Project : Petico (Pepe Le Pew) it's gettin deep

[ihbuilder]

I got this in a trade from a member here . I've been dieing to do somthing to it :o but could not bring myself to till I finally got somewhere with my end of the deal :o:o Well the opertunity presented it self today :rolleyes: the ol brain had a lock up and fuzzed up cuttin A/C's :o ( cut the straps right off :o:mad: ) Well rather then cut it off and toss it , some quick calculations and project petico got some new A/C's :D:D:o:o . Of course I had to put the S&P stacks on it too :o:o:o:D:D:D . Like most the wedico builds , It'll be a long drawn out project :o:o:rolleyes: it needs rear axles , trans and motor real emblems .Everything else will be made by you know :rolleyes::p:p

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AH yes , the stace will be dropped :eek:

[Claus]

Nice color choice! Steve was that Jimmy's truck? Looks like a good dump truck in the works.

[ihbuilder]

claus no not Jimmy's I'm not sure on keeping the red we'll see how it polishis up :confused: . Dumptruck , hmmm was a thought but I gotta do something diferent with lots of bling :D . just a hint : " your #2 bidness is our #1 bidness " :p:p:p :D:D:D

[Straywolf]

Looks like your gonna have a tank full if what i am thinking, is it something like this?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FlYbt2fjzm8/RdqC3-JFsgI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Cxwa_jly_2c/s1600/****_truck.jpg


Mike

[Espeefan]

At first I was trying to figure out what a Petico was, but then I saw the pictures. What do you mean, like most Wedico builds, it will be long and drawn out? :D It doesn't have to be! You've got the tools and skills to put it together quickly. If only I had the same tools.

Anyway, it's looking pretty cool. Is that a stock Wedico rim with the super single on it, or one of your own making? Just curious if you'd be getting into the Wedico rim making, like the Tamiyas?

[spudd]

We can use a crap hauler around here
Can't wait to see her all done

[ihbuilder]

mike could be :rolleyes::p

nate it's just not on the top priority + if your the 1 getting rics last rust axles I'll be waiting awhile . thats 1 of my rejects with a low pro sitting in front for the pic and to see how it looks . I need the rear axles to design the rear suspension :D that'll take some time :(

"We can use a crap hauler around here"
yea I know just the name to put on the tank :p

[Cossett]

That "crap hauler" would be cool steve :D
Maybe the name could be "RC **** collection service" feel free to pull the chain:D:D

Cheers Tracy

[ihbuilder]

That "crap hauler" would be cool steve :D
Maybe the name could be "RC **** collection service" feel free to pull the chain:D:D

Cheers Tracy

LMFAO:D

[Espeefan]

Steve, I am still in the money saving mode, so I won't be able to buy the Rust axles from Ric just yet. Need to sell some things first, or save up some money. Ric can always get more axles in.

I only asked about the rims because I could maybe use some better front driven rims for my own truck. If you have a 6x6 and run the wide super single in the front, the scrub radius is horrible, and the tires hit the front bumper and inner parts of the fender, once you lower the truck, or put a big texas square bumper on the front, without lowering. A rim with more offset might help cure that, as long as the tire doesn't start rubbing the springs then.

[Snochaser]

That will be something neat and different. You will be the #1 man in the #2 bitness! Will it really hold water and pump?

[ihbuilder]

Steve, I am still in the money saving mode, so I won't be able to buy the Rust axles from Ric just yet. Need to sell some things first, or save up some money. Ric can always get more axles in.

I only asked about the rims because I could maybe use some better front driven rims for my own truck. If you have a 6x6 and run the wide super single in the front, the scrub radius is horrible, and the tires hit the front bumper and inner parts of the fender, once you lower the truck, or put a big texas square bumper on the front, without lowering. A rim with more offset might help cure that, as long as the tire doesn't start rubbing the springs then.

