friends in low places - slammed pete

[bigdogrod]

gathering parts for a while, still needs a ton of work, but thought it looked cool









parts list:

true scale: mid & rear bumper, pete steps, front and rear air ride, in frame fuel tanks, air cleaner, stack relocaters, 6" polished fuel tanks, front axle

ebay: front bumper, pete grille, air cleaner lights, wheels

pmd: double hump rear fenders and mounts

rc4wd: lo-rider tires

[up9018]

Looking good man.

[Kausekaos]

Nice start man

[main street truckers]

Looking really good

[wingnut163]

low and cool.

[bigdogrod]

thanks for the comments all. i'm thinking it might be a bit too long, i'll get some more pieces on and see how it looks then

got the front fenders and cab mounted and some awesome mule ear stacks from snochaser, so more pics soon

[Just_Build_It]

That's a sexy looking Pete!

[bigdogrod]

ok so i went crazy and got a shapeways pete hood fenders and some other bits, but they don't seem to fit right... so i'm kinda stuck

see how the fenders are even or a bit over the front of the bumper..



so i cut the bottom hood bar and added a couple nuts behind the grille to shove the hood and fenders back



which now looks better on the front, but the curve on the back side is horrible..

so what now?

[Lil Giants]

Is that a low pro tire? ...tire looks small.

[bigdogrod]

yeah, rc4wd lo-riders all the way around

[bigdogrod]

i think i got it, 3mm between grille and hood, another 3mm behind bumper to push it forward, raised the cab the thickness of a 3mm nut, and trimmed 5 mm off the bottom of the fenders...




love this angle, see how the grille is flush with the bumper now too...



also started on making some back covers for the true scale tank mounts and bumpers, but broke my 2mm bit, so only got 4 holed drilled and tapped, can see it in the background on the rear tank mount

[1985 kenworth]

Thats coming along great..are you going to have a lowered trailer for it also ?

[Cre8rc]

That's going to be one mean looking ride when its finished... Heck it all ready is . The chopped roof is awesome. Keep up the good work....

[bigdogrod]

thanks for the compliments, this one is on hold for a bit, trying to get some work done on the blue griffin scania so i can paint when the weather gets warm

hadn't thought about a trailer, but a lowboy would seem to fit the theme... lol

[126happy]

Now this is a sick Pete build! Great work!!

[NORM]

Nice job on the hood.

[hammer]

This is going to be one sick ride