mattb73lt Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, HeavyGunner said: Probably had the trailer lifted too high and the king pin skipped right over the fifth wheel plate. The original owner told me the story. He came to get his trailer on a Sunday evening to start his week and he thinks some kids cranked it up higher after he left it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, CaptainCrutch said: I like this cab on the Bs too. Must've been a quick job so save money the first time, but how in the world was somebody trying to hook up a trailer so fast they not only missed the 5th wheel and didn't realize it but then cause so much damage that you need to replace rear panels?! I could see a sizable dent maybe and the glass to be blown out but something on the cab that couldn't just be beat out or dealt with? Makes me scratch my head... Glad someone is fixing it up right! Can't wait to see the old dog growling around again... It did do a lot of damage. The lower and upper center panels were replaced. It crushed the center vertical cab support, bent the center horizontal support and broke the lower rear frame of the cab. All of which have been replaced or straightened. The owner never said how fast he was going, but it had to of been hard or a fast hit. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, mowerman said: ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhh i gotcha,,,musta missed that part....that would have been eating me alive as well....you would be looking at those flaws the entire time you owned it,,,,,besides your liable to devevope squeeks,or rattles somewhere along the line,,driving you crazy..after you get it all painted and put together,,,,,,yes i dont blame you them,,,,,great job....bob I had the idea, at one time, to fix the mechanicals and put it on the road as is. I think the cab would have fallen apart quickly and I would've had nothing to work with. Plus everything was coming apart. This was really the only way to do it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted February 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2020 A little teaser of things to come. Mocked up my mirrors and drilled holes in my brand new door and relocated the holes on the passenger door. Boxed up the mirrors, they shouldn’t be sitting too long! 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrutch Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 These updates are getting me excited for your rig... maybe even as excited as you! Seeing classic trucks like this get back on the road in such a right way just fills a hole in my soul left by living near a junkyard that stops people trying to preserve history... yet they keep the things that THEY find nice to look at... Quote Who needs a back yard when you could have a Yard?! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, CaptainCrutch said: These updates are getting me excited for your rig... maybe even as excited as you! Seeing classic trucks like this get back on the road in such a right way just fills a hole in my soul left by living near a junkyard that stops people trying to preserve history... yet they keep the things that THEY find nice to look at... Thanks for that. It's been a long time since I dragged this truck home. Tough at times to stay motivated, especially with this part of the restoration. It is great getting positive comments and different opinions and ideas as the whole thing is kind've fluid as I move along. Some things I'm set on, but others like products or methods people have used really help. I'm also amazed how long this thread is since I started it way back in 2015. The momentum is definitely building as things get completed. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 50 minutes ago, mattb73lt said: Thanks for that. It's been a long time since I dragged this truck home. Tough at times to stay motivated, especially with this part of the restoration. It is great getting positive comments and different opinions and ideas as the whole thing is kind've fluid as I move along. Some things I'm set on, but others like products or methods people have used really help. I'm also amazed how long this thread is since I started it way back in 2015. The momentum is definitely building as things get completed. Matt Almost 4 months to Brooklyn- any chance? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Matt Almost 4 months to Brooklyn- any chance? Not likely, although I could bring some of it on the back of the B42. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrutch Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, mattb73lt said: Not likely, although I could bring some of it on the back of the B42. It’s be fun if you positioned just the cab and hood on the trailer as if the thing had its chassis stolen out from under it so fast it left the body in place... Quote Who needs a back yard when you could have a Yard?! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted February 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) Finally, on to the roof and gutters!! Some fabricating and repair to it and the gutters before they get re-attached. But man, it's starting to look good!! Door gaps seem to be no better or worse than the factory. Some of the stuff Mack did putting these cabs together...leaves a lot to be desired. My door jambs came out good, it's tough working with used metal. So nice to work with the fresh stuff I've had fabricated. Edited February 22, 2020 by mattb73lt 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Excellent...... ......bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Seems like now you can take some of your breath away. A bit of filling and sending and it's ready to obtain a colorful look Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) When I hung the NOS doors on my B last winter, it was a job of lots of patience. They did not put these cabs together to have everything line up all Purdy like. You can only wiggle things around so much before it doesn't even fit anymore. Unless you really want to put the time in welding door edges and grinding them perfect? For all the work you put in, it looks great! Edited February 23, 2020 by Freightrain Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Freightrain said: When I hung the NOS doors on my B last winter, it was a job of lots of patience. They did not put these cabs together to have everything line up all Purdy like. You can only wiggle things around so much before it doesn't even fit anymore. Unless you really want to put the time in welding door edges and grinding them perfect? For all the work you put in, it looks great! Believe it or not, it took a bout 10 minutes to fit the new door. Massage the upper hinge and lower right corner and no binding. Now I still have to get some sort of weather stripping to seal it, but I need a shock cord to keep both doors closed. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I’m sure your a huge inspiration for most of us. That have decided it’s easier to sit on the sofa and bellyache... to get back out there and start making improvements .... lol.. bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, mowerman said: Like this....... oh goody their sideways again... lol. Least I know I’m not the only one with this issue... bob I have my days like that, too. But, I keep moving on. Went out to clean up today and still ended up fixing things. There are times I go out and think what should I work on? There's hardly anything I don't pick up that doesn't need some sort of repair. So I cut it, weld it, machine it, prime it and put it on the done shelf for installation. Even if it's something small, it get's done. I have several shelves in the hayloft of completed parts waiting for assembly, once I get this cab painted. That'll be a huge corner to turn and then, to me, this project will get fun. I can't wait for that time. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Looks like your well on your way.....yes same here.......about everything I own needs attention... it will all be done before I die ...a lot of my projects will probably have to wait till after retirement ... bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted February 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2020 Big improvements from last year on 2/18/19 to now! 9 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-443633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted March 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2020 Laid out the new roof and drilled 23 holes to mount the clearance lights and dual horns. The roof was off a fire truck and had no clearance lights, just evidence of two different rotating beacons. Every now and then there's a little light that this is going to get done. 10 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I have faith in you. When it is done will you please work on one for me? Mike. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Wow like the fuel horns.....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I had a horn like that on my DM I took it off and gave it away ,,25 years ago... now I’m kind of sorry I did that replaced it with a double trumpet east coast style high and low tones .....: kind of wish I would have left that original one on it. It actually sounded pretty good ...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCrutch Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 My favorite horns in all aspects have always been Grovers... got them on my CF... Quote Who needs a back yard when you could have a Yard?! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 7 hours ago, CaptainCrutch said: My favorite horns in all aspects have always been Grovers... got them on my CF... These are the “Emergency”version for fire trucks. They should be loud!. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 aaaaaahhhhhhhh i see i misspelled duel,,last night,funny thing i wasnt even drinking.....lol.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/12/#findComment-444765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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