mechohaulic Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 5/19/2024 at 1:46 PM, mowerman said: I’ve been by Yellowstone with a big rig never in it have seen the Grand Canyon really old lady talking about renting a camper and taking our dogs to Yellowstone after retirement GO FOR IT !! don't wait . how lucky You are to have a mate wanting to see the USA before it get's screwed up. bought the GMC 2500 diesel to pull a full size travel home (not a camper ). only to have some one (you figure who) to say " I don't want to ) so much to see in this AMERICAN country . 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Glad to see it out "Hammering" down the four lane. .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Congratulations OD. Now you can have some fun with the truck . Seemed like you were getting a little disgusted (who wouldn't) That truck probably hasn't run like that in years, sounds pretty good in the videos. Non ethanol and you should be good for a while. Good to see it all worked out. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, mechohaulic said: GO FOR IT !! don't wait . how lucky You are to have a mate wanting to see the USA before it get's screwed up. bought the GMC 2500 diesel to pull a full size travel home (not a camper ). only to have some one (you figure who) to say " I don't want to ) so much to see in this AMERICAN country . My God, bud, you had mentioned that to me when I talked to you and Homer, thank God my wife is a go-getter as well as a big pain in the ass 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 She is mainly the reason I get there out there and walking. She has a runner and doesn’t ever stop. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 And our puppies are always with us for road trips Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Mark T said: Congratulations OD. Now you can have some fun with the truck . Seemed like you were getting a little disgusted (who wouldn't) That truck probably hasn't run like that in years, sounds pretty good in the videos. Non ethanol and you should be good for a while. Good to see it all worked out. I’m sure most of us figured it was something small nice to see. He got it going. Lots of fun to be made with that truck.,,, bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 That really is great news, doesn't matter how or why it was what it was All that matters is it is fixed Paul 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 https://photos.app.goo.gl/EoMAyHKYNzdQsbYC9 Here's the one Zina took. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 16 hours ago, Mark T said: Congratulations OD. Now you can have some fun with the truck . Seemed like you were getting a little disgusted (who wouldn't) That truck probably hasn't run like that in years, sounds pretty good in the videos. Non ethanol and you should be good for a while. Good to see it all worked out. I'm pretty sure it hasn't, a guy who knows the truck, and some of it's history, said the last...3 I think, previous owners just took it to truck shows and it always arrived on a trailer. The rest of the time it sat in a building somewhere, for the most part anyway. I did see a picture of it pulling a milk tanker in a parade, and the guy that knew of it saw the same picture and said it was early 2000's and it was a show truck since then. I might not drive it very far, but I'm going to make it a point to drive it somewhere often. That was the biggest issue with the B53S mixer I had, it sat too much. We talked to a guy about painting it a month ago, and he just stopped by the other day. He paints right up the road from here in the big building across from the stop sign, where some cars and pickups are sitting, you can see it in the video. He said we would be looking at around 10 grand to paint it and do the body work. That's about twice as much as I expected. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 67RModel Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 (edited) I wonder where that milk trailer is today. I would really like to find one to put behind my 1967 R Model. I've been casually looking for one for a while and they are like hens teeth and if you do find one they are usually all smashed up..... Edited May 22 by 67RModel 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 OD you might be surprised at what a good sign writer can do They can usually take the old sign off doors etc with out damaging the paint to much Then sign write and scroll, pin stripe etc so you can not even tell anything was ever there My son works for a company that does everything from trucks that have been upside down to brandnew trucks getting sign written Somevof the transformations are quite amazing Maybe speak to one of these type of places, or just a sign writer that does old fashioned scroll work A few grand goes a long way 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 EZ-off oven cleaner is fantastic for removing lettering from paint. dont hurt the paint either. 2 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/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 Does that truck need paint ? I don't think it looks bad in the pictures. Solid color like that shouldn't be too hard to match if trying to get rid of it's previous identification (s) Few hours with a buffer, it might come back better than you think, and it won't be ten K. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 21 hours ago, other dog said: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EoMAyHKYNzdQsbYC9 Here's the one Zina took. air brakes and sweet sound of Inter V8 😄 they were very popular in the 60's here in Australia and made operators real money, and flame shooters too. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrybarbon Posted May 23 Popular Post Share Posted May 23 thought about a hood ornament - flying lady or swan? KTI was my R200 - 180 turbo Cummins, 10 spd overdrive R/R, high speed diff with 2 speed and Page and Page pusher axle. It was a fully imported from US, one of the later R models sold here. The other R200 is an early 60's model with the Richardson cab that was made in Sth Australia for Inter, it was the old Dodge cabin that fitted exactly with the Inter guards. We got the Inter comfo vision from 1963, way better than the Dodge cab. 