Popular Post Freightrain Posted Monday at 10:48 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 10:48 PM More retirement money spent..... 118" of all new steel. Getting an eyeball on making carrier bearing mounting plate. It needs to be a 12" drop from the existing cross member. Time for so more 1/2" plate. More progress up front also Lots of little stuff. I have the cruise control box apart and bought some new throttle cable to extend the reach as the new backwards throttle arm has a Z bar and I need to get to the block side to make a bracket to attach casing so I can hook cable up. Figuring exhaust out. I have new flange and a 45* SS elbow to cut down to make it go down and hook up to my existing flex pipe that attaches to exhaust. I laid out my clutch linkage on CAD this morning at work. I need to get some plate steel and start that project also. I left it at work, I will post a picture of the layout. I need a few new pieces to correct my AC suction line that is in the way of intake tube to turbo. I bought a new piece of 4" exhaust to make new intake tube to air cleaner. Just a straight shot now, old motor needed a zig zag. I also received my new dry element air cleaner today. That will one of the last additions as it is in the way when working on the truck of it is mounted on the cab. The struggle continues...... 6 3 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 11:04 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:04 PM My god bud…. You da man!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted Monday at 11:20 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 11:20 PM Tired, broke man.... 3 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted yesterday at 12:52 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 12:52 AM 1 hour ago, Freightrain said: Tired, broke man.... I guess you could say you got the shaft! 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 11:56 AM Rube Goldbergs finest hour.... Just some basic math...... 😆 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM 14 hours ago, Freightrain said: Tired, broke man.... lol the thought had crossed my mind. You’ve been spending money like a drunken sailor doesn’t matter. It’s all for a good cause and I get it. You’re all jacked up. To gidergoing. I’m sure you’ve got tons of followers as myself ready to give you a big applause even bigger than you’re already getting. Thanks for keeping everybody in the loop. 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davehummell Posted yesterday at 03:39 PM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 03:39 PM Larry you have a very good excuse for spending the money on your truck it is a needed transporter for your race car a man must have a hobby that costs money or it's a dull life 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted 23 hours ago Author Popular Post Share Posted 23 hours ago I got 10 yrs out of that $300 237. It was time to upgrade. It's just insane the cubic money I have spent to upgrade things. But I know the old adage "spend some today, or spend a lot more tomorrow". 7 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago Larry I know your pain $2,000 for the engine $1,400 for the air ride axle and aluminum rims and tires $1,400 for the front steering tires the list can be endless. The last time I ran it over to pickup a round bale a bunch off wires shorted out for the headlights so that's next on the list when it dries out enough to drive it out from where its parked for the winter. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted 18 hours ago Author Popular Post Share Posted 18 hours ago I put my headlights on relays, so it eases the load on that old headlight switch. With the old halogen bulbs, the brights would kick the lights off. Now I can run them forever. The lights get power right off the back of the alt. with a couple circuit breakers, one for low, one for high beams. Oh, I put new drives on last years, just under $3000. The first set lasted 23 yrs! They still looked new but were way out of date! 5 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted 8 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 8 hours ago 15 hours ago, Freightrain said: I got 10 yrs out of that $300 237. It was time to upgrade. It's just insane the cubic money I have spent to upgrade things. But I know the old adage "spend some today, or spend a lot more tomorrow". All I know is, yah can't take it with you I'll share my latest dumb ass purchase when and if it arrives from the US Don't see any trailers hooked on the back of a hearse A very dear friend of mine is slowly dying of brain cancer, he has no regrets and has lived a full life Anyway, enough dribble from me Your having "Crack" and that's all that really matters Top work and your making us all look like bludgers, or bums or what ever you call no hopers in the States Paul 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Paul that last comment was priceless lol .. bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted 2 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 2 hours ago 5 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: Don't see any trailers hooked on the back of a hearse Paul May be not: 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago I stopped at my friends motor shop after picking up the driveshaft since I haven't made it down to lunch for a few Saturdays. A buddy was there and told me I'm working way too hard and he could never pull all this off. I told him I can't believe I'm even getting it done. It is an endless chore of assembly, fabricating, etc. Nothing like when I bolted the 237 in. Hook up a fuel line and go. Nothing that easy with this. Last night was fabbing up cruise control cable. Bracket is painted and ready to assemble on engine and then hook up cable. Should be good. Much easier with no fender in the way. No way I would get it done if I had to climb over that fender a 100 times. I also got the rear air tank hung back on. It used to feed air steering but I am leaving it for volume. I dropped it off to ease removed of old aux box. I use it to air my tires in race car at track. It has a check valve so it doesn't affect the rest of the system. I hooked the 13 spd air line to it, since it had an open port now with no steering line. The trans does shift ranges, as I confirmed it last night. I just need to fab up a handle. I just did a refresh on my clutch linkage drawing this morning. I think I found a better way and will confirm it tomorrow night. 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75768-300-rebuild/page/39/#findComment-595224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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