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Thank you Joe :) BTW you could send some of that rain my way :D every scoop I took yesterday half blew away :(

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Great looking truck. Well done! Love the color and lift axle. I have a suggestion: How about posting pics and info on that wheel drilling fixture you mentioned in the tools section?

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Coming along nicely Steve .....

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Incredible work Steve!!!

How much does she weigh? I'll bet a lot, one thing I have learned in this hobby is heavy is usually good.

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wow, awesome styrene skills, and metal fab, I am blown away seeing the stuff that you guys in here can fab up.

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thank you ,Chris

thank you Scott , not as heavy as the 9370 dump , w/the steel lift axle and my heavier then average wheels , prob just a tad heavier then a conventional tamiya tractor .

thank you , you got some fine styrene skills your self


I'm working on the finishing touches hear and there in between the other projects I have going :rolleyes:

IHSteve

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Just an update pic ;)
http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_0447.jpg

Thanks for looking
IHSteve

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That is just AWESOME Steve!!:eek::eek::eek::cool::cool:

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The details never end and that's what makes these binders stand out! Wow Steve, you keep outdoing yourself!

That last photo's really neat....such a menacing stance to it when viewed from the front!:cool:

-Alex

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That baby looks ready for business. Can't believe it's scratch built.
Really nice job so far!
FGD

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

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Steve your looking good I like it a lot it has a nice stance. Ed:cool:

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Nice, Steve. Really nice!

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John , Alex , Freddy , Brian , Ed and Nate thank you

Nate love the sig :D

IHSteve

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IHBuilder where do you get your rims?? Do you make them?? Where can I get some of them? Your truck is looking great. I like your drop axle, the low profile tires are amazing, where did you find them?

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thank you . rims , yes I make them :D and back up on production , check hand made wheels . http://173.201.47.108/showthread.php?t=58
the tires are from verkirk . they're out of stock till november . and by the way everyone wants them they will never be in stock :p

IHSteve

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No kidding. I think I will buy 50, so when they are out for a year again I will have some.

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hey thanks Paul makes me feel good coming from a master :):)

well milling bumpers for someone and had 1 that I got close to the screw lugs so I decided to experiment :eek: oh no :D . So here is the result tell me if it's to much for the binder

9 lights in front

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_0596.jpg

1 on each end ( might tie in with the turn signals :confused: )

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_0597.jpg

I got it running now time for all the lil goodies Lights to start with :eek: same with SCRAPPY :eek::eek:

IHSteve

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Hay I think I am ahead of you get back in line.:p:D

Travis

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I'll stay there as long as someone :rolleyes: comes by and digs me out of shavings LOL :eek::eek:

alright you 2 no fighting or the $ goes up :p:p:p:p:p LOL

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OOOOK Steve

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There is no such thing as to many lights, Steve. Go back and drill 8 more holes. :D You have room.

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LOL then I won't need head lights :p well now . I may just have to put it back on the mill . my brother will love this when it's done :D

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sweet heavy hauler

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Looks incredible Steve! Awesome Rig.

You do amazing work. It still amazes me that you make all of those beautiful wheels without cnc!:eek:

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thanks ace

thanks Scott , you know I just do not have that CNC mentality . CNC is great for production or the hard to get compound curves and 3 dimensional objects . Where I come from PRODUCTION = COOKIE CUTTER I'm just not a fan of cookie cutter , I had to much of that in my business ( boring :eek: )

IHSteve

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I got a lil package yesterday AND boy did they come out nice :D Thanks Chris :D Just got to figure out what glue will hold stainless :confused:

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_0678.jpg

IHSteve

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use the gorrilla glue on some steel parts might work i would test it on something else first

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Don't use CA. I think that will cloud the paint and metal. The metal could be polished, but the paint not as easily cleaned off. I'm thinking some sort of low tack glue. Maybe even something like a thin layer of rubber cement. Any excess could be pealed off. Then shot some clear coat over the top, and I think that would do it.

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Steve - those did come out nice! Were you able to dremel in the finer details??

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I had tried double sided tape on my IH and it held for a while - but I bet my trim wasn't formed jsut right - yours is nice and flat to flat yes? maybe it would work for you???

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double sided sticky tape like in the window kits at walmart might be good yea i never thought about the clouding from the strong glue come to think of it i glued my metal parts when there wasn't any primer either sorry glad you didn't take my advise it woulda been bad

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Chris maybe later when I get the nerve they're so nice I don't want to mess them up and just a few feet away it be hard to see it any way

I may rough the underside and use the clear epoxy I used on my light trim on my 9370 dump . I just had to taped it on to see how it looked and get a pic put them back in the bag and in the carry crate till I get all the other items to finish the truck . now to find out who can print IH on a rubber mud flap :rolleyes: I tried stenciling and look like poo :(

IHSteve

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Steve, I use the permanent Scotch double sided tape. I got it from Staples. It works great! I have it holding my Peterbilt emblems on both trucks with no problems.

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I would ask ric where he get's those lady decals for flaps from - theyre pretty nice and holding well on my IH .......

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I've been wanting to have reading international logo on my mud flaps . thats where my 2 grandfathers worked .

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NICE BUILD AS USUAL LOOKS PERFECT:cool: