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Old 08-13-2008, 02:20 PM   #1
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so i was at the local car show here in town that they host every second Friday of the month. you know there is always a bunch of cars and trucks to check out. well i walked up on this 72 gmc short bed it looked alright, except for the two exhaust stacks coming straight up out of the bed and the weird double fuel cell in the bed. so as i got closer i looked inside and noticed it had tweed interior and weird looking gauges.so at this point i am thinking to my self this truck is kind of lame.... then i over hear the guy who owned the truck talking to this cop about the motor.at that point i heard him say that he had just installed a turbine engine in it and that it was his first time driving it on the street.so i went up to the guy and asked if i could see it. to my surprise , he was able to stuff a helicopter turbine in to this truck .here are some picture and i also have video of him parking it.he also informed me that he drove in From Meadow Vista which is about 10 miles from Auburn and that he had put in around $100 dollars worth of kerosene and that he was already halfway through it. so it looked like he had about a 20 mile ride in a turbine powered truck for $100.00 that night.
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Old 08-13-2008, 02:23 PM   #2
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That's intense! Did you get any power specs on it?
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Old 08-13-2008, 02:24 PM   #3
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I've seen it all.

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Old 08-13-2008, 02:29 PM   #4
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the guy told me that he installed a seperate brake on the output shaft just to slow it down enough to put it into gear. and that was at around 3k rpm. i also have some video of it being parked . i will try to post it as well. here are some more pictures. Tony
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Old 08-13-2008, 02:44 PM   #5
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That's pretty coooooolllllll!!!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 03:05 PM   #6
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Awesome. I love the gauges.
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Old 08-13-2008, 03:19 PM   #7
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Oh My !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That Is Just Silly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 03:30 PM   #8
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Video, gotta see the video!!!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 03:35 PM   #9
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way too much time - but interesting nonetheless -

that thing had to sound interesting - and the cost to drive it is phenomenally expensive.
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Old 08-13-2008, 04:25 PM   #10
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That looks like something the A Team would put together...a helicopter turbine!?!? I bet it sounded pretty crazy
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Old 08-13-2008, 04:34 PM   #11
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Way sweet I would have have given $50.00 for a ride down the road with him... Video would be swweet!
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Old 08-13-2008, 04:35 PM   #12
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Nice ride
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Old 08-13-2008, 04:40 PM   #13
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Wow
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Old 08-13-2008, 04:50 PM   #14
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did you get mcguyvers autograph? that is a crazy set up, I`d love to hear that thing!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 05:38 PM   #15
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where is the car show located would love to see that in person
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Old 08-13-2008, 05:39 PM   #16
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Man I would love to get ahold of that thing and run the crap out of it on the track. No tunes would get over the whine of that one
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Old 08-13-2008, 05:56 PM   #17
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Needs the optional dashboard sticker:

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Old 08-13-2008, 06:14 PM   #18
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That's crazy. I wanna see video!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 06:22 PM   #19
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That's certainly in the realm of "what the hell for".....but it sure makes for a nice conversation piece.
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Old 08-13-2008, 06:23 PM   #20
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Even with the great pics

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDEO!!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 06:39 PM   #21
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Put $$$ on the dash. If they can grab it when you step on it, they can have it. If not, they gotta pay $50 bucks for the ride
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Old 08-13-2008, 08:13 PM   #22
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I think this falls under the "more money than sense" catagory
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Old 08-13-2008, 08:47 PM   #23
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That is Just outright Disgustingly insanely
AWESOME!

not sure how that was accomplished but its alot cooler than getting a $70,000 dollar motor out of Nat Dragster that is about garunteed to blow within a few hours of running.
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Old 08-13-2008, 09:17 PM   #24
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VIDEO VIDEO!!!

That thing is sick...And Jay Leno doesnt own one??? LOL

I would charge rides or get a sponsor to help pay for fuel.
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Old 08-13-2008, 09:25 PM   #25
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Even with the great pics

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDEO!!!

haha exactly what i was thinking.... but didn't type!
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