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  1. m880 unimog

    Connecting Rods

    so many good ponits throughout the whole thread- he has asked us,i believe he will be doing the alterations- the hardest test for any type of engine,is drag racing,tractor pulling and land speed racing-all 3 are toatally different diciplines,requiring engines to be built certain ways,having...
  2. m880 unimog

    best source for lenses?

    guys great info-appreciated-i knew i was in the right place-will keep you posted-[thumbzup] ruppster-thats a real decent offer right there-i thank you sir-i can honestly say that is the finest gesture i have seen this year- luckily i have friends who send stuff over pretty regular-you guys...
  3. m880 unimog

    best source for lenses?

    starting to gather parts needed to finnish my M882 -even tho i just started ! im after a- left rear light cluster/lens set - front turn signal lens do you guys use a dealer for this type of stuff,or shall i go 'dump bay' ?
  4. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    dragged the rear bed back from the other yard today,it,s as rusty as i,d ever want to repair-around 40% of the seams are toatally rotted away.got some welding done on the wings,and will start on these once the wings are done-then there,s the front clip...im really earning this MOPAR tattoo.
  5. m880 unimog

    single axle on a deuce without bobbing

    i saw a black one done this way posted on youtube under 'redneck yachtclub' on the mudrun pulling lil ol trucks outta the bog-
  6. m880 unimog

    Au-f1 gct **fail**

    oh dear the french-dont they usually drive in reverse?:| having driven a few 50 ton plus main battle tanks onto trailers-i can say this an operation best taken seriously.when you climb up the back of the trailer all you can see is the sky-he was trying to steer on the trailer-wrong! as we...
  7. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    thanks rhinob-your 84 mercedes sounds impressive- i got a bit more done on the cummins/wierdo transmission job today, we turned up a phosphor bronze adaptor that fits into the pilot bearing on the cummins flywheel, and then receives the tranmission input shaft nose, there was a lot of measurin...
  8. m880 unimog

    marshalling MBT,s-caution

    them old habits die hard ! a few years back i had the honour of driving some tankies around the massive war and peace show,these guys were all in there 80, and 90,s and had served in ww2-we helped them up into my 4 tonner,we had got cushions to ease the ride,these guys all had the regimental...
  9. m880 unimog

    Motorcycle - unknown type

    ural round rocker box 650cc , dnieper square rocker box 650/750cc and reverse gear.had these bikes [ urals ] since a kid,the BMW airhead engine bolts right up to the ural box-1000cc best mod we did. 2w drives rare but a real gas,all wheels interchange,we hauled 16 people and 2 mcrates of beer...
  10. m880 unimog

    marshalling MBT,s-caution

    one i see again and again every summer- we have to have marshals to move any tracked vehicles whilst on the show sites,we generally provide our own-as they know the routine. HOWEVER i often see folk directing MBT,S and other gun carridges whilst facing the vehicle AND beneath the main gun when...
  11. m880 unimog

    Posting Pictures

    personally i love the fact that you can dump picture content right out of your pc straight to SS without having to reduce,remote link etc,most remote links are dead withing a few months anyhow. basically very easy to use head and shoulders above most sites i used to use. great work admin and...
  12. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    the 1997 cummins 6bta came out of a DAF 45 euro 2 truck,the engine bell is SAE 3 ,and will mate up to a lot of the gearboxes the british army uses in this weight range of truck,sadly transmissions with PTO,s are like hens teeth ,so i have decided to persuade the stock box onto the 6bta with a...
  13. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    next few are about as far as we got at the moment.
  14. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    the humber pig made a handy perch for the cab,the wee truck in the last picture is a saviem TP3-the reason i put the picture up is-the rear cargo body is the perfect fit for dodge W200 cab.:shock:2cents
  15. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    here,s the donor M880-the engine is going to my v8 pile along with the NP203, and the TF727 will go into a mates new yorker.
  16. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    just a few pictures from a build i started on around 6 months ago-and am chipping away at it , as the weather/other projects/money allows. started out with a REALLY rotten M885 , which i had been asking to buy for around ten years , it never moved , i gave up , then two years on i went around...
  17. m880 unimog

    Clepto's Bobber

    that right there is the finest wifey quote i heard in a long time.[thumbzup] the bobber looks great,im at least a year off starting on mine.
  18. m880 unimog

    WHEEL INFO -sought

    thanks-i went that way a while back-used unimog wheels must get better with age,or thy are made from titanium-silly prices,i,ll wait for the weather to clear and get to the wreckers yard with my tape measure-
  19. m880 unimog

    WHEEL INFO -sought

    hi, i have some strange portal axles ,and wish to know what kind of wheels i might get to fit- i know there is a lot of knowledgeable/helpful folk here.these axles are going on my M880 build,that i should really get some pics up here of...:neutral: ok- wheels would need to be 20 inches- 8...
  20. m880 unimog

    Kraz 255

    the old scammells are awesome! almost 15 years ago one of the big MV dealer yards had about 40 KrAz 255,s-the owner offered them to me at £1700 [$2652] per 1-£1500 [$2340] per 2-£1200 [$1872] per 3 etc. there were every varient,log hauler,bridge carrier,tractor unit,wrecker,gs troop carrier...
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