Vladislav

She looked cold but well alive. As for the exchange units I'm for #1.

Look here: http://www.huskidriv..._ard_manual.pdf

The power source is a misterious unit. It called Mack ED Lanova. It's probably the first Mack own produced diesel. Has 519 ci and 131 hp. Pre-chambers and pre-heaters in head's air inlets. The mistery is what other Mack trucks it was used in. As I noted to myself it was somewhere in early (30's) B models but haven't heared about any under L's hoods.

Tom, haven't read the last issue of "The pictures" yet so don't know where had you been last couple of days. Thank you.

Thank you Jeff. I'm interesting in Australian Macks. One more other world to me.

Interesting stuff. White B fire engine looks extremely attractive! Thanks.

Glad you're balancing well. Keep the track and update to us.

Happy B day!

Sheet metal looks good indeed. As a bonus the cab and fenders can run to your house themselves.

The riveter is cose to be custom made, they fabricate them on special order. Originally it's application is fixing of special suspension part of rail road wagons. The company's specialisation is hudraulic equipement - big jacks, presses and so on including rail road services. As for the cost the press was a bit more than you payed for the rear bogie

It's of course. Model NR, produced during WW2 from 1940 until 1945. Most were supplied under Lend Lease to Great Britain, Middle East, Australia and other allied countries. Some also came to Russia, probably 700 units. The one I'm working on is from that bunch. Only one survived as I know. NR model was basicaly the same as L, something like LGSW or LJSW. I'm trying to relate them by some units and weight ratings but it's a reason for one more thread. As you know commercial truck's production was interrupted on Mack from 1942-1944. So interruption of current L series was filled of similar kind NR and NM militaries. I also love the truck

Do they have frame's front end similar to R model? Shure the cab mountings and hood attachments must be different. And how about the lenght of the frame along the longer hood?

One of the ugliest Macks on my mind but that one looks neat. Don't know why, because of white with blue strips maybe?

Good question. When we say 'local' about Russia we can not get many common things there. I live in the capital and it makes life more and more easy then for example in 100 km from. Everything is terrible centralized overhere. Because of most oil money (money are mostly oil and other exports) going through Moscow. The firm I ordered the tool from works in the city collecting orders and trading some little units. Production plant locates in Irkutsk, Siberia, near lake of Baikal. So Moscow office got my order and backed me my tool in 6 or 7 weeks. For a market price as production equipement. As for rivets, I had to look internet and found out metal sales office. Local, they selling for privat constructions and local productions, you can buy starting from one piece - any kind of steel of 6 or 12 meters long. Market price for steel, nearly $1200/metric ton. About the rivets was another story. I have a friend who's restorer. He has a contact with somebody at big machinery plant. So they fabricated them with computer operated lathe. Not too expensive. Although I probably would be able to order them from any local processing company for a bit higher worth.

I noted she's the beauty every time I saw photos in posts. I think she would be good with a roll back, van body, dump or most else. On my tast it would be perfect as a tractor with a sleeper. Each time I look at pictures I think "I have an extra sleeper but none Superliner"

This is ex-army NR-14 of 1945. I hope it would look like this one day

Ok, Paul, I put it on my plan list. I worry only the equipement is to heavy for carry it in my hands from airport and I have to live in your shop for some monthes with a crew of 3 guys I worked with. I also had bolts on my mind but it was plan "B". And if there were bolts used I probably had it done in 4 times faster (really).

They really didn't like small cabs, also there was a way to save cost using local built cabs. That Renault Magnum is just Renault with the letters on the bonnet. It has Mack engine inside so it's popular kind of art around Europe. Russia also. Real Mack Magnums were Australian, were 6x4 only and have Cummins Signature under the cab. And left hand drive. How I know there are no Renault 6x4, 6x2 sometimes.

Great work!!!

HeavyMetalLand on here announced pair of EH's, asked about 6-7K for each. If I remember correctly he described low chances to find a buyer. There was a thread about EG dump for sale on here also just on days. That one above looks definitely good.

Thanks for warm words guys, I try to do this job as good as I can and as it must be done on my mind. Hope I'll have enough power to get it ended up one day. Larry, you noted right, I'm model maker also. And this truck looks to me as a kit of 1:1 scale. As about rivets, first one I tried I bet with a big Hammer. Not the way to go. Bad shape and didn't pressed well. Hand pump got formed head but after 4 reheatings up to amber in the position. Also not the way because everything burns off. I planned to keep paint at least on inner surfaces. For those who like power equipement I would say that the press working pressure is 700 bars with force of 14 metric tons. Power pump of 3 phase 2kW motor supplied oil under that pressure, a rivet is pressed in and formed it's head in 5 seconds. And it's a bit much time, better to make it in 3 seconds because it started being cold. So no chances with averege hammer, bridge builders used pneumatic ones.

I prefere standard B cab. Because it is nice looking and because it is stock. Although B's with L cab are awesome. More nightmares:

I'm shure that Superliner is good addition to your collection. Or more correctly to say, to your working order. Have a fun with it!

I wish I could

I didn't end up with posting yet, have to part the tread out. Too unpleasurant step was sand blasting of ready rivet's heads. Had to mask them around with plastic film and paper band. Primered them and coated acrilic olive drab as everything else. Needed to remove whole the frame from the cold shed into the garage because the cold time came. Now it looks like on the last pictures, ready to put it on the bogie Uhhh......