We continue to improve the recently purchased UAZ-2206 vehicle.

New buns are deprived of even the already meager longitudinal 3-step adjustment of the front 2 seats. But it became possible to adjust the backrest tilt. The passenger can somehow make himself more comfortable, but it is very difficult for the driver to do this.
We will fix this.
Moreover, one of the lugs of the front standard seat mount broke off in our bun for 500 km. The driver's weight is quite average 80kg. Welding is very weak, the rest of the fasteners will not last as long.

We buy in the store for 1200 rubles a set of four VAZ-2105 sleds. Please note that the set includes different sleds! But that's what we need. You will also need:
Bolts М8х20 13pcs
Spring washers and flat washers M8 13pcs
M8 nuts 13pcs
Steel strip 50x4 a couple of meters (you can use thicker)
Drill
Drilling machine
Welding semiautomatic device
Cutting machine (Bulgarian)
Open-end wrench set

Preliminary marking how to arrange everything.
We remove or move to the side the regular insulation - it will interfere for now.
We try to move the seat as close to the middle of the car as possible.
Firstly, the driver will be located further from the door, and secondly, more coaxial, if I may say so about the convenience of landing when the steering wheel is not shifted to the right. BUT! We take into account that we still need to open and close the engine hood. You won't be able to gain much, but 40-50mm is possible.

Cut off the protruding small triangular bracket from the runner that does not have fixation. We make 4 platforms from the strip with an M10 hole for attaching the slide. Having protected the fabric and the base of the seat with a non-combustible material, we weld the pads (welding places are circled in red). We cut off standard mounts using angle grinders. Shown by white arrows.

The location of the seat mounting adapter plates on the machine.

We drill the necessary holes in the body with a drill, fix it with hardware.
Please note that the left long bracket (strip) has a third hole in the inclined part from the battery side. And in the right rear plate, before installing it on the body, you must put a bolt for attaching the runner.

Next, we install the seat and fasten it with bolts. We check everything finally. We paint the brackets (optional), protect the thread of the bolts that go into the arch, return the insulation-noise insulation.
We haven’t done it yet, because the machine is in operation and plans to strengthen the standard vibration isolation with Standardplast sheet materials, closing the unprotected places remaining from the installation of the sled.

Right adjustable skid.
The control handle is very conveniently nestled in a niche and does not interfere.

Left runner.
You can see the place on it where the triangular bracket was cut off. You can turn the runner itself 180g, then the cut will not be noticeable.

Moved all the way back.

Moved fully forward.
The stroke was 220mm! This is even more than the old trouser seats. And now access to the battery niche in one motion. There is no need to turn the backrest tilt knob.
The increase in seat height is only about 20mm.
Now the plans are to use the second half of the set of sleds for the front passenger.

If you are the owner of old UAZ models, then there are a large number of companies that will improve the UAZ loaf interior. In just a few days, professional craftsmen will replace old inconvenient accessories with modern models, which will not only add comfort during long trips, but also additional safety.

The entire process of interior modernization should be carried out sequentially. There are several main steps worth working on:

• Set up a comfortable seat or sofas
• Replace the dashboard
• Install comfortable partitions to separate the interior areas
• Replace floor coverings and body cladding
• Install shelves and handrails to add convenience to passengers
• Replace the steering wheel

In fact, modern industry and the genius of designers allow tuning the UAZ loaf interior for an infinitely long time. By far the most important limiting factor is the amount of funds available.

Changing the trim of the UAZ "Bukhanka"

Typically, the manufacturer will lining the cabin with carpet or similar material, but during hunting or fishing such material will be excessively contaminated. Usually they replace it with:

• Plywood
• Sheet steel
• Wood sheets
• Aluminum sheets

Each material has its own advantages and disadvantages, but corrugated aluminum sheets are most commonly used. This material is ideal as it is easy to clean and does not corrode.

Of course, if the ability of the interior to wash is not critical for you, then you can easily choose any other material. Today you can find on the Internet on the request "UAZ loaf tuning salon photo" a huge number of photographs in which you can evaluate the visual characteristics of the material.

Replacement of seats in the UAZ cabin

The seats, which were developed by the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, have a terrible design and are absolutely not suitable for extreme off-road travel. Even the driver, who accurately assesses the road situation, has a hard time - after an hour of such a trip, the muscles suffer from discomfort.

It makes no sense to repair or improve the "native" seats. Absolutely all workshops replace them with better quality foreign or domestic models. When choosing seats, remember that not all seats are suitable for UAZ "Loafs", as their width is important.
Pay attention not only to the price of the selected chairs, but also to their quality, material and performance. Situations often arise when the replaced seats interfere with the opening of the bonnet to access the engine, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Replacing the steering wheel

The standard steering wheel is quite inconvenient and cumbersome, which significantly affects the comfort of driving such a car. The steering wheel on the UAZ loaf can be improved in several ways:

• By installing the steering wheel from another vehicle
• By placing the fabric braid
• By installing a sports steering wheel

There are many domestic models of sports steering wheels that significantly improve vehicle handling in off-road conditions. There are leather and rubberized options that you can easily install.

