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Merry Christmas to you and your families from a very sunny Peru. We are are missing you all but having a ball. Best wishes and have a great New year from Neil and Pat. www.cloud9ontour.com

Poor guy, I know how he feels having capsized our truck in Chile earlier this year. I have the T shirt https://expeditionportal.com/guy-flips-unimog-in-big-bend-forcing-trail-closure/ Neil

This has nothing to do with Mercedes Benz so oppologies for that. We have met this couple in South America travelling in a 6wd Mowag 2.which is a very capable vehicle. Anyway they also make superb videos of their journey , probably the best amateur films I have seen. I think our regular group...

Here is how I did it on 1017a with OM352a engine. It might help others with similar engines

I am in Chile in a MB 1017a and as you might have seen from an earlier thread I have had some drama. I have managed to break two u bolts on my rear springs and although they have been repaired I am lion to source new ones. Does anyone know of an online company in Chile that I can look at and...

I can remember reading a thread where someone had kindly posted some links to suppliers of parts for older Mercedes Trucks. ( mainly unimog ) Dammed if I can find it now. Does anyone know of such suppliers or which thread it was on Many thanks in advance Neil

I am on bended knee. Does anyone have maintainance manuals for a Mercedes 917 AF, preferably on pdf that they could let me have. I am trying to help the widow of Ian ( regular poster called canals1964) who sadly passed away last year with the sale of the truck Long shot but It would really...

I have just received the very sad news that Ian Wooliscroft ,a friend of this forum has sadly passed away. I do not know any further details regarding the circumstances at this time, but can say that was unexpected. Ian was the owner of a Mercedes 917af in the UK and was a regular poster on...

Hi. I am looking to record our journeys via a GPS logger. unfortunately I am a bit lazy at updating our records so I am looking for a device that I can leave , connected to a power source permanently, in the vehicle that drops gps breadcrumbs constantly . Then when I have a spare moment I can...

I am looking to spend some time in my truck ,7.5t in Morocco later this year. My UK based insurance company don't appear to be too good at providing a green card. Does anyone know of a European or Moroccan Insurance company that I can contact in advance and try to source insurance . many...

For this e who have an interest I have completed a Blog of our Truck Build . I hope you enjoy it http://cloud9isborn.blogspot.co.uk/ Neil Essex UK

For this e who have an interest I have completed a Blog of our Truck Build . I hope you enjoy it http://cloud9isborn.blogspot.co.uk/ Neil Essex UK

I am looking to bring an overland truck to the North of the USA and Canada next year. It will have two diesel tanks ( external ) . My question for anyone local to these areas or has experience of cold temperatures is what is the best way to prevent diesel waxing in the tanks or the pipes. I...

Although I am an avid reader I am not a frequent poster on this forum but hope that some of you can offer advice. I am about to embark on constructing an Overland Camper based on a Truck. One of the base vehicles I am considering is the Iveco 110-16 AW ( Formerly the Magirus Deutz 168M11FAL )...

I have spent all day on the phone to various UK Agecies such as DVLA and VOSA etc trying to get a difinative answer as to how to import a previously un registered military truck from Germany into the UK. I am hoping to hear from someone who says " I did it last month and it's a peice of cake "...

Hi I am in the planning stages of an expedition camper. I originally planned to have a platform on the rear of the vehicle ( MB 1017 ) that would hold the spare tyres and a motorcycle ( Transalp style ) I am now thinking that it would be alot more secure if these were actually housed within...

I am in the planning stages of building an oveland camper on a flatbed truck The habitation cabin will be approx 5 mtrs long There appears to be two methods of construction for the cabin 1 Laminated GRP in sheet material with corner joints 2 Steel subframe ( Skeleton ) clad with sheet...

Hi New to this site, first post. I am about to embark on the construction of an overland camper which will be based on a Daimler Benz 1017A ex miltary vehicle. I am looking for any information that might point me towards a company that can construct the Habitation box for me. in GRP 5mt long...