LocomotiveBreath

Those are going to look good on your truck. Have you bought your tires yet? I got mine from a guy on Ebay that had seven good used ones for sale. I didn't need all seven so I gave him a call a got him to sell me just two of them. He probably still has the other five. PM me if your interested in the contact info. Those tires are hard to find used, at least around here, and new ones are really expensive.

Thanks Rob, I was pleased with how it turned out too.

Did you sell it or what?

The Super Single conversion is done. I ended up finding this place www.wheelsnowinc.com they custom made the wheels. They ended up being $300.00 less for the pair than the Accuride's were. It's a good thing I didn't go with the Accuride P/N 31659 after all, because they would have been too wide in the mounting area for my hub spokes. Since I had to go custom anyway I had them made to be equal to 3 3/8" spacer and I didn't have any extra room on the spokes. The Accuride's were made to be equal to a 4" spacer. I'll say one thing. I mounted the tires on the rims, and then onto the truck and boy they are some heavy SOB's to wrestle with. I guess they're a little lighter than a pair of 11-22.5s, but you don't have to wrestle them two at time either.

I just picked up the Feb. '09 Diesel Power Mag. There is a B63 that has been converted to a pickup in it. Not all Mack anymore but the guy did some nice work.

Matt, congrats on the truck and welcome. It looks like you got yourself a pretty decent old truck there. I got the history on my old B model this past December and was highly impressed with the info. provided by the museum.

I work with a guy that swears he runs his house. He runs the vacuum, the dishwasher, the dryer, etc. etc.

It seems I have seen it a couple of times recently, it never met reserve if remember correctly.

Yep, your right. I looked at wrong last night. You guys ought to see how quickly a 1" wrench can vaporize when dropped on locomotive batteries. A goofy former electrician at did that at work a few years back. Then he had the nerve to ask if I was going to replace his wrench.

Well now I know who send one to if the need ever arises.

I believe your right. I like that grill a lot more than the standard E grill.

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Your drawing should work for what you want to do.

Maybe a crack or pinhole in an air port.

I just might try to talk you out it one day if I end up buying a E model.

I would try to buy it, or one like it if the right one came along. I wouldn't mind helping the unknown owner clean up his field at all.

I really like the lines on this truck and wouldn't mind adding one to my collection.

Ditto on the the first two responses. The 3M bristle and Scotch Brite discs come in assorted hardness's and grit's that will do the job just fine. I have used both on aluminum with good results when used on a high speed air sander or die grinder. However you must be very careful not to eat up the aluminum by getting too agressive. On really thick stubborn gaskets I usually use the Scotch Brite disc's until I'm almost down to the aluminum then finish it off with the bristle discs. A little heavy grease or Copper Coat on the new gasket really helps if you ever have to take it apart again.

Well, Accuride is really proud of those wheels. Barry at Walt's Mack quoted me the best price out of the 5 places I checked with today. I was quoted anywhere from $495.00 ea. to $680.00 ea. + shipping. I still can't believe they are so expensive for what they are. As expensive as the Accuride wheels are I'm still going to check on custom wheels, they can't be much worse.

Thanks, the V12 is currently in a '50 GMC 350 COE. I am in the process of fabricating the mounts, moving crossmembers etc. I adapted the V12 to a GM 4L80E overdrive automatic to keep the 702 in the sweet spot while cruising. I'll post some pictures in my photo album when it's a little more presentable. Yes, the 6V53 was a brand new gov. surplus engine which now has about 8 minutes of run time on it. I have an Allison MT-643 and all the hardware to mount it to the Detroit which might eventually end up mid-mount in an old E-350 conversion dually van that my wife un-affectionately calls Big Ugly.

Thanks all, I think the Accuride P/N 31659 will work for what I want to do. I think I will have to get shorter rim clamps because I currently have 3 3/8" spacers on the duals and the super single wheels listed replace duals with 4" spacers. It will be great if they are a normally stocked item, I guess I'll find out Monday. That Accuride catalog is really handy. Rob, I may be luck and not need a custom rim after all.