Fresh from Chernobyl! The Gaz 66 Soviet survivor with a surprising engine swap!

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  • čas přidán 6. 11. 2021
  • Today we look over and start sorting out the issues with the latest purchase, a Soviet Union survivor, the Gaz 66 Radio truck, however this one has a surprising engine conversion to try and modernise it. We sort out the battery box and cooling then see how it drives!
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Komentáře • 79

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 Před 2 lety +6

    What a great camper it would be if converted well, especially with a Cummins 6B in there.
    I'm looking forward now, to Part 2.

  • @stuartlew1229
    @stuartlew1229 Před rokem +2

    catching up on your vids having a JD+ coke ... brilliant ... you are both mad as a box of badgers on Wizz

  • @alasdairmeredith2711
    @alasdairmeredith2711 Před 2 lety +10

    Can we have a tour of Joe's landy as it looks well kitted out

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  Před 2 lety +6

      We’re planning a Landrover adventure video soon!

  • @allthegearnoidea6752
    @allthegearnoidea6752 Před 2 lety +2

    A lot of fun. Nothing like mates dicking around with mechanicals.

  • @1234niall
    @1234niall Před 2 lety +3

    Almost had a meltdown, well done 🤣🤣

  • @matthewsmithurst6669
    @matthewsmithurst6669 Před 2 lety +4

    Joe going round in the fud chariot 😂 priceless

    • @LordInter
      @LordInter Před 2 lety +1

      with a Pornhub jumped in the sun! LIVING THE DREAMA

  • @Triumph_Explorer
    @Triumph_Explorer Před 2 lety +3

    Came across your channel 24 hrs ago. Great stuff! So jealous! Almost watched every vlog! Liked and sub hit!

  • @adamhurst4246
    @adamhurst4246 Před 2 lety +4

    Seeing as I've visited Chernobyl I'm laughing at the fact I'm getting all the jokes thrown in there 🤣....Great channel , keep it up

  • @craigterry6072
    @craigterry6072 Před 2 lety +2

    At least it don't need lights...it should glow in the dark.

  • @JAY61ish
    @JAY61ish Před 2 lety +3

    Love old Soviet stuff.. Its Banging..

  • @petefisk
    @petefisk Před 2 lety +15

    Welcome to the darkside! Many hours working on them, great trucks go anywhere.

    • @regsparkes6507
      @regsparkes6507 Před 2 lety +3

      "Darkside" are you sure, I mean look where it came from, it should glow for eons! :)

    • @petefisk
      @petefisk Před 2 lety +4

      @@regsparkes6507 Most of them saw no service, sat in storage for years.

  • @natph3689
    @natph3689 Před 2 lety +3

    Stick with the videos mate really enjoy them 👍👍👍

  • @grrfy
    @grrfy Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome truck.Very capable.

  • @davidcocker8878
    @davidcocker8878 Před 2 lety +1

    Did I spot a Provost? 😘 as a Private Pilot paid around £100 for a 20 minute ‘Sortie’ in one back around 1999 from Sandtoft Airfield, flew into into Sandtoft in my then jointly owned T67A Firefly G-BIOW based at Sherburn in Elmet, seemed a slow trip back after flying the Jet Provost, best £100 spent in my life👍

  • @williamcherry7336
    @williamcherry7336 Před 2 lety +1

    Those engines reliable as hell last for ever they are happy when they are pulling keep the heat in it and it will run forever.

  • @bloodswettears234
    @bloodswettears234 Před 2 lety +2

    Gaz 66's are banging off road better than my kraz.

  • @robinhadley
    @robinhadley Před 2 lety +3

    Looks an awesome bit of kit 😎

    • @petersmith4455
      @petersmith4455 Před 2 lety

      fit for the scrap yard, this will cost thousands to restore if you can get the parts !

