55 Pete 281 DUEL W.I.P.

[DuelTruckDriver]

Well I finally got enough fabbing plastic/styrene done to justify a thread of this build. I'm really going all out on this build, gonna try to get every detail as close to the movie truck as possible. First I had to raise the cowl panel up, then chop the A-pillars down and angle them foward. Also had to make all new front window channels to get the vintage look of the old Petes.

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The roof had to be sectioned a bit and new cab corners made out of styrene. I wanted the roof to be overlaped on the corners and in the middle just like the old trucks. So I had to make a center support for the panels to lay on. Also had to drill and peg all the but glue joints so they would be stronger but very time consuming:rolleyes:

Got a bunch of putty work done on the roof and fill in some minor areas. Goind to cover the entire body w/ .010 sheet styrene to give it that extra realism of overlapped panels.



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I accidently ordered a reefer tag axle:o Travis is gonna hook me up with the right length housing. Thanks Travis!
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Cut the bumper way down, haven't got to make the railroad tie bumper for it yet.:D
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Also got Steve making me some 5 and 6 slot wheels for it can't wait to see them Steve!:cool: >Marty<

[sneaky-pete]

WOW:eek:...this is already cool!
Nice work Marty,I will be following this one for sure!

[diddys trucking]

:cool:Hi will you be biuldin the correct tanker for the pete to .Ive always loved the duel rig /film .Have you looked at the st louis dump truck site there is some realy good pics of the real rig from the film :)I cant wait to see this rig come together youve made a good start that cab looks very close

dave

[Espeefan]

Wow, very cool! I'll be watching this one! You already are off to a great start.

[DuelTruckDriver]

Hey thanks for the compliments Troy and Nathan.


:cool:Hi will you be biuldin the correct tanker for the pete to .Ive always loved the duel rig /film .Have you looked at the st louis dump truck site there is some realy good pics of the real rig from the film :)I cant wait to see this rig come together youve made a good start that cab looks very close

dave

Dave, Thanks and yes I'll be building the correct tanker. But, I'm only using the stills from the movie for referencing the tanker. Because, the one from St. Louis dump truck is the only surviving of like 3 or 4 trucks leftover from the actual movie. And they were different from the main movie truck, as were some of the added scenes to make the movie 90 mins.


So far my plans are for it to have a fully working butterfly hood, opening doors, working headlights, and turn signals.

[Brian in PA]

Looks great so far!!! I really appreciate your attention to detail on the cab.

Brian

[BRICKNICK]

Brads classic trucks in NC has the original movie truck in his personal collection. There might be pics on the website.

[SonoranWraith]

Dave, Thanks and yes I'll be building the correct tanker. But, I'm only using the stills from the movie for referencing the tanker. Because, the one from St. Louis dump truck is the only surviving of like 3 or 4 trucks leftover from the actual movie. And they were different from the main movie truck, as were some of the added scenes to make the movie 90 mins.

It has been a long time since I have seen the movie but I think because of the several trucks aren't some of them slightly different too? Details details details! Looks great so far. :)

[diddys trucking]

:D Those damd film companys its much the same as convoy i think thay used 5 different trucks in that and none of them were the same lol:D:D:D more pics please

[CAT29]

Looking sweat! Can't wait to see more.

[diddys trucking]

Any new pics yet im ithcing to see more
Dave

[Dreamweaver]

The cab is looking good Marty. I want to make a 281 one of these days so I will be watching this one.

~Mike~

[Claus]

Nice build. Just curious, why the tag axle?

[DuelTruckDriver]

Any new pics yet im ithcing to see more
Dave

Not yet Dave, I've been working pretty much all day yesterday and today on getting the doors made up. Next I'm gotta get the new cab mounts done so, I can start on the fenders. I hope to have new pics up this weekend.

The cab is looking good Marty. I want to make a 281 one of these days so I will be watching this one.

~Mike~

Thanks Mike:)

Nice build. Just curious, why the tag axle?

Thanks Claus, I'm just making the Pete movie accurate no other reason. As the one from the film has it too. I was kinda bothered by the idea at first,:confused: to take a perfectly good drive axle out:cool: >Marty<

[Izzy]

nice fab work on the cab - nice and precise .....

[Claus]

Just curious, where in the movie did it show the truck having a tag axle, I don't remember that but it has been a loooonng time since I watched it.

[Espeefan]

I read the same thing about the real movie truck having a tag axle also. Not sure where in the movie it's readily visible, but I would have still made it a twin screw drive, myself.

