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    Let's rebuild a truck! (Long term thread)

    We have purchased 4 of the new DEF running trucks for our fleet, 2 in 2012 and 2 in 2013. We have sold 2 of them and will sell the other 2 as soon as our new(old) trucks are rebuilt from the ground up.
    Here are pics of the first of the new group. The frame will be painted to match the cherry on the fender and the cab will match the silver. All boxes, side flares, and stacks will be black.

    Cab and chassis
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    Custom fenders
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    Hood ready for paint
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    Fuel tank repair
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    Side box
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    8" stack
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    Wiring harness
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    I'll update as they move along.

    #2
    Sweet!

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      #3
      Here are the first 2 we rebuilt, one in 2014 and the other in 2015.

      1997 Pete 379
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      Playing in the snow in Amarillo.
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      2003 Pete 379 - Recessed LED cab lights and horns moved underneath.
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        #4
        Good looking rigs!

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          #5
          Let's rebuild a truck! (Long term thread)

          What is reason selling the DEF trucks? DEF cost or overall efficiency?
          Last edited by bboswell; 04-14-2016, 02:58 PM.

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            #6
            Wow Tim, those things are too purdy to drive down tha road and into them nasty plants!! Y'all must have a good painter! The frame on the one under construction is wild!

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              #7
              Those are some sweet looking rigs! ....and that wiring harness is a mess.

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                #8
                wow, i can only guess the amount of man-hours and $$ into a rebuild. beautiful!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bboswell View Post
                  What is reason selling the DEF trucks? DEF cost or overall efficiency?
                  The DEF systems have an enormous upkeep requirement that has shut the DEF trucks down for over a week flushing out the filtration system. The heat generated by the filter system is unbelievable and it sits under the passenger side floorboard thus generating heat into the cab. We had to rebuild 2 DEF engines last year and that was the straw that broke the camels back. We rebuilt them and sold them.
                  We are still having code problems with the 2012 and have to run it into Peterbilt about once a month for a look see and a little work.

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                    #10
                    in...good stuff right here amigo!!

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                      #11
                      I have a couple customers that have done the glider kits and been very happy.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Tmag View Post
                        The DEF systems have an enormous upkeep requirement that has shut the DEF trucks down for over a week flushing out the filtration system. The heat generated by the filter system is unbelievable and it sits under the passenger side floorboard thus generating heat into the cab. We had to rebuild 2 DEF engines last year and that was the straw that broke the camels back. We rebuilt them and sold them.

                        We are still having code problems with the 2012 and have to run it into Peterbilt about once a month for a look see and a little work.


                        I feel your pain. We have a whole fleet of DEF freightliners and they are a PITA. We have had several trucks crystallize the DEF system that had to be replaced.

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                          #13
                          Nice trucks. Yall blowing cement or sand?


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                            #14
                            That wiring harness looks scary!

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                              #15
                              Im in

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