So after 6 years of saving up I bought a BRDM2...

[whatadeuce]

Heavy duty !

 

[whatadeuce]

Hey PANZERWILLIE, I am close by in Broward county. I hope youll invite me to come see your machine some day ...WHATADEUCE

 

[whatadeuce]

PANZERWILLIE, hello form WHATADEUCE, Give me a call when you can, my cell is 516-426-5864..

 

[kcimb]

Going to spend most of the day tomorrow tearing it apart. Will post pics of whatever interesting things I find.

 

[Mac53]

Looking forward to seeing more of your new prize! Could I request a couple shots of the inside where the rear 2 sit?

 

[kcimb]

Looking forward to seeing more of your new prize! Could I request a couple shots of the inside where the rear 2 sit?

I can do that!

Based upon the scarcity of parts it appears I'm going to have to re-use and refurbish a lot of hard to find stuff. Seats will get re-made and fitted with new cushions. US made filters will have to be sourced as the russian ones are unavailable.

The engine takes plain ol' 10-30w oil. I bought 5 quarts of Rotella T. I imagine it uses a lot more. I need to find out where the oil drainage is first, however.

 

[B3.3T]

Looks good. Great project.

 

[kcimb]

Anyone have any experience with earl tucker and intl repo depot.

 

[B3.3T]

I have. Good guy. Been in the hobby a long time.

 

[M813rc]

Yes, I second that Earl is a good guy. He has a BRDM himself, and has run a bunch through his place. He has contacts over there whence they came, that's why I suggested he would be a good one to talk to about parts, etc.

Cheers

 

[kcimb]

Thank you. Guess its time I sold off my hoarded rainy day guns to fund this adventure. Goodbye, Steyr aug...

 

[Malyutkaman]

Congrats on the purchase.......Love the pix. Yours looks in better condition than mine. You'll have loads of fun with it, especially when you take it to the McDonalds drive through. Earl Tucker is good to do business with, lots of knowledge and some parts (that's where I got my new set of wheels and tires for mine). Can't wait for the rest of the pix. Like I said earlier if you need any maintenance info I have several manuals for the rig (including overhaul).

 

[Malyutkaman]

BTW some pix of mine.

 

[Mac53]

Nice looking! What is that control to the right of the steering wheel?

 

[Malyutkaman]

Nice looking! What is that control to the right of the steering wheel?

The control to the right of the steering wheel is the firing and guidance control for the Sagger missiles. Joystick in center, firing button on lower left, missile selector on lower right.

 

[kcimb]

Congrats on the purchase.......Love the pix. Yours looks in better condition than mine. You'll have loads of fun with it, especially when you take it to the McDonalds drive through. Earl Tucker is good to do business with, lots of knowledge and some parts (that's where I got my new set of wheels and tires for mine). Can't wait for the rest of the pix. Like I said earlier if you need any maintenance info I have several manuals for the rig (including overhaul).

Its going off for an overhaul/restoration lAter this month. I leave for some active duty time in march for a few months and hopefully by the time I'm done it will be done also. I'll shoot you an email..

 

[Mac53]

Thanks Maly!

Kcimb, Where are you going to have it overhauled? Around how much is that going to run?

Thanks

 

[kcimb]

Thanks Maly!

Kcimb, Where are you going to have it overhauled? Around how much is that going to run?

Thanks

Northeast military vehicle llc is taking care of it. Between 10 and 15k I was told.

 

[kcimb]

Coming home about July-August. Stand by for the DMV battle over the definition of a tank or not.

 

[kcimb]

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.