Nate as of now everything I try to save goes to getting more tooling :eek::( I may make my own :confused: I need 3d cad for some other things . what is the dimmemtion difference between the std steer axle and the driven ? maybe the wedico wheels aren't scaled right :confused: It's something I'm doing here and there when I get fustrated with the other stuff . just looked at Claus' they look like the offset is wrong :confused:


That will be something neat and different. You will be the #1 man in the #2 bitness! Will it really hold water and pump?

:rolleyes: don't you know me yet :p it must:p:D:D

[Straywolf]

Well i can't to see this truck suck.....err vacuum up stuff:D I happened to find this online and maybe it will help you get to the suckyness you need for your build:D

Here's the link:

http://www.mini-vac.com/techdata.html

You also know i hope with my wording i am only kidding i don't wont to hurt anyone's feelings.

Mike

[Espeefan]

Well, the offset isn't bad. It might not be perfect, but the bigger problem is the powered front axle has hubs that stick way, way out. Almost like they need to run wheel wideners to get the wheel away from the chassis. So when the tires turn, they swing in an arc, more then turn at the knuckle. It's just one of those things that is annoying. For the money you pay, these should be perfect models. The standard non-driven axle is loads better. It's not as much of a problem. There the knuckles and scrub radius are almost right. It's the u-joints of the driven axle that must push the wheels so far out. Can't really make those to scale.

[ihbuilder]

dang mike you know everything I'm using :eek: you must know a little about the sucky bizness :p:p:p:p

nate , I'd have to get 1 to see i'd hate too since I have no plan to use 1 yea the price is high for them . I'm not all that keen on the plastic stuff on them :confused: the head lights are way to big :eek: but to get a true scale modle in metal is going to be pricy

[Straywolf]

dang mike you know everything I'm using :eek: you must know a little about the sucky bizness :p:p:p:p

Oops didn't know you was gonna use that one vac, but when i saw what it said about the water i was like well that would be a good choice i hope please let us know how it works.

Oh and as for the sucky biz:p:p:p:p i did at one time when i was younger and in better health worked for a hydroblasting company and i did run reg vacuum trucks and wet/dry vac trucks:D so yeah i suck:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p


Mike

[Straywolf]

I was wondering if you have started work on this one yet?

Mike

[Snowman]

I saw one of these vacuum trucks the other day. Operators obviously has a sense of humour, there was a sign on the back that said "caution: stool bus" made me laugh

[Stylin n profilin]

I saw one of these vacuum trucks the other day. Operators obviously has a sense of humour, there was a sign on the back that said "caution: stool bus" made me laugh

LMFAO.."stool bus"..Now that classic:D:D:D:D

[ihbuilder]

Nick LMFAO :p thats a good 1

Mike It's filler work on top of parts collecting/making time :eek:

[Roadmasters]

Cant wait to be filled in on the next update

[Straywolf]

Speaking of Stool Bus i think i have found the perfect paint job for your build:D:D

Mike

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[ihbuilder]

LMAO :p :eek: Now thats 1 SHORT stool bus :eek::eek::p:p:p IDK :confused: I was gona polish the tank :confused::p

[ihbuilder]

staring at this thing , an Idea to be different with a wedico pete popped into my head and I just had to see how it would look :o It's a little rough but just a mock up so I know how I want to proceed . I think I'm liking the 379xth look ( I think :confused:) Now new fenders or needed and diffinately a new grill :D also a new scale front axle to get the hight right :confused: thats not going to happen anytime soon :o as I got enough on my plate :rolleyes::o
when I make the actual hood it'll be in 3 pieces panel glued and rivited ( not p rivets either:rolleyes:) .

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thanks for looking aaand more gray hairs till next time :p

[Bill 832]

I think that truck will be awesome! I just hop it doesn't leak like the one I was following on my motorcycle a couple of weeks ago! Thought I was following a cattle truck.....and found out it was worse!

[Stylin n profilin]

LMAO :p :eek: Now thats 1 SHORT stool bus :eek::eek::p:p:p IDK :confused: I was gona polish the tank :confused::p

That's right Steve...Who say's you can't polish a turd!!:p:p:p:D:D

[SWAGGER]

Aha, excellent. New and different. Another name company name suggestion, "R.C. Crapper"

You guys do realise that the modern flush toilet was actually revolutionised by a John Crapper? Hence where the phrase comes from.

