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Looks awesome 

so the diamond tuck and the pleated came in a rool with foam pad on it ready-made 

It's missing the oil filler cap I bet it has dust and debris in it.  The windows rolled down no pictures of interior and it looks like air ride.  If windshields were easy to find that might be a good save for someone

What are you using for glue?  I never had good luck with the auto parts rattle cans.  I used stuff from the upholstery guy that helped me on my 78

Nice truck congratulations on the old dog

Looks great

Keep and loan it to a museum or the ATHS to put in the HQs building

I wonder if it is double framed, and a little high on price

what is it for a transmission? or should i say the model number from the case

That looks like atruck with years old pictures and best to be looked at in person especially for that money 

Looking good.

What is your sandblaster set up?

Does PAI make them?

Mack manual TS442 should provide you all the info that you need

I was told if you give your Vin number to the mack dealer they are supposed to be able to get a copy by Vin number from mack.  Option two contact the mack museum and then look up ebay until someone sells one.

The clutch freeplay for the clutch brake should be adjusted by taking the slack out of the cable/linkage the clutch brake brake should engage about 1 inch from the floor.  The main clutch should be adjusted like other clutches by an a duster on the clutch pack.  Pull the bottom dust cover off and bar the engine over until you see the adjuster than have someone press the clutch pedal down and adjust the clutch until it engages about 3/4 up

I did find on PAI site a rebuild kit for the ball socket.  If the plugs on mine weren't welded I would probably try that route first as I am sure the PAI kit would be less than a complete torque rod kit.

On 10/30/2016 at 8:35 PM, theakerstwo said:

http://www.stengelbros.net/Torque-Rods_c_424.html

I have got them here from weldon supply and they are two parts that use a tube that you slide the ends up in and weld to the length you need.

Are the axle mounts tapered like new ones or are they straight?  I tried Stengel and they asked me that question.  I know on the other trucks that I have done the torque rod ends were tapered not sure how they would work if the ones I have are not tapered.

12 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

And the serviceable 1RY torque rods don't supercede to a non-serviceable torque rod, per the current Volvo Group Mack brand parts system.

Euclid..............https://www.meritorpartsonline.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10051&categoryId=56021&pageView=detailed&urlLangId=-1&beginIndex=0&langId=-1&top_category=10001&parent_category_rn=10397&storeId=10154

Something like the TR20005, TR20009 or TR21014? ..................http://www.atrobushing.com/category/truck-torque-rod/

NLA 

The front Torque Rod is 17QF323P5 /1RY312P5   24 1/8th center to center

The rear Torque Rod is 17QF323P6 / 1RY312P6     28 3/8 center to center

The truck pulls up in the Mack system but everything but the trunion bushings is NLA. 

Nobody snatched it yet?  Larry go take us some pictures and spec it for us.

That gear box is just fastened on maybe tack welded you should be able to just the gear box.  

On 10/31/2016 at 9:04 PM, 57 bcr said:

Looks good! That bumper  tells me it was employed  in the oil patch at one time. Maybe not. Looks  to be solid. Nice find.    Al  

Supposedly it was bought by a guy that owned a quarry near Wichita KS, used to pull an end dump and his low boy.  The guy I bought from bought it from the original owner. 

On 10/30/2016 at 9:41 PM, Brocky said:

Nice Find!!!! Looks very clean and complete..  Do you like your Bradford body on the truck??? I wish mine had more stake pockets rather than the flip sides..

Yes I like the bed and the looks and no on the quality when I bought it in 06 the powder coating started flaking of by 2011 they finally agreed to re-powder coat it if I paid $500 for sand blasting guess what they half asses it and never sandblasted the bottom so it is rusting out from the inside out.

I am not hard on the truck or bed, its a 2006 3500 4x4 and I just have 107K on the truck and its like new inside and out except for the rusting on the underside of the bed.

I am thinking about buying a new chevy quadcab 3500 4x4 cab & chassis and I have decided to buy another Bradford bed but it will be the aluminum version.  I am up in the air on the new truck as the service manager for the truck shop at the Chevy dealer I go to told me that they are having a lot of issues with the emissions on the new ones.  But the dealer called me and said they have a 2016 3500 4x4 quadcab for $42K plus I have some cash on my GM card so should be below $40K out the door will see stopping by tomorrow to look the truck over.

What did you use for paint and primer?

A couple have the plugs welded up and the are loose so figure they are probably need to be replaced 

Send me some square ones and I will strap it to the pallet and send it back