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Thanks, when I named it that my plan was to use a Wedico Peterbilt cab. That did not happen but even still the only parts that are Tamiya right now are the frame rails, floorboards and spring shackles. Everything else is aftermarket, different brands.

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It's a mutt

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And getting Mutty-er!!:D

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LoL I hear ya driver

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It seems very rare to see any truck that's not a mutt. Everyone seems to get some parts here and other parts there and they all come together in the end.

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This build is bringing back memories of when I first found the forum and was in awe of hillbilly deluxe build. I'm in awe again. When you build, you build them right Craig. :cool:

Let's not take 4 years till the next build ok? :lol:

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I like the Mutty-er Mutt a lot............Carry on Please

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Haha! Thanks Mario. I'm going to try and keep going on this one, don't plan on dragging this out. Really hoping to get this one on all of here wheels soon, then I would really like to buy a lowboy and dozer to pull around.

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Thanks Bo!

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Great trucks take time, like good bourbon you can't rush

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This almost made me cry last night, my headlights have a tendency of loosening them selves up and it is hard to get them very tight because you can't get a tool on the bolt head. The ear that holds the RH headlight on broke off. I don't see anyway of fixing it. I love this grille but these ears and the hood ornament are so delicate not sure if I want to buy another or look else where. This is the most detailed grille I have ever seen.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps2txg1sk7.jpg
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Re: Just Another Peterbilt......Half Breed.
 

You might be able to solder it , I wouldn't write it off so soon if you don't want to let it go.

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Just talked with the bay seller, He is making me a new one just like the one I had but said he will make it stronger where the headlights bolt up. I feel better now.

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That's good to hear, I'm glad you're getting a new stronger one!

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Best bet would be take it to a tig welder and see what they say for a nice clean weld and re drill the hole sand it smooth at home and repolish it once done...as it would be a waste of a good grill, unless you want a trophy peice for you work area...
Also replace the bolts with alen head screw with loctite once there in the right position, then cut a alen key to length so you can easly get to it.....

Cheers Tracy

Cheers Tracy

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When using an AWD front axle and setting it forward for a correct Peterbilt look there isn't much room to work with. I tried several servo mounts and several configurations. I came up with this;
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To get things in this configuration I needed another knuckle ear, couldn't get Rigid or any of the other sellers to sell me the knuckle ear, yes, I sent them photos to make sure we were talking about the same parts! Anyhow, I ended up buying a second front axle to steel the parts from. I wanted to get the geometry right, or atlas right in my twisted way of thinking. I am getting a huge stock pile of extra parts!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps359ajsjp.jpg
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I hate these trucks!!!

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Kind of an update. I haven't given up but things have been moving slow. I bought some Air Breathers, Front Bumper and Wheels from Steve. I love the wheels so much but was not happy with the ride height at all, way high in the front. That lead to me removing the driven axle up front and installing an Integy front axle kit. When moving the axle forward to a correct Petebilt location and trying keep the shifting and steering servos in their stock location there just really isn't enough room for a driven axle without going really high and kind of ugly. There was an issue with mounting the front bumper so it is back at Steve's shop, I'm confident He will get it sorted out for me. I also put the Tamiya 3 speed back in it for now, it has an aluminum case, brass gears and stainless synchronizers topped of with the heatsink end caps with are mostly just for looks. If I stay with this transmission I will be installing a gear reduction also.
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Not much to report, I have a few parts on order but today I got this bumper in the mail from Steve, it's awesome! I had to make two bushings to move it slightly forward because I have the axle slid forward, barley clears those big fronts but it clears!

Thanks Steve!:):):)

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Going Good over there Claus. Beefy i like it a lot. You put ideas in my head......:)

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Tekin 45T Motor, Integy 3 Speed and PMD 4:1 Reduction. The transmission is really nothing that impressive, all aluminum but it fits like the factory one, I like that.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...pslleuqxyu.jpg
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My eyes are so bad at age 45, after posting these transmission photos I realized the transmission case was not bolted together tightly and had to go fix that.

