Unimog Club UK

i know this might sound stupid but what would happen if you ended up with dislocation cones on a mog??

You'd kaput your universal joint on the prop as the axle would drop causing the angle of the torque tube to become excessive.

My radio body is very rusty and I have deemed it beyond saving.  Having said that, the pivot mounts and the central tube look to be in OK condition.  With that in mind I have put the box on its side and cut out the mounting system.  This is going to be used as a mount for a flat bed.



With the mount bolted back onto the chassis I now have this.



I have no fabrication skills for making a flat bed so a friend, who does, is doing the work for me.  The downside is he lives about 150 miles away.  Time for a road trip.



My ML55 had no problems towing the 404.

Now the radio box is no longer going to be remounted I have made the decision to remove the rear chassis overhang.  Start with removing the cross member.



Next the bracing



Then shorten the chassis rails



Next reattach the cross member





Finally reattach the rear pivot in its new position



The last few pictures show the shock mount lowering plates I talked about further up the thread.

The next stage is going to be to make the frame for the flat bed and attach it to the pivots.  The flat bed is going to have a simple roll hoop at the front in case I have an opps moment while off roading.

He is also going to do the 8 speed transmission conversion for me and fit a crawler box that happened to come up on eBay a little while ago

Thanks.

Yes the canvas is new.  It came from Expedition Imports in the US.  It is a rubberised canvas material and is a lot more water tight than my old patchwork canvas top.

I have driven it off road with the new springs.  All seemed good.  I don't have any flex pictures with the new springs but you will see it at Lincomb.

The only thing that stick in my mind after reading that lot is that you towed your 404 150 miles behind your 55 AMG? Would have been cheaper to have it taken there by helicopter wouldn't it?!

Some more work has been done to my 404.

Next stage was to make a framework to support the new bed and roll hoop.





This has been welded to the existing radio body mounts to allow for chassis flex.

Next stage is to mock up a roll hoop.  This is not intended to be a full race spec cage, just something to offer more protection than a canvas roof in the event of an opps moment.



This hoop will be doubled up and cross braced.  The hoop is to be removable so that I can fit the 404 into my garage should a big maintenance job be needed.

excellent fabrication work there mate very clean and sharp. looking good.