Paul Palmer Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 my latest convo, a fendt 820 into a fendt 718,the 820 is uh,718 siku,where i work the only fendt on wide tyres is a 718,so following/copying fendtheads convo,wheels and tyres took off from the 718 and put on to the uh 820,dont know wether to take off the siku 718 bonnet and replace the 820 bonnet,or just get a pair of 718 decals and put over the 820 decals,would save having to swap the bonnets,also using the siku fendt front mudguards,as the uh are to skinny know,i will be pm'ing fendthead for info on that,here are some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 the front track is correct,cant seem to get a good photo to show it,a 718 is almost identical in size,length and wheelbase are identical,the height is the only difference with the 818 being 3cms taller,so i just have to sort out the mudguards,and bonnet,or make my mind up just to do a decal replacement cheers paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendthead Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Now sorting Pm Haha look familiar You will have to lift up the cab a little to fit the 718 siku wheels under the mudgards,thus loosing hight could be hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 thanks fendthead,my track still looks to wide,will alter that,thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendthead Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Best photo I could find of the back end, but as you can see the rear wheels are close to the cab as can be before things look wrong, once you have the back width right the front has no chose but to follow, if you see what i mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Best photo I could find of the back end, but as you can see the rear wheels are close to the cab as can be before things look wrong, once you have the back width right the front has no chose but to follow, if you see what i mean got you dave,and thanks for all the advice and infopaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendthead Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 If i can be any more help just let me know Like I said I would get some more measurments for you but someone bought a silly big tree and put it in front of my display case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 big thanks to dave (fendthead) all finished bar the 718 decals and add a driver,i always sing henri walkers praises,emailed him this morning,decals allready in the post!!!!!!!!this convo was not as easy as i thought it would be,again with help from fendthead,you have to heavily modify the inside of the siku front wheels to get the track width right,also dave (fendthead) said ,to get the siku 718 bonnet on is a lot of work so hence me cheating and getting a 718 decal ,a few more pictures,its temporally on the bowser at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Wow..very tasty Paul !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 How i wont that model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Wow..very tasty Paul !! thankyou pete,another one i drive at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 How i wont that model somebody pm'd me yesterday about building one for them,but have a go mate yourself,there are lots of people on here willing to help,fendthead helped me with this build as he had done 1 himself,,i will help if you like,go on,you know you want to,and thanks for the comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Track width looks spot on Paul,nice conversion you have done. Not criticising,but do the rear tyres still turn as they look quite close to the mudguards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Track width looks spot on Paul,nice conversion you have done. Not criticising,but do the rear tyres still turn as they look quite close to the mudguards thats not criticising jamie,you are right they are very very tight,fendthead suggested raising the cab,but as i use my models on dioramas,im not bothered if the wheels turn or not,track width was a b++ch to do,the rest easy,and thanks for the comment jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendthead Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Nice work mate, looks great! front end looks just right, I was thinking of doing another but making the mudgards wider on the back to cover the wheels...as so many people pointed this out when I first did mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Nice work mate, looks great! front end looks just right, I was thinking of doing another but making the mudgards wider on the back to cover the wheels...as so many people pointed this out when I first did mine thanks dave,and thanks for all the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 now finished the 718 decals came today from henri walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross wilson Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 nice work looks fat on them wheels ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 nice work looks fat on them wheels ;D thanks ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATTY 7530 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 wow thats definitely is a superb job there well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 wow thats definitely is a superb job there well done. thanks matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Peters Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 You bild nice Fendt's to i see. Very nice work, keep up the good work. Greetings, Sjonnie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 You bild nice Fendt's to i see. Very nice work, keep up the good work. Greetings, Sjonnie. thankyou sjonnie,i do like the fendts,models and the real onespaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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