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General Topics Forums => Unimog build threads => Topic started by: njc110381 on November 10, 2013, 09:40:15 am
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I'm not sure. It was well over my budget but not unrealistic considering the work that has been done to it.
I shouldn't think I'll ever want to do that in mine... I'll get wet feet! ::)
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I saw Tom’s old mog on fleebay did it sell ?
The wading pressure set-up is good for 4 feet deep. The pressure limiting valve sends about 2 or 3 PSI to axels, gearbox and hubs and can blow all sorts of seals if it exceeds this—I know only too well !
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Excellent. I'm glad that at least I am remembering you as the right person... To get that wrong really would have been bad! Actually, Tom's mog came up for sale earlier this year in Tewkesbury - 20ish miles from me! I nearly had to go and see it but not having the money I couldn't quite make myself waste the seller's time just for the sake of being nosey!
How deep can a mog go without the deep wading kit?
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Well this has thrown a spanner in the works... My memory is having a real battle now to figure out what's going on! I'm confused!
Rob - you are the fella with the U1300L? Canvas back and big bull bar, windscreen protector bars etc? I swear there were only three mogs on the day? Yours, Simon in a green U900 and Tom in the U1000? I have no idea who I thought was going to Poland? Could have sworn it was you! :-[
NIc,
Your absolutely right, Tom in the U1000, who has since moved on to another project,
Simon in the lime green U900 and your’s truly in the U1300L.
Dreadnought ! I think is his user name—U 1300L went to Poland.
Villager, thanks for the clarification about the snorkle/ raised air intake.
The deep wading setup is a nightmare, the doing’s for that is a bundle of probs. I split that off from the 4x4/diff lock switch independently with the deep water wading pressurisation now as an option ! Agreed if your not sitting in four feet of water all day it is next to useless.
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I don't know. I haven't got any pictures of that side at all for some reason? You may well be right... I'll check in the morning.
There's no way I'd wade that deep in it anyway - I'll get wet feet! :'(
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Does it not have one on either side?
Oh, and dad says that the air intakes aren't water proof, especially not the air filter housing.
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I thought that was some kind of aerial mount! :-[
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The little black casting on the side of the panels, in front of the mirrors :)
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Well this has thrown a spanner in the works... My memory is having a real battle now to figure out what's going on! I'm confused!
Rob - you are the fella with the U1300L? Canvas back and big bull bar, windscreen protector bars etc? I swear there were only three mogs on the day? Yours, Simon in a green U900 and Tom in the U1000? I have no idea who I thought was going to Poland? Could have sworn it was you! :-[
Working light brackets? Where?! :-\
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next job.... whats her name?! :D
How about, 406 121? ;)
Your wash has brought it up looking well, is that snorkel standard ?
Air over hydraulic assist brakes?
Rob
Technically it's a raised air in take, as although it is water proof, the rest of the engine doesn't have a deep waiding kit on it (not that they're really required for what most people do). The primary use for them was to raise the air intake away from dusty environments (hence, raised air intake). This is also why it's mounted at the front, rather than the back, where the turbulence causes dust to be thrown up. Cost a small fortune now, and can be hard to come by straight ones, look after it :)
Yep, air over hydraulic :)
Also noticed that you've got upper working light brackets on the wings ;)
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Hi Nic, Villager thanks for the welcome.
Not me off to Poland, there was another guy you must have ‘met’ on Benzworld who has a 1300L, he was down south as I remember and has moved to Poland I can’t remember his name.
The vid has attracted a few visits, my lad posted it up a while ago. One of the new ones shows the new look. Raised the cab 4” and bolted on a few bits.
Your wash has brought it up looking well, is that snorkel standard ?
Air over hydraulic assist brakes?
Rob
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The number plate doesn't come up with anything really, so I went for a breakdown of yellow mog. Elmo fitted the bill quite well ;D
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Might have to be Elmo...
I like it :)
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Might have to be Elmo...
