Mack NR color

[maple_leaf_eh]

Slava, you are doing good work. We don`t own these vehicles, we just look after them for the next generation. As has been mentioned, not many guys have the facilities or the courage to restore heavy trucks.

[Slava]

I haven't posted anything for a while but it didn't mean I had no progress.
Now it's time for some updates.
I spent a bunch of time making up the fuel tanks. Had 3 of them. Taking the worst one aside one was solid but filled with something like a bitum mixed with fuel and the other had rust inside wich followed some holes in the bottom.
Not bad at all. The first one was washed with about 200l of diesel wich I'll use in my house heating and the second one was filled with 3-4 handfulls of gravel stones, hooked up in two straps and wobbled by hands hell bunch of times.

[Slava]

Than I had to fill it up with water, welded and than soldered those welded spots since they was keeping minor leaks. That part of the story followed by sandblasting and painting.

[Slava]

The other interesting point was the straps. Happily I had them 12 of 8 required. Being unlikely to the rusty T-bolts I drilled off the original weld spots to get those T-bolts out and brang them to the galvanize shop. Than put them back in place and welded.

[Slava]

By the way sandblasted and painted the lower protection frames. The upper hang brackets were ready waiting to use.
Finally got the tanks attached to the chassis.

[Slava]

The tanks on the chassis

[cliff]

fantastic work mate.