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  1. cruiseliner64
    Welcom to BMT Bradf.Yes restoration is a very expensive game.It really does depend on how far you want to go with it.Put up some pictures and some of the guys on here could guide you.Best of luck with your truck.It sounds like a very interesting piece of Mack history... Paul
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    The restored Leyland gas turbine is the yellow one in the picture on Paul's post.The 6 units were placed with oil companys for testing.The rumour was they thought diesel was doomed so the oil companys bought the units and patents and scrapped the idea.My own opinion is thats just rumour...... Paul
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    Great question Mark T....Id be interested to know what transmission is/was used...Think Iv read somewhere the big stacks were to get rid of excessive heat....so much heat they had to point upwards!!! Paul
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    Great history in this thred..The International Turbostar looked very well in those pictures.I never followed the gas turbine story much.The only Europian truck I ever heard doing gas turbine research was Leyland who built 6 units.One has been restored to full working order.There may have been others working on turbines in Europe but Iv never knew of any but Leyland... Paul
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    Send the pictures to someone on Whatsapp and have them send them back.. The file is then compressed enough to post here.Dont know how it works but its the only way I can post pictures...... Paul
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    Lucky sod if he is..... Paul
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    In truth its great being in Panama on holiday with temps that high but I'd say its hell trying to do a days work...... Paul
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    I'd like some of that heat over here..If it gets to the mid 60s everybodys talking about it.Air con in a vehicle is a waste here,be lucky if you would need it for a week every year.I visited Panama 2 years ago 90 degrees nearly 100% humidity....loved it. Paul
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    I can feel the wind from here!!! We have a weather alert for the next 24 hours with storm force 12 winds and up to 3inchs of rain.. Im blameing JoJo and his bid ass fan🤣🤣🤣 Paul
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    Every time I go through a toll booth in the Cruiseliner I have to get out to pay.Somebody put the steering wheel on the wrong side.........for over here🤣 Paul
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    Thats great I'd be interested in how it turns out... Paul
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    Lots of work done there.Did the axle just bolt up? The bull bar should look good.. great to see it coming together. Paul
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    Thanks Vlad.I'll check if there is any in GB...There is none that I know of here in Ireland.... Paul
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    I measured ours when you asked and thats what I got... Paul
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    40.5mm or 1in 19/32 is the size on our engine.... Paul
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    Thats a bit away but if it does the job.... Paul
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    Yeah I think they went to 285hp.... Paul
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    Thats a very neat idea...not over costly too.. Paul
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    Wow,what a beautiful Mack AC... I'd love to see one.There is none over here that I know of.... Paul
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    The Volvo F88 had torsion bar tilt cab which worked very well on reasonably level ground...One I drove popped a water hose going down a steep hill.The repair required the cab to be tilted but when repaired I had a hell of a job to get the cab back down.At one point 6 guys were pulling and hanging out of it to no avail.In the end we had to winch it back down with a rachet strap.....Good old days when guys would stop to help Paul
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    Yeah thats right....I have been told the TM was sold in austraila badged as a GMC.Dont know if thats true but I did see a picture from down under of a TM with GMC badges on it.Mrs Mack might be able to tell us more.... Paul
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    Have to agree,American cabovers just look perfect.Love the square lines and the paint jobs.Europian trucks just look "soft" for want of a better word...The last euro truck that looked good was the Scamell Cruisader or the Bedford TM...both beautiful...Heres a TM..... Paul
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    Guy not far from me done that with tractor wheels...filled them with clay and planted flowers in them...looks great. Paul
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    Thanks for that Geoff,very interesting read.I have heard of the Low Flow system but never did any work on them.... Paul
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    Have seen a couple of them here in Ireland but none Irish owned yet.Dont know if this is true but I'v been told they are not availible in right hand drive.They do look good.... Paul

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