Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Military => Topic started by: solihull-mick on December 12, 2009, 21:23:17
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Got myself a Zil 131, will post a few pics when i get chance, google it if you dont know what they are, all i can say is MASSIVE V8 oh the sound, :evil:
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does it come with rockets :lol: :lol:
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Nice one Mick! Can't wait to see it on the road... no... erm... wiat... I mean...!
Skibum
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Nice one, am partial to a zil. Have you found the russian truck forum yet? zil131.com or something?
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Hi yes ive found the forum, the guy im doing the work for owns the forum, hes had it a few years
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww87/asg_photo/DSC00580.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb77/RobReznik/stornowayzil002.jpg
Heres mine bursting into life after many a year sat idle, and oh my god does that V8 sound so sweet, no rockets chris, shame, :evil:
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Something to fill the spare space in that workshop
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You have got to bring that to billing next year :D
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Hi mike, that sound like a plan lol :lol:
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Stick a flat bed on the back and you can do every ones recovery home :lol: :dance:
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Got the zil back to the workshop, drove it for the first time, its fantasic, cant wait to get it off road, changed the hb shoes due to a slight touch of corrosion,
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/20122009574.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/20122009575.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/20122009576.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/20122009579.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/16122009572.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/16122009573.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/20122009577.jpg)
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oooh Ilike that...
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Got all the air tanks fitted, brakes piped and working mint, fitted fuel tank and spare wheel carrier, should be on the road for first week in feb, tax and mot exempt, thank you very much :police:
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OMG!! that's mahoosivley AWESOME!
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i r mostly wanting one of these now!
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i r mostly wanting one of these now!
One for sale on milweb for 2K ;)
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:-$wifeys lookin over me shoulder!lol! :twisted:
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Well i drove the zil for the first time on wednesday to a mates yard to fit the back body i got off e-bay, what a beast to drive, got a few vibrations upto 60 ks, then it all went very well, im told the russians never balenced the props, so i might get them off and done, had her up to 100ks, then crused at 80ks, pleanty of power, and pleanty of funny looks going down the M6 :grin:
Will post a few pics as i get the body mounted
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Looking forward to the pics :D
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Found The pics i took,
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/imagezil.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/15022010748.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/15022010750.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/15022010749.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/15022010752.jpg)
Got a few more somwhere if i can find them, the body is only placed on at the min, im going over today to make up some body mounts to raise the body so i still get full axle atriculation, which is about 9 inches !
As its tands now the body is 14 foot 4 ", and it hangs over way to far, was going to cut the bed down and beaver tail it, but i dont think it would look right, so im going to chop off 3foot and reweld the raer x member back on to the bed, as long as i can get my disco and bessie on the back thats all i need,
Gave the chassis 4 coats of chassis black before the body went on, easier to paint when its not in place, ive got hold of another cab, so im going to prep and paint it, then swap it over,
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:cool:
The extra heigh on the bed should get you a nice departure angle too
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Thats true, and with the rear chopped off a bit even better, ive got sides and a tail gate to go on too, also the guy gave me a set of canvas hoops, will need to find a company to make me a cover,
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Been looking at the same for my mog. Seems that sail makers are the most economic place to get tilts made up on that scale.
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Just found a pic of my very zil in scotland about 10 years ago, look a bit different there, and still with its decontamination tank on the back,
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zil_at_the_beach_010.jpg)
This is the look im thinking of
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/Zilbody02.jpg)
Or maybe make it as a crewcab?
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zilcrewcab.jpg)
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A mate of mine who runs the russian truck forum has a propper collection of heavy metal, this is the baby i want to have a go in
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zil157sized.jpg)
Twin V8 Pertol engines, one driving each side, two gearboxes two props, and 1.3 gallon to the mile :shock:
Just to prove they wade well heres my mates zil looking like a croc ready to eat a landrover !!!
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zilswimsized.jpg)
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zil131.com? Seen the truck on there.
How about a minibus back on the zil ;)
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Zil131.com is my mates forum, rob reznik, not to sure on the minibus body lol
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A mate of mine who runs the russian truck forum has a propper collection of heavy metal, this is the baby i want to have a go in
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zil157sized.jpg)
Is it just me, or does that look like it was designed by Gerry Anderson :-.
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lol, never knew he worked for the russians! :doh:
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i so want a zil now but i don't think it will fit on the shared driveway. i haven't seen one in the flesh yet but i think my missus might be taking the plastic out of my wallet now! :lol:
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A mate of mine who runs the russian truck forum has a propper collection of heavy metal, this is the baby i want to have a go in
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk211/mrmservices/zil157sized.jpg)
Is it just me, or does that look like it was designed by Gerry Anderson :-.
More like the russians watched thunder birds lol
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I've seen some video of one of those somewhere. You hear one engine crank into life..... then the other :lol: Then it was tearing around a field. I think it was a russian surplus company in the UK that had the footage on their web site.
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Well i was going to rip out the massive V8 as i got it as a non runner, but after fixing the seized dizzy and got it running, oh how could i loose that V8 rumble, they do sound fantastic, :grin:
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Sounds like that'll be an expensive mistake. Sluuuuuurrrrrrrp there goes another gallon of petrol.