I used to work on the KTA19 (525 hp) hat were installed in landing barges in the NT . You will most probbly have to change the fuel pump and injectors as they are set to run at 1500 RPM and possibly the exhaust manifold and turbo as they are for constant speed engines as well . I am not a cummins mechanic but maintained up to 10 of these engines for 15 years . It really sounds sweet . It will probably leak coolant from round the tops of the liners and if you intend to do a lot of hard work the valves will need replacing because if it was a standby genset it will hve the lowest grade valves , if only used for shows they should be ok . valves for marine or excuvator are the highest .
Nothing like a SAR i have a big soft spot for them and yours being a 600 HP 45 year old banger im sold , Well done looking forward to the Journey , Happy New Year
awsome project, hope you can fit jakes to the geny motor. hate to see a truck with all that history not have jakes in the end, I,m sure you will do it rite and love your channel
What a fantastic truck and from wa So much had been changed over the years with it but the red colours do so suit it Looking forward to you doing a drive in it Always amazes me how small the cabs are in them old trucks
Hi Jake this looks to be a big project! Boy those frame rails look to be pretty bad. Curious how you’re going to do the front sections with that drop there? I’m sure you’ve got a plan for that. That is a sweet looking truck. Gen set engine sounds great but too be restricted to 1500 rpm’s will be a problem for a truck. I imagine you’ll have to change the fuel system to fix that. Be another great build. Stay cool
What a beast Jake I remember when the KTA 450 first came out in Australia it opened a few eyes. Atkinson Trucks in Clayton put one in a Mk3 Atkinson and toured all around the Country with it I think from memory they towed a float with it, that was at least 50 plus years ago now, anyway I can't wait to see that SAR on the road ,good luck with the build I'll watch each episode to see how it comes along.
This will end up being an awesome truck. I was lucky enough to drive for a company in WA who had a fleet of KW and W Star trucks with the KTA600 motors in them back in early 2000's those motors were absolute beasts. Best trucks and motors I've ever driven. They were pretty hard on the fuel but worth it. You'll love driving this rig Jake. I'm jealous 👍 brings back good memories.
Some of the military Genset that ran them were the best in the middle east running nonstop for over 200 days dump the oil and pour it in when running some were still running when they where pulling out so they blew them up you can probably see footage of the American's doing it on TH-cam they are quick as the engine only rattles for a second
AWESOME!!!! I am a KW nut and soooo stoked fer ya! The gen set sounds like a great base! Found ya when ya ya had the 903 and look at ya! THREE KTS!!! Cheers from Santa Cruz Cali
Some of them were running big HP up to 800hp with the pump and injectors even running compound turbo very tight trucks with this HP and the spicer running into low ratio diffs you almost have to be a rally driver I did see a truck with a kta19 spit an axle out of the diffs at 80 km he missed a gear in it at the wrong road speed it had that much torque keeping it cool was his biggest problem it could pull anything on the dirt if it has the 8 core radiator in it the owner knows what they were doing especially in the west and 2 Thermos and a 8 blade clutch fan they are not much chop without it
Should be a top project. Love the SARs I had the pleasure of steering one right through the 80s back when you could hook in and diesel was cheep. Good times. 😂😂😂
That's another beautiful truck u got...looking forward to seeing it come back to life.... Love the channel too by the way ..all the best from Tommy In Ireland
How good is that what a banga she would've cracked along nicely in it's day , I think I remember this choofing around WA. I'm so glad it has gone to a worthy recipient as yourself Jake enjoy the process , I will get the name of a marine sealant to use you can paint straight over it good sh!t this even on the new rails when you've drilled into them this will stop any bad joo joo from happening again .