[Brian in PA]

Looks good Steve. May I suggest that you lower the fenders a bit though.

Brian

[ihbuilder]

Looks good Steve. May I suggest that you lower the fenders a bit though.

Brian

Oh those ------- things are findin a new home :rolleyes: yea they're to high :confused: I'm starting to get the feel for making a pete ( I hope :o) I only grew up around IH or mack :o and wished to have a W900A

[Brian in PA]

Oh those ------- things are findin a new home :rolleyes: yea they're to high :confused: I'm starting to get the feel for making a pete ( I hope :o) I only grew up around IH or mack :o and wished to have a W900A

Thats alright Steve you''ll come to your senses someday:p:p:D:D JK!

Brian

[ihbuilder]

LOL, a friend once told me you wanna drive in style you get a pete , you wanna work get a IH :p

[Brian in PA]

LOL, a friend once told me you wanna drive in style you get a pete , you wanna work get a IH :p

LOL!

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, which Mack's have you owned or driven?
I had an RD and now a CL713
Later, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

Hey Steve, which Mack's have you owned or driven?
I had an RD and now a CL713
Later, Neil.

owned "74" u685 tractor drove a DM can't remember the # long a-- hard nose w/300v8 the bigest dog I drove :eek:I never got in any post 80's :( the DM was a 2 stick no PS

[Dreamweaver]

Hoods, grills, wheels, tanks... Ya just need to try your hand at a few more pieces and before ya know it you'll have made a whole truck from scratch...:D:D

Looking goood.

[doodlebug]

Yah those v-8's sounded great!
Later, Neil.

[Snowman]

Wow Steve, nobody but you would attempt body work on a metal cab wedico! And I always wondered to myself if anyone had ever attempted converting the wedico 359 to a 379. This may be a world premiere! If you're making this into a long nose pete, are you still gonna make it a poop truck?? New fenders, long hood, lower axle... Sounds like a large car to me!

[ihbuilder]

yea , still a pumper but not sure on keeping the wedi chassis :confused: I was toying with doing this before I even got a hold of a wedi it's nothing new to me I remade a lot of old IH rusted out body pannels . I'm not sure I'll be the only 1 but I'm only doing this once . I thought about making a die , but for just this 1 , I'm going with the hammer and sand bag route . I might make a mini english wheel though

[doodlebug]

Hey Steve, have you considered cutting the mold & die via cnc, and using a hydraulic press to crunch out the pieces? My neighbor's make there mold's out of hardwood for 1 time use, or aluminum for multi use. Market for the corn binder's?
Later, Neil.

[ihbuilder]

Hey Steve, have you considered cutting the mold & die via cnc, and using a hydraulic press to crunch out the pieces? My neighbor's make there mold's out of hardwood for 1 time use, or aluminum for multi use. Market for the corn binder's?
Later, Neil.

Neil I don't think to many people restore the old bubble nose fleetstars I did enough of them :eek: 1 of them is 3 cabs in 1 + new hammered back corners the 1st 1 I ran I put 3 549 gassers in then converted it over to diesel with a 466B then rebuilt that motor before the frame rotted through at the tandems its now a single axle . still has the best cab in the fleet next to my 2070A . the 3 cabs in 1 has yet to get back together My dad is hoping to put it on a s1900 frame before he passes to put my 1st back together , to complete the old fleet . If he doesn't I will in my spare time :rolleyes:

[ihbuilder]

well the wedico gods are frowning on me now :eek: away with the wedico chassis in with the tamiya chassis :o going single speed on this 1 . I started on the hood . I think this will fit right at home with the rest of the tamiyas with the hood remade .

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thanks for looking

[Tamiya Cowboy]

I like the look of this Steve it is going to be a great build!!

[dabears]

This build is different but a cool idea!

