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Nick, where are your pics?

Brian

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could make the cab mounts out of styrene then glue them on to cab the screw up from under the floor panel into the new cab mounts just a thought

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Thanks guys, I know how I want to mount the cab and sleeper, it's just a matter of figuring out how precisely to do it. But I think I got is sussed.

Brian, can't you see my pics? Or do you mean you want to see more? :)

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They weren't there the other day, but they are here now? You can post more!:D:D

Brian

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hope you got a nice set of bags for the front cause thats real low nice work

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Ok well here's some more pictures of the business end. Not much to report, but I made some adjustments to the fenders to rout the wires coming out the headlights. Also figured out how I'm gonna mount the bumper, using some doll's house hinges bolted directly to the underneath of the grille, as you have done Brian on your trucks to hinge the hood. That will give me the pivot to flip the bumper up as I'm gonna have clearance issues otherwise! Not mounted the bumper yet, that will have to wait now till the grille is ready.
You can also see how I've secured the front of the body, I made a tab from a scrap piece of frame rail that hooks the horizontal bar behind the grille. Then I'll just make some tabs at the back of the cab on the inside and screw them down

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1124.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1125.jpg

Thanks, I would have bagged it like a 1:1 but to my knowledge there is only one place to get working bags and they ain't cheap!

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Can't wait for more pics...

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Its gotta pretty mean stance!:eek:

Brian

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Thanks Brian! What do you think would look better, 3 bars or 7 bars in the grill? I'm working on mounting the bumper as we speak.
Then I'll mount the pipes, something I've been putting off as I don't want to mess it up! And then I might finally cut out the windscreen too...

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Well, here's a little progress. I finally did the flippin' bumper. Or rather, the bumper flip! Just need to fit a servo and linkage to operate it.
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1200.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1199.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1198.jpg
I'll be painting the hinges black to make them more discreet.
Next is to mount the pipes and then cut out the windscreen/make a visor.
Did a test run indoors and the bumper scrapes on the carpet! :D

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That is bad @ss Nick!
Your ride is coming along nicely!:D

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Thanks Troy! My inspiration comes from everyone else's cool builds.
I've got a problem with the headlights, only the outer ones come on, there must be a break in the wiring somewhere for the inner leds :mad: I hope the break isn't close to the led inside the light unit, took me a long time to stuff them in there!:mad:

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This is looking sweet! Nice work!
Scott

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Thanks Scott!

Well, a little update. Finally fitted the stacks. I need to fine tune their positioning so they are completely symmetrical. Here's a few pics. Next to do is cut out the windscreen and make a drop visor. Then I'm going to work on dropping the rear a little more.

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1365.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1366.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1367.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1369.jpg
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/DSC_1375.jpg

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Wow Nick,
That truck is looking better with each update!:D
Keep the picks coming....your on a roll.

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Wow, it's looking really good, Nick! I'm guessing if both your inner LEDs do not turn on, then you must have something else going on. Hard to believe you'd break the leads or wires on both inner LEDs, don't you think? Maybe an MFU problem? Or whatever lighting kit you are using.

Keep it up! This will be right up there with Brain's Pete when done.

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Thanks Troy! Appreciate it. I hope to have more to show soon.

Thanks Nathan, if it's half as good as Brian's I'll be extremely happy.
The LEDs are wired in pairs in series, so it only takes one to be faulty or a break in one wire for neither to work. It's hardly surprising, they are crammed into those headlight housings. I've eliminated the mfu as other lights work in all the outputs. So I'm gonna have to try and isolate the fault with the led pair. It might mean removing the heatshrink where I've cut and re-soldered the LEDs :mad:

Thanks for all the comments guys! :)

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I would agree with your suspicions, sounds like they are crammed in quite tight to those little lighting housings, chances are that an led leg snapped!

Had a feeling you where in the UK before I even looked at your location. The little red pug in the background was a dead giveaway. I take it that it's the 1.9 GTI. Those things where famous for rolling over LOL!

