Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-04-2013, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 19,384
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-01-2013, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 15,490
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
08-01-2013, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 33,852
Re: Merc 4x4
i like that dump, can i ask how much?
i'd like it to be a little taller tho.
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
08-01-2013, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 41,576
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
06-09-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,088
Re: globe on knight rails project
fender sides were drawn in cad and printed to scale and then just traced onto styrene, used some thinner stuff and just glued to the top of the side pieces.
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-17-2013, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 18,185
Re: Globeliner
here's my globe on knight rails, the extra holes are not really visible, but i'm stretching the cab and putting aeromax skirts on
http://x.co/17BIV
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
05-06-2013, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,088
Re: globe on knight rails project
skirts (one side) and front bumper sort of in place, have to shave the mount down to move bumper closer to frame
http://x.co/14yVF
http://x.co/14yVX
fuel tank in the space?
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-06-2013, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 26,140
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-05-2013, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,753
Re: globeliner dump truck
i was thinking about that too, but if the bed gets too long wouldn't it need a tag axle if it was 1:1?
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,869
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 281
Views: 104,948
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,108
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,088
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,753
globeliner dump truck
been thinking about a dump truck for a while, had an extra short globe cab left over from the other project, and ended up doing a trade with "stuff" for a mercedes rig with an awesome FGD plow and...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,088
Re: globe on knight rails project
big john, thanks i might borrow that roof idea for inspiration
stuff: thanks, i think it needs a twin.. know anybody who just got their hands on a globe? :D
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
04-03-2013, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,088
Re: globe on knight rails project
stretched the cab and got some aeromax skirts on, actually ended up looking better backwards and still need to stretch them a bit to reach the fenders
http://x.co/zbq8
thought about either a...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
03-16-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
Re: triple axle show truck
some grinding, some glue some styrene, some filler...you can see where the chop top is going to be
lengthened about a 1/2 inch, ground off the hood vents, extended the cab and fenders down,
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Forum: Truck Building Tech
03-07-2013, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,500
Re: Newbie - Trailer Axles Help Needed
i built a boat trailer with semi trailer axles, i cut the axles in the middle, then used some brass tube of a little larger diameter than the axle to get the with needed. slide the plastic housing...
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-27-2013, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
Re: triple axle show truck
drew some more stuff up in cad that's more to scale
stock aeromax
http://x.co/vqNf
aeromax aerodyne
http://x.co/vqNz
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-27-2013, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-22-2013, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
Re: triple axle show truck
now we need a body, but none seem to be close to my cad drawing:
aeromax?
http://x.co/vTdL
king with big sleeper?
http://x.co/vTe0
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-22-2013, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
Re: triple axle show truck
after a lot of unscrewing and rescrewing (is that a word? :rolleyes: ) 6 bolts on each wheel, we finally have rubber on the road
http://x.co/vTcd
http://x.co/vTcj
http://x.co/vTcm
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-22-2013, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
Re: triple axle show truck
drilled some holes, tapped em and ended up with a roller..
http://x.co/vTbw
http://x.co/vTc7
http://x.co/vTcG
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-22-2013, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,780
triple axle show truck
had an idea for a triple drive axle show truck..
drew something up in cad..
http://x.co/vTbG
bought some rails, a ton of parts from russ, and some bits from ebay:
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Forum: Highway Trucks and Trailers
02-21-2013, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,943
Re: First Build Ideas
i think in the long run, it's easier to buy a kit or a used truck and then modify to your liking. that way you will have all the screws, trim bits, etc.
i think rear axles are about 40, the front...
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