Freightrain

Tires and gearing have everything to do with it. I would bet Trent has it nailed if it's all original. Most of these truck weren't geared to run much faster than that back then. Most guys set them up better now to keep up with traffic.

I'd say the picture is a B81SX (of sorts). Variations could apply, but that's what it basically looks like. Tall standing, 24" rubber, long hood gives it away.

Neat picture John! Mine is not real bad for noise. Guess it could be worse. Nothing is loud when you're a kid though...LOL!!

Neat picture John! Mine is not real bad for noise. Guess it could be worse.

I used to run the stock type muffler up the side of my B. Yes, it does seem to add to the drone inside the cab at speed(ya, speed...like it actually goes fast! ). Anyhoooo, I have since put straight pipes up both sides and a small bullet muffler under the cab. The noise is not any worse than before(even with pipe on drivers side now). The real issue is motor noise THRU the firewall. The exhaust note does not really hurt as much. I too use foam plugs on long trips just to take the edge off sometimes. Mostly don't wear anything since I usually only go an hour or so around here. The strange thing is even after adding the drivers side(american side) pipe it did not really make any noise difference in cab. I know the muffler I had did "humm" pretty good in the cab. I can imagine if your ear is right next to it(like in your part of the world). With the straight pipes I still have to stick my head out to hear it? Hearing the CB is mostly impossible, even with a small speaker mounted on dash(at windshield height, right in center). Usually if the fellow you are listening to has a crappy radio, it's impossible to understand him. If the other fellow has a decent radio it comes clear enough to understand. I find that I usually let off the noise pedal while trying to listen to something important. I've put 1" carpet insulation under the stock rubber matt with a heavy throw rug on top of all. It helped keep resonance down, but the motor noise through the firewall I think is the real culprit now. I still have the factory isolation pad, but I don't think that was for noise, only heat. The real answer is sound deadener, like Dale put in his truck. I also glued that same 1" insulation to the headliner and back wall to help take the "humm" out of the interior. I think it helped. Someday I'll keep upgrading mine..... Until then...................."HUH?.........Wanna repeat that?" LMAO!!!

ahhhh...............WOW!!! Not that's a SWEET set up!! I've poked around the speeder site before. Looks like a really cool thing to do. Just what I need....ANOTHER hobby. Looks like alot of fun though. I can remember back when "The A-team" took a speeder and made a battering ram out of it with a small block chevy for power? Something really crazy like that.

I put some wax on the freshly painted fenders, chrome and diamond plate to keep the "newer" looking. I used to keep a small tarp over the roof/windows to keep water from leading in the windshield. I just keep the carpet pulled up and that lets the water evaporate instead of rusting my fresh floorboards. It's still a pretty original 45 yr old truck, so I don't get too upset if it ages more...LOL!! (Now my hot rods I'm a bit more picky! )

Welcome Admiral. As for shifting sequence. Do what ever you feel it needs. As long as it's not lugging then it's fine. I leave out gears all the time. Skip along for whatever the situation requires. NO one can say what is right or wrong for sure. The only people right are the people that say start in the basement and use every gear, every time. No matter what. But we all know that the real world does not follow that thinking. Have fun!

Sounds like a dealer to me.......................... Didn't you sign an estimate before work started? It should be within a percentage or so or you don't pay.

Mines been outside since dirt was made...........LOL!! Never covered, and probably will be that way for awhile. I have inside summer storage(thanks to the township), but come winter it will be sitting outside(somewhere, not home) as I need the indoor parking for my hot rods. They rank a bit above the ol B right now(More money invested in them). I'd love to have one more stall.................(don't we all wish)

I have a friend who I was going to let drive the ol girl. He got in the seat and realized even with it cranked all the way down on the bottom stops...........his belly was still wedged tight on the wheel....LOL!!! Guess he loses out...LMAO!!! Sometimes I just lift my left leg up and hold the wheel too, like I do in my pickup. Since I don't use the clutch unless the gears are wound too tight to let go without bumping it. As long as the gears DON'T clunk when shifting...it does not make a matter if you use the clutch or not. My truck is geared for 65 mph, so I'm in the same basic game with my triplex. Heck 5/lo is only at just over 35 mph!

