S&M Trucking open for bizz nizz !!!

[Mama Sue]

Originally Posted by plow jockey

That cab looks awesome!!!! Your getting a big collection of show stoppers!!You better get back to building,I want to see some more updates!!

You tell him! You can have the update pics and I can have the finished truck..lol....

[plow jockey]

Originally Posted by Mama Sue

You tell him! You can have the update pics and I can have the finished truck..lol....

Lol!! He's not posting, so you must be keeping him busy on the truck. Congrats on your new truck!!

[glorydays24]

Sue, this is B-U-T-FUL!!! You should be proud of this rig, and congrats. The paint looks slick and wet...WOW!!!

Big John

[Supermario]

Hey, look at me!.... I'm posting
This is a work in progress and no rush people I'm now in the planning stage, looking 5, 6 steps forward making sure this is all gonna fit and work and the proper order to do it in..... Sorry, no CAD on my IPad
Too much shiny beautiful parts I don't want to install then mod then install again...etc.
My theory is....planning should take longer than the task and the task shall go well ?...... Ya, I'll let ya know how that works out for me.....lol


Mario

[civic83]

nice stuff guys, cant wait to check them out in person sometime!

[dabears]

Nice looking cab! I cant wait to see this rolling.... So Mario Quit typing and start building!!!! HAHA

[1985 kenworth]

yea more trucks and less parts...from the stripe stealer

[Supermario]

Got a small update on Susan's Black Passion build ( Personally, i like to call it "Black Ice" because the way the body shines and looks wet. )

Sorry Dwayne, no truck pics. Im building this one from the ground up, chassis first, then the body.... To be honest, I'm almost scared to start the drilling, wiring, mounting and all the handling of the cab I will deal with that later.

the latest is a new rear deck plate made from 0.032" aluminum. I didnt want any mounting screws visible so the plate is secured by the rear of the sleeper mount at one end, and the 5th wheel mounting plate at the other.



Next was work on installing the 5th wheel servo. I learned from my truck that a standard size servo barely fits what a pain it was, so. I purchased a mini servo this time. I was about to start cutting a slot in the deck plate for the servo arm when i thought what else could i do?
I suddenly remembered seeing a build thread when i first joined the forum where someone modified the lever to go under the deck ( I think it was Dreamweaver? not sure ).
this truck has custom aluminum crossmembers and the design is what gave me the idea to come up with this.........









Next is build a mounting plate for the MFU switch box. It too will be concealed and not in the battery box step.



I will post a video of the micro servo in operation once i get the chassis wired.
thanks for looking....

Mario

[Goose19]

looks good mario!

[Mama Sue]

S&M trucking has a new employee!
His name is Sam. lol our new forklift and dock hand







Mario has been working on my truck and now that i know how to post pics, here is where he is at.












I really like what I see so far

Mama Sue

[glorydays24]

Looking good Mama Sue. I can tell by the rolling chassis, you and Mario have added some nice details. I really like the rear shocks, and I wonder where the wheels came from... This is going to be one SWEEEEEEEET pete. Can't wait to see more.

Big John

[woodhog]

looking real good it took me over a year to figure out how to post picsand then my photobucket site has changed and still messes with me

[Kaf343]

Very nice work, really like what I see. Can't wait to see more, great idea with the fifth wheel servo.

[Mama Sue]

You all know there where be a new build once my truck is done! LOL He's working hard, having fun and and I enjoy watching him doing it!

[YoungGunz]

The truck looks great, Mario. This will be a very nice edition when it is completed. The deck plate looks kinda foggy, maybe try and polish it? That way it matches the whole look of the truck. Great idea with securing the deck plate, that is the way I did mine, and it gives it a clean look.

Keep up the great work, Ill be watching this one!

[Supermario]

Thanks for the compliments Kaf343 and Young gunz

Yes JD, your right about the plate is foggy. I realized I need to learn the proper way to polish the plates now the cutting and fitting is done. I went to the body tech section and found a post from Dabears asking about how to polish and got lots of good tips from the masters of the trade
Wish I would have seen the thread a few days ago before I went and used Mothers polish. Just as stated, the stuff made the plate foggy.

Mario

[1985 kenworth]

wow mario and sue nice build going on there my friends.very clever about the servo arm and the deck plates ...pretty cooooolif we keep this up our trucks might be better than the ones at clifford

[dmess62]

WOW Mario! I ve been wondering how to mount a deck plate with out visible screws also, pretty cool idead, and I like the servo setup for the 5th wheel. I havent got to installing my MFU yet, but I didn't think about putting it between the frame rails.
Good job keep the updates coming

[Supermario]

Thanks D , and your right our rigs will have more WOW factor than the 1:1 trucks

Thanks Dave. I really like the way the 5th wheel servo worked out. I will definitely do the same thing on my truck in the future
The MFU idea can only be done on Sue's truck thanks to the new PMD GRU mounted directly on the tranny my truck has the frame mounted version and there is not enough room in the frame rails to do both the servo and MFU .
Another benefit of the new GRU guys!

This will be my first small step into styrene work. I got my Zona saw and some plastic to work with. Plan on making a box to cover and protect the circuit board. Then I think I will just mount to rail with 3m double side tape?

Mario

[glorydays24]

Mario, I love the idea of hiding all of the components such as the 5th wheel servo and mfcu control box to make these trucks look more realistic. You are doing a fantastic job my friend. Keep this up and S&M TRUCKING will have enough rigs in a short time to have a convoy.

Big John