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Re: Nick's 379 build
Nice job Nick...This is going to be one badazz ride when its done.
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Thats a great update Nick!! The stance looks sweet! Keep up the good work!
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Looking good Nick, cant wait for more updates!
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Great looking Build, I can only Imagine how nice it will look once your Done. it will be stunning when it gets some paint and custom wheels.
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I'm really liking this Pete, its got the perfect largecar look going on. Keep it up.
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Thanks man, largecar is what I had in mind!
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It's looking very cool Nick......now hurry up and finish it.
Do you know what color it's going to be?
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I do know what colour it's gonna be. Ok so I was gonna keep it a secret but stuff that. Top half black, bottom half & frame a kind of seville orange/red.
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Great work, Nick! I like the stance. She's got a little rake to her, but maybe a trailer on the back would level it up? Or, from the looks of it, the front end could be raised just a tad. The wheel isn't exactly centered in the fender, unless you are going for that front end on air bags, dropped look? Either, way, it's a beautiful ringer of a Peterbilt truck. I like the extended hood! What tires are you running? They look like some nice low pros.
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Lookin Sweeet Nick. Good job on the styrene work.
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I spent ages perfecting the drop on the front end, there's no way I'll be raising it! Actually I lowered the front axle a bit but also dropped the fenders too, it's all part of the low rider look. I think that's what makes the hood look so big. I've not added anything to the length of it, just lengthened the cowl by about 5mm. The lack of breathers makes it look longer too, but that will be rectified soon. The body also sits a bit lower due to the modifications I made to the shape of the hood, it meets with the cab higher than the original kh hood. The biggest challenge will be engineering the flip up bumper but I think I have it nailed (in my head at least). My challenge with this build has been the trade off between having it slammed to the ground but still having enough clearance to drive it about the house. This baby's not going to see much action outdoors! Not many places I can take it where I live. Thanks, that has taken the most amount of time out of everything. But you know all about the headaches of styrene work with your classy shak!
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Love those mirrors too. Did you solder those up?
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Nathan, I got those mirror brackets from lkw modellbau berlin. Saw them in one of papabaer's posts and immediately got them. (http://rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=1903)
They look so much better than the king hauler ones. I just need to get the mirrors made up by someone.
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Forgot to mention, the tyres are Verkerk's michelin low pros. Costs a pretty penny when you get a full set (tractor & trailer) but they are ultra realistic, I just had to get them.
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can't wait to see this bad azz truck painted up
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long and low. sweet!!
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Thanks guys. Here's a teaser, not much to add, just fitted the tanks and steps on the other side and mocked up the stack and bumper. The rake is made worse by the wide angle lens of my camera.
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Looks great Nick!! Those lo pro tires look sweet. How much are they? They fit the stock Tamiya /Steve's wheels with no mods, right?
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They are a straight replacement for the tamiya ones, no modifications to fit stock wheels. They cost 8.95 euros, with the euro as it is right now, the exchange rate might be a bit more favourable for you. They are a softer compound to the tamiya tyres also. The level of detail makes them worth it in my opinion. I had to get them to do steve's wheels justice. Just waiting to get the wheels now. Thanks Tyler, yeah I just had to get Russ' suspension when it came out. You can get away with tamiya's setup with full fenders hiding it, but with the qtr fenders everything's on show and it wouldn't be a peterbilt without that type of suspension!
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Just awesome Nick...even the real ones are raked to a point..this truck works everyday so he wanted the stock pete ride height in the rear..
Your getting so close....
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