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Post by patrol42 »

voidroid wrote:Do you have to convert them to right hand drive?

Why would DOT allow these to be registered? Kinda unnecessary on the roads. Don't get me wrong, a brilliant truck but why can these be registered?

Why such low kms when they are obviously extremely old?
ADR's state that any vehicle over 30 years old does not have to be converted.

As for why are they allowed to be registered??? Why not? I would be interested to hear your reasoning behind why you think they are unnecessary on the road? Its a 4WD Truck..why is that unnecessary?

The low KM well we dont know how they have such low KM, but we have all the service records etc from the Swiss Military and its all ligit. They do have hundreds of these vehicles and it seems that when they are discharged from service, they get rid of a few Low Km trucks and some Hi Km trucks..so you get a mix of both. Mind you Hi KM may mean 50000km.

The Swiss 404's are known as the best ex-service trucks in the mog world, and there are rumours around that this last batch will be the last of the really nice low Km trucks to be released.
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Post by midget_nick »

That is so awesome, I am jealous!!!
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Post by 80lsy gq »

patrol42 wrote:
voidroid wrote:Do you have to convert them to right hand drive?

Why would DOT allow these to be registered? Kinda unnecessary on the roads. Don't get me wrong, a brilliant truck but why can these be registered?

Why such low kms when they are obviously extremely old?
ADR's state that any vehicle over 30 years old does not have to be converted.

As for why are they allowed to be registered??? Why not? I would be interested to hear your reasoning behind why you think they are unnecessary on the road? Its a 4WD Truck..why is that unnecessary?

The low KM well we dont know how they have such low KM, but we have all the service records etc from the Swiss Military and its all ligit. They do have hundreds of these vehicles and it seems that when they are discharged from service, they get rid of a few Low Km trucks and some Hi Km trucks..so you get a mix of both. Mind you Hi KM may mean 50000km.

The Swiss 404's are known as the best ex-service trucks in the mog world, and there are rumours around that this last batch will be the last of the really nice low Km trucks to be released.
dont mind him Rob..

so hows things looking with this

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Post by patrol42 »

80lsy gq wrote:
patrol42 wrote:
voidroid wrote:Do you have to convert them to right hand drive?

Why would DOT allow these to be registered? Kinda unnecessary on the roads. Don't get me wrong, a brilliant truck but why can these be registered?

Why such low kms when they are obviously extremely old?
ADR's state that any vehicle over 30 years old does not have to be converted.

As for why are they allowed to be registered??? Why not? I would be interested to hear your reasoning behind why you think they are unnecessary on the road? Its a 4WD Truck..why is that unnecessary?

The low KM well we dont know how they have such low KM, but we have all the service records etc from the Swiss Military and its all ligit. They do have hundreds of these vehicles and it seems that when they are discharged from service, they get rid of a few Low Km trucks and some Hi Km trucks..so you get a mix of both. Mind you Hi KM may mean 50000km.

The Swiss 404's are known as the best ex-service trucks in the mog world, and there are rumours around that this last batch will be the last of the really nice low Km trucks to be released.
dont mind him Rob..

so hows things looking with this

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I am just interest thats all Dave..anyway..good news is....


The containers arrived yesterday so just waiting on Quarrinteen before we unload the four 404's inside them

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Post by patrol42 »

Ok..the mogs have cleared Port and now in quaratine/customs..any day now we will be driving the four mogs home!!!
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Post by ofr57 »

:cry: ...... i want one but i cant buy one untill 2013 :cry:
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Post by backspace »

Wow that's awesome. :cool:
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Post by patrol42 »

Couple of pics of the big day we picked up the Unimogs


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And three are now blueslipped ready for rego :) $th is just a mater of getting it weighed etc etc as we did not have time on the day.

They also came with

Tool Kits
Grease Guns
Spouts for Jerry Cans
Jacks and jack plates
Snow Chains
Shovel, Pick and Axe
Wheel Chocks
Steel Tow Cabels
Owners manuals
Log Books
Assorted other Swiss paper work
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Looks like the OM 617 Diesel would be a good fit in there - I think I have read its been done.
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Post by patrol42 »

Gwagensteve wrote:Looks like the OM 617 Diesel would be a good fit in there - I think I have read its been done.
Yup..We are trying to find an old (1984 from memory) 300TD Merc for a donor engine. We have already got the clutch (from a G-wagen), bell housing and all the other bits for the conversion on order.

