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Wow Reg its coming along quite nicely. Axles look great! Keep up the awesome work!
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HAH! that's funny! I can relate, I greatly dislike ppl noise too.
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I spent a little time here and there over the last few days and managed to get the rear suspension done. The leaves need some prettying up but I will do that later on when I finish the axles. I made up my own link bars and TIG'd them together. I then pressed the pins and rubber bushings(hose) in. It seems to flex nicely but not an unrealistic amount. At least I was finally able to see it roll back and forth on it's axles! Now comes the tricky part...finishing the gear train!
Thanks for looking! http://youtu.be/LS6eurJgOYY Reg Last edited by RCP57; 02-28-2013 at 05:33 PM. |
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Very very nice I luv it man that thing is big
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Hmmm, I'm seriously gonna have to consider getting a tig welder... no way could I ever mig such parts together like your link bars without destroying them. Great Show again Reg.
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Reg you have done some very nice work here keep it up. Ed
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The suspension detail is amazing! Don't know if I'd have the nerve to try making axle housings - but your results are really great. Yes, it is a good feeling to roll it around - just got the motor and driveshafts finished on my Payhauler - another step forward.
Enjoying your build immensely. Ken
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Always amazed on how well you tig weld all of your parts. Keep it coming.
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Looks great, what material are you using for the axles?....and I noticed you pressed bushings in, are they bronze impregnated? I probably overlooked those posts. I like the custom stuff like this. Keep up the fine work. Colin |
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This is a one-of-a-kind rig! A lot of rigs claim to be "custom", but this is as true to that as you can get! Excellent work, I can't wait to see more!
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Reg, looks like you're working full time with model building, when not checking forum every day, I have to go back a page on your tread to see what's happend since last time.
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Once again, nice work Reg! The radius and torque rods look good. Question though....is there supposed to be one more rod, running parallel with the axle, that ties into the chassis frame rail? I've never seen a Kenworth like this, so maybe they don't have them? I'm not sure of the proper term for a rod like that, but I think they call panhard bars in the rock crawling world. The truck is looking great! Standing on it's own feet.
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Thank you very much...yes it is BIG!
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, Todays update... well actaully it's been a couple days. I FINALLY almost have the front diff finished. I need to weld the gears to the shafts and do a little more prettying up to the housing but it works. I have started the rear diff too but I'm still waiting on the ring and pinion....AND MY MILL DIED! I'm not sure what happened. I shut it off because I was done for the day, then I changed my mind and decided to drill another hole(this is just like riding a motocross bike, never say just one more lap cause thats always when you crash hard). I flipped on the master switch and nothing happened. It seems like there is a blown fuse or something. No magic smoke escaped and there is power to the mill. Anyone have any ideas? BF30??? I didn't take many pics of the process....but here is a little vid of it spinning... http://youtu.be/Wrq2KidK3JA Reg |
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Oh man, Reg, after seeing your axle in this mostly completed state, I think I'm just going to throw in the towl with my build! That looks awesome.
Sorry about the mill giving you problems. I guess if you have digital multi-meter, you need to see if you have in coming power first, and if you have some fuses, you need to check that they are good. Just pull the fuse and do a continuity check - meter set to ohms. Not to familiar with your mill. Does it have a speed controller? Maybe you just have a bad push button or switch? In anycase get it going so you can continue with this incredible build!
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Great Job Reg that's exactly what I'm doing with my truck rears but in a smaller scale . you ware the mill out already ?
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That looks nice!
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Reg very nice work on the rears like I said before this a real scratch build. Ed
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I found the fuses and they were blown so I drove around town until I found a place that had them(Sunday sucks for buying obscure stuff). I came home and put them in, turned on the main switch and everything lit up. I then turned the emergency stop switch...still good. Hit the green button and pop, bye bye fuses. I guess something has fried in the board. Hopefully I will hear back from the dealer tomorrow.
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