320touring Posted February 6, 2023 Author Posted February 6, 2023 11 hours ago, High Jetter said: Can my Mrs get one too? A washer pump or an Elgrand? barefoot 1
GingerNuttz Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 Could have welded the bloody hole up 🤣 jaypee 1
320touring Posted February 6, 2023 Author Posted February 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said: Could have welded the bloody hole up 🤣 Fuck that, was paper thin. Wob and sand. No structural🤣
GingerNuttz Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, 320touring said: Fuck that, was paper thin. Wob and sand. No structural🤣 loserone, wuvvum, Rust Collector and 14 others 17
High Jetter Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, 320touring said: A washer pump or an Elgrand? Neither - I meant a figure!
320touring Posted February 6, 2023 Author Posted February 6, 2023 32 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Neither - I meant a figure! "Danger Will Robinson" "No Comment"
320touring Posted February 9, 2023 Author Posted February 9, 2023 Well, it's made it to 505km so far, and showing 1/4 of a tank.. Jim Bell, Dyslexic Viking, aldo135 and 2 others 5
320touring Posted February 13, 2023 Author Posted February 13, 2023 For a paltry sum, our very own @Dave_Q made me a new key from a PICTURE of the old one. He supplied the blank, cut it and posted it up first class too. top service, well pleased👍 Flat4, mk2_craig, aldo135 and 8 others 11
jaypee Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 4 hours ago, 320touring said: For a paltry sum, our very own @Dave_Q made me a new key from a PICTURE of the old one. He supplied the blank, cut it and posted it up first class too. top service, well pleased👍 TERKNORLORGY 320touring and Rust Collector 1 1
hairnet Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 best chain it to summat strang noo ken? (joke dave ) jaypee 1
mercedade Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 15 hours ago, 320touring said: For a paltry sum, our very own @Dave_Q made me a new key from a PICTURE of the old one. He supplied the blank, cut it and posted it up first class too. top service, well pleased👍 It'd be great if you could show us a photo of the new key, m8. High Jetter and Datsuncog 2
320touring Posted February 14, 2023 Author Posted February 14, 2023 1 hour ago, mercedade said: It'd be great if you could show us a photo of the new key, m8. Nup, feart you'll copy it and steal this lovely example of #JDMSTYLE PicantoJon 1
320touring Posted February 16, 2023 Author Posted February 16, 2023 On 04/02/2023 at 10:39, Forty45 said: 23mpg On 04/02/2023 at 10:46, Lanciaman said: 19.7 mpg On 04/02/2023 at 11:28, aldo135 said: 24.5 mpg. Watching with interest Neil, I like these 🙂 On 04/02/2023 at 12:29, Jim Bell said: 27.6 mpg On 04/02/2023 at 12:40, Back_For_More said: 21.4mpg...... Traffic jams not withstanding On 04/02/2023 at 12:49, DVee8 said: 18.6 mpg On 04/02/2023 at 13:00, Popsicle said: 19.9 mpg On 04/02/2023 at 13:13, hairnet said: less than 25 more than 20 On 04/02/2023 at 14:54, barefoot said: I reckon it'll manage just the right side of 20 - so that's 20.1 mpg from the barefoot judge. On 04/02/2023 at 15:58, Dave_Q said: 28.7mpg. On the high side but I reckon you can do it with a bit of effort. On 04/02/2023 at 19:14, HillmanImp said: My 3.5 e51 did 17mpg on the motorway with 3 of us, our camping equipment, bikes and my driving. Genuinely would've been cheaper to stay in a fancy hotel than go away that evening. Whatever it is, I know its bad. On 04/02/2023 at 19:20, Stanky said: Benchmark: Set. based on this insider knowledge, 16.6 MPG from me. And genuine apologies if I am anywhere remotely close to being right! Apologies for the delay... The results are finally in.. 660.3km (410.3miles) covered, 75L of fuel consumed. Total cost £105.52 That's 25.7p/mile. And 24.87 MPG. on that basis, congratulations to @aldo135 with his guess of 24.5MPG Honourable mentions to @Forty45 for his guess of 23mpg, and to @hairnet for his brilliantly precise "less than 25, more than 20" I don't think that's the worst, although I'm mildly perturbed that the fuel light didn't come on despite the needle being well into the E.. barefoot, Dyslexic Viking, HillmanImp and 7 others 9 1
hairnet Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 12:02 AM, 320touring said: although I'm mildly perturbed that the fuel light didn't come on despite the needle being well into the E. Carrying less weight? *Runs jaypee 1
aldo135 Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 That’s good going! Maybe helped by the added lightness it benefits from jaypee 1
320touring Posted February 17, 2023 Author Posted February 17, 2023 The passenger dipped beam has been out since I got the van... Hmm Wonder what caused that? Yep, that's fucked. Cut back to good wires Applied a wee bit of new loom and connector Happily this was a great success! The drive home was significantly more illuminating than the last night time run. privatewire, Flat4, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4
