Homebuilt World War 1 Renault FT17 Light Tank

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This is some old running footage, currently engine is nearly finished on rebuild. Skipped a few teeth on the timing gear and was pretty tired but good enough to test the hydraulics! New engine is .080 over pistons with new bearings, lifters, valves, shaved head and block. Hoping it will be together soon in the next couple weeks.

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@Real-Agent-Meta Месяц назад

You give me hope that I too can own a tank without any 3 letter agency coming at my door

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

If you can dream it, you can do it - Jimmy MacElroy

@ptonpc Месяц назад

Assuming you are not on a watch list, then owning a non American armoured vehicle is not a problem.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

@@ptonpcin the USA you can have whatever you want pretty much, even the live gun just has to be registered as a destructive device and state must allow it. Some have M18 hellcats and Sherman’s with the gun still live. M60 Patton tank I know own privately in Nevada and they often shoot the cannon.

@545x39Rat Месяц назад

It a tractor in the eyes of the law. I just needed to fill out a bill of sales on mine

@StarsBarsAndCheese Месяц назад

We need comander pov footage and an interior tour.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Soon as I get it to some good space I will!!

@thecatfromspace9239 Месяц назад

Good to see that this project is still alive & running! It's amazing what you've done.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Thanks man! Will be better when I can get it on some property to test it out haha

@lukefriesenhahn8186 Месяц назад

POV: Your neighbor likes history. Like a lot.

@alexandernewman7587 Месяц назад

A true work of art

@lipkatatar1748 Месяц назад

cant wait for the video of it in city or changing the tide at ardennes

@HitokiriRaiden Месяц назад

I love the build and would love to build one myself some day, onlythings id change would be a camo that matches kentucky, a diesel engine and a working gun in the turret of some sort lol.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

My next one will be diesel prob a VW 1.9 TDI or maybe an old bobcat engine if I can fit it.

@laurentdussault7675 Месяц назад

oh shit been waiting for this damn it looks good

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Engine rebuilds take days especially machine shops and doing valve work on engine block, instead of the heads

@PhysicalEngineering Месяц назад

your life is a part of my dream perfect life man keep going you are doing amazing stuff and i hope to be like you one day

@William_Bryant Месяц назад

So when are we gonna see a range day with it?

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

I hope soon on the next couple months. Me and my wife just had a baby so I been pretty busy.

@William_Bryant Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Congratulations!

@GreatValueMapleSyrup Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdudecongrats!

@ChalkyTaughky Месяц назад

It would be my dream come true to see that thing roll into the Demolition Ranch's Range. If you don't know what I mean, look up Brandon Herrera's RU-vidr Range Day video. The guys seem super sweet and would allow it, even if it's just for test drifting.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

It sounds fun! Towing this from California to Texas would cost me a fortune tho.

@sseldnuorg7618 Месяц назад

Keep it up m8!

@theczman007 Месяц назад

Dudes rock

@gonebabygone4116 Месяц назад

Now you need a Ripsaw to park in the garage next to it ... or maybe a Kettenkrad.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Or a Hetzer

@PhysicalEngineering Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdudeahh hetzer that would be lovely lmao and would be not as hard as others the build its literally a cybertruck but on tracks

@Derp12348 Месяц назад

Do you know that in France there will be a ww1 event thing at a museum, i am not from there but I think that they would be happy to work with you (I am not from there) (& they also have a Renault ft-17 too )

@riegel3454 Месяц назад

The engine sounds amazing!! Do you operate in new England?

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

I’m in California!

@riegel3454 Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude ha nice, is the gun a mock-up

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

It’s a demilled Breda M37 MG in 8mm, strip fed just like the hotchkiss. Can’t afford the 1914 hotchkiss haha

@riegel3454 Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude That is super cool though

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

@@riegel3454 thanks man! I have a semiauto SG43 that I will throw in the turret when I get it to a friends private property. Be cool to drive between trees and through bushes as shoot targets. Try to get a gunners view and another view at the target side. I’ll try not to shoot my GoPro.

@hylobateslar4151 Месяц назад

You should add detachable lights, license place, etc, so that you can make it road legal and take it for a spin around the neighborhood without cops on your ass

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Yea be a solid 5mph haha maybe with new engine 7mph

@liftwaffe.8150 Месяц назад

where have you find the project to build this? i would like to save them to build it too in the future!

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

What you mean?

@liftwaffe.8150 Месяц назад

@@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude if you Built this Tank all alone or with some Original Infos

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

⁠@@liftwaffe.8150ahh I took some measurements of original then fabricated all the parts besides sprocket and rollers, tracks. Everything else me

@aresthemerciless6054 Месяц назад

Putilov Garford next? 🤣

@neatnoot214 Месяц назад

When you are done, do you plan on taking it out to events/shows?

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

I would like to definitely

@Joeschmo776 Месяц назад

How much would you sell this for

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

It’s a solid year of labor so I’d say my years salary haha

@Combatbrickproductions Месяц назад

Soo glad I subbed this is sick

@bwilliams463 Месяц назад

If you explained the missing track plate on each side, I missed it. What was the reason for it?

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

It’s where the master pin is to take the track apart, easier to hit the pin out with the track plate out of the way.

@deez8202 Месяц назад

great whens the A7V project gonna happen?

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

Maybe a couple years maybe sooner?

@buddini2648 Месяц назад

What are the gear ratios? I'm asking because it sounds like you need to rev that engine quite a bit to get it going and it doesn't really like hills.

@Kam.Mcswin.tankdude Месяц назад

The engine was tired, it skipped a few teeth on the timing gear. I’m almost done with the rebuild on new engine. Supposed to have 135psi in each cylinder but I had more like 90 in each with one under 90psi.