1961H67

Along with his body shop duties he got one last run complete this week.

Last Day of Summer break, I had to cut out some rust and weld some patch’s in , then send to my body man for some touch up,, Back to school Monday.

I had a duplex get some old silicone in the drain for the front input shaft bearing, it was running oil down to the bearing but couldn’t drain back into the case , and was running oil out the front input, I pulled the cap and blew all the feed and drain holes out , no leaks. Just an idea., could the restriction passed on. And let it be draining the way it should??? .

It’s kinda like our “TERMACK” ,, 1/2 Terex and R Model.

Vlad , glad to help with anything, I have gotten tons of help from all of y’all. I’ll send you some pictures of the packages ,hopefully it’s what you need.

Thanks Matt , yes I’ll have to use some glaze on some of the pitted areas and I have some high build primer,,Time will tell how many coats. Val I’m out of town till Sunday, when I get back I’ll send you the exact width, thickness of the cowl lace and the info on the brass rivet

A little more progress today,, covering a lot of bare metal. A lot of pits to fill now.

Yes he’s getting serious about helping me. The Charger is a 70 we’ve had it 20 years, it’s in pretty good shape, we’ve got the engine out of it now,, we had the interior done , even had Richard Petty sign the dash. We need to finish it , you don’t see that many at the car shows ,, I think the Dukes of Hazard wasted a lot of them.

A little more progress,,new hood lace on the cab ,hopefully I can finish it on the radiator shroud soon then move on to finish finishing the hood. My Helper has been polishing small parts , working on the copper heater lines .

That is beautiful! Congratulations on staying the course, you have got something to be proud of!

The internet definitely has helped, back in the 70s I knew about every one in North & South Carolina with a lot of L cab parts,but you had no idea a few hundred miles away until the internet.

Matt is right, The L is VERY hard to find any parts for. In all I have used parts from about 5 different trucks ( I have 2 parts trucks) . I was very lucky to find people like Matt , And a few others who had extra parts, remember I came across a brand new steering wheel and speedometer for my LJ ,,Unheard of now! Actually I probably would have never resorted mine if it wasn’t the truck I learned to drive on,we had a 5th wheel wrecker on this thing and we used it a lot in the winter with chains and the salt didn’t help a cab that was prone to rust bad anyway, because I have seen several for sale in great shape ( maybe just needed painting) for way less than what I have in this,, and I’m sure most of us have been down that road but once we get started we’re too far in to stop .

Got the under cab skits painted and I installed the left side today,,, and like everything else the battery box cover is pretty rough,,, it’s kinda like the fenders , I can fix it but I would love to find a better one, it should be the same on different models LJ, LF , Diesel or Gas all should be the same .

I love the “ New England “ look, I never saw that growing up down here, I remember a few artists that we would use years ago, but mostly they just did door letters. My first trip to Macungie years ago was it first time I really got to see that look in person.

They aren’t perfect but usable, some rust at the rear, and a few extra holes here and there. I’ll keep plugging away at it . Almost ready to prime the hood.I got the lower cab skirts painted yesterday, hopefully I can install them next week.

More Fun begins!

Love the KRACERJACK !

“ Fleet “ Red is what Hennis Freight used, Like Matt’s picture, Basically American Lafrance Red . That’s what I painted my 1965 Hennis C Model with,, any DuPont store can mix it either in Nason or Imron ,, depending on how much you want to spend.

That last picture Matt posted has the style my LJ had, Chrome . Maybe most of the Western trucks were used for logging, and they needed a wider, more stable mirror?

I just started a thread on the History of West Coast Mirrors, especially on Mack’s . We will see what kind of knowledge is out there.

I have 6 “ L “ Cab trucks, and all of them except my 1965 C Model looks to have had several different mirror configurations due to the amount of extra holes in some of the doors, I posted a picture of my Coca Cola LJ after I installed “ R “ Model style mirrors ,, the mirrors that were on this truck from I know had been on since the late 60s had 3 holes in the top and 4 in the bottom,, with several previous holes from before these. I have a 55 LTH , And a picture of it ( and a new 56 LTH) taken in Northern California in 1956 , both have West Coast Mirrors,also the yellow sister truck to mine from Oregon has West Coast Mirrors. just for curiosity any history how they got to the West Coast first? Any after market? Or Mack . I have several pictures of my Dad’s trucks in the early 60s with just single mirrors possibly off the door hinge . Some of the earliest pictures of the L cab trucks on the East Coast have the top bracket curved down the front of the door frame ( I have a black set of those also. ) I’m ready for some good history lessons!

I figured it was around 1960 because I have some pictures of Dad taken in 1961 with Late 60s Mack’s with small mirrors , I wonder if Mack Made any or was they after market.

The mirrors that were on it ( from the 60s I would assume) had 3 bolts in the top bracket, they are in good shape but the chrome is pitting, I have seen some top brackets that curve towards the front of the door frame. I’ve used these R style bracket kits on my H & LTH . Most of these old trucks have had a couple different sets through the years since they didn’t come out with “ West Coast “:mirrors . ( I’m unsure when and what brand of mirrors were offered when the West Coast mirrors got popular on the east coast? ) So since I’ve got 2 Superliner parts trucks I had plenty to choose from.

A little more progress today.

Fenders are still at the blast shop, Got hood back, repairing some cracks.