Unimog Axled M715 Build

Those look like the shifter boots I got with my doubler kit from ORD. I am definitely following your build. I have wanted to see a linked suspension on one of these.

Cool to see portals going under a M715
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Keep up the good work!

Yes, those shifters and boots are from an ORD kit that came with the truck.

This week my flange adapters came which adapt the flange on the pinion adapter to a 1410 series end. I went to the driveline shop today to get some pricing on what my options are. Ideally I want to run 1410 series u-joints everywhere but everything comes down to price. I have a 1350 series driveshaft that could be modified but it might be smarter to turn that into a spare for my other truck.

My cheapest option would be to get some of those special conversion U-joints that have two different sizes on them but they cost about twice that of a regular U-joint and I would still need to pay to have the shaft cut down to the right size. I’m not going to get a driveshaft made until the suspension is finished so my dimensions are the most accurate. Maybe by then it will just make sense to pay and do this right the first time.

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If I remember correctly the M35 driveshafts are a 1410. I used M35 driveshafts on my truck and just took them to a driveline shop to have them cut to length and balanced. Cost me lest then 150 total including the cost of the drive shafts.

Thanks for the info on the deuce and a half driveshafts I didn’t know they were that 1410 size. A guy I work with is in the middle of a bobbed deuce project and I asked him where to get some driveshafts. He gave me his intermediate shaft for free but its only 30 inches so I’ll only have to pay to re-tube/lengthen it. Here’s a picture of the driveshaft and one of guys M35 he’s building.

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I had to have one shaft lengthened and one made shorter. I got mine from a member here at a great price.

Not sure if you have figured out your fuel tank issue yet, but I was thinking maybe you could weld up the ends of your storage area under the front of your bed and make that the gas tank. that would be really sneaky and hidden and also be about the correct size in gallons. I would weld in some plates about 4 inches in and keep the doors on the sides usable. you could also access the fuel level gauge from the door and put the level gauge in the plate you weld in.

Just a thought.

Interesting thought, getting a fuel sending unit/level gauge might be tricky. As of right now I think I'm just going to get a cheap fuel cell and mount it in the bed just so there's less work. Cleaning out all the rust and paint from inside that compartment would also be tough. One of those tool box fuel tanks would be pretty nice but they are pretty expensive even used ones. Since I'm a long ways from driving the truck I'll probably just keep my fuel line to a gas can approach.

I've been wheeling custom shafts from high angle driveline for 15+ years. Same shafts same joints even 1410s all around. For somethin that size I would consider 1480s even

Any new updates on this project?