New Guy here Restoring and 1989 RW753

[Jake86]

Hi, I'm Jake.. I love old Mack's. Trucking is in my blood. My great-grandfather drove truck. My grandfather had Mack's, and now my father and uncle have Mack's.. 4 of them to be correct. All superliners. We picked up this 1989 RW753 from a relative who basically let the truck rot in a barn for the last 15yrs. Since tearing into this truck I have learned one thing. I never truly appreciated how out well our trucks were maintained, until I began this. The truck is your basic Michigan special. It has a 3406B, 13spd, 44k lb Mack rear ends, 20k lb front axle, etc..

I"ll update with pics in a bit

[gearhead204]

welcome to the dog house!

[2stacksuperdog]

Welcome

[Timothy Maikshilo]

Can't wait to see some pictures, Welcome!

[farmer52]

Welcome to BMT. A dog with a CAT...can't wait to see pics.

[mrsmackpaul]

[Back In Black Pulling]

Need Pics!

[85snowdog]

[mack mhe9]

What are you wearing jake? Khakis. Well she sounds hidious. Well it's cause she's a guy.

[Joseph Moody Jr]

to best dog house

[GreenGiant2]

Funny

[Jake86]

Here are some pics of the progress.

I cleaned up the back of the truck around the Grecian valve. Got rid of the raggedy toolbox, cut the old half fenders off, replaced the air dryer,

We made new half fenders out of 3/16" diamond plate. We reused the old mounts, because my dad wanted to. Later this we regretted, but they are strong. My 6'1" 290lb ass can walk on them without them flexing.

Next up you will see where I cut 13" of frame off of the back of the truck.

At this point we took a break for fab work and started tackling the driveline, and hun swap to be able to run bud wheels up front. We installed everything new, brakes, shocks, Ball joints, etc...

She'll be running these Alcoas until I find some deep dish polished ones.

If you look at the pic above you notice the new taillight panel my dad made and we attached. We also had to run new wiring since the previous owner had everything about this truck jerry rigged. At this point it had our patience worn thin, and was becoming quite the nightmare. I started on the back. New torque rods, brake canisters, since I was told the drums, shoes, and slack adjusters were new. They were in fact not and will be replaced Monday. I also threw away the exhaust as it's been bent. I ordered new muffler, we have a heat shield in stock, and a new chromed piped for under the cab.

Also I couldn't find the pics but she has all new interior, seats, door panels, floor, switches, valves, and getting new glass.

New square hydraulic tank being made. I got rid of the round tank and the piece of shit brackets holding it.

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[Jake86]

Here are few of our other old dogs.

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Edited February 14, 2015 by Jake86

[Lmackattack]

Great looking fleet.

[thomastractorsvc]

Welcome

Looks like you all are getting that truck back together in no time. Looks great, being from Michigan probably glad it has been in a barn for the last 15 years, not much if any rust repair compared to most of the stuff I have seen up there.

[1958 F.W.D.]

A dog with a Cat.....Well......At least it's not a total POS under the hood.........

[j hancock]

Welcome! Great looking fleet of trucks!

[RSD501]

The fuel truck is pretty!

[scottwetzel]

Sweet trucks!! Love seeing those old liners!! We still use ours everyday!

[Vladislav]

Welcome on board!

Nice fleet you have, best of luck on the current project.

Vlad

[Jake86]

The fuel truck, and red and blue dogs are super Macks. 425 cat, 18spd, 48k rockwells, 4.33, dual 13" air cleaners, triple frames, Hendrickson suspension, etc...

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[umodelnut]

Awesome fleet!

[farmer52]

Gotta love those purrin kitty cats!

[felicello122]

Those are nice, you guys aren't messing around, throw some paint on it while your at it LOL, nice work

[Jake86]

She's going to be Mack Green when she's all done.

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