Meet the Trot'n Turtle - Unimog U1300L Build

[Questor]

YES!!!

Looking so good.
The overhead box for the switches came out great.
You may however... need a few more lights.
Nearby planets may not be able to see you.

Q~

 

[Defender]

Top work on this build. I've just installed the exact same Pioneer head unit in my Landrover.

A quick question - why is the bus bar up against the speaker?

 

[dwh]

A quick question - why is the bus bar up against the speaker?

Screw holes just happened to line up?

 

[Hodakaguy]

YES!!!

Looking so good.
The overhead box for the switches came out great.
You may however... need a few more lights.
Nearby planets may not be able to see you.

Q~

Good point, I'll try them out in the dark soon and it they aren't up to the job I'll look for places to add more

Hodakaguy

 

[Hodakaguy]

Top work on this build. I've just installed the exact same Pioneer head unit in my Landrover.

A quick question - why is the bus bar up against the speaker?

That is the ground bus bar...and yeah the holes just happened to line up with the speaker bolts so it was an easy place to land them

Hodakaguy

 

[Hodakaguy]

Time to get the upper lights wired up.

Setting up the wiring harness for the lights and installing the pins for the electrical connectors.

I used a marine through deck fitting to feed the wiring through the cab and ensure a waterproof seal. The wire is 6 conductor.

Wiring running up to the rack is hidden behind the cover plate along the pillar.

Light!!

Installing a Blue Sea dual USB charger.

Hole drilled in the knee pad under the dash.

And installed

And with the engine cool this morning I decided it was time to check the valve clearance. The intake valves were all good with only a couple slightly snug. Two of the exhaust valves were tight and the rest were right on the money. Good to go for a while now.

More to come soon...

Hodakaguy

 

[Questor]

Hodakaguy...
You have the best Unimog pRon on the internet.
Thank you for taking the time to document all this.
Q~

 

[Jostt]

Very nice job , I would like to ask You one thing, how many km is your engine? Just to has a reference about the valve clearance, beacuse myone has about 70000, I dont have the manual, thanks

 

[shouldbeasy]

Great work on the small details - looks fantastic.

 

[Hodakaguy]

Thanks for the kind words but there are a lot of sweet Unimogs out there

Hodakaguy

 

[Hodakaguy]

Very nice job , I would like to ask You one thing, how many km is your engine? Just to has a reference about the valve clearance, beacuse myone has about 70000, I dont have the manual, thanks

My truck as 35,000 KM on it right now.

Hodakaguy

 

[Hodakaguy]

Up early this morning to get the lights adjusted.

Photo's aren't the best but these babies are BRIGHT! Love the color temperature of the BD Lights, nice daylight color.

Low beam Halogen Headlights

LED Driving Lights mounted on the Push Bar.

LED Windshield Spot Lights

LED Roof Rack Spot Lights

All forward facing LED Lights ON

Side and Rear LED Flood Lighting ON

Hodakaguy

 

[Fugly]

That is some candle power....

Cheers Fugly

 

[Jostt]

Thanks , so I must check myone, the lights are very powerfull...nice pics

 

[Coachgeo]

So guess you're ready for the Eclipse :smiley_drive: