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Straywolf 08-29-2011 12:45 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SANDCRAFT TRANSPORT (Post 34961)
Hi Mike this is what I did for the straps.
I used some H/D copper wire & flattened it out between 2 bit of steel (to give the strap affect) then bent the sides to put through the holes in back of the C510 cab & will superglue to the inside of cab after painting.
You can see a hole where one has been taken out, hope this photo helps.
Tim
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...C510aircon.jpg
Hi Tim, this helps me out a whole bunch, i would have never thought of copper wire for the brackets and thanks for taking one out to see the hole.

Mike

Straywolf 08-31-2011 04:29 PM
Update on Air Conditioning my pete
 
Well got the plumbing and electrical done for ac unit, i used a solid copper electrical wire (awg 12 ) for the ac lines and i used telephone wire for the electrical. Oh and i used Tech-Tron 3/32" black heat shrink on wire to give it the insulated look. Just gotta get headache rack back on but here is pics of it finally:D

Mike

Here is a shot of the plumbing no straps yet.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301199.jpg

The next 3 are the shots of plumbing with the straps.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301203.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301206.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301207.jpg

androiduk 08-31-2011 04:32 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Nice job the fridge lines look great.

Straywolf 08-31-2011 10:55 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Thank you very it was fun to do:D

Mike

CrimsonCorsair 09-01-2011 03:45 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
COOLer!

sneaky-pete 09-01-2011 04:33 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Nice job Mike......it ads alot of realism,and detail!

BRICKNICK 09-01-2011 07:23 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Fantasic job on adding some very original and realistic detail. The lines couldn't look any better in my book.

DuelTruckDriver 09-01-2011 09:12 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
That looks really awesome, very nice work! I love adding all the little details on a build, its time consuming but well worth it in the end. > Marty<

LuvTrux 09-01-2011 09:25 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
That looks awesome ! I love the lines...

Straywolf 09-02-2011 08:07 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Thank You everyone for the compliments and kind words. I now one thing i am glad to be here on the board, if it wasn't for everyone's comments and suggestions and taking the time to answer questions, i might still be second guessing myself on some of the stuff i dream up in my head.

There is a vast wealth of knowledge from everyone here.:D

Mike

DuelTruckDriver 09-02-2011 10:14 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Hey Mike what did you use for the rivet effect on the cab? That really adds to realism.:) >Marty<

Espeefan 09-02-2011 10:29 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
That turned out really nice! I've never liked the look of the roof top ac units, but the detail it adds definitely makes it worth installing. Very cool!

Straywolf 09-02-2011 11:18 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DuelTruckDriver (Post 35325)
Hey Mike what did you use for the rivet effect on the cab? That really adds to realism.:) >Marty<
Marty the rivets on my pete are from this site here http://www.scalehardware.com/

I used the 1.6mm brass ones on the cab and hood and used the 1.6mm Stainless Steel ones for the grill.Which are super glued in and cut flush on the inside of the cab and grill. There is about 600-700 hand drilled rivets all together ( i think, i lost count somewhere along the way LOL ) i gotta find the pics and will post a build thread later on:D

Quote:
Originally Posted by Espeefan (Post 35326)
That turned out really nice! I've never liked the look of the roof top ac units, but the detail it adds definitely makes it worth installing. Very cool!
Thank You Nathan i know one thing, it is a pain in the &^%^$&$&$ to build, but i would do it again:D

Mike

DuelTruckDriver 09-02-2011 12:40 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Hey Mike, thanks for the link got some coming!:cool: >Marty<

Quote:
Originally Posted by Straywolf (Post 35327)
Marty the rivets on my pete are from this site here http://www.scalehardware.com/

I used the 1.6mm brass ones on the cab and hood and used the 1.6mm Stainless Steel ones for the grill.Which are super glued in and cut flush on the inside of the cab and grill. There is about 600-700 hand drilled rivets all together ( i think, i lost count somewhere along the way LOL ) i gotta find the pics and will post a build thread later on:D



Thank You Nathan i know one thing, it is a pain in the &^%^$&$&$ to build, but i would do it again:D

Mike

Diesel Demond 09-05-2011 07:45 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
great details!

Straywolf 09-06-2011 03:11 AM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DuelTruckDriver (Post 35335)
Hey Mike, thanks for the link got some coming!:cool: >Marty<
Glad the link helped you out Marty, can't wait to see what your gonna do with the rivets.:D

Mike

Quote:
Originally Posted by Diesel Demond (Post 35554)
great details!
Thank You:D

Mike

Roadmasters 09-23-2011 05:33 PM
Re: Air Conditioning my pete
 
Looks awesome, not something you usually see on a model


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