paulob1 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 okay bought myself a star 266 1974...lovely truck, been tarted up byu moto, but she has everything on her, jack, crow bar, winch, tow ropes emergency lights everything and a lovely plastic tarp sheet over the cargo hold...it has a dual exhaust and diff locks on all axles....unique as they normally only have a diff lock on the back four wheels...not difficult to fit a diff lock to the front but still it all done...and painted in a lovely Polish camo effect... the UAZ has been treated and painted, looks good, and drives fine, the gearbox linkage is a bit iffy and thrid is a bit tricky to locate if your in a rush....but otherwise she is fine, even have the spotters periscope...it was an Spotting FOP for the artillery. 800 miles in a vehicle we have so far done just about 20 miles in...she will do 70 miles tomorrow and hopefully if anything goes wrong it can be sorted then...I will have tow ropes and may just may buy a 5 ton trailer to put her on the back just in case it does break down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 :-DSafe trip! Remember keep the greasy side down and the shiny side up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreadavide Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I've driven my UAZ 69B for thaousand of kilometres up and down Italy and never had any problem. Enjoy your ride! Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Good luck lads, not jealous at all here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 go read my post the drive to end all drives, in MV Chatter it was not easy at all...and whilst i am sure the UAZ will be fixed it was a real pain it dying on us.,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 You know the old saying 'It isn't really yours till you've had to fix it'! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastblock Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I wouldn't put any trust in Pa-Ko's mechanical skills if I were you. I know a good mechanic in Poznan if you still plan to drive back to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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