Ian's Unimog build thread.

[skyhuck]

Galvanising is the way to go if at all possible, my chip box is 15+years old and as good today as the day it was built, I reckon if it had been painted it would have rotted out years ago.

[wicklamulla]

Galvanising is the way to go if at all possible, my chip box is 15+years old and as good today as the day it was built, I reckon if it had been painted it would have rotted out years ago.

 

 

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[Ian Flatters]

Mainly been sorting out the brakes recently, moving lights and little bits and bobs.

[Ian Flatters]

 

A few more pics I found on my phone of the bits and bobs we've been replacing.

[Richard 1234]

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A few more pics I found on my phone of the bits and bobs we've been replacing.

 

 

Have you got a time frame in mind for finishing it or is it just a when its done project ?

[Ian Flatters]

Have you got a time frame in mind for finishing it or is it just a when its done project ?

 

I did foolishly set a work site date but we missed that so i gave up on a date. I have had it out just to lift stems down but thats probably 4 occasions so far.

 

Not 100% worried as it was bought outright for the risk of overrun alone. In hindsight its probably the better way to do it this way as i have time to think and ponder on how i want it done and i can do everything now hence why were replacing seals, all the air lines, hydralic lines and anything that looks like its got less than a year before it needs replacing.

 

But all in its not hugely more expensive than an LGV on parts. A few bits are very expensive but hey ho its a specialist piece of kit.

[Ian Flatters]

So that's the exhaust system fitted.

[silky fox]

She looks damn fine !

[skyhuck]

So that's the exhaust system fitted. [ATTACH]206101[/ATTACH]

 

Not sure thats a merc original, can the cab move independently to the silencer box??

[Ian Flatters]

Not sure thats a merc original, can the cab move independently to the silencer box??

 

 

Yeah it has a coned joint just below the cab door. So it just lifts out, quite snug fitting but that's better than rattling around loose I guess. It's off a u1300 Atkinson Vos sorted the box and some of the pipe but we had to sort a bit of a custom job underneath with some new exhaust pipe sections.