KW_W900L
08-05-2015, 06:51 AM
Hey all I decided to just do a new thread for my first and so far only truck to save the pain of looking at the eye-sore old one :lol:. This truck started as a King Hauler in 2012 or so and until 2015 new years was somewhat stock with the PMD goodies on it. Now I can actually have something to be proud of and be worthy of RCT&C!
This is the very truck I based mine on, My absolute favourite truck of all time. It has a very cool history as alot of you may know and has been owned by many cool characters. I love the outlaw attitude it puts off as well.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/11140086_847646251950904_4607451427719547333_n_zps vxbjoew6.jpg (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/11140086_847646251950904_4607451427719547333_n_zps vxbjoew6.jpg.html)
Taken at the 2014 Truck Show in Red Deer, Alberta last August alongside hippy's awesome cab-overs. This pretty much sums up this trucks first few years of being built before I tore it down on New Years of this year.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/compare_zps4c814419.png (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/compare_zps4c814419.png.html)
And as you can see(sorry for the terrible image quality, I'm poor folk and can't seem to get a new camera) the truck now! the bumper is the 16 LED PMD but not mounted or used and the new visor is going to be half of this one.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/11800370_10207447360565658_5615559286968382598_n_z psg7ejhdk1.jpg (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/11800370_10207447360565658_5615559286968382598_n_z psg7ejhdk1.jpg.html)
Firstily I chopped and channeled the sleeper, Stretched the frame 6" to improve mobility in tight places and once it was all together I tore apart and hacked the front suspension so that it is lower, more narrow and forward to accommodate the stretched hood. The back suspension looked too high, so it was also hacked up as well and now it sits a little lower with no suspension travel because total useful function is overrated anyway. Next came along that hood and my god I've never fought with anything so hard in my life in building this and mounting it much like the rest of the truck but we all got to start somewhere!
Thing's to do yet before the next truck show next weekend are 1. New Camera 2. Make bumper 3. Do "V" in hood and hood top for A-Modelness and finish headlights and 4. Very rear Deckplate with tail light holes.
It runs and drives actually very good and with the steering mod it helps wonders. This winter I plan to drop a proper 60" flat top on it and also do some more Kenworth-Like cab mods(mirrors, aircleaners, steps and better fuel tanks and etc.) and rebuild the old rattle can Tamiya box trailer to something like what's behind the Spencer truck with matching fenders(made from the weird full fenders that came with the trailer) and the axles moved back to hopefully make a decent looking Rig.
More updates to come after the show!
This is the very truck I based mine on, My absolute favourite truck of all time. It has a very cool history as alot of you may know and has been owned by many cool characters. I love the outlaw attitude it puts off as well.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/11140086_847646251950904_4607451427719547333_n_zps vxbjoew6.jpg (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/11140086_847646251950904_4607451427719547333_n_zps vxbjoew6.jpg.html)
Taken at the 2014 Truck Show in Red Deer, Alberta last August alongside hippy's awesome cab-overs. This pretty much sums up this trucks first few years of being built before I tore it down on New Years of this year.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/compare_zps4c814419.png (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/compare_zps4c814419.png.html)
And as you can see(sorry for the terrible image quality, I'm poor folk and can't seem to get a new camera) the truck now! the bumper is the 16 LED PMD but not mounted or used and the new visor is going to be half of this one.
http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh486/OUTLAW_W900A/11800370_10207447360565658_5615559286968382598_n_z psg7ejhdk1.jpg (http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/OUTLAW_W900A/media/11800370_10207447360565658_5615559286968382598_n_z psg7ejhdk1.jpg.html)
Firstily I chopped and channeled the sleeper, Stretched the frame 6" to improve mobility in tight places and once it was all together I tore apart and hacked the front suspension so that it is lower, more narrow and forward to accommodate the stretched hood. The back suspension looked too high, so it was also hacked up as well and now it sits a little lower with no suspension travel because total useful function is overrated anyway. Next came along that hood and my god I've never fought with anything so hard in my life in building this and mounting it much like the rest of the truck but we all got to start somewhere!
Thing's to do yet before the next truck show next weekend are 1. New Camera 2. Make bumper 3. Do "V" in hood and hood top for A-Modelness and finish headlights and 4. Very rear Deckplate with tail light holes.
It runs and drives actually very good and with the steering mod it helps wonders. This winter I plan to drop a proper 60" flat top on it and also do some more Kenworth-Like cab mods(mirrors, aircleaners, steps and better fuel tanks and etc.) and rebuild the old rattle can Tamiya box trailer to something like what's behind the Spencer truck with matching fenders(made from the weird full fenders that came with the trailer) and the axles moved back to hopefully make a decent looking Rig.
More updates to come after the show!