VaPatentman

I had actually ordered and cut the stock to length months ago but wanted originals. Just decided to finish them the day after my post. The whole process for each piece, grinding the ends and sanding/polishing only took about 25-30 mins each and I took them to the platter the same day. You revealed my lack of patience, especially for these after looking high and low

I didn't have any originals to work with. The groove I cut in the back side of the strips allow them to mate up to the badge much like your picture shows.

Patience, grinding wheel, files, 1200-2000-3000-grit wet and dry. They are made from 3/16" x 5/16" Grade W1 Steel Ground Flat Stock available from Fastenal in 3-ft lengths for $8.15 (shipping was more than material). I made a mock-up of the hole pattern from the hood so I could lay it on the workbench. I did discover the holes in my hood leaves are not consistent, I don’t know if this was a Mack issue from 1942 or if someone else re-drilled the holes. Drilled shallow holes on each end and used a thread forming screw to allow for connection points for the chrome process. Had them chrome plated locally here in Richmond @ Hanlon Plating Company. In a conversation with Tom Hanlon he said they do a fair amount of plating for antique trucks and tractors . GOOD LUCK and let me know how it goes.

Ended up making my own hood strips. Just picked them up from Hanlon Plating Company here in Richmond, VA. I am so pleased with the quality of their work and the reasonable pricing I will be chrome plating additional items soon. I will post additional photos after I install them.

Sick individual, my wife turned to me when he was pleading on TV the other night and told me she didn't have a good feeling about him. Women's intuition?

Thanks, Bob from Reno, I will give him a shout.

Jim, I agree they are like hen’s teeth. I will probably go the same route and fabricate my own. I feel pretty lucky that they were the only trim items missing from my truck. Over the past year I have seen members posting pics of restoration candidates completely void of trim and the grilles. Locating these items will be a daunting task for these guys I wish them success in their efforts.

Does anyone know where I can get the small chrome hood strips that install adjacent to the Mack logo? I have searched high and low, auctions, flea markets, online and Carlisle. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I need them for both side (4 small pieces total) 1938-1944-ED 1939-1942-DE

Well put "BONDO SURPRISE" I discovered the bottom of the doors had been filled with Great Stuff foam insulation and covered with bondo on the outside, looked nice at first glance but was causing the doors to rust out from the inside, the foam was acting like a sponge and retaining moisture. We learn something everyday.

Opened up and installed a set of mud flaps I bought at Macungie last year. Turns out they were both the same and not opposing. To add insult to injury one is printed lower that the other and didn’t realize until my wife came out to see my handy work. Oh well, proves you should open things up and inspect!

Having had gout several times I feel your pain. At work one day the guys were joking about wishing a low life person death. I said no! I would just like them to have a terminal case of gout 24/7.

Discovering things may not be what they seem. At first glance the nose piece and grill looked pretty good. In the process to replace the radiator bushings I opened up a can of worms. I discovered the lower end of the grill was completely rusted away and bondo-ed to the nose piece with thick layers of bondo. I am in the finish stages of the grill and the grill back piece having had to make a new bottom for the grill and repair 9 up right pieces on the grill back piece. Working on the nose cone now. These delicate pieces can really try a man’s soul and worth every minute in the preservation of Mack history. In the end I will have a survivor not Concours’ quality restoration! Sorry it looks like 2-pics are on the side

I am amazed at how many people can't backup. I made my daughters backup before I let them go forward. Only after being able to backup between the lines for about 200-ft using the mirrors were they allowed to go forward. On another note, during High School one of them worked for a temp agency that staffed a large auto auction in our area and she was the only one that could drive a standard transmission one day= a tiny little blond girl out driving the guys and drove all the trucks through the auction block that day.

Thanks for posting!

