Engineer-Joe posted:It seems to look good in concept so I can only wait and see how it looks once finished. I do like the idea. So we would have to drill the metal frame to accept the coupler mounts on these? I usually have to cut off the backs of KD coupler boxes to clear the MTH truck tabs. So I usually mount the coupler with the 2 screw holes towards the sides of the KDs.
To clarify, the coupler mount is intended to be bonded to the chassis, with no drilling or modification required. It can also be drilled and screwed to the chassis using the pilot holes provided, if you want it removable. The body can still be removed in either case. The pilot assembly, once bonded to the body, serves to locate the coupler mount on the chassis. Any combination of the four standard kadee mounting holes can be used to mount the coupler itself.
There are pics of the finished and installed parts in the threads linked above.
