Volvo A40F

[speedy8305]

I am glad to see you dont give up easily Ari keep up the great work

[SteinHDan]

Yes, seeing this thread revived was like Christmas eve to me!

Stein :-)

[liftmys10]

Awesome!

[Jared]

If you can handle those curved surfaces like that you're ready to tackle a boat next!

[Lil Giants]

So.... all that "heavy" frame work going to impede on your space availability for hyds & electrics in the nose? ...or are you making a puck for vacuum forming?

[Hemi1966]

I put the hood aside for a while as my good friend Steve will try to 3D print it
So meantime I made the cross stay for the front axle

[SteinHDan]

Beautiful work as always, Ari!

Best regards,
Stein :-)

[Hemi1966]

I'm working with the diff lock cables. I was first thinking to put the bogie axle operating servo somewhere to the rear frame, but I can't hide it anywhere there. So it has to be in the front. I'd like to be able to lock the front and back bogie axles separately, but I'm not sure will I be able to squeeze both of the servos to the front.
I also started to paint some of the parts I first got Volvo CE yellow from a auto paint shop but it was not the right tone. Then I bought Volvo original colors.

[Hemi1966]

I have continued painting and also added decals to the dump body

[kerst]

Beautiful!

Kerst

[pontiacmann]

Great Work

[Trucker47]

Wow that looks amazing. On another note, I see you have an everlast welder, how do you like it? I am currently looking at one and just curious if they are worth it or to save for a miller?

Thanks,
Chris

[Rimrock]

Those paint cans you've got there seams to be real deal) Any special kind of primer and preparation of the surfaces before top coat that you prefer better when it comes to aluminium?

[TRUCKMAKER]

Quite amazing as always!

[Supermario]

Pure art!

Was the truck more of a challenge than the grader build? And are you going to keep this one ?

[tracksntreadslou]

Pretty awsome Ari..good to see some color..the diff lock cables look nice and neat as well..always look forward to your builds and inspire me to try and make mine look as good ..you set the bar high though ...nice work

[RCTech9]

This is beautiful, i am speechless.

[Hemi1966]

Thanks guys

Trucker47, the Everlast is good enough welder for me, but in many places you can tell it's Chinese made.

Supermario, I think the engine hood makes this more challenging than the grader was.

Rimrock, I use aluminium primer for the alu parts and I also blasted many parts with glass beads.

[FabOne]

Looking SUPER Ari!!

-Terry

[frizzen]

This dumptrucks looking awesome. Were all the chassis placards homemade or a kit? The diff lock setup looks killer.

I'm kinda suprised with the amazing work everywhere around here that nobody really seems to go full-on when it comes to prep and painting aluminum. I guess our equipment probably doesn't need it quite like the real stuff.