Smallfry
HE's Spartacus.
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Thanks for all the replies chaps. Had internet fail here yesterday.
Unimog is nowhere near concours
It is just that this annoys me when I look at it, and I am a bit anal about these things. I don't think I will be able to just leave it alone. I feel I want to restore the thing so some degree, to get me away from wasting time and money on "classic" cars. I could throw thousands at this thing on parts, and still get the money back one day, unlike cars. It is also quite a useful machine to have.
It is only a reservoir incorporating the system filter inside, and if vented to atmosphere, so is not pressurised. It doesn't actually leak at the moment.
A new tank is unobtainable, and the only used one I can find is £250 plus shipping plus VAT, and I just couldn't bring myself to pay it. The dent has caused the side to bulge out, so filling will not be satisfactory to me.
It is made of 1.5mm steel, so would need serious hammering to get it out, so the only rear solution is to get at the rear of it, by either cutting a hole in the far side, splitting the halves, or welding a patch in. I might try some heat first, and see what happens.
I could always make a new one out of flat welded plate, just to make in more difficult
Complicated shape though.
Unimog is nowhere near concours
It is just that this annoys me when I look at it, and I am a bit anal about these things. I don't think I will be able to just leave it alone. I feel I want to restore the thing so some degree, to get me away from wasting time and money on "classic" cars. I could throw thousands at this thing on parts, and still get the money back one day, unlike cars. It is also quite a useful machine to have.It is only a reservoir incorporating the system filter inside, and if vented to atmosphere, so is not pressurised. It doesn't actually leak at the moment.
A new tank is unobtainable, and the only used one I can find is £250 plus shipping plus VAT, and I just couldn't bring myself to pay it. The dent has caused the side to bulge out, so filling will not be satisfactory to me.
It is made of 1.5mm steel, so would need serious hammering to get it out, so the only rear solution is to get at the rear of it, by either cutting a hole in the far side, splitting the halves, or welding a patch in. I might try some heat first, and see what happens.
I could always make a new one out of flat welded plate, just to make in more difficult
Complicated shape though.
