Superdog Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 On 10/10/2015 at 1:13 PM, felicello122 said: Drop a v12 and make it a single axle like that red and white one used in the early brochures pulling the hopper trailersI've got one of those bumpers like that truck on the brochure. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-306900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 On 10/10/2015 at 1:19 PM, Dieseldriver65 said: Just wondering,do you ever restore these trucks or just collect them as they are?Mainly collect,I do have a few I've fixed up, and acouple I'm very slowly working on. What I do I don't consider as restoring,I just make it good enough to suit me. My main goal is to save what I can from being chopped up and melted. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-306903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted October 10, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2015 It's home . I've never in my life seen a steel dash cab this good that hasn't been restored. It is rock solid and rust free,Just makes me that much sicker it was parted out..The rest of the truck is just as good,frame is so clean ,no corrosion anywhere,hood is perfect,just the paint is peeling off from improper prepping,I'd guess. The bumper has been repaired,but they did a very good job,a little sanding and a good polish job and you'd never know it was fixed. I found the bill of sale from when the last owner bought it in 2008 for $10,000. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-306906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogtrucker Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Can't believe a truck that clean was parted! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-306910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 What a shameful story to part that truck out...Happily now she has much more chances to be back on her wheels and power.Are the rails aluminium? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 On 10/11/2015 at 5:30 PM, Vladislav said: What a shameful story to part that truck out...Happily now she has much more chances to be back on her wheels and power.Are the rails aluminium?Yes,the frame is aluminum,and it is as clean and corrosion free as the cab,it isn't even caked with 40 year old grease,they had made shields still mounted to the crossmembers to prevent grease being slung out from the U joints. Even the manual slide 5th wheel slid easily by hand .The odometer reads 276k and I'd bet a case of Coors Light those were actual miles. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Glad you kept it from going to china to come back as kias or something worse when I saw that truck I knew who to get on it to save it by the way Mike if you want to part with one of those hood emblems PM me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 On 10/11/2015 at 11:29 PM, ranchhopper said: Glad you kept it from going to china to come back as kias or something worse when I saw that truck I knew who to get on it to save it by the way Mike if you want to part with one of those hood emblems PM me.I thought yours was a RS700? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 It is but that's better than an empty space on the side of the hood. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 I've got a nice RS700 with 1 broken stud. I've used 3M emblem tape to hold them on or you could drill a hole and bolt it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 That will work too. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbehindthebarn Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 nice white steering wheel too. Quote Fun is what they fine you for!My name is Bob Buckman sir,. . . and I hate truckers. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/42074-finally-coming-home/page/2/#findComment-307153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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