Shawn Barrett

Yes, you probably looked at, I found it here on the for sale board. I was looking at a tandem found one from New York that was in better shape just needed paint but it had no title and when I researched on getting one here in Missouri it was going to be a pain because the truck changed hands so many times without a title after 1973. I spent two days on hold with the State of New York, Massachusetts and Missouri. I told the guy to get a letter from the state and I would buy it. He never called back. I wanted a truck I can register and tool around in not have to trailer everywhere. This one has a good title other than the floor boards not that bad I still have a couple spots on the fenders then it gets a coat of primer and paint then inspection sticker I am trying to have it done to pull my gooseneck for my daughters homecoming parade before school gets out. My pickup is not as cool as the Mack she said.

You must be one proud papa....

ooooh thats a keeper. Shes rusty but shes B-E-A-Utiful....Are you coming to Macungie this year?

Thats one bad bulldog, I love it.......anymore? don't be shy lol

also you have to bleed in the correct rotation usually the shortest ones first (front then rear) the best way is with the vaccum pump a cheap one is about $30. and follow the instructions

Thats backward....Start at the farthest corner in the rear and work to the closest to the master cylinder.

Did you "bench bleed" before you put it on the truck?

Also a fella I know suggested to me that you can top off the cylinder and let the bleeders open and let them "gravity bleed"....just dont let the master drain completely or you are screwed. The tedious nature of that scared me and I've never been in deep enough that I needed to try this to get results but he is a very reliable source. Mechanic for many years.

I know that information is probably very disconcerting for you also but beside trying a new master cylinder....I cant imagine what would cause that problem considering all the time you spent on this.

Nice looking truck. Hey I have a request! Lets see some pictures of your Mack!

Thats a tough lookin rig BigDog. Love it

Damn thats a lot of $$$. Do you think just a regular vehicle shop in town would be able to do it?

Take it to the professionals...either a good welding shop or truck shop. If you find a "regular shop" as in an auto-body shop or little garage that doesn't do it everyday, {that doesn't look at you like you are nuts when you ask}, you'll probably find some shmuck that doesn't know what the hell they are doing and just looking to make a buck on you. {I know I used to work in those shops}

These other fellas on here are real handy and real confident....but with Zero previous experience and a lack of proper space to do the job "concrete, not grass or soft blacktop", heavy jackstands, lift, forklift, torch, capable welder, someone with the proper experience to "hold your hand" through it AND most importantly KNOWLEDGE......I'd hate to see you hurt yourself.

Nothing is cheap these days.....but quality workmanship is worth it in this case....Its the chassis and foundation of the truck.

Dont hurt yourself. Good luck Tommy

I agree that anyone is free to build whatever their time, money and tastes desire. As I said, I've seen a few very nicely done "little big trucks". I just am choosing to go a different direction and build a full class 7/8 truck.

I also agree that "coming down the road", it is impossible to mistake a "B" for anything but a Mack, but at a closer look, those 16" wheels look kind of lonely in those big wheel wells. That's me, seeing it differently doesn't make you a bad person.

A couple of pics of the project to date. It doesn't look like much, but everything there is clean and either new or rebuilt.

Drive friendly.

That looks interesting.......better to remount on another frame and get it out there than let it rot in the boneyard. Any details about chassis, running gear, bed, tow truck, tractor, future plan for finished prouct? Keep us up to date on progress!

The amped up production is a damn fine thing to see over here at Macungie. A few years ago things looked pretty bleak If you ask me. But thankfully Volvo hasn't "F.U.B.A.R."ed the whole company....yet. I was thrilled when I heard they were hiring a couple hundred employees and bringing back Mack production 100% to Macungie {Where it belongs!}

I was hauling stone for a pad for one of the new industrial warehouses across the street this past summer.....And they had so damn many trucks stockpiled on their property....And other properties it was amazing. As a matter of fact there was an opportunity for a picture. And I regret not taking it..... It had rained for a few days and the grounds were wet. They had so many trucks produced and waiting to ship they started storing them on the grassy areas of the complex. Well it was a muddy mess and it looked like these guys were having an off-road competition with these brand new trucks. Mud slung everywhere as they were literally stuck in the mud in the grassy edges of the fenced in complex.

Compared to the general outlook of Mack not long ago....to seeing that just last summer was a proud proud moment for me. Not to mention I was cruising by in my own Granite tri-axle....10 feet tall and bulletproof.

Now all we need is for this country to get its collective shit together and stop selling out all of OUR companies that made this country great to overseas entities in pursuit of the almighty dollar all the while screwing their fellow Americans out of future employment and greatness that this country has known.

WOW ITS.....A monster!...ITS ALIVE!!! You weren't lying that IS THE FRANKENSTEIN MACK! Thanks for the pics! Okay here ya go....custom paint job....stitches holdin everything together. With 2 big bolt heads coming out of the top of the cab behind the doors........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11AejNV5h_0&feature=related

Nice rig

Boy needs lessons in proper English

Good job. Nice to see another one adopted into a good home.

I dont suppose anybody knows where these trucks are today.......???

Here is a Mack CH that was out front at HQ when I was there for school in 1989. This was the first CH I saw up close and thought it was a little strange compared to what had been rolling down the road.

Wow nice picture.

I don't really get the blue ball thing. Do your ball turn blue for some reason I don't want to say? Maybe that's why he crashed....

Vinny when your poor grandmother finds out you've been hangin around with a bunch of old truckers she may just have a heart condition....In the famous words of Forest Gump..."Thats all I have to say about that"

HOLY CRAP BATMAN! Time to change your underwear if you were in there when a MACK TRUCK CAME CRASHING THROUGH THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe this is what inspired that Garth Brooks song....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5370808186475024409

Big and Bad.....In the words of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor.....ARrr ARrr ARrr

Yep you both have a good point. Household appliances, just like everything else were built to last back then. When I was younger my parents had appliances in the house that were literally 30 years old give or take. When they finally gave up and were replaced, their replacements collectively only seem too last 4-5 years a piece. From refrigerators to washers/dryers and microwaves.

Walk in to a 7- 11 or Big Apple or up Here Irving, look around the 2000 square feet and point out one thing healthy, ok not counting the black and brown bananas by the door. It's amazing how much junk is offered to us daily. I don't think they had all those choices.

Thats for damn sure

That is sure a good looking truck - in the second photo, you can almost imagine that green sleeper in the background attached to it.

I would stick it on ebay - yes, it does cost to do it, but they sell a lot of vehicles every day. Even when ones I have on there do not sell, I often sell it to someone a while later that first saw it there.

I'll second that motion due to prior experience.

Well done....nice pics. Happy early Saint Patricks Day!

I'll bet that little refrigerator on wheels was a real chick magnet

Very cool. Nice to see that all come together for you Tim. That looks like a unique car with a unique story attached.

Yeah im curious on where it is myself.

This fella told us he's from southern Maryland previously

Your the one that got me started today!!! I clicked on the link you left and followed that whole story,what a beautiful truck and labor of love by some very talented craftsmen. I was 1 1/2 hours late going grocery shopping. Worth every second.

Agreed my friend....I was blown away when I saw it. I've reread that post a few times and seem to find something new that I've missed everytime!