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[quote]QUOTE: Great job really nice craftsmanship NightCrawler! What kind of chassis did you use on the SD40T-2? And how did you secure the shell to the chassis?[/quote] i used the regular Athearn SD40T-2 chassis. the SD50 motor fits right in. i just use the couplers to hold the body onto the chassis. i had to grind down the coupler mounting pads a bit so i could screw on the Kadee coupler boxes. that way everything is isolated for DCC and the screw-on coupler boxes hold the shell on pretty well. thanks for all the compliments[:D] i was thinking of doing a SD45T-2 once till Athearn announced theirs. now i just have 12 on order, but i still have to add new cabs with the rebuilt L windows to make them right for my era. i wish someone would hurry up and make a really nice SD40T-2 that's up to todays standards. i could use 12 of those too[:O][:D] i dont think i could talk myself into building more of them myself....that was a lot of work!!![:D]
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