Window shopping for a Cabover Peterbilt....Ending up with a Cabover Freightshaker??!!

[@robbytiller-cu6cm]

Love freight liner cabovers. Definitely driver friendly trucks that a tall man could be comfortable driving.

[@pupweiller1]

Those old FreightShakers are my favorite cabover & Transtar II runs a close second especially the Eagle.

[@brocluno01]

Good episode. Freightliner was nice catch. Biggest thing to make it ride is taper leaf front springs, or Mack cabover front springs. And decent shocks. Not to firm. Those are light cabs so they don't load the suspension as much. Add as much sound deadening as you can so you can hear the radios gone down the road.

[@desertdweller9548]

That howling wind was nuts.

[@randallbyrd2458]

Very beautiful truck thank you for sharing

[@oldpete3153]

Been in trucking since the mid 60's and thats the first frame ive ever seen rusted through. The Pete better be cheap.

[@CLGarage]

Thanks for your services.

[@woohu2u2]

Replacing the frame rails on that Pete is a HUGE job. And that's even if you've got some decent rails forward to tie into. Otherwise pull the cab and engine and use them as a glider kit on a decent frame. It'd be an easier job.

[@charlesferebee263]

Sounds like a 3406 A Caterpillar. Good looking HOT ROD. 🇺🇸👍

[@thesystem7519]

Good lookin freightshaker. Nice catch. 👍👍👍

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings.🇺🇸 Cabovers Rule!! How’s that for the cabover community? That Pete looked so promising & the paint was done on the cab already. WOW! But that frame….I’m glad it’s a steel frame, but it’s SO FAR GONE! The truck is still worth saving. I imagine that the owner saw that frame & thought he had some BIG mice or Godzilla living in the barn! A big disappointment is an understatement! That Freightliner is a nice reward though! What is the new owner gonna do with it? An you get some action of it before you let it go? Hey, I’m glad that there are those of us that still are interested in them there cabovers!!! Those old trucks, especially cabovers, have lots of style & use yet!! I guess it’s good to jump out of boxes & toot your horn. Hehehe! Blessings.🤩🥰✌️

[@CLGarage]

He plans to haul grain with it.

[@ericl1627]

Nice. This reminds me of truck I used to play in. My grandfather had a 78? Not to sure on year white freightliner it was green. Poor truck after he passed well I know where that cabover is would love another never find the white Freightliner always ones like this the Freightliner... Nice rig.

[@timbullins6852]

That is a nice truck there 😊

[@South40Slim]

I had a '72 White Freightliner short sleeper (about a 6 inch notch was cut out of the sleeper behind the driver). Built for Bronco Freight out of Colorado. 10 speed and a 290.

[@stansdds]

White painted engine in the Pete is most likely a Caterpillar. That Pete 362, although nice looking paint on the cab, appeared to be in pretty rough shape. The Freightliner is nice! Not much to say about the cab paint, it's pretty plain. The 70's and 80's saw some really nice paint schemes from most of the manufacturers, it would have been really nice if it had been restored in its original paint scheme.

[@ralgith]

Definitely a Cat 3406. Probably a 3406b. Color is Matterhorn White.

[@ccclc6159]

its a 1983 Pete all engines in Peterbilts prior to 1984 were white, cat,cummins & detroit

[@stevespriggs3302]

Cool looking truck.

[@michaelsorrentino9279]

love the old Iron stuff !!!

[@RDC_Autosports]

guy has a pete cabover by me with factory aluminum frame

[@mikeg7843]

Why can’t I ever find these barns this great stuff is located in 😂 send me some address of these barns 🤘🏼

[@flights47]

Sweet freight shaker

[@Notthisguyeither]

Nice Freightliner but that obsolete 4 spring rear suspension will beat the hell out of you.

[@dodge33445]

Looks like she has some bad rust holes in the frame.. All the way through on the Pete... Good move not doing a deal on it.

[@deejayyork3535]

Awesome job guys very nice

[@CLGarage]

Thank you

[@flights47]

Nice freight shaker

[@ccclc6159]

nice freightliner, it has the lightweight cab, heavier cabs have a tapered row of rivets above the grill

[@CLGarage]

Cool, thanks

[@pupweiller1]

FSC Trucking on KZbin would probably be a player on that 362 Peterbilt.

[@johnweatherford5760]

I’ve seen a really similar paint scheme in a Pete brochure.

[@johnstecz9169]

I went shopping for an old Peterbilt and now i own a 1986 FLC 120 Freightliner that has only had two previous owners and you dont see 500 of them at every truck show likee KW. And Petes

[@CLGarage]

I would agree, I like those trucks too. There is a gentleman that lives in my town that has a 1984 FLC 120 with a 3406 cat that I’m trying to buy cause it’s just been sitting for as long as I can remember but I have had no luck yet getting it purchased. I think there may be some sentimental value to the owner yet.

[@johnstecz9169]

Mine is a 3406 B 400 HP no aftercooler 13 speed with 3.90 rears on air ride suspension. 24.5 rubber and all aluminum wheels

[@CLGarage]

Sounds like a sharp rig!!

