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 need to get a foam pad for it. When it hits your head it hurts.
Researching seals since I need 6 replacements-rear hatch, rear troop overhead, side doors, turret, and drivers station.
The periscopes normally have a latching mechanism but they were stolen off this vehicle. It also has a lot of rust and corrosion locking the periscopes in. I’ve been using penetrating oil to loosen it but no luck so far.
My angle grinder decided to give up the ghost and slowly started spinning slower and slower. It couldn’t handle the thick glass and plastic of the periscope.
Troop compartment overhead door seal fitting
Turret hatch seal measurement
Turret and drivers hatch are dimensionally similar seal wise. So I can order 2 rubber pieces and it will fit both.