V100 mods

[M813rc]

.. like this new V-100 parts manual

!!!!!

Great score! I would love to find some decent original manuals for the V.

Cheers

 

[B3.3T]

I've got the matching shop manual...and I'm keepin it.

 

[wgtactical]

Here's a small vid of some GSP folks dropping in at our shop for some night exercises. The short FLIR segment was transmitted from about 18 miles out to a small hand held console we had at the shop.
Bell 407 Helicopter landing at the shop - YouTube

 

[Rickv100]

The new V100 manual was a reprint I believe. I have a copy of it as well.

Rick

 

[wgtactical]

All the fuel and hydraulic lines are hooked up now, brake lines to follow. Also a shot of the engine that will be covered by the radiator shortly.

 

[wgtactical]

Just finished the headlight guards...these are made from stainless steel, but will be powder coated matte black.

 

[B3.3T]

Very very cool.

 

[Danger Ranger]

Nifty, I never saw that one coming....I should have known that you wouldn't leave the lights uncovered.

 

[FireFighterHill]

Are you sure your not building this V-100 for some Mad Max end off the world type movie. Cause that vehicle looks like it could survive the end of the world!

 

[wgtactical]

Are you sure your not building this V-100 for some Mad Max end off the world type movie. Cause that vehicle looks like it could survive the end of the world!

I keep hearing references to Mad Max, but I am honestly just building it to be building it...

 

[B3.3T]

Some of you guys need to think a little more realistically regarding these light armor vehicles. .300WM, .338 Lapua, and of course any .50BMG will punch holes in these and keep going. A few Molotov Cocktails will take them out quite easily as well. And those are the readily available weapon systems. Anything anti-armor will shread it.
They are fun to own and drive around, and they are well protected from handguns, but that's about it.

 

[baseballump]

B3.3t As a V driver in Nam a little armour is better than no armour. We had a RVN V hit one of our V's and it opened up the fuel tank. Big fire, one of our guys burnt bad, the others were OK. Welded a plate on the tank Repaint and it was back on the road.
Had one it a land mine everyone OK V was totaled. Went to Japan for repair It never came back.

 

[B3.3T]

Of course ANY armor is better than none. That is not the point. The point is some members, and law enforcement, have these doomsday fantasies regarding armor. They seem to imagine MBT protection from light armor that are beyond anything close to reality.

 

[baseballump]

You are correct we hopped for nothing more than a light rifle round or a hand gun round to hit our V if anything at all. We found out that this armour was not very strong and could stop very little.
But, it does look cool and it can keep you in the zone to help others, but not for very long. And if you are lucky it will get you out of the kill zone.

 

[B3.3T]

Thank you for your service.

 

[baseballump]

Thank You And Thank You for keeping a V alive It looks like you and M813rc have and are doing a great job of keeping the V's alive and well. I will try to go to Tx this year to look at M813rc V. Its great to see that you two can do this type of work. Keep it up Again Thanks

 

[M813rc]

You are welcome any time Louie. Vann too.

Cheers

 

[wgtactical]

Radiator in and stainless/silicone plumbing completed along with the hydraulic circuit.

 

[steve6x6x6]

Hey Gerald, this unit should be about ready for delivery?

 

[wgtactical]

Hey Gerald, this unit should be about ready for delivery?

This one is mine...that's why it's taking so long