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You can see the oil filter access cover here These only last 2-3 hours

It wasn’t a ballsy cold day so work got done Fuel pump and alternator reinstalled, just needing hose clamps Floor boards and passenger seats cleaned up Towards the rear of the vehicle One day I’ll pull the fuel tank to clean it and redo it but not today. Yes our leaf springs are...

More work Everything is going to be white so it’s easier to find stuff in the dark. Going to start on the mid cabin in the morning when I get back. I figure if I Do 2 hours a day I’ll be a bit closer to the goal of February.

14 not in the hands of German collectors. A weisel is one of my bucket list vehicles. It's a pocket sized tank, basically.

A friend came over and worked on converting it back to the original mechanical fuel pump. At some point a 12v in-line fuel pump had been installed. Less than ideal. Once the reciprocating saw arrived I cut 80% of the periscopes out. I’m not sure how I’ll get the rest out since it’s pretty well...

Cleaning up some missed spots. These were exposed to water and had some flash rust but a wire wheel and some drillin' and it's cleaned and suitable for painting. Which it got. This is the engine air intake cover. This is the engine bay cover. Turret hatch interior-painted, but...

I promised folks I would spend the evening working and put the brdm back together and do a lot more work on the Roland. Didn’t happen. I did spend a bunch of time and remove old nasty rust and paint from the hull of the Roland. I felt it was too wet to paint right now. Snapped four...

I don’t have a source for USA based tires, but I do know a guy in Bulgaria who can send them on a pallet. Temporary fix

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Tag for whatever you find. Please let me know! That's whats nice about the roland :cool:

What? How on earth have I not discovered your channel before? Subbed. And if youre ever out in Texas, come on by.

You can see the high quality of my paintmanship

Paint day My Method Turned out a little brighter than I anticipated, but will be fine. Some were a little darker, some much darker. More progress.

AMX13s are cool :D Always wanted one.

Thanks! But stick around, the best is yet to come :D

Are there bolts on it that hold the periscope to the hull?

How on earth do the periscopes come out? They are a nightmare!

This is gonna be a nice, functional piece of armor. And an auto, too.

Yours was a big motivation to get mine 100%. I just wanted more of a restoration and not the snazzy berlin camo. That was beyond my skills. Mine will be 100% in a few months.

Pic dump :)