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May 30th, 2006, 00:31

AS the odd one of you may know I am taking part in a rally in july-september (rougthly as is the details ), called the Russian Roulette Rally. We are driving from Swindon in Wiltshire (in england) to vladivostok, on the far side of russia and th globe,

heres a highly detailed and very proffesional looking map of our route (although its changed quite a bit now )

and our itinery:-
Preliminary Itinerary:

14th July) ENGLAND - Cerimonial start at the Magic Roundabout, Swindon
FRANCE
BELGIUM
GERMANY Cologne
15th) AUSTRIA Vienna
16th) HUNGARY
ROMANIA
BULGARIA?
17th + 18th) BULGARIA?
TURKEY Instanbul
19th) Ankara
20th) Karakose

21st) IRAN Tabriz
22nd) Tehran
23rd) Gorgan
24th) Quchan

25th) TURKMENISTAN Asgabat
26th) Tedzen
27th) Mary
28th) Turkmenabat

29th) UZBEKISTAN Bohoro
30th) Samarkand
31st +1st August) Tashkent

2nd) KAZAKHSTAN Taras
3rd + 4th) Almaty x2
5th) Taldykorgan
6th) Ajaguz
7th) Semey

8th) RUSSIA Rubcovsk
9th + 10th) Barnaul x2
11th) Gorno-Altajsk
12th) Tasanta

13th...) MONGOLIA: Bayan-Olgii - Ulaangom - Zuungov - Tsagaan Uul - Moron - Bulgan - Ulaanbaatar - Sukhbaatar

Later) RUSSIA: Ulan Ude - Chita - Skovorodino - Belogorsk - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok.

Total distance: a piffling 13,000 miles... as easy as driving from Land's End to John O'Groats 15 times without using roads.

Nutts hey

Right so heres where you guys come in, I have just bought myself a fine steed of a car, a 1988 740GL with a B200E with a not even run in 155k miles on the clock, mot till the day we leave (So hope we leave on time, still unsure whether I need one in europe, as far as MOT garages are concerned they don't know, the postoffice doesn't know, and neither does the dvla website!!), and tax good aswell.
There are a few bits I need, namely:-

1) 4 spare wheels and tyres with some tread on, must hold air well, and not be perished as its damn hot over there, and they'll explode

2) Some extra fog lights, and a swivel light/big ass 12v floodlight for camping purposes

3) A RADIO, I'm going nuts listening to this cassette I found in a junk yard, its Now thats what I call music 43, from like 1998, ITS HORRIBLE!! PLEASE GOD HELP ME OUT WITH AN MP3 CD PLAYER!!! (I will pay for this, but something cheap and nasty, that works would be nice )

4) I think I need a new rear windscreen motor, and a way to get into it without breaking the trim off, (appears I have to remove handle? but i can't get a screwdriver in there?)

5) spare bulbs, wiper blades, fuses (already got), starter solenoid possibly, already nicked a good starter and alternator off a B230ET I am selling, might have solenoid from it too, but not sure it is compatable with teh B200E. And random electrical junk that could go wrong

6) a sunroof seal please!!!! car has been parked under a garage in a previous life so been OK, I have no such garage and good looking roof liner is wrecked after just four days outside , I had UK weather

7) a fresh cam belt, and maybe some aux belts for spares (used is good)

8) A sub woofer, or maybe some big PA speakers to blast out some random tunes (i.e AVANT HARD to some cart driving mongolians?? ), this is semi serious, we are trying to get some sort of party thing going as apparently the irani's don't have parties, so we are going to take it to them, so strobes, neons, smoke effects, lasers, flashy things and lots of sound would help

9) A SUMP GUARD OR SHEET METAL SO I CAN FABricate my own underside protection, Ithought these cars had lots of ground clearance, however yesterday I knocked the rear exhaust off on a speedbump with just two large guys in the back and me, no extra gear,

10) some way of stiffening and raising suspension up a bit, to protect underside of car, and give us mud crawling clearance

11) a snorkel kit, sounds mad but the rivers in siberia and east russia are in full flood in summer/ late summer as siberia thaw's out annually

12) a gearknob that stays on the end of the gearstick

13) air filter, oil filters, spare plugs, ht leads, unwanted distributors, maybe used but still working good etc, random sensors that may go bust, A headgasket kit, maybe been open a while, put on a car, then taken off cos someone put it on upside down (not mentioning names ) basically service stuff that people don't want, or won't put on their car because its tarnished etc

14)LUCK, we need the luck of the irish to drive a mer car along 13000miles of back breaking stuff (Well the last 3k miles will be hell, averaging maybe 60miles a day, probably less, as apposed to the first months traveeling which will average a more prosperous 300-350 a day

15) OH and I also need a front right suspension damper, I think mines wrecked as that corner of the car bounces up at every bump

I thank anyone who can help me and my co driver, we are raising money for TARUD (rallies official charity, also known as cliveaid ) AND SEND A COW,, , AGAIN THANK YOU ALL!!!!

oh and I live in the north east of the UK in sunderland

imac · May 30th, 2006, 00:34

You will definately need an MOT abroad. You may find some of the border controls may be funny if you don't have your FULL documentation with you. I'd get it MOT'd for only £40 quid to save hassle.

Best do a few copies too!

Sounds like an awesome trip!

