king hauler
 

i used to think my truck is customized, but after seeing some of the beautiful, true customizing guy's are doing with chopping, stretching and duplicating actual trucks I came to realize my truck is " personalized " . I've enjoyed every moment up till now and hope to start learning how to build a true customized rig in the future.

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Nice truck you got! I was eying one of the metallic kits the other day. Yours turned out very nice!

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The Finnish on this truck is flawless. I was quite impressed. What drew me to the metallic edition was the lack of major painting required...the draw back is the inability to cut or modify the body and not hide modifications......hmmmm sounds like a good challenge, chop, lower and stretch a king hauler metallic edition with flawless finish, no cuts showing.
How do I buy just the metallic body shell?

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Supermario, that sure is a lot of bling:eek: Look's sharp. I noticed in #4 pic, the front wheel look's different. I like it for a future project I have in mind. Where did you get them, and do you have rears to match? Now go save the princess lol.

Thanx, Big John

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You can do a lot with a metallic king hauler!!! John (s&p) built my truck ( project gunshy) out of one :D:D

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yes, rims in pic 4 are different.got them from RC damper. a five spoke style, rear rims look wicked, front ones are bland.... i actually added the wheel lugs you see. i used 2 mm nuts and glued to rim and it looks good. my biggest problem was it made the truck look more " RC " than "semi truck". i use the rear rims on my trailer, fronts sit in my spare parts box now i bought the transport truck type rims. Also changed the front tires, they looked too much like " drive tires" and replaced with a " steer tire " from Ric Murphy.

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Thank you buddy.:) I'm planning on doing a "KISS" theme truck and trailer, and I wanted wheels that we don't see everyday. And these are it.:D

Big John

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Oh yeah, these rims suit a Kiss theme truck perfectly. They got that look to them, you won't be disappointed ....hope to see pics in the future!

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Supermario, honestly, I wasn't sure I liked the metallic editions too much. I thought it might just be too much chrome.....until I saw this!! I'm actually really impressed, it looks great. Just pure bling!

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Thanks Swagger, glad you like it. When I first started the build , as i opened the box full of chrome that blinded me for a second.....lol.......I was considering painting stuff like the marker lights, horns ,air cleaners , visor in flat black as a contrast. But I put it all together and looking at it in person is way better than pictures can show. The entire body is like a mirror and it reflects everything in the room. From different angles the truck lights up differently, the top of sleeper and hood can be a dark mirror look while the sides are light and bright. The chrome actually highlights truck body lines and details more than hide with bright shiny bling.
Conclusion..... Enough bling will create blang ? Lol....

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that hurts my eyes its blinging so much.. lol sharp looking truck

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Always been a fan of the chrome king..Looks like you've taken good care of it...It Blings like crazy
!
Nice !

Alfy

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always thought the metallic wouldnt look good and bought myself the normal kh.
but after seeing this, it looks great...

Updates to my king hauler, which now has a new name. KING OF BLING HAULER..lol
 

Well, as much as i hated having to take my truck half apart, after i had all the wiring looking and sitting perfectly. I was anxious to install my new 4:1 gear reduction and new fuel tanks from PMD. As a matter of fact about 75% of the items added to the truck is from PMD. I love Ric's site!! The new drive is awsome and was well worth the wait.
I was having so much fun I almost for got to take some pics before reassembly.... Todays project, get er back together and take for a test run

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Looking good with the aluminum tanks and 4:1, perhaps a video?:rolleyes:

Big John

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Looking good! I wanna see a vid too

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I can load videos on this site?

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Yeah scroll down toward the bottom left and it say RC video's

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for some reason i see nothing that shows an rc video tab. I'm no computer expert but i sure aint no greenhorn with one......will work on it.

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You can not load a video directly to the forum. You will have to use a host site like YouTube or photo bucket then post the links here just like you do for pics form photo bucket or any other host site.

Travis

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Thanks bud, I thought I was losin my mind why I couldn't figure it out. And you save me a bunch of grief, thanks again

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here she is after reassembly....

I want to thank everyone who use's this forum, it has been a great help to me. Just yesterday i was reading a few threads and discovered that the 5th wheel switch effects the power delivered to the motor through the MFU..... I had never bothered to install the switch originally because i thought it was for sound effects only. Seeing as my truck was all apart when i discovered this info, i took the time to install and to my amazement, it does make a difference! Thanks again guys!

So here is my chance to share some info / insight of my own..... If anyone out there is thinking bout buying a 4:1 gear reduction drive for their truck, go for it!...money well spent i say!
My truck can now be driven slow, smooth and with tons of torque. Can drive from a smooth to rough or bumpy surface without having to drastically change throttle position. And in the future, if i want all that crazy speed back, it's real eazy to remove unit and reinstall original driveline!......way, way in the future.No plans to do so but nice to know that no original parts are damaged or modified for installation.

