RW cab and 36in bunk side skirts

[TheRaginKagen]

Well I am pulling the trigger on the truck of my childhood dreams!! Never in a million years I'd own the truck that started my obsession with the Superliner!! So not knowing a whole bunch about them when it comes to sourcing aftermarket parts, assuming they are still in production all these years later, I am here for some guidance, lol.

I'm currently in search of skirts for both the cab and the bunk. All I can find for Mack is for the CH and newer trucks which I know are a totally new design from the long lasting R model cab and bunk. I am worries it might end up being something I have to have made, which I am not thrilled about but I have a pile of split amber/purple lights I want to run down the side and want to avoid drilling into the actual cab and bunk to install them; though I wouldn't mind going to a larger bunk at some point if my frame allows it.

Also, if anyone knows if there are repop Liberty decals out there, I would so be a happy girl to buy a pair!!

[67RModel]

If I'm not mistaken the "factory" bunks for Superliners were made by Able Body. Mack didn't manufacture their own sleeper until the CH came along. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think that is how it went back then.

Are you able to determine what brand that sleeper is or if you know if it came from the factory like that or aftermarket? Perhaps if you send into the Mack Museum they will send all the build literature for that truck and you can get some more information that way.

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[TheRaginKagen]

6 hours ago, 67RModel said:

If I'm not mistaken the "factory" bunks for Superliners were made by Able Body. Mack didn't manufacture their own sleeper until the CH came along. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think that is how it went back then.

Are you able to determine what brand that sleeper is or if you know if it came from the factory like that or aftermarket? Perhaps if you send into the Mack Museum they will send all the build literature for that truck and you can get some more information that way.

Historical Research Requests | Mack Trucks Historical Museum

I really appreciate that, I'll reach out to them. It would be cool to find out how many Superliners vs Ultraliners were built as Freedom trucks

[Vladislav]

The truck looks cool!

You will be a lucky guy purchasing it! I too wish that for you!

I'd like to own one also some day. But so far it's only drool!

The sleeper you have was made by Able Body. At least judging by the pics. As you can see it has two cut outs for the exhaust mufflers. The LH one was gone in unknown direction. Or possibly the sleeper has come from another truck which had two stacks and yours had one.

Speaking the matter you asked I doubt you'll be able to find stainless skirds for that sleeper. They seem existing in the past but during my observations on different on-line truck accesory shops in the last 15 years I haven't seen any offers on those. Also a point is a R-model cab is not designed well to acomoddate straight skirds. It has rounded rocker panels which wouldn't suit flat boards. Or at least they would look wierd there. For my needs I fabricated stainless skirds for a sleeper but declined idea putting them on the cab. Sure that was a matter of my taste. Fabrication of stainless parts turned out into more complicated deal as it looked to me originally. The material is harder than common steel so you need high quality drill bits and notable amount of labour to attach marker lamps.

The truck on the picture (not mine unfortunately) has a sleeper similar to yours. It's Able Body, I checked it out in person, there's a tag riveted to the back wall. As you can see there are stainless skirds attached to the bunk only and they look nice. I don't know where the owner accuired them from. Of what I know definitely they were put in place a long while back. Too possibly they're hand made.

 

[Brocky]

I presume that Iowa 80, Mideastern, Wildwood FL, and the other big chrome shops only stock for newer trucks. Try contacting one of our ATHS chapter members, Lewis Cantrell, d/b/a DTP Chrome Shop in Spartanburg SC. dptinc@hotmail.com Lewis has an old 48 foot movers trailer which is a display unit inside and he attends / sells at many of the truck shows in the southeast. He might be able to help you out???