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Amazing you can work on gauges.....very interesting....i thought when one was bad it went to the scrap and you searched for a replacement...i guess if someone made it..someone can repair it....very nice....excellent!!!!

Hello guyfang. And all mog owners....do you all have this book??? Nice photos...but german text....

I think some bikes would look good in the bed of a unimog.....all parked in a living room !!!

Im what some may call a Jack of all trades...my father tought me mechanics...electrics...plumbing..ect....i started with a hammer and a hacksaw....

Professionally is a relative term???...my late brother 7-12-19 worked for freight liner....they sold mbs also...my love for mogs started a bit earlier...the mb sign saved from a trip to the dump...the vcr tape sent from an old mog owner...i will look for the old tape and see if it can be...

I find satisfaction in working on an antique vehicle....bringing something old back to life....maybe thats a guy thing....love to hear from guys or gals....your stories add motivation to many of us...cheers.

Hello there Johan....somewhere in my mess i have an old vcr tape of mb promotional videos....i hope its still watchable....i seem to remember some mogs that were fixed as passenger or tour bus type vehicles...much like your school bus body idea...i think that is a cool idea......go for it!!!!

Hello and welcome to steel soldiers....i got the 1963. 404.114 from an importer in new york ....im not sure how much the winch can pull...its a daimler benz ...was removed from a fire truck....

The rubber hose has steel braid reinforcement...not easy to cut....so i adapted a cut off wheel to an old craftsman duplicator....got a profile cut.....

Im now started on a reprodution set of pads that surround the roof opening.....ive searched the world over and only found 2 pads....there are 10 in total and they are all different.....i have some 1 inch id. Goodyear steam hose that i cut to profile.....and have cut some 1 inch steel rod as a...

Im thinking you are in Germany?.....i can bet its really beautiful there right now.....beautiful country......im not too far from Cincinnati..ohio....an old german settled city...beer making ect....they always have october fest.....i hope you find a great unimog.....you can make room for...

Hello there guyfang....man you are right on top of things....i live close to the ohio river....there are places that make canvas covers for boats....i just havent gotten that far yet....the other option may be to make a sonderkoffer camper box to set in there....what do you think??

Looks like you had a bit of fun ....love the canvas bed cover....i have an old rotten one that i save for a pattern.....no end curtains......maybe someday i can find a good set ....would make a nice camping set up....thanks for the photos....love it!!!

Very nice machines you have...i never did any professional machining...just home workshop....i just have 12x20 lathe and a small milling machine....there not the best...but not too bad either.....they have really come in handy over the years...

Hey there Johan....what brand of lathe you work with???i do a small bit of machining myself...love making parts when i can.....not a master machinist but have been"tinkering"for about 30 years.....

Heres a photo of the paper sticker from the lid of the tool box under the passenger seat..

Well i guess my oil wasnt changed offen enough...and im prematurely wore out !!! Ha ha....

Hello Guyfang...johan and others....great info and motivation to go out to the garage and work....im pushing 60...and feel it!!!! Its getting hard to keep up with you young guys!!!! Keep up the hobby....great work all of you do.

In the 404 trans. I replaced a few gears and syncronizers....they were not too bad....just a bit of wear......the ferret ive removed all the interior and power pack to replace a fluid coupling seal and clean and paint...no major mechanical problems. Just about all back together now...running and...

When i got my unimog it had a speedometer...a fuel gauge..a temp gauge..an oil pes. gauge..and an hour ometer that was not wired to anything....i guess the last owner just used it to fill the hole in the dash. Very cool you can work on restoring gauges...almost like being a watch maker i guess....