The choice of a new steering wheel is limited only by its cost and the availability of certification documents that allow the use of this device.

Remember that in the absence of the latter, you will not be able to pass a technical inspection, which will subsequently impose a number of restrictions on the use of such a vehicle.

Improvement of the passenger compartment

It is important to upgrade not only the driver's part of the car, but also to provide passengers with sufficient comfort. In fact, the space of the salon becomes your second home during an extreme trip.

Today you can create a comfortable salon with all the necessary contents, where you can easily spend the night. Craftsmen can easily place a large number of wardrobes and a number of sleeping places there.

These design changes have little to no impact on the car's ride quality - you have nothing to worry about on long journeys.

To solve the problem of energy efficiency, a hatch is often cut into the roof of the cabin. The hatch opening gives additional access to sunlight and light, which significantly reduces fuel consumption for lighting. On a hot day, the open hatch will give a breath of fresh air, which will make your passengers immensely happy. In addition, hunters can shoot game without leaving the car.

So, despite the fact that the UAZ Bukhanka salon in its factory version is rather inconvenient, today's technologies allow turning it into a work of art. Rest assured that these improvements will turn hunting or fishing into a real vacation, during which you can truly enjoy the company of your friends.

At UAZ Loaf, tuning the body and interior is not particularly difficult and can be done on your own. Car remodeling is attractive because of the ease of making changes, the availability of spare parts and the necessary equipment. Having excellent cross-country ability and a reliable power plant, the car is deprived of comfort, since it was designed for law enforcement agencies, the transportation of oil workers and geologists. Therefore, most of the forces and resources are spent on modifications to the UAZ-452, which create comfortable conditions for the driver and passengers.

Body tuning

The appearance of the car gives the impression of its owner.

Technique design can take place in several directions:

1. Application of protective or camouflage paint. A summer or winter option is selected depending on priorities.
2. Installation of a snorkel to overcome water obstacles.
3. Installation of powerful halogen or LED headlights.
4. Strengthening the frame by welding steel plates to factory joints.

A time consuming but interesting solution is converting the closed van into a convertible. In this case, the installation of powerful safety arcs and tailoring of an awning are provided.

These are the main areas of body modification. There are still some details that affect the exterior and functionality of the vehicle.

DIY trunk

In order not to fill the useful space inside the body with camping things, it is advisable to make a large expeditionary trunk with a ladder on the roof of the car.

For work you will need:

• roulette;
• welding machine;
• bulgarian;
• square;
• spanners;
• screwdriver;
• drill;
• paint;
• paint brush;
• shaped pipes.

After drawing up the drawing of the product, blanks are cut. Then welding, cleaning, painting, installation of the trunk and its attachment to the frame and safety arcs are carried out.

Bumper

If you plan to use the car for driving in hard-to-reach terrain, then it is necessary to equip a reliable protection for the radiator, which can be pierced by a tree trunk or other solid object. The best option is a lattice made of shaped pipes.

See " How to make a snow plow on a UAZ with your own hands

A preliminary drawing of the bumper for the UAZ-452 is made, which indicates the configuration, place and method of attachment to the frame. Painting is done with black paint or body tone. It is advisable to remake the rear bumper into a step for the convenience of loading people and luggage.

Interior trim

The internal space inside the body of the UAZ Baton is large enough to accommodate comfortable soft chairs, kitchen furniture and appliances for cooking. The interior trim of the UAZ Loaf should start with replacing the inner lining and installing more powerful electrical wiring. It is advisable to paste over the floor, walls, doors, ceiling with heat-insulating materials and upholstery with leather or its equivalent. Autonomous lighting with night mode will not interfere. At UAZ Loaf, tuning the salon with your own hands is a matter of taste.

At UAZ Loaf, the tuning of the interior is not limited to external and internal trim. Such a useful alteration as a shelf will make the transfers and life at rest much more convenient and pleasant. The best option is to place it above the windshield. With a width of 145 cm, the product has a depth of 20 cm and a height of 12 cm.

In the plywood shelf, niches are made for the following devices:

• radio tape recorders;
• hours;
• columns;
• small things;
• spotlights;
• light switch.

The resulting part is pasted over with foam rubber and upholstered with fabric.

Sofa

If the car is intended for hunters and fishermen, you do not need to spend money on purchased products.

The alteration is done like this:

• remove the old fabric and filler from the seats and backs;
• apply a 10 cm layer of foam rubber on the bases;
• upholstery with tarpaulin.

