mrsmackpaul

I reckon your 100% correct A made in NewZealand special for NewZealand Paul

So Swish man, now that Macks arent making their own manual transmission anymore does that mean only Macks with M drive will hav3 a gold doggy from now on ? Paul

I was always taught never put cold water in a hot motor when its not running as it will crack a head or worse I wonder if this may have not helped ? Or maybe I read it wrong Either way good luck Paul

Well not quite as exciting as some Hot as all get out 42 degrees, 107 in the old money Told the Princess just cold meat and salad so I got sent promptly out side to cook pork and turkey on the spit Pork caught fire while I wawass staying hydrated inside watching TV I did manage to sort of save it but no crackling Just the 2 of us as Dads crook and a days drive from here, the boy is stuck in North QLD with work So the Princess my dog (Miss Molly) and of course myself Oh and I got a hammock Apparently Miss Molly and I have grown quite a bit since the last hammock I didn't get any Mack stuff, however I did buy a complete brand Reddot AC for Mrs Mack a couple of months ago so I feel my browny points are all used up Paul

Was watching a old movie yesterday, yes I am boring, anyway movie was called "How to Murder your Wife" On youtube if you wanna watch it Jack Lemmon and the long and the short of it is a concrete truck is a small part of the movie and you only see the front of it in a cartoon in the movie and it looks very Autocar'ish to me So there you have it I dunno if its of any interest or not but cartoon Autocars are out there lol Paul

This a pretty cool jigger, a bit hard to park in Australian car parks Paul

You could still buy the molded plastic headliner in Australia a couple of years ago Was over a thousand bucks then Paul

Fantastic stuff Vlad I like you have only ever seen photos of these Thank you for taking the time to share this rare bit history with us Paul

Were would you get this stuff from, I have never seen it for sale Paul

Looking sharp How would you make it wood grain ??

Yep sadly a sign of the times I guess Still the best manual transmission ever made for a heavy truck despite what some might say Very very heavy duty and the strongest transmission with highest torque rating for many decades Only when other engine manufacturers built motors with torque ratings as high as Mack did RoadRangers begin getting made with troque ratings comparable to the Maxitorque Paul

Is there anywhere on the forum we can view these ?

Thanks for the added input Fred Little appears to be really known about these R 800 trucks from people who drove or worked on them Paul

Welcome to the forum Good looking jiggers there Paul

Welcome A very classy jigger Paul

That's a hell of a reach on that pump Or at least to me it is Paul

Nope sorry no idea what you jokers are talking about No need for snow chains or what ever you blokes call them in this part of the world Having a high this week of 46 or 114.8 in the old money Paul

Was watching the old movie "Strategic Air Command" the other day and it looked like they were driving tankers like this into Stratoliners, I think they are called Big cargo planes took the whole semi and then used I gathered for in flight refueling of the then new B47 bombers Great old movie from a different time when people put their country first I hadn't seen it for 30 or 40 years and still as good if not better than I remember Sorry got a tad off topic Paul

Same bloke makes the molded flares etc for R models https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/548288394/?ref=permalink Paul

I feel its the yellow tube, and it comes with different colours I could have the tube colour wrong They make a huge range of products, the black one that sets like rubber for under lights etc There's a white one like seam sealer f oir joins in body panels I use it , Sika brand pretty much exclusively. It costs a bit more but I have never had it not work as intended even when using as not designed My last used was on a truck steering wheel a few weeks ago The molded rubber outer was loose on the steel inside due to age and heat Pulled the wheel off, flipped it upside down, drilled a whole heap of 1/4 inch holes every couple of inches around and pumped it full of Sika flex Cleaned it up best I could and left it over night Morning time it was as good as new Paul

The lights on my R model have the writing on the inside of the lense so you can only tell what is when it lights up You seem to have a lot more lights than mine Did You get the fiber glass dash from the fella at Toowoomba or somewhere else ? Paul

A friend of mine builds tilt trays (roll backs in the US I think you call them) Anyway he told me never to use silicon as it contains acid I think he said and makes paint etc rust badly He got me onto Sikaflex as it doesn't contain this acid or whatever it is that causes the corrosion Seams to work fine so far Paul

Sikaflex, the black rubberized stuff Pull the lights off, put the Sikaflex underneath screw back up Smooth and contour with your fingers I know its not right and some die hard people on here will be having conniptions, but if on a budget needs must And you can get it apart later when the budget is healthier and it will make it water tight and to 99 % of people will never know I have used 1/4 inch gasket paper to make door trims and cab liners Like most things, they arent perfect but pretty darn close and if you cant buy the real deal they work pretty good Paul

I always understood that one of the reasons manufacturers put curves and the like in body is to give them strength and top stop a lot of noise and warpping etc This ute doesnt appear to have it Deboss garage did a segment on this jigger It is huge and will be hard to park anywhere in Australia, dunno about the US but Richard seems to think this will be a problem in Canada and he lists a few other issues Paul

Ok that maybe a little harsh but Mack E6 and Mack trans are mounted in three spots Unless that chassis is twisted up like a Twistie I very much doubt and can not see how it can be the problem You could bend it side ways and as long as those three mounts line up reasonably well it will be fine I have never worked on a heavy truck were anything even remotely lines up once they have a few years on them I need jacks and porta powers sometimes just to get things apart and back together and still have none of these dramas Truck flex and twist a unbelievable amount in their day to day lives and dont have these dramas It isnt your chassis As we say out here "tell him his dreaming" Paul