Vladislav

One of the ugliest Macks on my mind but that one looks neat. Don't know why, because of white with blue strips maybe?

Good question. When we say 'local' about Russia we can not get many common things there. I live in the capital and it makes life more and more easy then for example in 100 km from. Everything is terrible centralized overhere. Because of most oil money (money are mostly oil and other exports) going through Moscow. The firm I ordered the tool from works in the city collecting orders and trading some little units. Production plant locates in Irkutsk, Siberia, near lake of Baikal. So Moscow office got my order and backed me my tool in 6 or 7 weeks. For a market price as production equipement. As for rivets, I had to look internet and found out metal sales office. Local, they selling for privat constructions and local productions, you can buy starting from one piece - any kind of steel of 6 or 12 meters long. Market price for steel, nearly $1200/metric ton. About the rivets was another story. I have a friend who's restorer. He has a contact with somebody at big machinery plant. So they fabricated them with computer operated lathe. Not too expensive. Although I probably would be able to order them from any local processing company for a bit higher worth.

I noted she's the beauty every time I saw photos in posts. I think she would be good with a roll back, van body, dump or most else. On my tast it would be perfect as a tractor with a sleeper. Each time I look at pictures I think "I have an extra sleeper but none Superliner"

This is ex-army NR-14 of 1945. I hope it would look like this one day

Ok, Paul, I put it on my plan list. I worry only the equipement is to heavy for carry it in my hands from airport and I have to live in your shop for some monthes with a crew of 3 guys I worked with. I also had bolts on my mind but it was plan "B". And if there were bolts used I probably had it done in 4 times faster (really).

They really didn't like small cabs, also there was a way to save cost using local built cabs. That Renault Magnum is just Renault with the letters on the bonnet. It has Mack engine inside so it's popular kind of art around Europe. Russia also. Real Mack Magnums were Australian, were 6x4 only and have Cummins Signature under the cab. And left hand drive. How I know there are no Renault 6x4, 6x2 sometimes.

Great work!!!

HeavyMetalLand on here announced pair of EH's, asked about 6-7K for each. If I remember correctly he described low chances to find a buyer. There was a thread about EG dump for sale on here also just on days. That one above looks definitely good.

Thanks for warm words guys, I try to do this job as good as I can and as it must be done on my mind. Hope I'll have enough power to get it ended up one day. Larry, you noted right, I'm model maker also. And this truck looks to me as a kit of 1:1 scale. As about rivets, first one I tried I bet with a big Hammer. Not the way to go. Bad shape and didn't pressed well. Hand pump got formed head but after 4 reheatings up to amber in the position. Also not the way because everything burns off. I planned to keep paint at least on inner surfaces. For those who like power equipement I would say that the press working pressure is 700 bars with force of 14 metric tons. Power pump of 3 phase 2kW motor supplied oil under that pressure, a rivet is pressed in and formed it's head in 5 seconds. And it's a bit much time, better to make it in 3 seconds because it started being cold. So no chances with averege hammer, bridge builders used pneumatic ones.

I prefere standard B cab. Because it is nice looking and because it is stock. Although B's with L cab are awesome. More nightmares:

I'm shure that Superliner is good addition to your collection. Or more correctly to say, to your working order. Have a fun with it!

I wish I could

I didn't end up with posting yet, have to part the tread out. Too unpleasurant step was sand blasting of ready rivet's heads. Had to mask them around with plastic film and paper band. Primered them and coated acrilic olive drab as everything else. Needed to remove whole the frame from the cold shed into the garage because the cold time came. Now it looks like on the last pictures, ready to put it on the bogie Uhhh......

After having most stuff green we started to fix everything together with bolts and continue to press rivets (oh, rivets!!)

Continue to sand blast and paint

After I see I can go well the second frame's time came. It was in better condition so more parts came from.

Rivets, press and the power station. And the crossmember ready

I also noted that tank trailor.

Yes, my resto project got a mile stone. This part of work took more than a half year. I did two frames apart, clean them up, sand blasted and pressed in all new rivets. So, step-by-step. I was afraid to start this work because of need to assemble all pieces back. I needed to re-rivet the frame with no experience of how to do it. Discussing with most friends gave me a fact that nobody have it done before. I googled "rivet works" (in Russian) and found out that I need U-press and rivets of soft steel to heat them up to red light. Started to look for the U-press, found a firm, ordered, waited for 2 monthes and recieved. Test rivets got me the mind I need fluid supply power station instead of the hand pump the firm sold me with the press. I asked and they gave it to me for a lease. Had to take it 6 times for a week during the work. There were 2 frames I wanted to make one good from. As I told I was afraid to part everything out without shure I can get it back. So I started on the first one in early June, after recieving the U-press. I took out a "butterfly" (bogie) crossmember, blasted it sand, painted at friend's shop and started to press rivets in. Forgot to add, I bought 12 meters of 40 mm OD soft steel wire and ordered nearly 150 rivets of different lenghtes to fabricate of it. Original plan was to clean up metal parts, paint and rivet them. Due to a heat influence I waited a paint burned off around rivet's heads so planned to re-blast assemblies and repaint. To my surprize and great pleasure paint got Ok after riveting, it made my way easier, without overpainting. Rivet's heads only. My first steps:

Good deal, hope we'll see one more Superliner with sleeper soon.

Pedals have their common position. I had some experiences of left hand driving including manual box and can say I forgot about anything was wrong right after 10 minutes drive. With a single stick though. Here are other samples of European modifications and rebuilds. How old Dutch production sheet told there were B models with different cabs from 7 manufacturers avalible. That one snow plow NM model with London plates is of the same bunch as one I have now.

Yes folks, I'm here. Had to attach speakers to my computer for, was going to do it a long while. The story was shot: the driver worked with a blasted tyre when that bastard came and ask money. Robbing. The driver spoke CB for a help and you're all saw the following. These trrrible things carrieing on sometimes still, was regular 15-20 years ago. It's a problem to find police around a road, but they appear immediately when you don't need them most. Nowadays life on a road is relatively pacific although most truckers prefere to stay overnight at closed parking lots. Sidenote: you have seen average Russian road with average traffic on it. At least of a central (European) region.

Happy birthday!

I'm ready to offer some from Mercedes G. This tread looks popular so I also try a chance - does anybody have them for Mack NR?

How they are lighter with E6-350 and air ride? I'm in doubt the difference is too great.