Between Swift and J. B Hunt kind of makes you want to stay off the road. WASHINGTON — A fatal vehicle fire shut down traffic in both directions on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Wednesday. Outer Loop through lanes could remain closed during Wednesday evening’s rush hour. The blaze was ignited after a northbound tractor trailer lost control and struck a boom truck and two other highway construction vehicles, according to Maryland State Police. That crash killed the tractor-trailer’s driver. Seven others were treated and released. One was taken to the hospital. Sad to hear this resulted in a loss of life.

Saw this on Facebook today, could be fake news but thought I would pass it along. FOR SALE BY SEALED BID - 1939 Mack - Model 80 - New Tires / New Battery $4,000 min bid - Message us or call 484-525-0590 (voicemail) for more information. Sealed bids are due by June 21, 2018 10am Submit BID TO: Reading Area Fire Museum -Truck Bid 501 South Fifth St. Reading, Pa 19602

Big Daddy's in South Florida and The Classics III in Metro Washington across from Andrews AFB, both were great places to meet the ladies. 😉 There were many more in the DC area. During the 70's it seemed like there was a constant supply of young women coming from far and wide to work for the Government. The FBI had "Approved" apartment projects where the new employees would reside. We had about 2400 of approved units in our first due area during my early FD days. It made for some interesting calls.

Sorry to hear of your loss.

I agree with GA’s comments, he highlights points all operators should be familiar with. While taking an Aerial Apparatus Operator course years ago at MFRI discovered these pieces of apparatus are very prone to failure with operator error and lack of proper maintenance. Catastrophic failures are rare but do happen. The truck involved was a Pierce (built by Oshkosh) they are widely used pieces and are generally viewed as being of good quality. Sidebar---I worked on a Pirsch riveted/aluminum ladder also known as “Twist-O Flex” back in the 70’s. They were not for the light hearted, they would twist and sway if you were at the top end of the fly. The first time I climbed one I hesitated on the way up and still remember the Lt yelling keep going candy a** the truck isn’t moving. Many old timers no doubt remember these tough old trucks.

My 42-DE was ordered in 1942 and delivered in 1943 only after the 1-st owner completed documentation of need with the War Department. The 2-nd owner had all the original documentation, including the War Department application and approval, Bill of Sale and Title. He didn’t offer up these items until we were loading it onto the transport for it’s new home in Virginia. He said, "since I now know it is going to good home I want you to have all this original information. "

3-19-18 Knight Transportation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Knight-Swift Holdings, has acquired all of the assets of Abilene Motor Express and related entities, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Abilene Motor Express is a Richmond, Virginia-based carrier with nearly 400 trucks that operates throughout the U.S. and Canada. Abilene’s founder started/owns The Keystone Antique Truck & Tractor Museum in Colonial Heights, Va. a couple 100 ft off I-95. It has a great collection of trucks and tractors. Sure hope this is not the end for a great Museum!

They test fired guns there, parts of the Potomac River were off limits just south /east of the Harry Nice Bridge (301) between Maryland and Virginia. I did a project there in 2013 and there were still many large guns setting around on cribbing throughout the base. As for what takes place there now, many buildings are very secure and the missions are classified. They are keeping us safe!

I wore Redwing's since the 70’s. The last two pairs of Redwing's I bought really has me thinking they may be doing a little bait and switch. Last time the pair of shoes I wanted weren’t in stock so they drop shipped them from somewhere. After they arrived I know they had a “Made in the USA” tag but some of the components had attributes of those found in China boots. While in the store I saw the majority of their boots were now imported. Another one I wore for years, I now have reservations about that being Carhartt. They operates 17 manufacturing facilities around the world with only 4 in the USA. They may be “finishing” items in the States and then attaching a “Made in the USA” label. Last trip I made to a Carhartt store most everything I picked up was imported. Does anyone know the real story?

Pretty much all of Autozone and Advance parts are Made in China. I have much better luck with NAPA and Federated. I bought a bearing from AZ and it seized after about 6,00 miles, yes I did grease it.

Awesome! It comes to those who wait. Good luck with getting it road worthy.