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Restoring ‘The Poor Old Soldier’ |
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Hello, and welcome to the Russianmilitary OT-65 Restoration Blog.
Military vehicle restoration is something of a speciality of ours and this is the another project we have undertaken and chosen to document via our website restoration blog.
This section will take the form of a variety of a photos, informative short films (and of course our own ramblings) all designed to document the journey and processes that the OT-65 and our highly skilled restoration technicians have been through.
No stone (or nut and bolt) will be left unturned during the restoration and the OT-65 will become a thing of beauty once again.
The accompanying photos give you a sense of the exterior condition of the unit when it first arrived at our workshops. That’s why we’ve chosen to refer to it as ‘restoring the poor old soldier.’
The vehicle was transported from the Slovak Republic at the turn of the year…
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Friday 6th of August 2010 9:00 |
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Friday 6th of August 2010 9:00 |
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The floor of the vehicle has now been painted... |
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Wednesday 21st of July 2010 9:00 |
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Cream Top coat is applied to the cabin interior... |
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Wednesday 30th of June 2010 13:00 |
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Having primed most of interior components, we step closer. Applying primer and top coat paint to interior starts to bring her back. |
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Tuesday 22nd of June 2010 14:00 |
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Having removed pretty much all the interior from the OT-65, the various parts have now been prepared and primed... |
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Tuesday 22nd of June 2010 14:00 |
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Our restoration technician has been hard at work preparing the interior of the vehicle for priming and painting. This has involved the use of sand blasting equipment, a needle gun and a sander. The accompanying video shows the work that has been done.
A good deal of 'masking up' has also been done inside the hull - some dash area, electrical connections and remaining radio equipment. |
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Thursday 17th of June 2010 11:00 |
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Seats are being prepared for painting... |
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Thursday 17th of June 2010 11:00 |
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The propshafts (which were removed prior to blasting the hull) have been cleaned and inspected, they are now ready for painting.
Various linkages which were removed from inside the vehicle have been cleaned and are also ready to be painted. |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Pictures of the rear and side of the vehicle... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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These photos show the first colour coat being added. |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Inside wheel arch showing suspension spring, also a wheel hub. |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Rear and side views... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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The OT-65 hull exterior has now been sprayed with primer... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Rear prop housing with brass prop on view and hub & wheel arch... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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From the top, the rear engine bay and the front hatch... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Side and rear views... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Our OT-65 has now been sand blasted, all the paint has been removed and we are now back down to the bare metal. A few photos follow: |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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The 'FUG' has now been moved to our blasting area in readiness for sand blasting.
The accompanying photo shows our senior restoration technician Chris, suitably attired and sporting the latest vogue in sand blasting appareil!
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Removing the vehicle's interior equipment will allow the interior walls to be fully prepared ready for repainting... |
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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Brake Restoration...this example superbly demonstrates the importance of and the need for full inspection of each vehicle that enters our workshops. On closer examination of a hub assembly, we can see that a hub seal is damaged. Even though this OT-65 came to us direct from the Military, there are partial missing brake shoes. New shoes and linings will be ordered...
The whole braking system has been completely pulled apart. You will see on the film that the half-shafts have been removed. I did say that no stone would be left unturned!
Attention will now turn to the interior of the vehicle...
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Monday 7th of June 2010 16:00 |
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On to the braking system; both brake master cylinders have been removed and replaced with new ones.
On inspection of a wheel hub assembly, we see that this particular brake assembly only has half a brake shoe
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Thursday 3rd of June 2010 16:00 |
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Mechanical inspection and service is currently taking place.
All old fluids have been drained, filters removed, cleaned and where required filters have been changed.
New shims have been made for dynamo belts.
Clutch slave cylinder has been removed and stripped... |
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Thursday 3rd of June 2010 15:00 |
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Here, we are at the start of the restoration process proper and we begin with a project "walk around" as shown in the video... |
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Thursday 3rd of June 2010 15:00 |
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The OT-65 ‘FUG’ was built in Hungary. They were built as a light, multifunctional, armoured wheeled vehicle, primarily intended for reconnaissance activities and also as an artillery observation post.
The ‘FUG’ is built on a 4x4 truck chassis with the engine at the rear. The engine is a Hungarian CSEPEL 6-cylinder diesel.
These two photos give an idea of the interior condition of the OT-65 on it's arrival in the UK...
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Thursday 3rd of June 2010 15:00 |
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Hello, and welcome to the Russianmilitary OT-65 restoration blog.
Military vehicle restoration is something of a speciality of ours and this is the third project we have undertaken and chosen to document via our website restoration blog section.
This blog will take the form of a variety of informative photos, short films (and of course our own ramblings) all designed to accurately document the journey and processes that the OT-65 and our highly skilled restoration technicians have been on and through.
No stone (or nut and bolt) will be left unturned during the restoration and the OT-65 will become a thing of beauty once again.
The photos accompanying this entry give you a sense of the exterior condition of the unit when it first arrived at our workshops. The vehicle was transported from the Slovak Republic at the turn of the year.
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