It’s Saturday – just under a week to go before the trip. Our car has been held up with various garages around the country but the majority of the work has not been done.
Sergej and Maris - our mechanics getting the beast ready for her trip
So Sergej and Maris, our resident mechanics now have the unenviable task of getting the beast ready in under a week. We have gone wildly over budget with the repairs added to which a lot of parts have been discontinued and some others need to come from Japan. Alex has spent the past two days non-stop on the phone sourcing aftermarket parts from backyard spares sellers, breakers garages and farmhouses scattered around the UK. Will the car be ready in time? Look at the photos and make your bet!
New springs and shocks being installed.
The underbody of The Beast
We added an all important snorkel so we can fjord rivers when we reach western Mongolia, which has no paved roads.