Dodge L700 Car Transporter builds

Here are the first two beds taped together & painted underneath at the same time


This is number three & it's freshly built frame just the other night

Number three frame & basic suspension painted & assembled

Three at once !!!!!! A real juggling act if I ever saw one. Very Cool !!! That's quite the project. I just obtained the Dodge L-700 kit myself and I'll be following this build for sure.

Three at once, incredible! I luv the idea. The results will be stunning additions to any collection. I assume the Dodge bodies are from the old IMC Dodge kits. I wonder how you fit and possibly alter the body to fit the frame and different engine? Thanx for quite some project! Given a choice, I'd pick the '63 bigger Ramchargers/color me gone cars, maybe one as one of the early supercharged machines that eventually led to funny cars.

I've fitted these cabs to different AMT frames since the mid 70's.
The cabs mount easy you can use all the original Dodge stuff & make it tilt too. Most of the time I use the ends of the Dodge frame rails so the stock bumper mounts up In these pics you will see that I have glued some stock on top of the frame rails for the cab to rest on, these will play a key part when I do the hinges & frame rail stubs.


The rear of the cab will be supported by the original Dodge cab latch & rear support. The U shaped piece in the pic is that support that simply slides over the frame


I think I'm going to shorten the frame & get rid of the gap,what do you all think?


Here's another one that I may get it's final cab fitted while I'm doing these

It's being built on a AMT ladder truck frame

Last night I cut some pieces out of the floor of a Bill Elliot Transport trailer to make the platform. While looking through it for straight panels for the walls & roof (I used a brand new kit)I realized that I had enough to extend the roof/observation deck. I figure that I can do side panels with windows so you can see the tool,tool boxes & Hemis that now will be displayed in all the open area that I have now created.
As you will see in the pics I have opened the front & rear walls in the transporter bed

I was sitting back looking at the transporters the other night & thought about the box truck that sometimes accompanied teams to the track with a backup car.
So being there's a new C600 Ford box truck already in my batch of trucks it looks like another one will get started

 

I glued in the bonding strips in & the pieces the shelving will sit on along with the painting of the bottom of the newest parts added

I got the side walls built & glued in, while I was at it I cut out the front wall & rough cut the roof/observation deck. This is a rough idea as I want to cut windows in as the addition is the bunkhouse & will be fitted with beds etc

This is a cool project.

Nice job on the detailing with the cabinets.

Man Those look so cool! It's has to be a challenge doing 3 at once but they are looking great!!!!
Stace