UNIMOG as a campervan project

martco

I did a campervan build few years back based on a VW T4
circumstances changed much water under the bridge...but I'm back & hankering after another build to eventually use for festivals & continental holidays for next 20 years or so

for the last year tho I've been dreaming about going a little bit further this time & get into larger machinery, more an expedition truck than campervan I guess

I'd love to have a go at finding a mog...maybe something like an ex-ESB U140L with a crewcab and custom weld/build on an accommodation cell on the chassis

I know there'd be limitations, not expecting to visit the carpark @Dundrum in it or anything

I have a few questions though even on the basics like how the vehicle would be classified for VRT, is it agri or a commercial truck, pitfalls I should be clear about I guess

anyone on here ever built a unimog camper (or something similar) that can offer some basic advice, appreciated?

ta

autumnalcore

Theres a guy Marlow that used to frequent boards did one based on an vw lt syncro he had two of them very capable off road

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5468/9805688203_2ecf7f58c0_b.jpg

CJhaughey

I think they are Agri, there was a court case a few years ago IIRC.

niloc1951

This one was on the plot next to us in Spain last year. The guy who owned it told me it was originally registered as a work vehicle and he left it as that. As a work vehicle, it wasn't subject to the same testing and tax regulations as a regular vehicle.

martco

niloc1951 wrote: »

This one was on the plot next to us in Spain last year. The guy who owned it told me it was originally registered as a work vehicle and he left it as that. As a work vehicle, it wasn't subject to the same testing and tax regulations as a regular vehicle.

yeah that's the kindof rig I was thinking of
as regards the rules/legals yep I'd heard this before but I can't see it explicitly mentioned anywhere in officialdom to date...almost like they dont like to talk about it maybe?

as I was searching about I came across this crowd out in Mayo!

https://woodstockwelding.com/index.php/tt-service/unimog-welding-rig/

at some point they had what they called their "unimog 1" up for sale, the kind of project I'd love to look at...thinking of giving them a shout for advice

autumnalcore

I assume its mobile workshop theyre talking about if its not already registered as a mobike workshop it will be impossible without a comercially valid reason and somekind of equipment to fill the back of it.