Sold a mog!

[Robthebrit]

I sold my yellow double cab unimog today, its going to a new life in upstate New York. I still have the little mog and the mog camper and I'll be able to put more effort into them.

Rob

[adventureduo]

Not that your double cab wasn't sweet.... but you scared me.. i thought you sold your camper mog.... i want that thing if you ever decide to sell it! Congrats on the NY thing.. hope all goes well for you Rob.

[FourByLand]

I was thinking the same thing, congrats on the sale Rob.

P.S. the stroller is getting a ton of use!

You rock!

[Robthebrit]

Not that your double cab wasn't sweet.... but you scared me.. i thought you sold your camper mog.... i want that thing if you ever decide to sell it! Congrats on the NY thing.. hope all goes well for you Rob.

cheers!

I am going to take the cash from the doka and put a new turbo engine in the camper. Its burning a lot of oil and is not enjoying the altitude, I can fix the oil and I could add a turbo to the current engine but I am not going to get any extra power because the engine is about at the max ouput due to how the oil system is designed. A new 352A can be tuned to about 180-200hp, that should allow me to pull hills at 50mph and cruise easily at 60.

Rob

[MuddyMudskipper]

Whew! I too am glad it was the DoKa. I'm sure the upgrade to the camper Mog will be awesome.

[Chas Stricker]

Howdy Rob,
Are you going to make your own turbo position and mount or will Von be assisting? If it makes you feel any better I can't pull 50 mph pulling my trailer even with 170hp. I now smell the roses.....slowly. How's Colorado?
Chas

[Robthebrit]

My engine does have the piston squirters so will take a turbo but is starting to burn lots of oil so a rebuild or new engine is on the cards anyway. Von can do a turbo, he buts the turbo further back so you don't have to mess with the cab in order to get it to clear. However, the camper cab is already lifted about 3 inches due its suspension mount so a standard turbo motor will fit. That is the current plan and I hope to get at least 170hp, maybe more but the deciding factor will be keeping it cool.

If this plan doesn't work then plan B is to take the turbo engine, put the old manifolds on it and move the turbo back. This will seriously increase boost lag but its a mog and when you need the boost you need it for a long time so the lag shouldn't be an issue. Von is a big fan of the remote turbo on the older trucks because the run back to the intake acts like a small inter-cooler and there certainly is no room in the engine bay for a real inter-cooler.

Chas, how heavy is your 1250 with a trailer? you must be as heavy as my camper, I typically run between 11,000 and 14500 depending on how loaded I am and how much fuel/water I have. If I am doing a long run or a run in the mountains I tend to keep it on the lighter side it at all possible. 50 maybe wishful thinking simply due to the horrible gearing on a 416 - 8th is almost half the gear of 7th!! I would have to be in 8th gear to do 50 which is not going to happen. If I can red line 7th in the mountains then I would be happy, that would be about 43mph.

Finally Mark Mitchell has rebuilt om366la, 240+ hp. I don't think that can be shoehorned into a 416 - thats probably a good thing.

Thats the current plan, I hope to get it done before summer.

Rob

[gjackson]

:) The title of this thread struck me as funny. Sold A Mog. Not THE mog. :)

Rob, don't forget we're very close to Boulder. I think I owe you at least a few beers for the hospitality in LA.

cheers

[Chas Stricker]

Howdy Rob,
My trailer is light at about 5,000lbs loaded. The truck loaded is just under 14,000. It is no speed demon with a combined 19,000ish pounds but it does get there. I've only done one pass of 9,000ft and it was steep. I saw 5th-6th gear alot. It does give more "quality" family time though. There in Colorado you have "real" passes.
Chas

[Scott Brady]

Cool, glad it wasn't the camper. That is an amazing truck!

I met that couple in the local outdoor store about a year ago. Small world.

[FourByLand]

Someone should do a write up of the camper mog... that things is very impressive and has been on some cool expeditions.

http://robanddenise.com/travels/dvnp/content/bin/images/large/IMG_0937.jpg

[Robthebrit]

Cool, glad it wasn't the camper. That is an amazing truck!

I met that couple in the local outdoor store about a year ago. Small world.

Scott, It is a small world, Eddie and his wife are just up the road from you. They have some awesome stories!

Rob

[viatierra]

Just the other day Christine was doing some Photoshop collages of past trips. The Camper Mog left an impression on her too! I loved watching it bounce over the boulders.

She's a keeper...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3401576583_79eae0df2e_b.jpg

[FourByLand]

What a great collage, Greg!

Glad we got that opportunity to meet!

I feel that we will be getting another chance very soon!

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