1999 International 444e

So I'm looking at a truck for delivery and expanding our business. Found a 1999 International with a 444e that is a retired MAC tool truck with 230k miles. Tranny was replaced 30k miles ago. Original unfinished build started in 1998. The motor looks very similar to a standard OBS. HPOP is leaking and the GPR has been hard wired to a switch. Injectors and computer replaced in past 10k miles.

Anyone want to offer sagely advice?

Sam

We have quite a few of them at work. Not the fastest or strongest but they work all day every day. Cabs is the only issues we hav been having. The like to rot out all along the cab bottoms.

Just put a set of 175/30s, rebuilt the turbo with a ww2, and changed to a .84 housing on one.


It at least is not SO gutless now.

So what is stacked on top of the hpop?

Sam

genie144 said:

So what is stacked on top of the hpop?

Sam

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It's the gear driven power steering pump I believe. That's what people are using for homemade gen3 setups.

ghohouston said:

It's the gear driven power steering pump I believe. That's what people are using for homemade gen3 setups.

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really? is it a halidex?

live life full throttle

Thank you for the info!

Sam

Pump is not a halidex. The housing is what people use. They remove the stock PS pump and replace it with a halidex.

Just have to get the gear machined if I remember correctly. I was going to build my own back in the day, and ended up getting a good price on a used one from Swamps.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Vader's Fury said:

Pump is not a halidex. The housing is what people use. They remove the stock PS pump and replace it with a halidex.

Just have to get the gear machined if I remember correctly. I was going to build my own back in the day, and ended up getting a good price on a used one from Swamps.

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10-4 thanks Vader.

live life full throttle

Had to do it....







Sam

Should make delivering these easier:







Sam

Whats the deal with the boxes? Do you make them? They look nice.

Humbly, they are nice They are my design and specifications down to the steel used.

But not widely available yet - the truck will be a big part of getting them to users. I'm very interested in feedback beyond the dozen or so that I have out there.

Sam

Those do look like good boxes