The result is soft and durable resting places.

To achieve greater comfort, folding sofas are made, which, after transformation, occupy all or a large area of \u200b\u200bthe floor in the salon. Upholstered furniture is made from timber, plywood and foam rubber. Depending on the chosen design, the sofas can be folded forward or to the side. The base is fastened with bolts to steel rails screwed to the frame.

A car known to Russians as UAZ 452 "loaf", was created as a vehicle for escorting a tank column. The body of the minibus, designed to overcome tank ruts, turned out to be durable, although uncomfortable. Well, service in the army is not a vacation in a sanatorium! But in the running relation " loaf»Proved to be flawless: easily withstanding cruising 80-90 km / h on asphalt, at a reduced speed UAZ without hesitation overcame off-road.

True, to connect the front drive, the driver had to jump out of the cab and bend over with a wrench at the wheel hubs, but after the tightness of the driver's seat, such a warm-up is a joy!

Alas! The biggest problem UAZ 452 - user inconvenience. That is why, first of all, we consider actual examples tuning of the UAZ salon.

UAZ "loaf" gains comfort

When designing a cabin UAZ the designers were guided by the anthropometric data of the soldiers of the early 50s. There is nothing surprising in the fact that our tall contemporaries do not fit well into the standards of the middle of the last century. So start tuning UAZ "loaf" with the modernization of the driver's seat - an extremely correct, as Lenin would say, a decision.

Driver's seat in UAZserial production is shifted to the left relative to the steering column axis. The most ingenious tuning designs move the seat against the engine compartment lid. To make the hood lift without difficulty, the seat is easily removable.

Replacing the bulky stock steering wheel appears to be an urgent need. UAZlast years of release on a compact steering wheel from a passenger car. The installation of the power steering facilitates the use of a small diameter steering wheel.

In trends tuningdashboard UAZ two directions are visible. Adherents of ceremonial splendor veneer everything that can be reached with corrugated aluminum sheet.

Since 1.5mm aluminum is attached to the metal of the body on top of plastic noise insulation, the car becomes noticeably quieter. Cleaning of the interior is made easier and trunk of UAZ... With the proper professionalism of the performers, the aesthetics of the interior increases.

Fans of ergonomic comfort use injury-safe materials. The complication of forms is beneficial to the initially expressionless salon. The space for instruments and glove boxes on such a panel is larger than before. Converted UAZ much more convenient than the original version!

Converting the engine compartment lid into a small items tray is an inexpensive and extremely useful redesign.

Keeping your finger on the pulse of all vehicle systems is the most important task of the driver UAZ 452... Easy-to-read instrument readings are the key to confident control of equipment in the most difficult conditions!

Above the windshield, there is a place suitable for placing speakers, radio, stationary radio and other auxiliary electronics. Use it! Options for reforming the upper cabin space " loaves"- a great many!

The console, built symmetrically to the engine compartment, will help to place a lot of information screens and control knobs for the heating system - more precisely, heating systems. Complete tuning UAZ "loaf", especially for hunting and fishing, is impossible without installing additional heaters!

Heating tuning UAZ 452

Experienced drivers know: in terms of thermal regime, an old one UAZ 452 - a machine of infernal cunning! In frosty winters, the engine, open from below to all winds, was hypothermic, and therefore the driver did not allow themselves to aggravate the situation by heating the cab. In the summer, the engine, being hidden from the blow-through, overheated - and in order to drive and not boil, the drivers turned on the stove ...

True, all the hardships and hardships fell to the lot of the front riders. IN body « loaves», As a rule, at any time of the year the temperature remained close to the outboard temperature. That's why tuning UAZ 452 always accompanied by the installation of an auxiliary heater for the passenger compartment. True, sometimes the alteration takes extreme forms ...

Potbelly stove behind the driver's back? Such tuning UAZ may seem ridiculous. However, the method can be justified, firstly, by driving on the taiga off-road - after all, there is more firewood in the forest than gasoline. And secondly, a wood-burning stove (though not a stove after all) is quite suitable for heating a caravan.

In all other cases, an autonomous vehicle interior heater that runs on liquid fuel helps.

Problems inherent in thermoregulation of the old 72-strong uAZ engine, disappear with the replacement of the motor with a new 98-horsepower model.

So that it becomes quiet in the cabin

Corrugated aluminum sheet, widely used in SUV tuning (take a look at the interior of the tuned Niva on the page), helps to reduce the noise level in the cab UAZ 452.

The popular and relatively inexpensive one and a half millimeter sheet of corrugated aluminum is of little use for laying on the floor of a car - due to its natural plasticity and instability to abrasive wear.

Tuning equipment for UAZ 452

If desired in body of UAZ 452 you can install a wardrobe and a double bed, which in the daytime is transformed into other pieces of upholstered furniture.

