Todd W. White

Here's a view of the lid, top, and bottom pieces all ready for primer & paint!

Here's the bottom half of the heater assembly after sandblasting, some wirewheel work, and now ready for primer and paint. This took a LOT of time to sandblast, as it has so many different surface areas...

Here's the top half of the heater assembly after sandblasting, some wirewheel work, and now ready for primer and paint. This is the part that regulates the air flow through the heater core - it does so via a metal flap that is controlled from the cab interior.

Well, winter got here and the old heater bit the dust. Leaks from the heater core ruined the original fan motor, and cause lots of surface rust inside the metal housing. So....I just couldn't replace the heat core and blower motor and put it all back together all rusted like that! No sir! Not me! I'm a glutton for punishment - I had to decide to take it all down to bare metal and restore it back to better-than-new! This is the lid that is removable from the assembly after it was sandblasted, ready for primer and paint.

Installed this Johnson Messenger 123B CB Radio a few weeks ago. I found it on eBay NEW in the box! Never used, it tested out perfectly using a temporary magnetic mount antenna on the roof of the truck.

The process of Mackification continues... Added two new Hustler RG-27 Mirror-mounted CB Antenna's today. Will add the coax next week.

These look pretty neat in the dark, too! I really LIKE how they light up the bulldog hood ornament - you can see it nicely from the driver's seat, plus it makes it more visible to those around the truck!

A really difficult procedure, mounting this. Took 6 hours to get it right. If you do one for yours, be SURE to look at the BOTTOM inside before you drill any holes! If I had, it would have been MUCH easier! Also - be SURE and gasket the base so it doesn't scratch the paint (I did this with the mirror brackets, too).

Neat, huh? (Note the new windshield - no more wide cracks! I'm amazed that you can no longer get this windshield from an AMERICAN manufacturer - they're now made by ChiCom slaves... )

Front view of the cab.

Another view of the cab and changes to it. Neglected to mention the original, NOS factory AM radio antenna I installed. Found a place down south that buys all the NOS radio antenna's for old vehicles he can find. This is an OEM part that you could order from the chevy dealer when the truck was new. I know - our first truck like this had one. Wasn't too expensive, either...

The process begins with several "make it look more like a truck" steps: 1. New-from-the-factory hood ornament. First things first, of course - installed this before anything else. If you're looking for something like this and want to save money, ask your dealer to order it out of the accessory book - way less than if you order it for a truck, and it's the SAME item! 2. New West Coast, Jr. stainless steel mirrors. I couldn't believe they were still being made, and in the USA! Found a place where they were less than $40 each (less than 1/2 what other places were charging)! 3. New cab lights. These retro-look lights worked really well on Mack, Jr. - had a hard time finding them, though! Wanted something with lots of chrome. They also have a nice curve to match the slope of the roof. If I told you what they were designed to fit originally, you'd flip!

This is the original factory L6, 230 CID engine as it was when we got it.