R686 Mack 'The Mexican'

Mickey mouse Mitch - well done , not enough of these great Macks around , cheers Clarke .

Like it, Mitch, like it a lot.

g'day mitch .. great effort and looking nice...

what i'm loving too is dad and son(s) enjoying the same interest, and whereby dad and the B model are like hand-in-glove, so is the R model for son as well..

my 22 YO son, recently qualified as a diesel mechanic, has turned his attention to the old '76 slim cabover K125 CR screamer (ex tnt) and i can only encourage him... for the sake of the next generation of young blokes, the rigs of that era, and the blokes who drove them....

keep up the good work and thank you for the pics...cheers

Thank you all very much for the replies!!

Camma - This thing isn't to bad as it has a aircab, it still has the R model kick, but it's only a toy so it's not driven everyday so will probably stay spring.

Greg Wright - For one thing it's needs a proper spray job, the chassis was painted with pressure pack cans in the dirt in the backyard. Plus I have alot of stuff going around my head, alot of people won't like what I'm going to do but oh well I'm not building it for them,just me.

Detective - Ha, well I'm 20 and don't drink, smoke or go out so I got to use the money somehow and this somehow makes me happy I guess ha ha. Be sure to post up and update on the KW!!

Will try and keep it updated now

Thanks,
Mitch

Top job Mitch; its a very nice looking clean and tidy oldgirl cheers den.

Top notch job there mitch, she looks the goods, I love the old R Bangers, I now what you mean by a lot of work and money going into getting it done, im doing up a 1974 K125CR Cabover Kenworth with a VT903 Cummins in it, I love it to bits, (not as much as the wife tho) its a labour of love and it gets the old fellas talking when you take it out to shows. Keep up the good work mate, cheer's Hayden.

Plus I have alot of stuff going around my head, alot of people won't like what I'm going to do but oh well I'm not building it for them,just me.

Hee hee hee! Can't wait to see what you come up with next!! Great looking Mack Mitch, you've got to be happy with how she's scrubbed up! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Hey Mitch
What they all said she's lookin' good! How long did it take ya to get that bar so shiney
Steve

Looking real nice mate, a credit to you, keep up the good work. I drove one brand new in 1983, 300 econodyne, still have a soft spot for the R series.

Hey all, not much to update, funds have been very low, ha ha. Finally got bottom step on so it now looks complete.



Mitch