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mowerman

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  1. And then again he may think he’s got a serious bite on it I would like to have it. Bob
  2. The guy is liable to tell you go fly a kite till I see some green money talks turkey,,,,,, ahahahahaha. Bob
  3. I paid 60 bucks for 3 huge Mack manuals they cover everything but that was in 1983 any repair manual usually start around 40 bucks… Bob
  4. Ever since obumma care we are paying higher premiums and getting less coverage and last year we paid highest taxes than ever in my life.. Bob
  5. Got this one hanging in my bedroom cut it out of a middle 80s Mack calendar got to admit it’s a bad ass looking rig I think in most cases Larry we’re just not used to looking at them like they are in Australia . I am with you I prefer the one big round headlight… Bob
  6. Right on man I figured it had something to do with fire response… bob
  7. ya me too they looked alot cooler with the high breather stack
  8. great deal on the wheels,,,right on man....from what i hear all the plastic pieces interior are no longer available thru mack i thought i heard a while back there was aftermarket,but not sure...good luck and congradulations on all your progress...bob
  9. i think back 50 years and i had thatDM hooked to a gulf gasoline tanker that i also put together it was badass...bob
  10. Well I painted most of the chrome black now I’m kind of kicking myself for doing that I wanted it to look like it was ready to work …. I believe I put together the same model or around 71 not sure but back that I left all the chrome alone…. Bob
  11. Glad you found an easy fix….. Bob
  12. OK first step took the box down out of the closet and yes it’s very dusty and this is about all I have done so far I did paint the fuel tanks black and the radiator guard not shown… Bob
  13. Yes me too although if I ever get to it I am going to get rid of the stock parking lights and put something else in there so far I still haven’t even driven the truck into the garage yet ha ha. … bob
  14. wow old school looks alot like the one i broke in on....good luck.....bob
  15. ya i did the same thing years ago then thru the years i bought a huge scale 49 ford.and a 55 chevy wound up giving both away still in the boxes unopened due to too many hours on the road...bob
  16. Most of us have the same problem I’m fixing to take one of them out and work on it still seems easier to get out of here and belly ache ha ha….. Bob
  17. Ok since we’re on the subject…. Wait a minute you telling me you bought a 359 Peterbolt just for the engine???????????? Lol bob that’s a sin
  18. Nice looking ride I really like it I wouldn’t put the dual headlights on mine but they do look good I think:::Bob
  19. Also I thought it might’ve been a bobtail straight truck at one time hard to tell from the photos taillights look like they might’ve belong to a box truck at one time
  20. Not sure if you’re familiar buddy of mine in California put double stack on a six cylinder they really sound good and not over loud . Best way to make it sound good. If you figure out a way for a offset cab let me know ha ha… Bob
  21. Precision body work is very time consuming but also very rewarding looks excellent that’s for keeping us posted….. Bob
  22. nice lookin equipment,,,i just thought you were ex military..lol.bob
  23. looks like just an R600 to me...later nose with custom headlights.....lotta nice work done...i didnt think RD came along till alot later dont know whats up with 300..bob
  24. you can put just about anything in there with a welder and a bunch of scrap steel for all your mounts good luck...bob
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