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Posted: 5/25/2021 10:42:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: These were Thai or Bangladeshi type 59/69s they decided to dump in the ocean. Sad. I still have room in my shop for one   The Story Behind the Submarine Hunting Tank | Mysteries in History |
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Posted: 5/25/2021 10:43:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Oh, snap! Uniforms now? |
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Posted: 5/25/2021 10:59:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Still not in my size I'm not even sure an original Mosin w/ fixed bayonet is taller than you.
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Posted: 5/25/2021 11:38:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Still not in my size In Russian sizing you are a 56-7. |
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Posted: 6/2/2021 10:45:38 PM EDT
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 Driving the Sd.Kfz 251 |
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Posted: 6/3/2021 12:18:40 AM EDT
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Epic thread. Thanks for keeping this updated.
Definitely a labor of love |
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Posted: 6/3/2021 10:48:37 PM EDT
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  My reading for today. The AML series of cars are absolutely fascinating. A minuscule sized vehicle (5.5 tons for the 90mm version, 4.5 tons for the 60mm version ) that packs a 90mm gun or 60mm mortar and an engine barely bigger than the one in my corolla and half the size of the one in my 4runner. |
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Posted: 6/12/2021 7:02:56 PM EDT
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Previously no starting BRDM-2 now starts again.
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Posted: 6/12/2021 7:20:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Previously no starting BRDM-2 now starts again. Thats good news. What was the issue? |
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Posted: 6/12/2021 7:51:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jake-cutter: Thats good news. What was the issue? Batteries dead.  Where it was  Where it is now. Ran it for about 45 minutes and let it get to operating temperature. It had been sitting for a few weeks totally dead. The only thing keeping us from the road is the brakes. I have enough parts for almost a complete BRDM at this point. They were supposed to finish up the shop today but they didn’t come by. Still need to install the center roof section, doors, and trim exterior panels |
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Posted: 6/15/2021 11:19:56 PM EDT
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All done beyond some minor things
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Posted: 6/16/2021 12:00:25 AM EDT
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Nice! That's big enuf to have a hoedown in!
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Posted: 6/16/2021 10:16:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Nice! That's big enuf to have a hoedown in! If by hoedown you mean working on AFVs yeah.  How it feels sometimes |
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Posted: 6/16/2021 11:59:01 PM EDT
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 Dirty. Much better  |
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Posted: 6/17/2021 1:20:34 AM EDT
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I love your shop.
I am only modestly concerned by the hole in the roof. I figure it probably looks worse than it is.
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Posted: 6/18/2021 4:45:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ASUsax: I love your shop. I am only modestly concerned by the hole in the roof. I figure it probably looks worse than it is. What hole? |
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Posted: 6/18/2021 5:05:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: What hole? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By ASUsax: I love your shop. I am only modestly concerned by the hole in the roof. I figure it probably looks worse than it is. What hole?  At the peak right at the end wall. |
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Posted: 6/18/2021 6:38:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By raffi383: At the peak right at the end wall. Should be a vent. |
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Posted: 6/18/2021 7:07:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: Should be a vent. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fadedsun: Originally Posted By raffi383: At the peak right at the end wall. Should be a vent. That makes a lot more sense.
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Posted: 6/19/2021 1:15:56 PM EDT
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Daisy chained a bunch of extension cords together so now I have power in the shop.
Going to get working on some cleaning inside the BRDM. I can run the fan inside it and have kinda AC . 600 CFM fan will do that |
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Posted: 6/19/2021 4:37:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: fadedsun]
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Since I have power at the shop (aka huuuuge daisy chain of electrical cords) it’s time to paint stuff.
Starting off. Wire wheel, shop vac, and degreaser (brake cleaner).  Now cleaner, just enough for hammerite.  Now paint   Much better but could use a second coat  Hammerite smooth dark green is NOT a color match for the original paint. It’s much closer to British military green than the OD of the original Czech/Russian paint. It’s going in all the high wear areas to keep it looking nice/nicer and stop any rust spots from forming. Hammerite can be applied with a minimal of cleaning and prep and with a brush. Handy for someone with no air compressor or paint experience. |
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Posted: 6/19/2021 5:16:35 PM EDT
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Is there a cover for that driveshaft?
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Posted: 6/19/2021 6:42:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Scott: Is there a cover for that driveshaft? Yes, they’re just all off at the moment while we track down the brake line blockage |
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Posted: 6/19/2021 11:24:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: fadedsun]
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 Before (just wire wheeled it) After  Exposed steel rusts quickly but this won’t now. Cleaned and prepped  Much better and protected. 