[DuelTruckDriver]

Thanks Izzy:)


Just curious, where in the movie did it show the truck having a tag axle, I don't remember that but it has been a loooonng time since I watched it.

I read the same thing about the real movie truck having a tag axle also. Not sure where in the movie it's readily visible, but I would have still made it a twin screw drive, myself.


Claus and Nathan, there are 2 spot in the movie that I've seen, there may be more if you really search.

First, shot I seen was at the ladys gas/snake station. Where Dennis gets in the phone booth the truck starts up and stars to roll. It shows the undercarriage just enough to see there isn't a rear drive axle if you pause it and slow motion it.
Second, shot is after the truck has went off the cliff. It shows the wreckage of the truck ontop of the car you can clearly see the tag axle there.

Also, when you get to see close side shots of the truck you can see that the rear axle has a grease hub cover, instead of the drive axle nuts holding the axle into the hub.

oztruck, man I hope my tanker turns out as awesome as yours:D

>Marty<

[DuelTruckDriver]

Hey guys, finally got a new update for ya on DUEL:) I had to totally redo the 1st set of doors and move the hinges foward more because of clearence issues.:mad: These doors broke my b@llZ's to get the real 1:1 look and function properly without hitting the cowl. Heres a pic after I cut the cowl and a-pillar more.

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Heres a pic of one of the sets of hinges.

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Got the belt line applied around the roof used some half round rod. Man, of all the styrene I've worked with this was a real pain in the a$$ to get perfectly straight around the top.:rolleyes:

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Heres my 2nd set of doors they are gonna be overlaped of .040 for the inner which will fit flush inside of the cab door cut outs. And .020 for the outer skin which will over lap the outside of the cab.

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Incase you guys were wondering about the green painters tape on several spots of the frame. Thats actually were I'm gonna cut the frame down too. But, I'm gonna wait and do that when I get everything mocked up.

I made the cab mounts out of angle styrene doubled up for strength. And then it they were pegged glued to cab. Also backed all the glue joints w/ .040 sheet cut to fit patterns and made a partial fire wall. Since the doors are gonna open I was afraid of the structural integerity of the cab. I know its way over kill but I just couldn't help myself:p:D

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Heres what I had to do to the cab floor, cut the sides down and, use alum. strip to bolt under the floor so that the cab would be at the correct height. And also to bolt the cab to the floor with.

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This shot here you can see that I used some strip styrene and glued to the underside of the cowl panel for the top and sides of the hood to rest on.

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Some shots of the cab on the frame. The cab may half to be moved foward or back. Depending on when I get the fenders mounted to get the right length of the hood.

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>Marty<

[DuelTruckDriver]

More pics of the tag axle installed it turned out really good:D Thanks again Travis for the housing;)

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I did move the front axle foward and made some shims to raise the front end back up. When you move the axle foward it lowers the front end about 2-3mm.

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Got the front grill sketched up, gonna be a good bit of work involved in making it also. Notice how much taller the old grills are compared to the more modern ones. One reason was that the front frame horns were angle cut so the grill pretty much all the way down to the bottom of frame channel.

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>Marty<

[fhhhstix]

I am glad I could help and the truck is coming along nicely great job on the roof.

Travis

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Great looking truck! Oz did one years ago that came out amazing I cant wait to see yours you have even more detail i think..

[fhhhstix]

Only pic 6 came out, the rest had little red x on them.
Tim

They all showed up for me. Maybe you are experiencing connection problems.

Travis

[Dreamweaver]

They showed up for me as well Tim.

This thing looks spot on Marty great job.

If I might give ya a little advice. The hinges are vinyl and the ca glue will not hold to them. Get some locktite two part epoxy for mounting the hinges.

~Mike~

[DuelTruckDriver]

I am glad I could help and the truck is coming along nicely great job on the roof.

Travis

Great looking truck! Oz did one years ago that came out amazing I cant wait to see yours you have even more detail i think..

They showed up for me as well Tim.

This thing looks spot on Marty great job.

If I might give ya a little advice. The hinges are vinyl and the ca glue will not hold to them. Get some locktite two part epoxy for mounting the hinges.

~Mike~

Thanks Travis, Paul and Mike for the comps. guys! :) I was hoping to have way more done to it by now. But, Having to redo the doors and cowl really set me back:( My next update w/ pics should have the doors installed and working and, maybe the fenders and grill made up.:D >Marty<

[Brian in PA]

This is really coming out nice! the detail in the cab, especially around the windshields is freakin' amazing!