This was the first shipment lol Coming soon is another container from the US with a Pinzgauer in it, and on the water right now is a 416 Doka and another 404. Both of these containers are also chocka block frull of parts, tyres and bits and pieces..
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Post by Suspension Stuff »

Very impressive, so this is how the other half lives hey.
What size tyres does Sam run on his mog rover?
Are you going to set it up to do front digs etc?
If you get as much flex as the one in the picture you would be doing good enough for me.

I can't wait to see what you do with them. :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by Gwagensteve »

patrol42 wrote: Yup..We are trying to find an old (1984 from memory) 300TD Merc for a donor engine. We have already got the clutch (from a G-wagen), bell housing and all the other bits for the conversion on order.
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Shouldn't be too hard to find. A sedan would do - wouldn't have to be a wagon.

The 617 doesn't mind a rev - mine's seen 4600rpm quite a bit so it should work with the gearing of the mog quite well I think.

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Post by patrol42 »

4WD Stuff - We will be running it pretty stock. The only real changes will be hydro assist steering, maybe different shocks and springs, the rear will be bobbed and it will have an exo.

Tyres choice has not been made yet, but we will have a few different sets ranging from 39's to 42's.

We are not thinking about how well we will do, but would just like to compete, finish and drive home. Considering most people will have more $$ in their daily driver 4wd than we will have in the mog, we will be happy with that.


Steve - they are not to hard to find, but to find one with a good motor means they get a bit pricey, esp. considering we only want the engine..so we will keep our eyes open and one will turn up for the right price.
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Post by alexcliffo »

Hey Guys,

Any updates on the beasts??
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Post by patrol42 »

One more pic..here they are. One has my v-treds on it already :)

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Post by Gonzo »

Here's mine (it is the one 2nd from the right in the above photo) parked next to my lifted and locked Jeep :cool:

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Post by v840 »

Gonzo wrote:Here's mine (it is the one 2nd from the right in the above photo) parked next to my lifted and locked Jeep :cool:
Ever get the urge to crawl up that embankment opposite where you're parked there? ;)
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Post by Gonzo »

v840 wrote:
Gonzo wrote:Here's mine (it is the one 2nd from the right in the above photo) parked next to my lifted and locked Jeep :cool:
Ever get the urge to crawl up that embankment opposite where you're parked there? ;)
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Post by v840 »

Me too. :lol:
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Post by alexcliffo »

WITHDRAWN?????

:bad-words: :bad-words: :bad-words:

WTF????

Might as well sell my prepaid ticket now....
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Post by j-top paj »

ofr57 wrote::cry: ...... i want one but i cant buy one untill 2013 :cry:
why?
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Post by j-top paj »

alexcliffo wrote:WITHDRAWN?????

:bad-words: :bad-words: :bad-words:

WTF????

Might as well sell my prepaid ticket now....
what happened? i was looking forward to seeing the mog compete :cry:
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Post by ofr57 »

j-top paj wrote:
ofr57 wrote::cry: ...... i want one but i cant buy one untill 2013 :cry:
why?
uni :cry:

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Post by moose »

the "withdrawn" has been removed !!!
come on , any news ??? :?
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Post by patrol42 »

There were umm certain umm issues that meant we could not compete. But they have been resolved now so we are back.

Got to give a big thanks to the Tuff Truck Guys Greg Page and Greg Hamilton for being understanding as to what was going on.

So we will be there..with bells on.

Work has begun..we stripped the tray off and getting ready to start work..

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Post by j-top paj »

patrol42 wrote:
So we will be there..with bells on.

Work has begun..we stripped the tray off and getting ready to start work..

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Post by alexcliffo »

j-top paj wrote:
patrol42 wrote:
So we will be there..with bells on.

Work has begun..we stripped the tray off and getting ready to start work..

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By the way, do you live in that garage, its bigger than the pentagon.
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Post by Gonzo »

While we're in a Mog thread, thought I might as well cross post...
Went out for the first time today in the new trucks. Mine stayed at home due to a leaking portal box (new seal on its way).

We only had some very easy stuff to play on though :wink: :lol:

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You can see how much the chassis flex's by the sides on the tray. And that's only a little bump

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The cheesy group shot.

again you can see a tiny bit of chassis flex in the difference between the grill and bumper on the unibog

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Post by WICKED »

patrol42 wrote: Got to give a big thanks to the Tuff Truck Guys Greg Page and Greg Hamilton for being understanding as to what was going on.
Wat where the issues?
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Post by patrol42 »

WICKED wrote:
patrol42 wrote: Got to give a big thanks to the Tuff Truck Guys Greg Page and Greg Hamilton for being understanding as to what was going on.
Wat where the issues?
Long story and not really for public broadcasting. It was a combination of things, nothing really to do with TT.
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