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A little bit at a time, just keep moving forward!! It’ll get done.

I was told the same thing about the dry sleeves. Always used a 50/50 mix and never had an issue. And that B is beautiful!!! I’ve seen it a few times at shows, wow!

Keeping it organized is tough at times. Lots of pictures, notes, tagging and bagging the hardware helps. The down side is the length of time this truck has been apart and the fact that some of it had been removed or scrounged by the previous owner. At least it wasn’t vandalized.

Should be shooting some more interior green paint late tomorrow or Saturday, after fixing all the rest of the interior panels and moldings. Plus a little red and black for some parts and brackets that need to go into the cab. That should keep me going through the winter doing assembly work. Still a ton of stuff to get, wipers, gauges, chrome, more seals and rubber. Lots to do on top of that, wiring, plumbing, etc... I did put my first new piece of glass into the back panel. My goal is to have the cab done by spring, so when the weather turns, I can get the frame up in front of the barn to start back on that and assembling the running gear. Lots to do!!!

Nothing like working on clean stuff, even when it’s old. Nice.

If you want those carbs and fuel pumps, let me know? I’m never going to use them and you’re the only people I know that they might help.

Love the fabrication work on the exhaust manifold. I wonder if that’ll make it sound any different than a stock manifold?

That’s really sharp looking! Add another tank to the passenger side to balance it, that would be the only thing it could possibly need.

Spent the day cleaning up after the paint job. So much easier with those new curtains installed. NO mess on the shop side. Worth every penny to get. Then I actually started installing a few items permanently on the cab, clearance lights, the new air horns and door items. It feels good to be able to start putting things back together again, after such a long time. Walking around it and seeing how straight it is and how good the paint came out, I’m totally amazed!! Especially, the cab back, considering how bent up and poorly repaired it was. I gotta admit, I’m very happy about it!!!

It's possible. I got that code from Matt Pfahl and the interior green code. It is a nice deep red, though.

I am. Hard to knock the smile off my face when I'm in the shop. It looks even better in person, the pictures only give it a little justice.

Yes, PPG Concept DCC "Mack Fleet Red" Paint code # 75674 It's the first big job I've used it on. Previous projects I used Dupont Centari, which is no longer available. This was very easy to apply, with very good coverage. As for the overspray, I thought it was typical for the volume of paint I sprayed. It'll sweep up. I try to let everything lay, other than tape and paper, for 24 hours to cure. I leave my fans on for a few hours after I've finished painting. Probably had a little more on the floor as the cab sits pretty low to it. I just checked it now and it looks great after curing.

And I didn't mess up the interior paint!! spent six hours yesterday cleaning and taping off the interior. Mostly taping!! Just a few spots to clean up. WOW is all I can say!!!!!!!

I did it!! It's now "Fleet Red". Still curing up and wet, but really getting glossy as it does. That new curtain is a life saver!!!

Yes, it is. I also did the back wall and roof. Back wall came out good, roof not as much as it was difficult to cover. I did end up doing the inside of the fire wall, instead of the face for several reasons.

Paint on the interior, today!! Floor, jambs and doors. Took longer to tape it all off then to paint it. Just finished up and time for a well deserved beer.

Yes it has been quite a while to get here. As I’ve said all along, this cab is the worst part of this build and I knew it would take the longest. Once it’s done the pace should pick up.

Wet sanding away!! Got about 1/2 done yesterday and planning on finishing today. A couple of nice days to do it.

Scroll back a little, I posted the site where I got them. They’re a home run!! Keeps everything out of my shop side of the barn. Or just google, “sliding dust curtains “. These are working out so well, just have to clean one bay now, not the whole shop.

Another step closer. Sanded the whole cab and applied epoxy primer to it. Once it cures, I’ll wet sand the whole cab and start applying color. This week is looking good!!

The new curtain earned it's keep today. Sprayed about a 1/2 gallon of primer on the exterior. Huge mess in the work bay, NOTHING on the shop side!! It was so worth the investment. Some Lizard Skin to spray tomorrow and then interior paint. Then, followed by the exterior. Sooo close now!!

I don’t know the length, but I replaced my speedometer cable earlier this summer and this was the part number off the old one the Mack dealer matched up. This was on a duplex and then a triplex I have in my truck now.

Almost there. Upper cab is seam sealed. Roof is done, some high build primer took care of the pitted areas on the donor. Upper molding sealed and installed. Doors are done and mounted. Some more sealing, epoxy priming and wet sanding before....paint!! Very close now. The curtains are proving their usefulness and value. Keeping them drawn, while doing all this dusty sanding, is keeping 95% of that mess out of the shop. Just what I track in on my shoes when I need to go to that side.

They did bring it back and offer it again as an option. I would agree with Redhorse, it is a roomier cab with larger windows. There’s a few extra inches here and there, but it’s the larger, more square upper area that makes a difference in not feeling as “cramped”. Both cabs are just as wide at the bottom and the L a little deeper fore and aft. I will say the B cab is more durable and better built than the L. The lengths I’ve gone to bring my L cab back lead me to believe this and all the B survivors. The B series with the L cab option are my favorites.

If it’s the same pad for a standard B, the military uses the exact same pad on the M35 series 2 1/2 ton and several others. Readily available in from eBay and several surplus vendors.