Recent content by joeblack5

Nice job bringing that back to life. I have a couple of bd35f compressors with electronic mounted on the side. I like to put one into a normal large fridge with freezer on the bottom for use in our uni.og 404 camper build.. nice to see that you tackles soldering on the unit. Good luck Johan

Thanks you Truktor ( benzworld) for posting a pic of a unimog 404 camper model from the swiss site...www.unimog.ch Did some searching on that site and then found it myself. First I thought it was only a imaginary model. Some Google fu showed another image. Passion camping cars magazine issue...

With a parking spot freed up Tanya and I decided the bring the 404 camper up. We drove with her 300td wagon to the barn and she would follow me back home to make up for no lights and pieces that would fall of. We started out good but after 500 yards suddely a lot of smoke came of the turbo. we...

Before I could move the 404 camper I had to make space. So the 404 truck had to move. It has been sitting for 1-2 years and I wanted to top up the batteries. Mouse nest. After charging and getting the Gasoline pulse pump to work again i had a good crank but no start. So checked am sparkplugs...

Thanks all for the kudos. With my engine trouble light on and glow plug light blinking I thought to get so eone involved with experience with the vw diagnostic software. I had wired the obd2 port , checked the connections again but was nervous that in case I messed up his laptop and adapter...

It has been a long time. Small stuff to get the remote oil filter and fuel filter in a good spot. Plenty of problems with the brakes. One of the adjuster cams came of. More small modifications to the brake setup. Yesterday we got the brakes to work but only with multiple pump. Maybe we have to...

Crawling forward. The original kkk turbo had 1/16" axial play and so there was some smoke. Got a used replacement that is a Garrett.. I reindexed the blower side housing to point the outlet angled down so that it is easier to interface with the intercooler and all the piping is more...

The waterlogged epas from the Hyundai did not sound happy anymore. Decided to try one of a Toyota Prius. The Prius epas has a remote controller. The motor is a brushed servo, the Hyundai is a three phase brushless motor. See picture of the Hyundai setup.. The Prius motor is longer and skinnier...

Has been a depressing week. The 404 is 10 min away from our house. A lot of trips forward and backward to get another tool. After I nicely put 1/2-20 brake nuts and double flares then it turns out that one of the port of the master is 9/16-18. I took the easy way out and got a brass adapter...

While I was working on the new master brake I noticed that I had not taken care of the raised cab mount. Although I did modify the swivel frame to a solid first cross member and have the middle and last swivel there is still three feet between the solid crossover and the solid cab mount that can...

Installed the pedal group, haha, clutch pedal interference with the steering shaft. Really have to find the thread that talked about this. Changing the angle of the steering box and cut a corner of the clutch pedal will do the trick i think. Fitted the whole assembly to see where the brake...

Another day, the girls walk the dog to school.. then I go and pick him up and we go to the barn where the 404 is in progress. It is nice to have the dog as company, hence he is the pics. Here is the next experiment with the overhead bed.. put some hinges in and made some cuts so that it...

I am under some pressure to get this well with me forgetting some tools.. the afternoon was better. Back on the brakes. Since the cab is now lifted 3" the clutch and brake pedals have to be raised. Fortunately other people have done this before so I can nicely copy. The holes are about 2-1/2...

Pushing along to get this 404 for a tryout trip.. cut more floor out, removed original aluminum wheel well and reset in further back and inwards... Now the next part. Then brought some wife made pillows in from an earlier camper build to see how height and width of the couch worked out.. to...

Pretty chilly day today. On top of that I forgot to charge all my batteries. Decided to dig into the passenger side wheel well. It looks like the original wheel well can be partially reused further to the back. That would be a lot less fab work.