Kenworth W-925 (mild custom)

[Force]

On 3/30/2025 at 11:46 PM, Gary Chastain said:

Thanks Hakan for your input. Most of the trucks I drove, the hood shook so bad, it would crack, there was rub marks on the cab, after a few years they didn’t line up very well, even the hinges would get bent.  The best part about a custom built truck is those items can be adjusted and/or fixed. 

It's a thing I have noticed on pictures of real W900's, none that I have seen has the front wheel in the center of the wheel arch, they are allways slightly forward of the center line, so it's how they were made.
But of course you are right, a custom truck is a custom truck and you can do what you want with it...like fix the off center position of the front wheels. 🙂

[Gary Chastain]

New frame, axles and tire/wheel combo with correct offsets. Front flares now fit better, tank length fits and going with these fenders. Going to drop the sleeper and build a cool headache rack instead. Going for mild custom work truck with day cab. 

[Gary Chastain]

Found enough parts in my boxes to build up these fenders. 

[cifenet]

The side stance is looking very nice here.  Did you scratch build the fuel tank?  It is nicely done.   
And I like how you used those I-beam looking base to support your parts and mock up. Very handy!

[Gary Chastain]

25 minutes ago, cifenet said:

The side stance is looking very nice here.  Did you scratch build the fuel tank?  It is nicely done.   
And I like how you used those I-beam looking base to support your parts and mock up. Very handy!

Hey Steve, yes the tank is scratch built, got to make a matching one, then all the brackets. Had to get the length correct. 
the green stands come with Auslow fender mounting fixture, the white ones are homemade, I have several sizes. 

[Gary Chastain]

Hanging fenders today, had to use spacers under stands due to taller tires to get fenders aligned. 

[freightshaker2]

Looking good Gary. I like the little fixtures you're using for alignment. Very cool. And the truck is going to be awesome!

[BK9300]

I'm imagining those fenders being difficult to do without that jig - looks good, Gary!  Might have asked this in a previous build, but did you make the jig for putting the fenders and supports together?

Edited Tuesday at 10:00 PM by BK9300

[Gary Chastain]

1 hour ago, freightshaker2 said:

Looking good Gary. I like the little fixtures you're using for alignment. Very cool. And the truck is going to be awesome!

 

13 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

I'm imagining those fenders being difficult to do without that jig - looks good, Gary!  Might have asked this in a previous build, but did you make the jig for putting the fenders and supports together?

Thanks for looking guys. The fixture I am using is from Auslowe and is very key to getting everything aligned, don’t want saggy fenders. The red and green stands come with the fixture plus some shims based on tire height. When you order the fenders (they are resin cast and require some cleanup), they come with the aluminum rods, frame mounts, and some really delicate fender mounts. They are time consuming to prep the fenders, define where the rod crosses and then assemble in the fixture. I’ve got about three hours so far in them. But the added fenders really bring some life to the build.