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Shawn Barrett

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  1. 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.
  2. Nice looking truck. Hey I have a request! Lets see some pictures of your Mack!
  3. 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
  4. 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!
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. I dont suppose anybody knows where these trucks are today.......???
  8. Thanks Tim! Yes she certainly does...real keeper. Vinny I apologize. I've hijacked your post....I'll stop picking on Olive since he doesn't wanna play with us.
  9. Well fortunately my comment about "the Wife" was too help the older guys relate, im not married....Im waiting and........Im waiting......still waiting....
  10. Lever dammit dont make this more complicated than it already is I wanna see them pics! Now we gotta wait on Mars too......
  11. OOhhhh how dare you wave this B model talk around and then withhold pictures. This is like dealing with the wife! HAHAHAHA
  12. 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"
  13. 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
  14. B model! what B model? Where are the pics? what have I missed? Who? what? when? where?.....nobody tells me nuthin!
  15. Well there ya have it straight from the source. In this link you will find pics of what appears to be an early example of the integrated sleeper.
  16. Haha. I think you should keep it my friend. I think at your age....in the future you will kick yourself if you sell it. By the way I appreciate the colors...were you going for the colors in the flag of Ireland or did it just work out that way by chance?
  17. Big and Bad.....In the words of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor.....ARrr ARrr ARrr
  18. 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.
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