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/Nostalgic car related off-topic

They were certainly famous for putting people through hedges backwards if they drove them like fools! That car demanded respect and rewarded you for good driving but would just as quickly turn round and bite you on the bum if you pushed it!
I owned 3, loved them. Most fun car I have ever driven. Could feel everything through the chassis and could just flick it round corners. The engine in my last one pulled like a freight train. But then it used to fart and snort when sitting in traffic for too long. And the electrics were a bit of a mystery. Still, the shell had not a sign of rust, not bad for an 18 yr old car! I used to love surprising drivers of cars whose alloy wheels probably cost more than my whole car!

/back on topic :D

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the truck is really looking nice ! love the stance and long wheel base. the hood and pete fenders look great and i really like the shinny tires ads to the show truck in the making look. now all it needs is to be painted bright yellow and shiped to me and every one will be happy ! well id be happy ! lol keep up the good work

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Yeah, they were great machines. Sorry for straying from topic, but my nostalgic car is the MK2 MR2. Love them, had 2 of them so far and in the local owners club. Great, fun, machine. Again, like you said, demands respect but very rewarding once you have them tamed, specially the turbo version. Enough of me pulling away from your thread! Sorry....

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Thanks for the kind words Shane. But I regret to inform you, I won't be shipping it to you!! Anyway, you already have a cool rig. I for one would like to see more pictures of it, maybe a bigger version of the small one you have as an avatar, looks great with the bull rack.

I was wondering if perhaps I hadn't made it clear enough where I got my inspiration for various details on my truck. The idea to redo the windshield and increase the pointed shape was brought to my attention by Brian's (in PA) yellow daycab. In my opinion, this model sets the benchmark for peterbilts made from king haulers, it has certainly been what I've been aiming for. Not forgetting Brian's tip for making the front fenders from abs pipe. I first got wind of the verkerk low pros from Troy's (Sneaky-Pete) black peterbilt build and that's how I started to think in terms of making a low rider kind of truck. Being a low rider, the bumper was going to scrape on the ground so I needed a way of keeping the looks but also making it usable and that's where the bumper flip comes in. I first saw one in this video: (45 seconds in) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbc0N...eature=related and thought it was a great idea for extra clearance. I believe quite a lot of trucks in this style have that.
That truck and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6YVCmZ4EKs
were a big part in my inspiration as far as the look I am shooting for.
There are also a few pictures on the board of a truck by Hammer I believe who has already engineered a working bumper flip which encouraged me to figure out how to make it work on mine, as it seems to work to great effect on Hammer's truck.
There are lots of other little details that I garnered from looking at everyone's work on this board whom I may not have mentioned by name but everyone has played a part. I hope it is taken as a compliment to the various sources of my inspiration. I hope that others can also take some ideas from my work as I hope the reason we all post here is to share ideas freely.
A great thanks to all the vendors here that make great accessories like John's pipes, Brian's steps, Russ' tanks and bumpers and Steve's wheels and breathers. When this model is finally finished it will have been a group effort!

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Man that thing is gonna be trick when it's done. Love the flip bumper, I wondered when somebody was going take a shot at it and it looks like you hit the target;)

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Thanks! I just need to make one last piece and it will be fully functional. I've used lots of ideas from many different talented builders, but I'm trying to give it my own individual touch as the details come together.
Thanks for commenting!

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UPDATE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXNMM71g0ss
(Click the link for video)
The more observant among you may spot my ugly mug reflected in the bumper :D

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Your Pete is looking great! I hope that when I get to build mine, that it comes out good enough to even be looked at compared to yours. I cant wait to see it in color. :eek:

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Cool Nick!! It works real smooth!Although I'm more impressed that you were able to get your headlight on level! I'm on my third truck and still cant get these d#$% things to go on level!

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Nick thats one mean lookin' HOT ROD! Your bumper is really neat but too quiet! LOL I was taking pictures of this Pete as he was leaving the tractor pull, as you can tell we are in a field, He flipped his bumper due to the ground being rough as he went by while I was taking another picture and sounded like he hit something! Scared the he!! out of me:eek:.Keep up the awesome work, can't wait to see it in color.:cool:

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/...7/coolpete.jpg
http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/.../coolpete2.jpg

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Nice work on the bumper. I laughed when you flipped it back and forth really quick.