A kitchen corner with a small refrigerator (in the photo it is blue), a container with drinking water, a microwave oven and an electric stove will harmoniously complement the comfort of those traveling in UAZ 452.

In most cases " loaf»Is used for travel to places where an air mattress is sufficient for sleeping, and a kettle over a fire replaces the kitchen. Fishing and hunting option tuning UAZ 452 today is in demand more than ever!

The wide upper hatch is a necessary accessory for the hunting vehicle. Harsh shutter click sounding from the roof UAZ "loaves", able to embarrass both elk and bear, and even a car inspector... In addition, the hatch will serve as a saving exit if the hunt did not go according to the script and the participants in the action confused who should be chasing whom.

Prey hunting, successful fishing - these are trophies! And the trophies need to be put somewhere. Experienced hunters provide a well-closing prey compartment in the car. Often in isolated the trunk of the UAZ there is a trench tool, a spare wheel. Weapons and ammunition can be transported in lockers under the floor of the compartment.

The game, however, has one unpleasant feature ... Many animals (and even fish) have such a pungent smell that there is no way to transport them inside the car.

Trunk and other awnings for UAZ 452

Roof rack for UAZable to help out in a wide variety of situations. In addition to transporting a considerable load, the outer trunk can become a platform for arranging an ambush. It can be covered with an awning and used as a safe sleeping place during the warm season. Besides, trunk for UAZ protects the roof from damage when crossing dense thickets.

But there is one danger. In user circles, the idea of \u200b\u200binstalling on the trunk of the UAZ 452 electric winches.

Don't make a fatal mistake! Do not install on the trunk of the "loaf" winches! Otherwise, removing from the roof, for example, a spare tire, which is usually dropped - and that's it! - will turn into a long and difficult adventure.

To remove the spare wheel with a winch, you will have to:

Climb up and bring the device into working position;

Hook the wheel;

Lower the wheel to the ground;

Go down to unhook the wheel;

Go upstairs, wind up the rope;

Return the device from the working position to the transport position;

Get off the roof.

However, all this is only physical education useful for health. The highlight of interaction with any winch, devoid of a mechanical rope stacker, is flaking, that is, jamming of a tightly wound cable among semi-free turns. Eliminating sagging is an all-consuming fun activity, but traumatic for the hands and dangerous for the psyche.

For what uAZ trunk definitely worth using - so this is to install additional headlights. It's up to you to put several scattered light sources or mount a ready-made block. You will find several successful options for tuning "chandeliers" in the article on the page.

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The production of the legendary UAZ-452 began back in 1965. The Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant took the following task - to create the most reliable and durable car that could easily cope with every obstacle on the way. UAZ engineers managed to cope with this task - a car like a bread "loaf" was excellent for such tasks as escorting tank columns.

It was quite normal that in those distant times the main forces of production and the thoughts of engineers were aimed at creating a very simple, but at the same time to the limit of a reliable car, therefore, very little time was devoted to the comfort of the cabin and the ease of use of the car. Many domestic motorists in our hour would prefer such a car, rather than modern counterparts from abroad. The reasons are generally even wider: a fairly low price tag, an acceptable level of reliability, ease of use, unlimited possibilities for manifestations of imagination, which is important in such a task as tuning the UAZ loaf interior.

• You can carry out the following tuning of the salon:
• Replace the factory seats, or sheathe them with such material as foam rubber;
• Installing a new steering wheel with reinforcements;
• Perform thermal insulation;
• Install the cabin hatch;
• Replace the dashboard;
• Install additional equipment.
• Replacing native seats

It is important that the seats are reasonably compact, otherwise the control of the loaf will be inconvenient. If constant trips are planned on the vehicle, then you can even organize berths or a folding table. It is desirable to modify the rear passenger compartment with new lighting. Interior lampshades are capable of instantly planting any batteries, so it is recommended to replace standard bulbs with LED-type solutions.

Most car owners like the Gazelle's steering wheel, but without additional modifications it will be too high. Alternatively, a steering wheel specially adapted for the loaf is fitted. At the moment, such things can be found literally in any car store. If you do not have the desire or opportunity to replace the steering wheel, it is enough to limit yourself to an ordinary rim sheath.

Tuning the car interior of this model can also be heat insulated. It will take not so much time to work - you just need to lay plywood, foam rubber and insulation material. Expanded polystyrene is quite suitable as a heater. It is quite lightweight and easy to lay in hard-to-reach parts of the loaf due to the flexible properties of this material.

You can equip an UAZ loaf with a do-it-yourself photo of a loaf of different colors, since there is plenty of room. It will also be possible to arrange a hatch for constantly fresh air flows. Here, a welding machine, a drill and, of course, an angle grinder will be used. You will have to work painstakingly, but the results will exceed all imaginable expectations.