as possible for an easier conversion. 108" Hood with Grill: And a couple of views of the 92" hood: For pricing & information on these hoods, please contact Gary Wallace of GW Trucks at gwtrucks@yahoo.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoneguy Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Jim, thanks for posting this. Very informative and I already have these hoods. Can't wait to put them to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks, Jerry. I have plans for the 108" hood already, but not the 92" hood. I think I need another Road Boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thanks for the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The 108" hood looks great- a little less cumbersome than the 122" BBC setup the kit has. Some semis look great with long hoods, I guess for me the Road Boss just isn't one of 'em. I wasn't in any big hurry to build another Road Boss, but now I'm thinking I need to give that 108" hood a try on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Chuck, I agree with you. The Road Boss looks better with the shorter hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 That's what I always thought! Chuck, I agree with you. The Road Boss looks better with the shorter hood. Gary's hoods will sure save having to rework the kit hood. Nicely done! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Very true, Tim. It also gives the Road Boss a nice "fleet look". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Got my 108" hood today. Thanks a lot, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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