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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:51 am Post subject:
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baloo wrote: | hi iain
l have just looked on a map to see how far up Aberdeen is
l was up in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago and l thought l was going to fall off the top of the country, how wrong l was Berlin looks closer to me, so l think l better pass on those
thanks
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You soft southern poof!
Aye, where I live is a good three hour drive from Edinburgh although Stonehaven is probably only half that...
It'll cost a bit to get those wheels couriered too I would think.
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baloo Articulating
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Odometer: 942 Location: Redditch
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:
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hi jollygreen
that really is looooong way north, l have done 840 miles in a day before now, but l am getting too old now and l drive an ldv van, which didn't have driver comfort high on its list of design priorities
luckily steveb is breaking half a dozen unimogs and has found me a set of rims to play with, and he is only 150 miles away in suffolk, whoopee only a 300 mile round trip !
andy
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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:34 am Post subject:
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Good result, would be a hell of a journey for some wheels...
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forkrentfitter Articulating
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Odometer: 523 Location: felixstowe
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject:
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baloo,there used to be a chap in harwich called john arnold who had a 404 with a lr 101 fwd ctr body grafted on,didn,t look too bad.
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:
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A VW transporter body has also been done (I spent ages looking for pictures and failed last time I thought about this).
It worked quite well. I fancy grafting one on at some point - I'm sure it could be done.
jim
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The Original Donk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1638 Location: The Wilds of Wales
1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:
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graft a smart car on it lol
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baloo Articulating
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Odometer: 942 Location: Redditch
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject:
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hi
forkrentfitter
l actually quite like the 101, my mate used to have one which he kept in my barn, to stop it seizing up due to inactivity we used to take it out round the fields when he wasn't about, very capable indeed always felt like you were going over, but never did,
but l think they were designed with midgets in mind, and me being six foot six, well it was always a struggle getting into and driving it, if only landrover had designed it 20% bigger it would have been great, mind you l would say that about a 90 as well ! they must have found the smallest farmer on the planet when they worked out the sizes for that ! shame that because l would really like a 90 pick up !
shaggy/donk
don't go putting ideas in my head, l don't need much encouragement you know, l was measuring a vito van up the other day !
but as l want to off road it l think a van body would hinder your vision quite a lot, and would seriously get knocked about/damaged
l have toyed with the idea of using a mercedes 308 cab off a pick up, at least it would look like a mercedes to some degree,
but l might just end up making a cab/cage out of tube and having a buggy sort of look to it, l like the idea of being able to get out of the seat when l am stuck and walk down the "chassis" to the rear winch and throw the rope/winch line to dry land, all with out me having to paddle in the mud/slurry
but my plans are always fluid and will probably change many times yet
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