Project Got Milk
 

good evening boys and girls well I'm starting on my new truck build cant wait to start. Today I got in some of the aftermarket parts that I'm putting on the truck as I'm building it i.e. lesu driveshafts bearing kit and a lesu 5th wheel and mounting plate also globeliner frame rails. Here is what I'm going for

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pspebzhbd1.jpg

http://http://i1266.photobucket.com/...psmoy1ara7.jpg

the reason why it is called got milk is it a replica of what my dad's work (Guida's Dairy) buys for road tractors and also I'm building a milk tanker. :jaw:

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Well guys and gals just got back from rc shop just ordered the truck kit and paint it will all be in next Thursday cant wait to get started:D:bounce:

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Cool. I used to drive a Milk Truck so this will be interesting to me.

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thank you I been around Guida's trucks all my life so time to build one :)

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well LHS got kit in and all the paint I needed so I started on it just ended for the night


First off here is the haul from LHS had one set of jackstands already
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psowochsqv.jpg

second thing I did was put the tires on the rims (normal for me)
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pss2qist3l.jpg

than I set the electronics up
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got the globeliner frame built
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psmlfcf2y1.jpg

here is the final pic of the night got the front and rear leaf springs on steering built axles built
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pspft4ged0.jpg

Also I'm putting in bearings and lesu drive shafts

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got the frame in a roller today also got the tranny built the Lesu 5thwheel on and the cab has been cut

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pszbmyclwm.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0lglw3dh.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psgttusnyo.jpg

tomorrow I have to work :mad: so cant do anything on it till the afternoon

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even though I had to go to work I got some stuff done

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pskmp90pad.jpg
I got the cab and the back wall test fitted to see where the floor should be cut

got the cab lights cut off of high roof some more work is need on the roof now that the cab lights are in

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pslanyhxsx.jpg
the back wall is fitted of corse with painters tape

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psam50kgbe.jpg
I also got the side skirts/fairings what ever you want to call them cut aswell

its so starting to look like a Cascadia daycab my vision is coming to life :bounce:

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Looks like your build is off to a good start, not a lot of people do builds with the Cascadia

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thank you Sir got some more progress done sadly no pics :cop: the cab is glued together got to go to LHS to get some styrene for the roof. Also I got the side skirts moved and the tanks mounted sadly I need another brass strip and also another can of flat black. On a more bad note some a@! hacked my card so i been down in the dumps today. even with that a lot of progress has been made :bounce: cant wait for it to be done

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since I was an dummy and forgot to take photos yesterday I got somemore progress done on project got milk

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4p4itusa.jpg
still have to do some cleanup on the window cuts but windows are cut out

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psmt8wosja.jpg
in this photo I show off my side skirts that I moved up and the back windows cut

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pslhr3e5iw.jpg
a view of the whole truck just the roof left to do and some body filling then its off to the paintshop I'm using Tamiya TS-26 white and testors gray primer and also Tamiya TS-13 gloss clear coat

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I got the roof supports in and the roof on and the filler applied curing now
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psrha3ggfw.jpg
I used 6.3x6.3 mm styrene for the roof supports

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pslzdfvnvp.jpg
here is the middle support I stacked them on top of each other the right height

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psrp00gvpd.jpg
the cab with the roof on and the Tamiya putty on waiting for it to dry than fill in the spots that sank

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http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psdcrmc4wb.jpg

well its 98% complete :bounce: I just have to do a few small things and fix the runs in the paint :cop: and it will be done

on another note the tanker should be done today sadly I mite not get it before next Monday because I'm going away on vacation until Saturday.

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also I added exhast stacks to the truck but don't have a pic with them on it :cop:

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today is a great day I'm going to show you the TANKER its finally done:bounce: still need to polish the tank and mount the front fenders and landing gear and axles but the tank is done expect for the top hatch and ladder and rear discard :bounce:

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0cfemwul.jpg