my first semi build (dump)

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I found some time over the the holidays to get out the the shop, so I got a good start on my Autocar
on new years eve I went to my friends shop so we could work on the screw drive dump system( he has better tools and two heads are better then one)
we make good progress on the screw drive system. here is a couple pics of what we came up with. thanks to fhhhstix for the basic design of the system.

dump box down


dump box up


still working on motor mount it will set below the gear between the frame rails.
so on to today.

in order to make my king hauler cab resemble a autocar a few things need to be changed. one thing is move the front axle back 1/2 inch closer to the cab
so I redrilled all the front assembly hole a half inch back.

stock wheel base


half inch shorter



so now the fenders need to be cut off so the new ones can be fabed up and moved back. moving the fender back and building a thicker rad/ grille will get me close to the signature autocar nose I am looking for.
if you look you will see a space in between the grill and hood that is how much thicker the grill has to be the gap will be filled in to make the rad thicker.
also got some old school rear rims from Semijoe just waiting on the fronts.





that all I got for now.
thanks for looking