  • @stephenbarr9342
    @stephenbarr9342 Před 2 lety +1

    Subed after first vlog i watched well dun guys keep them coming

  • @matthewpayne42
    @matthewpayne42 Před 2 lety +8

    Glow in the dark Russian truck. ✨

  • @PeteCourtier
    @PeteCourtier Před 2 lety +2

    Irradiated plums and a ripple rider. What’s not to like😂

  • @petewood2350
    @petewood2350 Před 2 lety +3

    Ah Joe is just getting into the Russian Spirit, but he needs more Vodka.

  • @oxfd611
    @oxfd611 Před 2 lety

    OMG you guys got to do a video about that firetruck that was in the background. Yeah good thing you guys had that Falkland recovery vehicle get out of that ditch ha ha

  • @stephenr6427
    @stephenr6427 Před 2 lety +2

    You need to take off road with the British equivalent great video as usual

  • @J4CK151
    @J4CK151 Před 2 lety +2

    There’s another one of theses that’s been converted to a 6bt near me

  • @18robsmith
    @18robsmith Před 2 lety +2

    No brakes??? That's not a problem as there's a barn.....

  • @samharvey6194
    @samharvey6194 Před rokem +1

    Didn't these Gaz have a right weird shifter which was behind the driver in the middle and shifted sideways instead of longitudinally, bet that was fun

  • @johnpayne3953
    @johnpayne3953 Před 3 měsíci

    Waa ever since I ran it with no coolant the engine is knackered!

  • @bertenerny7867
    @bertenerny7867 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video!! However, you guys must be nutts...are you intentionally trying to destroy the vehicle? It's quite interesting regardless of being radioactive. Built like a friggin' tank. The Cummins is above and beyond a better engine than the engine that was in there before. I really like the Chieftan videos. I'm looking forward to more from you guys. Regards from Alabama, USA. Bert

  • @MikeDent
    @MikeDent Před rokem

    haha. bloody Davros zooming around

  • @lwilton
    @lwilton Před 2 lety +1

    It rather reminds me of the Russian "Spetsbuksir" CZcams channel. They have one of these and use it as a camper. They also have several fairly new Dodge RAM pickup trucks. I have no idea how those made it to Russia.

    • @Ragnar8504
      @Ragnar8504 Před 2 lety

      They're sold in Europe, anyone with enough money can buy one. And some Russians have plenty of money.

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac Před 2 lety

    ( in poor russian accent ) great success .. surely you meant ( in Borat voice ) is nice .. looks like another promising project

  • @stevieg9449
    @stevieg9449 Před 2 lety

    How much for it with everything sorted so it's sorted to be road safe?

    • @MrHewes
      @MrHewes Před 2 lety

      Not sure just yet we have several projects on currently, but will look into the Gaz a bit more very soon

  • @2sgblueredblue280
    @2sgblueredblue280 Před 2 lety

    Is Joe related to the mechanic out of 2 pints of larger

  • @7810ftw
    @7810ftw Před 2 lety +2

    joking aside where did it come from in russia and do you have a geiga counter lol

  • @reviewaccount3612
    @reviewaccount3612 Před 2 lety +2

    I really want one of these trucks. I missed out on one a few years ago and never found another

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  Před 2 lety +1

      This one will be for sale once sorted, follow our Instagram A W Hewes for details as soon as it’s ready

    • @reviewaccount3612
      @reviewaccount3612 Před 2 lety

      @@fittermat ill keep a eye on it then :)

    • @latenerd2441
      @latenerd2441 Před 2 lety

      if it was a chernobyl it would need all the paint sand blasting and repainting to be made safe. they still be glowing sometimes

  • @mbak7801
    @mbak7801 Před 2 lety +4

    All the vehicles used to deal with Chernobyl were parked up in an area near the reactor as they were too contaminated to be of any safe use. Being Eastern block scrap metal thieves rushed in and took these vehicles out and sold them on. Any thing East European needs to be thoroughly gone over with a proper geiger counter capable of detecting alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Rent one do not use a cheap ebay special. Many/most of the users of these vehicles have since died as have scrap metal dealers who sold them.
    I would start with the seats. If the vehicle is clean then all is good. If not then it will need to be disposed of in a safe manner (after involving the powers that be).