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Added Peterbilt steps and air tanks from Russ, once again awesome work Rusty! I love aluminum.......

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My new Shapeways Peterbilt cab came today, thanks to Mrs. Claus, that was one of my Christmas gifts. The reason I bought a new cab was the other printed cab I have has cab skirts on the bottom but my sleeper does not so some body work was going to have to be done. The second reason is the new cab fits the sleeper flange much better, in fact bolts together. I do not care for the frosted windshield but we'll see what I can do with that.

I also have Rigid RC mirrors and clearance lights to add, the new cab has no mounting holes for either of those things. I also have a brand new grille in the package since this one broke but until the truck is built I will be using the broken one.

My truck is actually starting to take on a very correct heavy spec Peterbilt look, exactly what I was going after.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...psgqlr490i.jpg
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I never wanted an exact replica of this truck but wanted to capture the heavy sleeper truck with sleeper, I think I'm going in the right direction My truck will be red, maybe black front fenders.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...psdbznyjds.jpg

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I turned the body mounting plates upside down, lowered the whole body quite a little bit, I'm liking it much better.

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Looking good Claus.

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Thanks Brandon! Where have you been buddy?

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Claus,

Is that what he calls the Hi-Rise Cab? Did it bolt directly to the Tamiya cab mount? What are you planning for the side windows?

Thanks,
Chris

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No, it is not the Hi-Rise cab. Here is a link to the one I bought;
https://www.shapeways.com/product/N2...ionId=60673699

Yes it uses the Tamiya floorboard and metal plates to mount to. It will not accept Tamiya windows so I have not figured out what to do there yet. I do not like the frosted windshield I bought from Goose, I would much rather have clear windows than ones that are painted black. My older version of printed cab uses the Tamiya floorboards, mounts, windows, mirrors, the whole 9 yards. So some days I still consider going back to that cab.:confused:

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OK thanks. I think you can polish the windows, maybe with some fine grit sandpaper. If I use those I will probably polish the windows then use Tamiya Clear Smoke and paint the inside so it looks slightly tinted.

You might ask Russ about it, he may be able to give you some advice.

Thanks,
Chris

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Thanks for the advice. It seems like the Hi Rise cab roofline would sit higher than the flat top sleeper, glad I didn't go that route.

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I'm hoping for this truck to have some kind of a lowboy or drop deck someday, really like to get an RC4WD lowboy for it. Anyways I love my rear suspension kit but the truck always seemed a little bit soft to me in the back, I have seen on this forum where ground clearance on that lowboy is a real issue as well as the weight of that lowboy compressing all of the trucks springs. This had me thinking.......I need strong or more springs. Well, a big THANK YOU goes out to Bo Wallen who sold me an extra pair of leaf springs identical to the ones on my truck, this saved me from having to buy another rear suspension kit for parts. I took the leaf set apart, removed all of the spacers and replaced them with a second leaf of each length. I cut the second leaves off at the bend on each end so basically when it was all done my springs now have longer spacers in them which removed a lot of the flex. My springs are no taller than they were before just stiffer.

Top spring is before, bottom is after my modification.
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I like your front Wheels. Where can I find the same ?

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Thank you. IHB Steve makes them.

http://rctruckandconstruction.com/showthread.php?t=9519

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You used a king hauler right ? If so how did you cut down the bunk hieght to make it look more like a flattop ?

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Negative, all body parts (hood, fenders, cab, and sleeper) are from Shapeways/ True Scale.



http://www.shapeways.com/shops/truescalerc

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I like what you did with the rear suspension, nice job :)

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Lookin' Very Good Claus. Now you have joined the Heavy Haul Gang. ;o)

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Looking cool.

For the frosted windows, have you considered using clamshell style vacuformed packing to make them instead? It's usually thinner and more scale looking that what kits come with, it takes shapes with heat, and you're probably regularly throwing some away.

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Thanks Brandon. It looks good, I hope it works well but won't really know till I have a trailer of some kind.

Sweet Bo, I always wanted to belong to something!

Thank you, that is interesting. Taking heat near the cab scares me! :eek: