Thread: Progress on My Unimog

I've been working on fitting the headlights in the bullbar - I'm using standard 7" H4 units as the "normal headlights, and Hella Rallye 4000's as the main beam.

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They two of them fit quite nicely together in the bullbar. I've welded on a strip of 25mm steel as a surround, and some extra bits to make it look better.

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I also made a bracket to hold the mudguard, and most importantly, to protect the brake booster/master cylinder if a tyre lets go. I bent up some 25mm heavy wall tubing, weled on some 5mm plate and then bolted it to the heavy frame on the camper subframe, I think this will be able to handle the tread flapping around, the heavy member on the subframe should take the worst of any impacts, the mudguard should just be directing the tyre down - put it this way, it is a lot heavier that what MB fitted on my truck - which was basically a plastic mudguard, and one the U1700 that the subframe came off, this was just a 1mm steel mudguard, with a light piece of bracing to keep it in place. I'm also fitting some thick rubber to direct stones etc away from the brake booster - just in case.


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The interior lining is getting closer to being finished, the two angled roof panels were fitted, and now it;s just the main ceiling panel and the two angled pieces on the rear quarters. The floor and the bench tops are currently being made, and the cabinet make will start on the overhead lockers.

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The sheetmetal shop made up the first of the storage drawers. The box fits underneath the seats, and will hold all of the food for extended periods. It gets two drawer runner each side - it will hold 90kg at full extension. The table on the front wall of the cabin stops the drawer from opening fully when the table is there. The partition inside lines up with where the drawer will be when open up to the table.

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are those seats for passengers, riding in the load space living quarters?

It is looking great. Looks like you have already had a sleep in it

Two rear seats for passengers, I'll need to get final certification from the engineer, but he has said it will be acceptable. Quite a few regulations to comply with to get to have passengers on the rear.

Bed works well

Can I take delivery of the Mog this weekend, mate that looks superb, cheers Dennis

Time for a bit of an update.

The interior has progressed, here is the various benches before they get their Jarrah top - hopefully next week all the cabinets will be installed.

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The bullbar is complete - turned out rather nicely.

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I made some headlight covers as well.

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I've also started on the roof rack / solar panel protection.

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These are the main interior lights - they provide plenty of light.

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The batteries are installed - this is the main battery box, two Optima 31A with 250A fuses fitted to the positive terminals. The thing on the back of the box with all the black wire is a 200A shunt for the battery monitor system. There is another pair of Optima batteries in the other box.

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I also made a battery box for the cranking battery - another Optima 31A. I have an isolating switch on this one so I can disconnect the power easily. I'm thinking of mounting my spare 31A in the rear storage pod to give extra power when winching. ( I have bought 8 of these Optima 31 as I can get them at a good price)

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The other battery banks are isolated from the cranking battery by a VSR ( with a by pass switch) and each bank of two batteries is connected via a three way heavy duty switch. I can isolate either bank or both from the main control panel, solar power and alternator power. There is a lot of welding cable in this set-up. 70mm2 for the main earth and winch leads ( as they are quite long) 50mm2 to the started motor. 35mm2 for each of the house battery banks and 1mm2 for the alternator connection. You can see the marine battery isolator behind the fuel tank. There is another one that isolates the two winches as well.

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Hi Iain - it's really come along, and the end looks to be in sight.

8 Optima batteries

Have you put it on a weighbridge lately? Would be interested to see how
much she weighs in at.

Thanks for posting all those pictures.

Cheers
David

I have good service from one of those optima 31s I have had it for a about six years and still going and get flattened regularly by my parked up D2 so I recharge about once every three to four weeks.