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Old 04-09-2012, 08:58 AM
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Default Merc 4x4

I bought this off of ebay last year, it came with an MFU fitted and a semi flat bed.
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I stripped it down and made it look like this:
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Gearbox fitted:
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I fitted a TLT up front and its sitting on F350 springs.
More updates soon.
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:36 PM
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looks good
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Old 04-09-2012, 02:47 PM
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yup got to agree there looks good
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Bummer pics don't show up on my iPad.

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Old 04-10-2012, 08:38 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys, a few small updates:
Ditched the 3spd and fitted a R2 2spd with disconnect:
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Not sure what you call this bit that fits to the shift rod, so I made one:
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Made a bigger mech deck from some 5mm styrene I had lying around:
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Rear bumper made and fitted, I cut down the original merc rear lights and drilled the bumper ready for led's:
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I've also fitted Hummer wheels and bigger tyres
Thats all folks
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Old 04-11-2012, 09:38 AM
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Is this better?












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Old 04-13-2012, 09:29 AM
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Chopped up a flat bed to fit the merc:





Cab is now in primer:





The paint arrived today so should get the cab painted over the weekend.
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Old 04-13-2012, 12:41 PM
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i like that merc cab. i was going to get one but have enough irons in the fire for now. was wondering about those tires can you give any info on them.
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Great ideas! Taking an otherwise boring kit and making it much more appealing and trucker friendly!

It's got me thinking ... Thanks for the pictures!


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I like the black wheels..!....
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Thanks for tire info. the wheels and tires look natural on this rig i dont think you need to paint them. F350 springs are good idea. i have them on my current build they come in handy.
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Old 04-18-2012, 09:08 AM
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Thanks for tire info. the wheels and tires look natural on this rig i dont think you need to paint them. F350 springs are good idea. i have them on my current build they come in handy.
I like the look of the wheels too, although its nice to have other peoples views
I will leave them as they are for now until its finished.

Yes the F350 leafs work well, they give you that extra flex which is ideal for a truck like this, although I may find them a little soft on the rear when loaded, will have to wait and see when the shocks are on.

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Old 05-20-2012, 04:43 AM
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Hi all, these arrived yesterday:



A few hours and some head scratching later:







Almost ready to paint

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chassis looks great , have you made any more progress?
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Old 06-11-2012, 02:07 PM
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chassis looks great , have you made any more progress?
Thanks, no further forward at the mo, been so busy with work and other stuff around the house I havn't had much spare time.

Hopefully will get back to it in a couple of weeks.

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Old 08-03-2012, 02:31 PM
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Its been a while but have made some progress on the Merc, chassis is now painted, 3rd time lucky! I had a few issues with the etch primer

I think its turned out ok now though

Slowly going back together:





As you can see I have fitted some new boots, will wait to see how they look when its all finished.

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Old 08-03-2012, 06:35 PM
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if the rear leaf springs are to soft when you load it up ,think about a set of overload
springs that go on top of the spring pack you have
they are shorter and bigger and have there own pads on the frame but do not touch
when unloaded but sit down on there peaches when loaded
older trucks had them
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Old 08-06-2012, 02:35 PM
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if the rear leaf springs are to soft when you load it up ,think about a set of overload
springs that go on top of the spring pack you have
they are shorter and bigger and have there own pads on the frame but do not touch
when unloaded but sit down on there peaches when loaded
older trucks had them
will post pictures if you need them
Thanks for the input, will wait and see when its loaded, some pics would be good though.

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Old 08-07-2012, 06:09 PM
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Default Re: Merc 4x4

here are a couple
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Old 08-12-2012, 11:48 AM
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Thanks for the pics, will wait and see how it performs.

A small update, I have painted the rear body and the truck is mainly back together, have given it a test run and love the new tyres, much better grip.
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Got bored so started on the drag, maybe a bit long though!


Now need to order some led's and decide on a sound/light unit etc
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