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  1. 6 hours ago, h67st said:

    That's cool...you have a seat out of an H model!

    The bottom cushion of the driver's seat was clearly not made at the same time as the other cushions.  It was evident before I got to this tag, although the exterior was a near perfect match.  Based on the condition of the back cushion, I suspect it had worn through and was replaced with this one.  I sent some pictures over to Royersford Spring Company - still in business in Pennsylvania and got the attached response.

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  2. Still have my question about removing the inner hub covers and am also wondering about door rubber seals.  I only have a couple of little sections still present, but it's so badly dried that I can't remove it without it crumbling.  Trying to determine if the universal "D" shape 3M stripping will work.  Also still pondering a creative headliner solution.  Now that the interior is painted I don't feel like it's so urgent, the flat black kind of makes the roof "disappear" for now. Any thoughts on any of these? 

    Today? I donned my respirator and got the rest of the interior painted this morning.  Now tackling the door jambs with my retro hammered paint in small sections.  Shifting levers are detailed and ready to reinstall. Just ordered the last of the supplies I need to start upholstery.  My husband and I tackled two big dents in the cab (one across the back above the window and one above the driver's seat (under the horn mount). With a little patience they have been worked out. Sure am glad to have married a fabricator! 🤩

    The work is getting visually gratifying and exciting!  Thanks for following along.

    Cheers!

    Most recent pictures (just a couple today) will load first: https://sjcreativevt.pixieset.com/skippymack/

  3. We pulled the hub covers on the front wheels tonight.  There is an inner dust cover.  Wondering how to remove it.  Didn't seem to pull off or turn easily.  Didn't want to bang on it without knowing more about it's removal!  Thanks in advance for any insights.

    Did a lot of interior detail work today, painting.  Tomorrow is a day off for me (MLK Jr. Day) so I plan to do lots more and will post pictures tomorrow.

    Cheers!

  4. Hope everyone is doing well.  It's been a couple of weeks and I'm still making good progress!  The cab floor is the part of this project that my husband has been dreading.  If this was going to be a pristine, "back to showroom" restoration we would have started over - we agreed to a route that repaired the rotted areas around the doors, and reinforced the floor for stability and safe installation of the seats, etc... After several really annoying nights of cutting, grinding, fabricating, and welding, my "Frankenfloor" is done, strong, and functional.  I scuffed and painted it and the firewall this morning.  I'm pretty confident I can reuse the floor liners (one was like oil cloth and the other rubber) that were it when I bought it - and add some floor mats and be good to go!  Tomorrow I'll paint the rest of the cab interior.

    I have also removed the cushions from the seat frames, cleaned up the frames and painted them.  Reupholstery looks like it's going to be a straight-forward project to complete by the end of the month.  Other little details like painting the shifting levers, and exhaust brackets is also done.  This old girl is going to start "turning a corner" really soon.

    Cheers!

    Most recent pictures load first: https://sjcreativevt.pixieset.com/skippymack/

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  5. 7 hours ago, Hayseed said:

    Merry Xmas Skippy (& Mr Skippy) What do you Plan on Towing with SkippyMack ?

     

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    At one point she had a dump body.  We're building a custom bed for her.  No fifth wheel.  The plate on the back has some really gory welds that will be grounded down and repaired, as you can see it's not worthy of towing anything right now!  She'll get a receiver hitch when that area is repaired and reinforced.  I think I'll cap that back with diamond plate.  Stay tuned!

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  6. Hello friends!

    If you celebrated Christmas last week, I hope you had a good one!  I took a few days off from the Mack project to enjoy some much needed downtime and the holiday.  It was a "Mack Christmas" as my husband and I agreed we'd only do things for each other that helped our truck projects move forward.  I got so many "treats" including all of the wiring, switches, and lights I need; a new muffler; vintage air and electric horns; and the last indicator lights I needed.  Tonight I pulled the air tanks, cleaned, prepped, and painted them; finished painting the rear end and rear frame; installed the freshly painted battery box; and painted the newly installed rear light panel.  Lots of progress being made this week!  Tomorrow night we'll install the new exhaust and may start on the interior floor.

    Most recent pictures load first: https://sjcreativevt.pixieset.com/skippymack/

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  7. 2 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

    At a guess thats as far as you go

     

    Scrape all the dirt out of the oil can on the bottom 

     

    Do not steam clean any of it as it will cook the dirt on the wire,  just wash with petrol or as you lot call it gas 

    Dont use water as it might then rust

    Anyway thats my thoughts

    Paul

    Thanks, Paul.  So the inner portion doesn't come out?  Does anyone know the specs on oil for this cleaner?  (Type/amount/procedure)

  8. Friends, 

    Talk to me about taking apart the air cleaner!  How do we disassemble it?  It needs a good cleaning and it's not appearing intuitive.  The rubber fittings were all shot, but we got it retrofitted up and ready for scat tube, etc...but it's got to come apart for a good clean.  The attached picture is as far as we got.  

    Got the dash painted tonight.

    Newest pictures load first: https://sjcreativevt.pixieset.com/skippymack/

    Cheers!

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  9. Viruses be damned, I'm plugging away!  Last night I put the dash panel back together.  I took apart the speedometer which was full of paint chips.  Upon disassembly it became obvious that the interior canister had been painted and the paint didn't stick!  I got it all cleaned up and reassembled.  Kept it along with the air pressure gauge and replaced the others (which weren't working).  I'm happy with the result!  More frame painting this week.  The fuel tank and all components are up and functioning and there's fuel in the tank!  She's getting really close to a test drive.

    Newest pictures first: https://sjcreativevt.pixieset.com/skippymack/

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