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I've got a small fleet of gp 9s (sp black widows) that are Proto 2000. I'm thinking of either repainting them into Milwaukee Road or buying a new set of shells. The ones I'm looking at are Proto 2000 gp 38 though. What I was thinking is I could cut the weight so it will clear the gp 38 shell and put the old shells in a box and let em sit. Will a gp 38 shell fit on the gp 9 frame though? If it fits I can make any neccesary changes to the weight or lighting. Does anyone have any input?? Thanks in advance
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I've got a small fleet of gp 9s (sp black widows) that are Proto 2000. I'm thinking of either repainting them into Milwaukee Road or buying a new set of shells. The ones I'm looking at are Proto 2000 gp 38 though. What I was thinking is I could cut the weight so it will clear the gp 38 shell and put the old shells in a box and let em sit. Will a gp 38 shell fit on the gp 9 frame though? If it fits I can make any neccesary changes to the weight or lighting. Does anyone have any input?? Thanks in advance
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in all honesty, no. The GP9 is considerably shorter than the 38. Phil
Not only is the 9 shorter, the trucks and fuel tanks are different.
Most 38's had blomberg b's which would be the same as the 9's. However the fuel tanks are different. phil
Gomez Addams
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The 9's are the same size frame as the EMDs up to the GP35, if it was worth the trouble to convert.
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