Curious old M49 fuel truck

[msgjd]

Not sure if you are referring to the centerline of the PTO output shaft? If so, the offset is less than 1/2", actually.

yes i was .. thank you for the correction !!! and post has been edited.. Been 3 years since i looked at backside of the "stripped" truck and i was 122 miles away from it when doing the post.. my pictures make it look more offset and today i was home and yep, just a whisker offset as you say .. thanks again for pointing that out promptly

 

[msgjd]

I have three questions for people who know "the real thing"
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Just a note that the pics Valley Rock might be posting for you of his stainless tanks are inapplicable to the gasser 1951-1963 three-compartment steel tanked M49C you wish to model , as the early steel tanks are very different from the later stainless or aluminum tanks ..

At quick glance they look similar but they have their own differences.. It would be good for him to post them so others can see the differences through the ages, but I just needed to put this tidbit here to head off any future confusion

 

[Paweł]

@msgjd - thanks a lot for the clarification! I'll pay attention to the differences!

 

[Paweł]

Hello!
I've just finished my V100 model - you can see it here:

Looking for V100 chassis pics

Very impressive! Cheers

www.steelsoldiers.com

Now I started working on my first deuce.

I cleaned up the frame rails and I made new grabhandles, to match the ones from @msgjd 's photos - the kit ones are different:

Now I would like to move on, but I'm not sure about some things... Let me show you:

What would be A61? Does it look OK for a gasser M49? How about A22 - it looks suspicious to me. I'd like to hear your comments here to correct the parts where necessary.

Thanks in advance and have a nice day

Paweł

 

[HDN]

I think A61 is supposed to be an air pack (air-assisted brake booster). A22 looks like some kind of bracket.

 

[msgjd]

What would be A61? Does it look OK for a gasser M49? How about A22 - it looks suspicious to me. I'd like to hear your comments here to correct the parts where necessary.

I concur with HDN about A61 being the booster.. Piece A22 is strange, yes there's a crossmember in that location on the real gassers, however I don't think mine has a perpendicular section on it as seen above.. You have me curious now, I will have to look at the truck again when I get home next week .. Also, the real tanks sit on a pair of U-channel brackets bolted to the frame rails, which you will see in a couple of my pictures earlier in this post

 

[gringeltaube]

That A22 would be crossmember "Z" (#7521803), here:



The longitudinal beam T-ed to that crossmember is what supports the transfer case on the drivers side. A bit confusing because there are two styles of it, this one positioned vertically.
Pictures, here...

 

[Paweł]

Hello everybody!
Thanks a lot for your great help.
@HDN - thanks, now I know what to look for.
@msgjd - thanks for your comment, I'd love to see some more pictures from your truck
@gringeltaube - thanks a lot, I love that picture, it's a great reference!

I'm currently scratchbuilding that crossmember forward of the transfer case. Looks like I'll also have to scrachbuild the front motor mount crossmember. The kit supplied part seems to be OK for a multifuel-powered truck, how about a gasser - the front crossmember was different, right?

Maybe I can also put together the rears, let's see. Thanks again for your great help and have a nice day

Paweł

 

[gringeltaube]

I'm currently scratchbuilding that crossmember forward of the transfer case. Looks like I'll also have to scrachbuild the front motor mount crossmember.

They both are basically the same shape/profile as all others. Exception would be that Ø4.0" hole for the winch DS, to the left of the front one.

 

[Paweł]

Merry Christmas everybody!

@gringeltaube - thanks again, that picture helps a lot, I'm scratchbuilding that crossmember right now!


Assembling the axles I made sure to put the whole thing on an even surface, to prevent some of the wheels from hanging in the air later:





As you can see I have scratchbuilt a new frame crossmember under the cab to show the mounting of the transfer case right. You can also see the new front crossmember under construction. I have also filled the holes in the air tanks to mount them like in the pictures of the real thing above. The transfer case from the kit had really bad sink holes in its mounts.

The engine itself is simplified in the kit and I think I’ll stick with this solution, but I’ll have to rework it a little, to show the gas engine. Now it looks like this:




I filled the ejector pin marks and I closed up the hole in the fender for the exhaust stack. From what I see I’ll have to make a new oil pan and maybe this will be enough. I also understand that I have to rework the louvers on the fenders, right?

Here again a big request for help - could I ask for some more pictures of the underside of the gas engine? This would the the 331 golden comet, right? Could I ask you to take rough measurements of the oil pan (width and length)?

Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any help I might get here! Have a nice day

Paweł

 

[msgjd]

From what I see I’ll have to make a new oil pan and maybe this will be enough. I also understand that I have to rework the louvers on the fenders, right?

Here again a big request for help - could I ask for some more pictures of the underside of the gas engine? This would the the 331 golden comet, right? Could I ask you to take rough measurements of the oil pan (width and length)?

Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any help I might get here! Have a nice day

Paweł

correct, you will have to change the louvers, the oil pan, and possibly the oil filter can etc... I will be home again on 27Dec and get you some pics and measurements

 

[gringeltaube]

.... could I ask for some more pictures of the underside of the gas engine? This would the the 331 golden comet, right? Could I ask you to take rough measurements of the oil pan (width and length)?

I have many of these engines here, so you can have every measurement you want. (just not today - because I will have to dig in the junk pile, to get at least one freed... )

Now, here is something to start with, at least....

 

[Paweł]

Hello!
@msgjd , @gringeltaube - thanks a lot for your great help! Building this model is so much more fun with you! Once again, merry Christmas!