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    Is this where all of us are goning? REALLY MAN you all are saying goodby to a JAPAN product. I maybe excommunicating myself but come on this is a MACK site. I have had several Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kubota products of differemy sorts. Even a Cat 931B loader that was a Komatsu in disguise Yhey were good equipment, but come on. Really!! You all grace the white flag with the RED circle?? This is a just a wrong thead. Got a Honda CT70, 1972 was my first cycle but you want it? Great bike but, My memories are American. Yes,closed in, because of the COVID19, a 100% China product, but really to hear of a Kobota over a Ford 8N, Chalmers, Moline, International, Deere, Even a British Dave Brown, Really?? Disregard the spelling, just had a few on a Sunday afternoon. Let's Talk American, maybe MACK? Just between freinds?
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    Think when I restrored the cab on my LTL it was avalible from Steele Rubber in Pennsylvania. It was by the foot and pricey. If they still have it you will have to cut the corner angles and glue it together. Another place is Restoration Specialties, they seemed to have all the hard to find items, cowl lacing, window felts, vent window rubbers, hard to find crown washers for interior screws, etc.
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    I would assume that these are for the 864 V8 in the C model you just got? I had a complete 864 engine but sold it several years ago. PM: MACKTRUCKS4 He has the engine and parts for 864's maybe he can help you.
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    Can you put this in a .pdf for us tech dumb guys? Can't open this new ".ink"
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    Thanks Rob for the photo's. The sleeper is the same, don't have hand rails but handles are still real nice. Interior is not that fancy. I did put a large chain locker on my Superliner and got it to within a few inches of the cab with straight 6" pipes. No real need for a cutout if the this is done, just moves stack closer to the door. By the way it is an E9 and sounds really good "Thumping" and not all that loud. Contrary to what some guy's say E9's sound like "crapola"
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    Got an early 70's Pete sleeper, 36 inch. no cut-out for exhaust but period correct. Have had this inside stored for 20 years. Was going to put it on a B model at one time. It is just in primer and Perfect, no dents, damage or corrosion. Take a look at "Water Dog" post in Antique & Classic section. It is the same sleeper as on Rob's water R Model. $500 plus the ride. Can post photo's if interested.
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    You know why? I talked to a old Mack engineer about the sound the V8's years ago. The Powerstroke and the Mack engines have the same firing order. Even the END 865/866 have the sound but not so much of the "Thump", just a small block version of the E9. Mack chose the firing order based on the Ford V8 I was told, guess there was a Ford fan at Mack at the time. Makes sense look at how the cylinders are numbered.
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    That is the same "Thumping" that all Mack E9's including American ones have when under load. Just maybe no E9's down by you.
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    Yes, There are 3D metal printers, they cost about $1.5M to start plus inert gases and climate controls. Parts are for Aerospace and no one could afford this part printed in a 3D metal printer! Nice thought though. Take some time but can be made out of billet aluminum if that is the only way to get one. That bracket must be for the LTL not the LTH being aluminum.
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    That's why Volvo put the Real Mack in the condition it is in today. In fear there would be no need for a Volmack!
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    There are two different ways, high pressure & low pressure. There is a procedure in the Mack Overhaul Manual for a drip (low pressure) test on the AMBAC pump. This is in the old 865 V8 manual. Basically remove #1 cyl. injector line, take out fuel delivery valve & spring from holder, reinstall holder, fab. an old fuel line into a small glass of water. Block off fuel inlet and & return on the pump. There should be a 1/8" plug into the fuel galley to plumb an air line into, regulate air to no more than 15psi. Put throttle lever to full. Bar engine over and when air bubbles in the glass of water stop this indicated port closure. Look at your crankshaft timing mark, it should be within 1 degree of what the tag says on your valve cover. if not take loose timing gear on pump and adjust to get it right, as in the manual. Reassemble pump and inj. line, prime pump and try running engine. This whole procedure should take no more than a few hours doing it the first time.
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    Let me rephrase the engine issue. Mack did not start making Diesel engines until the end of the LT production run. W-71's only had Cummins diesel power. I only have diesel powered Macks. Of course Mack made the AC engines and GAS Thermodyne's but we are talking about a W-71 and LT's. Silly me not taking into account all the other Mack models made. Still I would like to see a photo of a 707 in an LT, surly not may made and non known to exist today? Wounder why?
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    LTL Interior 3 Sticks
    I will start by saying there are 6 LT's used to restore this one. There is over 3400 hours of labor that were put in by the previous owner and me so if you figure $20 an hour, no one would work on it for $20 an hour back then or now, that is $68,000 for labor. $25,000 to stipe to bare metal everything except frame and suspension and show quality repaint. Then there is the cost of the 6 donor LT's that averaged $9000 each, $54000 as the only way to get the parts was to get the whole trucks. Find an engine $2500, Rebuild that Supercharged 320 Cummins $10000. Imported 22 inch tube tires 10@$400, $4000. All total $163,500 I'll take half that for it $81,750 Went you want to come and get it? It took (6) B-75's to restore my B-755 and relatively the same cost. It what it takes to do a first class show quality restoration.
