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    1 hour ago, vincen47 said:

    Going to be good, I’m sure. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone use the M11 on here, at least recently. That’s cool. What are you thinking for paint color(s)?

    I have planned all yellow, but I’ve been strongly considering orange. I will probably go black on the chassis as this will be mostly an asphalt hauler.

     

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    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.

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    1 hour ago, vincen47 said:

    Really nice looking truck, plays the part of a cared-for, well-maintained truck. I wonder how much torque those gas engines were good for?

    Thanks Vince!!
    The 450 was actually the Super Red Diamond. It was 450C.I.D. with 182hp @ 3000 rpm and 388 ft. lb. of torque at 1600rpm. This compared to the available Cummins C160 which had 160hp and 376ft. lb. of torque at 1400rpm. There was also the optional supercharged C180 Cummins that had 180 hp and 425 ft. lb. of torque @ 1700 rpm.

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    1 hour ago, vincen47 said:

    Thanks! Yes, the trans was sourced from a Lonestar, along with the 11-bladed fan. It’ll find a home in the next RV conversion, built on a Pete 379.

    I guess if I would have paid attention to the first part of your post I would have seen that it was going to be a 379.😃

    Looking forward to seeing another great motorhome build!

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    1 hour ago, Chariots of Fire said:

    Brian:  Do you have one of the Ford snowplow kits that you've scrounged parts from?  If the headlight bezels are still there sand these off and replace them with the Ford ones.  That way you will have headlight lenses as well that will go with the bezels.

    Thanks Charles. Since these don’t have lenses cast in them, my original plan was to chrome these bezels and add clear lenses. This fiberglass is pretty hard to work with.  I mean hard. Would these be accurate if I did that?

    With regular resin that has cast in lenses I usually drill out the lenses and replace them with clear ones if I don’t have a kit substitute to replace the whole thing.

     Thank you for your advice! I consider your work to be some of the best.

    Much better than mine.😀

    Brian

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    On 9/22/2020 at 4:43 PM, Tbill said:

    Great looking build, you really captured the look. Love the subtle touches, like the fuel stains and such. Well done!

    Thanks Tom!!

    On 9/22/2020 at 8:35 PM, vincen47 said:

    Great job with this one, as expected. It has that elusive balance of looking realistically used, but not overdone.

    I like the fact that it has the holes in the bumper for the fog lamps, but being a no-frills fleet truck, they left them out.

    Thanks Vincent! My thought on the bumper, since it was the shiniest part on the truck was that it was a recent replacement after the old one was damaged. While the new one came with holes, new lights weren't in the budget.

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