King Hauler Upgrade to Kenworth W900l

[roadie1960]

Got fed up of all this wet weather over here in the UK so decided to redo my King Haulerand make it a Kenworth with a aerodine roof with a flip bonnet complete with engine and ancilleries ..... So here is where im at at the moment but it will come to halt soon as im off to Canada for 3 weeks next thursday Comments Welcome !!!!

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Hmmmmmmmmmm Think that was way too tall.

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Thats better more of the look i was going for

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This looks better
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Thats it so far just given it its 1st primer to see imperfections more to come next month:D

[mr fatcat]

Ah shame you had to cut up such a good cab but its
coming along nicely cant wait to see it finished.:)

[sneaky-pete]

That's comming along great!
happy sanding!

[1985 kenworth]

yes the integrated bunk is looking great:p

[dabears]

I liked the way it looked before but i'm a fan of the bigger bunks! Great job so far!

[SWAGGER]

Seems everyone liked your truck before, but it looks like you are making it even better. Great amount of work done so far and it looks really well. Will be going back to the same color scheme or something new?

[roadie1960]

yea i think it was popular as it was ...just me wanted to change it as i dont like regular i like to be different and now iv'e got a little more experience thought i'd try and make it alot better thn before and more like a kenworth the colours will be the same but a different look and alot more detail with flip bonnet and engine bay done ive also moved the front axle forwards for a better look ........won't have any updates till mid June as i'm off to Canada and USA eastern seaboard for 3 weeks.......mainly trucking over there with my brother

[roadie1960]

;) Just a small update iv'e managed to get done before i fly to Canada tomorrow Its gettting something like the look i was looking for just a little bit more sanding and primer...here's a couple of photo's of were i am up to till i get Bcak home in June :-

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[SWAGGER]

Looking good Roadie, have a good trip!

[dabears]

Looks pretty sweet so far!! great job!!

[roadie1960]

:)Its been a while but here's a couple of updates showing where i am up to at the moment......

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next is to get a new chassis and suspension then i can start to build the Kenworth to its glory:D

[dabears]

Great update!! looking good

[Kaf343]

Lovin the color scheme, everything I build i paint orange or has orange in it. Can't wait to see it completed.

[roadie1960]

Hi Kaf the colour is acually a vauxhall bright copper metalic......sorry its been a while but a few updates in a couple of days

[roadie1960]

Here's the latest updates ....a new chassis is being biult but 1 inch longer than stock and a new suspension is being created ...its all hush...hush till its unvailed......here's a few photo's of how the body is coming along ....just waiting on some top lights arriving then i can biuld it all up oh and a engine then i can do under the bonnet .....

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More updates soon

[1985 kenworth]

looks great so far ,just curious why you used the pete dual headlights on it..that integrated bunk is some fantastic work you did there:)

[dabears]

Body is looking good!! Suspension is all hush hush huh??? What a tease! must be a working air ride... That would be sweet!

[roadie1960]

Been busy doing other work lately ...lots of wiring for lights and now its nearly all done apart from the suspension and front and rear bumpers here's the new mirrors for the truck with biult in indicators

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