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Awesome job, love the paint combo. Very nice. Can't wait for more pics.

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WOW....WOW...nice job so far alan can't wait to see this truck in person man as you know pictures don't do things justice,it will great to run with you hopefully sometime in the near future:)

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im pleased with it over all, a few little things i wish worked better, but i'll know for the next one! Thanks!

thanks kaf

thanks dwayne. im hoping to get the rest finished in less than a year! i need a driveshaft, rx and esc to get it mobile, waiting for the xmas bill to be paid for that stuff.

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heres a teaser for the trailer i can finally start on:

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...2-30123556.jpg

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http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...2-31221503.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...2-31221305.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...2-31221248.jpg

the trailer will actually be almost 4" shorter, just wanted to get a pic of the frame together. according to my finger and toe counting, im about 2' 10" overlength in scale measurements :D :D :D

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Good looking truck man like the paint job.

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Your trailer's main frame is looking really nice. Great start to a drop deck! Did you cut and curve the webs off the rear rails to flow into the drop, from the rear? That's a nice touch.

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thanks nate.

my machine shop consists of a scroll saw, 18v drill and some files, so it isnt anything too elaborate!
i notched the suspension frame and bent the top over a piece of 1/8" i cut out to give it the curved look of a fontaine double drop. i plan on getting some aluminum brazing supplies and trying my hand at that.

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...1-01113851.jpg

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Well its update time.

re did the frame rails and traded out russ's old style air ride for the new, stretched the frame a little and added some goodies. work truck bumper and center rear bumper from russ also, the rims are IHB and the tanks i trimmed the step mounts off the stock ones and flipped them. (thanks dwayne) its still in mock up as there are a few more things to change but ive got the basics down, and it drives now! although quietly, but it does.
the pics arent the best but it was early (or late? 4am anyway) when i was taking them


http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2370188f.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps55603205.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps83f4e3b4.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps36843669.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps01b6e03f.jpg

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Looking sweet Dude! I like how the chicken lights are incorporated into the sleeper skirts . Can't wait to see it all lit up!:cool:

Mario

Oh yeah, the driveshaft looks real beefy! Is that a rc4wd shaft?

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thx mario, i caught the bug at clifford ;)

the drive shaft is a $11 special. if you look back in this thread i made a lift axle from some copper pipe and gorilla glue...... where i learned just how strong gorilla glue is. its a piece of 1/2" styrene tube with traxxas driveshafts glued in the ends :D

also, i spread the drives out to scale 60" spread, and made a small driveshaft the same way.

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4484b72d.jpg

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Looking good man, i like the longer spread on the rear drives :cool:

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I really love this truck!:bounce: Keep it up with the lowboy and you'll be golden!

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hey mario we should get him out to the truck shows more often...it seems to have lit a fire under you know what...alan the truck looks great...thought you sold it...sorry i wasn't going to say that but ......well you know the rest...looks great .keep the updates coming :cop:

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I forgot to mention, some skinny straight pipes would look killer:cool:

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Very nice looking horse and you have a great start on a beam low boy trailer I wish someone made these so I could buy one to haul my excavator around on it all the other are to narrow. Ed

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trailer metal work is awesome, especially with limited tools.

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thx. just trying to be different....in a good way, not the short bus way. :D

no pun intended right? haha thx

always one comedian in the bunch huh :p thx Dwayne

there are more things to add, just need the time and the $$$ to get them

Thx Jammer, the trailer is being redesigned some.

why because its a real one, and looks right? :eek: haha thx paul

its not as awesome building it with limited tools, but it gets the job done.
thx

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you know there is always a seat for ya on the bus :lol:

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truck is awesome i like the short work stacks. trailer is sick great job

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Nice updates, Goose! Keep'em coming. I know that's not easy this time of year. My own build has lost some momentum with summer, but nice to still see some progress. Looking at your trailer photo and your explanation of the webbing, I see exactly what you did. Nice.

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I have wanted to see finished your trailer

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This is a awesome build.Like the trailer so far.I'm gonna try building my own lowboy myself.

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thanks guys.

im waiting on a few parts before i can continue on, im looking for a mfu also, but im too cheap to pay for a new one when i only plan to use the sound, i have my own plan for lights. :D

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Looking good! I really like the paint colors excellent choice! the trailer is looking really good too!. keep up the great work.

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so, once upon a time, long long ago, i drew up a grill for this truck. i finally got around to sending it off to russ, and this is what i got back :D

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps88d2edef.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps45b52565.jpg

now somewhere along the line my crayola crayons got mixed up and the grill came out a touch long.....i think it was the program i originally drew it up with didnt agree with the milling program. not sure what im going to do about it, but even at that, it looks alot perty-er with a grill and headlights. :D

its hard to see without the backing i have yet to make, im thinkin some screen painted silver or black.

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Don't worry Alan. It should be easy to modify the front-end. Just make some front metal plates to come up under the head-lights like in the this photo:

http://carsfolia.com/data_images/new...th-w900-01.jpg

It should look good, help hide the spacing, and make an amazing build look just that much better.

Good luck.

- RCT

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You could also have the front bumper notched to fit around the bottom of the grille. Wouldn't look that out of place either. Some Kenworth trucks have such an arrangement. Your grille does look pretty nice though!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8...205861aa_z.jpg

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thanks guys, i dont feel as bad for goofing on it, i actually thought of both ideas too, the stainless rock guards or a gullwing bumper, but i think im going to have another one made for this one, and build a second KW, a T-800H model. looks like a W900B with a setback axle. it'll likely be my heavy spec truck, and this one will be the highway queen :D

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Update Time!!!!!!

well kinda. it lights up now, except head lights and turn signals... still working on those....

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps51e5e0eb.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps98f07680.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5b0deb94.jpg

its harder than i thought to get a decent pic of it all lit up... too many lights!:D:D:D:D:D:cool:

thanks for lookin'!

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who needs a night light to see in the dark :lol: those look bright but suttle:)

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I'm blinded......arghhhh.......my eyes! Looking good. :D

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Thanks guys.

im never putting that many lights that close together again thats for sure! ive still got a bunch to get in the bumper yet aswell

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in that case then you will never have to use your headlights to see or be seen :p:p

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Awsom

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I would just extend the fenders down and leave it alone. I looks more like W900L now they always look like the shell is long , taller and narrow. Just my 2 cents. I would like that grill with the 7 bars in it. Ed