320touring Posted February 17, 2023 Author Posted February 17, 2023 As seems to be par for the course for old jap scrap, this Elgrand is not without its Elgrot.. The back of the rear wheel arches are a classic mud trap - especially with the mudflaps. Passenger side As you can see, I wasn't kidding... Then it was time to tidy it up The outer panel was actually reasonably solid. With only a small patch on the lip required. The inner panel...ehh, not so much.. Now, it's not perfect (and the last picture was taken before it was completely welded) But by Christ, it's a lot better! Fumbler, juular, Flat4 and 6 others 9
320touring Posted February 17, 2023 Author Posted February 17, 2023 The drivers side was pretty damn bad, and constituted the 'lightness' @aldo135 mentions below.. On 16/02/2023 at 21:16, aldo135 said: That’s good going! Maybe helped by the added lightness it benefits from it was wire brushed back, and cut to decent metal. The inner patch was tacked in, then the welder ran out of gas.. additionally, I can see that there is another wee hole needing a patch .. Good news is that the inner panel and return gives a good basis for building the outer one up. I'll likely put one panel horizontal along the bottom, then weld a vertical one to follow the curve of the panel. Time to get more gas then! I bet @GingerNuttz is glad I didn't ask him🤣🤣 aldo135, juular, stuboy and 10 others 12 1
aldo135 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 16 hours ago, 320touring said: The drivers side was pretty damn bad, and constituted the 'lightness' @aldo135 mentions below.. it was wire brushed back, and cut to decent metal. The inner patch was tacked in, then the welder ran out of gas.. additionally, I can see that there is another wee hole needing a patch .. Good news is that the inner panel and return gives a good basis for building the outer one up. I'll likely put one panel horizontal along the bottom, then weld a vertical one to follow the curve of the panel. Time to get more gas then! I bet @GingerNuttz is glad I didn't ask him🤣🤣 Good work mate. It deserves the attention for all the economy it’s giving! 320touring 1
Rocket88 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 7:06 PM, 320touring said: I don't think that's the worst, although I'm mildly perturbed that the fuel light didn't come on despite the needle being well into the E.. Fuel gauges on these almost always seem to be suspect…. Mine lied like a politician
GingerNuttz Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 You're supposed cut the rust out instead of welding to it btw. Tickman, PicantoJon, dome and 5 others 8
320touring Posted February 18, 2023 Author Posted February 18, 2023 49 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said: You're supposed cut the rust out instead of welding to it btw. Meh...
320touring Posted March 2, 2023 Author Posted March 2, 2023 Second tank in on this: 622km (386.5miles) covered.. £97.79 spent for 70L (1.397/L), so 25.1mpg. aldo135 1
320touring Posted March 14, 2023 Author Posted March 14, 2023 Went to visit @sdkrc tonight, and he had his first Elgrand Experience... he fell in love... with it's autobox. Claimed it was smoother than Trevor Nelson?! he always was a weird one Matty, Andyrew, sdkrc and 6 others 9
320touring Posted March 16, 2023 Author Posted March 16, 2023 Third tank in, even though it was a bit of a short fill (car doing long run tomorrow so wanted it topped up this evening). 471km covered, £78 used at 1.397 @ litre. 23.83mpg.. It's not moving about too much, and this tank had more town work than normal... 34p a mile in fuel for the last 1000 miles .. dome and aldo135 2
320touring Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 @stereotype has the Elgrand this weekend, so I decided to do the old 'once over check' As @jaypee noted on the way home from the unit on Wednesday, the top right rear light was out . two 10mm bolts releases the light, and the bulb holder twists out. An odd bulb type for me ( not being a JDM man) Apparently a 580... Something new learned today. #doublefilamentnaebayonet JDMSKILLZ BRO! anyway, all fitted and good. LightBulbFun and High Jetter 2
320touring Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, hairnet said: most modern motorcycle bulbs also those Unfortunately this does not handle like an modern motorcycle! LightBulbFun 1
320touring Posted March 26, 2023 Author Posted March 26, 2023 Whilst out for use by @stereotype last weekend this covered 915 miles between Friday and Sunday morning. Overall, 174.83L of fuel used, so an average of 23.82mpg. Expensive, but still much cheaper than hiring a van THEN paying fuel! aldo135, loserone, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 4 1
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