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First - Congrats on getting it home and it driving - even if it needs more work that is a great feeling to drive your new toy around. I cannot wait until i can drive my BTR-152 under its own power.Arrived home today. I'm happy to report it drove...but has a bad head gasket. Brakes work. It is still very trashed on the inside and needs to get blasted all over with sand and repainted.
Needs new batteries. I'm removing all the swim gear and radios soon. It's simply too hot to work on it and I need to sit back and pay some bills off.
I'm planning on keeping it as original as possible except for the swim gear, vane, and wheels. Those are going. Afaik the wheels can propel it in the water. The trim vane is tore up and will need to be blasted and welded/patched.First - Congrats on getting it home and it driving - even if it needs more work that is a great feeling to drive your new toy around. I cannot wait until i can drive my BTR-152 under its own power.
Second - do you plan on putting all the radio gear back in when you are done repainting it? If not I wouldn't mind talking to you about helping you dispose of it![]()
Always thought that they were just "rollers" & not powered. Learn something new everyday (thanks).The center wheels are there to prevent high center type problems with the long flat bottom of the vehicle. They also add more propulsion in areas where the main drive is marginal. They are chain driven off a drive shaft which is in turn driven from the transfer case. If you don't ever intend to off road the thing than removing the center wheels may not cause any problems. Frank
To be fair thought the British Army and the Iraqi republican guard did most of the transport workI love these stories.
Amazing the US. Govt says it costs taxpayers about $1million each to bring home a US vehicle, but we can get the Iraqi/Russian vehicles back home for only $thousands.
Keep up the good work. Good thread read here.
Subscribed. Great project, and one wild machine. Want to learn more:
The belly wheels were an aid for cross country travel as the large flat belly plate would/could cause grounding issues.Subscribed. Great project, and one wild machine. Want to learn more:
- Excuse the ignorance, but what are the "belly wheels" all about?
Engine and transmission are probably gonna go. I need to shoe horn the 366 and AT545 in there.Depending on what all radios and such you had planned to take out - I might be interested in buying them - could help fund more work on your toy![]()
That's the great thing about wheeled armor.......And texas!Street legal and tagged and titled in the State of Texas![]()
Similar for my ferret Mk.1/2........ I'm in the reassembly phase of the resto, now..It's legal but I'm not driving it anywhere anytime soon. I have so much going on and I'm still not satisfied with the interior.
When I was looking at the BRDM's, I read that some of the units had the belly wheels taken out in order to increase interior room. The way they sit, they are very intrusive in the space and get lowered to make ground contact. I understand they are also chain driven, so a part of me questions how durable the setup can be, when propelling a big beast offroad. On the other hand, the Russians had to make their gear conscript proof, so maybe the chains are super sized and don't break?The belly wheels were an aid for cross country travel as the large flat belly plate would/could cause grounding issues.
Matt
It's a cultural thing; If it's Russian, it's likely engineered solid:When I was looking at the BRDM's, I read that some of the units had the belly wheels taken out in order to increase interior room. The way they sit, they are very intrusive in the space and get lowered to make ground contact. I understand they are also chain driven, so a part of me questions how durable the setup can be, when propelling a big beast offroad. On the other hand, the Russians had to make their gear conscript proof, so maybe the chains are super sized and don't break?