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  1. m880 unimog

    armoured visit

    Was in the southern area of the UN-UNITED KINGDOM for the last few days collecting parts , wiring and building the bonneville speedweek bike up- thought it was rude not visit my old friend SLASHER- [ M109-A3 ] on here- it was a nice day so got a few pictures in- always with good,well looked...
  2. m880 unimog

    My M882

    yup second hand hummer tires on mine too - i had two old tires blow out while the M890 was parked up for a few months in the street , lots of folk came out thought it was gunfire ! :whistle::whistle:
  3. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    thanks-always a pleasure to hear from any member of the NRA- i sometimes wonder when i,ll get time to get it all these jobs done!-but im still mad keen on it -so- got the diesel tank hacked and whacked-used the stock unit that went with the cummins donk-that way i can order-fuel filters,use the...
  4. m880 unimog

    My M886 Ambulance

    enjoyed the thread and especially all the pictures-nice score -looks like your new dodge will be happy among its own kind. always good to hear somone finding hard to find parts. -i put an ask up here on SS for a part i,ve after for years-next day he had it in the post-and just just charged me...
  5. m880 unimog

    M 578

  6. m880 unimog

    getting tracked RAPIER ready for road run

    yes indeed M548-or in this role RCM748 all derived from the M113 base family of APC-the 113 is the largest selling milveh in the west-having over 40 countries as customers-talk about getting it right! this particular TRLV -[tracked rapier launch vehicle] is fully operational , featuring all the...
  7. m880 unimog

    Volvo Sugga Restoration underway

    i like different-cant be too many suggas in the us.? that will be fun when done thanks for sharing the build.
  8. m880 unimog

    getting tracked RAPIER ready for road run

    yep-MII3 FMC but in a pick up truck syle-similar to MLRS,still cant quite believe we got these road registered.
  9. m880 unimog

    getting tracked RAPIER ready for road run

    few jobs to do-always so good to hear a detroit engine spool up.tracks all fresh rubber blocked-ready for some drifting.
  10. m880 unimog

    Show us your Military Trailers

    AA-towed rapier-launching - tracking-
  11. m880 unimog

    JB Weld in High Temps. What's your opinions?

    JB is an impressive product , although i tend to view it as a temporay fix , it has stood up in the line of fire , we once used JB weld in a superheated steam coupler on a corrugating machine-we had nothing to lose as the parts were two weeks away in japan-much to everyones amazement [incliuding...
  12. m880 unimog

    Retired in Florida

    been following this along-very nice job and well worth all the effort- seeing that 318 up in mopar blue took me way back to my first dodge- nice job-
  13. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    hey bing , im real keen to get into some terrain too-still a long road with fabrication to go-im just getting the shopping lists sorted out for the air over oil brakes-having to almost completely renew all pipework and fittings-got the bonneville racer to do lots on -and im just off over to my...
  14. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    ha! ha! black adder-those were the days-really it,s just me doing most all of the building- hence the chaos-the guys are always there for me when it,s time to lift something i cant alone or major vehicle movements,MARK at brooklands welding has been a god send on this build as he has a rib...
  15. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    cheers nattie appreciated mate--we got snow here in england -playtime-:beer:
  16. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    well i got into my new place-it,s at the back of the local scrap metal yard , so im in heaven , there,s also a traditional english cafe right outside the door-and it,s run by ENGLISH people ! we got real clear fresh weather , great on the bikes but seriously cold [i know some of our northern...
  17. m880 unimog

    British Vehicle mechanic

    hello, smashy-welcome here, i have around 20 years of on -off spanner time on british milveh,s , including clanky,s up to MBT,s. i will be in oakland california , end of july early august to collect a container of race bikes for SPEEDWEEK.we,ll be local for a few days. let me know if you would...
  18. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    here are some box section adaptors i made up to allow the use of a tilt and bows - as the original M884 bed has been chopped down by 22 inches , i knew i,d need a special one made from sctratch- i got some 60 x 30mm box section , which fits in the stake side slots a treat- i TIG,d a cap with...
  19. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    thanks -i started this out as a build diary -to keep track-but i,ve had great encouragement and plenty of help from the SS faithful-it,s always a boost- got more done- sat her down on her new boots today- having the bed raised allowed me cut the headboard , i didn,t want to do this , but...
  20. m880 unimog

    bobbed M880/CUMMINS hybrid

    today got the props trued and welded back together- got a couple of days away and then im back at it.
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