Phase 1

Check with the supplier. You may have gotten the wrong piston and they have the right one.

Agreed. It was no major design feat to put a big square hood on an R700.

Mack was just matching what was becoming very popular in trucks at the time.

2 hours ago, Fuelman said:

My understanding was that the H61 was a raised cab from the H67 to allow the Cummins to be installed. My dad had one in the 50's with many other trucks. I am not sure how many H61 were manufactured.

There were 484 H-61's made. The H-61 came out first, then the H-63 and then the H-67. I did not know that there were H-61's with Cummins engines.

1 hour ago, RobM626 said:

It’s definitely frame related. Took it to someone few weeks ago and he thinks the body destroyed the frame. He thinks the body had so much deflection in it that it caused it to not sit on the frame anymore and the constant pounding of the body on the frame threw it out of wack. Idk it makes sense. I’m fixing the truck a little cosmetically as much as I can and trying to sell it. I have one offer. We will see what happens

Then maybe we'll get to know the new owner very well here.

On 12/2/2019 at 6:49 PM, J Mack said:

Thanks guys, I’m getting tools as I need to work on the trucks. Had to buy jacks, jack stands, impact guns and sockets just to remove the wheels & tires that weren’t in the budget. Luckily I have an awesome wife that sees these daily deliveries of tools and parts for this project and so far so good.

 

I’m a one man show working on this in my spare time and I way underestimated the weight of some of these parts like the rear end, as much as I wanted to keep the Cummins 220 not sure how I would have mocked that up in a new frame without an A frame crane of some sort. I’m sure lots of new tools and equipment will find its way to my shop before it’s all said and done, still on my bucket list to restore an old Mack EEU so I don’t mind gearing up on this truck to be more prepared if I find the right EEU.

 

You wouldn't have to be buying those things new when you will be using them very little. Watch for auctions and sales, Craigs List, lots of used stuff on eBay. Some rental places have some of the things you will need if you have one close enough.

No "before" photos?

You weren't able to convince him that there would be no problem with the wheels?

On 11/9/2019 at 8:08 AM, hatcity said:

looks like a B model on deck

Notice the front tire tread.

10 hours ago, Red Horse said:

Took another look at body-looks  like it  has latches to secure load cover.  Silage of some sort- for  sure some sort of lightweight material.

Oh -Casino?  Cash?😎 

Seaweed from lake cleanup?

On 10/24/2019 at 8:28 PM, Red Horse said:

How to loose a lot of money with a 57 Bel Air!  What were they thinking!

If that is the same one I remember, it was done long ago - when 57 chevys were still a dime a dozen.

Focusing on the car....  is that a 57 Chevy?

It's a good conversation piece if nothing else.

I had not heard of the 475 either. Some research shows that in 1977 some changes were made to the engine, including different heads, to meet emissions standards. With those changes, the model number was changed from 477 to 475. The displacement did not change. I agree that it would be a rare truck and good to have. Super Duty engine production ended in 1981.

That one looks good the way it is. You could get the mechanicals in good condition and have a head turner truck.

9 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

ls that a steering wheel he's holding?   .....Hippy

Stay on the rails - no matter what!

Nice.

I knew of a 1966 B-61, and wouldn't expect there were very many of them.

On 8/31/2019 at 2:25 AM, RoadwayR said:

I drove a Fleetstar once that had a 537 V-8 in it, sort of an improved 549 I guess.  Truck had a 5X4 in it, geared really short.  I wasn't the best at driving a 5X4, but I could make it pull pretty hard.  

Don't know what the issues were, but I remember hearing the big International V-8's were not the most reliable big gassers.

The company I work for had a bunch of 534 Fords back in the day.  Last one I remember seeing was a 70-something LT-900.  I never got a chance to drive it, but never heard anything bad about it.  I know by then the 534's didn't make a whole lot of power due to emissions, which was why they were dropped a couple of years after the Lima 429 came out.  The 429's were great, only problems I ever saw with those were the cams going flat and the oil pump pickups falling off.  Even that wasn't much of an issue if the driver shut it off quick enough.

Outside of the 413/EN414, my favorite big gassers were the GMC 401 and 478 V-6's.  That 702 V-12 must have really been a monster.  

Always wanted to drive a REO V-8, heard they were pretty good.

 

 

Two big gassers that I would like to have some time with are the GMC 637

V-8 and the White giesel.

On 8/22/2019 at 3:53 PM, james j neiweem said:

It looks like mack B's never came close to Whites coup cab 92 inch BBC. That was there big selling point. I believe the white A cab 9000 was also 92 in BBC. Those were cramped cabs.

I think the White was a high cab short conventional or low cab forward, and would be compared to a Mack C model.

Have you talked to Dick Lein about it?

Tell more about it. Where was it last known to be? Who had it?

I would think that one of the restoration parts companies would have them or something that would work.

This is from Restoration Specialties:

http://stores.restorationspecialties.com/trim-fasteners/

If  "It really looks cool" - show us pictures!!!

On 7/20/2019 at 7:53 PM, 41chevy said:

There were 455 B-85 Fire Truck made from 1954-1966.There were 77 B-85 flat fendered made from 1956-1964 with Cummins NHBS 743 cu.in at 275 hp.or 290 hp.The B-853 had NTO-6-B 743 cu.in. 262 hp or 280 hp.there were 29 made.There were 5 B-86's made from 1957-1959 with 354 industrial Hemi V8

And Yarnall has a B85F Margus with an L cab  with aluminum heavy radiator.

While on the subject, there were two G-72's built. I guessed they would have had a 707 engine, but in light of this would they have had Chryslers too?

There was a Wheels Of Time article that explained it, but I have no idea when it was.

This one appears to have been sold.