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    LTL Interior 3 Sticks
    There are LT's around and for a hobby truck there is nothing better. Break open the piggy bank. The trucks are't getting any younger just like your Dad. If he's got cash around, just know it doesn't do any good in a bank account. Oh, just realized he can buy mine! He needs a BIG piggy bank!
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    If an all Mack drivetrain was available when a lot of the LT's were built there would be a few around. Mack did't start making their own engine until late in LT production. I don't know of one factory built LT with an all Mack drivetrain. Only thing offered was a Hall Scott gas engine and the Cummins Diesel. Mack trans and Brownie aux box, Mack rears. The W-71 was only offered with a Cummins. Any photo's of a 707 in an LT around? Got to look small in there.
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    LTL Interior 3 Sticks
    This LTL has a 5x2x3 total 27 forward, 6 reverse from Mack. It was not uncommon for West Coast trucks. Duplex into a 3 speed Brownie. As for something to actually drive and haul the Superliner is it. It will pull anything and not break a sweat. It dynoed at 1138hp to the wheels years back and had more to go, dyno quit reading! Have to have power steering, A/C, air ride suspension, air ride cab, air ride seat, to be a little comfortable. I drive the RW, Phoenix to Macungie, no way with the LTL or B-755. they would shake my guts out! Maybe the MH when I get that one together if it were close to stock. I'm going drag racing with it. Really turned up twin turbo E9, Diesel/alcohol, with an HT754 Allison 5 speed automatic. Yes the 4 that I got are the best looking of the Mack Pack. I am not getting any more. One more thing if you want something nice, you got to pay or scrounge for parts for years, and parts are getting harder to come by. It took 10 years to get all the parts together when the B was restored about 8 years ago. I bought the LTL complete for far less than what was in it and had to redo all the sheet metal. Putting another $25K and all my work in it for what you see. It is one of about three in the world that still has all 141 aluminum castings it was born with to make it an LTL.
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    Hi Vlad, I agree with you almost all the time but. The frame rails are the same on the LT and W frames. This is a photo of my LTL frame and the spread is obvious towards the front.
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    I was going to ask about your tooling. Looks like you have a tool for everything to do fabrication. Nice, Great job!
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    In my RW there are just the 4 bolts holding the cradle onto the crossmember and no "clamp". Or is the clamp the one that holds the insulator? As said before photo's would help a lot to get it right. I will get a photo of what I am talking about today. Disregard, You have a one piece front mount/crossmember not a two piece as in the illustration further back in this thread. I have only seem them in light weight B & L models. Hope you figure it out.
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    The front crossmember and mount is very similar to an RW that I have made of steel. Look at it there are spacers between the crossmember and engine mount cradle, at least on mine there are. If all you are wanting is to move the cradle and place the rubber isolator rearward, all else lines up and in place, add 1 inch spacers and longer bolts it there are spacers make them longer. We are all looking at why it is wrong and not solving the problem, it could be the spacers were taken out when it was worked on before.
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    Well, I did know of two LT's as of 4 years ago that were mostly complete and parked for years in Prescott, AZ. They may still be there. The place was called MDI Rock, 928-776-2999. They sell landscaping material. The guy that owned them was old and had a young wife, say 40 years younger. Try calling them and see if the LT's are still there or where they went. Also Don Robinson had a mine in Jerome, AZ and gave tours of all his stuff. He passed several years ago but his kids have the property now. Maybe they have a few L cabs literally laying around in all the old mining equipment and they may part with. Look up Gold King Mine and Ghost Town. There is a video on the website of Don running his 1952 International KB-12 with a 300 iron lung Cummings, Great sounding!
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    It maybe a long shot but what if you got and sent Lancaster the cardboard or bendable chipboard is what is really needed? Sounds like that is the only issue is getting a new source for the chipboard without buying large quantities if it. They have the template for sure and have been doing interior kits for years. Maybe they still can get it but not in the small quantities that they sell kits in these days. Maybe worth a call back to them to know. Doing a quick Google search shows the issue, there are a few companies that still make the stuff in natural or gray color, none with the tan craft paper on one side like original Mack used. The material is sold in bulk or by the pallet not just a couple of sheets at a time. It would have to be painted to get the proper color now. WOW, times have changed maybe try colored picture framing mat board if you can still use your old panels as templates, glue fabric beading on where it was sewn originally. Hope it will flex enough to make the bends without cracking. Or maybe use your older panels and glue Naugahyde on. Looks like what the B cab kit from Watt's is like. Glad I got both B & L interiors when still available. Sold the older L interior back about 5 years ago it was 10 years old from Lancaster, still in good shape but not new.

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