41CHEVY Posted August 2, 2017 The 1974 AMT R685 MACK was converted to the earlier steel dash "short Cab" by swapping the R cowl onto the rear of the DM cab. The interior was back dated to the steel dash,early seats and twin stick. The Rears were changed to the DM 58,000 lb. the steer axle was swapped with a narrowed DM 18,000 lb one and the trans was changed to the "quad box" 5 /4 twin stick unit. I left the air start tank in too. The idea was to do a heavy duty R in a sand pit or quarry roll. I'm starting a5 axle Michigan style dump trailer for it. Hosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on FotkiHosted on Fotki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 25, 2017 Looks great and I learned something about Macks too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grampas garage Posted November 12, 2017 WOW!!! That truck makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.We had one we used on the farm a loooong time ago.I would pick my wife up and take her out to dinner.I then would go on hauling grain to market or fertilizer back to the field where we were planting corn.It brings back good memories and looks just like the real thing.Great job. Grammpa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