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 needs stacks....with no mufflers so the neighbors can hear you coming and going. 2 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/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrybarbon Posted May 23 Popular Post Share Posted May 23 Here is an example of an Australian R model Inter with the Richardson cab. This cab was also used on the Australian L model, that preceded the R model. The L model had the 2 piece front windscreen, same as the old Dodge cab. Inter Australia sold nearly all the R models stock standard with the 6 cyl petrol motor. Inter refused to fit any other motor. The owners would retro fit, Cummins usually 160 hp, GM's - all second hand ex US military or US buses, 453, V6 - 653 and straight 6. And the 5 spd Inter gearboxes were kept, some did fit the 10 spd R/R. The Inter diffs were kept standard mostly. Also fitted were Rolls Royce diesels (rarely), Leylands and later Nissan UD's. My dad fitted a Leyland, the driver was always last to arrive. Dad swapped a 453 GM into the Inter, the driver said it like day and night. One of dad's R 190 model had the 453 (with a few washers under the pump), overdrive gearbox and 2 spd single high spd diff, it did 75mph pulling a boggie trailer, downside was the poor vacuum brakes. Some of the oil exploration companies imported their own US built R model Inters set up for oil rigging. There were some special US built orders for the outback mining type work. 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 46 minutes ago, harrybarbon said: thought about a hood ornament - flying lady or swan? KTI was my R200 - 180 turbo Cummins, 10 spd overdrive R/R, high speed diff with 2 speed and Page and Page pusher axle. It was a fully imported from US, one of the later R models sold here. The other R200 is an early 60's model with the Richardson cab that was made in Sth Australia for Inter, it was the old Dodge cabin that fitted exactly with the Inter guards. We got the Inter comfo vision from 1963, way better than the Dodge cab. Wow, super nice looking truck! 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrybarbon Posted May 23 Popular Post Share Posted May 23 an example of a 1964 R model direct import, it has the US chicken lights. The Aust Inter delivered trucks had no overhead lights, the buyer fitted them after purchase and mirrors as well. All we got was the basic bare cab and chassis no turntable etc. 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Does the R have a longer hood than the V models? Kind of looks like it, but it might be an optical illusion too. I was thinking- not too hard, but thinking- about how neat it would be to have a 6-71 in that truck when I was having all that trouble trying to get it to run. I just didn't think it would fit without a lot of cutting, chopping, grinding, welding, sawing, drilling, hammering, and cussing. A 4-53 would probably be a lot easier, but still not a driveway job. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Notice the steel bud wheels retained on the 1964 R model import, whereas all the bigger US trucks, delivered in Aust, like the Inter 180, 190 and 200's had spider wheels. The smaller Inter pick ups had steel buds. The British and European trucks all had steel bud wheels and different threads, US - SAE, Europe - metric and UK - Whitworth (British Standard Whitworth). Trailer threads were all SAE. Turntables (5th wheels) were SAE. So 2 sets of spanners and wheel tools were carried. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 24 minutes ago, other dog said: Does the R have a longer hood than the V models? Kind of looks like it, but it might be an optical illusion too. I was thinking- not too hard, but thinking- about how neat it would be to have a 6-71 in that truck when I was having all that trouble trying to get it to run. I just didn't think it would fit without a lot of cutting, chopping, grinding, welding, sawing, drilling, hammering, and cussing. A 4-53 would probably be a lot easier, but still not a driveway job. This was the 180 Cummins, it is very close to the fire wall. The fire wall was not cut or modified. I think the 671 would maybe need a fire wall modification. The V6-653 and the 453's were relatively easy to fit. My dad and the mechanic from the company that imported/sold the GM's usually retro fitted the 453 into his R190's during a weekend. There was no modification to the fire wall. They had all the parts etc ready for the job, including 2 new round cyl diesel fuel tanks, exhaust pipe and fittings. I was a kid then and I was the helper, 2 long days. The fun time was first start of the engine, late Sunday afternoon. They were noisy motors. Cummins was quieter. I think the hoods were very close or the same length because the cab and mounting, frame (Chassis) and front axle were the same positions. It looks longer, deceiving. That frame was universally used for various models, including the VCO (first low rise Emeryville cab overs). The VCO's had the same V8 motor as your V model, early ones and most were the 345's and later the 392's. The 345 and 392 were very popular and common in the concrete agi trucks here up to the late 1980's which ran on LPG. You have a top Inter, congratulations. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted May 23 Popular Post Share Posted May 23 A 671 GM is a massive motor in physical size compared to the little Cummins I fitted a 671 to my Federal that had a HB Cummins, I had to cut the fire wall and it was a huge battle to fit between the chassis rails The steering box had to be changed to one that fitted outside the chassis rails I used a 1418 Mercedes Benz steering box It wasn't a simple job at all, HB Cummims is similar in size and the predecessor to the common 14 liter Cummins Paul 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 if possible i would go with a 4-71 over a 4-53. much more power. 2 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/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/21/#findComment-552385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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