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Yeah she looks a whole lot different now.Its plain we are doing a replica of Pig Pens truck from Convoy.The underside of the cab is bare aluminum.We soaked it in a 50/50 mix of vinegar and warm water then power hosed it off.Then we rubbed it down with 120 grit scotch cloths and WD 40.It came up nice and clean but still some areas to finnish.The red patchs you can see are steel and will be painted aluminum..... Paul

Fully agree with you Mecho...The stuff Iv learned and been reminded of doing our Cruiseliner is unreal.It is another thing Iv really enjoyed about doing the work on the old gal.... Paul

Yeah can do.I'll get a good picture tomorrow(though I had one but I dont) and I'll post it...I think its a 14in twin plate but not sure of the make.... Paul

Ok guys just another little update on the Cruiseliner transformation...we have almost all mechanical work done except our clutch throw out bearing needs adjusting as its has 3/4in gap instead of 1/2in, can anyone advise us on the proper way to do this?....The truck is running and driving again so whats left to do??? We have to rewire rear lights fit headlights fit bumper and we are still looking for tyres.The cab has to be retrimed inside to match the movie truck and the stripes/signwriteing have to be applied.We are delighted we have come so far this year and hope to finnish the truck for the show season starting April'26.We thank all of you for your help with our truck,couldnt have done it without you guys...Heres a few pictures of how it has turned out so far including some experimenting with differen light/shadows. Paul

You could be right with that but on our Cruiseliner low/high beam and parking light works on all 4 headlamps so we are leaving it like that!!!! Paul

Yeah I was told the headlights were also too high for Europe.If you look at our Cruiseliner theres another set of headlights in the bumper to make them conform to the regulations..... Paul

Yip I suffer that as well....Once its cheap thay have to buy....Girls are the same the world over... Paul

Great artical Paul.Dont know how I missed it untill now.The Cruiseliner sure looks good with the 4 headlights... Paul

Fantastic pictures.I love pictures from back in the day.Only the subject matters not the quaility.Thanks for shareing them... Paul

Yeah thats it in a nutshell..... Paul

This tank appears to feed the control circuit for the parking brake.It is connected through the parking brake lever to the parking brake control valve on the frame.The tank beside it feeds air to the control valve to fill the brake chambers to release the spring brakes.If there is no air in the tank to the right in the pic the spring brakes wont release no matter what position the parking brake lever is in or what air is in the tank feeding the parking brake lever.The regulator in your picture is the same one as on our truck..... Paul

Yes,after traceing the pipe to that tank I realised the tank(the one under the regulator in the pic)had no air in it.The tank is fed from the tank on the right through the regulator.It was then I took it apart and cleaned it.The gauges on the dash showed 120psi on both circuits..... Paul

Yes Paul its a pressure regulator.I know the picture isnt great but the two air tanks in the pic are connected through this valve.the tank on the right feeds air to the tank below the valve.This tank is directly connected to the parking brake lever.I dont have air pressure test equipment but both gauges on the dash showed full air pressure.I removed enough of the dash to follow the three pipes from the lever and found one went to the parking brake control valve on the frame,one went to the trailer brake control and one went to this tank which had no air in it.The only supply connection this tank has is through this pressure regulator.I removed it cleaned it and now everything works perfect..... Paul

I meant to come back and report I found the problem.It turned out to be the valve in the picture which was stuffed with debris...Im thinking it was connected to the air pressure problem....... Paul

Man it was an up and down year for you guys.No matter what we have to just keep going....stay strong. Paul

Just had a good few pints of Irelands national drink...Guinness.Man a good pint of it is gold!!! Paul

Nothing wrong with a little boobage....provided its attached to the right frame... Paul

No you cant waste Burbon like that.... Paul

Mrs Mack is looking good.Great your teaching your son's better half on the front end loader...only way to learn is jump in the deep end.Im loving the weather,wish we had some here....Hope you had a great Christmas. Paul

A very Happy Christmas to you and yours.Cant wait to see what you and your granson do with the Freedom... Paul

Hi all,I would like to wish all BMT members a very happy and peaceful Christmas from Ireland.I would also like to thank all who helped us with our project Cruiseliner.We hope you all enjoy the season..... Paul

Lovely B model,best of luck with it.The name on the door suggests an Irish connection!!!! Paul

Thats a pity but many thanks for the replys Paul

Yes all tanks have full pressure but the parking brake is a europian type lever with 3 pipes.As I remember one is a supply pipe and should have air at all tines the other pipes direct that air to valves to release or apply the parking brake depending on lever position.I was wondering where that air is supplied to the lever comes from.The pipes are not colour coded and will require a lot of work to follow them but if I have to I will do it.The dash would need to be partly removed a job Id rather not do this side of Christmas. Paul

Hi guys,The parking brake on the Cruiseliner wont release.Iv checked and rechecked that I have any pipe work that was moved during painting connected properly(took loads of pics as well as marking them)What I have found is Iv no air at all up at the parking brake control valve on the dash.Im wondering where the valve is fed from or any other ideas you might have..... Paul