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Shes looking good! :)
next job.... whats her name?! :D
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Think I've sussed it!
Also washed it and took some pictures. Check out the shiny paint (well, the bits that didn't wash off)...
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there should be 2 or 4 bolt holes (cant remember off the top of my head) in the chassis on the left hand side of the air tank where the second bearing bolts to the chassis for the pto
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Just heading out to do it now
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Tea break time is it? How's the weather up there?
crap lol. i need to do an oil change on the truck and mog really but can use a set of ramps tomorow to do it :D
ave you found where the pto goes?
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Tea break time is it? How's the weather up there?
I'm sat at home with a stomach bug... Nothing to hold me back other than being something that doesn't fit in well with site work! Might have to go out in the rain and wash the lichen off of the mog in a bit.
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to be fair, as long as they work then there fine for the mo. i found some mirrors that dont look to far off the size/ shape of mog ones at an dealers for abou £12. well i dont think there to bad... Brian??
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I'm lost! I'll go out and give them a wiggle in the morning!
After a quick google search it appears that the mirrors on mine are huge! I want smaller ones - it may even lower the drag and make it go faster! :D
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Nope, they're original ;) we turn the "second" arms in though, so the mirrors are in close. Only when you have a wide rear body do you need the arms out :)
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True. It would be nice to be able to see when reversing!
So, my mirror arms... Not original I assume? I've never really taken much notice!
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When it come down to keeping things original I agree. But I also go along the lines that if it can be put back to what it was quite easily, then do it :)
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When it comes to beating the **** out of a piece of plate with a ball pein hammer I'm quite good. I can make most things as long as I've got a hammer big enough to bend what I'm hitting!
If there wasn't a genuine factory part I'm not sure I should? I want to keep it as original as possible.
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They could be ordered from the factory, but we're fitted with a separate switch, as there are no direct bolt holes for the switch, you could probably make a bracket with a bit of effort :)
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Daft question but did they come as standard with reverse lights?
By the time I have a Chipper on the back a reverse light under the body won't be much good ;)
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They were fitted by Werner really, and are definitely worth having, the theory is, with them being round nothing can snag on them, and they're very hard to dent :)
Workshops got some nice gear in there 8)
I'll have a look for the repair part, but I'm not promising anything!
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I might just do that. It's a simple fix to a problem that isn't that huge. It would be nice to switch it from the gearstick though. I'm sure it can't be too hard to sort out.
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If I was u i would just bolt some spot lights on for the time and put some on the chip box
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Before I go on I feel I should add that there's a video of Rob's mog in reply 6 of the mog videos post. Not even sure if you've seen it Rob? It was taken at the off road day.
Back to mine... Yes, the tank is round. I hadn't really taken any notice before but that's not standard is it?!
Links to the repair bits would be fantastic if you have them. I looked on ebay.de but could only find repair sections for the doors.
The mirrors are pants. The passenger side one moves around all by itself and every time you open the door they get knocked out of position!
No that isn't my workshop... I wish! You could fit my whole house and garden in there twice over. It was the seller's.
I really do need reversing lights. My driveway isn't that wide and if I send it into next doors garden by mistake on night they may not be too impressed!
A cascade tutorial would be fantastic. I can't figure out what the hell to do with it. To be quite honest I don't think I'll ever use it!
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Fantastic! Looks like a great base,
Few things I've just noticed since talking to you,
-1 it's still got the origional sides, nice touch, you can't buy them any more.
-2 it's got head light guards, again, nice touch, and quite expensive.
-3 it's got a sliding rear window, they're hard to come by.
I can't tell, but it looks like a round steel tank (not an 814 tank as originally thought) they were fitted for forestry use (especially by werner)
Dad says that not only can you get a repair patch for th front, but you can get the full front cross member :) including the bend.
I'd get rid of those horrible wing mirrors as well personally :-\
Is that your workshop?
