Pete 379 wrecker

[Kaf343]

I ended up with this wrecker through some horse trading and wanted to make some changes, I hope to end up with a Century class type wrecker.

This is how I got it.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/30ceb7f206c0bc0300dee8378aba00de.jpg

I cut the box down a bit

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/17b665ff2529a12513d1358667b35fc0.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/9f1c332157d00b61a1db500ba201b983.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/7f6bea8d684566267a29376afa8a6c87.jpg

Then I cut new rails 3" longer and added the so I have a little more room for all the electronics including a new MFU.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/c813371bbc0c392dc31347594f99d7aa.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/bbe7d7f4714e23095ec89062cb401ac0.jpg

Made a temp set of 3" tanks

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/2bd18026c8cd9b17d43cbd3eafc41075.jpg

Made a new light bar, and that's where I'm at right now.

[dabears]

Do you have better pics of the new light bar :) You should go all out and buy one from that guy that makes them overseas killer stuff and not too bad priced!!! Ill get ya the link if you want...

I like the changes! Looking good. cant wait to see more

[rockNmayhem]

Wow looks like I built a"Hooker" for a truck. I think this rig has been passed around more in the last six months more than any truck I've seen on the forum. It'll be interesting to see if this truck ever gets finished by someone on here.

Can't wait to see what you do with it or if you finish it.

Tyler

[Kaf343]

Do you have better pics of the new light bar :) You should go all out and buy one from that guy that makes them overseas killer stuff and not too bad priced!!! Ill get ya the link if you want...

I like the changes! Looking good. cant wait to see more

Aaron, yeah that would be cool. Send me the link when you get a minuet.

Wow looks like I built a"Hooker" for a truck. I think this rig has been passed around more in the last six months more than any truck I've seen on the forum. It'll be interesting to see if this truck ever gets finished by someone on here.

Can't wait to see what you do with it or if you finish it.



Tyler

Tyler, yeah i will definitely finish it. How long I keep it after its done, don't know. LOL

[bigford]

this is the lightbar guy. I think his name is john
http://www.schmidt-teknik-hobby.dk/index-engelsk.html

[dabears]

this is the lightbar guy. I think his name is john
http://www.schmidt-teknik-hobby.dk/index-engelsk.html

Yep sent him the link in pm

[Kaf343]

this is the lightbar guy. I think his name is john
http://www.schmidt-teknik-hobby.dk/index-engelsk.html

Yep sent him the link in pm

Thanks Aaron, Went on last night and picked one out. Ordered it today.

Thanks bigford

[Espeefan]

The cab and wrecker body look nice. I don't like the front bumper, but it's a pretty nice truck over all. Makes me wonder why it hasn't been loved much. :D

[Kaf343]

The cab and wrecker body look nice. I don't like the front bumper, but it's a pretty nice truck over all. Makes me wonder why it hasn't been loved much. :D

Yeah, I'm not feeling the bumper either. I ordered a few new ones to see what fits best.

[Kaf343]

Small update, I made some doors for the wrecker bed and used some sleeper handles frame some old cabs and sleepers that were not going to be used. Added some 3mm square lenses and fabricated some diamond plate caps.

One side finished

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/7ddbd7c2b01ed870d769ccd1983fce4c.jpg

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[fhhhstix]

Looks good Kieth nice job.

Travis

[chaseracer]

wonderful ... great looking build so far looking forward to more... man great stuff on this forum

[Dairyland Trucker]

Keith looks great those lights are awesome and the doors look great, now for some paint.

[dabears]

Looking sweet!!! Love the new additions to it

[Espeefan]

Lovin' the lights, and details on the body. It's looking really nice. I think you're the guy to finish this build.

[dmess62]

I really like thos lights. Wrecker is looking good

[Kaf343]

Looks good Kieth nice job.

Travis

Thanks Travis, appreciate it.

wonderful ... great looking build so far looking forward to more... man great stuff on this forum

Thanks chaseracer, yeah this forum is awesome. Everybody here is an inspiration.

