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I sure like those chrome daytons...you don't see those very often!
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Well, I can't help there...my trucks are H67 and they have a completely different mount than that. Is that the handle mounting? My handle mounts on the cab floor.
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I have TRD-67 and TRD-720 transmissions in mine, I may have a spare brake mount if you can post a photo of what your transmission looks like (where the brake mounts).
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Here's one for the E6, is that what you're working on?
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That LJ sure shines under the lights, it turned out fantastic even though it went through the flood!
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13 hours ago, 70mackMB said:
While you are working on finding PS parts. Jack the front wheels off the ground and grease the hell out it. Turn the wheels side to side and grease it some more. lf you are only going to use it as a hobby truck l would leave it alone. l had four trucks with manual steering and didn't have any problems. .....Hippy
One guy on here said to turn the wheels all the way left and grease it there, then all the way right and grease it there (with it jacked up as you say). Seems to make sense.
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On 8/15/2025 at 7:33 PM, cruiseliner64 said:
2MPG....what price was a gallon of gas back then? Id say it was smooth to drive.Id love to see one...
Paul
In 1974 (when he had the truck), gas was $0.39/gallon.
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18 hours ago, cruiseliner64 said:
I just cant think of a gas (petrol) powered semi truck.What was the gas mileage like? Im sure it was smooth to drive but would it have the same power as a diesel of the same size? Iv never seen one over here,in fact Iv never even heard talk of one here.There were small trucks of about 12 tons gross here years ago.Bedford was the only one I can think of selling them but not semis....
Paul
My dad had a White Mustang single axle tractor with a gas engine, he said it got 2 mpg. It was a former Coca-Cola truck.
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Here's a reproduction insert for an L model, if it doesn't look like yours you could ask the guy if he has an E model liner.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175115454458
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Here's a 4000.
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I know one problem they had with the turbines, they intake a huge amount of air and they couldn't figure out how to filter all the dirt before it went into the engine.
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When I was a kid, my dad got Commercial Carrier Journal magazine. I still have a floppy vinyl record that was stapled in there one month, called "Sounds of the turbine powered Peterbilt". Too bad the concept never worked out.
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2 hours ago, Brocky said:As Dean said above, ANY restoration is very labor intensive!!!! With restoration shops getting big buck$ per hour!! How much of the work can you / your family do yourselves????? What are your mechanical and/or body skills???? Do you have a facility to work in??? Does your family want a showroom perfect restoration or just a very showable truck??? Take a bunch of pictures (post them here!) and visit the Iowa 80 museum in Walcott IA and ask a bunch of questions.. They will also know of vendors in your general area to do individual parts of the restoration: Engine, Brakes, interior, and paint.. IF you can do a lot of the work, there is a LOT of help and information on this forum. With no pictures it is hard to guesstimate how much it would cost, BUT for a top showroom restoration, entirely by an outside shop, I am guessing off the top of my head, the price would be well in excess of $100K!!! The bottom line is your ability's and checkbook VS your family's wants!!!!!!!!!
Plus one on Brocky's comments, I spent $62k on mine and that was with me doing quite a bit of the work.
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Let me know what parts you need.
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Can you post a pic of what you need, or send me a PM with a photo?
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Really sharp truck...I like those polished tube-type budds on the steer.
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What I've done in the past is cut a slot like he's already done, make sure the thing is soaked thoroughly with penetrant, then air chisel the slot in the removing direction. You can peel a lot of them off that way, and often the rattling and oil will loosen the thing up before you peel it off. If you're careful you won't damage the stud.
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Here's a video of a guy replacing broken torsion bars on an F model. He has 14 F models! He's got some really good videos on the tube of you.
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No charge!
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17 hours ago, Brocky said:You all are "City Boys"!!! Until the early 60's we had a single crank phone in the house. A big black box on the wall that had an ear/mouth piece like you dial phone. 12-15 party line and you heard every bodies ring!! Our neighbor still had the taller rectangle box with the mouth piece on the front and the ear piece on a cord..
Early 60s? I was born in 63! I lived in farm country, northern Ohio in the 70s; we had a 4 person party line. One lady would give us a certain amount of time on a call, if she thought you should be done she'd pick up the receiver and ring a cowbell in the mouthpiece.
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My dad bought a lot of parts from Mack for his trucks, they gave him a phone receiver cover with a bulldog on it. I don't know if I still have it...remember back in the day almost all phones were the same?
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On 7/13/2025 at 3:41 PM, Vladislav said:
F600 were built using R-model chassis rails (or more correctly to say R-model got F600 chassis when came into production in 1965. F600 started in 1962) F700 have different and model specific rails. IDK why it's 700 since the rear portion rails section is identical (9x1/4")
If I'm not wrong F700 were just later production trucks replacing F600 at some point. That shafty part you see between the bumper and the lower cab edge is a kind of torsion bar (or what else I don't know what particulary) makes me thinking it's F600.
It is a torsion bar, makes it possible to tilt the cab by hand. No hydraulics for the cab tilt!
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On 7/11/2025 at 2:41 PM, Vladislav said:
Is that F700 for real not F600? Nice truck with steel dash. Thanks for sharing.
Good question...what's the difference between the two?
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Smudge pots, fusees
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I dug this kit out of my storage shed the other day, it belonged to my grandfather. If you can read the fusees, it says "Jan 1961" and this kit has obviously never been used. I'm going to clean it up and put it in my Mack since it's period correct (1959) but I'm going to dispose of the flares since they're flammable. I was in Fostoria Ohio in 1978 when the Railroad Fuse plant exploded; it lifted me off the floor even though I was a couple blocks away from the factory. It knocked houses off their foundations.