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  1. CaptainCrutch
    I believe that NASA at one time owned atleast one Mack F model. I saw a picture a while ago of a blue(?) Mack F hauling the Enterprise (I believe) in a desert setting. Can't find the image anymore. I'm pretty sure it was being pulled off of the runway it landed on for one of the early glide tests of the shuttle, one of the tests where it was piggy backing on a 747 before being released to glide on it's own towards a run way. Just a hunch that this would've happened at White Sands New Mexico. Don't know if that info will help anyone find anything out about that truck.
  2. CaptainCrutch
    That one has a 707 gas motor in it! It's a wonder these cabs weren't used on a few firetrucks. There were 4 door B cabs for firetrucks but they had a big space in the middle for the water pump. Now this truck has sparked my interest even more. I wonder if any L cabs were built like this instead of the fire 3 and 4 doors...
  3. CaptainCrutch
    I think it looks pretty cool, like something some hunter would find a dead hippie in...
  4. CaptainCrutch
    Another vehicle that I feel like I’d just get it working mechanically, clear coat it, and then run it around the way it is now...
  5. CaptainCrutch
    I always thought those style trucks were interesting but never wanted one for anything but a nice truck to maybe turn into an easy camper firetruck. A CF rescue would also work for that with much more room though...
  6. CaptainCrutch
    Any pictures of the real 4 door? I think the giveaway that one is homemade is the roof and rear of the cab looking so stuck on and out of place, in my opinion atleast...
  7. CaptainCrutch
    I didn’t think that one was a factory 4 door, the picture I have is supposedly a factory 4 door.
  8. CaptainCrutch
    Was talking to a guy recently who told me I should convince my dad to get a long nose Mack... if only he knew how many For Sale ads I send to my dad a week to see if he finds one he likes enough to bite on it. I'm still looking for a truck for myself...
  9. CaptainCrutch
    Anyone know anything about this truck or it's twins (triplets)? This is another I found and wished I had a hope of ever owning it...
  10. CaptainCrutch
    Anyone know anything else about this truck? I can't even make out the model number on the hood. It looks like it's a diesel, due to that air cleaner, but I guess anything's possible. Honestly I feel like this is how the B models should have come, it'd certainly help with the space issues with the standard cab.
  11. CaptainCrutch
    I was lucky enough to have a few options in blocks. I think I might actually like the new block better than the old one for a few reasons. Everyone though the new block was seized and wouldn't ever run again but once it started being torn apart it turned out there was nothing wrong with the low end just something in the top end, which is perfect because we planned on swapping the top ends anyways to make sure stuff fit better.
  12. CaptainCrutch
    It's really amazing how quickly an angle grinder and a drill with sanding pads will get the job done. We thought it was going to take us days but we were able to do it in a few hours. Still needs another coat or two of paint but combined with the engine being painted red, minus the chrome head covers, like it was from the factory, it's going to look really nice, and be a nice contrast to the rusty chrome and flaky paint on the exterior of the truck. Hope to have it at pump primers along the river this year, and I think if it's there we have to put the hood up to let everyone admire the truck getting some extra cooling
  13. CaptainCrutch
    I wish you luck! I’d take the stuff off mine for you if I could, but mine are different and don’t work anyways. I’d suggest if somebody ever finds out who did it they get lined up and shot with paint ball guns and then sent to volunteer at a museum under a very watchful eye to understand why what they did was wrong. And hey since they’re not too far to make it too inconvenient for anyone, why not send them to volunteer at the Mack museum for a while... ungrateful, entitled, stuck up little pricks...
  14. CaptainCrutch
    We figured we should clean this fan shroud up before it went back in the truck... Thanks for the nice words and wishes everyone! We’re hoping for things to start going back together later this week. Still a long road ahead but I think we’ve got it right this time, so I’m praying she won’t be back in a shop again until it’s time for paint... I’ve got my fingers crossed things turn out this round!
  15. CaptainCrutch
    I have a hunch that rig started out as a firetruck. Either way it’s a pretty sweet truck and it’s nice to see it back on the road again. Wish I was I had the money but that’s way out of the question with this things price tag. Good luck with your sale!
  16. CaptainCrutch
    Figured I’d share this video I saw today. Nice little B model murdering a Ford hitch.
  17. CaptainCrutch
    The way I see it, I’ve seen plenty of trucks that are much better off being used to right old wrongs on other trucks than they are someone trying to right everything wrong with them. A know a guy with a whole yard of parts trucks that without it plenty of people would’ve had to sell their trucks or the trucks would’ve sat around rotting away until there’s nothing left to save...
  18. CaptainCrutch
    If she’s anything like my lady she’ll probably tell you that’s she thinks it’s real cool but please don’t make it too regular of an expense...
  19. CaptainCrutch
    It is a nice touch isn’t it?
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    Had to take a picture when I went to check on my truck and saw her. Supposedly she’s getting ready for the brakes to get done.
  21. CaptainCrutch
    A few other various pictures from my visit to the shop today...
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    And of course the new block...
  24. CaptainCrutch
    This is a set of pictures of the old engine.
  25. CaptainCrutch
    The crack goes all the way through the block... Trust me when I say it looks much worse in person, the two sections are about a quarter of an inch from being flush with one another...

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