[Brian in PA]

Its nice to see some progress Steve!

[Diesel Demond]

man you got alluminum every where. truck is looking good and i like the idea of tamiya frame there something about the wedico's thats off a little

[ihbuilder]

progress !!!!:eek::eek: found the brass I bought awhile back under as much dust as this thread :eek::eek: Had Pepe in the shop to test fit a looker box , and got tired of looking at the same ol no hood front end :rolleyes: took me longer to find this thread then to doo this little bit :eek: I'm just not to sure how the top middle seam is supposed to look like on the 379 EXt hood :o never had the lux of bein in the seat of one :( . if someone would be nice and post a good pic of it I'd be flyin high ;) :p it might not be long enough for an ext hood :confused: just not sure :o .

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thanks for takin a peek :o

[Brian in PA]

looks great Steve!!! There is just one middle rib with rivets down both sides. I dont have any pics;)

[ihbuilder]

looks great Steve!!! There is just one middle rib with rivets down both sides. I dont have any pics;)

thanks Brian , thats all I need :) thanks now to make a die :) I looked at 1 around here awhile ago that is for sale (hmmmm but what would I doo with it :rolleyes:) I should of taken a pic :confused: but then it be lost when the phone got um " crushed ":eek:

[Bigrigger]

Great progress Steve! The Wedico gods have to feel a little happy with that awesome fab work! I saw the first few pics and thought, "Ugh, another Wedico...", but you have delivered something completely new, once again! Good work buddy, keep it up! :D

[dabears]

Nice Hood!! Love that you made it from brass instead of styrene!

[Claus]

Great progress Steve! The Wedico gods have to feel a little happy with that awesome fab work! I saw the first few pics and thought, "Ugh, another Wedico...", but you have delivered something completely new, once again! Good work buddy, keep it up! :D


When I see Wedico I think thank God, not another plastic Tamiya, I guess that's what makes the world go around.

I like how you are doing something very different Steve, keep it going.

[Bigrigger]

When I see Wedico I think thank God, not another plastic Tamiya, I guess that's what makes the world go around.

I like how you are doing something very different Steve, keep it going.

Hey, it's because of people like you and me both of these companies can exist! :D Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I think we can ALL agree this truck looks sweet! :D Let's see some updates Steve!

[Brian in PA]

Hey, it's because of people like you and me both of these companies can exist! :D Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I think we can ALL agree this truck looks sweet! :D Let's see some updates Steve!

well put!

[ihbuilder]

thanks guys , Craig the wedico flaws : 1st) out of proportion except for the cab it self . It "seems" to me the scale is all over the place . the cab matches the tamiya king hauler cab in dimensions virtually perfect . 2nd ) price , you pay a lot for what you get . 3rd) mods are not as easy like the poly bodies of the tamiya ( you screw a tamy body up your out at most $50.00 . OTOH you screw a wedi up your out :eek::eek: But as the ol adage goes " to each his own " ;) Me , I hammered metals from the 1st time I could hold a "hammer" (not a watch makers 1 either ;)) I rebuilt a ton of old IH cabs :eek: . them panels you just can't get off the shelf . nuff about wedico verses tamiya :rolleyes: this truck was supposed to be a runabout **** hauler now it's turning into a shinny **** hauler :eek: :rolleyes: I'm even gona count rivets :eek::eek: After passing a pete 379 sittin for sale all week I realized I screwed up on the hood :confused: well all fixed now with the sides on ;)

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some comparison pics with the king hauler

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thanks for lookin :o

[Bigrigger]

Looking good Steve! You really are handy with metal-working!:eek: I can't wait to see this stinker rolling. :D

[Espeefan]

Nice work, Steve. I tend to think of the Wedico build threads as far and few between. There just aren't many of them around, so when I see a thread with one, I always check it out. Tamiyas out number these crappy Wedicos by 1,000 to 1! :D Anyway, the hood looks good. I like how you built it out of three pieces, and the seams are real. Is that one of Brian's grilles up front? I really don't know what scale the Wedicos measure out to be. I believe them to be about 1/15 scale, rather then the 1/16 scale that Wedico sells them as. I guess it's so close, it could pass for 1/15 or 1/14 scale. I'm really interested to see how this turns out! It will be interesting to watch. Love the breathers....hint hint. :D

[ihbuilder]

yea Nate , how they werkin out ?