Gday Jake What an Awesome find that motor with the generator, sounds sweet. I had to sub so I can watch your progress with this great looking truck Best Wishes from Tasmania
Mate think about dropping the SAR cabin on modern rails from a DAF or Kenworth i didn't see many KT powered SAR Kenworths the dust especially where iorn ore has been mined is the worst the way they open up is because of electrolysis from the dust some spots will be a lot more rusted the cabs are a nightmare if you don't do it right from the start i mean dipping it the dust inside the channels and inside it you will always have problems respect to you you are on to it with the Diesel's have a look at Lano tec for protecting the chassis rails you have in the shed it's made from sheep's lanolin oil from the fleece KTA19 are one of my favourite engine's we have had them in Gensets and a trawler and even a Atkinson
Brother this is the best build i started watching when you was mucking about with the black scania then the w900 with the Detroit bag of death engine in it i hate them fucking things but after watching this id rip that detroit out throw in the bin and get one of them KTA in her you have have 2 badass W900s are you going to put modern axles under her mate with disc brakes and when you have done her up re name her Bad attitude or something sassy like that but yeah one epic build love the 19ltr ive one in my k100
I used to work on these as an apprentice at Cummins in the early 80's.
I used to work on the KTA19 (525 hp) hat were installed in landing barges in the NT . You will most probbly have to change the fuel pump and injectors as they are set to run at 1500 RPM and possibly the exhaust manifold and turbo as they are for constant speed engines as well . I am not a cummins mechanic but maintained up to 10 of these engines for 15 years . It really sounds sweet . It will probably leak coolant from round the tops of the liners and if you intend to do a lot of hard work the valves will need replacing because if it was a standby genset it will hve the lowest grade valves , if only used for shows they should be ok . valves for marine or excuvator are the highest .
A SAR!!!!! nice!!!
Nothing like a SAR i have a big soft spot for them and yours being a 600 HP 45 year old banger im sold ,
Well done looking forward to the Journey , Happy New Year
awsome project, hope you can fit jakes to the geny motor. hate to see a truck with all that history not have jakes in the end, I,m sure you will do it rite and love your channel
What a fantastic truck and from wa
So much had been changed over the years with it but the red colours do so suit it
Looking forward to you doing a drive in it
Always amazes me how small the cabs are in them old trucks
Hi Jake this looks to be a big project! Boy those frame rails look to be pretty bad. Curious how you’re going to do the front sections with that drop there? I’m sure you’ve got a plan for that. That is a sweet looking truck. Gen set engine sounds great but too be restricted to 1500 rpm’s will be a problem for a truck. I imagine you’ll have to change the fuel system to fix that. Be another great build. Stay cool
That truck should be able to haul the mail.
Clean truck 👍🏽 needs a Detroit engine in it
Love all your projects bro
There’s a guy in America called Berry Trucking has just done chassis rails on a Pete
You should watch it
1 of the big 3 Mate, KTA , 3408, 12V71👍💪
What a beast Jake I remember when the KTA 450 first came out in Australia it opened a few eyes. Atkinson Trucks in Clayton put one in a Mk3 Atkinson and toured all around the Country with it I think from memory they towed a float with it, that was at least 50 plus years ago now, anyway I can't wait to see that SAR on the road ,good luck with the build I'll watch each episode to see how it comes along.
We bought a red Atkinson 3800 with a kta19 in it had a good tipper body had a 18 speed in it that was in 04 it had a marine fuel pump and injectors
O i love the sound of a KTA in the morning
Wowzers Jake. This is going to be an awesome series, I’m so so so looking forward to seeing this all unfold and the finished truck.
Another awesome project Jake, yes it does sound good 👍
This will end up being an awesome truck. I was lucky enough to drive for a company in WA who had a fleet of KW and W Star trucks with the KTA600 motors in them back in early 2000's those motors were absolute beasts. Best trucks and motors I've ever driven. They were pretty hard on the fuel but worth it. You'll love driving this rig Jake. I'm jealous 👍 brings back good memories.
Some of the military Genset that ran them were the best in the middle east running nonstop for over 200 days dump the oil and pour it in when running some were still running when they where pulling out so they blew them up you can probably see footage of the American's doing it on TH-cam they are quick as the engine only rattles for a second
AWESOME!!!! I am a KW nut and soooo stoked fer ya! The gen set sounds like a great base! Found ya when ya ya had the 903 and look at ya! THREE KTS!!! Cheers from Santa Cruz Cali
Worthwhile project, well done on picking up a special Kenworth. Looking forward to watching the build.
