68 Unimog 404 Restomod

[SuperMochombo]

And by the way I just have to shake my first at the sky. Keeps raining on my fresh paint. Can't get all the way around the doggone truck before it rains. This is the second time, and the weatherman said no rain. I threw some tools and probably made a neighbor blush.

 

[SuperMochombo]

More paint. As always, 90 % of the work is in the prep. Took a few days to get rid of old flaking paint, fill, sand and tape. One coat done and another begun.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Paint done! I didn't do it right so I'm expecting trouble later, but for now it looks better than it did before and I at least slowed the rust down.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Pioneer kit coming together. Still designing and building but it's a start.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Pioneer kit done. I made mounting brackets out of a steel bed frame. Primed and mounted. I bedded all the screws with butyl tape. After the primer has a few days to cure I'll paint the whole shooting match sand color.

I've parked the truck pending new tires. Plenty to do in the meantime. Next step compress

 

[SuperMochombo]

Compressor I meant to say. Here's the rack.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Holy crap!



Looks like a new front fuel tank is in my future. Started PB blaster treatment of all the mounting hardware.

 

[Pohl]

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[SuperMochombo]

 

[dougco1]

Compressor I meant to say. Here's the rack.

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Great job. What's with the blue mounting hardware?

 

[SuperMochombo]

That's primer. Same on the tools just a different brand. I'm going to paint it all sand color eventually.

 

[SuperMochombo]

New tank on the way. Attempting fiberglass repair of this one. Using west system epoxy and fillers, and 4 oz boat cloth. Found many more holes sanding the bottom.

 

[Pohl]

It looks like a lot of water sat in that tank for a loooooong time. the filter you shared earlier, and the amount of calcification on it was an omen.
The rear tank is perhaps in the same condition.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Yes this truck sat a long time. Not a crime I plan to repeat. The back tank is holding fuel for now but yeah you aren't kidding. The fuel pump and carb were a complete mess too. I think the cap on the fuel tank must have been left ajar -easy to do- and leaked. Also I think water got in through the carb somehow too.

Soon it will be all new, the tank is the last piece of the system. Amazing it runs so well.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Got the tank done, reinstalled and gassed up. No leaks. And the compressor back in too. Seems to be working because the brake pedal is better with more stopping power. The air pressure gauge on the dash isn't showing any pressure but the needle jumps a little when I hit the brakes. So something is going on.

 

[SuperMochombo]

Midnight tank check. No leaks.

The fuel tanks are possibly the easiest part of a Unimog 404 to work on. Everything easy to get to, and in plain sight. 14 mm for the nuts n bolts. 17 mm for the banjo.