Mercedes Unimog 406/U900 Cabrio Restoration: Cab Preparation
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- My Unimog Cab has seen better days. While waiting for some parts needed to finish the OM352 rebuild I decided to set the cab up in such a way that would make it easier for me to do all the body work, replacement panels, rust removal etc.
I think I need to buy a new camera, let me know what you think of the video quality.
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That’s actually really nice to hear 🥹
Christ, even I’m getting excited to see the old girl up there!😁. Looks like it’s its original cab as you don’t have the cab tilt brackets (they were a bolt on those thing between the healing on the cab frame) and throttle next to the windscreen. Looks like a paper air filter housing (if I remember right) if it is have a look for an oil one
😂😂 same, I’m actually looking forward to cutting out the rust and welding in the new panels. Will be my first time doing body work other than welding sheets over rust to stop a draft 😂
I seen some cab tilting brackets a while ago alright and I’m definitely going to do something to make this cab easier and safer to tilt in future, I might not make the original brackets unless they’re already a good design?
I never checked to be honest, I’ll have a look in the next video and see what type of filter is in there, I assumed and have been thinking this whole time it was an oil filter.
@@KeepitBigBore lol steering over rust 🤣 was that a landy by any chance 🤪. Just make sure the box section that runs round the bottom of the cab is sound, that’s is structural box lol.
There’s 2 types of tilt brackets, one is a bit of flat steel with a bolt on the end (bit nice but easier to explain) and the other that yours should have are like a clamp… funny enough I’ve a set still 🤦♂️
I could be wrong but looks a big air and can’t remember what air mushroom you have. It’s been 7yrs since I’ve looked at one😆. Paper ones are usually on snowblowers over here or stuff that’s not in dusty environments
The box section underneath is all sound, it’s structurally a very sound cab in fairness. I’ll probably take the liberty to add some bits to it as well as I’m sure there will be other things I’ll want in or on the cab in future.
I’ve never been one to restore things to factory spec, some people hate when you deviate or change anything when restoring but I like to add things and modernise where possible.
Basically it’s just the front wings/corners, the rear wall and floors!
Famous last words eh 😬😬
@@KeepitBigBore 😆 unfortunately I like my stuff original or a sleeper lol. If you do take some stuff off, keep it if it’s not screwed… the money in that mog with be rebuilt engine and she’s an early mog.
I’m glad the cabs decent, usually the crap gets in between the skin and the box and destroys it all🤦♂️
Sorry man, I never got back to you about this! I don’t think there is much on it that will come off but I will definitely keep it. I’ll try remember to do a good Waldrons off the cab in the next body work video and show you the bottom!
Great work man, it’s a class project. Keep the videos coming 😀
Thankyou very much!! Will do 👌🏽
Yes yes yes man ❤
Stick welding is totally underrated it's not the best-looking weld but strong as mig i thi k .rtec are great little machines 👍
I agree, you hit the nail on the head! Growing up I was always told that
1) stick is the stronger than mug with the right man on the stinger.
2) mig is the fastest and still strong enough for anything most of us will weld and if you need more strength put another pass on it.
3) tig is the most versatile, cleanest and on par or stronger than stick but also the slowest.
Stick welding is hugely underrated like you said, I can rock up and quickly weld together old rusty tubes like this without setting up gas bottles or worrying about wind, cleanliness a clean area to set up the wire feeder or mig welder.
I am really impressed with the little machine. It’s back in my workshop at the moment and set up with argoshield and a 0.6mm wire for doing the body work and doors on this machine, loving it so far!!
Where there's a will, there's a way.