Re: Zil 130 Thing
 

LOL... you know my vote is the brown and tan Dodge...your thinking metallic aren't you ..? :rolleyes:

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Maaaaaaaybe? :) I'm honestly still not sure on the color, but the paint scheme is pretty much set now. I've also started working on cleaning up the roof. What a dusty job!

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Roof progress:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...391_HEIC-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...392_HEIC-L.jpg

Re: Zil 130 Thing
 

I'm inclined to agree with Jerry, I love that brown & tan color scheme!
Looking good, as always, Frizzy!

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Frizzy?? ;)

I have a bit more wet sanding to do, but I think the bulk of the body work is now done.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...405_HEIC-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...406_HEIC-L.jpg

I also got me a driver. Some zombie movie guy, I'm told.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...404_HEIC-L.jpg

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Wet sanding and body work is all done....finally. Just needs a quick cleaning and it's ready for primer. Now I've really gotta nail down the colors for this thing!! :confused:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...418_HEIC-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...419_HEIC-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...420_HEIC-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...421_HEIC-L.jpg

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Wow that came out pretty good...

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Thank ya, sir. I'm quite pleased. I think I may have to take a drive to the hobby shop to see if any colors speak to me... It's been raining cats and dogs down here, so I guess there's no rush to get it painted. :(

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Okay, gents, give me your suggestions! Below is the essentially paint *scheme* I'm going with, but the colors are TBD. There will be a bottom color (everything below the hood) and there will be an upper color (hood up to and including the roof). Not sure about painting the top of the roof separately like in the pic. I'm also needing to decide on wheel color, if any.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...db3d91_z-M.jpg

Tan top, brown bottom, white wheels?
White top, turquoise bottom, white wheels?
White top, grey/silver bottom, white wheels?
White top, grey/silver bottom, red wheels?
Cream top, tan bottom, white wheels?
Cream top, gold bottom, white wheels?

Let's hear some ideas. I need inspiration!! :D:D

Re: Zil 130 Thing
 

Tan top, brown bottom, white wheels? lol like you didn't see that coming...might go with the same color brown for the wheels...maybe...IDK... glad it's your call...LOL

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That's definitely one of the color combos I'm considering....with white wheels......and maybe a white roof? :)

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It still has a long way to go, but here's some progress pics of the "International"....
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1517-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1514-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1513-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1518-L.jpg

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Nice... it suits the truck... good choice.

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That turned really nice :)

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Classy looking paintjob.

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Thanks, y'all! Now I'm looking for some small die-cut graphics and then the body will be done and it'll be on to other things to finish....

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Since space in this thing is rather limited and I plan on running a Beier sound unit, I ran out of space for the battery. I was hoping to avoid it, but I had to resort to building a "toolbox" to house the battery, a 3s 2700mah. It's made of styrene with a diamond plate veneer. :) I'll be adding magnets to secure the lid and painting it black after I do some final touches to it.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1538-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1539-L.jpg

No brake lights or housings were included with the kit so old Axial parts to the rescue!
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1536-L.jpg

I just need to figure out how to cleanly route the wiring.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1537-L.jpg

Got the shifter installed and figured I'd give the driver some comfort and convenience a 20th century truck driver has come to expect!
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1541-L.jpg

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https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1545-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1544-L.jpg

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Ugh. So despite making the battery box as low and short as I could it's simply going to interfere with the nose of the trailer on anything, but the flattest of terrain. And since this thing is 4 wheel drive, I expect it to see its fair share of undulating terrain. So I have to figure out another plan. Here's what I'm dealing with....

Space under the hood is limited. Keep in mind there's a motor and trans in the middle.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1553-L.jpg

This is the stuff that needs to find a home in the truck.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1550-L.jpg

The speaker was intended to go here, under the bench seat.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1551-L.jpg

Battery is just too thick to fit in there so a new battery would likely be needed if I put it here.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1552-L.jpg

I'm still messing around with component placement and I'm sure I'll come up with something decent.....eventually! LOL

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wow... 1/12 and no room for stuff....??? smaller speaker...??? smaller battery...??? IDK

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Yessir! Regular cab with a full interior doesn't leave much room!

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Here's a trailer attached showing the interference with the toolbox. On flat surfaces it's fine, but any kind of incline and the trailer gets into the box, especially when turning.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1571-L.jpg

So I may have come up with a decent idea... What if I put the ESC and sound unit under the seat like this?
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1566-L.jpg

It'll be tight, but I may be able to squeeze both the speaker and battery under the hood. No external box and easy battery swaps, but I'm not a fan of the battery sitting so close to the motor and potentially getting hot.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1567-L.jpg

I also have this speaker which is quite a bit smaller, but would likely require a box to be built. Nontheless, it would take up less room than the other speaker.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1568-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1569-L.jpg

And if I did decide to build an external box for it, it could be much slimmer than the one I built before and it shouldn't interfere with trailer articulation.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1570-L.jpg

Re: Zil 130 Thing
 

The joys of building a daycab :D

Re: Zil 130 Thing
 

Sounds like you have a plan... putting the speaker in a smaller box sounds like your best bet.

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Could the battery drop in between the frame rails between 5th wheel & cab?

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Well, I think I have a bit of good news. I did some experimenting with the assortment of Lipos I've got and came up with a solution....I think. :D I'm pretty confident I can fit a battery and speaker under the hood, but I'll need to get smaller batteries. Not really too big of a deal since the battery will be super easy to replace, as needed. I'll likely end up with just a 1500 mah 3s so we'll have to see what kind of run time I get out of it. I suspect it'll be reasonably long enough, but I can always revisit it down the road is more capacity is needed. I can also easily fit a 2200mah 2s if I want to castrate the poor motor.:lol: But regardless, no external box will be needed whatsoever and I really like that idea!

So I "fabricated" some super high end speaker box mounts and taped them to the firewall. These may get glued if the tape doesn't hold.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1574-L.jpg

Then I taped the speaker box to the brackets. The box and brackets are angled downward to allow clearance under the hood and the speaker box is just barely not touching the motor.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1575-L.jpg

And here is where the battery will go. I'll need to locate the rx somewhere, but I'm less concerned about that since it's pretty small.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Hobby-Stu...IMG_1576-L.jpg

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I guess you've found a way to pay for your hobby, manufacturing high end speaker mounts ;) It's always nice when you figure out how to keep things inside the cab. There are so many factors influencing the run time, but hopefully you'll be able to get a decent amount of time.