Vladislav

I would take one valve cover bulldog. No real need in a set in the distant future but I'd like to have at least a sample. Of silver it could be possible to make a shell shaped part, not a solid casting as original bronze is. I suppose not a hell of job to correct the 3D object for. Just have no idea of how the casting machine works with thin forms.

Good job Swishy. And with your comments nobody will argue where the pics were taken as for that Dutch Mack N-series.

Welcome to the forum and I'm one more to ask for pics!! Vlad

Do you consider $85-90 apiece including chrome-plating or a brass casting only? Suppose plating itself would take about that worth or at least a half of. As for the size decrease due to brass (oh, bronze, sorry) shrinkage I see two ways to go. The 1st and more clear one is copying the existing parts with silicone compound. Than further as I know guys cast wax or steorine into the silicone and than make a form of gyps over the wax model. Further they melt the wax out and cast bronze into the gyps. Cracking the latter after the metal is cold you get what you want. Maybe with some size decrease, I honestly have no idea. Another more complicated way is to 3D scan the parts and than draw a 3D model which you can easily rescale to compensate any size decrease. Upps, you need to 3d print it first. Or there could be another option to make it of a piece of brass by computer-operated milling machine. Sure any of those ways is an entertainment.

Good find! And the phone did a good job either.

I like the look and the colors. Congrats!

Nasty...

Thank you for sharing these great show pics! Difficult to determine the favorite. To me it's that ancient FWD.

Seems to me guys you will ruin the market very soon with your wast offer of the TRUE stuff.

Is the one you have with those 3 dimples has 3 horisontal lines on the front wall istead of an "X" pressing? Looks like Canadian cover to me. I even have this one and I don't need it. So if you come pick it up I'd give you a cup of tea either P.S. As far as I know an American style "X" cover puts in place of that one as like it was there before for years.

Italian marks are in the competition with Britishes about rust. I think Lancia, FIAT or Alfa are relatively rare occupants on North American roads but here they used to sell some. Not many survivors down the road now taking to account the cars were sold not long ago. At the same time Russian Lada being a license production of FIAT (originally) showed its property during many years. Actually they just started showing holes after 5-6 years of all-year driving.

Best B-day wishes!

If you're going to rebuild them I'd say take the carriers out and revise the bearings the interwheel diffs turn on. I got there on two pairs of 1945 Mack carriers which looked almost the same style as yours and later on a pair of CRD92/93 off 1988 R-model. Found out outer races deadly pitted on 3 pairs of the bearings (6 pieces of 8 at all) of 1945 and on two pairs (all bearings) of the R. Could buy new races and cones but spent sufficient worth on them and pre-load reinstall is a procedure to pass through. On the other hand I'm not sure to advice you to get in there or to not. I'd expect nearly 80% chances your bearings are bad but I'd also expect the same thing for the most running old Macks. And they're all running at the same time

Tom, Thanks for the reportage. I like that big pump in the pumpkin field (oh, no pumpkins there - nevermind), the oversize load, the Jim Beam truck. And the scenaries made from Hawk Nest view point are unbelivable. Marked the place on my list. Say hello to the redhead

I'v got a nice moment with my 1989 Jaguar car (which was bought for nearly nothing in a reason of the paperwork) Once a roll back truck came to load it bringing to my home the driver put me by the car's wheel to steer onto the platform. Tha latter was not sliding down one so there were ramps. When you're getting up the most thing you see over you is the sky. And in such moment you prefere to hear or ask for the direction from a person outside. That's what I tried to do but found out the window lifters inoperatable and the driver door not able to open due to the platform side board. So I got in a light panic for a moment and than found out I didn't need and directions... Because I clearly saw the ramps and everything below me through the floor

I'm with you on that Hellcat. New wheels make some special look. And if it's just vinil or paint I'd name it as a "cool job".

Good job! Nice to see the progress.

The pinion seals must be the same as CRD92/93 carriers had which were used on R-models and many newer Macks. Try checking Stemco web site. They have online catalog for hub and pinion seals with sizes and discription. From what I have in my copybook you seals should be : Front input Mack 88AX458 Stemco 429-0002 4.5x3.5" Front output 88AX456 429-0008 3.537x2.751 Rear input 88AX457 429-0009 3.996x2.751 If you were saying your truck is B61 I'd say go with the numbers I posted. But you B81SX might have heavier carriers . So better slick under the chassis with a caliper and relate the sizes. Vlad

...And pictures of your new treasures are very welcome either!

Wow! Something new. Thank you for posting the pic of the rare animal.

I'd paint it black and go with 666

What an excellent purcgase! Freshening up the paint on hubs, battery boxes and the bumper would bring it to about a show look. Congrats!

The problem seems to me official sellers don't sell NOS. They sell OEM and no need to point it out as NOS if the part still keeps its performance. If someone sells NOS it means the package is damaged/lost or the item has injurys or the seller is not an original seller having the part purchased ocassionly. All this doesn't mean any bad itself but in the most cases the seller is much less responsible for the item's quality than an official seller. So in fact you might be getting an aftermarket or used part described by seller as NOS or a really unused part that was damaged by storage or another way to a condition worse than a used part could be in.

I like the Mercedes-Benz And the rest is nice to look at. Thank you for posting.

I once passed through the same experience with a pipe driving Mercedes Benz rollback I had for some while in the past.