Freightrain

LOL!!! Ya, it is a free for all for the most part. BUT...if you have a problem, there are LOTS of good guys that will go out of there way to help. BUT...if you screw up....."weak are killed and eaten" comes into play. Plenty of internet Rambo jerkoffs, but if you keep clear of them, it is a good place.

Ah ya, the Bullet. Pull no punches kinda place.

I know when I rebuilt the LF spring, that isolator was a biotch to get back in. Well, not horribly bad, but took a couple tries to get it squared and settle in the right spot. I know they must have been replaced sometime in the past as it was still very nice condition. I did notice with the new spring and new rear bushing that it rides nicer since the bushing actually takes grease and probably moves now. I shoulda fixed it 12 yrs ago, but kept putting it off. Glad i finally took the time, as it wasn't that bad of a job.

My IE won't quote at home. I use Chrome at work and it works fine. Can't attach pics at home either. I have Chrome at home now, but don't always use it.

I think a 300 Mack is about the biggest I've seen without lots of work to make fit.

You mentioned it was up high. Keep an eye on the PTO covers also. I had one that rotted through and developed a small drip. Had to drain it and replace it with new cover.

Sad part, he likely got the cab "For nothing" cause it was sitting in a barn somewhere. Those hot rod guys don't like to pay much for the stuff they are going to cut up.

The cab is gone, likely not enough to try to put back together. If they would have just put the cab on the chassis like it was suppose to. Not channel it.

Just like a B model? LOL!!! I keep trying to find places to put sound deadener........

Daylight crankshaft. I'll have to remember that one.......

I like it!!! Good thinking. Why reinvent the wheel when someone already made it for you. Great work on the rest of it. How proper would it be to pleat the back wall?? Or put the old Mercury fantail design in it? That is something I've put thought into with my bunk. It has a two piece rear wall. If I could come up with some stainless, I'd like to either pleat it or fantail it to give it a more "old" look. I could do this with my bunk.

Nice work Vlad. Unfortunately that is how they usually go. After last weeks race, I found the bottom of my side door in my race trailer was rotted off(like 12" worth) inside the door. Only thing that was holding it together was the alum extrusions around the outside. I ended up building a complete new door from scratch. 1" x 1 1/4" dimensional Poplar. All corners dutch lapped. Screw/glued to 1/4" luan: I got it installed Sunday after reusing the existing outside alum skin. Looks all the same.. I have a couple more pics I need to download. If the factory had only primed the inner pieces, it would not have rotted. Sound familiar? Though the door did last 17 yrs. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread. Before I got the free bunk for my truck, I was really, really wanting to build a bunk for mine. That way I could make it how I wanted and then skin it to resemble a Mercury.

Oh... I "need" it like a hole in the head. It would match the rest of the holes LOL!! actually this would make a neat car hauler: 1979 Great Dane http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/listing/1979-GREAT-DANE-TRAILER-111900950 But it is in Oregon. Ugh.

http://www.commercialtrucktrader.com/listing/1981-MACK-SUPERLINER-RW713-109274758 1981 MACK SUPERLINER RW713 Conventional - Day Cab, Heavy Duty Trucks - Conventional Trucks w/o Sleeper Detroit 8V-92 Camelback 11R24.5 Budd black, orange, & white Mack T2090 & 2 spd aux trans, air brakes, PS, air slide 5th hitch/pintle, hyd wet kit Had some free time and just was looking around and there is some cool stuff out there for sale.

Ken....better just bring a raft........... Someday I'll get over there for this. I've been over to Carlisle, so I know what a haul it is.

It looked pretty short. I was going to guess 32" if anything. Best deal of doing my truck, the 42" bunk was FREE!!! It was even white ta boot.

I bought my grille from Barry about 12+ yrs ago? $600. Now they are much, much more if still available. Barry was working on getting a visor remade, not the Lund, but an Aussie version. Never got finalized.

Like the A model. Like my Mack, but a nice lil A model KW is on the top of my list. Looked at one about 5 yrs ago. 430hp 8v92 and 36" bunk. Just too used up and wanted way too much.

Pleaded bunk? Looking good so far. Wanna come detail my truck LOL!!!

Where abouts here in the sunshine cloudy state of Ohio?

The ORIGINAL Italian Job!! Stuck on a cliff.......what will they do????????? Used to be a B model mini around town, 25 yr ago? With a Chevy dually bed on it and the tailgate had MACK letters across it instead of Chevrolet. That one is kinda cool, different. Not that I would own it, but had thoughts of building something like that many, many years ago.

From the PID website: UMTR Quick Stick/Pro Stick: W - Larry Kortkemp, '64 Ford Galaxie wagon, 11.04 dial, .0269 RT, 11.1453 ET, 110.89mph R/U - Josh Rose, '69 Camaro, 11.32 dial, .1771 RT, 11.3861 ET, 106.16 The Battlestar Galatic wagon takes the big holeshot advantage and gets the W!'

We had 41 cars Sat and 31 Sunday. Yup, I'll take ANY win. I just have to laugh when people(usually unhappy racers) that pout and piss/moan about how they lost and should won, blah, blah, blah. It has been a couple years since I won a race. I was due. Been having a reall piss poor summer, going out first round with .010 redlights!!! Dammit. I remember back to 2006, final race for the season and I was in the points lead. I had 4 redlights and an easy win in the final(buddy slept bad at the light). The poor losers were just bitching up a storm that I won like that. Hell, I cut decent lights all day, I can't help that THEY couldn't wait! Being the slower car in the field has its good and bads. I can redlight first or you can redlight waiting!

I had two points races at Pittsburgh, so I couldn't make Truckfest. We had two races(sat and sun).............and I took home ALL the marbles on Saturday!!! Yup, six rounds of agony, but I beat them all. Well, four of the rounds my opponent beat themself. I have FOUR redlights against me and then a bye into the final round. It was a long day, final was about 10pm. I was having a horrible time finding the tree(bad reaction times during time trials). I did get straightened out by first round enough to not redlight myself or sleep too bad. First round .080 light, 2nd round .058, third round .028, fourth round I choked to a .102. The bye run I chopped it with a .013 and the final was .026. Payout? $1000 to win!! Ya, I did okay. I tried again Sunday, but 2nd round I gave it up with too much stripe(.03 breakout) even though I had a much better light(.036 to his .105). It was a much faster car and I misjudged the finish line. Oh well. The weather was PURRRFECT. You couldn't have asked for a better weekend for racing. It was the PID Keystone Nostalgia Nationals with front engine dragsters and funny cars running along with us and the 422 Motorsports S/S class. BTW, the tightening of the king pin slop really helped with wheel shake on the highway. WOW...it is near glass smooth now. At least for all that the ol wobble wheels can be. I was impressed. Also got some pics of a really cool "rat rod". I'll get them downloaded and post them in the near future. Cat powered sedan on a truck chassis with full air ride, etc.

The fuel these days will screw up a wet dream. I have a snowblower, antique Jacobson. Used to be 2stroke, but finally gave up the ghost so I put a 3.5 BS on it 20 yrs ago. Ran great for many years. Never summerized it, always left gas in it. Always started within a couple pulls no matter what. Til about 2 yrs ago. It won't run for crap. Tried getting into the carb but the way the tank is mounted you have to dismantle the whole freak'n thing. Not. I got a plow for my Cub so I don't need the blower anyway so there it sits. Gas today............SUCKS>