mowerman Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Don't know how I have been missing this post excellent work....And yeas have a ball...Lol...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-362065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncFireman Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Great story. I will be watching your restoration. Nice job on the barn. A great place to rebuild an old Mack. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-362328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Hey, can I be your next door neighbor, friend, LOL. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 On 3/3/2017 at 3:07 PM, Mike said: Hey, can I be your next door neighbor, friend, LOL. Sure, there's a couple of houses for sale, LOL!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 More primer and paint!! Getting a lot of this tedious little stuff done while the weather keeps me inside. Etch primed all the transmission and radiator pieces. Painted the radiator tanks silver, after etch priming. Did all the interior areas silver where you can't reach, to cover the raw aluminum to prevent corrosion, the exterior surfaces will be polished. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Very nice Matt- what is your method that keeps the overspray in control? Your shop looks clean! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Very nice Matt- what is your method that keeps the overspray in control? Your shop looks clean! It's super high tech- a 20" box fan in the back window, sometimes a second one in the next window. Works OK, unless it's windy. Saturday the wind spun it backwards and the blew it out of the sill. Had to close it all up, so there was a little more mess in the shop. I've been using my smaller gun on these parts, my 1 qt. gun would put out a lot more overspray. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I have to spray late at night in order to get a decent look. The winds are calm by 11:00p.m. most of the time. And still wet the floor to keep the dust down. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 8 hours ago, Mike said: I have to spray late at night in order to get a decent look. The winds are calm by 11:00p.m. most of the time. And still wet the floor to keep the dust down. Always seams when we spray late at night the damn bugs take over. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-363709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 On 3/7/2017 at 8:47 PM, Hobert62 said: Always seams when we spray late at night the damn bugs take over. Momma get Real-Kill, or No Bugs Ma Lady. No, on a serious note, What ever i'm painting, it is ready when I get in at night, so lights go on the time i'm painting. Then lights out while the 10 minutes of drying time, go inside and have a beer, then back out in the garage for next coat. Paint and repeat steps for each coat. I have rubbed insects out after it has a day of drying. I grew up turning lights out after leaving a room. Still do. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hobert62 Posted March 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 5 hours ago, Mike said: I grew up turning lights out after leaving a room. Still do. Wow! I thought I was the only one that knew a light switch had an off position too. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 lights? what are lights? we used candles or oil lamps. ......when we could afford the oil to put in the lamps. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Have to work this weekend, so barn time is limited. But got some hours in Friday night on the radiator. I forgot how complex this one is in terms of assembly. I took this apart quite some time ago for inspection and to get a new core for it. Had to send several pieces out for some repairs and welding. I swapped out all the hardware for stainless steel. When I opened the boxes I found a receipt from 2002!! Where the hell did that time go? Seems like a short time ago I ordered it. Any way, it's getting done now. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 3:29 PM, Hobert62 said: Wow! I thought I was the only one that knew a light switch had an off position too. I do it out of reflex, you leave a room, you turn off the lights. The nights I've come home to find every light in the house blazing away only to find one person home!! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Nice and given temps we have up here in MA, don't think its that much warmer down in Berlin-how do you heat that barn? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 44 minutes ago, Red Horse said: Nice and given temps we have up here in MA, don't think its that much warmer down in Berlin-how do you heat that barn? I now have a "Hot Dawg" heater mounted to the ceiling above my glass bead cabinet. Heats up the shop very quickly and pretty cheap to run. Even when it's frigid out it works well. Runs on propane. Started off with a wood stove that was there when I bought the place years ago. Too much mess and work with it, plus the hazard. Really like this heater, come home turn it on, go inside change go back out and it's warm enough to work. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 That's the type heater I'm thinking of for my garage. Currently I just use a torpedo heater to warm it up Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I definitely need to get one. I now have no floor space. I've been toying with the idea too long but like natural gas better. Got a pull out fan on the back wall and would have to close the hole to keep the heat inside. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Hobert62 said: That's the type heater I'm thinking of for my garage. Currently I just use a torpedo heater to warm it up I used one for a while, very noisy. Had to wear ear plugs or muffs to concentrate. Plus, it's hard to regulate the temp. This setup is great, turn it on set the temp, turn it off and walk away. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 This is the heater installation. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Plus I got a little done tonight after work. Back side complete, shutters tomorrow. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Wow-very nice-heat, sand-you have it all! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Red Horse said: Wow-very nice-heat, sand-you have it all! Almost 20 years of gathering up the shop equipment!! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted March 13, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 Radiator Monday. It's complete, just need to modify a bracket for the shutters. I'll tighten everything again before it goes in. I'll leak check it when the weather warms too. 16 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted March 20, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2017 Made my modifications to the actuator arm for the shutters, so now they work as advertised. Missed the minor difference in late vs. early style shutters, in that there's about 1 1/2" difference in height for the arm follower which caused the interference. Anyway, really happy with how the radiator turned out and can't wait to have in mounted up!! Into storage for now, though. Moved the cab out to reset the dolly under late yesterday and to assess it a bit. This, without a doubt, will be the biggest headache of this project. I have many donor parts from a L-cab fire truck a friend gave me years ago. I salvaged many good parts from it as it had no bottom frame work. From the cowl up was in good shape and I carefully removed the gutters, roof cap and sub frame and the windshield area. Planning on starting that this fall. Frame work is next, as soon as the snow melts and I can move the frame up to the front of the barn. 10 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/4/#findComment-364998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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