Popular Post mattb73lt Posted November 20, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2024 11 hours ago, wingrider said: Matt, Just wanted to congratulate you on your fine achievement on restoring that beautiful truck. I can only hope that my project turns out to be half as good! I also want to thank you for your service...Hats off to you! Thank you very much for those words. This project was a lot of work and at times I never thought it would see the road again. This blog was also a lot of help keeping the project on track and the motivation going. I met and became friends with some of the contributors, helped a lot of others out and became an inspiration to others with their projects. Again thank you and everyone else for your words of inspiration!!! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted November 20, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2024 Matt, I can’t express enough how much this blog kept me going, From all the pictures, tips on parts , and most importantly it gave me motivation to finish a 35 year project! Many Thanks, Dean 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted November 20, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2024 same here, bud thanks for all your input. It worked for me too. Nothing else embarrassing. This thing has been sitting here. So long but then again, none of us are 20 years old well one of us is now but we all have to squeeze these things in between everything else. When we’re very young, we really don’t have anything to do but work and play with your car. You are still an amazing inspiration for all of us thank you…. Bob 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted November 25, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2024 Put some of the toys away until spring today. More room in the driveway for Thanksgiving visitors. 10 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted November 25, 2024 Share Posted November 25, 2024 2 hours ago, mattb73lt said: Put some of the toys away until spring today. More room in the driveway for Thanksgiving visitors. Quite the shop!👍. Terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted November 25, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2024 3 minutes ago, terry said: Quite the shop!👍. Terry I wish. It's not mine, I just rent the space to store the trucks. The cars get a freebee as they take up no extra floor space and give me a lot more room for the winter. I'd like to build something, next. Maybe a Barndominium. Some of those designs are pretty cool. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted November 27, 2024 Share Posted November 27, 2024 Nice toys!, Same here, spent yesterday winterizing ,,, I put the flooded Charger ( we gutted it out) on the back of the H Model and backed it in the shed till spring. Yes a Barndominium would be a dream come true for us vehicle collectors. Stamp collecting would have been a much easier hobby!,, 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-562748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted April 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7 Just about five months in storage. Brought the toys out of storage and home today. Weather sucked, but due to schedules and needing two drivers, it was the best time. B73 fired right up after about four turns. A little issue with a sticky starter on the B42, then she fired right off. Now to chase a bunch of gremlins on the Caddy and the '40 Ford, mostly from disuse over the last few years of concentrating on finishing up the B73. 9 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 wow matt,,,,photos of your toys never get old,,,thanks for the post 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 and yes ,,,we have crummy weather here as well...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted April 8 Popular Post Share Posted April 8 We had a dose of summer then back to "Sprinter"(spring-winter). Ugh. 4 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Yes we did. A lot of rain coming this week. Dammit!! 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 12 hours ago, Freightrain said: We had a dose of summer then back to "Sprinter"(spring-winter). Ugh. same here, Larry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 12 hours ago, Freightrain said: We had a dose of summer then back to "Sprinter"(spring-winter). Ugh. Same here!!!! Mowed lawn last Saturday then a bunch of rain on Sunday night and all day Monday.. 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-573204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted Sunday at 06:22 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 06:22 PM Made a two hour run up to Foxboro, MA yesterday to the Springbrook show put on by D. Rounds Trucking and G. Greene Construction. It wasn't on any of my lists of up coming shows, but timing wise it worked out with my schedule. It was held at their facilities which are adjacent to each other. Started out leaving the house about 6AM in heavy fog and drizzle, but by afternoon cleared up for a great ride home by 5PM. Lots of local trucks from the greater Boston area and a chance to see G. Greene's collection of restored trucks in a special built garage just to hold them. I'm so envious of that facility. My brother lives about a half hour away from there, so we got to spend the day together along with my nephew for a little while. Truck ran great and had no issues at all with it. It is very loud when you're in it for that long of a trip. It's going to get a muffler at some point. Still amazes me to see it in one piece and restored. other than the exhaust noise, it's so comfortable to drive with that big, roomy L cab. Another greatshow and day with the B73 8 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-575957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:10 PM 2 hours ago, mattb73lt said: Made a two hour run up to Foxboro, MA yesterday to the Springbrook show put on by D. Rounds Trucking and G. Greene Construction. It wasn't on any of my lists of up coming shows, but timing wise it worked out with my schedule. It was held at their facilities which are adjacent to each other. Started out leaving the house about 6AM in heavy fog and drizzle, but by afternoon cleared up for a great ride home by 5PM. Lots of local trucks from the greater Boston area and a chance to see G. Greene's collection of restored trucks in a special built garage just to hold them. I'm so envious of that facility. My brother lives about a half hour away from their, so we got to spend the day together along with my nephew for a little while. Truck ran great and had no issues at all with it. It is very loud when you're in it for that long of a trip. It's going to get a muffler at some point. Still amazes me to see it in one piece and restored. other than the exhaust noise, it's so comfortable to drive with that big, roomy L cab. Another greatshow and day with the B73 That was a good day yesterday. Wanted to track you down to say hi but didn't see you at the truck. Bob Greenes toybox is something else huh? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-575965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted yesterday at 04:11 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 04:11 PM 18 hours ago, 66dc75 said: That was a good day yesterday. Wanted to track you down to say hi but didn't see you at the truck. Bob Greenes toybox is something else huh? I talked to a lot of people Saturday. We'll meet up at one of these shows coming up! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted yesterday at 04:20 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 04:20 PM Two other things for that trip to Foxboro. One, there was heavy mist for the first part until just east of Worcester and that wiper system I built was awesome!! The intermittent wiper features were perfect and the first two speeds were all I used. Well worth the effort to design and install. Two, upon return to the house, the odometer showed 3,972 miles!!! With minus the first 99 miles when the engine blew up, have been completely trouble free. I built this truck to go places and it just amazes me that from a complete junkyard wreck it's all in one piece, looks this good and runs so well!!! 6 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted yesterday at 04:34 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:34 PM I’m sure that thing is a blast to drive hell there really isn’t anything else to go wrong with it have a ball bud Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted yesterday at 04:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:49 PM You probably knew I used to live in Massachusetts. We used to go to a car show yearly I think it was somewhere around Foxborough. You probably know which one I’m talking about. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted yesterday at 04:49 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:49 PM By now there’s probably a lot more of them. I know where you have tons of show and shines around my area mainly summer events. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Matt trucks look so good and a beaut Caddy you own. It looks similar to the Caddy that was in Godfather Part 1. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/86/#findComment-576068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.