Mack-Phase Two

[Truck Shop]

Had a fun time today visiting with RZ and Darrell, they had a look see at most everything with the B75.

 

[Labparamour]

Nice meeting you both today.
That Mack is gonna be a sharp rig.
Certainly one of a kind!
Thanks for the tour and lunch.
Hope you’re not too swamped tomorrow.

Hope to get back over again.

Darryl

 

[RZucker]

I had a great time, sorry I had to cut the visit short ,but I was playing hooky from my work.
It was good to meet you Darryl, quite obviously we will have to meet up again when TS gets it finished.
I'll get a pic or 2 up in a bit.

 

[RZucker]

Those pipes sound as good as they look!

 

[Truck Shop]

Well I finally brought the cab home to the shop after the body work, I'm almost afraid to start working on it because of scratching it.

 

[Mother Deuce]

Well I finally brought the cab home to the shop after the body work, I'm almost afraid to start working on it because of scratching it.

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Very cool Man... going to miss that lovely green dash though! LOL!

 

[DMiller]

Love that Color!!

 

[Truck Shop]

Thanks, but the one who deserves credit for the great body work and paint job is {Jose Palomino}. That cab had been wrecked two different times if figured by the types of body filler that was used
through the years. The roof was really bad along with the lower right side of the bulk head where the fender extension would bolt on. He had to heat shrink both areas and hand hammered it.
He worked off and on straightening the roof for a month, and it is straighter than when it was new more than likely. The body filler he used is paper thin. Also the A pillars were off so he had to push the cab straight to
get the door gaps correct.

 

[Labparamour]

It looks great!
You found a great body man.

I’m happy to run over if you need a hand when it’s time to set it on the frame.

 

[kshansen]

It looks great!
You found a great body man.

I’m happy to run over if you need a hand when it’s time to set it on the frame.

Just make sure to clip you finger nails or Truck Shop will kill you!

 

[farmerlund]

Edge of my seat, waiting for the next pics. LOL. Very interesting color. Should look super nice with the rest of the truck.

 

[Truck Shop]

Well it's not going to go at a very fast pace from here on out. I will work on the cab this fall through the winter. I have several things that I have to custom build, one is the visor.
But wiring and airline routing will go slow because it is not something to get in a hurry over. Everyone wants
to know the name of the color but I just picked it out of a paint chip book at Napa. The boss wants to
change the color of the fenders on his next order of trucks to that color with the white cab. But the tint
is more purplish with the naked eye than in the photos. Plus it is heavy metal flake-retro.

 

[DMiller]

Building a good fitting well functioning harness will take a lot of measuring and careful planning. Going with a Bulkhead block, basic grommet(Hard Wire) or a Cannon Plug transition thru the firewall? Will only be basic lighting simplistic engine electrical/instrumentation and rear lighting to attach?

 

[Truck Shop]

Actually I'm using a GM 1972 pickup harness 12 circuit and adding two extra fuse blocks. Set it out in the sun to heat it up Palomino said it helps, so I do what Palomino says.

Some extra bling I added today, deck cover.

 

[RZucker]

That poor cab looks like an old Studebaker pickup cab without the rest of the truck.

 

[Truck Shop]

That poor cab looks like an old Studebaker pickup cab without the rest of the truck.

It was poor when it looked like this.

 

[Truck Shop]

98% finished with the wiring, just a few small things to finish. installed the cab lights using rivet-nuts. Checked the system with remote power, every circuit checked out perfect.
Next will be installing air system then sound deaden-er.

 

[crane operator]

So have you started on the custom body work for the hood and area between the rear of the fender and the cab? That's the area I'm interested to see the blend between the new and the old.

In the picture you posted of the other long hood, it looks like he's just got some flat panels bolted in there. Got custom plans for that area? Will you use a second hood to split and add in to the factory hood, or just build all new from scratch?

 

[kshansen]

I think he's going to use two of these at each end of hood and pull on them with a couple D9's till it fits!

 

[DMiller]

I think he's going to use two of these at each end of hood and pull on them with a couple D9's till it fits!View attachment 202510

HAHAHAHAHA!!!