02-12-2017, 03:24 PM
I finished off the two B units this morning but first I thought I'd show what it takes to mount a Cary shell onto an Athearn F-7 chassis:
![[Image: DSCF6696_zpsz4b0nidq.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/F-3%20%207b%20projects/DSCF6696_zpsz4b0nidq.jpg)
You have to grind the mounting tabs off both sides of the fuel tank, and also grind off the small molded-in pins that are above the trucks.
![[Image: DSCF6697_zpskmn6m0ms.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/F-3%20%207b%20projects/DSCF6697_zpskmn6m0ms.jpg)
you also have to cut a slot in the coupler mount to allow the Cary shell to drop down to it's correct height. After this the shall will have a friction fit onto the chassis.
When I finished all the chassis modifications I painted the sideframes and chassis in flat black.
You have to grind the mounting tabs off both sides of the fuel tank, and also grind off the small molded-in pins that are above the trucks.
you also have to cut a slot in the coupler mount to allow the Cary shell to drop down to it's correct height. After this the shall will have a friction fit onto the chassis.
When I finished all the chassis modifications I painted the sideframes and chassis in flat black.