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From what I can make out from various sources (including a tech guy at Tatra) the later 19L 930-17 engine was multi-fuel, and I would have though a 1980 truck would have it? Any info on when they were actually fitted is of course very welcome! Seems the number after the - denotes fuel type, -3...

You're a scholar and a gentleman :-D Frankly if someone showed me an 813 I could drive home for 5k I'd be there in a cloud of tyre smoke! My only real criteria are a crew cab and a multi-fuel engine. This is the one I missed this morning: TATRA 813 on eBay (end time 13-Sep-09 12:55:59 BST)

This is the problem - everything I can find suggests I *should* be able to buy one easily, but no bugger with trucks for sale ever seems to want to answer an e-mail! :evil:

I would go for push-fit nylon hose, as used on most modern stuff & in a lot of industry. It's much easier to work with (& replace if needed), cheap to buy and comes in a variety of colours so tracing things becomes much easier. You may need to buy some new fittings but they're not expensive and...

Depending on condition I can go to about 8000gbp (9000eur), I know it's maybe not the best budget for one of these things but from what I've seen there are trucks out there for that sort of money - it's just that no-one seems to want to answer e-mails! :evil: I'm not fussed about fully restored...

Well, I'm becoming intensely frustrated to be honest :-( beginning to wonder if I'll actually manage to buy one! The seller of the one we looked at is still away (and I suspect he's going to want a lot more for the truck than it's worth). I found another one for sale in very good condition but...

Nice work! Don't be too quick to squash the old cab, you never know what may be needed (and we may want to steal the roof hatches and weld them in to something ;) )

In anything soft, momentum is the key. Sand really saps power, you have to keep moving or you'll just grind to a halt. Oh and if you do stop or get stuck, stop driving and try to reverse. If you spin the wheels you just dig a big hole! I'd say running with the rear diffs locked would probably...

Thanks for that, the manuals & other websites have been a bit vague about the gears, as I said in the Land Rover world it would not be unexpected to have crawl/normal gears as well as overdrive. That's what I meant, yes. In England the term is washers (yes, exactly the same word as washers...

Thanks for that Duncan, at least I know roughly how to start & drive the thing now without breaking something :-D the current owner (or rather, his brother who showed us round) didn't seem to know what to do with most of it beyond how to make it start & change gears. He told us not to touch the...

Inline airtool oilers are readily available though, so I'd guess one of those would do the job well enough. Edited to add: Does anyone know the wheel specs or PCD for the Tatra?

Since I've had no responses, can anyone furnish me with an English manual or parts book for the T813? Duncan very kindly sent me the German one which does help (I can understand the pictures at least:-P), but I'm still keen to get hold of the English version, if only to work out what all the...

Thanks Duncan, you're a star! Seeing that, it's not surprising we didn't spot it, it's a bit muddy & oily under there.

Well, I haven't heard anyone say the frame number is there yet, and I don't think we've looked there either! :roll: Is there any chance you could take a photo of it so I can show the owner where to look? Who thought buying a truck could be so complicated :razz:

Cheers John - several people have suggested going for MOT exemption but frankly for ~£100 a year I'd rather have a bit of paper and not need it than the other way round. Plus the Russian border guards like to see lots of official-looking paperwork, it makes them feel important (although...

Cheers Duncan, that is quite helpful as we've been trying to find the serial number with no avail - our friend at Tatra said it should be on the chassis, the manual says it should be on the driver's seat, and the only thing we can find is on the heater/bench seat base and looks like this: The...

I'll reproduce the fruits of today's phone calls to the DVLA and HMRC - once I managed to get through the lady on the phone was incredibly helpful, I hope her bosses don't find out as I believe it's a sackable offence at the DVLA :-O It was helpful to have your registration number as she was...

I don't suppose you have any of the old paperwork do you?

Thanks to John C I've asked some of this on the HMVF but I thought I'd ask here in case anyone can give me a direct answer from their own experiences. To import the Tatra we have some lovely DVLA/HMRC (Transport department / tax office:evil:) forms to fill in which ask all sorts of questions...

Here's a couple of links to do with exporting a vehicle, a few handy tips although it will obviously vary depending on where you're going from & to: Moving to Oz - Some questions please - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum Car shipping......... - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum