Truckers, lets see your rigs!

Thanks, I plan on taking lots of photos. I am going to bring her home this saturday.
 
BRE said:
Going back with the Detroit?
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No, it will probably get the 3406B out of my GMC.

Here is how the detroit came home.
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SmokinCAT said:
No, it will probably get the 3406B out of my GMC.

Here is how the detroit came home.
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Probably the fastest that thing has ever traveled was on that trailer!

A friend went to an auction in northern ohio to see about getting an 1984 A model with a Cat, ended up going for $16,750! He wanted a working resto project but it had an aluminum frame. Those weren't all that awesome new, so 29 yr old aluminum hauling 120k # permit loads seems scary. Ended up going for too much money to justify swapping the cab to a newer W900L frame.
Best pic he got of that 1984 W900A
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Another friend is completely redoing a 359 and new HD frame rails drilled and shipped were $4500. Cheaper than I thought they would be.
 
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Do you know it he had a choice on what suspension he could have them drilled for. This frame seems to be in good shape, but I think it would be nice to stretch one of the cabovers with new rails and have them drilled for a neway.

That A model looks like its in fairly decent shape, but I would want that frame on a working truck either.

You might be right about the speed, and it won't see it again until someone comes and buys this junk.
 
I like your style. Yellow motor FTW. I'm a sucker for stretched cab overs as well.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Do you know it he had a choice on what suspension he could have them drilled for. This frame seems to be in good shape, but I think it would be nice to stretch one of the cabovers with new rails and have them drilled for a neway.
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I'm pretty sure but ill ask him.
 
BRE said:
I like your style. Yellow motor FTW. I'm a sucker for stretched cab overs as well.
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Actually since it will be out on the ground it going to get one hell of a cleaning and get painted CAT white.

I don't mind a long cabover, but I like it to be done right.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Actually since it will be out on the ground it going to get one hell of a cleaning and get painted CAT white.

I don't mind a long cabover, but I like it to be done right.
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I don't know a fraction of what you guys know about these truck... I just like how they look lol
 
LoL, at least you admit it. I think most of what I have learned has been just by getting my hands dirty. When you start trying to make things work in a fashion they aren't supposed to that's when you really start learning.

The reason I want to paint the engine right is so it looks period correct, at that time almost any CAT that went in a Peterbilt or Kenworth was painted white to set them apart from the other CAT engines out there in other brands of trucks.
 
SmokinCAT said:
Do you know it he had a choice on what suspension he could have them drilled for. This frame seems to be in good shape, but I think it would be nice to stretch one of the cabovers with new rails and have them drilled for a neway.
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His reply:
"they need a example or a cad drawing and can do anything"
 
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