1957B61Vt

HI guys!

I may be jumpin the gun a little

but does anyone have a rear window gasket

for a b-67 style cab?

still useable.

mine is not very good .

all others are new no luck finding this one new.

a friend is supposed to have one. but he has not produced it yet

he cant find it. so I would like to have another option if he doesnt have it

any help greatly appreciated . no hurry long as I find one by spring

Steve

Thanks Ben !

How is The B Wrecker ?

Steve

Thank you!

I think yours will turn out fine.

while doing my truck old timers

said I was trying to make it better than new

I spent lot of time on it. I don't know if you

saw the patches we welded in it lot of metal work

but I am happy with it I am an expert by no means

with body work . I am a diesel mechanic by trade.

so body work is slow for me Steve

Thank you for all the tips!

I Am not sure I am going to

wet sand. Everyone says

she looks good .

most don't believe me when

I say it was the first one I did.

We made something to really

set off the back of the cab .I haven't

had a chance to work on it the last few days

I will try to keep my progress updated now that

a huge hurdle is out of the way.

Steve

how long should I wait before doing that?

it has been painted since sat afternoon

it has to be completly cured by now right?

what compound do I use ?

I have never wet sanded or buffed

Steve

Looks good !

I like that green

Steve

It is single stage paint

I used medium reducer and a hardener

just followed the directions as far as mixing

I was surprised it was cool about 60 but it turned out ok

there is a little dust in it here and there but I cleaned the shop

best I could it is an old welding shop so there is dust and crap everywhere

of course the filler an all was sanded in the same bay no spray booth

thank's Bob

I am happy with it so far

can't wait to start

putting it back together

Steve

It isn't perfect and I was learning as I went I was going to just have someone do it but just couldn't afford to. We bought it with a lot of work done already it is 12volt start and the previous owner had complete rear brake job done I have receipts. It was dgiomacks truck she was a member on here she lost interest and got married so she sold me the Mack. It was registèred in ny so we drove it home it runs well and drives good couple oil leaks to fix Clean and paint frame it also has 4 new tires on rear. steve

thank's

It is my first paint job

not perfect but it's ok .

I had a body guy look at it before when in it was in just filler roughed in

he said 2000.00 to paint it so I took my time this summer

and tried to get it as straight and smooth as I could and these were the results

I got with a $15.00 spray gun from harbor freight

nice pics!

keep them comin

love them ol macks

Lookin good !

is the nose the same color as the cab?

or two tone ? that is about the color of my dads uncles we

looked for for like 12 years . nice thank's for sharing

Steve

thank's fellas

this truck means alot because I looked for like 12

years for one my dads uncle had. I sat in it and

played for hours when I was 6 or so we couln't ever

find it after his kids gave it away after he passed away

my truck I bought to do as a project with my great uncle

my moms uncle . We started it in 08 and we did alot together

but in 2010 he was diagnosed with alzheimers disease and

is going down hill fast. He helped me make patches for it and

weld them in . but I am going to finish it alone I am learning to

do body work as I go as he can't help me he gets lost going from

the house to the garage . he sits in a chair and watches .

he was a talented welder fabricator for years but it is all gone now.

looks like the hard part is over now. I can handle the mechanics of it

that is what I do for work hope to have it done for next summer

Steve

I did find another one

and I like it

but it just isn't the same

as the sentimental value .

it would definetly stay

if it was my grandads truck.

that's why mine is going to be blue with black fenders

instead of red with black fenders. I didn't want it to look the same

because it's

not. Steve

I would try to find a way to keep it.

I spent 12 years looking for the b model I sat in When I was 6

it was my great uncles red with black fenders never able to track it down .

came up to a dead end looks like it was cut up. I would have loved to have it just because it was his.

He Died of Cancer in 1994. his kids didn't want it and gave it away But my father never thought I would someday want it.

He used to haul crushed cars with it in Ct. with the sleeper on it I would keep it even If I had to get rid of something else

just my 2 cents gramps gone you still have his mack. Steve

Martin senior crossfire from Napa it is a nissan blue from the 80s

I Missed Gearharts yesterday but we got the b model cab painted, what do you guy's think? I just put a few on here but there are more on my gallery if you want to look at them. Steve

Nice pics!

I wanted to go but didn't make it.

I stayed home .

But got my B model cab painted

havin trouble with computer .

working on trying to get pics of cab

put on it then post them on here .

Steve

Yeah!

you can se it leaning to one side

What is up with that?

I had A guy Stop at my garage and ask Why restore your old junk B model ?

they don't meke them for a reason. get with the times do a R model or something newer.

those b macks are Junk he says . I asked him to leave since I never saw him before.

No need to take insults from stranger driving by. He stopped to see what I was working on

he saw the door open at the shop . He was looking at a house down the road for sale.

so I talked to the guy with the house for sale and they are not selling it to the guy who insulted me.

good I said I do not need that kind of guy around here middle of nowhere telling me to get rid of my stuff

because he drives a lexus and don't want to see my B model. he was from Massachusetts.

Steve

How much is he asking vinny?

There is a retaining plate behind the gear to unbolt and I have been told there are special tools for holding the lifters up

magnetic looks like a stick with magnet on end and a o ring on it.

hold lifter up slide o ring down and it holds lifter up to get cam out . never done it myself but that is what others at local truck shop told me. oh! supposed to be a special tool for installing h rings on E-9 I believe. someone who knows more than I do about it will probably chime in. good luck Steve

lookin good vinny!

keep going it will be

back together before you know it.

Steve

Nice !

is it as good as it looks?

How long has it been sitting ?

good luck with it . Steve

Vinny what brand is that paint ? and number

thank's . Steve