Meet the Trot'n Turtle - Unimog U1300L Build
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thebigblue
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Thanks for sharing this, I can spot the rear pivot-point on the bed-frame, how about the front, is it positioned somewhere around the rear panel of the fuel-tank?
Thx
Thx
Hodakaguy
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Hodakaguy
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I found some flat head allen cap screws with the proper head diameter, the bolts are a little bigger but I'll drill the holes to fit
Hodakaguy
Hodakaguy
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Yep your right on the money, it sits about even with the rear of the fuel tank.
Hodakaguy
Hodakaguy
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Hodakaguy
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I just picked that up last summer...They are good to have in the shop for sure.
Hodakaguy
Hodakaguy
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Started some re-assembly work today. First up while the battery box is removed from the truck I wanted to pull the front drive line and install grease zerks on the two front U-joints. The U-joints have plugs in the middle of the joint and they are very difficult to remove and replace with a Zerk fitting with the drive shaft still on the truck.....so now is the time while access for removal is easy.
Protective cover removed from the rear drive shaft connection.
Marking the faces so I can re-install the drive shaft in the same orientation that it was originally in.
Drive shaft out of the truck. This shaft connects the output of the clutch to the transmission.
Once the drive shaft was removed from the truck I could easily get to the plug located on the middle of the U-joint. With the plug removed I found that I needed a 8mm Zerk fitting....which after looking through my supplies I'm fresh out of....Dohh! After a trip to town (seems I always have to have at least one of those lol) I had the needed 90 deg Zerks in hand and finished up the job (no clearance issues with the Zerk installed), the joints are now full of RedLine Syn CV2 grease and future maint will be a lot easier. After this picture the drive line was re-installed on the truck.
Next up time to re-assemble the battery box, I'll be removing the rear bed from the truck soon so I need to get the truck mobile again.
Support mounted up.
Starting to come together (that's dirt on the bottom of the tray)
Batteries installed. Terminals and interior bolts were treated with a battery anti-corrosive jelly to keep them in good cond. 250AH of batteries!
And buttoned up. I'm diggin the satin black color
Starting to re-assemble the headlights, decided to go with stainless hardware as I like the contrast against the black.
Can't wait to see it all mounted up on the truck again
Hodakaguy
Protective cover removed from the rear drive shaft connection.
Marking the faces so I can re-install the drive shaft in the same orientation that it was originally in.
Drive shaft out of the truck. This shaft connects the output of the clutch to the transmission.
Once the drive shaft was removed from the truck I could easily get to the plug located on the middle of the U-joint. With the plug removed I found that I needed a 8mm Zerk fitting....which after looking through my supplies I'm fresh out of....Dohh! After a trip to town (seems I always have to have at least one of those lol) I had the needed 90 deg Zerks in hand and finished up the job (no clearance issues with the Zerk installed), the joints are now full of RedLine Syn CV2 grease and future maint will be a lot easier
. After this picture the drive line was re-installed on the truck.
Next up time to re-assemble the battery box, I'll be removing the rear bed from the truck soon so I need to get the truck mobile again.
Support mounted up.
Starting to come together (that's dirt on the bottom of the tray)
Batteries installed. Terminals and interior bolts were treated with a battery anti-corrosive jelly to keep them in good cond. 250AH of batteries!
And buttoned up. I'm diggin the satin black color
Starting to re-assemble the headlights, decided to go with stainless hardware as I like the contrast against the black.
Can't wait to see it all mounted up on the truck again
Hodakaguy
Hodakaguy
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll look it over good today. Always good to catch things early if there is a problem.
Hodakaguy
Hodakaguy
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Hodakaguy
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Time to fill the holes left over from all the radio antennas that were mounted during it's former life as a rescue truck . There are 11 holes in the roof that need filled, 5 from antennas and 6 from the blue rescue lights that were removed.
First up buff off the paint.
We cut some slightly thicker slugs and welded them in, cooling them down immediately with water and a rag.
Ground down flush.
Now to fill in the holes on the front below the windshield, these holes were used for the electrical plug that went to the spot light. I'll coat the back side with a cavity wax nozzle for rust protection.
Installed the front fenders again to make it drive-able, going to remove the bed soon.
Engine purring away.
Picked up some replacement bolts for the bed deck. The original bolts are a weird size and only available through Mercedes...at Mercedes prices. After looking at options I found some stainless flat head Allen cap screws that will work perfectly, just need enlarge the holes in the deck slightly to make them work
Hodakaguy
First up buff off the paint.
We cut some slightly thicker slugs and welded them in, cooling them down immediately with water and a rag.
Ground down flush.
Now to fill in the holes on the front below the windshield, these holes were used for the electrical plug that went to the spot light. I'll coat the back side with a cavity wax nozzle for rust protection.
Installed the front fenders again to make it drive-able, going to remove the bed soon.
Engine purring away.
Picked up some replacement bolts for the bed deck. The original bolts are a weird size and only available through Mercedes...at Mercedes prices. After looking at options I found some stainless flat head Allen cap screws that will work perfectly, just need enlarge the holes in the deck slightly to make them work
Hodakaguy