Mackb53

does anyone know where i could get a set of front wheels like this for my 66'? i want those wide heavy duty looking wheels for mine

Name: mack B53 (1966)

Date Added: 20 July 2010 - 09:25 AM

Owner: Mackb53

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It's nice that it is a 66 - last year for the B model. Rare because most sold by that time were the R model.

well thats cool, i never knew the 66' model trucks were rare.

Good Luck on your project. You going to put those aluminum saddle tanks on there?

Daniel

yes sir, the aluminum tanks are going on soon.

im 20 miles from galveston, so the salt air rotted it away.

this is the cab were restoring to put on the truck.

Hey B53, That is a great truck to have because it is very hard to find a tandem flat bed. Everybody wants that kind of truck because it has many uses. Try to keep those older turn signal lights for they are hard to find or get our hands on. Take your time in restoring the B Model. Let us hear from you often so we can enjoy the truck with you. This is a great site to be on because many people are here to help you........I wish you would pm me asap.

mike

Iv been thinking about shortening the bed some, and putting up some poles and winch. I think that ol truck would make a cool winch truck.

this is me and my dads project, its a 1966 mack b53. the cab has rotted away becauce it spent most of its life down here in southeast texas. we had an old parts truck that had a nice cab on it, so we are working on swapping the cabs. it has the ol 673 mack diesel. the drivetrain all works well, its just the sheetmetal thats bad on this truck. ann pionters or tips would be much appritiated.

No, I'm way too busy and besides they really should be made out of stainless. We used aluminum because it was easier to work with.

The visor itself is pretty simple, building the brackets is the time consuming part.

It seems like there's dozens of companies making hundreds if different visors for Peterbilts. You'd think ONE of them could stamp out some B model visors.

i understand man. i think i might try to fab up one myself, we'll see how it goes

It seems that nobody is making metal visors for the B model. Here's a link to a discussion on the topic.

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=11271&view=&hl=visor&fromsearch=1

Here's some pictures of one that we built.

wow man that looks really nice. would you make more to sell?

Barry posted the paint code for the B model interior green a while back.

Here is the link:

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?app=tutorials&article=45

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cool, thanks

thanks man. i checked out the b model store and found some stuff i need.

as for the paint, i think i will get my local auto paint store to match the paint.

i hear that there is a b model catolog you can buy, iv been looking for something like that but cant find anything. does anyone know of anything like that or where i can get one?

also, im getting pretty close to painting the inside of my cab. i want to paint it mack green, but i cant find any either. does anyone know where i can get some? any help would be appriciated.

i want to get a sun visor for my 66 b53. iv seen the ones on the b model store but i want one of the ones that look more round like you see on old cars and such. iv seen very few on b models in pictures. i was just wandering if anyone knowes where to buy one or do i need to custom make one?

Was surprised when I saw that this old wrecker is a Mack, unfamiliar with this model, but the grill looks the same as that EH's

A peak inside the old B-61

that old wrecker is real cool. that would be worthy of a restoration.

Checked into it and previous posts are correct, the B-53 was a mixer chassis. Heavy duty and light weight. No single axle, only tandem or tri-axle. The later ones may have had a quad available - I do not have that information. Not sure but it looks like it might have been a short model like the B-57. It would have been the forerunner of the DM-600 (Dump/Mixer).

it kinda looks shorter but i think its the same length as a b61.

I may be wrong, but I believe that the difference is that B-53's are tri-axle or quad-axle. The grill was different than the B-61.

this may not be true but from looking at the two, it looks like the b53s were made allittle more heavy duty to accomodate the heavy concrete. the b61s were used more as tractors and such.

my family has always had gm products untill the last 7 years or so.

my dad bought a brand new 94 chevy one ton dually with 6.5 gm diesel. the truck was built very well but since day one we had many many engine and tranny prblems. he replaced the dually with a 01 ford with the 7.3 powerstroke, its the best truck weve ever owned. we now have the 01 f250,a 99 f350, and 3 86 f250 work trucks. im not rantin on gm but ford is my choice.

Hi, its probably built on a B model chassis, 711? Built in 1964 and look at the badgeing.

tyhats kind of a weird lookin truck

well iv been talking to my dad about it and he says that it would be easier. but if its as easy as your saying it is , i might try to talk him into leaving it like it is. thanks for the suggestion.

does anyone know when the 673 or any of the engines listed above by hk trucking stopped being used? i ask cuz theres an old dm mack down the road that iv been looking at. i was wondering if it had spin on filters, i could talk to the owner and see if he would part it out. i guess i could just go down there one day and pull the hood open on it, but i dont want to piss anyone off. so if anyone knows if the dm series mack used the 673 could you tell me. thanks for all the help guys.

this is prolly a dumb question. but whats a 237?

heck it doesnt even have to be mack.i just want to go to one.know what i mean

does anyone know of a truck show in texas.iv been wanting to go to one but havnt been able to find any.

does anyone know where to get spin on oil filters for a end673.if so could you tell me where to get them.thanks

our old b53 has the scquare type tankes on it and there in pretty bad shape.weve got some old circle auminum tanks that came off of a b60t.i want to put them on the b53 cuz theyd look cool,even though it wouldnt be original.my problem is the left side tank is too long.the bttery box is in the way.i just wnat to know if mack ever made a short left side aluminum tank and if so were can i get one? if not ill get a welding shop to cut it down and make it shorter.

thanks alot for welcoming me and stuff.iv always wanted to drive the old mack to school on my senior year in highschool, thatd be cool

hi im down from dickinson texas.im only 14 but iv restored with my dads help a old ferguson tractor and now im moving up and trying to restore my families old 66 b53 twin screw,673,and all that.its rusty as hell cuz its lived by the coast all its life.[for all you that dont know dickinson is about 30 miles north of galveston].im gonna ask alot of dumb questions so bear with me.but anyways iv alwayes loved old macks and diesel engines.just thot id say hi