Brian

[DuelTruckDriver]

Well I’ll be, everything is there today MMM.
This is going to be one **** of a build, looking forward to seeing more custom work WELL DONE
Tim

This is really coming out nice! the detail in the cab, especially around the windshields is freakin' amazing!

Brian

Thanks Tim and Brian for the comments:cool: This build is indeed gonna take a good amount of time to complete, and thats just the cab. The tanker is gonna be a real challenge I may take a break after the cab is complete.

>Marty<

[td9clyde]

awsome work i like seein the older trucks i like the fenders and the old narrow designs

[diddys trucking]

:eek:your doin a great job Marty theres not a lot of the tamiya cab left .
Will the hinges go inside or outside the cab ?
Dave:confused:

[Espeefan]

Wow. It's a sickness, and you've got it! The eye for detail and relentless pursuit of realism. Nice work.

[DuelTruckDriver]

awsome work i like seein the older trucks i like the fenders and the old narrow designs

:eek:your doin a great job Marty theres not a lot of the tamiya cab left .
Will the hinges go inside or outside the cab ?
Dave:confused:

Wow. It's a sickness, and you've got it! The eye for detail and relentless pursuit of realism. Nice work.

Thanks td9clyde, yeah the old needlenose petes are my favorites.:cool:

Hey Dave, I know I whittled it down to nothing but, don't worry this thing is really strong. I drilled and pinned each butted glue joint, and reinforced w/ styrene behind it:D On the hinges just the round cylinder that the pin goes through will show, just like the real 55 Petes. The mounting part of the hinges will be covered w. .020 styrene sheet.

Thanks Nathan,:) I'm really trying to capture the look.

Btw, I had a accident with the roof last night. Too much stress I guess where I cut the cab down so much.:mad::( Gonna half to replace the roof panels w/ 1 solid piece. Luckily it can be fixed and no damage was done to the cab. Now just need to get another Hauler cab doner and cut the roof out. Sometimes trying to get something too accurate will come back to haunt you in the end.:eek:

>Marty<

[Roadmasters]

Looks fantastic, cant wiat to see the final product. Im shure it will be amazing

[diddys trucking]

any more up dates yet more pics please
Dave

[diddys trucking]

how much more progress have you made we need more pics pppppllllleeeeaaaasssseeeee

[1985 kenworth]

yes great work i will be watching the build too that truck always gave me the creeps but in a good way ...nothing like the older trucks

[pigeonfarmboy]

**** thought there were some new photos, I even readied the drool guard!!

[chaseracer]

very nice styrene work great skills. keeping my eyes on this one

[TRUCKMAKER]

Excellent detail In the cab, can't wait to see the hood build up and the finished product. Really liked the movie, can't remember how many times I've seen it.

[CustomClod]

This thing is turning out great! Nice work.
Scott

[civic83]

Man I wanted to build one of these for a long time, if/when I do I hope it works out as nice as yours has so far! Like the others have said, I never noticed the tag axle before, Ill have to watch it again! Any plans on making the car to go with it ( A tempest I beleive?), that would be great to video!

[SWAGGER]

It's been a while now, I hope you have got to get some more work done on this because it's definitely one to watch. So far, the cab is looking amazing. Can't wait for an update.

[DuelTruckDriver]

Hey guys,

Sorry for the extremely prolonged update on this build. After I had to totally redo the roof I kinda lost intrest in it for a while. But this roof is much better strength wise, just need to cut some .10 sheet to simulate the overlap roof.

Here a couple of pic's of the new roof and 1 door done up also cut the frame rails front and rear. The front crossmember has to be reworked a ton but, not worried about that now lol.

The doors are lots of work since they are made in two pieces and each window opening has radiused styrene to give it the rounded edges lots of work here and, then getting everything to line up perfectly.

Left side of cab is been overlaped with .10 sheet not got to the right yet this will simulate the look of the old Petes.

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>Marty<

[glorydays24]

Looking very sharp:D I love scratch builds, and this in my top five.:)Maybe i'm jumping the gun, but you are going to have the tanker to...right?:rolleyes:

Big John

[SWAGGER]

Well worth the wait, that cab is so 1:1 looking! I'm glad you have found a renewed interest in it. Keep at it man, it's clearly going to be first class with that level of attention to scale.

[DuelTruckDriver]

Looking very sharp:D I love scratch builds, and this in my top five.:)Maybe i'm jumping the gun, but you are going to have the tanker to...right?:rolleyes:

Big John

Well worth the wait, that cab is so 1:1 looking! I'm glad you have found a renewed interest in it. Keep at it man, it's clearly going to be first class with that level of attention to scale.

