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Hi Gary... For Continental parts I usually deal with Jerry Moons at Montes Equipment. This is their website... http://montesequipment.com/ The T427 is an overhead valve motor that came out in the late 50's maybe? I may know of a T427 in a fire truck in Scranton. Tom

This is really an outstanding restoration! Thanks for taking the time to document and share your progress. I really enjoy reading build threads...

Sorry, I didn't realize this was an old post... Tom

Can you share any pics of how you modified the sleeper? Would love to see how you made the exhaust cutout!

Looks like you also caught Joe D (Quadbox) driving me and my daughter around the fairgrounds! This was Saturday morning... sure glad I brought a sweatshirt!!! Tom

This steering wheel is very similar to the ones in my Brockways. The 50's vintage 100 series Brockways used a 20" Sheller wheel with a 7/8" splined shaft. I always thought it was odd that they put the (2) 5/16 threaded holes in offset from the center. You can't use a traditional steering wheel puller to remove the wheel.

There was a discussion in the antique group in regards to 'Old Mack Engine' and Brockway's Huskidrive was mentioned. This is when Brockway used a custom torque 270 Cummins, a 5 speed Fuller trans and a 2 speed rear. Brockway used (2) dogs on each grill to symbolize this, both on the conventional and cabover trucks. It was also carried over the the 700 series trucks but fairly uncommon. Here is the factory literature...

I believe you are correct in that the factory branches were owned directly by Brockway. There were 2 factory branches not far from me, 1 in Kingston PA and the other in Scranton PA. Both buildings still stand today. Mack purchased Brockway in 1956 and its my understanding that it was autonomous. In other words Brockway was able to make their own decisions, etc.

They had a factory branch in Pittsburgh, it's listed on the first page (but its hard to read). The address was 4367 Campbells Run Road, 15205.

I have new a Raybestos 15" 1-1/2" 10 spline clutch disc that is labeled VL 1517 10 2 79. I'm guessing VL 1517 is the part number and 10-2-79 is the date of manufacturer. It came in a Mack box that's in really tired shape. The part number on the box may have been 368D or 3680. I bought it for my 55 Brockway with the 5 speed Fuller 5A430 trans. The only problem is that it's too thick so I can't use it. Would anybody be able to identify this clutch based off of the Mack or Raybestos part number? I tried to find a vintage Raybestos clutch book but the only one I could find was on ebay for $300... Any help would be appreciated! Tom