DRIPTROIT 71

This is going to be a late 60s tandem Ford dump truck.The engine will be a 6v53. Here is the cab conversion and what I have done so far on the engine.

A little progress. The engine is done and the interior is done.

Looks great Charles! You didn’t happen to make a cast of that engine did you?

Welcome aboard!

Nice mural! I like 1/25 scale myself.

Thanks! I modified the top to try to get it closer to the 1:1. Before: After: The real thing:

Looking forward to seeing more Charles!!

Jamie at Moluminum.com has 2 hole, 5 hole, and spoke wheels as well as tires. Scenes unlimited has 2 hole, 5 hole, and spokes as well as tires. American Industrial Truck Models has a variety of wheels and tires. Kit form services has a variety of wheels and tires. Auslowe also has some wheels and tires if I am not mistaken. All of these have websites, look them up and pick out what you are looking for.

Thanks! It’s a worker, she still gets the tires bumped, and counted. 😀

This one started with an extended Revell W900 wrecker chassis. The air ride was swapped with rubber block suspension from Clint Freeman. The T800 conversion, the dump bed kit, one of the lift axles, and the M11 Cummins are from Gary Wallace. The other lift axle is from Jamie at Moluminum. The battery box is from the parts store here on this site. Meant to reflect an owner operator rig that has been recently restored and mostly hauls asphalt.

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks!! You have been an encouragement along the way. Thanks!!

Thanks!

I actually finished a few despite 2020.

Charles, that’s a real fire truck. This forum is for scale models.😀 Seriously, you are truly a top notch craftsman!! I could look at your work for hours!

Thanks Kerry! Glad to see you back on here. The hood is now on!!

Here is my new project. The cab conversion, the bed, the engine, and at least one of the pusher axles are from Gary Wallace. The rear suspension is rubber block, I think from Clint Freeman. The engine is a M-11 Cummins. This one will ride on Mobeius wheels and tires.

Alright, I’m not as good as Chuck Most, but here goes: The truck was owned by a local company for many years. It was the pride of the driver who had been in it since it was new, until one day while being loaded with shale rock at the local shale pit, due to the loader’s error, the pile collapsed destroying the cab and hood. Due to it’s age the company decided not to fix it but rather sell it to a local mechanic wanting to get into the trucking business. After rounding up several parts including a cab, it was reassembled and given a fresh coat of a orange paint. The hood received a little damage after only a few days on the job and the hood had to be repaired and repainted. I guess it took more room to turn than he thought. It’s an older truck, but the owner likes it and his new business venture. He spends off hours trying to keep it shiny. He has a whole list of accessories he wants, but the wife has encouraged him to be thrifty a least until his new business is well established. 😀 The cab is on now.

Thanks! I got most of the plumbing done now and the engine is pretty much ready.

If it sounds odd, then I’m odd too.😀 I do the same thing. Around here, there are several small dump trucking companies along with a few who just own one truck. I was aiming for the guy who just has one truck. An older one in comparison to most. Maybe a late 90s model. Something that gets polished on and customized pretty regularly, but still goes to work every day. Something that gets improvements along the way.

Thanks Casey!

Truthfully I’ve been back and forth between dual stacks and single stack. I’ve also been back and forth between stock visor and a custom outlaw visor. I guess it will depend on what mood I’m in when it comes down to making it happen. If I go with the outlaw visor, I will probably go dual stacks.

Thanks! I just realized that I posted this in the wrong section.😀 These are done. Oops!!

Well I finally got back to this one. Did a little plumbing and all the wheels are attached now.

These were the predecessor to the 3208. They were the 1100 Cat series. They were made by Cat for Ford. They were designated the Ford V150 (Cat1140), Ford V175 (Cat 1145), Ford V200 (Cat 1150) and Ford V225 (Cat 1160). These can easily be modified into a 3208 by removing the logo from the valve covers and changing the injection pump from an in-line style to a v-style.