Thanks John and SWAGGER, John yeah tanker will be built also.


The cab is gonna take a while I'm working on the left side door tonight. Next I half to get the front bumper frame crossmember redone so I can mount the bumper. Then I'll cut my fenders out of street 45's. The grill and hood will take some time to fab up.

Heres another quick pic of the cab on the frame. Sorry for the terrible pic's my camera is a turd lol.:o

http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/klanderson21/013.jpg

[Espeefan]

Amazing. I have a ton of respect for guys, like you, who build stuff like this. From scratch! From what I can see, all the proportions and details look fantastic!

[plow jockey]

Awesome!!! That styrene work is dead on.I couldnt imagine doing a scratch build.Looking forward to the updates.Great job.

[Dreamweaver]

It's looking good Marty Glad ya kept it.

[diddys trucking]

Hay marty im glad your biulding again your pete was the insperashion (Dont know if thats spelled right) for me doing my Mack biuld so keep it up

Keep on trucking

Dave:)

[civic83]

you going to make a 1:14 pontiac for it to terrorize?

[KW_W900L]

i cant believe the detail of the trailer, every noticeable rust spot and defect on the real thing matches this one. As for the cab it looks very accurate and well done on the build so far!

[JensR]

One of my most favourite movies!
This is looking great so far!

[Diesel Demond]

can you imagine having this truck and rubber duck in you line up!! i would give my left #@% for that. cant waite to see it cause this is also a great movie

[BRICKNICK]

you going to make a 1:14 pontiac for it to terrorize?

Plymouth valiant my friend......only reason I remember is cause i looked at that car and was like "wow worst get away car ever".

[DuelTruckDriver]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys I appreciate it!

civic83 I'm probally not gonna build the Valiant. Hope to have more updates next week, these door are a beast to get perfect! Gotta make the vent windows be able to open up and everything. I'm not gonna worry about the trailer until the cab is completly finished. Got parts on order so now just kinda waiting..>Marty<

[glorydays24]

I must say, I love your signiture..."you play meat"? First time I seen that, I new excactly where that came from. Very funny.:p;):D:cool:

Big John

[DuelTruckDriver]

I must say, I love your signiture..."you play meat"? First time I seen that, I new excactly where that came from. Very funny.:p;):D:cool:

Big John

Lol, yeah John I always thought that was really wierd when they was saying that on the radio. :)

Again guys I appology for the crappy pic's! I hate this camera it is useless to try to set it up. Here a very small update, haven't had too much time to work on it this week.:mad: Wifey is on me to get the pool installed and running. :rolleyes:

The front crossmember had to be cut down almost to nothing to allow for the angle cut frame horns. And shortened to allow the bumper to be closer to the front wheels, to match the movie Pete.:cool:

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>Marty<

[glorydays24]

Very nice job on the front end.:) This is one of the things I love about our trucks, we put our own idea's and twist's on things and make it our own. Keep it up buddy.;):p:):cool:

Big John

[Diesel Demond]

what does the gas station clerk say when he sais (fill it with ethanol) then the clerk sais ( if ethanol's on line) i think doesnt make sence or im retarted . and is it wrong to be excited over build !1

[DuelTruckDriver]

what does the gas station clerk say when he sais (fill it with ethanol) then the clerk sais ( if ethanol's on line) i think doesnt make sence or im retarted . and is it wrong to be excited over build !1

He says "if ethyl don't mind".

Its funny its like everybody in the movie was trying to bust David's b@lls LOL! I laughed hard when the old lady in the car wouldn't let her husband take him to a phone booth. He would have been screwed in that old Plymouth for sure anyway. :D

>Marty<

[DuelTruckDriver]

Very nice job on the front end.:) This is one of the things I love about our trucks, we put our own idea's and twist's on things and make it our own. Keep it up buddy.;):p:):cool:

Big John

Hey Big John, I cut the frame like that because thats how the old Pete's really were. ;) The frames are angled and the grill goes all the way down to the bumper almost.

These builds get you hardcore on details. Might aswell go all out lol:D

>Marty<

[glorydays24]

Hey Big John, I cut the frame like that because thats how the old Pete's really were. ;) The frames are angled and the grill goes all the way down to the bumper almost.

These builds get you hardcore on details. Might aswell go all out lol:D

>Marty<

I here ya buddy.:D:D:D

Big John

[Papabaer]

Hy Marty,

very nice Project.

I like the movie and i like also the old "Pete 281". So far your 281 looks fantastic and i cant wait to see more.