So check out the video of " King of bling hauler " with new reduction drive...

http://youtu.be/Sa-_WSXhjtE

if you cant connect to link, my user name on youtube is kinghauler2012. Check out my vids.

Re: Updates to my king hauler, which now has a new name. KING OF BLING HAULER..lol
 

looks cool! he chrome bodies are pretty neat.

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Just so were all clear.... I never knew this would happen, check out the lighting effect under the chassis since I installed the 4:1 gearbox..... I like it




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-_W...e_gdata_player

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thanks for the vid!!! Loved it!! i had to go to your youtube page to see the night one. now it makes me want to upload the 10+ vids of my truck to you tube... :D how are you liking the 4:1? is there a big difference? im on the fence of getting one

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Glad you enjoyed the vids. I love the 4:1 , very happy with it. The difference is amazing. The truck is much more controllable. Slow, smooth power with lots of torque. You can drive on a smooth to bumpy or rough terrain without having to give more throttle. You may have noticed how slow I was moving in the video, that was second gear and just easing the stick forward.

Another thing I like is the fact that all you do is drill 2 holes in the frame rails, that's it no mods no grinding. If you ever want to go back to that super crazy speed you can, just remove drive and install original driveshaft which can be done in less than 30 minutes..

4:1 = money well spent.

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Really love the video, super bling.:D I've been thinking of getting a 4:1 myself, after all the hard work of building and detailing I want slow.:p
Not to hijack your thread, I had a metallic king, and I sent it to a guy that made a peterbilt 379-X for me. Well he screwed me out of it and some other things, and all together I was screwed out of between $10 and $12,000.00.
Lesson learned, keep track of everything...I thought he was a friend.:mad:
Anyhoo, I love your truck.:D:D:D

Big John

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Glad you like the video big John.... Super bling ?... Lol , I like it.

Well, im off to work for the next 2weeks, minimal Internet available up north. Hope to see some awesome pics of your KISS truck when I get back to civilization....

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nice truck! you will be a welcome addition to SWOMTA.ca !

new parts for " Super Bling "
 

Hello everyone, after 14 days straight of 12 hr shifts, I'm back from the great white north....and I mean snow on the ground and ice on the lakes .Glad to be home for 14 glorious days off! The other nice part of this work rotation, I order parts for my truck before I leave for work.... and when I get home, the parts are here.
It's funny, I work for Caterpillar on large mining equipment for a living and when I get home, I work on my scale truck with all those microscopic screws and parts #$%#^.... I love every minute of it!!!!
Here's a few pics of my latest order. All aluminum front axle and rear suspension links from RC damper, and my beautiful air cleaners from PMD. Plus a new upgraded power plant for "Super bling". My labour of love starts.....tommorow, I need some sleep first...LOL

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Some tasty parts there, enjoy fitting them. After a good sleep of course!

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Hello all ,

I must now proclaim my first rc semi complete.... sure, there's always something else to add or change but I realize my truck and trailer, with all the extra's ( from arizona, hong kong , germany ) cost me just under $2,000 grand total.... So instead of investing more in "Super Bling" , I'm buying another truck this fall to build next winter.
I plan on another KH but it will be the total opposite to Super Bling. All black, zero bling. Nothing but gloss and flat black with a few chrome hilights ( fuel tank straps, battery box black with chrome steps, air cleaner straps chrome.....)

So here's the last pics of the Super Bling build. I'm working on building a road in my back yard to film some video's of the truck doing what I intended it for......HAUL BEER! Video's coming soon! Thanks for lookin.

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Congratulations SuperMario, mods are sweet. I like the ying and yang idea you have going.

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Thanks Swagger, That's it exactly, ying and yang. Now that you say it, you gave me a great idea. I'll get decals made that say YYT ( ying yang trucking ) and as a company logo I'll use the ying n yang symbol. I can already picture the two rigs parked next to each other and the effect it will create.

Maybe I can't wait for next winter........lol

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That's what I pictured in my head when I said it, I think that would be very cool. The ying yang logo in black and chrome like this:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...KzsByXRDCm1LUo

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Yes. With ying n yang along The top edge of the circle and trucking around the bottom....a Chinese type font.....perfect . Simple but effective. Easy to make.
Thanks again swagger!

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Ah no worries, it's cool to bounce ideas around until they take shape. Best of luck!;)

Super Bling in the back yard
 

a few pics in the backyard. I couldn't help myself and ordered another trailer. I want to make a B train.... supposed to save cash for next truck but still finding ways to add to this one. Oh well....lol

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Wow Mario, that body sure pops in the sun...Where's my sun glasses???:rolleyes:;):D:cool: Very nice indeed.

Big John

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Been awhile since i posted recent pics of super bling. the 4:1 is installed, new fuel tanks, air cleaners....

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...d%20vids/6.jpg

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...vids/image.jpg

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...d%20vids/7.jpg

http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/...uckntrail2.jpg



thanks for checkin it out!

Mario