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ortegamotor · 08-13-2008, 02:20 PM

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.

*Dylan · 08-13-2008, 02:23 PM

That's intense! Did you get any power specs on it?

**raggedjim** · 08-13-2008, 02:24 PM

I've seen it all.

Rg

ortegamotor · 08-13-2008, 02:29 PM

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

**Hart_Rod** · 08-13-2008, 02:44 PM

That's pretty coooooolllllll!!!!

thirdstreettito · 08-13-2008, 03:05 PM

Awesome. I love the gauges.

c10addict · 08-13-2008, 03:19 PM

Oh My !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That Is Just Silly!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BACKYARD88 · 08-13-2008, 03:30 PM

Video, gotta see the video!!!!

**lks dcvn** · 08-13-2008, 03:35 PM

way too much time - but interesting nonetheless -

that thing had to sound interesting - and the cost to drive it is phenomenally expensive.

OrangeCrush1970 · 08-13-2008, 04:25 PM

That looks like something the A Team would put together...a helicopter turbine!?!? I bet it sounded pretty crazy

silverhog01 · 08-13-2008, 04:34 PM

Way sweet I would have have given $50.00 for a ride down the road with him... Video would be swweet!

Emmaschevy · 08-13-2008, 04:35 PM

Nice ride

Stoney · 08-13-2008, 04:40 PM

Wow

**michael bustamante** · 08-13-2008, 04:50 PM

did you get mcguyvers autograph? that is a crazy set up, I`d love to hear that thing!!

jd4300fel · 08-13-2008, 05:38 PM

where is the car show located would love to see that in person

*ksjh1316* · 08-13-2008, 05:39 PM

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

68shortstep · 08-13-2008, 05:56 PM

Needs the optional dashboard sticker:

"Sit Down - Strap In - Hold On - Shut Up"

Riveted1 · 08-13-2008, 06:14 PM

That's crazy. I wanna see video!!

**SactoJim** · 08-13-2008, 06:22 PM

That's certainly in the realm of "what the hell for".....but it sure makes for a nice conversation piece.

*ksjh1316* · 08-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Even with the great pics

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDEO!!!

Scott Webster · 08-13-2008, 06:39 PM

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

muddyblazer02 · 08-13-2008, 08:13 PM

I think this falls under the "more money than sense" catagory

d10s69c10 · 08-13-2008, 08:47 PM

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.

Jcentsr6 · 08-13-2008, 09:17 PM

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.

Senator350 · 08-13-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksjh1316

Even with the great pics

THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDEO!!!

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

08-13-2008, 02:20 PM	#1
ortegamotor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: auburn california Posts: 1,147	check this out!!!!!!! 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. Attached Images

08-13-2008, 02:23 PM	#2
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: check this out!!!!!!! That's intense! Did you get any power specs on it? __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

08-13-2008, 02:24 PM	#3
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,388	Re: check this out!!!!!!! I've seen it all. Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd

08-13-2008, 02:29 PM	#4
ortegamotor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: auburn california Posts: 1,147	Re: check this out!!!!!!! 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 Attached Images

08-13-2008, 02:44 PM	#5
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,831	Re: check this out!!!!!!! That's pretty coooooolllllll!!!! __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

08-13-2008, 03:05 PM	#6
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Awesome. I love the gauges. __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

08-13-2008, 03:19 PM	#7
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Oh My !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That Is Just Silly!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

08-13-2008, 03:30 PM	#8
BACKYARD88 On the fast track to nowhere.. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Splendora, Texas Posts: 5,316	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Video, gotta see the video!!!! __________________ -Mike Owen- Support the board here! 71 Chevy short fleet build thread Double D Norwood, Houston, Cecilia, Jackson, Monroe and counting

08-13-2008, 03:35 PM	#9
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,338	Re: check this out!!!!!!! way too much time - but interesting nonetheless - that thing had to sound interesting - and the cost to drive it is phenomenally expensive.

08-13-2008, 04:25 PM	#10
OrangeCrush1970 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smyrna, GA Posts: 709	Re: check this out!!!!!!! That looks like something the A Team would put together...a helicopter turbine!?!? I bet it sounded pretty crazy __________________ *Rottenwood Garage* 1970...71...72 C1500 aka Orange aka Sideshow Bob 540 BB Straub Roller Cam, AFR Magnums, XP 950, TKO 600 2 Tons of Fun

08-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#11
silverhog01 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Winder, Ga Posts: 34	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Way sweet I would have have given $50.00 for a ride down the road with him... Video would be swweet! __________________ http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w.../james-sig.jpg 69 C-10 01 stepside 1500 86 IROC sold 76 EZGO

08-13-2008, 04:35 PM	#12
Emmaschevy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brandenburg, KY Posts: 209	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Nice ride

08-13-2008, 04:40 PM	#13
Stoney Farm Truck Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jersey Village, Texas Posts: 547	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Wow __________________ 1969 CST/10 1984 K5 Blazer 4x4 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Mike Jersey Village, Tx

08-13-2008, 04:50 PM	#14
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,818	Re: check this out!!!!!!! did you get mcguyvers autograph? that is a crazy set up, I`d love to hear that thing!! __________________ 1967custom

08-13-2008, 05:38 PM	#15
jd4300fel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: wheatland, Ca Posts: 427	Re: check this out!!!!!!! where is the car show located would love to see that in person __________________ Mike K Friend of Bill W



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08-13-2008, 05:39 PM	#16
ksjh1316 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 1,599	Re: check this out!!!!!!! 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

08-13-2008, 05:56 PM	#17
68shortstep Looks good at 20-ft ..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mtn Home, AR Posts: 707	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Needs the optional dashboard sticker: "Sit Down - Strap In - Hold On - Shut Up"

08-13-2008, 06:14 PM	#18
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: check this out!!!!!!! That's crazy. I wanna see video!! __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

08-13-2008, 06:22 PM	#19
SactoJim Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,970	Re: check this out!!!!!!! That's certainly in the realm of "what the hell for".....but it sure makes for a nice conversation piece. __________________ 72 Cheyenne SWB Fleet Nut & bolt frame off in progress...99.9999% - supercharged 383 - 4 wheel discs - relocated fuel tank - My Build Thread

08-13-2008, 06:23 PM	#20
ksjh1316 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 1,599	Re: check this out!!!!!!! Even with the great pics THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITH OUT VIDEO!!!

08-13-2008, 06:39 PM	#21
Scott Webster Sheetmetal Psycho Join Date: May 2005 Location: athens PA Posts: 515	Re: check this out!!!!!!! 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 __________________ I didn't say you were stupid, but I was thinking it... I need a check up from the neck up! Project "Rigginstine's Monster" 1971 C-10 longbed 355/4spd Future mods: 67 front clip Webby's Rigginations - where everything has potential!

08-13-2008, 08:13 PM	#22
muddyblazer02 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 50	Re: check this out!!!!!!! I think this falls under the "more money than sense" catagory

08-13-2008, 08:47 PM	#23
d10s69c10 Built 4 Speed Join Date: May 2008 Location: Geneva FL Posts: 619	Re: check this out!!!!!!! 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. __________________ 1969 C/10 Short Box: 496/T-56 in worx. "To Be Old And Wise, First You Must Be Young And Stupid"

08-13-2008, 09:17 PM	#24
Jcentsr6 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Odenton, Md Posts: 552	Re: check this out!!!!!!! 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. __________________ going to sell this one...looking for a SWB project next.

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