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| Subject: | EFV Wheels/suspension |  |
| Date: | May 2, 2008 |
| From: | Mike Griffin | |
Here's my start on the wheels and suspension:
The EFV uses a lightweight forged aluminum wheel and a specially developed hydro-pneumatic suspension system that is strong, compact and provides for the wheels' retraction into the hull for operation in water mode.
I am using Tamiya Leopard 1A2 wheels, with the rubber tire portion turned down to match the EFV's thinner tire profile and radius; and Academy Bradley hub/bolts, which the EFV uses.
I removed the Leopard hub/bolts, smoothed the contours with my MiniMite, thinned the back of the Bradley hub/bolt section to almost nothing and melted it into the wheel with liquid cement. I then smoothed and blended the center area with Mr. Surfacer 1000.
Also shown is the styrene master for the hydro-pnuematic suspension arm, which will be cast in resin.
You can see in the retracted wheel positioning in the drawing template.
Mike G. |
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 | U.S. Marine Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 27, 2008 |
| . . . EFV Image 2 [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 27, 2008 |
| . . . EFV Image3 [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 27, 2008 |
| . . . Drawings? - James Wechsler - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Drawings? [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Info - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Info [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actually not scrapped at all...... - DAVID HARPER - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USMC was not satisfied - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David.... [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 28, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Info [IMG] - Mike Griffin - Apr 30, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Info - Curtis Jurrens - Apr 30, 2008 |
| . . . Re: U.S. Marine Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) - Dave Vickers - Apr 30, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: U.S. Marine Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Apr 30, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . All I want to say.............. - Jim Johnson - Apr 30, 2008 |
| . . . EFV Wheels/suspension [IMG] - Mike Griffin - May 2, 2008 |
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