FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT

[FATBOY]

well fellas, i honestly know nuttin' bout 1:1 big rigs, but i'm gonna give it my best shot at attempting to build a custom stretched scale semi.

my cab arrived yesterday, and after fixing some known damage that it had aquired in shipping to the OG owner, i started deciding my direction with how i wanted the cab/sleeper to look.

i started by cutting the sleeper loose from the cab.



and i knew i wanted the flat top look. so i started playing around with it a bit, and finally just flipped it face down.



and this i like pretty well.

[Radio Control Trucker]

Definitely different I'll be watching your build for sure

- RCT

[FATBOY]

well i also got an extra sleeper with this cab. so after a few minutes of just starring at it on the bench, and a few seconds diciding where to cut, i got my razor saw back in my hand and went to work.

first sleeper cut.........



second sleeper cut.......



then i glued the 2 together.......



still have to pick up some 2mm sheet styrene to fill the new roof area with, but you get the idea of the look. it has all rounded corners now, a much smoother look, i think.

[FATBOY]

and here's a pic with it mocked back up against the cab.

[FATBOY]

i had also picked up some supplies to build my stacks with yesterday morning while on a LOWES run for work.



i just marked the center, and sliced the pipe in half on about a 45 degree angle. i will solder the pipe and the elbows together (once i determine their final length), then pass them off to a good freind of mine who works at a local chrome shop for some added shine.

[FATBOY]

and here's a "just had to" pic with the sleeper mocked up and the stacks.

[dabears]

Now that's thinking outside the box!!!

[Diesel Demond]

looks good!! pipes are sweet!!

[muddywaters]

Thanks Fatboy for telling me about this site it's sweet...And I will be keeping an eye on this build brother can't wait to see how this rig turns out...

[rcman]

off to a good start like the pipes

[FATBOY]

thnks fellas.

[Trucker_Jo]

Very cool build I like the sleeper. Are you going to mod the fenders too?

Jo

[bigdogrod]

pipes are sick, i like the lines of the sleeper, the bunk door is throwing me off though

[FATBOY]

Originally Posted by bigdogrod

pipes are sick, i like the lines of the sleeper, the bunk door is throwing me off though

yeah, i understand what you're saying bout the bunk door, but just look at it as an under bunk door.

[FATBOY]

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

Very cool build I like the sleeper. Are you going to mod the fenders too?

Jo

thnaks and yes, i'm prolly gonna borrow the pvc pipe mod, like on pipe dream. going for the custom pete kinda look.

[dabears]

You might want to look into the Low loader tires to help with the slammed look? They are not as tall as regular tires. I can get measurements for you if you'd like with side by side pics.

[FATBOY]

Thnks for the heads up, I have looked at the rc4wd lo-profolie tires, but I like the look of big tires but slammed. I don't like how the lo.pro tires don't fill upnthe wheelwell opening.

[Roundabout]

that is a tuff looking truck if you look through the link you can see some pics of my black/red King Hauler with verkerk lowprofile tyres on it.

[Roundabout]

sorry forgot the link :/

http://www.rctruckandconstruction.co...hread.php?t=85

[Trucker_Jo]

Very cool looking build. Reminds me of a mod on a simulator I play. If you want more pics I can post them!