[@woody95124]

Very pretty CO..frame rail where 5th wheel went not so much..lots a work 4 tht.& $

[@danielloveall2952]

Cummins big cam four is what it looks like to me

[@woody95124]

Real nice FL

[@franco24ist]

cabover peterbilt is sayin plz help me give me the new light of shine bring me back to life and I'll pay u back by showing u how to get the job done.

[@Brax55]

I have never seen those trucks with air ride cab

[@maxpuppy96]

Spring ride is not the end of the world, on a loaded trailer there is not much difference.

[@Brax55]

This Freightliner I just seen on Facebook marketplace is this an Illinois

[@CLGarage]

Yes, and its still for sale.

[@robertslaven746]

The motor is a 3406a cat

[@billkramer1853]

Could a person take the cab and stuff off and put it on like a new truck frame just wondering

[@CLGarage]

Probably could do that, I saw a guy do it with a Cabover kenworth out in California years ago. Took the cab and mounted it to at late 2000’s Kenworth chassis that had the emissions needed to run in California

[@weepweep2225]

Where did you find the felt liners for the windows bud?

[@CLGarage]

We got them straight from the Freightliner dealer. Part# for this truck is 18-63267-000

[@1911MikeinOregon]

I like the Freightliners that had the diamond tucked interior and still had round headlights. It would be a lot of work but I think it would be worth it to strip the cab and repaint it. I'm not trying to be rude, but the paint on the cab is terrible...

[@mikehiggins5233]

Very nice 🤘👍

[@9983sp]

With a reefer on?

[@timbullins6852]

😅it a Cummins or if it is white it could have a 3408 😊

[@ralgith]

A white painted Cat is correct. The color is Matterhorn White.

[@warrengee-f9l]

yup , origional Cats are Matterhorn White

[@mkirkmaclean-pp5ll]

Pool tl...evergreen al...mine was green under white 1825, jockstrap number one ball carrier🤣💎. In the waback 1984...🖤🕶️🐦‍⬛🖤

[@kenrusso9759]

if the engine has one big cylinder head then most likely its a 350 cat.

[@CurtisJines-su4kk]

Nice lookin truck

[@dannyrichardson6319]

That cat maybe a 1693 ?? That rust is terrible may need to pass over that

[@CLGarage]

Agreed, that is the worst I’ve seen in this area!!

[@ronaldmorrison6013]

Freightliner cutoff Pete Air ride to your wheelbase liking and you'll be shittin in tall cotton. 👍

[@carldillow3500]

It's probably a 3406 cat

[@soonerlegendspodcast]

Can't understand why drivers put regular highway tires on the rear axles. You will cuss the first time you park on wet grass and all you do is spin. Repeat after me. Lug tires on the rear

[@ralgith]

Uh, most of us don't ever park on grass. So we want the better fuel mileage. Now, I'll always argue for open shoulder tread, because closed shoulder will leave you struggling in winter.

[@ralgith]

I guess we're saying the same thing. I always thought of lug tires as like ag tires.

[@CLGarage]

"Lug tires on the rear"

[@lyalsimon9618]

looks like a 3406

[@berhorst59]

3406A Caats were white

[@CLGarage]

I do like the sound of the A model cats!!

[@billkramer1853]

Nice she just needs some tlc

[@CLGarage]

For sure, mechanically it is sound. Just needs cosmetic work done now.

[@Bunkev927]

3406 b model cat 400 hp

[@marklangren3142]

You need a Polishliner

[@CLGarage]

I had suggested that to the customer but they did not want to do it at the time. I think it would have looked much better polished.

[@marklangren3142]

@@CLGarage Polish liner was the first generation with 400+ hp

[@CLGarage]

I see, well I guess I can say I learned something today!!!

[@pupweiller1]

3406-B Cat

[@svenmartin840]

Optimus Prime

[@dannyv2335]

Isn’t a white painted block a marine motor? That’s the only time I’ve ever seen a white Cat.

[@ralgith]

No. The Matterhorn White was very common in Pete 362s also.

[@CLGarage]

I like the white blocks better than the yellow!

[@davidkelley5940]

Cut off and bag rear end

[@CLGarage]

I would agree!!

[@davidkelley5940]

Good find !!!

[@robertgreathouse1767]

It's a junk a model

[@davidkelley5940]

3408 junk motors

[@alanchristie7248]

Don't know anything about cat motors, do you?

[@alanchristie7248]

Hot hot Rod thirty 3408 cat motors. You're going for over a $100000 right now. Have seen him with over a million miles onum and no blow by and can still outpull most cummins, Detroit's macks

[@davidkelley5940]

Bad about breaking bell housing bolts,cracking oil pans yes they make power ,yes they eat fuel ,most old truckers will tell you ,if you listen .If your a owner operator have deep pockets go ahead run what you brung ,Cummins and Detroit will out last most cats if properly maintained

[@royhindmarsh4087]

its junk. parts only. 1500 is paying too much