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Well right after my post, my brother informed me that he wants this truck!
He said to leave the light buckets the way they are,but wants to add a lift
axle:eek:.He has looked at my trucks and decided to get into rc trucks himself,
and begged me for this one.

I have most of the parts for the lift axle,and the frame is long enough.....
but I will have to use shorter tanks.

Any way here are a few mock-up pics,I guess its going to be his truck now.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02489.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02491.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02492.jpg

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:eek: now I guess you want me to make another axle set pronto to match the other 3 :p :p:D

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Yes I was fixing to PM ya!:D

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Fenders and head lights look great Troy.


~Mike~

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I love this truck and it ain't even done. No wonder your bro already wants it.

How about some details on the lift axle? I need one for my Sterling but not sure of different ways guys are doing this. 'course I haven't even searched the boards on the subject yet...:D

Joe

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I am going to have to do some looking myself.I have never done a lift axle!
I'm sure I will figure something out......if and when I do,I will post pics.

The cool thing about him buying it is he said he will leave it at my house!

Thanks for the comments from all of you!

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http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...thauler079.jpg

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...thauler080.jpg

I can take more pics if you need me too

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Snekey Pete,

I'm sorry to bust your bubble but the axle on an A Model if the hood is adjusted right is right in the middle.

Here is a pic of my buddy's 78 A model which I drove to this little truck show out side of Des Moines Ia last yr.
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5555/dsc01146k.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7026/dsc01138g.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1319/dsc01257p.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/43/dsc01141q.jpg

Also thought since you were doing a red and white truck this might help with the matter..............

Here is a pic of an 81 that I took in Illinois last yr with 22.5 low pro on
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4941/dsc00479w.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6667/dsc00481e.jpg

The black A is owned by Robbie Spencer out of Pa and it is an 82 it got most of it's look from the prior owner Justin Lang. Have seen in person still a nice ride for sure.

Good luck
Wade

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Arioch - what size is that copper tubing?
and how long is each piece that fits over the stock axle?

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Its brass, im not shure of the size but i just used whatever just fit over the axle housing. I can measure the other part for you tomorrow

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Thank you!
I have seen yours before,and thats how I was going to mine.
I will pm ya if I need more pics.
Thanks

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You are not going to bust my bubble.....I will always take criticism!
Thank you for saying something.

I don't have a way to measure a 1:1,but just eyeballing it looks like the
stock King Hauler kit's front axle is to far back,and or the hood to short.

This is not going to be perfect anyway,but the more I do the more I learn
from all of you guys!

Thank's:D

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It's looking better and better! I finally have my Knight as a roller and have been undecided on what I want to do with the body. I may just try to copy you except with the sleeper.

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Looking great Troy! Your trucks always do! And with the fender re-shaped, the axle looks just right to me!:D More more more!!!:D

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Troy -I d tell my brother to Waite
Lol

Izzy

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NTGOT :p Arioch what's wrong with that lift axle ? you got it upside down . when you put it down you want it to come away from the drive shaft not on top of it :eek: . now for our purpose you may be OK since it will not see much real road driving (if any :rolleyes:):p )

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I'm confused Steve, mabe I need to show a pic with the drive shaft in? This is the same way rod and Paul have done theirs

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R/M I'm use to seeing them with the loop come up under the drive shaft . Like this

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/PIC_0403.jpg


I remember seeing you build it on GTF but forgot to say something then :o on a model you be OK the way you have it I was just yanking yer chain :p

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Hey Troy...I'm with Chris...Tell your brother to wait...thats going to be one badboy ride right there..lol:D:D:cool:

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thank's guys......I may tell him that I will build him another one and keep this one.The only thing is,I may learn what not to do on this one,and build a
better one later!

You never know:confused:

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Bump to top - any more progress?
Love this build!

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Thanks Jim......I am moving all of my hobby room stuff to the garage (I got kicked out of my room) so I have not had a lot of time.

I will get back at it soon!

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You know, the garage is the only place in the house that I have that is mine. Once we had kids they took over most of it. When we move I hope to have a shop that will have a bathroom so I can have my own castle. We can always dream right?

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Very small update!
Since my brother wanted this truck,I decided to let him do the body work.
He has built several models and they all look great,but the body work on this
truck looked horrible....and long story short he gave up.

Well it's back in my hands,and I decided to start over with a different body.
Now I think I am going with a old rat rod look :confused:.
Here is where I'm at...
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02565.jpg

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Looks great Troy! I see the makings of a rock bucket!

Brian

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Aww back to square one. Looks hot with those rims and tank, can't wait to see more progress!

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nice, can't wait to see where this goes

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Thanks for the comments guys!

I decided to paint the frame a semi gloss black for more of a work truck look.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02571.jpg

I am leaning toward a faded,worn,weathered look like the pic below,but I
change my mind alot.I just want to do something different!
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...an15/00681.jpg

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Yea....I got one step mounted...lol!
just a few pics because I like taking pictures:D
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02587.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02586.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02584.jpg

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Looks Great Troy. Are those monogram model kit steps?

Brian

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Troy you have a talent in making trucks look BAD. And this one is no exception! Steps look great. I wonder if it would be possible to duplicate them in resin? Then it would save the precious monogram parts.

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Looking sweet Troy...Like Brian said.....That would be Badazz with a rock bucket on there...:D:D

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Thanks Brian.....and yes they are the monogram steps.
I am thinking of sending them to be chromed later.

Thanks Nick.....I would like to see someone on this board make some!
Thanks John,it would look cool.....but thats above my skill level!

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Ladies and gentlemen,here is where I'm at now!
I started sanding the fenders,and added the contour on the hood.
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02603.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02604.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02608.jpg http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02609.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02611.jpg
Hey Snowman here is how I cut my tank brackets!
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02610.jpg

I am trying to decide whether or not I am going to put in the 3408 cat and radiator:rolleyes:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...5/DSC02613.jpg
Thanks for looking!

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Put the engine in it Troy:cool:

Keep the updates coming, I will be needing styrine tip soon.

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Wow, truck is looking great! Nice work!;)

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Where did yoy get the 3408 and what scale is it ? Shane

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Shane the cat is from the 1/16 scale monogram kit!

Thanks for the comments guys!

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No two ways about it, that cat's gotta go in!
Nice detail on the hood, and what's that lurking next to the KW? Intriguing...

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Troy, that Cat would look awesome, under the hood of my Wedico! You should sell it to me. :D But really, it would look nice under any truck hood, but with the King Hauler, I think it would take a little extra hood work because guys who cut the hood, so it can tilt up, end up having the fenders hit the air cleaners. So either you get stuck cutting the fenders or stretching the hood, but then again, your fender mods on the first cab you did might give you the clearance you need. Really though, with your skills, none of this would give you a challenge, I am sure.

I'm kind of curious how easy or hard it is to tighten up the front fender, like you did with the first cab. That's a great looking mod. It looks so good that I am tempted to get a KH again and try making it a W900 also. I really like that KW grill on there. That alone makes the truck look leaps and bounds better then any stock KH. The double round headlights, do another huge favor to the look, and finally, tightening up those fenders is the icing on the cake. As I said, I am tempted! So what was left of the cab you gave to your brother, and how did he destroy it? To me, it didn't look like it needed anything else done to it, to make it perfect.