Everything is Mickey Mouse on the truck. Lots of non penetrating booger welds, wiring using house wire nuts, or just electric tape or no insulation at all, dash is drilled full of holes with unlabeled mismatched toggle switches with out a fusible link, soft bolts where grade 8 or higher is called for, bondo a couple inches thick in places, steering wheel not properly aligned (pet peeve), lots of corners cut, very amateurish work.
I dio not remember what the transmission looked like. It is about 75 miles away from me. Did not realize that there was more than one 5 speed duplex transmission but then again my knowledge of Mack is very limited (why I am here). The transmission shifted nice, did not pop out of gear, whine, etc.. but I was unable to float the gears well so I just doubled clutched every shift up or down. Which gets old. Could be more my lack of skill with this transmission/engine/gear combo than the machine. I would not pull heavy with it. Just haul a car or truck on the back of it on occasion.
I will but it if he meets my price just because I like the way the truck looks, smells and sounds. Not the most logical way to buy things but if I am throwing my cash at it, it helps to like it.