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B-73 Restoration
mechohaulic replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
your messin with my head aren't you.!! NO WAY the black tanks from original found truck in woods were chrome under that paint. 😱 and if they were ;; darn that's A LOT OF ELBOW grease. LOL -
B-73 Restoration
mechohaulic replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
same fuel tank but chromed ???? -
Finally some DM progress
mechohaulic replied to mowerman's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
important note you forgot;;; the wonderful condition of the roads in good ole U S A . speaking of course east coast side . think that's the purpose of steer axle floatation tires ; don't get stuck in the many huge pot holes LOL -
went to a hobby shop yesterday (1hr drive). walked into be met with attitude and ignorance from workers. talk about price increase !! a plastic model which used to be $11.25 (few yrs back I know); was $86.49. quality very poor. I bought 3 different ones $49.95 and $59.99 plus one more. out the door with 3 plastic models $186.35. needed not 3 models but the different parts they had. fuel tanks etc. no one does resin parts for big rigs anymore (around here)
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one of those in the shins not bad;; see the threaded part of pedal ! gaining momentum for a hill I stood up - process of powering down the pedal it snapped .!! you know how a male s bike has the bar !! bar came in contact with the "boys" BEFORE foot touched the ground.
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NOW LET'S BE POLITICALLY CORRECT EVERYONE. no longer is a person fat:::: they are FULL FIGURED.
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Finally some DM progress
mechohaulic replied to mowerman's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
think the important part of the sentence is "young kid / really fast" '' some what remember the days of being a =young kid /really fast= long time ago . now it's ole man REALLY REALLY slow. -
Finally some DM progress
mechohaulic replied to mowerman's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
it gets worse when you retire. the "to do list" gets longer and "friends" think you have alot of time cause =YOUR RETIRED" to lend them a hand on their projects. not to mention retirement means older = your body on a daily basis lets you also know your retired. and if there are grandkids around == forget it . less stress going to a part-time job. LOL that's why I help out at two local farms. -
the situation for me was the flag flying at the white house !!! in the middle same height as THE AMERICAN flag !! not whos' flag it was or what it stands for === TOTAL disrespect to the RED/WHITE/and BLUE : and the many men, women, black, white. gay. straight , Jewish ; and countless others that gave themselves so a RED/ WHITE/ and BLUE can fly.
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do we have to include our wives ????🤣 LOL
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10miles out of holton . 95 all the way up to exit 302 . off rte 1 - can't remember the towns name now; darn !! cabin/ farm one mile off rte 1 , beyond beautiful= no electricity. wood stove in center of cabin for 4 am coffee. I pitched a tent in the woods between some trees to lessen the possibility of moose walking over it.
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how was the pizza ?LOL
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not up to date on CT 's latest rules and regs. one thing I found a few yrs back was to put +not for hire= on my FA hino . pulled a 10 ton gooseneck trailer with two farm tractors out of Maine. was pulled on the Maine scales and the Officer never inspected any paper work once he saw the not for hire label. think it also helped when he showed interest in the old tractors.
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after you installed the window lock strip; hopefully there wasn't a lot left over= unless you had a brand new piece. many times installing the strip it is pulled into place ending with excess. it should be pushed in . stretching it out will have it contract later leaving a space and possible water leak.
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might be interesting to start a '70's "club"on here. I'm in at 72. are there any '80's personal on here ???
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seems you wrote your 59 yrs old. heck you have many more good yrs of wrench pushing left . at 72yrs old survived cancer surgery in '13 and open heart surgery in '15 = tack on 50 +plus yrs of wrenching == I am qualified for "i'm more or less done ". it's a bitch when I drop something and can't bend over to pick it up. i've been saying "no more " for yrs - now i have no choice . was asked other day + you work on side ? first time ever I said NO. waiting on parts for a friends farm tractor as I write though.
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I totally agree ; sad part is anyone with half a brain knows better then go for the prez position . JFK had more then half a brain up till they had it in gun sights.= which ticked off the wrong few. anyone take the time to look at movies like mad max: terminator : Book of Eli, all show same bases. global warming; total chaos through out the world. days of cowboys and Indians were more civilized. that's what those power glory freaks are going for. there's a list of billionaires for a long time. soon starting trillionaires list, money means zero ;;sadly it's a power urge. even james bond movies showed a need for power for some.
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problem is : the Leaders: need these puppets there to have something in front of the cameras. actual "leaders" running the circus he--ll bent on destruction and personal power don't have an interest in well being of a country many have died for and are (were) proud of.
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your not alone on that idea of haulin a-ss outta here. trip to NH (for a funeral) ; I bought many lottery tickets with high hopes. won't buy in CT and get taxed to death. didn't win anything :tried. a little known fact ; while bush was "hiding " in FL at a school ; convenient cameras were there as 9-11 and twin towers were falling;;;; he has a large ranch in Australia = for his get away from the USA.
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B-73 Restoration
mechohaulic replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
great to read all the positive on road test . when bravely doing a highway run ; did you have rear flaps on? That's a perfect picture for a calendar . body head board going full cab coverage or partial ? body and proper pinstriping ; you've created a masterpiece. -
this proves there are some "sick puppies " around here . LMAO
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think things "were more happy in the 70s" ;;; the 60's were a total blast :for the most part . never forget nov.22 1963 . majority of 60's were muscle cars/ music/ and driven movies .LOL AND B model Macks
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N J didn't allow self service for many yrs, not sure when it changed . I do my best to stay out of NJ. first solo driving route was NJ . 45ft /day cab . yrs before G P S also, had things called road maps.
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must be the Polish in me ; I always tried to drive my bicycle over the gas station hose by jumping front then rear wheels so as to NOT ring the bell. hit the bell hose /make it ring was a "point"against . LOL . had the bike till 16 . it didn't fair well when it came head on into a school bus. neither did the operator (me).
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you sure missed A LOT of good (simple) times. back when things were fun, not damaging .
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