While not a Kadee project. If I didn’t already have Kadee’s I wouldn’t have even looked at some 2 rail brass milk cars. They already came with Kadee’s mounted. All the trucks were flimsy and didn’t roll that well and were a derailment waiting to happen. Could happen anywhere. I decided to try and lower the Lionel milk trucks. I used some brass stock I had. Once I drilled and tapped one hole. I could position it straight and drill the next one. Once the screws were tight I drilled out the holes for the 4 mounting pins. Multiple measurements and doublechecks found the new mounts center. In order to get the truck under the car and clear some details. I had to offset the mount. The ends were filed for a snug fit. The tapped holes were not needed for assembly. Just for fabricating. They were drilled out as the side frames were threaded. Lionel has new milk car trucks that are much easier to do. If I new they were going this route. I never would have cut up those now prized trucks.
PapaBear, glad you got it on and working. That’s a nice looking car. The more you do the easier they get.
