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So I finally got down to taking pictures of my '79 and '81 armoured Jeep Wagoneers together. The '81 is the darker one away from the wall. It's also the one I show the door and control board to:
This is the glass I assembled and tested for them:
9mm AP from a BHP fired @ 5mts./15ft. range:
7.62x51mm AP from FAL and then 12 gauge rifled slug from HS Police Shotgun, both fired @ 5mts./15.ft. range:
Thickness and composition of the glass. I went double on the actual vehicle:
Enjoy and please feel free to critique.
Thanks for watching,
LavaRed
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
does that one make you seasick looking through the windshield. i drove a crown victoria armoured car that had horrible distortion through the glass. what a great slug that was to drive! nice looking work you did. they look well put together.
walruskid1 wrote:does that one make you seasick looking through the windshield. i drove a crown victoria armoured car that had horrible distortion through the glass. what a great slug that was to drive! nice looking work you did. they look well put together.
Nope, they're rather transparent. They do look a bit deep, but not that much.
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
CrazyDoc wrote:So Lava I saw you talking about these in another thread, whats your toal cost so far? and how are they running?
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About US$4,000 so far. Remember I have a third one ('92) sitting at my farm in derelict state, but the engine runs perfectly, so I still have to restore that. And the '79 one was with my family way before my time, and the upgrades were more costly, so idk abt their cost.
@jimmym40a2: It would be my pleasure .
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
I don't think we're in that kind of danger. As long as you post pics of something that got shot I think we're ok...the Mods will move it if they feel they need to.
Lava, good job, very cool. I also belive very relevent to peoples interests on this forum. I didn't realize this was something one could do themselves. Do you have any links to resources? PM me if you so desire.
My father had a 1983 Jeep just like those... except his was dark red as I recall. I can't believe how good of a condition they are for the age. That sure takes me back.
ick wrote:My father had a 1983 Jeep just like those... except his was dark red as I recall. I can't believe how good of a condition they are for the age. That sure takes me back.
That thing would climb a near vertical incline.
The one I recently armoured was dark red originally, but the paint was somewhat deteriorated, so I had it stripped and colour matched as close as possible to the 79's colour.
They have really resilient engines.
Thanks for all the support guys!
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
so what do you have in the doors and regular panels ?
I'we seen some really good results with dual layers lightweight steel, like offset in 3 layers with a 1 to 2 cm clear space inbetween..
Pd
[b]Bas Rutten[/b] [quote]" I'm sorry Sir..... BANG ! BANG ! BANG !... No I'm not. "[/quote]
so what do you have in the doors and regular panels ?
I'we seen some really good results with dual layers lightweight steel, like offset in 3 layers with a 1 to 2 cm clear space inbetween..
Pd
Actually, I have just that. 3 1/4" thick sheets of ballistic steel, spaced abt 1/2" apart, plus some spall liner (ballystic nylon-fiberglass or aramid panels, depending on what I could scrounge up that was serviceable). Some parts where I couldn't fit 3 sheets or strips I just made do with 2, but that will still stop most threats.
I couldn't get any more modern materials mostly because I got mine from scrap. But I tested everything thoroughly .
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
Judd986S wrote:great project! let's hope it is never tested
Yes indeed. The most the average person like me has to fear in Guatemala is getting their cellphone stolen at gunpoint while in the car. But this tends to happen to people who flash their cash with expensive brand new cars and Blackberries. My family tries to live very spartanly: We don't have any cars newer than 10 years old, we always buy used, and my cellphone is a very old Motorola C122. My greatest fear is that I might get caught in a crossfire one day when they're nailing a drug lord or something, and stray rifle bullets could hit my vehicle.
Just the other morning my bedroom window was jammed shut and wouldn't open. When I finally got it open, I found the separated steel core and jacked of a fresh 7.62x39mm round had bulged the steel center frame and stopped there, coming in at about a 30 degree angle. There are no tall buildings nearby (within 800 yards) in that direction. Therefore, it was a stray bullet on the final leg of it's parabola. I was s--t-scared.
"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people". -MAJ MALFUNCTION
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