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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Haha! I just happened to look right as you posted I think! I had to look back through your thread to make sure I wasn't dreaming about the window being cut out. Then I was like...OH OH something happened!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Thanks Kent! I appreciate the comment. I need all the motivation I can get!
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Reg, uh oh is right! I've had my goof ups building this truck, I just don't talk about it much. Some parts I made, then made again, before I got them right. I hate remaking parts, but I hate doing a mickey mouse job more. I'm such a perfectionist, even the smallest mistakes irritate me to no end, and so I don't quit till I get things right. It's a character flaw!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
Okay guys, here's a small update. Fuel tank saddles! These things, I tell you, they test my patience, no matter what kind of truck I'm building. Machining the ones used on my Wedico Peterbilt was way tougher, but these Kenworth style tank saddles are not going quite as easy as I thought they would. Never the less, I've made some headway.
I made a test piece first, to see if my ideas would even work. It didn't turn out to bad. The test piece is the only one in the following photo that has been machined to a finished state (more or less), and it's standing upright. The other five pieces are still in a semi-raw state. I made five, for those 'oops, just in case' mistakes. I only need to get four right. One can be a practice piece. Here is the first test piece, bolted to the truck. The radius is larger then it should be, but hey, that's why it's a test piece! The tanks are going to be 1.5" in diameter, when it's all said and done. Don't mind the oil and 'luminum chips! I guess I didn't wipe them all off, for the photo! Just a little mock-up photo to see how everything might look. The quarter fender is not permanently mounted yet. I'm not sure on the exact placement yet, but it does look decent right where it's at. The fuel tanks are going to be shorties. I like the way they look, and it's fitting, for a day cab. And a couple of the quarter fender. Now I need to finish the rest of the tank saddles, and start making some tank straps. That's all for now. Thanks for looking!
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
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the tank saddles get easier after you make a few hundred of them
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Re: 1950 Kenworth Needlenose
You never cease to amaze me. Awesome as usual.
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