Kansas Large Car

[mike71]

I have been looking at this forum for a long time and finally decided to build a truck for myself. I started this at the beginning of the summer. hope you like it.

Started with a Grand Hauler, moved the front axle ahead then repositioned the stock fenders. Alum. bumper and air cleaners looked better than stock.







While on vacation I painted the cab and rear fenders. I used DuPont Croma Base paint with 7500s Croma-clear.




I mounted PMD head lights and dropped the steps and air tanks down so I could mount lights below the door. I made the panels for below the cab and sleeper out of alum. angle with a bunch of PMD led's.









I mounted 22 led's in the bumper with 2 extra red ones on the back side to shine on the front tires.




Last thing so far is the 10 Radio Shack led's in the back of the sleeper. Still need to get the lights on the air cleaners and the head lights working then hopefully I will have as much fun playing with it as I have building it.



Thanks for looking, Mike

[plow jockey]

Great work! Love the paint! Cant wait to see it all lit up!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Nice truck Mike, the paint job is great!

[126happy]

OUTSTANDING GRAND HAULER BUILD!! the paint job design is perfect and I really like the way you wired your LED light! good idea!

[andyathome]

this is going to be a sweet truck, nice job.

cheers andy

[Roundabout]

awesome build, love the paint job!

[Chi-Noos]

for some reason i think this will be a build to follow..... great work

[up9018]

Very Nice Build, and great to have another member in Kansas, and not to far away!

Chris

[thebat]

very nice looking truck so far can't wait to see it all lit up paint job is amazing.

[Bundy]

So cool

[Themonty73]

Very tidy, keep up the good work...

[mike71]

Originally Posted by up9018

Very Nice Build, and great to have another member in Kansas, and not to far away!

Chris

It's a small world isn't it? Your just a little ways away and I have a brother that builds trailers at Landoll.

[mike71]

Thanks for all of the great comments.

I've been working on wiring until I'm about cross eyed!
I've got the cab lights, and the head lights done. Also one air cleaner, they are a real pain. I had to grind a spot for the wires and sand the lip off of the leds so it all would fit together.







Enjoy, Mike

[1985 kenworth]

wow very nice build of the grand hauler..great job

[bigford]

are those head light from pmd? i thinking of getting a set
instead of the stock 379 lights. wireing the high/low and blinker
for both sides was rough enough

[mike71]

Originally Posted by bigford

are those head light from pmd? i thinking of getting a set
instead of the stock 379 lights. wireing the high/low and blinker
for both sides was rough enough

Yes that is where I got them. I used the lights that came with the mfu and glued the lenses in with clear silicon.

[up9018]

Originally Posted by mike71

It's a small world isn't it? Your just a little ways away and I have a brother that builds trailers at Landoll.

That's funny, I'm one of the Forklift Engineers at Landoll.

BTW, if you are interested, we usually do a day run down at Newton in April, would love to have some more trucks there.

Chris

[mike71]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, yeah I'm planning on going got my truck done getting ready to start on a trailer.

[mike71]

I have pretty well got this wrapped up. Got the windows tinted,and had a friend at work shear some mirror stainless for the top of the frame. After I got it put together I entered it in a model show in Lincoln Ne. It took second right behind my brothers 1/25 pete. Could have been worse!










The last one is the 1/25 I lost to. I have been trying to talk him into getting one like I've got but not having much luck!

[thebat]

the grand hauler is look great man question what did you do for all those lights under the cab doors an sleeper