bigmacksuperliner89

I have a 77' RS700L with a 375 V8 motor. My grandfather bought it new at the Louisville truck show and it has been in the family ever since then. I have had a lot of people tell me that was the wildest and fastest truck around in its day. My father worked the truck hauling coal untill the motor blew up in 94'. So he parked it and has been stealing parts here and there ever since then. I have another motor for it. I'm gonna take two and make one. I was wondering if any of you guys know about how much an over haul kit would be for a 375 V8? I looked at the valve cover tonight and it said it was an ???866. Does that sound right? I want to fix the motor and start restoring it. I'm going to post some pictures of it in my gallery. It started out green and brown then went to white and marroon and is now blue and white Thanks for any replies, Scott

Where did he find a V8 test engine at? That sounds like a great find for the price. My father had three superliners all together. One was a 89' RW713 with a E9 500, triaxle equipment truck that he still has. It has a bad crank so its just sitting. He also had two 88's or 89's superliners with 350's. One was a marroon with silver stripping and the other was a darker marroon with charcoal stripping. Maybe one of them looked like your fathers truck. I'd like to see a picture of your fathers truck. I posted some pics of the trucks. Check out my gallery. Scott

Has anyone ever swaped a 6 cylinder for a V8? How much work would it be to swap? How much would you have in parts? I'm having trouble finding what I want. Everyone wants an arm and a leg for a superliner with a V8. I'm finding nice ones with 300s and 350s for under $10,000. Then I keep finding rough trucks with V8s and they want $15,000-25,000. Just exploring my other options. Thanks for any replies, Scott

Barry, How much would an E9 overhaul kit cost? Thanks, Scott

Hey Nigel, I found this one for sale on this web site http://www.gsnet.com/inventory/Trucks/Conv...85_73_RM600.asp Its not the nicest example of a Magnum but its the only one I could find.

Thanks everyone for the help. The RW613 was the truck I liked the most out of all of them I looked at. Now I gotta hunt the guy down and try to buy one of the trucks or maybe two if they are cheap. Then I can post some pictures of it. Thanks again, Scott

All of the trucks had camelback suspensions and were double framed.

I went to look at some Superliners today and one of the trucks was an RW613 and the frame was a lot smaller in height than the other trucks that I looked at. I think the other trucks were RW713's but I forgot to look. Is there a frame height difference between an RW613 and an RW713? Thanks in advance, Scott

Without tires. You don't have to go through the trouble of weighing it for me.

Does anyone know how much of a weight difference there is between a Camelback suspension and an Air ride suspension? Thanks in advance, Scott I'm looking for a V8 Superliner and I don't know what suspension I want under the old dog. I have found them with airride however they want an arm and a leg. I've found some with Camelback suspension for reasonable prices. What suspension do you guys prefer? I want to pull an end dump with it plus take it to truck pulls.

Matt I sent you some photos of a couple of Magnum's I have found. Tell me what you think about them. Hope they help, Scott

I'm looking to buy a Superliner with a E9 500 and my dad told me I am crazy that they are nothing but trouble. Is he right or wrong? What kinds of problems do people have with them? Is an E9 a good dependable motor or will it leave me sitting on the side of the road? I hear that if you don't turn the fuel up they will run forever. Thanks for any replies, Scott

I converted it to USd and it was around $19,746. You have a good looking truck. I think it would be worth paying that much for a V8 Superliner. Those trucks seem to hold there value. Thanks for the help Nigel. Scott

I was wondering how much someone should pay for a 1988 Superliner E9 500, with air ride suspension, aluminum wheels, and 200,000 miles. Is it worth over $20,000?? Thanks, Scott