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Old 12-23-2016, 03:22 PM
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Tekin 45T Motor, Integy 3 Speed and PMD 4:1 Reduction. The transmission is really nothing that impressive, all aluminum but it fits like the factory one, I like that.




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Old 12-23-2016, 04:51 PM
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My eyes are so bad at age 45, after posting these transmission photos I realized the transmission case was not bolted together tightly and had to go fix that.
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Old 12-24-2016, 03:53 PM
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Added Peterbilt steps and air tanks from Russ, once again awesome work Rusty! I love aluminum.......






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Old 12-27-2016, 05:55 PM
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My new Shapeways Peterbilt cab came today, thanks to Mrs. Claus, that was one of my Christmas gifts. The reason I bought a new cab was the other printed cab I have has cab skirts on the bottom but my sleeper does not so some body work was going to have to be done. The second reason is the new cab fits the sleeper flange much better, in fact bolts together. I do not care for the frosted windshield but we'll see what I can do with that.

I also have Rigid RC mirrors and clearance lights to add, the new cab has no mounting holes for either of those things. I also have a brand new grille in the package since this one broke but until the truck is built I will be using the broken one.

My truck is actually starting to take on a very correct heavy spec Peterbilt look, exactly what I was going after.







I never wanted an exact replica of this truck but wanted to capture the heavy sleeper truck with sleeper, I think I'm going in the right direction My truck will be red, maybe black front fenders.

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Old 12-28-2016, 01:42 AM
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I turned the body mounting plates upside down, lowered the whole body quite a little bit, I'm liking it much better.





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Old 12-28-2016, 08:44 AM
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Looking good Claus.
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Old 12-28-2016, 08:59 AM
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Thanks Brandon! Where have you been buddy?
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Claus,

Is that what he calls the Hi-Rise Cab? Did it bolt directly to the Tamiya cab mount? What are you planning for the side windows?

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Old 01-05-2017, 11:13 AM
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Is that what he calls the Hi-Rise Cab? Did it bolt directly to the Tamiya cab mount? What are you planning for the side windows?

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No, it is not the Hi-Rise cab. Here is a link to the one I bought;
https://www.shapeways.com/product/N2...ionId=60673699

Yes it uses the Tamiya floorboard and metal plates to mount to. It will not accept Tamiya windows so I have not figured out what to do there yet. I do not like the frosted windshield I bought from Goose, I would much rather have clear windows than ones that are painted black. My older version of printed cab uses the Tamiya floorboards, mounts, windows, mirrors, the whole 9 yards. So some days I still consider going back to that cab.
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Old 01-05-2017, 12:40 PM
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OK thanks. I think you can polish the windows, maybe with some fine grit sandpaper. If I use those I will probably polish the windows then use Tamiya Clear Smoke and paint the inside so it looks slightly tinted.

You might ask Russ about it, he may be able to give you some advice.

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Thanks for the advice. It seems like the Hi Rise cab roofline would sit higher than the flat top sleeper, glad I didn't go that route.
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:30 AM
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I'm hoping for this truck to have some kind of a lowboy or drop deck someday, really like to get an RC4WD lowboy for it. Anyways I love my rear suspension kit but the truck always seemed a little bit soft to me in the back, I have seen on this forum where ground clearance on that lowboy is a real issue as well as the weight of that lowboy compressing all of the trucks springs. This had me thinking.......I need strong or more springs. Well, a big THANK YOU goes out to Bo Wallen who sold me an extra pair of leaf springs identical to the ones on my truck, this saved me from having to buy another rear suspension kit for parts. I took the leaf set apart, removed all of the spacers and replaced them with a second leaf of each length. I cut the second leaves off at the bend on each end so basically when it was all done my springs now have longer spacers in them which removed a lot of the flex. My springs are no taller than they were before just stiffer.

Top spring is before, bottom is after my modification.



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Old 01-07-2017, 08:38 AM
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I like your front Wheels. Where can I find the same ?
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Old 01-07-2017, 11:21 AM
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I like your front Wheels. Where can I find the same ?
Thank you. IHB Steve makes them.

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You used a king hauler right ? If so how did you cut down the bunk hieght to make it look more like a flattop ?
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Old 01-16-2017, 01:53 AM
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You used a king hauler right ? If so how did you cut down the bunk hieght to make it look more like a flattop ?
Negative, all body parts (hood, fenders, cab, and sleeper) are from Shapeways/ True Scale.



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I like what you did with the rear suspension, nice job
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Old 01-16-2017, 04:52 PM
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Lookin' Very Good Claus. Now you have joined the Heavy Haul Gang. ;o)
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Looking cool.

For the frosted windows, have you considered using clamshell style vacuformed packing to make them instead? It's usually thinner and more scale looking that what kits come with, it takes shapes with heat, and you're probably regularly throwing some away.
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Old 01-17-2017, 09:22 AM
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I like what you did with the rear suspension, nice job
Thanks Brandon. It looks good, I hope it works well but won't really know till I have a trailer of some kind.

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Lookin' Very Good Claus. Now you have joined the Heavy Haul Gang. ;o)
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Looking cool.

For the frosted windows, have you considered using clamshell style vacuformed packing to make them instead? It's usually thinner and more scale looking that what kits come with, it takes shapes with heat, and you're probably regularly throwing some away.
Thank you, that is interesting. Taking heat near the cab scares me!
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