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These Aussie Superliners have the fibreglass fender flares, that are made/available for the R model like your Mack. However gauging from your photo maybe the wheels stick out further than the flares extension. Worth a consideration.

Thank you for the wonderful photos and take care. Enjoy the ride home.

24 minutes ago, other dog said:

Does the R have a longer hood than the V models? Kind of looks like it, but it might be an optical illusion too.

I was thinking- not too hard, but thinking- about how neat it would be to have a 6-71 in that truck when I was having all that trouble trying to get it to run. I just didn't think it would fit without a lot of cutting, chopping, grinding, welding, sawing, drilling, hammering, and cussing. A 4-53 would probably be a lot easier, but still not a driveway job.

This was the 180 Cummins, it is very close to the fire wall. The fire wall was not cut or modified. I think the 671 would maybe need a fire wall modification. The V6-653 and the 453's were relatively easy to fit. My dad and the mechanic from the company that imported/sold the GM's usually retro fitted the 453 into his R190's during a weekend. There was no modification to the fire wall. They had all the parts etc ready for the job, including 2 new round cyl diesel fuel tanks, exhaust pipe and fittings. I was a kid then and I was the helper, 2 long days. The fun time was first start of the engine, late Sunday afternoon. They were noisy motors. Cummins was quieter. 

I think the hoods were very close or the same length because the cab and mounting, frame (Chassis) and front axle were the same positions. It looks longer, deceiving. That frame was universally used for various models, including the VCO (first low rise Emeryville cab overs). The VCO's had the same V8 motor as your V model, early ones and most were the 345's and later the 392's. The 345 and 392 were very popular and common in the concrete agi trucks here up to the late 1980's which ran on LPG. 

You have a top Inter, congratulations.

Notice the steel bud wheels retained on the 1964 R model import, whereas all the bigger US trucks, delivered in Aust, like the Inter 180, 190 and 200's had spider wheels. The smaller Inter pick ups had steel buds. The British and European trucks all had steel bud wheels and different threads, US - SAE, Europe - metric and UK - Whitworth (British Standard Whitworth). Trailer threads were all SAE. Turntables (5th wheels) were SAE. So 2 sets of spanners and wheel tools were carried.

21 hours ago, other dog said:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EoMAyHKYNzdQsbYC9

Here's the one Zina took.

air brakes and sweet sound of Inter V8 😄

they were very popular in the 60's here in Australia and made operators real money, and flame shooters too.

11 hours ago, mattb73lt said:

Nothing a little soap, water and elbow grease can't fix. I will say that cab is very dry, warm and tight in crappy weather. My home built electric wiper system was a complete home run! The intermittent feature was great in the mist and drizzle and I never needed to go to fast mode. They kept the visibility excellent the whole time I needed them.

Matt have you noticed the benefit of the Lizard skin, sound etc?

On 3/30/2024 at 5:46 AM, kscarbel2 said:

The EPA is setting unachievable emission reduction targets, this time targeting heavy trucks which are responsible for an enormous portion of freight movement in the U.S.

The technology needed to electrify the trucking industry is nowhere near ready, and this rule is setting us on a collision course for supply chain disasters.

By increasing the cost of shipping with this rule, the Biden administration is once again demonstrating their lack of concern for American families who have been hit hard by inflation and the onslaught of rules and regulations that are making it increasingly difficult to do business in the U.S.

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13252607/Now-Biden-announces-toughest-emission-rules-trucks-buses-R-V-s-latest-climate-crackdown.html

KS , I would not be concerned. Have a look at the Strike Foundation technology, the new industrial revolution is upon us. There is a Cat/Perkins 35 litre genset motor with the technology installed at at London waste site and it is functioning perfectly. India is in the process of implementing this new technology.

On 4/19/2020 at 9:41 AM, AZB755V8 said:

I have bought parts from Gene Osborne to do my next E9 for an Ultraliner. Think your Aussie E9 was in there for rebuild at the time. Non-Dynatard cam and rockers. Had cam reground at CamCraft to Steve Travetz Spec's (same builder of the engine in Superliner). It will be a Monster, Twin 106mm turbos, 14mm pump, etc. with a HT754CR Allison trans for fast shifting. Sorry my projects take a little more time than your Beautiful stuff but it will happen. Just got my shop re-done to actually work in. 

I like your E9 engine photo Osborne knows his stuff. Engine next to the Frig, So is that any indication of what's for Lunch or just a snack? Cummins, Cat, Detroit?

 

Why do some V8 Superliners have the external air cleaners and some are under the hood, like Larry Yoders Superliner that is in the video above comment?

Excellent truck, video captures the wheels as if they are spinning backwards. 😄

On 5/3/2024 at 12:18 AM, Terry T said:

I've mentioned this truck before & have posted pictures of it. Sorry the only way I can post this clip is via FB.  Larry is still running his E9 daily.

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/373944118965291

Needs twin pipes.

Mid-late 1960's COE Peterbilts had Cummins and twin sticks. 1 driver I knew played tunes with the Peterbilt COE, Cummins and 2 sticks, next driver that drove it always got lost as he went uphill, he had to stop and start over, he said the engine cover messed with his gear changes. He soon stopped driving the Pete.  