    • @latenerd2441
      @latenerd2441 Před 2 lety +1

      doubtful they'd be eradiated enugh now to warrant scrapping the entire thing although some parts may need stripping. Surprisingly alot vihecles noly needed t be stirpped f all paint and resprayed to be made safe againt as majority of radiation was captured in the paint. Thank the russians for using lead primer and paint filler.

  • @JohnSmith-dv3gc
    @JohnSmith-dv3gc Před 2 lety +1

    Is it just me or does the inside look like a prison transport?

  • @jackthurgood9614
    @jackthurgood9614 Před rokem

    5:23 Stephen hawking has arrived

  • @mikedowland9949
    @mikedowland9949 Před 2 lety +2

    Put a multi meter near it😂😂😂😂

  • @minisareus
    @minisareus Před 2 lety

    Is that a jet proverst

  • @thejudge-kv2jk
    @thejudge-kv2jk Před 2 lety

    What's the music around 6:20 please?

  • @ianatkinson8464
    @ianatkinson8464 Před 2 lety

    😎👍

  • @adrn25m
    @adrn25m Před 2 lety

    Does the p hub hoodie mean Joe has something he needs to tell us about his secret identity. Lol.

    • @Johnlee-ej7yx
      @Johnlee-ej7yx Před 2 lety

      How do you think he pays for all of the chieftains 😂

  • @kevinparkin5764
    @kevinparkin5764 Před 2 lety

    That diesel filler on chassis is a foden filler

  • @wesleythomas1594
    @wesleythomas1594 Před 2 lety +1

    So this thing is literally from one of the Chernobyl vehicle dumps and is highly radioactive? Not good. I heard that unscrupulous people were selling these things. So how were you able to import it given it’s provenance? 😳

  • @vonflames9260
    @vonflames9260 Před 2 lety

    Woah, hang on.. You're that guy from Tiktok !

  • @maxbowen6482
    @maxbowen6482 Před rokem

    Sisters water pipe ditch😂

  • @michaelguerin56
    @michaelguerin56 Před 2 lety +1

    I suspect that a Cummins 6B would make a good engine for a water pump or electrical generator BUT I would not want it in a road vehicle.

  • @MattBrownbill
    @MattBrownbill Před rokem

    Cummins 6B air-cooled? 😂

  • @pauljohansson695
    @pauljohansson695 Před 2 lety

    It's called Cummins not Cummings .

  • @hannahranga
    @hannahranga Před 2 lety

    Come on the only sensible engine swap is a rover v8

  • @tylersowa3858
    @tylersowa3858 Před 2 lety

    FLAWLESS truck
    And that porn hub hoody haha 👏

  • @michaelguerin56
    @michaelguerin56 Před 2 lety

    Is Mat trying to tell us that the Soviet truck designers copied the ergonomic design practices of Pommie truck designers? I am thinking of the Austin FG, English Ford, English Dodge, Bedford TK i.e., pretty much every cab forward and cab over design until the Ergomatic*.
    *The Ergomatic cab destroyed Leyland’s reliability and reputation in Australia and every other hot country because … the designers made the windscreen so deep that there was no room for a proper radiator. The Ergomatic cab Leylands were the last Leyland trucks to pull Aussie road trains, due to the significant overheating issues that they reportedly suffered. When the ego overrides the brain, customers go elsewhere!

  • @Jabber-ig3iw
    @Jabber-ig3iw Před 2 lety

    An MOT exempt vehicle still has to be roadworthy.

  • @melvinacolman1135
    @melvinacolman1135 Před 2 lety

    May I have your business contact please, I would like to provide you some auto products for review?

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  Před 2 lety

      Hi Melvina, if you search matallcroft13 on Instagram I can be messaged directly on there 👍

    • @melvinacolman1135
      @melvinacolman1135 Před 2 lety

      @@fittermat ok

  • @m__r1100
    @m__r1100 Před 2 lety

    Matt - recovery of Russian hardware before Ukranian farmers made it popular...