As for reverse lights, it's got 2 yellow intermittent ones on the back! :D to turn them on press the red switch with a triangle on it ;) or you could always fit a white one with a separate switch if you really want to :P bit boring though :D
I'm gonna try and get a video tutorial done for the cascade box soon, so should be able to help you out then, might also get one done for the torque converter box as well :o
Oh, and welcome Rob :)
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Hi Rob. Welcome to the forum, it's great to see you here! How's life treating you? Still abroad? Poland if I remember correctly?
It's taken a while since that initial plan of trying to get one, but as always with life the bank balance wasn't on side for some time. It's not really on side now, but this one came up so close to home that I wasn't going to let it go!
I reckon I could sleep in the back - there's loads of room. Not compared to yours, but big enough for a short bloke like me! :D
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Hi Nic,
Hello to all you Moggers.
Well done chum, found one at last ! you’ll have no free time now.
I am the bloke with the green U 1300L – now black- we met at the clay pit near Chichester a couple of years ago or more. Hope you will not be camping in the back too often !
Regards Rob
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It was on ebay - the seller named his price to pull it and on first impressions we thought that it wasn't worth it. I went to view anyway (I've never seen a 416) and when I got there it looked too short.... I've still never seen a 416 because it wasn't what the seller said it was! He also listed it quite badly - the hours were lower than he thought and the spare agricultural tyres included were part worn Continental AC70's...
It is about time I got one. I've spent enough time talking about it! Trouble is now I'll be talking about it even more - there's so much to do and so much to learn!
My other half was going to buy me a toy one until I told her to save her money and buy me something for the real one when I finally managed to get it. I think seats may be a start - they're a mess!
Mick - We've got house plans for the spring. Just tell her it's a great vehicle to take loads of **** to the tip in - you'll save a fortune on skip prices. Mine went for that excuse quite nicely! ;)
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Looks a good base wagon, hopefully I will be following in your footsteps soon, the wife thinks finishing the house should take priority though!
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Its about time u >:( got one :D ;) i was about to buy u a toy one so at least u had one! :D it doesn't take long to love them though, especially when u overtake ur first jcb 8) i'm expoecting plenty of pics as u got :)
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Did I see that one on ebay recently? the truck style tyres on front seem to ring a bell.
Looks not too bad, your family will forget how you look you`ll be spending all spare time playing with your new toy :)
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It still hasn't completely sunk in yet - but I got up this morning, looked out of the window and there's a scruffy but lovely bright yellow 406.121 sitting on the drive Yey! And it didn't even come at a time when I thought I would be getting one! Not even sure now how or why it's here?! It just appeared unexpectedly, for sale locally and I had to have it. It's as simple as that really.
Anyway. I went and picked it (her, him, the mrs thinks I should name it) up yesterday afternoon and took my first driving lesson around the seller's yard. Well that was an experience - so many bloody gear sticks! At least the one that matters is fairly obvious by being bigger than the rest! ???
Then it was off home, in the dark and rain back to base. I got to the end of the seller's lane and was beginning to wonder what I'd done! The steering wheel is on the wrong side of the truck and the gearbox... Well is it a gearbox? I was thinking to myself "this is like driving a bloody tractor... Oh, hang on a minute, it is a tractor stupid!".
It took me about half an hour to get back. The speedo is broken but my other half only beat me back by five minutes in the S4 so I must have done pretty well! She drives like an escaped mental patient some days.... and I felt like one driving this thing home! The first ten minutes were pure pain, followed by acceptance for a bit, and then a deep sadness as I drove up my road. I was home, I had to get out and leave it. Strange how they grow on you isn't it!
Now I need to figure out where to start. There's a rusty hole in the passenger side front wing which needs getting on top of. And I suppose a full service would be a good idea as I don't know what's been done when. It also doesn't have a reversing light that I can find? Is that right? I want one (or two) so will have to work out some sort of switch if there isn't already one here somewhere?!
Pictures...
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I suppose the first thing to do is wash it?! ::)