Vladislav

Larry, that's interesting. You noted correctly, we have to pay over twice ten times for original producer's economy. And it seems to me like a way of living nowadays. Although back to my bunk. If you look at the last pic you may note there must be something in the roof corners. Yes, you're right, there were special corner parts. Of aluminium. I couldn't say they were dead although they were far from to be alive (and holes-free) when in place. After removing they just failed apart. At all I had them 12 in 3 bunks but saw no chances to keep 4 solid from. Those corners took me scratching my head for a while. Finally i got an idea when washing the plates and forks. Next day I made a trip to the kitchen furniture shop and ended up with showed below. Took two days for two men to have it done but worked out pretty well. To the moment I have it like on the last shots. Two general ways to continue. 1st - I need to fabricate plywood walls and bases for the interiour panels. 2nd- remove all the sheet metal off, take out the lower steel frame (wich is not SS but common cornered steel due to its thikness), sand blast and paint it and than (and only than) put the sheets back together finally with liquid seal. Wish me luck, I start feeling I'm getting upset with that nice little truck...

...Next I went to SS selling company again to pick up pieces of lining. Orinial sleeper design had sheets locked to each other along the stakes. So sheets had 90 degree flanges along their sides to be riveted to the sides of stakes and don't show any rivet heads outside. I ordered cuttings of 0.8mm thick 430 stainless steel with 90 degrees bends. There was a kind of adventure because those guys had only the straight cutter and couldn't do "box" parts. It mean they could bend only parallel sides but neither crossed to each other because needed to cut off a corner in between. Although I needed both vertical flanges and bottom ones to cover the lover edges. After many discussing they agreed to allow me to make cut outs during their work. So we came to the shop with a small van having a grind cutter and 12/220V power converter and spent couple of hours helping to make what we needed. The most interesting part was the roof sheet. They couldn't bend any radiuses but had done double 90 degree water channels along all 4 sides. Next couple of weeks (far far longer than a day or two, Jim) we were busy putting new skins onto the skeleton. To the moment with no seal and rivets, just with temporary screws. Soft radiuses were formed just over the steel pipe.

I started research over the companies who offered SS beams and found out they all weren't 44x22 mm (something like 7/8x1-1/4) but 20x40 or 30x60. And pricy. Finally I was offered to form the beams I needed of 2mm thikness SS sheet. It was much more cheaper and correctly to the original style. I sent the guy to them and a couple of days later we started welding. Just forget to mention, I bought SS welding wire coil and special gas for. Than got something looked like a hope to get the job done in the future

Both ways I repair it or build a new one I would need a new (shure stainless) roof sheet. Making a new skeleton and linings I can easy build a lager one wich I like better than the actual size. I noted the extra holes in the frame rails wich could be used to remove the bunk brackets and found out I could do it longer for 9 or 14 inches. So I photoshopped two variations and ended up with all the nine yards nine inches. The longer one seemed to me ugly combined with behind the bunk Canadian style exhaust.

Yes, that's it. By the original plan this post was called "Rebuilding the sleeper" but things went a different way. Couple of years back I bought the extra box off one more ex-SGT R-model wich supposed to be the only remains of that truck. I was going to restore it and than just swap the one on my truck. There were generally two main problems with the bunk. Rotted through holes in the roof and, as followed, rusty substructure wich was repaired many times around the floor. The matter was all the sheet metal was stainless with the exception of the roof wich was galvanized steel. It got rusty and water started coming inside into glass wool insulation killing underneath. Finally in this past June I got a moment to put my hands on it. So I said to my shop guys to start taking skins off it. The lining was fixed with rivets and sealed with a liquid seal to the stakes. We needed some labour to get it off. Then I found out the best way was to fabricate everything new as far as it was simple done. It so looked to me that moment though.

When you remove the bank offer it for sale on here. I think there might be folks with interest.

What is your pressure gauge figures when it's purging? I have the same problem, the pressure comes up to 145-150 (must be held about 120) and then the dryer starts to "pffff". If I apply brakes to drop the psi down it doesnt. Looks like all the discribed above, I just don't get myself to resolving but it's a hobby truck.

Nice bunch of pictures, thank you for posting! I like them the shots down the road and the trucks are awesome. Too interesting brand X stuff.

It's wicked

No, they all are long gone. Were in series production until mid 60's. Now only for garden tools

10-4 Hat. We shure know, we don't need to have. Just should know where to get from.

Congrats on the girl catch Mike! What the engine was in the MH? When you part it out do you need the top part of the shift linkage? I keep my eye for a one. That maroon VW reminds me the other one wich is a car the guy I bought my R from runs. He got pain in the ass with the carb and others, I'd buy that little diesel for him if you was a bit closer.

You folks aren't right. I like to have old and rusty 6-71 in the corner of my back yard. Used to piss nearby sometimes. But as for me... Just the day hasn't come to buy the correct truck for that engine

Thank you for the live tour Leslie. Vinny, my neck feels better indeed after seeing all them U's. And if the memory serves, Hat said the file was deleted

No Paul, no traces to the moment. I tried to google the site from the pic but didn't get success. It looks to me like one of WW2 E's went to Scandinavia for civilian needs. I just keep my eye on, hope to find the owner, it would be intersting to learn the history. Not many E's over this side of the sea.

Glad to know European guys were feeling good with your care Mike. And cool pics

Ohh... And where's a trailer?

By the word 12R24.5's must be wider than 11R24.5's and not taller. Just found out recently 12R24.5's exist, haven't put my eye or hand on them yet.

The most precision answer to your question might be recieved if you ask Goodyear on those tire's actual OD's wich used to be different of their size markings. Than do an easy math dividing your today's speed by less OD and multiplying with the lager.

Oh, that all makes sence. Sounds like a home deal. By the word Norway is one of the best looking countries on my mind. And it looks like they have at least one Mack (haven't seen any more)

Was it Kenworth warranty? Sounds not bad at all. Hope you didn't need to be worry about the trailer with the load just near the road. Didn't you?

She's definitely a keeper. I know what you feel about. Had some luck many years back. But in my case I couldn't steer it down along the way. I'm just worry seeing you showed out the deal having it not almost done. The previous time we found out there were spies everywhere. Neat piece of rusty iron by the word

Interesting to see, thank you for posting.

Nice sceneries and leg road shots! How did you do about the turbo? Did it smoke terrible or just lost the power? Could you bobtail easier having no semi-anchor?

I'm double it! look great And I'm too impressed seeing that gray chain driven dump monster.