Thread: 1982 Scania Truck

After along bout of no progress. I finally got some work done tonight. I should get some more done tomorrow as well. Tonight I made all the valve covers and started on the exhaust manifolds. I had to got through 4 different versions of valve cover before I got it to look right.
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Later,
Bret

Hi Bret.You have the "IT" factor Lovely work Mate ( Aussie for Friend)

Well today was a great day I worked on the truck for a good 6 hours. Made both exhaust manifolds, and the Intake runner assembly. I also worked on the cab some. If that doesn't sound like alot got done each exhaust manifold took me about 2 hours to shape by hand.

The author has the back cab wall inaccurately made. I decided to change it to how the real truck is so that there will be room for the transmission housing, turbo assembly and exhaust system. I will post pics at a later time.

Here are the exhaust manifolds.
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Here is the engine with valve covers, exhaust manifolds and intake runner installed.
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Here it is mocked up in the frame. Its hard to tell in the photos but I modified the frame rails to make room for the engine.
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A peek from under the cab. Its kozy in there!
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And last a comparison of the original engine and a more detailed one. I am glad I decided to take the time to build a more to scale engine.
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More to follow,
Bret

Brilliant.

G'Day Bret,
Your truck just keeps getting better.........
A huge well done, mate.
It surely will be a show stopper & first placed prize winner.
Cheers, crowie

Fantastic detail work bret, keep the pics coming, love it

Moving along nicely

So here is the modification I made to the back of the cab. I made this change due to space issues for the drivetrain and the original plans didn't look anything close to the real. The author didn't have much detail into the engine so it wasn't a big deal. But I want to hook up the air cleaner and exhaust so in order for all of this to work I had to make the opening like the real thing.

Here is what it looks like. The cab brace is just roughed out at this point.
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Here is a comparison of how it looked before. I cut the 2 blocks off that were mounted to the top of the frame. I would have not been able to make the engine fit.
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Here is a scale drawing of the real thing
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Bret

Absolute brilliants!
Well done, Bret.

Thank you guys for all your compliments. You inspire me to keep on moving forward with this indepth build.

I worked on the trans this morning. I worked from a picture but I really just tried to make it look somewhat like a trans. I think it looks somewhat realistic. Even though I don't know that much about diesel truck trans.

Here is the flywheel mount on the engine.
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What the trans looked like to start with
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A few more cuts.
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Top plate cover
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Mock fit into the chassis. I had to modify the subrame and cut the front part off so the trans would fit.
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Shots with the cab on.
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I'm going to add a few more details and then will start on the driveshafts and rear axles.

thanks for lookin'
Bret

Great work Bret.I need and want some lessons from you.Can you show us your saws and router setup please.I have blown some photos up,and the work is so fine with no tearout.Would love to know how you do it.
Once again love your work.
I have been gathering tools and supplies for my project and maybe some of the tools you are using could be added to the list

Hello Aussie,

I don't really have any special tools. I will say I spend top dollar on blades and bits though. My mitersaw has a 60 tooth freud blade with the right hook for a mitersaw. I also made a zero clearance insert and fence which makes a huge difference.
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I have a Freud combination blade on my tablesaw I think it has 40 teeth. I also have several zero clearance inserts for the tablesaw and kerf splitter for safety. It is made of 1/2" baltic birch plywood and has 2 coats of shellac to make it smooth. In the second picture you can see the splitter better as well as all my other zero clearance inserts hanging on the side of the outfeed table. I have one for all common width dados, 45 degrees, and one for thick kerf rip blade.
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My bandsaw has a zero clearance insert but I don't really notice a difference. I do have a timberwolf blade on it though. They stay sharp longer than you average blades.
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I use MLCS and Grizzly bits in my router. Not the best but better than what you get at the hardware stores.
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And last but not least the best tool I ever bought for scale model building.
Ridgid OSS sander. It has a 4"x 24" belts and it converts to spindles. 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1.5" and 2".
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Only other thing I do is alot of hand sanding and filing. I have a full set of rifling files, a small set of files about 6" long and several big basterd files.

I can say that the wood you are using makes a big difference to. The hardwoods tend to not have as much tearout as pine and plywood.

Thank you for the compliments on my work. It is much appreciated.

Later,
Bret

I started on the rear axles I got the main part done but still need make the front housing and rear covers.

Here are the blanks. 6.5" wide x 1/2" thick and 2 5/8" high.
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Here the axle tubes have been drilled out.
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Here I have drawn the rough layout.
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Here one axle is roughed out and the other has been through the router with a 1/8" roundover bit.
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Just for fun mockup.
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Here are a couple of shots of the drivetrain out of the truck.
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thanks for looking,
Bret

Wow Bret.You seem to amaze us more each time you post your progress
I know a souple of guys that wont tackle the diff.Or we do and it looks lopsided when we do try.
Yours looks great
Thanks for showing us your workshop also.So Good Blades seems to be the answer? OH and a lot of skill I suspect Bret
I was expecting Exy mini saws and mini router of some sort.
Aussie