BK9300 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Your cab and hood are looking great, Scott - hope the control tower makes it way to you soon, so you can finish the interior! 2
gotnitro? Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Thats a sweet looking red ! Looking forward to seeing some color on this, always liked the Granite appearance cabs 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 11 hours ago, BK9300 said: Your cab and hood are looking great, Scott - hope the control tower makes it way to you soon, so you can finish the interior! I'll wait for it Brian ,everything for the interior was 3D printed in one piece so I painted it now before adding the other stuff 1
Scott Eriksen Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 25 minutes ago, Gary Chastain said: Great progress , liking where this is going. Thanks Gary! 1
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 (edited) ............couple hours today,more cab sanding and primer, couldn't use the KW mirror brackets so I just used the heads ,made the brackets and used watch screws to attach to body ,made the grab rails..they will all get Revell Chrome,Tomorrow wet sand the hood and cab and maybe get some color on it. Can't do much more on the chassis until I get the brake chambers.Got the Evergreen rectangular telescopic tubing so I can play around with some sort of under reach. Edited January 5 by Scott Eriksen 4
BK9300 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 The mirrors are awesome, Scott - real metal adds so much to their visual impact - great stuff! 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 6 minutes ago, BK9300 said: The mirrors are awesome, Scott - real metal adds so much to their visual impact - great stuff! Thanks Brian! 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 13 minutes ago, blackbeard said: The mirrors are fantastic coming along great Thanks Henry! 1
gotnitro? Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Your mirrors look fantastic, brass rod scales much better than kit parts..aka utility poles 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 ..................we have some color,, some faint 3D print lines showing on the cab doors but if I filled/sanded more I'd lose detail,,won't be as noticeable once the stripes are on and clear coat .I'll let it level out some then put in the dehydrator 4
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 Modified/plated over the opening on the wrecker body for mounting of the under reach,started cobbling that up 4
BK9300 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Looking forward to seeing how you do this - complex item on big wreckers like this! 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 1 hour ago, BK9300 said: Looking forward to seeing how you do this - complex item on big wreckers like this! I'm looking forward to see how I do it too Brian ,,,,lol! 1 1
Pete68 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Great updates Scott. Nice looking mirrors as the others have said and paint looks great. 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 .............a little more done, my plan is to attach this to the boom 1st stage with a pivot pin ,,theoretically ,,hopefully....possibly maybe,,,,lol 4
BK9300 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Scott, your underlift is sure coming along. Do some underlifts attach to the main deck as opposed to the boom or mostly to the boom? 2
Scott Eriksen Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 2 hours ago, BK9300 said: Scott, your underlift is sure coming along. Do some underlifts attach to the main deck as opposed to the boom or mostly to the boom? I helped install an "add on " under reach on a 750 Holmes/Autocar back in 1990 ,,,it attached by bolting and welding to the top of the deck and back of the wrecker body ,it had it's own hydraulic pump driven by a 12V motor(like a lift gate setup) and had a tethered remote cable. Worked rather well actually ,that was back when I was a contract mechanic for New Jersey Bell . I can't remember the manufacturer ,,it may well have been a Zacklift Zacklift Towing Equipment | Zacklift International 2 1
Firebuilder Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Nice work on the under lift and mirrors Scott. Truck is coming together, you may need a piece of fire apparatus for it to tow! Lol Dom 2
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