kenworth winch truck all wheel drive

[SEMIJOE]

hey guys
ive been working on this truck for a couple of weeks now, I figure its time to post
I started with the basic king kit, parted about 50% out

any way , this a little how-too on the all wheel drive chassis.
time for the mock -up rails, the black rails are the stock king/globe liner rails. as you can see the stock holes, the blue rails are the prototype , to make the chassis an all wheel drive
we have to move some of the holes
the rear suspension holes have to be moved all the way down as pictures


the front holes have to be moved to the center of the rails as pictured



now on the read suspension , sense you move it downward, the center crossmember has to be flip and the nipples need to be cut off


heres what the rear should look like

 

[SEMIJOE]

for the front axle I went with a tlt-1 Tamiya , im also adding a 3rd rear axle , axles will be painted orange . this truck will be crazy colors

to make this work using a tlt-1 axle , you need to do a little modding, you have to mount the axle flesh against the leafs using no blocks, the leafs have a bipple on them, so you habe drill a little sink hole . also the tlt- axle holes are not drill all the way through, so you have to drll it out

axle is mounted, here the new rails I cut and drilled , and also adde all alum crossmembers

the 3rd axle, tag axle , you use the same parts of the rear suspension accept for the leafs springs, here you need mount the plate 4 1/8 inch forward, you also need to drill a hole as pictured

next you mount the stock control arms as pictured

 

[SEMIJOE]

sense theres is no leaf, your probably wondering what is keeping it pushed downward, its the shock, the shock it self is plenty of force




here the steering servo is mount and hooked up



front view




using for a front rim you have to use the rear inner rim, ive added some nut and bolts to give a little more detail, but myself wont be using this wheels



starting to come to life here, here you can see I using the semi bigrib 3-speed not the f350, I have a rod that replaces the top rod making it a through and through

 

[SEMIJOE]

another view , for pulling power im using an 80 turn motor from rc4wd




rear view




for the front wheels im using the rear inner bud wheel fom rc4wd, ive put a super single tire on it, and added a couple of spacers to make it wider



while im waiting on cab to come in I will get started on the dual winch platform

 

[SEMIJOE]

time to show I covert this king cab into a k/w , pictured is a stock cab





removed sleeper and fender, this is easy to do, I use a utility knife , scare it / pop it



next the grill backer and hood sides



all apart

 

[SEMIJOE]

next I titled the nose 17mm , replaced new hood sides , mounted the grill backer and cut the back out of the cab , the back of the cab has to extended and the roof has to be raised



the back of the cab I use part of the sleeper, it works perfect , ive also lifted the back of the roof 6mm



next I cut the rear windows out and dipped the side door windows





the k/w has double head light buckets, so I used the stock rear bumper for the buckets

 

[SEMIJOE]

heres the cab prefitted





today I started on the winch , im using the Tamiya worm gear set up, it has the option for different gear ratios, I went with 1400:1 ratio, this kit was 12.00usd
ive also installed 2x back up lights and 4 running lights





ive added the mesh , air lines and trailer hook up



here I made a tool box



I paint the cage yellow



platform is orange

 

[SEMIJOE]

grill is mounted and fenders are back on , and your cault up to date

 

[JBailey]

Very cool, you do some amazing stuff with these big rigs.

 

[boisetrucker]

Looking good man.

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[SEMIJOE]

Very cool, you do some amazing stuff with these big rigs.

thats pretty sweet. wil keep an eye on this. A++

Looking good man.

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thanks guys ,

 

[SEMIJOE]

the paint scheme is really coming together, im really happy with it

 

[lewlew]

nice looking build so far well done to you

 

[wizard4278]

the paint scheme is really coming together, im really happy with it

Definatly watching this build! Your attention to detail is a true testament to your craft."thumbsup"

 

[SEMIJOE]

fifth wheel is mounted, chains are on, lenses back on,airs are on and fuel tanks are on

 

[Postclanker]

Wow, the more I see of your work the more I want to build one.

I want some fuel tanks...do you know where I can find some without buying a kit ? I remember seeing a web site some time back, but can't seem to find it now.

TIA Joe

 

[SEMIJOE]

I modded the stock aircleans , I cut the tube off , added mesh to the top nd plugged the hole and covering it with chrome paper

 

[SEMIJOE]

bumper is almost ready for paint

 

[SEMIJOE]

I started working on the bed, the plateform , has it where you cab drag a trailer right on to the bed , this has 2 cross beams , adjust width pins, and alum incerts for the weight

 

[Szczerba]

great build as usual. What do you use to cut your styrene materials with? Your part edges and fitment always look flawless.