Military Vehicles, May 1997,: Re: [MV] Gamma goat

Re: [MV] Gamma goat

Front Line Military Vehicles (flmv@netrax.net)
Thu, 29 May 1997 07:45:06 -0400

DooMDeaD wrote:
>
> At 09:39 PM 5/28/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >Don't get your hopes up too high... I spent many a field exercise
> >helping fix these pigs. They had a 3 cylinder diesel, and were supposed
> >to be able to swim... NOT!
> >
> >Perhaps most of the problem with the ones we had were that they were
> >just worn out... But I don't remember anyone who spent much time on them
> >thinking very highly of them... U joints broke with depressing
> >regularity, they were underpowered, the injection system for the diesel
> >leaked and required frequent manual bleeding (really sucks at zero
> >degrees in a field environment..) and so on...
> >
> >IMHO, go for a M151, or a M35 Deuce if you REALLY want somthing big...
> >Shouldn't cost any more, and parts are much more plentiful.
>
> Well, I want 6 x 6, and I want amphibious, and I want to be able to get it
> licenced for the street (I'm in Washington state)
>
> I was going to dump the diesel, since a) I know nothing about them, and b)
> I've been told they are almost "unobtainum" for the goat, and suck if you
> can find 'em.

don't know what the problem with the motor is. it's an alumiunum blocked
353 detroit. i have a freind who put one in a chevy pick up 8+ years ago
and has +-225,000 miles on it with just 1 sleeve job. try any of the
large vehicle surplus dealers, most of them bought 353's several years
ago when uncle dumped them.

>
> I know a couple guys that used to drive 'em, and they all say she swims
> fine in calm waters, (as long as you remember the plugs) ... and I have
> several options we used to use in our race boats to keep it afloat even if
> I swamp it. I believe the diesel is heavier than both the engines I was
> considering.... (UNK) I've been working up a rough model of it in caligari
> truespace, and I like what I'm coming up with... needs bigger tires though :)
>
> I have a buddy with a driveline shop that has "redone" the halfshafts on a
> goat, and told me point blank that he can do all 6 shafts for me, and will
> replace 'em free if / when I break 'em.
>
> What I'm thinking is a 501 CID caddy engine, or possibly a smallblock chevy
> (I have both) depending on what kind of horsepower / torque it needs... I
> had assumed I would need to custom build the adaptor plates, etc.
>
> Is there anything else they are problematic with? (I had allready planned
> on a 12 volt rewire)
> since I'm not going for "authentic" I'm free to re-engineer whatever I need.
>
> Thanks for all your help guys,
> -kevin schooler
>
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