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Lmackattack

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  1. I bought a reliable wrecking b model from N J funk. It was set up with a 711 and 20 speed. Frame and cab were beyond repair. Should have passed on it but it was one of the only b models I had seen.
  2. I did the roof on my r model 2 years ago. Well worth the work if rust is showing. I also put in sound deadening sheets and insulation. Helps big time with noise. While that roof is off spray the insides of the a pillar with rust preventive that will slow any issues that may not be present o. The surface. And while you are there you may want to run a few wires down the a pillar for any extra lights external cb speaker, roof strobe etc....or stuff you may want to add down the road. Keep up the good work.
  3. The magnums all had v8 for power. Think they could be only specked in 500 hp rating. Think they all had red interior as well.
  4. They had a nice fleet of r models. Sadly i don't see them very often. Always had a nice blue paint job with matching trailer. There is another trucking company that had a lot of blue r models around Melrose park. Can't remember their name right now..
  5. That seat has about 10" of travel. I bet it rode just fine.
  6. Always wondered that too.... So is a extended 359 hood the same length as a 379 standard hood?. I always liked a 359 with the standard hood
  7. Are 44k spiders different than 34k? I thought all the spider did was hold the brake shoe and air brake stuff. .? If your changing hubs say from Spoke to budd. I think all you need is to swap the hub, bearings,nut, lock nut, from one axel to the next..
  8. Im to young to see and remember it first hand but It seems that it opened up the competition to everyone, good that cost of shipping was lower and that the owner operater could get his hands in the game. But bad that any fool with a truck ran the rates so low that it ruined it for the guy that wanted to own a truck, house and provide for a family.....and get to see all of them....
  9. I think regardless of who's engine is in it. You should let the mfg push Mack engines but offer others as well. Not everyone wants a Mack engine. I think a class 7 Mack truck is a way to rebrand the name.
  10. Send Mhe9 a message. He hauls lots of stuff on a drop deck. And think he just bought a low boy?
  11. Saw this on the mack web site....its a 6 wheeler but with the cummins engine. http://www.macktrucks.com/assets/MackMarketing/Brochures/GraniteBrochures/MCKTRK_7760_GrMdHvyDtySS.pdf
  12. Think they want in the state and county market... It could be a good move. Hope they will offer a few engine choices.
  13. thats a 3rd gear shift right there....classic example of a perfect shift...LOL
  14. Good read Al Is their parts and service center still around after they knocked down the old building?
  15. Tanzillo Contractors RD Glider kit, Driver: Anthony Tanzillo 300 with a 2 stick 6 speed has the 4.17 camelback rears out of the blue RS700L formerly owned by the guy that also owned the purple and silver striped RS700L from Round Lake IL.
  16. Pic might help me.......but thinking it might be a shift rail housing your thinking of. ?
  17. More importantly , what were the torque ratings? Think the stock v8 Mack was only 1600ftlbs?
  18. Bull husk has a v12 rs700l. It needs cowel extension panels to make it fit.
  19. They made an air version and electric. As far as I know the coupling was the same not sure if it mounts in the same holes. A later model rd should work?
  20. I like the ones with the older grill and red center emblem...
  21. just a FYI....the boomarang antenna was popular in the 80s to mid 90s on RV and some coustom semi trucks here in the US
  22. I remember as a Kid all the Local trucks Dump, flat bed, tanker, etc were Mack and all the nice over the road trucks were KW, Pete, FL. always wondered why until I spent a full day sitting shot gun in a R model cab and later in a big KW with a big bunk. that KW had alot more room, at least it seamed that way.
  23. Are they all aluminum cab? And who built them..
  24. Love how the box has the logo in it..... How do you climb up into that cab? Lol...I did not see a ladder..
  25. V8 in a u model....what a sleeper that would have been back in the day.
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