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1961H67

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  1. In ( Way too many years) that I have been working on this LJ restoration I have been fortunate that I have been donated 2 LJ Parts trucks , one with a 200 Cummins single axle, very rusty, and one Gas tandem, The Gas LJ was purchased new by a company near me when I was growing up,, they moved houses mostly, I remember as a boy seeing it being used. One of the original owners grandsons, gave it to me a few years ago, it was In really bad shape, but I have used a few pieces off of it. And actually I used the transmission in my L J , they put air power steering on it. It’s been a great help. I found a picture of it in use back in the day. Pretty cool!
  2. That’s a work of art! Time to enjoy it now.
  3. That Blue one is a beauty! Keystone Museum has a beautiful Black one with a E9 , I saw it yesterday , Which by the way , Keystone Museum is a MUST for Truck ( and Tractor) Lovers, or if you’re just a Mack fan they have a great selection,, the Museum is a classic!
  4. You can still do it before it gets dirty! It looks great.
  5. Thanks License to Kill,, We get to chasing rabbits at times, and Trucks like the one I just posted is the reason I’m still working on the Coca Cola Painted LJ that I’m restoring . If I had stayed the course, it would have been done years ago. I probably should’ve started the post as “ Restoring a LJ “ . Matt got involved with a backdrop manifold and we became friends, and it’s gone from there. It’s been a great experience making a lot of friends, I’m planning on getting some more information on the Yellow LTH soon and sharing some of its history.. Thanks for the interest.
  6. Heading to Cherokee,,, I chose to haul it 60 miles because the 1973 rear tires ,, it was a nice show .
  7. Yeah Brocky it was about 50/50 split with antiques and nice working trucks , hopefully I can make Colfax .
  8. Beautiful day at Cherokee, not sure how many trucks, maybe 75 or more.
  9. Great looking flooring! I floored my 53 foot Landoll year before last with Apitong , I was reading up on it and from what I gathered it’s the 2nd strongest wood in the world. I predrlled through the wood and cross member with a slightly smaller bit, then ran those torx head self tapping screws in with a 1/2 air wrench,,, Back braking! Yours will be perfect,, I know your work!
  10. Great,, we love C 10s and K 10s , got a couple of them. I’ll take some pictures of Cherokee tomorrow. Joey you have probably seen this R Model Mack around Salisbury, they bought it new,, we purchased it from them last week, they are 100% Mack guys! And my Grandson beside one of the newer ones.
  11. Thank you, it rained a lot today but tomorrow looks good, I would like to go to Cofax also,, not sure yet.
  12. Going to Take the LTH to the Truck Show in Cherokee Saturday, hopefully the weather will be nice.
  13. We got a little chill in the air , time to get Back in the shop on the LJ , trying to wrap the inside up ( except for the headliner, that will probably be last)
  14. Give us some pictures when you can, glad you got it home.
  15. That definitely is a dying trade! One reason they couldn’t teach that in High School is they couldn’t find anyone to teach the class! And the kids today wouldn’t know what it was if they cast it . Thanks for the pictures, The Towing Museum in Chattanooga has a lot of the gear wooden blocks and molds for the older winch gear,, I always found that interesting but was never able to see it done.
  16. That’s very interesting, I don’t think I have ever heard of a foundry near me. I doubt they teach that in high schools anymore. Thanks for the info
  17. It says Commercial Truck & Equipment, Washington, NC . My son talked to the guy about it, not sure how long he had had it, it’s up near the VA/NC line off I77 .
  18. I had one just like it on a tandem GMC Brigadier, came from a forklift dealer,landing gear system worked great. The one I put on my H Model is a Schwarz made by the farm equipment company, it’s all one motion up and back at the same time, good for farm equipment or trucks, but too steep for cars, The one here on the B73 looks like it will be great for cars, not nearly as steep as mine. It’s going to be sweet with the wood floor.
  19. He said it’s drivable, ( Mack Diesel) it must be newer than my LJ because it has the newer style instrument panel. I passed on it , Trying to stay the course and finish a 40 year project.
  20. Making a little more LJ progress, still hoping a good set of fenders will pop up,, my Son ran across this the other day. Nice old truck,, but I don’t think I can fit another project!
  21. Turned out to be a good show, good weather! Thanks for sharing the group picture, it’s great to put a face on our names.
  22. Sounds good, I’m going to try to make it around 9 ,, it’s loaded ,, my Nephew turned 2 today!
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