13 hours ago, mattb73lt said:

The Merritt boxes I ordered came in last week and I spent today installing them. They’re matching 5’ long boxes, with dual doors that swing to the side. That’ll give me better access for my equipment. The left one is going to be for all my deck equipment and the right one will be just for storage and carrying stuff. I was going to order 2 DEF boxes and mount them to the headache rack. But, after installing these two I have a good 36” area on the passenger side between the storage and battery boxes. I’ll order one more box for there and that will be just for truck items (oils, tools and parts.

I met with the sign painter on Wednesday evening. She took a bunch of pictures and we exchanged some ideas. She’s going to send me some mockups in a bit. She’s about 4-5 weeks out. So, it’ll be a bit before that gets done.

Matt, any thoughts about putting mud flaps or some protection between the front of drive wheels and rear of storage boxes to protect and keep the box rears looking good and probably the doors as well? The boxes look great.

Entry and exit was very easy compared to the same period US Kenworth cab over here in Australia.

Are the aluminium fuel tankers sealed or lined to cart gas/petrol? Or just bare aluminium?

On 3/28/2024 at 2:19 AM, other dog said:

Stevie said the truck had an overdrive transmission in it, so I'm thinking 5th. gear will be towards the dash anyway.

4 low ▶️ 5 low ▶️ 4 hi ▶️ 5i, last shift quick to keep the revs up, brings back lots of memories when I learned to drive the GM powered R190 gearbox, no syncro - double clutch/rev and slide the cogs in

Great buy, congratulations. 2 exhaust pipes out the side to let the V8 be heard.

14 hours ago, other dog said:

Well, I haven't posted any pictures of the week for a while. I don't get around nearly as much as I used to. I have to go to the interwebs to find a picture of a girl in a car, something I used to see all the time. So here's a girl in a car, from the interwebs.

Oh, and there's this- I don't want to jump the gun, or count my chickens before they hatch, but the check is in the mail for this unit.

We've been wanting another old truck for a while, Zina kept saying "you need to find us a truck", but nothing really suitable came along. I told her we really needed a single axle unit with a sleeper so we'd have some room in it, like an old fleet truck. Then I saw this on marketplace one day and showed it to her and said "that's a neat looking truck". And she said "you should call". 

I said "but it's really small, we need something with a walk in sleeper"...

"That's a neat looking truck, you should call the guy".

So, anyway, his check is in the mail. Dave Couto, "maint1" on BMT approved.

I actually saw this truck at Winchester a couple of times but I never really paid much attention to it. 

It has a 401 gas engine with a 5 speed transmission and 2 speed rear. 

This man used to own it, he sold it to the late Jerry Howard, Keith Jones from the Keystone Antique Truck and Tractor Museum bought it when they auctioned the Jerry Howard collection, and Dave called him to see if he wanted it back. He did, bought it, and he said he spent about $4,000 on it putting a fuel tank on it, tuning it up, rebuilding the carburetor,etc.  The gas tank had rust in it and kept stopping the filter up so he put a tank that had only held diesel on it.  He sold it for $1,000 more than he gave Keith for it. He said he would drive it pretty much anywhere. 

I called Dave and asked him about it and he verified everything and said he liked it, so we bought it.

Almost- his check is in the mail.

And just because - another girl in another car.

 

 

 

Wonderful purchase. Maybe you could ask if one of these drivers would like to drive it to the show.

Many Inter R 190 and 200 owners in Australia used to bend that gear lever up near vertical from about 3-4 inches below the 2 spd button, so the lever would not touch the seat base and more user friendly for shifting gears. It was bent enough to not touch the dash board. I will see if I can find a picture of a bent lever.

For anyone interested about this new technology, this is a brief update in relation to what is progressing in India.

I think that once India implements this new technology, the USA power companies will want to take up the technology.

this the V style design I was referring to that Mack used for the R model cabs, our R model V/liner has the wider square opening, I think all the Bicentennial's have the V shape opening. with the bigger opening you can open under the bunk into the cab and use it for personal storage and still have the original classic sleeper cab.

your sleeper cab will look wonderful, congratulations

A perfect match for Mrs Mack. Given your capabilities Paul, you could open the front, wider and down to the floor to make it like a walk thru and lower the bunk so it will be very easy to get in and out. Leave the outside original but convert the inside to make it enjoyable and comfortable.

The entry can be the square opening or the lower opening the V shape that Mack had on the valueliners and superliners.

This is an update on my recent post, it is a youtube video by Jordan at Alchemical Science, one of many posted by Jordan, an Australian physicist who has been following and investigating this new technology for at least 2 years. Bob Greenyer is an engineer who has been following this new technology for some time. In this video Jordan confirms the Indian navy to trial the technology.

The Modi government of India has to resolve 2 major challenges for the future of India, 1/ Expand the energy supply to meet the huge growing demand for energy to power it's economy, which will surpass the Chinese economy. Currently India is the biggest coal user and it is forecast to double within 5 years or sooner if it is continued to be used to run the power generators and 2/ Chronic pollution across the country, which if not resolved will reduce economic development and growth.