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Dec 11, 2020 15:01:47 GMT
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I have always wanted a small truck, ex military type jobby since I was a small child. I used to ride a push bike down the Fosse-way and once i saw a guy drive an old russian trcuk through the deepest river ive ever seen anything go through, it just chugged through like it was nothing. My mrs has got fed up of me mentioning this periodically over the last 4 years and she finally gave in earlier this year. The rules were it had to have a heater, fit on the drive and have three seats.
Ive been looking around for months not sure quite what to get with a few trucks on the short list. But I'm a performance car guy so have never driven anything like any of them. The Unimog is a pretty obvious choice and when i was tagged several times in a post on a barn find page i dropped a message to the guy who posted this 406 that had been sat in a barn for a number of years. He said it had crazy interest and he would let me know, I left it a few days and then messaged again. Turned out he was up the farm today so i fired over straight away pretty much. A specialist had got over there before me however, it turns out pretty handy as neither me or the seller know much about Mogs and the seller was honest enough to give me all the info the specialist had supplied.
  
Agricultural registered 1979 its left-hand drive and has been with the same family on the estate since 1989. The ladies estate who’s Dad the Unimog was, said he loved them and had had several. The lad who guides me up to the farm had previously driven the Mog as well has his brother and it had lost drive in a field 5-6 years ago and stored ever since. It had been use to tow on the odd occasion but mainly for spraying and the like never really seeing the road.
Owning these things are entirely new to me so I will update as I get more info on the truck. Its got some rare items according to the specialist such as the hardtop, Banana gearbox allowing for front and rear PTO and a few other bits and bobs.
Luckily a friend has a farm with a large unit so he’s allowing me to work on it there, the bits I can do myself anyway. Certain bits I may have to get a specialist to do. Overall I’m super excited to learn new stuff and its great that it has a bit of a back story. She needs plenty of work so I will update here whenever possible.
I can’t decide if I'm going to essentially restore it and keep it almost original spec, or I have been tempted to move from circuit racing to a series called All 4 or something similar to that which require trucks with roll cages and flat beds etc. Initially I just want to get it running and driving and go from there. P.S. I tld my mrs I was only going to view it and considering its only got two seats she took the news I had purchased it pretty well.
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Dec 11, 2020 15:10:27 GMT
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Oh I do like a Unimog and looks like you have found a nice sound one and a genuine barn find 👍 Bookmarked 😎
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LAndy
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Dec 11, 2020 15:15:37 GMT
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This is cool! Looking forward to the progress on this!
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Previous retros: 92 AX GTi 92 Scirocco Scala 94 80 sport 87 Golf Cab GTi Current retro: 1965 Clark Cortez YouTube Website Instagram |
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Dec 11, 2020 16:27:31 GMT
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Dreamy story! I had a yellow Corgi/Dinky Toy one. Uber cool project; my vote would be to not hack it up for any kind of competition.
Luck you and best wishes ... I will be looking for updates.
John
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Dec 11, 2020 16:49:59 GMT
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Oh yes, love a Mog. Bookmarking this one for sure. Here ia one I photographed about 20 years ago. I was talking to the owner and he said. " you know how when ever you want some bits for your Land Rover it always seems to be about fifty quid? Well with these it's like 500 quid.  |
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1954 Land Rover 107 Station Wagon
1955 Land Rover 86 Utility
1956 Land Rover 107 Pick Up
1986 2CV
1947 Ransomes Crawler Tractor
2001 C15 Citroen Van
2017 VW crafter
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Dec 11, 2020 17:02:03 GMT
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Just WoW
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Kron
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Dec 11, 2020 20:30:03 GMT
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Owning a mog, of any sort, is a dream I aspire to.
Fair play I'm not jealous. Much.
Looking forward to living this one through your eyes
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Last Edit: Dec 11, 2020 20:30:26 GMT by Kron
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Dec 11, 2020 21:42:02 GMT
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I was never in one, never mind drive one. I've no need for one either...but I always wanted one!
Bookmarked.
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Last Edit: Dec 11, 2020 21:42:47 GMT by Woofwoof
Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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Dec 11, 2020 22:28:07 GMT
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Do like a ‘MOG. When I lived in Malawi in the early 70s (I was a kid, I’m not that old), a neighbour had a 404 S-type LWB one he’d rescued from a scrapyard. ‘54 iirc so only just over 20 years old, but it had had a hard life. He did eventually get it working and it was a beast. Almost unstoppable even with its clapped out, low-compression 2L 6. Not fast mind. I think he got it to 50 once, downhill with a long run-up and a tailwind. Took us a few places where it was that or walk. In the wet season I t also got used for dragging stuck lorries out of mud holes on what passed for roads. More to clear the way than anything else though.
Brave choice, I shall watch with interest. Is it known what is causing the loss of drive?
Nick
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend)
1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing)
1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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Dec 11, 2020 23:12:26 GMT
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Having been taken round an off-road course in one many years ago, they are a seriously impressive bit of kit. With bolt-on cage and reversible mods, there's no reason not to trial it. Definitely bookmarked.  |
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Dec 12, 2020 23:46:50 GMT
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Mad cool machine.
Best of luck with it.
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Awesome machines. The suspension is brilliantly simple, with a single balljoint at the end of the tube were the propshaft goes. And portal axles.
Here a few in action:
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mht
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Completely unnecessary and over the top for the UK.
Love it!!
Bookmarked. Good luck getting it underway. Looking forward to the updates.
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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Dec 13, 2020 10:04:06 GMT
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Any kids? You should build a camper back for adventures?
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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Dec 13, 2020 11:33:09 GMT
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Everything about this thread is a big resounding YES. It's totally illogical, and for that reason alone, I love it.  |
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Ritchie
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Dec 13, 2020 14:07:06 GMT
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Fantastic, I love mogs and the 406 is the best!
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So it looks like i'd have some trouble having the truck recovered with brakes stuck on so me and a mate are heading up Thursday to free them up ready for collection. Also taking up a fresh battery to see if we can start the old girl. The truck is currently Ag registered which is a bit of a grey area when it comes to driving the old girl. So my plan is leaning towards a competition spec truck and bringing the weight down so i can have it as a class 7 truck and drive it on a car license. If i can get it to under 3000kg and build a tray back and cage that does not allow for it to be loaded i have a high chance of getting it replated. I'm thinking a half cage over the back with a flat bed that incorparates a spare wheel carrier, place to mounts some tools and fuel cans as well as an air tank for using air tools and doing tyre pressure and a rear winch.   |
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moglite
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Dec 14, 2020 16:44:23 GMT
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You have to be very careful adding any sort of cage to a Mog.
The chassis are designed to flex a lot, adding a conventional cage stops that and gives huge problems.
Hope you've had your Weetabix, and have a big socket set, they are hard work to spanner on, due to the size of things and Mercedes OTT engineering.
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller
1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40
1993 Daimler Double Six
2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Dec 14, 2020 17:38:45 GMT
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You have to be very careful adding any sort of cage to a Mog. The chassis are designed to flex a lot, adding a conventional cage stops that and gives huge problems. Hope you've had your Weetabix, and have a big socket set, they are hard work to spanner on, due to the size of things and Mercedes OTT engineering. No tsure if you have seen a mog thats rolled? Id sooner have a little less flex and not die |
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Dec 14, 2020 18:03:33 GMT
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SlipngripRoss you absolute hero. You’re busy doing all the car things I’d like to do some day. Enjoy! |
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