Day Cab Work Truck by Izzy
 

I had started this a while ago and well frankly I could use some thoughts....so I won't bore you with the chassis build pics but here goes....

standard rear of the king hauler....
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0419.jpg

my conversion - picked up the center plate on a trade
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0420.jpg

picked up these pete styled fenders from S&P here on the board.... alittle sanding and trimming and their looking real good...
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0422.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0423.jpg

Choping the cab fenders off....

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0421.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0424.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0425.jpg

had to do a test fit of the cab -
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0426.jpg

here's where I have the cab now .... moved the front axel forward and lowered the cab a bit....
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0437.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0438.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0439.jpg

some PMD tanks I had from some other trading...
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0427.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0431.jpg

standard steps with some air tanks that were in a trade...
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/IMG_0436.jpg

what ya think so far??? Thanks for lookin..

Re: Day Cab Work Truck by Izzy
 

Always a fan of your work

Great Job So far


Alfy

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WOW! that's all i got is WOW!

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Looks great!!! You are good my friend.

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looks good, please tell me where do you guys get those realistic looking tires from love the look of the drives they look so real

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nice work on the day cab Izzy

I got mine off ebay.co.uk, item No. 190609765954

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...k/GEDC0084.jpg

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Nice start, Izzy. Any hints as to what you are going for???

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Awsome truck Izzy ! I like the fenders

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Great start! The fenders are really nice. We never see many photos of them, in a raw state, or slightly cleaned up and sanded. It's the best way to make a King Hauler a Peterbilt. Looking forward to this project!

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Very nice I love the rear suspension awsome:cool::cool::cool:

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Looks real good Izzy

Tony

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off to a good start.. i really like the black rim and nice job on the fenders

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Great start! Love all the references to trading! Great way to get stuff you need!

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as always , nice work Izzy

I noticed here a problem
on the suspension photo from our UK trucker Brel

Brel , do I see this correct and you use a solid drive-shaft ( no length-adjustment ) instead of the original dog-bone for your rear axles ?

You can not do that , you gone put your suspension in a bind .
If you want to do this you need to replace the lower control-arms from at least one axle
and replace them with something what has a variable length , like a shock

check out this link here ,
http://www.customrcmodels.com/Trucks/new_6wd_project.htm
it shows one of my 6WD builds
and pay close attention to the photos how I did the rear-axle suspension

http://www.customrcmodels.com/Trucks/7f1902c0.jpg

Willy
CustomRCmodels

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Nice work looks great.

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Looks great so far Chris! Any idea on color?

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Willy, I believe that is a rc4wd shaft in-between the axles and it has a slip yoke in it. Don't quote me on that, but it looks just like the one I looked at yesterday on the rc4wd website and it says it can be used for the semis:D

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Now that is interesting .. I just looked at that too …
Guess you are right , that could be it , since by the dimensions they list there it should fit/work .
Good find ! Must be a new item …guess I need to get me a set and check it out .
I am wondering how it’s done , if it can fall apart when you excide these 50mm length ?

What irritates me on the UK-trucker photo is that the u-joints are lined up so strange ,
not even , not 90 degrees offset , just a few degrees offset

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the truck is looking good Izzy what color you going to paint it ?:confused:

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You are correct they (yolk's) need to be lined up or a vibration problem will result, I'm guesing it's just off by 1 spline. Good eye to catch that!
Cheer's, Neil.

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Thansk guys - I'm a bit worried about the front of the fenders area - with raising the cab and such I am not sure about that gap. Ive seen some deflector shields on some trucks - might give that a try.......

What ya think about the standard stacks - I kinda like them for a typical run about day cab... Think of it like that truck you see around town that has a good bit of character and brawn but isn't all that pretty.

No specific color scheme - I found a white with Black accent style that was kool.... but was laying down some primer the other day which was kinda dark and that was tempting too....

so not sure.

Chris

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Looking good so far!!

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Yeah, great start Izzy!

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An update! I know it's been a long time - But I have to say that the waite was well worth it. I negotiated a custom paint job and here is the result. She's not done yet - still have tid bits to add.

So before you give me a bunch a bull - I know it has kenworth and pete parts intermixed. But I like it all just the same.

A big thank you to everyone for doing their part to help make this dream truck come true for me.
(parts purchase order)
Tamiya
PMD
Stylin & Profilin (Pipes and subsequent chrome bits)
Fhhstix
IhBuilder
StepSide
PFB
RC4Wd
Spudd


some pics .... by the way - if you see a flaw in the body work - it was my over eagerness to get to paint....

here is the artists insiparation.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps3bfd95db.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psaade0c2e.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseea08103.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psc5000283.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps2b370ea8.jpg

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...psce11ce45.jpg

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Very nice, I think King Hauler daycabs look good on stock rails like yours. Just curious why did you ditch the Crossforce tires? Are you going to add a wet kit?

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AWESOME...I like the inspiration truck as well as the model. You do amazing work. Remember it's your truck, so how you put it together is just that...don't let anyone give you a bunch of bull...

Susan

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wow what a jaw dropping paint job!

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Claus - I am thinking of going back to the cross force - or those new ones ..... but was kinda likin th shelf queen look.

Thanks Susan - there for a while I was real concerned about what others would thnk......

rcman - I know - you gotta see this in person some time.


- - -- -
I had picked up a Tamiya bull bar for the front with a set of PMD bull horns for the hood - but Travis said he would kill me (and he was serious) if I did it........so I didn't wan to test my fate...


Izzy



I still can't believe this is my truck....

Re: Day Cab Work Truck by Izzy
 

That is a nice piece of work!

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" I had picked up a Tamiya bull bar for the front with a set of PMD bull horns for the hood - but Travis said he would kill me (and he was serious) if I did it........so I didn't wan to test my fate..."

I would kill you too :eek:

that truck is sweet . good things come to those who wait ;)

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Well it's your truck so do what you want
Kinda courious as to what it would look like with the bull bar
Not a fan of them but looking at it it may not look too bad
Any way to set it on there just to see??
Sorry Travis and Steve

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Looks good. With all the mixed parts ya could call it a Johnny Cash truck like the old song bout the car lol

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Very nice looking day cab

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That is sweet Chris! Awesome rig! :)

-Alex

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Great job on the whole concept of the work horse/show truck.:) And the mixed parts look's really sharp, and the paint is beautiful.:D Great job Chris.:D;):cool:

Big John

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Looks really nice, Izzy. From work truck to show truck, eh? Sometimes the best laid plans lead us down a different path, but hey, you have to be proud of the finished product! I would be. :D

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Have to say it is a true show truck!!!
Nice work all around

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No doubt it looks awesome!:cool:I like show trucks,but this one has Show and Go! I can tell it will be a work truck with the deans and servo leads out the back. Looks great:D