Recent content by noveske

The project is coming along nice and slow. The engine is in, rigged, and about to set the cab back on. We put the radiator in the back on a pump motor, and are routing air intake up the back of the cab. Sorry for the delay, I have been super busy, and putting pics up takes forever with...

The shop doing the work, RPM Diesel, does their own machining. Right now, the engine is hanging from a forklift, and about to be dropped on to the new engine mounts. We are cutting out the old mounts where they mount to the frame, and replacing with new angle iron so we get a little more width...

The engine is getting mounted. From the position in the pics, it will go down about 1.5" and forward about 2". We may mount the turbo on the side, not sure yet. Pretty fun. See the adaptor to take the old drive line.

Good. Waiting for a few more parts to come in. The fly wheel and beep housing just came in.

Yeah, I miss the sound of the engine. I put a straight muffler on mine too. But, I am sure I will like the sound one of the new one. Hard to argue with a winding up turbo.

And a link to my YouTube channel. I think there are 5 with the Tatra. YouTube - holeyland's channel

Here is a link to one of my videos. YouTube - Some Redneck Surfing in the back of a Tatra 813

Crank centerline to the top of the engines are within an inch of each other.

16.00R21 Tubeless Goodyear You can find them on the Goodyear industrial site on a size search.

So, I am an idiot and all, and I let my super sweet 813 engine meet its maker's maker. So rather than fuss around with OEM parts and all, I am dropping in a Cummins 8.3L Turbo. It puts out about 50% more power depending on how it is tuned, and hopefully is a little lighter. The gear box and...

I have an 813 in Southern Oregon. Any idea how many there are in the area besides yours? Just joined this site. Wish I would have known about it sooner. Nice to have a local resource.

My 813 is plated as a collectible, the harder thing was insurance. I have it on my ag policy.