Keith looks great those lights are awesome and the doors look great, now for some paint.

Thanks Bob, got one more side to do and hopefully paint this week coming.

Looking sweet!!! Love the new additions to it

Thanks Aaron.

Lovin' the lights, and details on the body. It's looking really nice. I think you're the guy to finish this build.

Thanks man, I'm pumped to finish it and run it around.

I really like thos lights. Wrecker is looking good

Thanks dmess62.

[Bigrigger]

That is a great-looking wrecker Kaf! Those tool boxes look killer! The diamond plate really completes it. Lets see some progress!

[Snochaser]

Looks great Keith. I realized after getting rid of the paddle latches I will be needing some. Oops. Rolled edge of the diamond plate looks great too. How'd you bend it? Do your doors on the body open?

Ben

[Kaf343]

That is a great-looking wrecker Kaf! Those tool boxes look killer! The diamond plate really completes it. Lets see some progress!

Thanks Bigrigger, not a big update but I finished the other side of the box today.
Thanks Ben and Tim for getting me the latches.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/83e00b3f34ff8650fb649168f1339a3b.jpg

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Looks great Keith. I realized after getting rid of the paddle latches I will be needing some. Oops. Rolled edge of the diamond plate looks great too. How'd you bend it? Do your doors on the body open?

Ben

Thanks Ben, I thought about making the doors open but it would have taken to much rebuilding to make it happen. I bent the deck plate with a 48" finger brake.

[Ogar]

Nice truck looks real nice,but where did you get the awesome side markers from on the bed?

Paul

[1985 kenworth]

Wow looks awesome.....i got to get me one of these :D

[dabears]

You get your light bar yet?

[Kaf343]

You get your light bar yet?

I received an email Saturday, it's finished and will ship Monday along with the strobes for the wrecker and a set of rotating beacons for my excavator. Can't wait.

[dabears]

I received an email Saturday, it's finished and will ship Monday along with the strobes for the wrecker and a set of rotating beacons for my excavator. Can't wait.

Sweet!!! You wont be dissapointed!!

[Kaf343]

Sweet!!! You wont be dissapointed!!

Yeah, based on how yours looks I'm sure I will be happy. As soon as I get them I can finish the bed and throw some paint on it and start rapping this one up.

[404]

Love the build, but I never understood the point of a sleeper on a wrecker

[Smiley]

Love the build, but I never understood the point of a sleeper on a wrecker

Well depending on company. They might have to tow a truck 2 or 3 states away and they need a place to sleep because we can only drive so many hours a day :D lol.

Or were you just talking about the toy one :D lol

[Kaf343]

Small update, I finally got my strobe lights and rotary light. Now I can finish mocking up the bed and get some paint on it.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/66b452e26a35fc4f2369186a94e3b3d7.jpg


A small video.
http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/98333195bbb25dea3102eb336e1a2e41.mp4

[Kaf343]

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/98333195bbb25dea3102eb336e1a2e41.mp4

[Kaf343]

Can't figure out how to do the video part, I'll keep trying.

[Kaf343]

Try this one.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rrpW_dfj0mk&feature=youtube_gdata_player&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrrpW_dfj0mk%26feature%3 Dyoutube_gdata_player

[YoungGunz]

I absolutely love this truck, if you ever sell it I might be interested haha :D:D were you using your phone to post the video link? I clicked the link but it took me to the mobile version on my PC. Here is the link to take you straight to the video :):)

http://youtu.be/rrpW_dfj0mk

[Kaf343]

I absolutely love this truck, if you ever sell it I might be interested haha :D:D were you using your phone to post the video link? I clicked the link but it took me to the mobile version on my PC. Here is the link to take you straight to the video :):)

http://youtu.be/rrpW_dfj0mk

Thanks JD, (JD correct?). I finally can finish it noe that I have all the electronics and lights, hopefully I'll paint it this week and finish it over the weekend.

