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Thinkin kenworth got involved with fibre glass mainly hoods/bonnets and guards/fenders in the early 1960's I thort it was a advancement inherited from Sicard when Kenworth took them over Some info from 2013 cya

Me thort think n back in history the first 'R' model macks had the 'B' model cab with a 'R' model tilt hood or was th@ only the flintstone model WotSezU? cya

Bit of Tire/Tyre/ wheel info take it or leave it Cya

Yes Grandaughter think n of me some where to rest my head when stay n O/Night @ the truck shows cya

WotCanEyeSay WotSezU? cya

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Think n back in History I coulda lived with th@ flip out fenders etc

Mrs m80 Mack did not offer the Mack 'B' model in RHD short cab 89" BBC me thinks but may B a cuple escaped to OZ from the U.S.  cya

Don't think we ever got off set cabs unless a private import as Left hand drive guess n tooo hard to off set the cab to suit RHD from Mack Au cya

Th@ Mack Flintstone may have not been available in Australia looks like a 90" BBC would have been a a real killer and in demand as we had short length laws way back when cya

Mrs gudday m8 Jnr drives the Mack Titan now (me in Kenny) I drove it for the first 12 Months to do a shake down etc and appreciate the creature comforts any suspension good ...you feel every bump in the road when empty travel this then tends to keep U a wake LOL we have only replaced the 'V' bar on top off diff (torque rod doo dadd) the CH Mack has Air suspension not happy with it it lifts a wheel going round a roundabout and loose traction off the bitch u man Still nutn wrong with camel back LOL cya

It is a presise operation to mount PTO with the correct thickness of gaskets you need to get a bit of backlash play when tightend up 1st you mount the PTO adapter then mount the PTO to adapter feeeling for a bit of backlash when fiddling with the gears or you gunna get a bit of noise when in use one PTO we mounted had to have one of the gears in the adapter ground away to make it fit I can't remember if it was a Mack box or RR cya

wot eye notice brake backing plate welded to axle May B 15" not 16.1/2" drum & shoes to suit or taller rubber & rims cya

No guarantee the Australian V: will exactly fit the U.S.V: unless the Au V: has U.S. markings on the glass Best-O-luck O cya

gr8 find ADKAT thanx 4 th@ tiz a gr8 goer for a 350HP I n joy drive n it with the 12 speed OD box gives out 105/110 kph by 2days standards .......... it is lackin creature comforts Jus found a few UToobs burried in the hard drive LOL cya