Popular Post j hancock Posted November 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2019 Wasn't able to verify what was under the hood. The door tag said 773 which is for a DD 8V71N, but it appeared the tag had been moved around. Either way , it looked like a fine puppy to visit the Spa. 7 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted November 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2019 DD usually have Farr air cleaner? Or is that just an option? Good way to see if DD....stick your foot under it and see if it comes out covered in oil. Lol. 1 1 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Truck is gorgeous but yes I agree that breather it doesn’t look stock bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Nice Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ditchkus Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Pretty sure the air cleaner is stock. My friend just bought a 8V-71 powered R-700 with that air cleaner and was told it was stock for the R-700 with 8V-71's. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskymack Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Very nice. It has an early Western grill although everything else looks like Eastern built. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 7:34 AM, Whiskymack said: Very nice. It has an early Western grill although everything else looks like Eastern built. That is an unusual looking grille for an R model. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Pretty sure the air cleaner is stock. My friend just bought a 8V-71 powered R-700 with that air cleaner and was told it was stock for the R-700 with 8V-71's. Well by sucking it in close the lid looks stock...bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 That is an unusual looking grille for an R model.I was thinking that as well maybe it’s some sort of custom deal...bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeH Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Keeps the big bugs out of the radiator. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 eastern R with western grille? shouldn't a r700 western have the weird bumper with the cut out for the extended grille? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Not sure it doesn’t look like a western grille either I had one back in the 80s on a R model didn’t look like that at all...bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskymack Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Pretty sure that's an early Western grill minus the lower portion which I believe attached to the bumper. Replaced with newer style Western grill around 69/70. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 A Bitsa. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Oh OK thanks for that I bet you satisfied a lot of our curiosity like most of the fellows I grew up on the East Coast I’ve only been out here since 1980 so I am not a real authority on western models ....... but yes I have seen them mine look like the bottom photo....bobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 23 hours ago, Whiskymack said: Pretty sure that's an early Western grill minus the lower portion which I believe attached to the bumper. Replaced with newer style Western grill around 69/70. One thing I notice different between the orange one and the red/white one is the higher cab/hood mounting on the orange one. Is that for specific engines (like a V8)? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskymack Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 The cab height is the same on both but the hood changed. The orange truck is the earlier model and it used the eastern style R700 hood on a Western frame. The ride height of a western frame was generally higher than the eastern model and the cab was mounted higher so you can see a big gap between tyre and fender especially if you compare with the picture which began this thread. In about 72 Mack came out with a new Western hood, dropping the fenders down several inches so creating a taller hood and closing down the gap between tyre and fender. You can see the extra inches in the flat panel below the body line along the sides. This was regardless of the engine fitted. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/59714-1969-mack-r700st/#findComment-435773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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