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Old 12-13-2017, 10:28 PM
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Found some bigger amber beacons, not sure quite what you were thinking.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075CK7FRQ...sp_detail_page 9x15mm gumball

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075CBH444...sp_detail_page 12x17mm gumball

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753DTVJ9...sp_detail_page 9x15mm square

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753DW3PR...sp_detail_page 13x18mm square

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XK7RZ1...sp_detail_page aero teardrop

Also i don't have any experience with any of these.
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Old 12-13-2017, 11:45 PM
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GREAT find, Frizz!
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Old 12-14-2017, 07:45 AM
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GREAT find Frizzen!!!!!!!!

The 13x18 looks like it will be perfect, Amazon, go figure.

Thanks for the search!
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Old 12-14-2017, 08:19 AM
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I think you're right Dennis. A bit of white on the boom area would accent it just right.
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Old 12-14-2017, 02:05 PM
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Those beacon lights look good, might have to pick some up.
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Old 12-15-2017, 09:42 AM
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https://www.banggood.com/AUSTAR-LED-...r_warehouse=CN

Bought some of these, seem to work pretty good.
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Old 12-15-2017, 05:41 PM
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Good to hear blitzk, I have a pair on the way. I just hope they make it with time to be mounted by Lebanon.

Got back from the "local" hobby shop today, only a 45min drive one way, and stumbled on to this;

http://www.stevenshobby.com/productl...6&categoryid=9

They have a large line of wheels and tires, gears and small motors. I picked up a bag of their 16mm Mini Wheels and I believe they will work perfect for the dollies.
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Old 12-17-2017, 04:58 PM
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Old 12-17-2017, 05:08 PM
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Well, after a lot of thought and starting to paint the sling and booms white, I went back with the base color as in the photo Kent posted. The white was just too much contrast for my taste and the "sort of prototype" was this color so here it is. I've added a bunch of clutter on the wrecker deck, 4x4's, short cribbing, the "J" hooks and a section of chain. The longer rubber straps are also in place on the sling.
The dollies are setting on the deck, I still need to fab the mounts, make smaller diameter cross bars (as soon as I get the next size smaller tubing) and the pans that the towed vehicle's wheels ride in.
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Old 12-17-2017, 06:35 PM
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Looks good just like it is Dennis.
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Old 12-17-2017, 07:08 PM
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Now it looks like a well used wrecker. Great job!!
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Old 12-17-2017, 07:22 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old 12-17-2017, 07:34 PM
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Looks great ! Need to get some scale pics outside it will look even more amazing
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The larger beacons Frizzen found on Amazon arrived this week. They are the perfect size! Thanks again.



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Old 01-07-2018, 06:14 PM
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It looks great Dennis, what else do you have in mind for it?
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Old 01-07-2018, 07:33 PM
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Pretty much just final detail clean up. Hiding the winch and beacon wires better. Getting head and tail lights working, currently the only functioning lights are the beacons. Finishing the back and passenger side windows. Maybe a sound system if I can find a good 2 stroke "Screamin Jimmy" sound board. And I'd love to get the GMC lettering done for the nose. I've been kicking around a 3d printer as a retirement project.
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Old 01-07-2018, 07:36 PM
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Oh yeah, that's looking sweet!

I thought those were the smaller square beacons? The larger one i got had a bigger base but only 4 led instead of 6 like these.

Want to go through my 'town' thread and see what kinda junk you want to drag around at Lebanon?
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Old 01-07-2018, 07:43 PM
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Funny you say that, I was looking through that thread today. Lots of things to haul around, I'm going to try and have a second tow bar done by Lebanon that won't need the J hooks. It won't be scale but I'm hoping it will work for repo style grab and go.
Is Adam 12 going to be ready? I haven't been on an impound run in a lot of years!

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Old 01-07-2018, 10:15 PM
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Unfortunately not yet. I found Adam-12 a gearbox that should work once i figure out how to mill some hex adapters down to size for the wheels.
Also i haven't bothered with building the light circuits since my batch of cheap servo boards are overheating, i either need to add on parts / lower current draw.
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Old 01-08-2018, 11:21 AM
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Is there no way of making the beacons real rotators, maybe you could hide the drive motor in the cross beam. Real rotators would look awesome on the old truck.

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