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Posted: 6/19/2021 11:27:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: fadedsun]
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I started this morning about 10ish. Painted the front right right, back right, and 3/4 of the back left one in addition to cleaning out a lot of the little hidden areas that did nothing but collect oil, grease, and water. Ended at 2200.
I still have another day and a half of painting to do. Burned through a can and a half of hammerite today, once I order it from England it takes 2-3 weeks to get here. Need to order a bit more. I have my bulgarian contact looking for marker flags, canvas covers, axle seals, and carbs. |
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Posted: 6/20/2021 11:14:51 PM EDT
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The more days off I have the more stuff I get done on this
   Needs another coat 
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Posted: 6/21/2021 7:54:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ryan_Scott: Is there a cover for that driveshaft? Yes there is a cover and I will be happy when it's back on. |
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Posted: 6/21/2021 9:06:51 PM EDT
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Where did Ivan go? He was just... oh.
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Posted: 6/21/2021 10:21:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Yes there is a cover and I will be happy when it's back on. Yes because it means we are done dicking around with the brakes
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Posted: 6/27/2021 5:11:40 PM EDT
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Ceiling fan
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Posted: 6/30/2021 5:59:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: Ceiling fan https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/390973/20210627_151359-1993414.jpg That NV viewer  |
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Posted: 7/2/2021 7:14:03 PM EDT
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Progress today
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Posted: 7/2/2021 10:03:23 PM EDT
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Impact driver to remove lug nuts? No.
2 Ben power to remove stuck lug nuts? Yes |
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Posted: 7/2/2021 11:43:56 PM EDT
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So are you replacing the entire brake system part by part at this point?
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Posted: 7/3/2021 12:25:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: So are you replacing the entire brake system part by part at this point? Replacing, no. Inspecting flushing and probably replacing a few parts, yes. Axle seal too. It is so much nicer working in an actual shop instead of outside. |
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Posted: 7/3/2021 11:16:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: So are you replacing the entire brake system part by part at this point?   |
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Posted: 7/3/2021 11:26:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m35ben: No trying to see why the shoes will not completely retract https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/390973/20210702_150806-1999514.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/390973/20210702_150757-1999513.jpg Have you tried telling Fadedsun to keep his foot off the pedal while you're working? Operation Torture the Mechanic has gone on for long enuf @ this point.
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Posted: 7/4/2021 12:32:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Have you tried telling Fadedsun to keep his foot off the pedal while you're working? Operation Torture the Mechanic has gone on for long enuf @ this point. Operation BRDM: Revenge of the Benpire is in full swing. In an effort to make myself more self sufficient I ordered some 11 ton jack stands. 4 of them, and a 22 ton air/hyd jack. I will be expanding my collection in the future, these might come in handy 
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Posted: 7/4/2021 5:55:25 AM EDT
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ya know I got a humvee, a lmtv, a jeep and a british ww2 motorcycle. But I feel like I'm letting the impression others have of me down by not owning armor.
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Posted: 7/4/2021 10:35:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aguas: ya know I got a humvee, a lmtv, a jeep and a british ww2 motorcycle. But I feel like I'm letting the impression others have of me down by not owning armor. Uparmor the LMTV? How is it that LMTVs are already surplus when I was driving old convertible 5 tons in the Navy in 2005? |
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Posted: 7/5/2021 4:14:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Uparmor the LMTV? How is it that LMTVs are already surplus when I was driving old convertible 5 tons in the Navy in 2005? LMTVs have been around since the early 90s. Plenty of trucks that are surplus and just old and good to get rid of. |
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Posted: 7/6/2021 12:32:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Stitches1974]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Uparmor the LMTV? How is it that LMTVs are already surplus when I was driving old convertible 5 tons in the Navy in 2005? My unit got it's first FMTVs around 1998 timeframe. TAD 6th Trans Battalion. We're the ones that supported the 88M BNCOC and ANCOC schools, as well as TOBC . |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 7:55:37 PM EDT
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       Pretty nasty. |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 8:33:20 PM EDT
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Is that the issue w/ the brakes?
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Posted: 7/25/2021 10:25:32 PM EDT
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Could be.
Won’t know until we have the sucker together tomorrow And bled to see if it works. |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 10:35:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Is that the issue w/ the brakes? |
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Posted: 7/25/2021 10:38:19 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2021 8:33:56 AM EDT
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That is pretty nasty. I am guessing stopping has not been good even for the previous owners
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Posted: 7/26/2021 8:55:12 PM EDT
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 Day 2 of the brdm work project. Brakes. Bad hose discovered. Going to have several more made.  |
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Posted: 7/26/2021 9:26:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By whiskerz: That is pretty nasty. I am guessing stopping has not been good even for the previous owners |
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