davem
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Post by davem on Aug 10, 2010 22:11:47 GMT -8
Yes another project on the bench, starting to feel like Fletch and Gary, LOL. A friend at work bought a box of 3 partial American Lefrance firetruck kits mixed together in a box at a yard sale for $2.00. He didn't do anything with it and gave it to me. It contained parts from two ladder trucks and one pumper truck. The first time I saw one of these on the shelf i wanted to build one into a car hauler, but they are a little expensive so it never happened till now. I used pieces from all three cabs to lengthen and raise the cab to make a sleeper area out of it. I still have to build the interior, going to make a bed, refrigerator and some cabinets. The engine will get moved from under the cab to under the front of the bed. The framefrom the ladder truck will work with a few modifications. The bed right now is thin cardboard so i can decide how to start cutting plastic. Thanks for looking, Dave
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Post by zbuckster on Aug 11, 2010 7:01:27 GMT -8
I never thought of a fire truck as a model I would like to build, so never paid any attention to them. Man this one is way cool. I'll be watching this one for sure.
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Post by brizio on Aug 11, 2010 7:57:49 GMT -8
Looks pretty cool!!!
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davem
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Post by davem on Aug 11, 2010 22:40:19 GMT -8
I like the rounded look of the cab and i dont see many built, so i decided why not, LOL. thanks for looking Dave
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Post by garydavis on Aug 14, 2010 14:11:12 GMT -8
Man Dave...this is starting to take shape. I can see that this is going to look cool as a Hauler. Good work bud!!
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joncarr
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Post by joncarr on Aug 18, 2010 21:44:16 GMT -8
That is AWESOME! Now I know what to do with mine..lol
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davem
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Post by davem on Aug 23, 2010 23:20:55 GMT -8
Just a little update, I have most of the bed pieces cut out of plastic with one side box built and the access hole for the engine and one chain storage area on the top of the bed. I still have the battery tray and one other side box to cut out and then add doors to them all. The cab i found a mistake one side was 2mm shorter in length and highth so i had to cut and in the process of more body work. here are a couple new pics, thanks for the great comments, Dave
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Post by brizio on Aug 24, 2010 6:24:04 GMT -8
Great progress! Looking forward to seem ore of it!
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Post by zbuckster on Aug 24, 2010 7:46:10 GMT -8
Looks great. This is going to be a fine one of a kind for sure.
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Post by 1320wayne on Aug 26, 2010 19:10:07 GMT -8
That is a very cool concept.
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Post by dogfish7 on Sept 12, 2010 7:39:41 GMT -8
Awesome Vintage lookin Hauler
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Post by garydavis on Sept 16, 2010 19:05:26 GMT -8
Hey Dave....that is looking pretty darn cool bud! With the black on it...it shows what it's going to be in the near future. From the first time you told me you where going to do this with that truck, I thought it was a cool idea. But...it's really looking Great on the project table and being able to see it in 3D.
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davem
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Post by davem on Nov 17, 2010 2:15:40 GMT -8
Well i have got a couple days of work on the ALF Hauler finally. I have had to cut and fix some of areas on the cab that i had measured wrong. Now that the cab dimensions are fixed and even I have some more putty work and the back wall to finish. I got the wheels wells cut out and one of the upper boxes enclosed along with the battery tray cut open. I also decided to use Pegasus 24" Chrome 'T's with the truck tires to help it with that different look i am going for. here are a few pics. Dave
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Post by brizio on Nov 17, 2010 8:12:55 GMT -8
Nice progress!!!
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Post by zbuckster on Nov 17, 2010 8:51:08 GMT -8
It rocks. I really like what you are doing with this one.
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