Tuning UAZ Hunter for Gelendvagen, how to do the work correctly

• Car modernization
• External tuning of UAZ Hunter
• Body painting
• Lighting installation
• Windshield protection
• Trunk
• Kengurin
• Luke
• Ladder
• UAZ Hunter tuning for Gelendvagen
• Internal car tuning
• Processing of body parts
• Steering wheel
• Sheathing
• Torpedo
• Acoustic shelf and lighting lamps

UAZ Hunter was produced at the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant starting in 2003. Tuning the UAZ Hunter may be needed in various cases. In the basic configuration, the machine has good technical performance. By performing tuning, car owners improve their UAZ and improve its performance.

Car modernization

Before carrying out the modernization process, it is necessary to determine for what purposes the car will be used. Motorists perform modernization for the following purposes:

• For off-road driving. The chassis and transmission components are being modernized. Cross-country ability increases;
• For driving in urban conditions. Tuning the interior and exterior of the body. The car is made comfortable and suitable for long trips;
• For hunting and fishing. Car owners are upgrading the body and chassis.

REFERENCE: Do-it-yourself UAZ Hunter tuning allows motorists to create a unique vehicle.

Replacing seats

Installing seats from a foreign car instead of standard ones is one of the best options for tuning the UAZ interior. Quite often in this process, the complexity of the work is at a relatively low level, and the cost of second-hand chairs is also often low, and the result can exceed the best expectations. Sometimes UAZ 469 or Hunter are equipped with leather seats from luxury foreign cars (BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc.). Examples of such installations can be seen in the photographs below.

Front leather seats from a foreign car (BMW X5).

Rear foreign-made seats from BMW X5 in the UAZ interior.

Replacing the seats and covering the floors and doors with corrugated aluminum.

Body painting

Before painting, it is necessary to protect the car body parts from corrosion. To do this, an anti-corrosion layer is applied to the lower part of the body. Some motorists sheathe body parts with thin sheets of metal. This allows you to protect parts from damage when the car drives over rocks or branches.

After applying the protective layer, they begin to paint the car. When using the car for off-road driving, the body is painted in camouflage. Some owners who use Hunter in urban environments decorate the body with airbrushing.

Lighting installation

Additional lighting is necessary for using the car at night. Headlights or LED panels are installed as additional lighting. The products have two main differences:

• Price. Unlike LED panels, headlights have a lower cost;
• Electricity consumption. Installing additional lighting puts additional stress on the car's alternator. LED panels consume a minimal amount of electricity.

Additional lights are installed on the roof rack or roof rack.

Some owners install a finder headlight. The headlight glass does not have a scattering mesh. This allows the beam of light to be directed over long distances.

The finder headlight is installed on an articulated bracket at the point where the windshield pillar is attached to the car body on the driver's or passenger's side. The rear part of the finder headlamp housing is equipped with a handle. This allows you to direct the beam in the desired direction.

There are several most popular tuning options for the presented car model:

Model “Hunter”. This tuning option provides: comprehensive modeling of the power system, which includes installing a winch and replacing the gasoline unit with a diesel unit; enlargement of wheels.

“Pathfinder.” This advanced vehicle is a 100% 4x4 SUV. It also replaces the gasoline engine with a diesel engine. The vehicle is equipped with additional headlights and an air intake.

The “Scout” option has some similarities with the “Hunter” design, the only difference is the camouflage coloring.

As for the “City Hunter” option, it has fundamental differences, since such tuning clearly distinguishes the car from the crowd. There is a unique coloring (airbrushing or 3D tuning), and beautiful alloy wheels, and it also has a “chip” engine system.

If you wish, you can install a nitrous oxide system, but it is better to do this if the car is planned to be used, most often, in urban areas.

An interesting new product for the Russian market is the “Convertible” model. This tuning option was given a beach version. Thanks to chip tuning, you can increase the power several times, thus the car will not be able to stall in the beach sands.

Well, we can’t help but remember the model for VIPs. Almost all of the above qualities are inherent in this car, but in addition to all this, it also has a luxurious exterior.

Trunk

A roof rack is installed on the roof of the UAZ Hunter. It is necessary for transporting luggage and protecting the roof from damage. Some drivers use the trunk to transport a spare tire. The trunk is made of profiles or pipes. During manufacture, the trunk is equipped with mounts for headlights.

IMPORTANT: Light mounts must be located inside the trunk. This will protect the products from impacts from branches.

