Vladislav

This one showed up once on here 6 or 7 years back. If the memory serves the guy's nick name was Heavy Metal or so. He had a 1 mile long railroad track over his property with a loc and cars. Can't be 100% sure but from the pic it looks as the same vehicle.

A nice project but unfinished. It was shown up on here a couple of times during last years. I remember we discussed it Looks like a long story to sell as it usual for projects. Thank you for taking time posting all these links on here. Some offers look attractive.

Great to hear from you! No, the trucks are 1943-45 regarding to dual rear tyres. All earlier series rode on "super-singles" at the rear, 14.00-20 size. One of the trucks had a VIN plate on the dash as I could see from ebay pics. It was about 100 trucks away from my NR. I got info from Mack museum of the truck leaved assembly line on January 15 1945. So about that time your truck did the same. Loading pics became trouble to many members on here during a couple last years. Some issue with the site software. Try looking "Site related topics" at the bottom of the home page. There were multiple requests to solve such a problem. If you find nothing to help there try contacting Barry. He provides the site work, you'll be able to find his account in that "Site related" either. If you find yourself in trouble tinkering with your Macks or have a question about them feel free to PM me. To the mement I spent 8 years restoring my one and rest just a few bolts and nuts untouched in it. Vlad

I well remember pics of that LT posted in the gallery on here. Sorry not ready to say the screen name of the person. Too probably I didn't change the file names when saved them on my hard disk. So using them some search over the site could be provided.

As long as I can see this is a panel installed atop of the speedo-tacho cluster. Looks like a new part..Not for free but might be actual to someone. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mack-Truck-8MT520-Gage-Panel/142928425361?hash=item214732b191:g:AlgAAOSwEVpbkCIO

Look like 12.00-24 tubes to me. Nice and clean looking truck

A cool looking R! Or a hot looking R, taking the color to account BTW don't remember ever seeing this one.

Impressive amount of work. And the result looks excellent.

I like that big station wagen. NM is New Mexico, right?

That watertower looks walking in the field

Sorry, I didn't think a dog doesn't have feet and hands.

Are those two holes for the dog to put his footprings?

To bran1har - if I were you I'd better look for a better cab. Or better to look for the best one you can find. If in CT try contacting Matt Pfahl in Bethlehem. I remember he had a good DM cab for sale. It was a couple years back though but he might still be having one. Or just another. Currently I do fixing on a R-model cab. Can tell you the parts you need and amount of labour involved would offset a cost of a good cab. Sure you would need to make the swap. But on the other hand if you want to fix what you have good it's easier, and important thing, much more of quality, to take it off the truck and lay on its back to work with the floor etc. Vlad

She sure was sitting. Everything we post and talk on here is TRUE.

Looks like a B-model to me. One thing I can tell it's not for a L. The latter has a ring at the top of the strip to go over the radiator filling neck.

I like the part of the flag sitting on your laps. Ohh, and the country is still full of old Macks... Neat Chevy too.

From where I'm sitting it only surprizes me you could find them somewhere. And now I know whom to ask for if anyone would pay interest in the future.

I doubt you're able to fit a Dayton drum onto a Budd hub weven with a spicer. Just ment Budd hubs were made with studs to center the wheel onto and later, starting from 1998 or so the wheel centers onto the hub, not alining by the studs. This is the style all new trucks use. And if you try looking for a new drum the most you see are for hub-piloting wheels. Those you can't use so look for the drum to install onto stud piloting "Budd" hub.

Ok boys and girls. This is what took me busy for a really looooooong time. And with no worthy turn out in the end. End??...

Sorry no part# in my inventory and it probably wouldn't help you much since those old parts are usually NLA. In your case I'd look for the drum ID and shoe's width. Than try locating a modern drum of those sizes keeping in mind it must be for a stud piloting / ball seat hub. The ones used with hub-piloting wheels have larger stud holes and wouldn't seat proper on your hubs. I had an idea to spice the hole sizes difference with small tubes made by lathe but have never done it. And not sure it's good.

Beautiful truck!

A friend of mine has old Scania with V8 14 liter engine. The basic block is the same to what Mack used in 865 or 866, never mind. He said me that his engine had spin on filter to supply the turbo only. The main oil filtering system utilizes a centrifuge.

Money?

I remember from news in the past that John Travolta donated his big Boeing to some Australian aviation museum. If the memory serves it was 707 or 737 and it was originally in service in some Australian company. David - that little project seemed little indeed. Until you see it loaded on a low boy Hope you didn't need that special tool to remove the wings.

Good thing i couldn't get to Gerhards show this year Haven't you make a picture of that R700?