1961H67 Posted Monday at 02:22 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:22 AM I remember following this thread for a few years when people asked if the B73 was going to be ready for Macungie,,,,, You Made it ! It was all worth the effort! Great job. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted Monday at 10:49 AM Share Posted Monday at 10:49 AM 9 hours ago, Brocky said: I know what you mean!!! I can put a face and a truck together, and NOT the name A face and a CB handle l can remember. A name is forgotten 15 seconds after introduction. Giving directions using land marks vs street names and old exit numbers on the highway. .....Hippy 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted Monday at 11:02 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:02 AM 19 hours ago, mattb73lt said: Matt, Where was this picture taken? At the Clinton Station diner on NJ 78, home to the worlds largest hamburger? https://www.jerseysbest.com/just-in-jersey/wheres-the-beef-we-found-it-at-clinton-station-diner-in-a-monstrous-15-pound-burger/ .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted Monday at 11:08 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 11:08 AM 6 minutes ago, 70mackMB said: Matt, Where was this picture taken? At the Clinton Station diner on NJ 78, home to the worlds largest hamburger? https://www.jerseysbest.com/just-in-jersey/wheres-the-beef-we-found-it-at-clinton-station-diner-in-a-monstrous-15-pound-burger/ .....Hippy I believe it was. It was the choice of the two I was traveling with, so I was just following along. No trucks were allowed, we parked along the street. There was another truck stop we went to just up the street where they fueled up before we continued. They made this run many times and knew where to stop. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattb73lt Posted Monday at 11:30 AM Author Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 11:30 AM 8 hours ago, 1961H67 said: I remember following this thread for a few years when people asked if the B73 was going to be ready for Macungie,,,,, You Made it ! It was all worth the effort! Great job. I remember those conversations and thinking I really had no idea when or if I'd ever make it. Honestly, it was an epic trip for me and the truck. At times I never thought it would be there or I'd have something that would make it that far and be worthy of being seen there. Pulling into the park felt like I was high fiving myself. Pulling back into my driveway at the end of the trip was the validation of having completed a thorough restoration of a junkyard find, dead truck. Sharing the restoration here on this blog was so beneficial and to keeping everything on track. Having progress to report was really motivating, even though at times there were breaks and gaps due to other things going on. A cool side benefit was meeting and conversing with people like yourself and everyone else who added comments or pictures. It's been almost ten years since my first post and it has been one remarkable journey, all just to restore an old truck, and the journey continues on with new adventures. I can't thank everyone enough for their contributions and help along the way!! 4 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 06:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:03 PM haha,,,im doing my best to follow along,,,,at 69 im starting to wonder if mine will ever make it out of the yard,,,but ill certainly keep plugging along,,,,be tearing into my steering box,,,very soon and hoping to atleast complete the nose this year,,,right now gericco is a huge inpiration dont know if i spelled that right,,,,and matt,,,many hats off,to you..bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 06:12 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:12 PM derrico thats better,,,sorry about that,,lolbob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted Monday at 08:45 PM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 08:45 PM Yes Great journey! And you brought me motivation along the way, I had so much motivation built up it even got me through the 1000 year flood! Thanks for sharing your journey and helping some of us continue ours ! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 08:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:59 PM my god that burger is huge,,,,we had a place in las vegas,,,Barcelona casino with oversized burgers,,,but no where near that big,,,wow Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted 4 hours ago Author Share Posted 4 hours ago On it's first long distance run I was keeping track of the fuel to see how it does over the road. I think it might be a little better than this, because we ran pretty slow heading down there and I ran solo back. We were about 10 MPH slower than I usually run, 50-60. Where I set the truck up to run right around 65, which is 1600 RPM. I think it runs a little better at 1700 RPM which as right about 70 MPH. Anyway, the truck hold 125 gallons of which I burned 52 gallons for the round trip of about 450 miles. That's 8.6 MPG. Not too bad!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago That sounds about right you’re pretty much bobtailing no wind resistance Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41547-b-73-restoration/page/88/#findComment-577695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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