Tidy

And let's start with the tidy, this is perhaps the most dreary task if you want a plastic one with equipment. To disassemble, for safety reasons, you need to turn everything off, be sure to label and label all the wires, disconnect all the cables, and remove the stove to pull them out, in general, remove everything.

Tidy tuning

Next, we wash and degrease, if there is a gap between the panel and the windshield, then silicone will help perfectly so that the moisture does not linger there, but flows into the drain along the edges and drafts are no longer a problem.

We cut a hole for the steering wheel with a 50th bit and see what devices will be installed and where. When the silicone dries, we tighten the air ducts. On the panel itself we cut out holes with a 60th crown for emergency lights, speedometer, radio, clock. All this is done using a compass, a jigsaw and paper tape, with a 29 mm crown. Using a 60 mm crown, we cut out holes on the decorative trim, with it all the devices will be in their places. We apply it, screw it into the original holes, and drill through all the remaining devices. The advantage is that the bevel hole itself catches the crown, which means you can do without a drill. To drill a hole for the speedometer in a solid cover, turn it over, mark it on the reverse side with a marker, cut it out with a jigsaw and process it on a machine with circular sandpaper.

Refinement of the instrument panel

We hide the starter button under the steering column, the ignition switch on the side, and put everything in its place. Next, fill it with fireproof foam and wait for it to dry completely. There will be the main UAZ instruments: a clock, two additional switches for the pneumatic system, an ignition switch, a starter, emergency lights, a turn signal, a button block for the window lifts.

Below you can put three switches: fog lights - rear and front, headlight finder, parking light, in general, everything your soul desires. To connect everything, it is better to do this in a garage or other room, since it will be inconvenient and much longer in the car. We pass one of the cables through the stove, put on the steering wheel and see where the foam will interfere.

We bring some of the wires on the left side to the hood; here there is wiring for headlights, brake lights, reverse gear, low and high beams. We drill a standard hole in the panel with an 8 mm drill and secure it. We put the speedometer on the reverse side and tighten it with the original fastener. After installing all the devices, replace the panel cover.

Kengurin

A kangurin is installed in front of the hunter. It is necessary to protect the headlights and radiator grille from damage. Kengurin can be purchased in specialized stores or made independently. The advantage of homemade kangurin is its uniqueness and functionality. You can also read about the UAZ 31512 electrical diagram.

Sound insulation and interior insulation

For noise insulation and insulation of the interior, you will need approximately 5 m2, that is, 11 sheets of self-adhesive vibration - 50 * 100 cm with thin aluminum, one might say, this is an imitation of foil. To save money, it is better to buy it at the market than at a car dealership. It is necessary to muffle extraneous sounds in the car, the main thing is to never glue it to rust, then all the work will go down the drain.

Before this, degrease the areas to be glued with acetone; do not glue the entire sheets because of their rigidity, but in parts.

Remove the protective film and press tightly. To insulate the floor, you can put bitumen - corrugated foil, bitumen base and protective film.

We also remove the film and, using a 2 kW hair dryer, heat the sheet itself and apply it in small parts; it fits perfectly on uneven surfaces. In areas with large transitions, slopes and edges, we take two sheets for this.

We cut it, heat it more strongly so that the bitumen comes out, apply it in halves and press down. The most difficult part is the front part under the driver's seat, there should be a whiplash from all sides. We also lay it out, start from the steering wheel, remove the protective film, pull it under the bottom and heat it in pieces, also press down and remove the paper completely.

We push the credenza, in the places of the holes, here we bend the sheet, press it, look on the other side how it fits, mark it for the cutout and use a through screwdriver to pierce these marks, and on the back side they are clearly visible, put a screwdriver in place of the hole and punch it with a hammer, so they not covered with a sealed film.

UAZ Hunter tuning for Gelendvagen

The body of the UAZ Hunter is similar to the Gelendvagen car. External tuning allows you to create a copy of Gelendvagen. For this:

• The car is repainted in the appropriate color;
• Kangurin is made from tubes and rods;
• Install alloy wheels;
• Mount plastic bumpers;
• Install chrome steps;
• LED lights are mounted in the rear.

INTERESTING: To achieve maximum similarity, some owners replace the front fenders of the UAZ Hunter with straighter products.

Replacing or altering the dashboard

Not so often, but still among UAZ owners there are those who do not ignore such “noticeable parts of the interior” - such as the instrument panel, dashboard and the instruments themselves. Which, in turn, can either be slightly modified (for example, changing the color of the scales or the backlight of standard sensors), or completely replaced with others, both from domestic cars and parts from foreign cars.

