next truck project

[cosworth34677]

i posted this on another site this morning but same info.


ok im want to start on my next truck. i'm going to do a mack granite 4x4 utility truck. i got alot of reference points , i work across from the city of tampa truck depot. but im having problems. i need a front and rear axle . i can't find either. joe's truck shop tends to have them but not now ? and everyone else has the custom front axle or the rear housing. i need the stock stuff to start. any ideas?

anyway something like this but a mack

[cosworth34677]

i took the bruder mack body aprt last night! you know for a toy that all snap together it is stupid well built . i'll get pic's soon as i can

[Diesel Demond]

yo i have 2 rear axle housing but they do not have the center gears they do have the axles or metal rods on them just not the center guts.

[cosworth34677]

ok i got the fornt tlt axle today im waiting on a axle i got from the u.k. but it never got here . i think its lost in the mail. so i got to get the rear axle and wheels to get started.

also i won on ebay a bruder man tga body i think im going to use that instead of the mack i got. maybe late i'll build a mack semi. but withthat said this is what im going for

[cosworth34677]

[cosworth34677]

got some work done last night. i made some shackles and got the leafs all set up. im going to add more spings to the rear, so i can carry more stuff.

im thinking a knuckle boom cranes to? but don't know. thoughs aren't the wheel just put them on to set up the body .

[cosworth34677]

well sitting here at lunch at work did some work on the litttle truck. i think it may be a bit tall

i don't know input maybe?

[Espeefan]

It's not bad! Remove the rear part of the fender, and drop the cab down lower, either by cutting the floor out of it and making a new way to mount the cab, or else cut/notch the frame rails below the cab, to allow it to sit lower on the chassis. You could also raise the spring hangers and shackles. Maybe a combination of these things will give you what you are after.

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

It's not bad! Remove the rear part of the fender, and drop the cab down lower, either by cutting the floor out of it and making a new way to mount the cab, or else cut/notch the frame rails below the cab, to allow it to sit lower on the chassis. You could also raise the spring hangers and shackles. Maybe a combination of these things will give you what you are after.

i moved the shackles up a bit and it made a big differance in the look and stance. i'm big on the look and stance of my trucks, and cars . i'll get some pic later tonight

[cosworth34677]

been doing some work on the truck added the fenders and tanks. just waiting on gearbox. the hobbystore got me a deal on a rc4wd r2 with a dig i don't know what im goingto do with a dig but it was a good price

[cosworth34677]

i got the bed on the truck today about to paint it blue to match the cap. i got a bumper drying and a new fender for the side dry too. i'll post the pics when its all together .

im still waiting on the wheels my scania is getting upset , it wants its wheels back

[Espeefan]

She's still sitting a little high on the horse, but looking better! Lob off those gray mudflaps, hanging off the back of the cab fenders, and drop it down onto the chassis rails. Looks like it could easily go down another .25".

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

She's still sitting a little high on the horse, but looking better! Lob off those gray mudflaps, hanging off the back of the cab fenders, and drop it down onto the chassis rails. Looks like it could easily go down another .25".

ya i want to get the real wheels on it to see how it looks, i kind of want a off-road truck look but not over done height its a work truck. i also need to put some shocks and gear box in it that should dropp it a little just in weight.

[cosworth34677]

did some more work on the truck today. put the bed on and painted the frame yesterday, i used a sign paint that had to gass off overnight.

[RCP57]

Looks good!

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by cosworth34677

ok i got the fornt tlt axle today im waiting on a axle i got from the u.k. but it never got here . i think its lost in the mail. so i got to get the rear axle and wheels to get started.

also i won on ebay a bruder man tga body i think im going to use that instead of the mack i got. maybe late i'll build a mack semi. but withthat said this is what im going for

The first pic of the green truck shows how high these trucks sit but if you look at the lowest first step on the cab, it's pretty much level with the center of the wheel hub. You may still want to bring the cab down a little? Love the side dump

Mario

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by Supermario

The first pic of the green truck shows how high these trucks sit but if you look at the lowest first step on the cab, it's pretty much level with the center of the wheel hub. You may still want to bring the cab down a little? Love the side dump

Mario

ya im working on that right now i tink it sit kind of high too.

[cosworth34677]

i dropped it .25 i want to keep it kind of offroady . so i don't want it to low

[cosworth34677]

well almost done. need the rx and servos from hobby parts.

i got to hook up the disconnect. i put a very then washer in the disconnect to keep it from locking the front wheels, that way when it works it will only free wheel the frount wheels so its a 2wd- 4wd transmisson. i also got to go to the hobby shop to night i need a bec to run one of my servos and a much larger pinion gear this guy is dog slow. with the gear they give you

[cosworth34677]

the truck is done! mostly..... i took it out yesterday, on i found that the side dumps setup i made kind of.... sucked lol the servo was stronger then the hinge and ripped it of the truck.
the servo is from a 1/4 scale car . that's the box on the side. any ideas to make it look less like a giant servo? input need thanx guys!

o... also has anyone every use the buder little pup trailers? the trailer is the last part to this build. but i don't know if i should make the trailer a utility trailer flatbed or dump?