This was the first video I've ever tried posting, I did it with my iPad. I still need to figure it out. I just got an app that will make it easier, I hope. LOL:confused::confused::confused:

[YoungGunz]

Thanks JD, (JD correct?). I finally can finish it noe that I have all the electronics and lights, hopefully I'll paint it this week and finish it over the weekend.

This was the first video I've ever tried posting, I did it with my iPad. I still need to figure it out. I just got an app that will make it easier, I hope. LOL:confused::confused::confused:

No problem! And yes, its JD. :cool: Hopefully the app works out for ya, I'm ready for some more updates on this :D

[dabears]

told ya you would love that light bar!!! Lights are looking great!!!

[Snochaser]

Definitely gonna use him for my lights on my next build. Does he do strobe bars to? Looks great Keith.

Ben

[Kaf343]

told ya you would love that light bar!!! Lights are looking great!!!

Yeah his light bars are awesome to say the least. The strobes for the sides of the bed are cool as well.

Definitely gonna use him for my lights on my next build. Does he do strobe bars to? Looks great Keith.

Ben

Ben, thanks. Yeah check his site out. He will make what ever your looking for and prices are fair for the quality of his work.

[JDH429]

First time venturing into this part of the board, and wow! Looks sweet Keith. Can't wait to see it lite up and painted. The box doors changed the whole look. Great work!

[Kaf343]

Well, I made some progress on this wrecker finally. I painted the bed and got it all lit up. Hopefully I finish the rest of the wiring and its off to the BST board. Hey I said I would finish it, I never said I would keep it. LOL.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/d68b08a3ac42e480b78db58c363352e9.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/51c1e8a565375cdb1e3d2f454c30d71f.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/4655f9e9337dbcff9504f9a068d257ce.jpg

Got her mounted up, added two 3" tanks, and some of Steve's air breathers.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Wrecker/ecf3902bcd55475bf54c54735fa51531.jpg

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[Kaf343]

A small video of the light bar and I used four strobes on the wrecker bed

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iBXRN4FZ6OY

[Kaf343]

Not sure why it's o fuzzy, guy running the camera? LOL. I'll get a better one up tomorrow.

[low&slow]

That thing is amazing, can't wait to see it all finished up!

[dabears]

Not sure why it's o fuzzy, guy running the camera? LOL. I'll get a better one up tomorrow.

uh huh I think you don't want us to see it clearly until its done that's it!!!

Well I think the glow and flashing looks great!! :p I see some green on there thru the blur;)

[Kaf343]

uh huh I think you don't want us to see it clearly until its done that's it!!!

Well I think the glow and flashing looks great!! :p I see some green on there thru the blur;)

Aaron, check page two there are about twenty new pics of it.

[Kaf343]

That thing is amazing, can't wait to see it all finished up!

Thanks L&S

[Kaf343]

Here is a better video of the bed lights with strobes.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3tuOF5PcuOI&feature=plcp

[sparkycuda]

Really nice looking wrecker and plenty of detail. Where did you get the body door latches? Noticed they were mentioned in a couple of posts, but not where they came from.


Thanks.

Ken

[Kaf343]

Really nice looking wrecker and plenty of detail. Where did you get the body door latches? Noticed they were mentioned in a couple of posts, but not where they came from.


Thanks.

Ken

Thanks sparkycuda,

The latches are from the sleepers I've cut off of King Hauler's to make day cabs.

[sparkycuda]

Thanks for the info. Does anyone make these separately?

Ken

[Exclusive RC]

Great work bud, 379 best truck ever! I'm a Pete fanatic..

[Kaf343]

Great work bud, 379 best truck ever! I'm a Pete fanatic..

Thanks for the comment.

[bigford]

shes looking great. johns lightbars are the best ive seen!!!
they will be on my wrecker also

[rc_nut]

Awesome build. Quick question, where did you get the orange lenses from? cant seem to find anywhere. And how did you attache the checker plate? thanks Brian

[jared31]

I want it

[bigford]

It's been sold and repainted and looking hotter