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I think a lot of regulars on here know already that the Mack Bulldog was made from a carving. 39 Baby Mack ( unfortunately he doesn't stop by any more) Made a really good post in a thread explaining this. 

I will post a link to another thread , and in that thread is a link to the original post . Sorry, I hope that isn't confusing , lol 

The bulldogs used to be different from one side to the other . and Mack mirrors used to match the left and right side of the bulldog .

Not sure if this helps anything . But someone may find it interesting .

https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/43937-mack-mirrors…something-interesting/?tab=comments#comment-323522

It sure was ready to be changed , lol .   

Thanks for the update . 

North of the border is $ 2.399 / Litre.  

There is close to 3.8 litres per US gallon .

That translates to $ 9.11  gallon ......  and its supposed to go up more here. 

Looks amazing .  I really like your choice of colours 

PAI used to list a stainless one in their catalog ,   EEM-1916 .........       I doubt its available though  

I wonder if this is your trans ?   TRD(L) 722 

1 minute ago, mowerman said:

Yes I really like that U model I sold it back to Oakland California Mac dealer in 1990 and decided to go back to work for somebody that’s sub hauler business was rougher than I thought

It was probably a good decision. Now you can count the days to your retirement.  

2 minutes ago, mowerman said:

Thought I would give this photo another shot I tried to download it in the U model tread wouldn’t take I owned this in 89 and 90 it was an 87

I love it !!!

I liked it to Bob , I was on a job and it came in and backed up to the house like it was a dry summer day , lol 

I thought I had done it easily ??  But apparently I didn't . Because I just went through to try to delete some photos and the only way I could was  to go to my attachments , then to the actual thread , then edit my post by deleting the photo. I would have thought ? there was an easier way. 

Hopefully Bob can help some more . 

I did find this cool pic I posted A long time ago , lol .  Its actually cool going through old pics 😄

Thanks for the update .   Thats a really cool R  

LOL,  well done.   

looks amazing so far. 

Thanks so much for sharing your progress . 

Just now, mowerman said:

That’s ingenious you just outdid the rest of us ha ha… Bob

Believe me......   I couldn't outdo anyone , lol 

My 2 cents is 67Rmodel hit the nail on the head.  

You actually have a good opportunity to finish off your international or some other truck and go to truck shows, tractor pulls, or any spot with Diesel engines and promote yourself.  Hand out your post cards and have a nice chat .  That way you can judge the customer . lol .  We all know the customer we wish we had stayed away from . 😀

3 hours ago, Vladislav said:

No Keith, looks like they're not. At least 3 R688 of the SGT bunch had the spring brackets with tow pins incorporated (and used no spicers) and also there was one more R which I purchased a hood off and it had the same style brackets and VIN starting with 2M2N pointing to Canadian assembly. All those were made in 1988. On the other hand the truck I mentioned in the post above was Matt Pfahl's (from Connecticut) restored R-model I crawled under for a few detailed pics accordingly to the condenser mounting (to fit it properly to my R). And that truck had spicers (as I mentioned before) and American VIN-code 1M... Built in 1985. So my guess the spicers were an option. I don't see any practical use in setting the tow pins off to the front (and putting them in one more separate part hold by bolts instead of a generic chassis part as the spring hanger) so probably it was a matter of style. Same as two bumper options for 2nd generation Superliner.

Modelbuilders must be happy with what we describe and show out with pics definitely

Thanks Vlad for the pics and information.  I find these little details interesting 

I won't ever have to worry .  That kind of green and me will never happen , lol .   I don't even play the lottery . 

lol, I didn't know about it . If I could afford to spend 3.7 million , I would have the covoy truck, Evel Knievel cabover and all the B model dump trucks from the Diehard movie . And still have a couple bucks left ??? maybe 😀

3 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Those spicers were an option. Otherwise bumper seats right against the spring brackets. And it doesn't interfere with a stock condencer. But when I started looking for reference pic for you I found out interesting fact I have never payed attention to before. As you can see on the pic below the spring bracket already has 3 bosses which actually play a role of spicers for the bumper. I was going to use a photo of different R-model which both had a condencer and a bumper in place (and I had a good pics of). But when I looked at it I discovered it used those spicers exactly as Keith showed on his trucks. And when the spicers were used the spring brackets didn't have the bosses. Both at Keith trucks and on the one I had a pic of. At the same time 2 of my R's and one more front end of a truck I bought for parts in the past had bosses and no spicers.

Thanks for the pic Vlad, I found that interesting as well.  

Do you think the tow pin incorporated in the spring bracket could be an American built thing ?  The tow pin set up in my stuff is all added between the frame and bumper . Even the 1977 R700 .  They are all Oakville builds though.  The model builders will find this little detail interesting . 

I think that was perfect how you did it . And like Vlad said , you don't need the top filler plate the way you did it . 

Thanks for keeping us up to date on your project. I like following this. 

I have an 88 R688 an a 86 RD688. they both have a 5 inch spacer behind the bumper used for a tow hook .  For sure they are both original equipment . They both have air .  

There was a thread on here a loooong time ago about a fella that had clunking noises coming through the drive train, It turned out he had put new tires on one axle only and the mis matched tires were causing a problem with the power divider . I don't think this is the case , just throwing it out there . 

I was trying to figure out what was on the lower corner of the dash. After zooming in , it looks like a way to check the oil .  Ive never seen that before.  

Very nice Truck.  Just right. 

Yes they still have them. I don't think they will stop them or all those trucks  will end up back in Ottawa again , lol