May 30th, 2006, 00:31	#1
faster4_tec Guest Location:	The official RRR donation thread AS the odd one of you may know I am taking part in a rally in july-september (rougthly as is the details ), called the Russian Roulette Rally. We are driving from Swindon in Wiltshire (in england) to vladivostok, on the far side of russia and th globe, heres a highly detailed and very proffesional looking map of our route (although its changed quite a bit now ) and our itinery:- Preliminary Itinerary: 14th July) ENGLAND - Cerimonial start at the Magic Roundabout, Swindon FRANCE BELGIUM GERMANY Cologne 15th) AUSTRIA Vienna 16th) HUNGARY ROMANIA BULGARIA? 17th + 18th) BULGARIA? TURKEY Instanbul 19th) Ankara 20th) Karakose 21st) IRAN Tabriz 22nd) Tehran 23rd) Gorgan 24th) Quchan 25th) TURKMENISTAN Asgabat 26th) Tedzen 27th) Mary 28th) Turkmenabat 29th) UZBEKISTAN Bohoro 30th) Samarkand 31st +1st August) Tashkent 2nd) KAZAKHSTAN Taras 3rd + 4th) Almaty x2 5th) Taldykorgan 6th) Ajaguz 7th) Semey 8th) RUSSIA Rubcovsk 9th + 10th) Barnaul x2 11th) Gorno-Altajsk 12th) Tasanta 13th...) MONGOLIA: Bayan-Olgii - Ulaangom - Zuungov - Tsagaan Uul - Moron - Bulgan - Ulaanbaatar - Sukhbaatar Later) RUSSIA: Ulan Ude - Chita - Skovorodino - Belogorsk - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok. Total distance: a piffling 13,000 miles... as easy as driving from Land's End to John O'Groats 15 times without using roads. Nutts hey Right so heres where you guys come in, I have just bought myself a fine steed of a car, a 1988 740GL with a B200E with a not even run in 155k miles on the clock, mot till the day we leave (So hope we leave on time, still unsure whether I need one in europe, as far as MOT garages are concerned they don't know, the postoffice doesn't know, and neither does the dvla website!!), and tax good aswell. There are a few bits I need, namely:- 1) 4 spare wheels and tyres with some tread on, must hold air well, and not be perished as its damn hot over there, and they'll explode 2) Some extra fog lights, and a swivel light/big ass 12v floodlight for camping purposes 3) A RADIO, I'm going nuts listening to this cassette I found in a junk yard, its Now thats what I call music 43, from like 1998, ITS HORRIBLE!! PLEASE GOD HELP ME OUT WITH AN MP3 CD PLAYER!!! (I will pay for this, but something cheap and nasty, that works would be nice ) 4) I think I need a new rear windscreen motor, and a way to get into it without breaking the trim off, (appears I have to remove handle? but i can't get a screwdriver in there?) 5) spare bulbs, wiper blades, fuses (already got), starter solenoid possibly, already nicked a good starter and alternator off a B230ET I am selling, might have solenoid from it too, but not sure it is compatable with teh B200E. And random electrical junk that could go wrong 6) a sunroof seal please!!!! car has been parked under a garage in a previous life so been OK, I have no such garage and good looking roof liner is wrecked after just four days outside , I had UK weather 7) a fresh cam belt, and maybe some aux belts for spares (used is good) 8) A sub woofer, or maybe some big PA speakers to blast out some random tunes (i.e AVANT HARD to some cart driving mongolians?? ), this is semi serious, we are trying to get some sort of party thing going as apparently the irani's don't have parties, so we are going to take it to them, so strobes, neons, smoke effects, lasers, flashy things and lots of sound would help 9) A SUMP GUARD OR SHEET METAL SO I CAN FABricate my own underside protection, Ithought these cars had lots of ground clearance, however yesterday I knocked the rear exhaust off on a speedbump with just two large guys in the back and me, no extra gear, 10) some way of stiffening and raising suspension up a bit, to protect underside of car, and give us mud crawling clearance 11) a snorkel kit, sounds mad but the rivers in siberia and east russia are in full flood in summer/ late summer as siberia thaw's out annually 12) a gearknob that stays on the end of the gearstick 13) air filter, oil filters, spare plugs, ht leads, unwanted distributors, maybe used but still working good etc, random sensors that may go bust, A headgasket kit, maybe been open a while, put on a car, then taken off cos someone put it on upside down (not mentioning names ) basically service stuff that people don't want, or won't put on their car because its tarnished etc 14)LUCK, we need the luck of the irish to drive a mer car along 13000miles of back breaking stuff (Well the last 3k miles will be hell, averaging maybe 60miles a day, probably less, as apposed to the first months traveeling which will average a more prosperous 300-350 a day 15) OH and I also need a front right suspension damper, I think mines wrecked as that corner of the car bounces up at every bump I thank anyone who can help me and my co driver, we are raising money for TARUD (rallies official charity, also known as cliveaid ) AND SEND A COW,, , AGAIN THANK YOU ALL!!!! oh and I live in the north east of the UK in sunderland

May 30th, 2006, 00:34	#2
imac Premier Member Last Online: Sep 19th, 2009 21:23 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hove, Actually.	You will definately need an MOT abroad. You may find some of the border controls may be funny if you don't have your FULL documentation with you. I'd get it MOT'd for only £40 quid to save hassle. Best do a few copies too! Sounds like an awesome trip! __________________ MY97 S70 T5 CD - Now with added Milltek!

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