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FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
well fellas, i honestly know nuttin' bout 1:1 big rigs, but i'm gonna give it my best shot at attempting to build a custom stretched scale semi.
my cab arrived yesterday, and after fixing some known damage that it had aquired in shipping to the OG owner, i started deciding my direction with how i wanted the cab/sleeper to look. i started by cutting the sleeper loose from the cab. and i knew i wanted the flat top look. so i started playing around with it a bit, and finally just flipped it face down. and this i like pretty well. |
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
Definitely different I'll be watching your build for sure
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
well i also got an extra sleeper with this cab. so after a few minutes of just starring at it on the bench, and a few seconds diciding where to cut, i got my razor saw back in my hand and went to work.
first sleeper cut......... second sleeper cut....... then i glued the 2 together....... still have to pick up some 2mm sheet styrene to fill the new roof area with, but you get the idea of the look. it has all rounded corners now, a much smoother look, i think. |
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Now that's thinking outside the box!!!
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
and here's a pic with it mocked back up against the cab.
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i had also picked up some supplies to build my stacks with yesterday morning while on a LOWES run for work.
i just marked the center, and sliced the pipe in half on about a 45 degree angle. i will solder the pipe and the elbows together (once i determine their final length), then pass them off to a good freind of mine who works at a local chrome shop for some added shine. |
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
and here's a "just had to" pic with the sleeper mocked up and the stacks.
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Looking good so far. Are ya gonna send your pipes to Nashville to be chromed
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yep, me and the head guy at CHROME MASTERS are good freinds
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looks good!! pipes are sweet!!
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Thanks Fatboy for telling me about this site it's sweet...And I will be keeping an eye on this build brother can't wait to see how this rig turns out...
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off to a good start like the pipes
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thnks fellas.
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Very cool build I like the sleeper. Are you going to mod the fenders too?
Jo |
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pipes are sick, i like the lines of the sleeper, the bunk door is throwing me off though
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thnaks and yes, i'm prolly gonna borrow the pvc pipe mod, like on pipe dream. going for the custom pete kinda look.
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yeah, i understand what you're saying bout the bunk door, but just look at it as an under bunk door.
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
i also picked up my donor chassis/drivetrain, but it'll be awhile before i post anything bout that. i got some parts i need to get ordered, and a crawler project to finish within the next week. before i really get to show this rig my full attention.
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Not going to spoil it for everyone but he snatched up the donor chassis from my boneyard, and is in the home stretch on a JK southern rock bouncer for me. When its done lets see what crawls out of his mind after I bit him with the semi bug
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Re: FATBOY's.........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG SHOT
ok, so i'm wanting a custom one off look. so with my sleeper mod out of the way, and Art's jk crawler on hold till i pick the chassis up from powdercoater tomorrow evening, i decided to work on modding my front fenders. i'd already decided on the route i was gonna take, and looking over the PIPE DREAM build, i decided on borrowing his trick wick with the PVC.
i picked up a couple of the PVC peices the other day, and got started on them yesterday, and finished them both up today. here's a few pics i took along the way. i wanted this rig to have a real low stance, so i raised the fenders a bit on the hood to help get the look as low as possible. |
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