Oh a little update :rolleyes: I had the tank ends cut a long time ago (it seems :rolleyes: ) and just cleaned them up waiting on the mill to finish up on some parts . I got to get the o-rings and make the hatch ways and pump ports . Back on the shelf :rolleyes:

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[Espeefan]

They are working well! They might end up on a different truck. I have something in the works....

The tank ends look great, Steve. Guess we'll have another update on this one in about 6 months? You don't have to follow my lead, when building one of these Wedicos....well make that Wedico/Tamiya hybrid!

[JAMMER]

Steve if the hood is the same dimensions why didn't you use a tamiya hood or you could have used some LAB METAL to lengthen the hood and put in the side grooves. I believe the hood takes 20 rivets oh a 379 each side of the hood lengthwise. Ed

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Very very nice work Steve that hood looks great!

[ihbuilder]

They are working well! They might end up on a different truck. I have something in the works....

The tank ends look great, Steve. Guess we'll have another update on this one in about 6 months? You don't have to follow my lead, when building one of these Wedicos....well make that Wedico/Tamiya hybrid!

OH I just get in these detail moods :eek: and nothing gets done :rolleyes: I'm still trying to decide fender style :confused: stock or go crazy :eek:either way I'm going to make a die of some sort .

Steve if the hood is the same dimensions why didn't you use a tamiya hood or you could have used some LAB METAL to lengthen the hood and put in the side grooves. I believe the hood takes 20 rivets oh a 379 each side of the hood lengthwise. Ed

plastic on metal :eek::p:p No I decided to go all metal on this . Well short of remaking all the lil plasti parts on the cab it self . Thanks on the rivets


Very very nice work Steve that hood looks great!

thanks Paul

anyone know where I can get mini huck bolts :eek:

[Straywolf]

Truck is looking good, as for huck bolts i not sure what they are, have you checked out http://www.scalehardware.com/ for anything close?

Mike

[ihbuilder]

Truck is looking good, as for huck bolts i not sure what they are, have you checked out http://www.scalehardware.com/ for anything close?

Mike

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So will this be a Wedico on a Tamiya platform? Or will it use the normal Wedico size tires and wheels? Also when can we see some fenders on this unique piece of work? I know I recall seeing a Wedico or two with Tamiya tires and wheels but not a Wedico running at top of a Tamiya base.

sometime :rolleyes: backed up on orders

[Claus]

Steve any updates on cross breeding the Tamiya width with the Wedico cab? Sure like too see more.

[BRICKNICK]

That makes two of us that are looking for updates on this one Steve...

[Exclusive RC]

Make that 3...

[Espeefan]

Make me a hood and front fenders, Steve. Seriously, I'd be interested, if you ever got around to offering such parts. :D

[Claus]

Make me a hood and front fenders, Steve. Seriously, I'd be interested, if you ever got around to offering such parts. :D

X2!

[ihbuilder]

he's on the shelf right now with the rest of my truck projects :( somethings have to take a back seat in life sometimes . :(

[Joe25]

OH I just get in these detail moods :eek: and nothing gets done :rolleyes: I'm still trying to decide fender style :confused: stock or go crazy :eek:either way I'm going to make a die of some sort .



plastic on metal :eek::p:p No I decided to go all metal on this . Well short of remaking all the lil plasti parts on the cab it self . Thanks on the rivets




thanks Paul

anyone know where I can get mini huck bolts :eek:

http://http://www.afshuck.net/us/en/Products/Fasteners/HuckBolts.html
The problem as I see it is you need a Huckgun to install em. We use a lot of these in aircraft mods but the gun is like $2K and as far as I know the smallest they make is 3/16"