New Shop Truck OTB

[mercman]

Started out cleaning up the shop, when an idea hit me. I took these.



Then did this.



And finally a mock up.

[mercman]

First up I roughed in the headers for it, and built a frame.

Have to add the front suspension yet.

How about a starter, and oil pan, and water pump pulleys.

Oil Filter, and transmission.

Firewall, and up on wheels.


This was a ball trying to figure it all out.

[Nacho Z]

Wow!! I'm trying to guess how small those parts are. Cool project.

[mercman]

Nov 11, 2012 9:56:05 GMT -5 Nacho Z said:

Wow!! I'm trying to guess how small those parts are. Cool project.

The starter is about 1/8th in. and the oil filter just a hair over 1/16th in. The trans is made from 4 different sizes of tubing, and the frame rails are 1/16th in square plastruc.

[timj]

Great work in such a small scale.

[harron68]

Very cool for such a small scale. Reminds me of customizing the "Hot Wheels" line. Also I remember a totally scratchbuilt Model T that fit on a penny. Smaller scales are harder to get perfect, thanx!

[mercman]

Finally got the guts to tackle the front suspension on this build. I took a 1/4" piece of tubing, cut it 1/16th" thick, then cut that in half to make the springs. The drop axle is a piece of florists wire. The small wire betweent th frame is for the engine mount.


Next I put on the tires to check the stance.


Then dropped on the body to check clearances.


I may have to tweak the front just a tad lower.

[mercman]

Okay guys here's the latest. If you have a engine you need a rear end, and drive shaft right.



Here's a before (RED), and a after Yellow) showing what the original looks like(Red).



Started thinking maybe I could lower the roof abit.



Finally the stance between the 2.

[z24dude]

Cool little build, can't wait to see it finished!!