DRIPTROIT 71

Welcome aboard!

Nice mural! I like 1/25 scale myself.

On 1/31/2021 at 9:18 PM, vincen47 said:

This will be another great project. Unique, too.

Thanks!

 I modified the top to try to get it closer to the 1:1.

Before:

After:

The real thing:

10 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said:

The green and black Reo has gone to another builder.  Now it's back to the Port Vue Reo.  Lots of re-working things.  The cab doors have been cut free and the hood is open.  I recently made a new front bumper from brass using the resin casting as a template.  After soldering the face of the bumper to two pieces of brass sheet top and bottom, It was trimmed to shape, smoothed out and then given a nickel plating bath.  It came out nicely.  Will provide a pic soon.

Looking forward to seeing more Charles!!

26 minutes ago, tnker101 said:

I'm gathering decals and attempting to find aftermarket parts to build my Dad's 352. I have the AMT kit, but his unit did not have aluminum wheels on the rear. Anyone knows a good place to find parts? 

 

Thanks🍺

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.

3 hours ago, OldFordRacer said:

SUPER Looking Dump, love the color, Is that one of those that you don"t bump the tires you just count them to see if they are all there

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

Welcome to the forum!

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.

On 1/27/2021 at 8:10 PM, vincen47 said:

Excellent all the way around. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it take shape. The engine detail is great, and the weathering is very effective, just the right amount in all the right places. You pulled together a lot of aftermarket parts to make a unique build. It’s not always easy (or cheap) to accomplish that, and your effort in doing so, along with your skill, has paid off.

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

21 hours ago, goingsouth58 said:

great lookin dump truck

 Thanks!!

On 1/24/2021 at 1:49 PM, goingsouth58 said:

great builds

 

Thanks!

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!

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.

On 1/23/2021 at 7:26 AM, Dr. Kerry said:

Coming along great!!! 
Been away for awhile, gotta get back here and see all the greatness!!!

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

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.

23 hours ago, vincen47 said:

Exactly! That’s a perfect backstory to inspire the building process. It’ll look every bit the part.

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

34 minutes ago, vincen47 said:

It’s already looking great, and it’ll look good either way, but that’s exactly the reason why the choice is hard, I’m sure. So many possibilities. And yeah, it’s often about what inspiration strikes you at the time. 

Unless I’m inspired to replicate a certain truck, often I try to imagine how the truck might be spec’d by the company, dealer, up-fitter, or the individual buyer, thinking about what they might be looking for. What upgrades, replacements, repairs, might have happened during it’s lifetime? 

It may sound odd, but I find if I can mentally create a build’s “biography”, things fall into place more easily. The fact that there is so much variance is one of the things I enjoy about trucks.

 

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. 

10 hours ago, Casey said:

I moved the post over to the Showroom.

 

Thanks Casey!

7 hours ago, vincen47 said:

It’s coming together nicely. What do have planned for the exhaust? Single? Visor for the cab?

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. 

7 hours ago, vincen47 said:

A fine looking group. Each one has character and interest.

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

I actually finished a few despite 2020.

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.

A little more done although it is hard to tell.

Charles, your work is always so clean and crisp, it is definitely an inspiration to the rest of us.

Thanks Vince! Thanks to JT, I’m going with orange.

Here is a little progress.