KW Daycab "Pipe Dream"

[dabears]

Well you could have both.... the way Travis did my blue dump is 8 screws unbolt the screwdrive unplug a few wires and ake the bucket and screwdrive right off and put a 5th wheel on. Best of both worlds plus if i want to put it on a different truck i can just by moving the electronics into that one.

[Bigrigger]

UPDATE!

It has been a while since I have updated this project, mainly due to slowly moving for about 2 weeks. I finally got the workbench put in today, and I found a little time to update the status of the build, and here it is:

I recently got some parts for the truck to help get me motivated to keep building (body work gets really tedious and boring). So let's have a little run-through.

I found this while browsing Craigslist:



This is a used TLT axle; I got this axle, a TLT straight axle, and an aluminum servo-mounting plate for $20!

Here is the workbench as it stands, still a lot to do, but I like the clean look; it only lasts for so long...



"But wait! What's in the box?!" Oh, you saw that?



I think these will look just fine on the rig!



These things came all the way from Hong Kong in only a few days, and I used the cheapest shipping! I had been looking into PMD's tires for a while, until I found these. They are a much better price than PMD's tires, and I think they look better, too!

So, here is the project as of today:



"Pipe Dream" has 10 new tires and a 6x6 conversion to look forward to! (Hopefully!)

I hope to have another update this weekend!

Stay tuned...

[Bigrigger]

UPDATE 3/26

I'm getting lonely here, posting with myself...

So here is something to post about:

I finally got the tires mounted after a fruitless weekend, and they are looking great! They smelled a little fishy coming out of the packages...

They are considerably bigger than the Tamiya tires, but fit just fine!
Here is a size comparison:


And a look at tread patterns:




Here they are mounted up!


The standard Tamiya ones:


On-road/ off-road look:


Rear tires:


In this shot we can see how the tire size difference between front and rears affects the chassis angle:


So I fixed that little issue...


Pictures of the chassis:




The TLT axle is still here, and anxious to become a part of this truck!




Now, the moment we've all been waiting for! A mock-up! This is something to behold:














Yeah, I went a little crazy with the camera, but it was too hard not to!

I have next week off, so expect another update then! I hope this gives you guys something to post about!

Let me know what you think! Any feedback is appreciated!

Stay tuned...