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simonallen
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Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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Location: In the s**t most of the time...


1997 Lada Niva

PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: My Mogstock photos Reply with quote

Hi all,
Can I just say what an absolutely amazing day I had with you guys yesterday at mogstock.
Many thanks for the many recoveries you performed on me Jim, your mog is amazing I want one Smile
I've uploaded my photos here:
http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll22/niv6/

I was the one in the shogun, with a funky walk spending most of my time beached Very Happy

Hope to do an event with you all again soon, as I say it was an immense day. I intend doing a write up for the Niva news which I edit, and will put a link to a pdf of it on here for you guys to read if you want.

Thanks again,
Simon Allen
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minimog
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Joined: 25 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bummer looks like you had a great time i tryed to be there but even working till 11 on friday and breaking my collor bone left me on light dutys and unable to drive oh well the pics look great and hope to be there next time
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WHAT YOUR ASKED WHEN YOU OWN A MOG
"why have you put a merc star on that"
UNIMOG MOTTO
"IF IT CARNT BE FIXED WITH A BIG HAMMER"
IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL FAULT"
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shaggy
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Joined: 08 Feb 2007
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Location: Manchester, UK


1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Simon - again, great to meet you, look forward to the write up - will send you those FTP details. And hold you to a drive in the Niva

Minimog - fair excuse and how's your shoulder?

Friday I set off at great speed in the mog. Got halfway there and all hell broke loose, it wouldn't run. After various hops, skips and jumps I ended up broken down on the A49 in the **** end of nowhere. I got it down to a fuel problem including needing a new filter. Being me, I'd broken down near "Lou Coffin" - a petrol station and garage who actually had a fuel filter! For a pound! Trouble was, being the prime minister and everything, I didn't have a pound. He was fine with my mates paying him on the way past. What a guy.

That half cured it, but then I had to clean the banjo fitting at the top of the tank - the result of the first high speed run of the year, the fuel tank really is nasty.

Anyway, got there to find the original mogstock crew gathering. We had beer and a fire and things like that.

I try and do some bizarre event every year or so ("EvilStock" festival is the other) and I have an almost supernatural grip over the weather, but not this time! It rained on the saturday, but I guess that made it more fun, with deeper ruts.

Simon was dispatched to lead the tall unimogs round the "easy loop", because the rest of the joint has trees. It was a bit rutted.


That's the point at which simon became an increasingly effective ground anchor for me, until I had to winch him (jeez, aren't 'leccy winches slow!


The bigger mogs skipped past us kids until they too hit ruts

He got through no problem


Simon then successfully goaded me into trying a little run

which I failed, as there was an annoying slippery root. I am still scarred by the shame.

Respect to Rick and Amanda in big blue camper

I'm bloody glad I organised it with NNOC - between them and the iveco's we made the numbers up and paid for the site.

I think I'll do it next year, it worked out for all of us.

jim

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www.foodfight.org.uk/mog
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minimog
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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2008 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Crying or Very sad no more pics its making me cry by missing a great day and jim the sholder is ok as long as i dont move it (teach me for trying to open a bend in 50mm steel tube made a great snap followed by lots of cursing )
so i now have a half bult cage on minimog and hydro steering to put back on when i get the hoses made up i will get it out more this year

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WHAT YOUR ASKED WHEN YOU OWN A MOG
"why have you put a merc star on that"
UNIMOG MOTTO
"IF IT CARNT BE FIXED WITH A BIG HAMMER"
IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL FAULT"
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