Popular Post other dog Posted May 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 28 I changed it a little bit today- this IH emblem was painted solid silver at first, but I spray painted it black and then put some reflector tape on it. It's not the "official" color but I tried to paint it first with a little artist's brush and the more I painted the worse it looked 🤣. But I like this, looks pretty good I think. I'm installing seat belts in it too. They're not exactly like they're supposed to be either, but I've just gotten so used to wearing a seat belt I'm putting them in. I just have to go back to the hardware store tomorrow and get a couple of longer bolts. Then I'm going to start trying to get the cab marker lights off so I can paint them with some canned chrome. The heads of some of the screws are stripped, so I might have to drill or dremel-ize them off then hope I can get them out with vise grips. 11 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 4 hours ago, other dog said: Thanks, I was on old Internationaltrucks.com, they have a lot of parts too. Never looked for gearshift knobs, but I don't particularly like the one that's on it. My shift pattern is like this- The seller said it had an overdrive transmission, but I don't think it is. I looked at brochures and spec. sheets for this particular model truck and it did not even list any overdrive transmission as an option. I know that doesn't mean it hasn't been swapped out sometime in the last 60 years, but I don't think it has. Dash shift diagram say no, direct in 5th. Clark 5 speed I think. I had the same trans in a Fleetstar. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 70mackMB Posted May 29 Popular Post Share Posted May 29 Boy, Your going to be the talk of the town when someone's lights hit that reflectorized tape and makes it glow! .....Hippy 2 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted May 29 Popular Post Share Posted May 29 I might just steel his idea,,, I like it,, I also have about 50' of DOT tape in the shop... 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 not only does it look sharp ; it practical and safety positive. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrybarbon Posted May 29 Popular Post Share Posted May 29 9 hours ago, other dog said: Thanks, I was on old Internationaltrucks.com, they have a lot of parts too. Never looked for gearshift knobs, but I don't particularly like the one that's on it. My shift pattern is like this- The seller said it had an overdrive transmission, but I don't think it is. I looked at brochures and spec. sheets for this particular model truck and it did not even list any overdrive transmission as an option. I know that doesn't mean it hasn't been swapped out sometime in the last 60 years, but I don't think it has. Your gear pattern was the main pattern for !90 and 200's here in Australia. From memory one of dad's had the overdrive fitted and 5th was swapped around with 4th, so 4th was back like reverse and 5th was in front like 1st. And changing was low 5th to high 4th and then high 4th to high 5th being the overdrive gear. The 2 speed diff was not changed, standard factory Inter. Speed was about 55 mph with non overdrive and 70 mph with overdrive and that was with the 453 Jimi engine, it was fast in its day. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted May 29 Popular Post Share Posted May 29 You will have to play with it, but it is very possible you have a transmission like Harry described above.. When I lived in PA we had a V-8 powered IH chassis fire truck that shifted that way. 3 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 29 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 29 I finished putting the seat belts in today. They're just lap belts and they're not mounted exactly like they're supposed to be but they're probably better than nothing. 9 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 hours ago, other dog said: I finished putting the seat belts in today. They're just lap belts and they're not mounted exactly like they're supposed to be but they're probably better than nothing. They're mounted safe and Secure that's all that matters!! 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 O.D? got any pictures of some nice looking 'Seat Covers'??? I think the Winfall Wal-Mart has some.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 30 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30 6 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: O.D? got any pictures of some nice looking 'Seat Covers'??? I think the Winfall Wal-Mart has some.. Funny you should say that. I went to the Winfall Walmart store today and saw this girl sitting in a car in the parking lot right next to me when I came out carrying my 12 pack of PBR. She said "excuse me sir, but would you happen to have a set of jumper cables? My car won't start- I'll make it worth your while if you jump me!" I said " yes, as a matter of fact I do, but I don't have time to jump you. I have to get home before my PBR gets hot!" 5 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 31 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31 Working on some little things. I painted the gladhands and put new seals in them. The old ones were hard, cracked, and dry rotted. And I got 3 out of 5 cab marker lights of and painted the base with some chrome paint. I'm gonna try to get the other 2 tomorrow. I had to drill the heads off of 4 of the screws I got out today because they were stripped. 9 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted May 31 Popular Post Share Posted May 31 It is the little things like that, that take time, BUT make a show truck sparkle!!! 4 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 31 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31 I got the last 2 lights done. Had to drill all 4 screws out, but they look a little better now. I didn't have a good "before" picture for comparison. 7 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 5/29/2024 at 4:58 PM, Joey Mack said: O.D? got any pictures of some nice looking 'Seat Covers'??? I think the Winfall Wal-Mart has some.. it’s that time of year Bubba summertime in Costco Ooh La La lol bob 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I was cleaning out my service truck and found these lovly jewels.. this is the new ''Old School'' https://photos.app.goo.gl/6PLFsP22rSkSwdvC8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 On 5/30/2024 at 9:43 PM, Brocky said: It is the little things like that, that take time, BUT make a show truck sparkle!!! Yes sir, it's the little things like this that I don't mind doing, and like doing. The whole "truck runs and sounds great, I'd drive it anywhere" like I was told by the seller and found to be untrue, and taking a month to get it running, not so much. Like Jeff said, "no wonder he wanted to deliver that truck- he didn't want you to call him when you were sitting on the side of the road somewhere trying to drive it home". I bet he was happy as could be that he managed to keep it running long enough to get it off the trailer. We drove it around the block again yesterday. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-552999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 got the same story years ago buying a 47 --45 model harley in a baskit engine was supposed to be rebuilt,,,when i got it together---oil rings were so worn out,,,engine was actually throwing oil out the tailpipe,,,,had to have it inspected by DMV officer,,,dont remember why,,,but i was embarrassed about this thing smoking and told him i was going to drive it home right way and pull it apart,,,bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted June 3 Popular Post Share Posted June 3 For what it's worth, I think every one of us on here fell for a BS story when buying something at one point or another. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Yes, I can’t remember the model number but one of them is what they call a u model there is two frames for the 45 one is two whee old Frame mainly military that’s what I had and the other one is the three wheeler they used to use metermaids And yes, as you said, most of us have ugly stories.. bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted June 3 Popular Post Share Posted June 3 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 ok thats what i had,,,,but turned out ok,,paid 2Gs put another G into it getting it cleaned up and sold it for 4Gs in one day,,,if i knew it was going to go that fast,would have asked more,,,bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 and yes its a UL model Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Feel like I’m stepping all over Tom’s tread, but it is titled pictures of the week …. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-553050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GA_Dave Posted June 27 Popular Post Share Posted June 27 This pic just showed up on my FB feed...... 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/73997-pictures-of-the-week/page/23/#findComment-554325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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