Peterbilt 378 kit hood converted to a Peterbilt 379-119 standard hood for the Italeri 1/24th scale Peterbilt 378 kits.

Various bits and pieces from projects.

Scratchbuilt 379-127 long hood for the Italeri Peterbilt 378 kits

Sleeper box modifications

A quick how-to to make a long hood for the Peterbilt 359. I show an AMT hood here, but this will work for the Revell of Germany and Revell/Monogram 359s as well. You will need two hoods, the main hood and a donor.

On top of modifying the hood length, the chassis length will need to be extended by 7.5 inches just aft of the rear front spring hanger. The lower exhaust piping, air cleaner piping, drive shaft and steering shaft will have to be lengthened also.

The White-Western Star hood installation can be tricky. If the hood hinges aren't perfectly lined up, the hood will not line up with the cab. Here is a simple fix, a combination of information from a couple of other modelers and some things I've done on previous AMT White (Road Boss, Diamond Reo and Autocar) builds. The cab mounts also are a bit too tall and need to be cut down slightly to allow the cab to sit lower and level.

A couple of extra steps and 10 minutes worth of work will make a tremendous difference in your build!