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Reg. Humanness check-in, I hear you and what you are going through. Thank you for sharing. I hope the clouds will let some ray of light let you see the path ahead does have an end, and you are closer than ever!

I hoped you'd reply, I know you have one. The 100km/h is illegal anyways here, I can go around 90km/h without getting pulled over instantly. The big rigs go down the freeway at around 86-88km/h. That'll put it at around 1,900, so that sounds perfect. The OM352A will go at 2,900 all day, but...

Thanks for the detailed reply Iain. And you are right, there will always turn things up, you haven't taken in to consideration. And - as you wrote - bring it back to life. And when I'm done soundproofing the cab and bringing the comfort parts up to date, the engine/gearbox is what dates it the...

Hi all, As some know, I have a LAF1113B from 1978. It has the top-of-the-line OM352A with 168hp and 461nm/340lb/ft. While it actually drives ok, there's a few things that bothers me. For one, I'd like to update the turbo, there's considerable turbo lag, there seems to have been made some...

Hi Johan, thanks, now I get your point, and you are right, and I do plan on spreading the load a bit more in the back. But my truck has a load capacity of 6,5T, and I plan on a mx. of 2T, so it will be under a lot less stress than intended. The frame on these are MUCH stronger than a Fuso...

The airbags in my design are not an afterthought or bandaid to eliminate body roll, but a part of an entire system, and the solution to more than one challenge. Vibration control was adamant to me, my truck has leaf springs, and going down gravel roads with corrugations or potholes transfers...

Hi Johan, A central spine? Like the chassis on a Tatra? I can't do that, it would interfere with the chassis, or be too high. The airbags and the Watts linkage are at the rear. I plan on building a very light and stiff box in a monocoque design, so I'm pretty sure it will work. I have aked a...

Sitec, I don’t think you need it, luck that is? I know your build thread, its very impressive and well thought out. Your point about the pivot points being in the plane of the chassis is very important, had you raised them like 200mm (8”) above that, I’m pretty sure you couldn’t have 4 points...

I like the airbag idea too…

I sugget you read Sitec’s build thread. Besides being a very sturdy and heavy all steel box, as far as I’ve read, he plans on disconnecting it when offroading.

You are operating in a binary mindset. If your logic should be followed, then there’s no need for a torsion bar in an independent suspension, might as well eliminate articulation. Again, you haven’t read the description of neither install or use. I’m not going to comment this anymore…

It seems you haven’t read why the torsion bar is mounted. It’s not juddering, it’s lean. Conventional wisdom has the box mounted at the rear with the front being able to shift in a 3 point setup. Sitec has done it opposite, and I plan to do the same. The downside is that the box is free to lean...

Shock absorbers have been tried on multiple builds, usually as a band-aid, I have yet to see a 100% succesfull install. Besides shocks are for fast acting motion, not a slow lean in a round-a-bout or curve. Furthermore, if the shocks could counteract the motion as you suggest, they would put the...

Hi Sitec, I just read through your entire thread again, there wasa lot of updates since I last checked. Again, great build with a lot of attention to detail. Looking forward to your next update.

Just heat it untill red in the middle ;-)

We actually discussed that a few posts back. But it seems they did not used the large washer which LORD and other manufacturers recommends in order to "safetify" the mount. These mounts from a load of different suppliers are used in all kinds of applications without failures like that. But it...

That's brilliant! So simple, but I have not seen that anywhere before. Really great idea, and if you find it too stiff or too soft, it would be easy and reasonable to have a new one made.

Hi Sitec! I didn't see your reply, sorry! I didn'd explain my design well enough, it seems. The LORD mounts are used tractor cab mounts. They act as the cross-sectional mounts/axis in a 3-way setup. They control movement in the front, securing box and cab to the chassis, while allowing some...

I'll play too, although I have neither, but still a MB truck. I'm guessing you are not talking about a factory fresch Unimog, otherwise your other choice would not be a NG. I drove an Unimog 416 in the army, and although it was one of the coolest things I have driven, I would never turn it in...

Sorry for the possible highjack, but the thread is dorment. Hi Rally Truck, I have a LAF1113B with an OM352A, 169HP. My question is, in your opinion, would you soup up the OM352A, or go look for an OM366LA instead? As far as I know, the block is almost the same, but the OM352 should rev higher?