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Vladislav

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  1. On 10/14/2025 at 3:20 AM, Mackman686 said:

    Hi Vladislav,

    Yes it was the last E9 V8 Ultraliner built in New Zealand, the last Ultraliner in the world was also built here aswell in 1999 and road registered January of 2000. It now sits in the Bill Richardson Transport museum in Invercargill.

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    Keegan,

    Many thanks for the answer and for the pics! It really surprized, I'd say amazed me that some MH's took place on a production line up to the end of millenium! Who would have thunk!

    That white V8 with black stripe has very impressive look. And the museum truck is also remarkable having NZ configuration with double steer axles. Sure besides its #1 from the end.

    Unfortunately it was very difficult for me to get NZ and Aussie visa to catch a plane and come look at the trucks in your neck of the woods. And in the current reality it's about impossible. Hope the world will change to better times.

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  2. 23 minutes ago, BOBWhite said:

    I see the jumper wires now, who knows what I was thinking! And everything would be 12 volt since both battery banks are grounded. The two solenoids are for key on and start. I've never been very good with these diagrams, at least there are no Diode or Resister alien symbols. 

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    Two groups of batteries in parallel. Each one conteins two batts in series. If they're 6V two bring twelve V. Almost as Geoff said.

  3. 9 hours ago, cruiseliner64 said:

    Thanks Vlad for your interest and suggestions.We made contact with a guy who works with fiberglass and he is making a patch panel and fitting it for us.He is very interested in helping us with the Cruiseliner....

    Paul

    I have two R-model hoods redone to the moment. And discowered plenty of old poor quality repairs in both of them. What I advise you to pay attention to is grinding the base material (the cab wall) mating area to clear solid fiberglass, with no restovers of paint or old filler, and arrange maximum possible overlap. For the patch I suggest you need no less than 30-40mm wide stripe of bare fiberglass to glue onto. Also the grade of degrease and dust remove needs to be a top and well guaranteed mixed components of resin or glue. These simple basic nuances play very big role since quality of the seam is responsible for not only the seam itself but also for paint works and all the followng final assembly works.

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  4. 22 hours ago, Freightrain said:

    Agree, not the best thing to do, but after miles of this, my patience wore thin.  Unfortunately with age I am not getting more tolerant.  And like my parents used to say back when .."kids these days!"

    Agree, we are people, not made of iron. Just sorry to force you to confess you was not an angel that time:)

  5. 4 hours ago, Freightrain said:

    Today, that would nearly total a new vehicle!!  Crumple zones and all.  Door might not close correctly anymore??  😆 

     

    Glad both walked away.

     

    I followed a car of very young girls on the way home the other day.  25-30 in a 45 zone. She was just coasting and brake checking the line of traffic she had built up over the last few miles.  She made a right and I followed and rest of traffic between us went straight.  I had clear road and went around her quickly and then nearly stopped in front of her.  I flipped her off and then sped away. She just idled and I lost track of her. 

    Either she was scared to be on the road or just screwing with rush hour traffic.  Either way, she got a lesson.

    Larry, I'm not sure that was a good lesson. She sure should know that's not nice to be a plug in front of line of vehicles. But that would work if she's experienced enough to drive fast enough. But if she had been in her first days or a week in the street her goal might be keeping the drive at all and do not smash into anybody/anything. So seems the lesson could be of talking to her to drive fast enough if she could or if not than to stop on a shoulder from time to time to release the main flow. I'm sure in the most cases it's not easy to speak with another driver and explain things. So I usually just pass by keeping hopes the new driver becomes better soon enough.

    In my experience I stopped a couple of drivers who was making some wierd actions, just came close to their driver door and in a calm manner spoke what I thought was not good and how that could be better.

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  6. 21 hours ago, 1958 F.W.D. said:

    Yes he sure is!!!! That was the Thanksgiving you spent with us, yes??

    And I don't think you ever met Josie have you? (Extra Small) She is now 11 

    I saw Josie at the Thanksgiving at you in 2018. You have mentioned the Extra Small a few times earlier in the forum posts so I knew of her walking over the world. Casey was really small when you met me and Ilya and took us to Macungie. That time he was taking his place in a kid's seat at the rear of your Silverado. And couldn't say a word than if I remember well enough. That was in 2013 so I guess he was 1,5 or 2 y.o. than. So surprizingly the life goes by by so big leaps and bounds at the time we ourself think and feel everything (including us) continue being the same.

    I spoke with Ilya today, he's turning his 25 in a couple of weeks. Said about Casey's achievements. I'll send him a link to this thread.

    And hope you're doing fine!

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  7. Interesting truck with interesting engine option. Condition of the cab and the engine is not very promising. But fixable with good amount of effrorts I guess. At the same time the chassis rails look kinda strange. Plenty of holes drilled in them here and there. Different rears in the past? Or that portion of the chassis went from another truck? 

  8. Met some strange issue today. There was a post on possible options or ideas arranging a "Rubber Duck truck". I haven't checked in for a couple of days and found notifications of my content in it liked and quoted. But clicking on the thread some strange page popped up. Don't I really have a certain permission? Or the thread was just removed/deleted? Did I miss anything interesting? Or not??

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