mowerman Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 lotsa nice work,,,lol...gotta have the radio...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Trial fitting of seats maybe I should have gone for a plus 4 cab. Good thing I was too cheap to buy the armrests option Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Well..... ummmm..... RP, you will just need to shorten your legs a couple of inches... Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Well it is great knowing you won't be stealing "Momma" for a jaunt as she won't ride in a truck without arm rests. Ya see, she uses the door to keep one side of her hindquarter flaps in the seat, and an armrest to hold the other. As small as an R model cab is inside, I'm certain you don't want to rub hips with her as might interrupt, or bind your shifting routine. I don't have armrests either but do carry an extra ratchet strap for the rare occurrance, but then have to listen to her..... On top of that and as added benefit, there won't be any of that "ooze" to clean up afterward. Seats, and interior work look good. Should be a reasonably comfortable truck to drive when finished. 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, j hancock said: Well..... ummmm..... RP, you will just need to shorten your legs a couple of inches... Yeah I'm real bright, I'm 6'6" and I built the pickup with a concave cab and then bought a short cab R. I can stretch out in the Autocar though. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 11:14 AM, 66dc75 said: Dynamatting well under way. Ordered 2 new airseats and made up new floor brackets for them. Got some pleated black vinyl material coming for back of cab, door panels and firewall. Going to get a new floormat too, might as well at this point.. Amazing how this stuff can snowball, I really just wanted to get the windshield wipers working again. Yes things snow ball very quickly sometimes 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 i dont know how any of you taller guys fit in them,,,im only 5-7 and my seat is just about all the way back....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 It ain't easy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 been lookin for seat replacements for my B and my Steel dash R. since Watts cant get the beige Mack bulldog logo seats anymore im dumbfound as to what to put in there. 905 Bostroms weres a good fit Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I just ordered a tan national captain mid back for my 1975 RS685 It’s going on an old national low profile base just like the passenger seat Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AITG Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I saw your comment on installing a radio and speakers: check to see if the truck is still positive ground. Mack held on to the positive ground system well into the 70s. The only real issue - besides not reversing the battery cables - was radios. Any of the aftermarket radios were negative ground and just reversing the red and black power wires resulted in making the chassis of the radio hot. Many bad things followed, as you can imagine. I do remember converting several trucks to negative ground but it's been too long to recall if the alternator had to be replaced. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 10 hours ago, AITG said: I saw your comment on installing a radio and speakers: check to see if the truck is still positive ground. Mack held on to the positive ground system well into the 70s. The only real issue - besides not reversing the battery cables - was radios. Any of the aftermarket radios were negative ground and just reversing the red and black power wires resulted in making the chassis of the radio hot. Many bad things followed, as you can imagine. I do remember converting several trucks to negative ground but it's been too long to recall if the alternator had to be replaced. This one is negative ground Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Got the cab back panel made up ready to go, covered the seat bases with black vinyl. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-443737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 66dc75 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 Litte more done this morning. Firewall and back of cab. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-444792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 .......thanks for keeping us posted.....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-444809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 66dc75 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2020 Interior is coming back together. Got a dm dash panel off Craigslist which had original bulldog tach and speedo so put those in after painting the dash panel. Seat mounts and stereo are in. I think I'm going to paint the headliner black before it goes back in. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Looks Nice!! Good score on the dash panel. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 looking good Rich...outside color? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Good thing you don't work for me your speaker box would have been kindling, one of my biggest peevs is having a driver that can't hear the phone or the radio when he is grooving to one's favorite tune, I like the oldies but NO tunes in the truck when moving loads. it's a safety thing, I have lost count of the times of trying to get a drivers attention only to open the door and be blasted with loud noise. so now NO tunes and you will have your company radio on, CBs are a waste of time also. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) On 2/23/2020 at 4:30 PM, mowerman said: i dont know how any of you taller guys fit in them,,,im only 5-7 and my seat is just about all the way back....bob bob us taller guys in the short cab scene use our knees to keep our ears warm Edited March 30, 2020 by carlotpilot Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 8 hours ago, david wild said: Good thing you don't work for me your speaker box would have been kindling, one of my biggest peevs is having a driver that can't hear the phone or the radio when he is grooving to one's favorite tune, I like the oldies but NO tunes in the truck when moving loads. it's a safety thing, I have lost count of the times of trying to get a drivers attention only to open the door and be blasted with loud noise. so now NO tunes and you will have your company radio on, CBs are a waste of time also. actually only listen to talk radio Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
navypoppop Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 For most of my early days when I started driving back in 1969 there were no radios in the A,B,F,R and U models I drove. I really appreciated it when I had a truck with a radio. Later when I drove for Conway we had no radios and no jump seats so most drivers built their own radio boxes with Cb's in them because we also did not have assigned trucks. My personal opinion is nice radio box and it is up to each individual owner if they want one or not. Hell you wouldn't buy a car or pick up if it had no radio. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Our rule is for safety only, we need drivers to hear what is going on around them, ever seen a person run over on a job site because the driver never heard people yelling stop ? I have and it is one not a pretty sight and worse are the sounds, death is not silent sometimes. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 10 hours ago, david wild said: Our rule is for safety only, we need drivers to hear what is going on around them, ever seen a person run over on a job site because the driver never heard people yelling stop ? I have and it is one not a pretty sight and worse are the sounds, death is not silent sometimes. Back in the early 80's we had a delivery driver with a chassis mounted crane who forgot to lower the boom. He was listening to a Walkman player and took down two freeway signs before someone caught his attention to stop. Needless to say the company banned headphones after that. If you have a stereo cranked up it would have the same effect. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 9:00 PM, carlotpilot said: bob us taller guys in the short cab scene use our knees to keep our ears warm Sorry I just spotted this still trying to get over the music in CB on my lane there’s a lot of talkers I am just about on the CB Mike my entire shift sometimes ha ha God love you for fitting in those things... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60610-time-to-fix-up-the-r600/page/2/#findComment-447451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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