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That's looking really smart - is the cab going yellow too?

Looking good! The winch guide is called a fairlead. I finally made contact with Tatra today, their tech director is translating the answers to all my questions and will mail me next week!

I think it's mostly the ball joint on the gear lever slopping about, I don't know if it's adjustment or replacement needed though. The guy had adjusted it recently for a similar reason but he may have gone a tad too far. I tried to get in touch with Tatra today to run the serial number past...

Well here's an update from my weekend - been to see the T813 Duncan located for me but have not come home with a new set of keys. There is a lot to think about... in the meantime, here's some pictures: The overall condition is good, mechanically I can believe the 1100km / 360 hours shown on...

Well the tunnel is booked so we're going to be descending on your friend to look at his truck on Sunday morning.

Duncan, you should have an e-mail in your inbox shortly about off-roading. It's worth saying that NO vehicle, regardless of the strength of the cab, is going to protect you in a rollover without a cage. They are weak tin boxes perched above very heavy machinery, and when you roll they get...

First off, I am not an expert (as anyone who's seen me drive will confirm:roll:) but I will try to pass on some basic stuff that holds for most things. I will e-mail you PDF's on off-road driving that we put together for the Land Rover club newsletter, they cover pretty much everything. Axle...

I don't think we could take it right away - I would need to organise transport & storage. I would probably leave a deposit & come back to collect. If you need off-road driving advice then just ask, I'm actually a trained off-road driver (doesn't stop me getting stuck!) Obviously some stuff is a...

I would very much hope the engine turns the same way whether you're going forwards or backwards :-D and is that clockwise looking forward from behind or from the front bumper looking back? I'm going for a look with a view to buying, obviously the buying will depend on how the looking goes...

Going over to see the dutch one this weekend if all goes to plan, piccies will follow! Incidentally, on my overdrive plans can anyone tell me the rotation direction of the engine (EG "clockwise as viewed looking from the rear") as it affects the loadings on the gears.

Should anyone be looking for another Tatra, I told the owner of the one I didn't buy that I would spread the word, so here it is! Long story short the guy wants more for this than I felt was worth it (I couldn't afford to buy it AND then bring it up to standard), but someone else may want it so...

An important factor - the point of buying one would be to save driving 4000km in a fully laden Land Rover, which is no more comfortable and not much more economical :roll: Only half the km's are boring, the rest more than make up for it though :-D

That's what credit cards are for :D In all seriousness, the biggest cost of the trip is ~4000km worth of fuel. If you can handle that, the rest is not too bad (we have to get ferries to the mainland of Europe, you're already there).

EU laws apply until we hit Russia ;-) we're not after racing about the place but sometimes we do have to "make progress" given the unique timescales we usually work to - This was us doing an emergency run when we realised the race car hadn't been refuelled since the border and was due on stage...

Three reasons: 1 - Jez's Deutz will do 100kph, and we'll be in convoy 2 - You can't fit a race car and service crew on the back of a sports bike 3 - Russia is a long way away at 80kph :-P Edited to add: I found this bit that looks like an air line antifreeze injector, 14 euros...

Duncan - top tips yet again, Dunquerke is 130gbp, HvH to Harwich is 400! Guess that solves that problem ;) I found Freight Ferries have some very good prices, and compared to the official ferry websites which won't give you a quote at all it's great :roll: The contact who knows about upping the...

The only issue is that the truck has no Dutch paperwork so can't be driven on the road. I don't know what the Dutch system is like, whether getting some paperwork is possible/practical or if there's no point trying. I'm waiting to see which option works best: - Local low loader to the docks...

AirPro seems to be the cheapest for most things, they do "normal" and "extra flexible" hose. Thanks for the lead on the other T813, it's looking much more promising :-D just the logistics of getting it home to worry about really.

I know some places do a sale-or-return deal on fittings, they chuck a load of assorted fittings at you & you give back what you don't use. Two more names of fittings & bits for you: Norgren & AirPro. As a guide my HypHose catalogue lists 100m coils of 6mm hose at £66 + VAT(15%) and 30m coils...

Seems a bit pricey - over here 6mm (O.D.) nylon is ~62p/m (70 Euro cents), maybe cheaper if you buy a lot and speak nicely to teh chaps behind the counter. Remember you need to match the bore size of the old pipes, not the outside diameter. The flexi rubber bits may be fat but I'll bet the walls...