1961H67

I finally got some NOS headlights, I took them apart to paint them, it was like looking in a Time Machine, cloth wiring, perfect! I have the door panels on and the window glass in and working, hopefully I can get it ready to make the show at the NC Transportation Museum on May 10th . ( I can’t post any pictures, it tells me the file exceeds 26.44 kb , I’ve tried to reduce the size but it still says it’s too big? Any suggestions? ) 

Thank You, when I get my door panels on and the window glass in I’ll be ready to install the headliner i got from you, I showed it to a friend of mine who has a upholstery shop, he’s going to help me with the trim, I also painted the corner vent slides and the metal trim for the center of the roof. 

A nice warm day, one step closer . 

Took the forms down today, we are going to let it cure for a week or so, before we start setting the beams. I bought a complete bridge and hauled it in ( it was a NC state road bridge) . The shop is for our business, we occasionally work on customers trucks, but mostly ours that we haul equipment with.and usually there’s an antique project in the corner. Thanks for the compliments , I’ve learned a lot from some of the guys on this site and have personally seen some of their work that’s amazing! 

It got warm enough today that I put a coat of primer on my inside door panels, hoping to paint them soon and install the windows . Making progress on the bridge to the shop, cement poured, hopefully we can set beams next week. It will be SO NICE to get back in our shop! 

Getting ready for warm weather, hopefully I can roll with the interior when it warms up. Got some material for the bridge and some volunteers pitching in with labor and concrete, then hopefully by summer start rebuilding the shop. Slow going with the weather.

I took 2 more inside door panels to get lightly sand blasted to replace my original ones that got washed under the truck during the flood and bent double, I tried straightening them but I couldn’t get the ribbing straight. So anyway now moving forward with another set, also found a set of NOS headlights but haven’t picked them up yet from a friend a few hours away ( I was nervous about him shipping them, My luck they would get bent no matter how carefully he packaged them) . D-Day fixed me up with a headliner that he had, cut from a original pattern with original type material ! The guy that redid my seats checked it out and said it would work out great. Hopefully when the weather gets warmer I can make some more progress.

Wow I love looking at those build sheets! They have sent me the copies for all my Mack’s ! I’m glad you actually got to hold the original one for your truck. 

My opinion on that truck is ,, it’s a piece of history, updated for the next task, several times over! 

My 1951 LJ has the Vin number stamped on the right rear of the frame, above the spring hanger. Great find! 

My Son, Grandson & Me took a road trip today,, The Black LTL has a E9 , The Red  is a LTH ,,, Beautiful Trucks. Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum, Near Richmond VA . 

Thanks for the pictures of the beautiful LTs , Beautiful! I have never seen the tilt hood truck, that is impressive. I have watched videos of a few, There are several with engine changes, E9 is one of my favorites. It would probably never happen especially now that Volvo owns Mack , But if Mack built a remake ( like Ford did the Mustang and Dodge did the Challenger) The LT would be great glider kit with modern suspension, and cab accessories, stick a mid 90s E7 , 60 series, C15 ,,,,, It’s early in the morning,, I’m still dreaming.