That's a nice looking truck it deserve a bit of love.
With that 650hp under the bonnet, shes gonna be a weapon of a Rig. Can't wait for first run ❤❤
Some of them were running big HP up to 800hp with the pump and injectors even running compound turbo very tight trucks with this HP and the spicer running into low ratio diffs you almost have to be a rally driver I did see a truck with a kta19 spit an axle out of the diffs at 80 km he missed a gear in it at the wrong road speed it had that much torque keeping it cool was his biggest problem it could pull anything on the dirt if it has the 8 core radiator in it the owner knows what they were doing especially in the west and 2 Thermos and a 8 blade clutch fan they are not much chop without it
Should be a top project. Love the SARs I had the pleasure of steering one right through the 80s back when you could hook in and diesel was cheep. Good times. 😂😂😂
Brilliant.. what a true Aussie icon!😂
That's another beautiful truck u got...looking forward to seeing it come back to life.... Love the channel too by the way ..all the best from Tommy In Ireland
when it’s in,strait pipe it ,no muffler👊
Wow
This will be a must watch
That a keeper jake it is very tidy when you get the rails and engine done that be a real good float truck for heavy haulage work best of luck with it
Awesome SAR LOVE YOUR CHANNEL looking forward to your build but it will get keep on TRUCKING from Robbie in Melbourne 👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪
Awesome looking forward to all the videos
Great work mate, that will be an awesome project, my W model was a 79, the chassis no. Was 404024. I’ve always loved SAR’s! 👍
What a f'ken beauty mate! Nice find on that engine too, match made in heaven
How good is that what a banga she would've cracked along nicely in it's day , I think I remember this choofing around WA. I'm so glad it has gone to a worthy recipient as yourself Jake enjoy the process , I will get the name of a marine sealant to use you can paint straight over it good sh!t this even on the new rails when you've drilled into them this will stop any bad joo joo from happening again .
Gday Jake
What an Awesome find that motor with the generator, sounds sweet.
I had to sub so I can watch your progress with this great looking truck
Best Wishes from Tasmania
What a cool banga, can’t wait for this build
i really hope u keep teh KT cause they're so cool to see
6 rod too ,good trk another 500 In rail length
How do the front swept down rails intersect with the straight rails
1st buyer was from Tuart Hill WA!! poggers
That is some serious chassis heave.
Mate think about dropping the SAR cabin on modern rails from a DAF or Kenworth i didn't see many KT powered SAR Kenworths the dust especially where iorn ore has been mined is the worst the way they open up is because of electrolysis from the dust some spots will be a lot more rusted the cabs are a nightmare if you don't do it right from the start i mean dipping it the dust inside the channels and inside it you will always have problems respect to you you are on to it with the Diesel's have a look at Lano tec for protecting the chassis rails you have in the shed it's made from sheep's lanolin oil from the fleece KTA19 are one of my favourite engine's we have had them in Gensets and a trawler and even a Atkinson
Hi jake cool truck what a score on engine also myself i like the polished tanks an rear gards the corragated ones . Cheers mate
Awesome project
Bellways in Western Australia had a fleet of them the rust could be from salt as some were used on salt haulage they all were blue with brown spider
Really nice truck
Brother this is the best build i started watching when you was mucking about with the black scania then the w900 with the Detroit bag of death engine in it i hate them fucking things but after watching this id rip that detroit out throw in the bin and get one of them KTA in her you have have 2 badass W900s are you going to put modern axles under her mate with disc brakes and when you have done her up re name her Bad attitude or something sassy like that but yeah one epic build love the 19ltr ive one in my k100
Sounds good
Beautiful truck mate. I think we all would love to know how much the big girl cost you
lots of work needed.
Am I bad man for hoping it goes back to spiders on the steer axle?
Nope - or if you are I'm with ya lol, love seeing trucks with spiders still out and about
Yeehaaa happy days.
That's a big gap
You've got your work cut out now.
Gun mechanic
Gotta be happy with that !