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Dodge L700 COE with Dry Van Trailer

27.9k FasterThanLight  1.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Sm10684's Towing challenge

This Dodge L700 is my entry for Sm10684's Towing Challenge. It is by far my most detailed build ever. It features a beam axle front and live axle rear suspension with functional leaf springs, functional steering linkage, a functional fifth wheel, a functional driveshaft, a detailed interior featuring an animated steering wheel, shifter, and pedals as well as switches to operate the vehicle from the interior, a tilting cab that reveals a fully detailed Chrysler 413 engine, exhaust, and suspension system. The trailer is a replica of a single axle Fruehauf dry van trailer that features functional leaf spring suspension, detailed landing gear with an animated crank, side "decapitator rails" a "Sneed's Feed and Seed" livery as well as opening rear doors. The truck is decorated with a factory red and white two tone, twin horns, detailed license plates, twin saddle tanks, roof marker lights, a "pogo stick" with hoses, animated mud flaps, and custom half fenders on the rear axle.
Side note: The driveshaft is propelled by a rotator with custom code that my brother wrote which allows it to accelerate and decelerate with the vehicle's speed, creating a fully immersive experience.

HISTORY:

The Dodge L700 was Dodge's attempt to compete with Ford and GM's Medium Duty tilt cab trucks. It was essentialy the front cab of a Dodge A100 Van with large fender flares placed atop a Heavy Duty truck frame. The result was a Frankenstein's Monster of a truck that looked quite unique compared to other tilt cab offerings of the time. It's extremely short wheelbase allowed it to maneuver city streets and back alleyways with ease and it's cab-over-engine, or COE design granted drivers superior visibility when compared to traditional medium duty trucks. The L700 was offered with a 225 Slant 6, a 318 V8, a 361 V8, a 413 V8, as well as a Cummins V8 and a Perkins I6 for heavier loads.
Production lasted from 1966 to 1971.

CONTROLS:

Pitch to Accelerate forwards and backwards.
Roll to Steer.
Landing Gear to Couple and Uncouple trailer as well as retract and deploy trailer landing gear.
Act 1 - Left turn signal.
Act 2 - Right turn signal.
Act 3 - Reverse lights.
Act 4 - Tilt Cab.
Act 5 - Un-flip truck and Trailer.
Act 6 - Open trailer doors.
Act 7 - "Deliver the Package."

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Towing challenge
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +49 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.0ft (2.8m)
  • Length 46.8ft (14.3m)
  • Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 27,965lbs (12,684kg)
  • Loaded Weight 30,018lbs (13,616kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 6718

Parts

  • Number of Parts 910
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 4,732
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    The bomb don’t explode

    1.3 years ago
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    @ChuanLiuBuXi2191 Absolutely! When I have enough variations of this platform built, I plan on releasing multiple variations of this chassis to the public. Just stripped down frames meant for building whatever you want over it.

    +1 1.4 years ago
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    Hello, Can I have permission to use your suspension on another vehicle? Thanks! :)

    1.4 years ago
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    Nice to see you again

    1.6 years ago
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    34.5k Hayhayjam664

    all g my dude :) @FasterThanLight

    1.6 years ago
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    48.4k Sm10684

    Suspension 15/15
    Drivability 13/15 (tips very easy with lots of body roll)
    Detail 20/20
    Towing 50/50
    15 pts bonus
    113/100

    1.7 years ago
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    @MacgravelLTD Thanks man! At the end of the day we all had a lot of fun with the challenge and that's what matters most.

    1.7 years ago
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    10.3k MacgravelLTD

    @FasterThanLight truly astonishing build bro, with ur level of detail i believe u won there but other than that we all had fun doin wat we love

    1.7 years ago
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    7,482 1114117483

    This is amazing, looks very good,I really like it

    1.7 years ago
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    @Rymanx03 Hey, ya never know!

    1.7 years ago
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    25.2k Rymanx03

    Welp, pretty sure I'm doomed for the challenge now, but good luck regardless! She's 'ery classy indeed, and more than worthy to take the win in my opinion

    1.7 years ago
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    Thank you very much! @Hayhayjam664

    1.7 years ago
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    @goboygo1 They're selling a whole lot more than just Feed and Seed now.

    1.7 years ago
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    28.3k goboygo1

    Glad to see Chuck's business is flourishing under new ownership, Love the truck too!

    1.7 years ago
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    @BogdanX I'm glad you like it! Thank you for the feedback. I'll definitely add craft instructions on my next build. As for the speed, I'll learn how to develop an FT formula.

    1.7 years ago
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    Thank you! @jamesPLANESii @soldier289

    1.7 years ago
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    Thank you! @HuskyDynamics01 @MRM19 @asteroidbook345

    +2 1.7 years ago
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    Thank you all very much! @Sm10684 @AlbertanPlaneMaker

    1.7 years ago
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    @FasterThanLight no prob, I can actually drive this thing in Europe

    1.7 years ago
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    Thank you! @Onwedpilot @Bryan5 @SemedianIndustries

    1.7 years ago
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    @Sm10684 It's finally done. Thank you for this challenge. I had a lot of fun building this rig for it.

    +1 1.7 years ago