mechohaulic

pictures / models looking real good. especially like the number of yrs gone by east coast fleets,

looks of the black on flex ; there's tooo much tension on the bend , also this is a project not to be put off too long. no muffler going on then do a "build as you go" .. basically idea up what you want then go to a supplier for parts available .to close to air bag - since it appear brackets have been welded on stand pipe = cut them off install new brackets which would bring exhaust out further, as been mentioned ; flex off turbo pipe HD 90 connecting to longer stack.

I do recognize it =orange .. the red/green Large scale (1/25th) B model I have ; along with boxes full of stuff. the B took a "direct hit "during the moving process. lost front end parts some how. years back I had a smith miller B in green /yellow with custom built chrome tank. have never seen another. I donated it to a friend/collector knowing it would never show up on line for sale. he has that plus all the first gear B fleet I had,

don't forget to torque the heads when engine assembly is done !!!LOL🤣

might want to try the paint on scrap plastic first. some metal paint will mess up plastic parts.

HOW LUCKY YOU ARE/WERE. lol possibly snow plowing as in ::: sitting in a warm vehicle -big or small having fun moving that F- - - in white stuff knowing you ARE getting paid, two quick == why me snow stories. 1= road call for plow truck disabled; I had to plow town road with company 4x4 in route seeing truck is sight, from short distance 2 kids on tin soccer's come down bank from no where; it was seconds from me running them over!! 2= road call for skid steer down while plowing. ::axle shaft broke. all set up with welder on service truck ; no where to clamp ground, coveralls wet from storm laying on ground I hold the ground cable on axle stud, touch the welding rod to axle center and I lite up like a Christmas tree. NO I DON'T MISS blizzard road calls. LOL course the blizzard of '94?'98 ? I did enjoy sitting on a TD20 for two days pushing snow into the river as triaxles brought it in from town roads.

have to agree on that point. 2016 not that old; not knowing use / $$$$ stand point /or who's doing the work definitely would affect decision. complete swap out requires serious drilling equipt.

RD ? yours ? this picture from last storm ? seems I've gotten use to sleeping in a bed while the snow is happening. unlike the many years of attempted sleeping at the garage on a chair or front seat of a non plowing truck waiting for next road call or incoming failure.

not saying I'm against change. it sad the politics for some use the changing for their own personal gain. I don't judge anyone by race/color/creed or belief. don't understand things such as a town changing the white cross walks on main street to rainbow . will wager a bet had the last 4 yrs NOT opened the borders to good and evil this topic wouldn't even be talked about. 2or 3 hundred not a big deal;; it's the 10's of thousand coming over which caused states to fight with states. think each country should take care of their own. USA has millions of homeless (many Veterans) ; they should be taken care of FIRST.

I thought I was the only one in that (old) school.!! that V/M ride looks very complicated ? but of course I never understood how this "new " air bag suspension could hold payloads either taking place of heavy springs. witness to sooo many changes in the trucking industry. some good ;some not so.

My Polish Grandparents were SENT to this country 1912 due to both being twins ; which was considered unlucky (???). They did NOT come here to live off the country but start a new life. which after years of farm life they did. amendments written yrs back where for the times. the last corrupt administration opening the doors (borders) basically saying " come on over everyone good or bad. "we" need the bodies to make phony voters. all you pregnant women get over here, this country will pay all the expense for your child. The new president is trying to straighten out too much too fast. maybe he knows 4yrs in office won't happen!

best part the country got rid of the phony puppet. now the challenge is to keep alive a person wanting to correct the last four yrs (on paper) corruption. news in CT showed a politician making comments "the new president will ruin things" could that mean a disruption in pocket filling. at 73 I am not too concerned. it's for the next generations which will suffer . sorry kids

did you remove oil fill cap with engine running to check blow by pressure. easier then crawling under sometimes. don't understand oil bubbling from compressor top unless compressor is loose.as joey said feed tube is in center of drive and return is flow back gravity bottom of compressor internals . THIS IS OF COURSE OLD SCHOOL DAYS,

possibly the word banned wasn't good. I'm old.LOL also wasn't the B C R's banned ;;the glider kits came under scrutiny from being built. I did a U-model glider back in the Mack days.

couldn't tell you the price ; I built two B C R kits back when they were "a new thing" . mysterious fire caught the cabs of two B-61 dumps while inside a garage. must have been an insurance job. price never told. later years I believe they were banned.