ajt3138 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 been workin on assembly. things are goin pretty well. everything is painted and ready. just need time now. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky698 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 been workin on assembly. things are goin pretty well. everything is painted and ready. just need time now.Hi, its looking good. an hour a day will get you ahead slowly, treat her like you gotta take the dog for a walk! Grant Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hey AJ. Makes me wish I were further along on mine. Keep up tha good work. Like ducky said take it slow and easy. Those copper air lines look really good. Take more pictures as you go. Thx mike p,s. Where is Blakesly, Ohio ? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky698 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hey AJ. Makes me wish I were further along on mine. Keep up tha good work. Like ducky said take it slow and easy. Those copper air lines look really good. Take more pictures as you go. Thx mike p,s. Where is Blakesly, Ohio ?all in time, it all has a procedure and you cant do this before that, then you cant do that before you do something else and some days you will probably go out there and just look at it like a stale bottle of piss wondering what to do I have been on mine since feb 2008 and it has gone from a driving truck to stripped and back together again. have spent over 50K and havent rebuilt the motor, box an diffs! Grant Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 all in time, it all has a procedure and you cant do this before that, then you cant do that before you do something else and some days you will probably go out there and just look at it like a stale bottle of piss wondering what to do I have been on mine since feb 2008 and it has gone from a driving truck to stripped and back together again. have spent over 50K and havent rebuilt the motor, box an diffs! GrantBut that is in Aussie $. Here in the US, it would be like, um,.................................................... $50k Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanscottbuilders Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Looks very nice!Good color also - Keep it up, and you'll be driving it shortly.Paul Van Scott Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 all in time, it all has a procedure and you cant do this before that, then you cant do that before you do something else and some days you will probably go out there and just look at it like a stale bottle of piss wondering what to do I have been on mine since feb 2008 and it has gone from a driving truck to stripped and back together again. have spent over 50K and havent rebuilt the motor, box an diffs! Grant Grant, If I spend 50k then i'll have to call Rob to come pick it up and take it home with him. Then i'll be broke and living in a cardboard box downtown Nashville under the Cumberland River bridge. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt3138 Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Hey AJ. Makes me wish I were further along on mine. Keep up tha good work. Like ducky said take it slow and easy. Those copper air lines look really good. Take more pictures as you go. Thx mike p,s. Where is Blakesly, Ohio ?i went for keeping it all original. its basically the only way i could restore it with my limited knowledge. that is to tear it down, refurbish, and put it back together the same way i found it. blakeslee is in the extreme northwest corner of ohio. 4 miles from indiana, and 11 miles from michigan. i have a lot of pics, as that is the only way i stood a chance of getting it back together. i know i had to refer back to my laptop many times. and i still end up redoin things twice for forgetting a step and having to take stuff back apart. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhasler Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 i went for keeping it all original. its basically the only way i could restore it with my limited knowledge. that is to tear it down, refurbish, and put it back together the same way i found it. blakeslee is in the extreme northwest corner of ohio. 4 miles from indiana, and 11 miles from michigan. i have a lot of pics, as that is the only way i stood a chance of getting it back together. i know i had to refer back to my laptop many times. and i still end up redoin things twice for forgetting a step and having to take stuff back apart. Well you must have a good camera and good eyes, cause it looks like you've done a heckuva good job there! Quote "Mebbe I'm too ugly and stupid to give up!" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 i went for keeping it all original. its basically the only way i could restore it with my limited knowledge. that is to tear it down, refurbish, and put it back together the same way i found it. blakeslee is in the extreme northwest corner of ohio. 4 miles from indiana, and 11 miles from michigan. i have a lot of pics, as that is the only way i stood a chance of getting it back together. i know i had to refer back to my laptop many times. and i still end up redoin things twice for forgetting a step and having to take stuff back apart. AJ.....i'm at an awe.....you've done an awesome job. If I had known sooner.....I would have tried to setup a time to have came by to see you and your B-Model cause I visited Freightrain in North Canton, Ohio this past sunday. I had an excellent time at Freightrains and got to see the Battlestar Gallactica and his accomplisments on his great looking B-Model Mack. I didn't want to leave and go home. I drove over a thousand miles that day. Left at 2:15a.m. and got home at 11:18p.m. that same night. Went straight to bed and didn't wake until 8:38 a.m. the next day. Went to bed monday evening at 8:00p.m. and up the next day tuesday at 8:00a.m. .....man did I need the sleep.....don't remember when i've got that kind of much needed rest. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky698 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Grant, If I spend 50k then i'll have to call Rob to come pick it up and take it home with him. Then i'll be broke and living in a cardboard box downtown Nashville under the Cumberland River bridge. mikeHi, you could pop a bunk on an live in that?? I have a 60 inch here for that reason Grant Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky698 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 i went for keeping it all original. its basically the only way i could restore it with my limited knowledge. that is to tear it down, refurbish, and put it back together the same way i found it. blakeslee is in the extreme northwest corner of ohio. 4 miles from indiana, and 11 miles from michigan. i have a lot of pics, as that is the only way i stood a chance of getting it back together. i know i had to refer back to my laptop many times. and i still end up redoin things twice for forgetting a step and having to take stuff back apart. Thats a neat engine bay.Grant Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-67891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Love your work, AJ.The only prob I find with taking pics of things so I don't forget how they came apart is I sometimes forget to take pics in the first place! Quote Whatever rubs your buddah. The Mack E Model Registry - 103 entries The Mack A Model Registry - 14 entries Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt3138 Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Love your work, AJ.The only prob I find with taking pics of things so I don't forget how they came apart is I sometimes forget to take pics in the first place! i have the glass installed in the cab now. i will be taking a short break from working on the truck until after the new year, i take my vacation around this time of the year. but i am on trak to have the truck on the road by spring. i have everything prepped to put the fenders on next. hood and doors should follow right up. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Might wanna decide to put the hood on before the fenders. have put quite a few B models together and it is always easier this way and avoids a lot of scratches and bad words. ~Matt 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Might wanna decide to put the hood on before the fenders. have put quite a few B models together and it is always easier this way and avoids a lot of scratches and bad words. ~MattStrongly second that procedure. Bad words make my ears burn.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 AJ, The truck looks great. Are you going to take it to Macungie? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Might wanna decide to put the hood on before the fenders. have put quite a few B models together and it is always easier this way and avoids a lot of scratches and bad words. ~MattWork from the top down. Good advice, Matt. Quote Whatever rubs your buddah. The Mack E Model Registry - 103 entries The Mack A Model Registry - 14 entries Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-68992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 been workin on assembly. things are goin pretty well. everything is painted and ready. just need time now.Thats sure coming along nicely! i also reccomend re-installing the hood first,when i repainted our B-61T i ended up taking the fenders back off to install the hood,sure saved a lot of greif! i sure like the mack green and the stock looking resto,cant wait to see it finished!.........Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-69004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt3138 Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 thanks for the aqdvice. i could probably have it done by now if i would have posted my installation sequence. but i suppose that learning how to put one together is half the fun the first time around. i appreciate everyone watching out for me. aj Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16676-making-progress/#findComment-69046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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