How to make a dashboard with your own hands?

The process of making a homemade dashboard from plywood.

This instrument panel can be purchased from sellers of tuning parts and accessories. It seems that the choice of alternative plastic dashboards for the UAZ-469 in online and online stores is relatively large. And if you search, you can find some pretty decent panels.

Additional or alternative devices

Usually, when it comes to tuning the dashboard and dashboard , quite often the installation of additional auxiliary sensors and instruments takes place. Moreover, these can be not only purchased tuning devices, but also instrument indicators from other car models. And not necessarily foreign cars. Spare parts from domestic cars are often used.

Additional instruments on the panel in the UAZ Hunter interior.

Second fuel level indicator in the dashboard.

Installing an inclinometer with your own hands.

Processing of body parts

To process body parts, the seats and upholstery are removed from the hunter's interior. The inner surface of the body is treated with waterproofing mastic. After this, sound insulation is installed. It makes using the car comfortable, reducing the noise level in the cabin.

IMPORTANT: If there is a metal hatch, it is necessary to treat its inner surface with waterproofing. This will prevent condensation from appearing on the hatch cover during the cold season.

Seats

The manufacturer installs seats with a low level of comfort in the UAZ Hunter. When upgrading, standard seats are dismantled. In their place, seats from other cars are installed.

The interior dimensions allow the installation of wide, comfortable seats with adjustment in different planes. If the car is used for long-term trips into nature (hunting, fishing, etc.), the seats are installed at such a distance that when unfolded, a sleeping place is formed.

Suspension improvement

The simplest improvement in this case is an elevator. Thus, the clearance increases. Another thing worthy of this operation is the possibility of installing wheels with a large diameter, which also has a positive effect on the driving characteristics of the vehicle.

In order to increase ground clearance, it is necessary to install an intermediate ring between the frame and body. Their functionality can be assigned to standard hockey washers, twenty-four in number, with two washers for each fastening bolt. After this, it is necessary to install extended spring elements.

An alternative option includes a whole kit, which includes:

• set of springs;
• front and rear shock absorbers;
• springs;
• ladder;
• spring bushings.

By installing this kit, the vehicle's clearance also increases, which improves driving performance and makes it possible to install wheels with a large diameter and powerful tread. This will be very expensive compared to the previous method.

Tuning UAZ Hunter for off-road

When using the car regularly in difficult areas of rough terrain, owners perform off-road tuning on the UAZ Hunter. This increases the vehicle's cross-country ability. During the modernization process, a number of actions are performed.

Replacing wheels

Standard wheels installed by the manufacturer cannot provide high cross-country ability. The UAZ is equipped with larger wheels. This increases the vehicle's ground clearance.

Alloy wheels are suitable for replacement. They are durable and have good attachment to the UAZ Hunter wheel mechanisms. In combination with alloy wheels, tires with an all-terrain pattern are used. This makes it possible to use the car in extreme road conditions.

Suspension lift

Installation of large wheels requires increasing the distance between the axles of the UAZ Hunter vehicle and the wheel arches. The lift is necessary for normal operation of the suspension and rotation of the front wheels. Modernization is carried out in several ways:

1. Cushions are installed between the frame and the car body. It is necessary to install elastic cushions. This will reduce the level of vibration transmitted from the chassis when driving on uneven surfaces;
2. Wheel arches are trimmed. After cutting off part of the metal, it is necessary to form new arches;
3. Additional sheets are mounted in semi-elliptical springs. The front axle of the UAZ Hunter is equipped with larger springs.

What experts say

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Grigory. I came across a lot of recommendations on how to convert Hunter to Gelik. I note that work on such significant alterations is always difficult. Therefore, if you do not have a free garage, the necessary set of tools, or experience in plumbing, it is better not to take on this work.

Water protection

Fording may result in water entering the transmission mechanisms. Water displaces lubricant and leads to increased friction of rotating parts, which can lead to wear of components or jamming of the mechanism.

Water enters the gearbox, transfer case and axles of the UAZ Hunter through breathing valves (breathers). To prevent water from getting into the mechanisms, the breathers are led into the engine compartment.

To do this, the breathing valve is dismantled and a flexible hose of the appropriate diameter is attached in its place. The second end of the hose is attached to the engine compartment.