Fred, if you get both in neutral...just slow down a bit til you can slip main back into a gear. Then rev motor a tad and bump compound back into a gear. I used to get caught when I first bought truck. Getting into 5th lo going too slow would leave me coasting. I could coast til getting main back into 4th, then bump throttle and drop compound back into OVER(or what I could find). Then proceed. It only takes a few times to fig'r it out and been a few years since I had that problem. Been practicing the two hand routine now. Pretty good at it...but ain't brag'n. The hard part around here is finding a road SMOOTH enough to actually feel comfortable letting go of wheel and sticking arm thru!! Withoug getting arm broke at elbow from wheel coming around from hitting chuckhole!!! OUCH!! Funny thing....when somone posted my drivin' video on Hank's site, someone over there told me that you DON'T use the compound like I did(like Mike stated). That he was an "expert" and I should learn to do it right....

Well Mike.......I'm in the same boat as most others have mentioned. What do you really want? Both, right?? LOL!! In the end what will make you happier? The sentimental value of the B, or the monetary value of the LT? It's an anwser only YOU can make. I too have a few "extra" vehicle around and have pondered the though of selling/trading off something for another. Never quite had to do it yet...but someday it will happen and I'm not really sure how it will work. Good luck with the decision

I'm thinkin it would be pretty cool to have it in all stainless? Something you could polish up? The paint part is ok, but shiny is good too. I guess I could paint it silver?

oldmacksrus.com has all the info on motors/trannys/etc. Look on the drivers side of tranny and you'll find the number telling you what it is....TRQ-XXXX (the last digits telling if single/double O/D ) With that road speed I would bet you have 5+ something gears or worse! One question? What is a '79 doing with a 673/quad box in it?? Seems pretty new for that combo.

Well, I just went thru this. I have a 10ft ceiling and I have 7ft pipes on mine(that is basically from below the bracket on frame). It just clears...by a hair or two. I have 22.5" rubber on mine. That will make a difference. I used to have the short pipe/muffer like shown, but went with straight tall pipes to get rid of soot on side of my trailer.

Great find. Looks like X-roadway colors?

Great shots! I see Don Snyder had Mr. Nasty there. If you EVER want to see a collection of awesome cars/trucks then make a trip to New springfield, Ohio. http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/index.php Give them a shout and stop and see their place. Model A stuff is there bread/butter, but Don's collection of vehicles is simply amazing! If you like A/FX drag cars, Don has a very extensive collection of very nice stuff(Like the FIRST and LAST '64 T-bolt's). Super nice people, been there a few times. They will set up "private" showings of his collection. It's not really open to the public.

OUCH!!! Them gassers were killers!!!! My B gets around 9-10 bobtailing and 8 or so with trailer. That is very liveable for me....especially for a 45 yr old truck.

I put 6 gal in my 673 and with the homemade dip stick I assume it's alright. I put a couple gals in filter, then I put 3 in pan. I checked stick and it was a full mark. I then put rest in pan. This then assumes that 3 filter/3 pan is full. It usually drains some of filter back and reads overfull when it sits all week. I think this is the reason for the 10-15 sec wait for pressure when I first start it. If I check it shortly after shutdown, it reads full on stick.

Stan might be on the road?? He's been long haulin' alot lately delivering cars to places afar.

Go back to the General Discussion page. Dale hamilton has a wiring diagram for sale(cheap). Larry

Quaker city raceway in Salem, Ohio. I took it over three years. I didn't ever see it come up on the schedule so I think it finally died out here. The first so I went in '00 was awesome!!! The truck count went down every year after. The last two years I made it to the final three trucks though!! I lost all my pictures in my computer when I "formatted C" last week. I have hard prints that I need to rescan and put back up. Just need to find the time.

Pretty cool. The vid worked for me. Don't let the tree huggers see it though!!!!

Heard it's a great show to attend! Maybe someday I'll get over there.