pipebending
you could try to pack it up with sand to withstand the pressure in the pipe bender or do it free hand like this if you are building a exhaust system or something similar.http://www.rorty-design.com/content/sand_bending.htm
Trausti
weld with jump cables
I´m not going to be -besserwisser but in the future you can use jump start cables to weld with, I´m thinking of the rear ax, you would even be able to use coate hangers in stead of welding rods (i know of the oxygen in the weld) barbwire or every thing that comes to mind...
braveheart
Thank you for sharing this hair raising story, I can´t wait for more because it is like reading a good thriller. :coffee: yours hearts must have been pounding fast when you had to leave your jeep and walk towards nearest town.
frame stretch
Here are some useful information about frame stretch by MB Unimog.
https://bb-infoportal.mercedes-benz.com/portal/ar_unimog.0.html?&L=1
Best reg.
Trausti
Iceland
they are wery common you can for ex sample find them in many petrol-stations, camping-shops
http://www.ellingsen.is/verslun/vorur/flokkur/6128
http://www.n1.is/media/fyrirtaekjathjonusta/vorulisti/grill-og-ferdavorur.pdf
best reg.
Trausti