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[dirthalr]

You guys have a nice looking fleet. Can't wait to see the S&M Trucking logo on them!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by oztruck

There is only one thing better than a new truck! Your next one.

Chris

Yup, your right Chris. I have a ford aeromax cab and a king hauler cab. I'd like to make a dump truck out of one of them. Not sure when that's going to happen. I have 4 trailers to wire, sound and fan for the loader, and the crane to upgrade oh, and a loading dock to build for the backyard.

Mario

[RCP57]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Yup, your right Chris. I have a ford aeromax cab and a king hauler cab. I'd like to make a dump truck out of one of them. Not sure when that's going to happen. I have 4 trailers to wire, sound and fan for the loader, and the crane to upgrade oh, and a loading dock to build for the backyard.

Mario

That's all?

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by dirthalr

You guys have a nice looking fleet. Can't wait to see the S&M Trucking logo on them!

Your right Jimmy, All that's left are the logos...... We are beginning to think Nathan made a great suggestion and just put a logo on the tanks and not the door. The all black body looks too nice to break up with a door logo?
I finally have my list of logos for everything else made , just have to decide on Sue's truck.

Mario

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

That's all?

Lol. ....time management Reg. remember, happy wife, happy life

[RCP57]

Haha. I don't have that problem cause I'm not married. In a couple months though I'll be in trouble.haha As long as I provide foot rubs on a regular basis I'm not in the dog house.lol We'll have to wait and see if things change after the I do's....

[Izzy]

Well done Mario and sue - cant wait to see the dump....

[Supermario]

I am so sick of polishing ! what I first thought was fun and relaxing has become a very challenging hurdle and frustrating to say the least

Anyway, one trailer side panel is done and gets the green light for assembly. Everything went well yesterday and it looks great.... the other panel I worked on today seemed to get worse the more I touched it

So, enough polish work for now. I needed something I enjoy doing so I switched gears and wired up and assembled the panel that's ready.....here it is so far.....





After installing the inner panel I mounted to the base plate and did a light check. All works great






Thanks for looking. Any comments and suggestions always appreciated

Mario

[RCP57]

I suggest you keep doing what you're doing cause it looks "F"ing awesome! If you can make Aluminum that reflective you're doing something right! Wanna polish the billet wheels off my S-10?

[ihbuilder]

Mario , I don't blame you I've done 100's of wheels I've decided to try out a pro polishin place nearby . they do 1:1 wheels , I showed them the lil 1's and literally

[1985 kenworth]

hey mario i put my name D&B BRIGHT on my tanks also..sometimes the paint looks too good to cover it with a logo .by the way that polishing job looks great..hey can i bring big zeus to the soo

[plow jockey]

Awesome job on the polishing!! The lights look great.

[Espeefan]

Mario, I know you weren't happy with the results of your polishing, but all I can say is dang, that's almost chrome like! I wouldn't complain!

[petermoblin]

Looks amazing! The only thing I would change is make the last side marker light red. Just my 2 cents!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

I suggest you keep doing what you're doing cause it looks "F"ing awesome! If you can make Aluminum that reflective you're doing something right! Wanna polish the billet wheels off my S-10?

Thanks Reg. I knew we could do it, just didn't realize how hard and how much work it took
Billet wheels??... Bring em on! Lol

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

Mario , I don't blame you I've done 100's of wheels I've decided to try out a pro polishin place nearby . they do 1:1 wheels , I showed them the lil 1's and literally

I have a whole new respect for guys who do this stuff on a regular basis. Now I know why everyone isn't doing it for themselves

So does the polishing place have any tools small enough to work on your wheels? lol

Originally Posted by 1985 kenworth

hey mario i put my name D&B BRIGHT on my tanks also..sometimes the paint looks too good to cover it with a logo .by the way that polishing job looks great..hey can i bring big zeus to the soo

Thanks Dwayne. I agree, Logo on the tanks. This was my first and probably last polishing project for a good long time

Originally Posted by plow jockey

Awesome job on the polishing!! The lights look great.

Thanks Fred. I think there's just enough lights and happy with the spacing.

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Mario, I know you weren't happy with the results of your polishing, but all I can say is dang, that's almost chrome like! I wouldn't complain!

Thanks Nathan. It's easy to make aluminum look shiny.... It's a whole other ball game to make it look like chrome. Another lesson in patience and yes, I'm very happy with the results
Also happy the polishing is almost done! Just have the tailgate to do and that's it!

Originally Posted by petermoblin

Looks amazing! The only thing I would change is make the last side marker light red. Just my 2 cents!

Thanks. I like the red marker idea but Its too late. I been busy today, got the other panel done,assembled and the box is all back together. Now I read your idea and thought..... No way I'm taking that all apart again I haven't scratched it yet and I don't want to push my luck.
Thanks though, I may use that idea on my Reefer

Mario

[ihbuilder]

"So does the polishing place have any tools small enough to work on your wheels? lol"

we'll see this week I know they do a superb job on the 1:1 stuff

[Mama Sue]

Your patience may have worn thin and I might've heard a few swear words but your hard work has paid off. It looks awesome. Thanks for allowing me time to get other things done while you worked on my trailer.

[pumptech]

S&M trucking has been busy ,great work !!

[tracksntreadslou]

Hey Mario and Sue ..Just read through your thread..awsome you guys are doing a great job and like your Fleet ..Wish you guys were closer though ...Anyway what kind of plans do you have in store for your back doors of the trailer Mario ..I was at the local metal recycle last week and picked up a small sheet of of diamond plate aluminum 30 x 20 im guessing ..The diamonds are about 1/8 x 1/4 .Looks to be very scale for back doors ..Was a little dirty but i got out my special polish and in about 5 minutes i had a nice section done ..If your intrested i could send you pics..Oh BTW Auto Glym ..check it out ..Good polish ..Keep up the good work

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by tracksntreadslou

Hey Mario and Sue ..Just read through your thread..awsome you guys are doing a great job and like your Fleet ..Wish you guys were closer though ...Anyway what kind of plans do you have in store for your back doors of the trailer Mario ..I was at the local metal recycle last week and picked up a small sheet of of diamond plate aluminum 30 x 20 im guessing ..The diamonds are about 1/8 x 1/4 .Looks to be very scale for back doors ..Was a little dirty but i got out my special polish and in about 5 minutes i had a nice section done ..If your intrested i could send you pics..Oh BTW Auto Glym ..check it out ..Good polish ..Keep up the good work

Thanks Lou....I wish we were closer too! I hear it all the time from my brother who lives in Cranbrook Not sure what you mean about back doors? The dump trailer came with a perfect rear tailgate built by Izzy but I like the idea for my reefer trailer for sure! it currently has the stock Tamiya trailer doors and a diamond plate would look perfect! thanks!
I will definitely check out auto Glym


So the trailer is coming together real nice. Box is assembled, I stripped the frame , painted the rails and re assembled this weekend. Just starting the testing of all the wiring and so far everything is working perfectly on the first try! Lights! Check, Box up and down! Check!







And then, as I sat looking at the trailer I had an idea??? I like the open wheel look of the tri axle and was happy with it when I suddenly remembered I have a bunch of fenders compliments of a forum member I got months ago and because of Sue's truck having the same style fenders I thought this might look good?








I think I will hook up the truck and trailer tomorrow for a better look but I'm really liking the fender idea. I would mount the fenders to the axles just like her truck and keep them low and tight to the tires.

Please let me know what you think

Mario