Arch extensions

When installing arch extensions, you need self-tapping screws around the perimeter of the arch and inside it; you don’t need to press too hard. Pull one edge so that the entire arch fits like a cast one, screw it in with a self-tapping screw. Then we hold this edge and screw the arch in the middle. The arch bordering the interior, you need to use a drill on it so that there are holes and also fasten the arch with self-tapping screws. With them your car will be frighteningly fashionable. If you need to widen the wheel arches, then cutting the fenders will help.

Arch extensions

When choosing wheels, the question is which ones to use, what will fit best and how it will look in one picture. To install them, if you want a large diameter, then it is better to replace some parts:

• Choose the right main pairs;
• replace standard axle shafts and CV joints;
• change the set of reduction gears in the transfer case.

For fans of extreme driving, it is better to install locks with pneumatic or electric drive, and you can install wheels of any diameter.

Tuning the UAZ Hunter engine

Some car owners replace the UAZ Hunter engine with foreign analogues. This requires large financial investments. If a foreign-made power unit breaks down, you will need to purchase original spare parts, which are expensive.

It is possible to modernize the power unit installed by the manufacturer. To do this, you will need to flash the electronic control unit. The ECU controls the power unit. Using the firmware, you can adjust the power and dynamic performance of the engine.

ATTENTION: The firmware of the electronic control unit should be entrusted to a qualified specialist. Incorrect use of the program can lead to failure of the electronic control unit

.In order to overcome the ford, it is necessary to install high-quality high-voltage wires. Moisture ingress can lead to breakdown of the wire and disruption of the power plant. To prevent water from entering the intake tract of the power unit, a snorkel is mounted on the car. In this case, the air intake is located in a place inaccessible to water.

From the above it follows that tuning a UAZ Hunter car can be performed for various purposes. Self-tuning allows you to create a unique car. After modernization, the tuned UAZ Hunter is used for driving both in urban conditions and off-road.

How can you increase power?

There are quite a few ways:

• Replacement of all fuel system filters. Why can filters affect engine performance? The point is this: the filter element for filtering out blockages creates a certain resistance, which means the system needs more energy to supply air or fuel. As a result, engine power is lost. As practice shows, installing high-quality filter elements allows you to increase engine power by 10 horsepower - this is 10% of the rated power, which is not small.
• A more serious modification is to change the exhaust system. For example, you can find mufflers on sale that create less resistance in the gas exhaust system. A decrease in pressure in the exhaust gas exhaust system determines a decrease in the resistance that occurs when they are squeezed out in the design of the exhaust gas generator. The result is an increase in power by about 7-10 horses. The design of the sports type muffler is characterized by the fact that it has a smaller number of partitions, which are designed to reduce the noise of the exhaust system. If you redo the exhaust manifold, which can be called a difficult engine modification, you can increase engine power by changing the exhaust system by about 15%.
• Serious interventions in the engine design include boring the cylinder block and installing a new camshaft and pistons. The essence of all modifications is to increase the engine displacement - the more fuel-air mixture enters the combustion chamber, the greater the buoyancy force will be created. This kind of modification can be carried out only if you have the skills of a mechanic and a turner. The work is complex and expensive, but as a result, without losing the engine's service life, power increases by about 30-50 horsepower, but fuel consumption also increases.

It is possible to replace elements of the gas distribution system without removing the engine itself. An engine replacement is carried out so that the car has a power of about 200 horsepower or more. The original engine should not be brought to this level, as it may not be able to withstand the load. The process of replacing an engine is quite complicated and expensive, since you will have to purchase and fit another engine to the car. In doing so, we will pay attention to the following points:

• You can do the work of removing the engine yourself, so to do this you just need to unscrew several fasteners, disconnect all the wires and hoses, and the gearbox. The only problem in many cases is that you need to have a winch in the workshop, since the weight of the motor is quite large and it is not recommended to remove it manually.
• Installing a new engine can cause quite a few problems. To begin with, you should take into account that it may not fit in its overall dimensions. In addition, other systems, for example, gas exhaust or a fuel pump, may not be suitable and they will also have to be redone or replaced completely.

That is why it is recommended to leave the job of replacing the motor to real professionals. As for the transmission, it is almost impossible to improve it with your own hands, you can only carry out restoration. If the engine is being completely replaced, then it makes sense to install a new gearbox and transfer case.

As for the steering and suspension, not everything is so simple here. For example, some are quite satisfied with a reliable suspension with fairly good cross-country ability, others want more comfort. The steering has hydraulics, but still does not cope well with the task. Therefore, some are thinking of installing another drive.