Why must you rev the engine before turning it off? That's not good for the turbocharger! Yeah, I know the MFU does that itself. Weird.

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Nice job on the bumper Nick..Outstanding..nice job on the bumper polishing..i must be doing something wrong on my polishing..everytime im done i keep seeing an a hole in the shine..somethings wrong with what im doing.:p:p:p:p

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Thanks! Just take your time and build something you like. What's great about all the projects here is that they're all different. I can't wait to see it painted either!

Thanks Paul!!

Thanks Brian! Wouldn't have materialised without your hood hinge technique!
Yeah the headlights almost drove me to drink. I ended up making small shims out of thin styrene and gluing them to the hood where the lights bolt on, adjusting them till the headlights were level. I didn't want to risk trying to bend the mounting brackets in case they just snapped. I'm still not 100% happy, they're straight on the horizontal plane, but on the vertical plane they're not. The truck is cross-eyed at the moment, gotta fix that. On the wedico hood there is a small recess that puts the mating face at a right angle. I think I'll just make some very thin shims again.

Thanks! Haha I'd better work on making it more noisy! Maybe incorporate a cap gun into the mechanism?

Hehe I better stop playing with it like that in case I break it! It's not fast enough to use as a pinball flipper!
I reckon it's a conspiracy between tamiya and the 1/14 engine suppliers. That way the turbo dies sooner and you have to get it fixed all the time. The other thing that bugs me is the sound the indicators make. If you can hear them outside the cab and over the sound of the engine they must be deafening inside the cab!

Thanks John! This truck would never have become the large car it is today without you supplying your stacks to the community!
Yeah I thought the polishing was ok but when I took a closer look there was a bearded fool in the shine! Seems we have similar problems!

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Ha, I've always thought the same thing. I'll bet the turn signals are loud so that anyone outside, who can't see them, will at least hear them and know they are on. "But officer, I did signal. Couldn't you hear it?"

Is that yellow Peterbilt the same one on youtube, with a nicely polished and painted Cat V-8 in it? I just saw a video of it tonight.

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Nick,
That is one bad A$$ Pete that front bumper came out awsome I have to slow mine down and change the hinges out. Just be careful when making turns and that bumper is up pulled mine off twice already LOL. That has to be one of the more realistic looking Peterbilts out there all those hours are paying off. Hope to see it one day in person can't wait to see it finished and painted beautiful rig keep up good work

TONY

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Looking good Nick.. Not sure how I missed this thread:confused::confused::confused:

Oh well I see it now and am very impressed.. oh and please tell me you are not going to use stock mirrors on those hand built mirror brackets?

I really looks awesome. The stance, length, everything look spot on. keep up the good work.

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Good looking, I like those wheels on it.

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Yeah forget train horns, the next thing is insanely loud turn signals!
Do you have a link to that video? All my youtube favourites are videos of trucks!

Hey Tony glad you like it. I used some tiny hinges I got at an rc plane shop. Then I cut them down some more and fitted them with 1mm bolts. I drilled and tapped the top edge of the box bumper, man that was tricky. Snapped a tap in the hole but luckily had another.
I haven't screwed the servo horn in so it keeps popping off if I hit stuff. I may leave it that way to save anything else breaking!
I was lucky with the speed of it, it's just a cheap servo so not all that fast.

Thanks Mike! Appreciate the kind words. I'm not 100% happy with the stance, I'm gonna drop the rear a little more. I will definitely not be using the kit mirrors! Haven't quite worked out what I'll be using but I have an idea on how they will be mounted now I have found a local supplier of minuscule hardware.

Thanks, do you mean the low profile tyres? Cos those rims will be going soon when I fit Steve's super aluminium rims!
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC_1882.jpg
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Hey Nick, do you have room for a "servo saver" on your bumper servo?
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...aver&search=Go
Look's great so far!
Cheer's, Neil.

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The pic's of those wheels are like r/c porn!:eek::eek:
Love the bumper Nick,.............it keeps getting better,and better.

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I love this truck.You are dead on with the stance and those wheels are jewelry.

Ed