Restoring the Freedom Edition Superliner

[TheRaginKagen]

Hey y'all, so if you have seen my other post, I have made a deal to buy my childhood dream truck off it's original owner!! It is literally THE truck that put the Superliner on top of my bucket list and made me want to be a truck driver!! A truck that I have dreamed about since I was 5 or 6 years old!! 

 

The truck is a 1987 Mack Superliner Freedom Edition. It is far from perfect as it has sat for many years but still has a lot of life left in her... so... 
 

As we approach the 140th Anniversary of Lady Liberty, this Freedom Edition is showing her age. She has weathered decades of work and countless miles-but her soul is still there. You can still feel it. She deserves more than to fade away or be forgotten.

 

Now is the time to bring her back-not as a replica, not as a museum piece, but as a living, breathing reminder of trucking's golden era!!

The owners, who were more then gracious to sell me the truck, have put work into it recently but she needs some much deserved love so she can rule the road for many years to come and to preserve a piece of trucking and American history!!

All the work will be posted up on my YouTube (and possibly Patreon) from the day I pick it up, till the day she is all done and 100% again!!

I have an amazing couple guys here that are willing to help me accomplish this goal. Guys who have been involved in truck building, customizing and restoration for many years
 

If it's something you'd be interested in helping out with, please let me know, I'd be so greatly appreciative!!

Preserve History: 1987 Mack Superliner Restoration

[Brocky]

Along with your You Tube videos, Please post stills here so all of the BMT members can share your experience.

[TheRaginKagen]

1 hour ago, Brocky said:

Along with your You Tube videos, Please post stills here so all of the BMT members can share your experience.

Absolutely I will!!

[mattb73lt]

Congratulations on the acquisition of your dream truck. Looks like some good bones to start a great project.

 

Matt

[Vladislav]

As said above and said before.

Good luck on the progress!

And I haven't noted if anybody mentioned that previousely, we all here like to see pictures!

[TheRaginKagen]

2 hours ago, mattb73lt said:

Congratulations on the acquisition of your dream truck. Looks like some good bones to start a great project.

 

Matt

Thank you so much!! I haven't taken possession of it yet but I am sure I will cry like a little baby when I do

[cruiseliner64]

Know that feeling...did the same when I got my Cruiseliner.The one I always wanted....

Paul

[1961H67]

Hopefully we can get both done, I’m wanting to start on ours when it warms up in a month or so,, Keep us posted and take a lot of pictures and post them. My Grandson has got this one pretty clean, our first project is to remove the aluminum frame and change it to air ride. ( My back surgeon said the X-ray of my back looks like 10 miles of bad dirt road,,, I blame it on Mack Camelback Suspension! ) 

[TheRaginKagen]

10 hours ago, cruiseliner64 said:

Know that feeling...did the same when I got my Cruiseliner.The one I always wanted....

Paul

I am just praying that this doesn't slip through my fingers. There are so many factors involved and being winter, I'm struggling to put all the cash together since work is deathly slow. I'm scared shitless, I'm not going to lie!! I thought I'd be farther ahead honestly and the worst part is I have people counting on me to have her on the road and hooked up to a lowboy in like 2 months time...

[TheRaginKagen]

8 hours ago, 1961H67 said:

Hopefully we can get both done, I’m wanting to start on ours when it warms up in a month or so,, Keep us posted and take a lot of pictures and post them. My Grandson has got this one pretty clean, our first project is to remove the aluminum frame and change it to air ride. ( My back surgeon said the X-ray of my back looks like 10 miles of bad dirt road,,, I blame it on Mack Camelback Suspension! ) 

Is she a Freedom truck? Either way, she is pretty!! My back is pretty shot as well. Years of being in an excavator, logging and building houses have not been kind to me. A good set of seats is going to be something I don't waste time or money on. 

I will take more pictures and videos to share then anyone can handle, so no worries there 😅😅

[1961H67]

Hopefully all will work out, You can get all the information of how your truck came from the factory from the Mack Museum, also the original paint codes , there are a few people on here that know more about the Freedom Edition than I do so hopefully they will be able to help you also. Yes mine is a Freedom, I bought it and used it for about 7 years, but I’m going to retire it and hopefully restore it to its original color, it has the red Freedom Edition Interior. , keep us posted! 

[mowerman]

Best of luck. Lotsa times the wheels of progress turn right slow …. Atleast around here … lousy weather and and real sloppy back yard .. I’m really can’t do anything with mine right now … bob

[cruiseliner64]

3 hours ago, TheRaginKagen said:

I am just praying that this doesn't slip through my fingers. There are so many factors involved and being winter, I'm struggling to put all the cash together since work is deathly slow. I'm scared shitless, I'm not going to lie!! I thought I'd be farther ahead honestly and the worst part is I have people counting on me to have her on the road and hooked up to a lowboy in like 2 months time...

I hear you.Im just a regular working guy but I wanted a Cruiseliner since I was 14 years old and saw Pig Pens in the movie Convoy.I sold my small vintage vehicle collection and had to take a small loan to get the deal over the line.I was bidding against two others who had very deep pockets.Ours is just a hobby truck but you have the extra pressure of having to get your truck ready to work.I wish you the best of luck with it....

Paul