808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Up early and off to collect a motor today. Its been postponed for over 2 months now, but todays the day for action. Stocked my bag with alcohol gel and tissues. Got a B&Q decorating mask if required. camryv6, Coprolalia, mat_the_cat and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Safe travels, brave solja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Breakfast on a thankfully deserted train. Coffee, bacon and sugar, all the major food groups covered. Other addictions are available. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk Split_Pin, spartacus, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Good man. Welders mask and gloves count has PPE. May put the vendor off but hey ho. camryv6 and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 VW new Beetle with Ronal teddy bear wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Safe to say, this is most definitely the quietest I have seen London underground. This is Waterloo . Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 And Embankment isn't much different. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk Split_Pin and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Blast from the past Dick Longbridge, warch, spartacus and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Hope you don't end up "Mission cancelled, gone for a pint" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Success. Behold the mighty beast Bask in the gloriousness of the Hilux. And you can GTF if you think I am doing a Woolard on that bumper. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk juular, jumpingjehovahs, spartacus and 23 others 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Nice! More pics when available please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Not seen one of them in ages, that’s a lovely thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 5 hours ago, taxi paul said: Good man. Welders mask and gloves count has PPE. May put the vendor off but hey ho. Can you imagine them opening the door, and you are wearing a full faced welding mask ? stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Well got home safely after a relativerly uneventful day. Last time I was in London, it was for a club event, so On a Mission seemed appropriate. A couple of quick snaps of the beast. She's a Mk3 SSRG KZN185, 3L intercooled with centre diff, overdrive and winter pack. One owner since import in 2004 and 16 years worth of history and receipts. It was undersealed on import and remarkably rust free. There are a number of minor battle scars, or "patination" to use the current popular euphemism. It has been used offroad and as a shooting wagon and offroad camper, so its to be expected, but theres nothing major. 149K on the clock, so just about run in. Drives remarkably well. Surprisingly comfortable and quiet sitting at 75 on the motorway. She pulls very slightly to the left, but only really noticable on long straight roads. Apart from that, needs a bloody good clean and the aircon compressor is toast. I will see if I can find a jetwash tomorrow. ? CGSB, Joey spud, Peter C and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 My mate had one, a 2.4 litre I think. Only things I remember are twin batteries (he reckoned it had a 24V starter?), an electric window in the tailgate, and him flooring it to enable more noise, but very little extra forward motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 I hammered one of these on an off road day, was mightily impressed by it's capability in mud and ability to do very scary angles of lean 808 Estate and Flat4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 23 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said: My mate had one, a 2.4 litre I think. Only things I remember are twin batteries (he reckoned it had a 24V starter?), an electric window in the tailgate, and him flooring it to enable more noise, but very little extra forward motion. That sounds like a mark 2 (one before this), mine's a 2.4 with twin batteries.... they are 12v though, they just start, ALWAYS! They have a 'Power' setting, a button you press by the gear selector that holds the gears lower for longer, making as you say, more noise if not more acceleration! Great fun, well bought 808. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Apparently the "power" button is useful for towing heavy trailers uphill. Also has a "high idle" switch. Keeps the revs high enough to make the alternator work properly. Usefull when winching. Or brewing coffee from the fag lighter socket. mat_the_cat, spike60, chodweaver and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 1 hour ago, 808 Estate said: Apparently the "power" button is useful for towing heavy trailers uphill. Also has a "high idle" switch. Keeps the revs high enough to make the alternator work properly. Usefull when winching. Or brewing coffee from the fag lighter socket. I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Nice. I bought one not long ago, such a difference to the 2.8 Shogun/Pajero I had before, bags more power and torque. The gearbox is perfectly suited to the engine, the Shogun always felt a bit sluggish and dimwitted up hills, ultimately the reason I got rid of it. Hope it serves you well! 808 Estate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbowomble Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Have had these on my "rainy day" list for a while now, mainly because 80-Series LCs are reaching silly price thresholds and these seem to have all the same capability for 1/3 of the price and 1/4 of the size. This looks like a good 'un, hope that proves to be the case! 808 Estate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Well I managed to find a jet wash and it looks somewhat better. ? But I forgot to take a pic. The inside is going to need some work on it. Shirley Knott, paulplom, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 The mud on the inside door trim was almost 1cm thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I'm sure that will look much better when cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 On 5/24/2020 at 11:27 PM, 808 Estate said: Also has a "high idle" switch. Keeps the revs high enough to make the alternator work properly. Usefull when winching. Or brewing coffee from the fag lighter socket. Our Granvia has that as well. Great idea! 3 hours ago, 808 Estate said: The mud on the inside door trim was almost 1cm thick. It's been used as intended then? Well bought. I will have a Hilux one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 11 hours ago, Flat4 said: Our Granvia has that as well. Great idea! Ugh. Mine hasn't. I've now got FOMO. 808 Estate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 FOMO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666jjp Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 fear of missing out Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Well a quick visit to Half Frauds where I was liberated of 50 quid, but I left will armfulls of cleaning products. Spent the day scrubbing the interior with foaming upholstery cleaner and attacked the outside window rubbers and plastic moulding edges and door jambs with a toothbrush in a brave attempt to divest the vehicle of its acquired moss. Then another as the first one broke. Then another as the second one ran out of bristles. By now the outside looked worse than yesterday before I jetwashed it, so had to wash the outside again. Cleaning duties ceased at about 4 as I had used my entire new pack of cleaning cloths as well as all my bike cleaning cloths and had to chuck everything in the washing machine. There are a couple of big squares of dried dhesive on the roof that appear to have evolved enough to support a vegetative habitat. After using almost a whole can of label remover and a hand full of coffee stirers, theres still a load of hardened glue left. If anyone has any ideas for shifting it, please let me know. chodweaver and Carlosfandango 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I can't help but, am excited to see the answer as mine has exactly the same green mess as yours in the roof and no amount of scrubbing shifted mine. I may put some neat Muc Off on it and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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