KH Beam Hauler

[Bo Wallen]

There is signs of activity somewhere here........


[IMG]IMG_1896 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Hostile]

Haha love it Bo!

[RCP57]

Looks like your little nuts came in giant boxes. Seriously though, WTF? 15 in one box? What a waste of packaging.

[Panther F]

For us mere mortals, the boxes are too much overkill but to them it would cost way too much to retool a smaller box, then they don't sit in the distribution center or delivery box correctly.

It's funny, but everyone does it. If they can reuse a large box, the smaller part(s) go in and they save money.

I've seen it with aftermarket car electronic parts (back in the old days) and some just don't want to change over so to them, it's not a waste.


Anyway, back to the build... I love the bumper dressing here. The lettering and the diagonal stripes sure make a bold statement and if I ever wanted to make a hauler of some sort, I'll need those black and yellow bumpers. And I do appreciate the many pictures taken on what you have done so far. It helps motivate me to get something done.

[Bo Wallen]

Well Panther i'm slowly recover from unboxing the Nuts..... And outside is cold and gnarly.........Why not mess around with the Lathe and make some ultra super wide wheels.

[IMG]IMG_1921 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]
IMG_1922 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr

Not too bad for a first attempt if i may say so............

[Panther F]

Whoa... super sweet.

[Northern Farmer]

Wheels came out great Bo I like that deep dish

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Panther F

Whoa... super sweet.

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Wheels came out great Bo I like that deep dish

Thanks Guys ;o) A bit tweaking and some paint Should do the trick i hope.

That little Lathe is so sweet to work with. Of Course i couldn't leave that in original state. I have been modding some crucial parts and now i'm happy with the performance. More of that and some picture On a screen near you soon.

[Hostile]

Excellent work there bo. Looking great!

[skeeter]

Those wheels are kick @ss looking!

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by Hostile

Excellent work there bo. Looking great!

Originally Posted by skeeter

Those wheels are kick @ss looking!

Thanks Hostiie & Skeeter.

Was fun to do and when it came out this good in round one, I wanna make some more slightly different just to see what looks the best. So don't go too far away from your screen.........it might happen this weekend

[FabOne]

AWESOME job Bo!

-Terry

[Zabco]

Were the hubs 3D printed?

[skeeter]

What did you use to machine, is that household PVC pipe?

[Bo Wallen]

Originally Posted by FabOne

AWESOME job Bo!

-Terry

Originally Posted by Zabco

Were the hubs 3D printed?

Originally Posted by skeeter

What did you use to machine, is that household PVC pipe?

Thank You Terry Thanks for asking Zabco No it's not. I put King Hauler rims in Chlorine and got rid of the Chrome. Skeeter You Nailed that one It's leftover PVC schedule 40 i think the name is. No need to cut down rear rims to get what i want...........The fleet is running white spinners anyway

I'm working to document how to do this...........or should i say how i do it. I hope i can geterdone tonight. Anyway Picture is coming soon to your screen.

[Zabco]

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Thank You Terry Thanks for asking Zabco No it's not. I put King Hauler rims in Chlorine and got rid of the Chrome.

Thanks for reply, I asked because the lighting in your photo made the hubs look alot like some rims I tried 3d printing some time ago. Was going to ask you how much effort it was to smooth them out as much as it appeared you had. I really like your idea though of mixing the hub portion of a standard wheel with the machined pvc. I think I'm going to try that just using 3D printed hubs. If nothing else will save a lot of support material and make cleanup much easier.

[Bo Wallen]

Hey Ya All ! The Wheels Tutorial is under production.........Jeez it's a lot of work to make it worth to show. Please have patient and it will pop up here right in front of your eyes

[IMG]IMG_1940 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

Teaser In Chrome and Crazy Wide

[Bo Wallen]

Testing the Ultra Wide on the Old Globe.

[IMG]IMG_1946 by Bo Wallen, on Flickr[/IMG]

[skeeter]

AWESOME! It'll be a GREATtutorial when it's done. Nice job thinking outside the box on that. I wouldn't have thought to use that to make a rim with.

[Panther F]

Still following and salivating over the progress.