Mitsubishi Delica

This is our much loved Delica.

Love it.

Does it have any modifications?

We have so far 2'' JAOS lift kit, fridge, Eberspacher D2 heater. In March we will do bash plates, rock sliders, snorkel, split charge system, second fuel filter, swing away spare wheel carier, second fuel tank, water storage, bed,.....

Sounds great! Make sure you get some pics to go with that. Look foreward to seeing them.

JAOS lift kit
http://delica.rajce.idnes.cz/JAOS_lift_kit/

I do really like the Delicas and have been toying with the idea of one for a while as it would make a good dual purpose vehicle for my work as well as travel.

Looking good

Chris S wrote:

I do really like the Delicas and have been toying with the idea of one for a while as it would make a good dual purpose vehicle for my work as well as travel.

Looking good

It is a great car , just fuel consumption is not very good

delica wrote:

Chris S wrote:

I do really like the Delicas and have been toying with the idea of one for a while as it would make a good dual purpose vehicle for my work as well as travel.

Looking good

It is a great car , just fuel consumption is not very good

What sort of figure? My 90 I reckon is around 25-27 or so - but the Discovery I've bougth while I rechassis the 90 is doing something daft like 36 :shock:

Chris S wrote:

delica wrote:

Chris S wrote:

I do really like the Delicas and have been toying with the idea of one for a while as it would make a good dual purpose vehicle for my work as well as travel.

Looking good

It is a great car , just fuel consumption is not very good

What sort of figure? My 90 I reckon is around 25-27 or so - but the Discovery I've bougth while I rechassis the 90 is doing something daft like 36 :shock:

I do 23MPG/ country lanes 40Mph, motorway 70Mph/, no offroad.

Snorkel has just arrived

"no offroad"

Think your Deli's in for a nasty shock when you embark on your little UK-Russia-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Kazakhstan-Mongolia-Japan-Australia excursion, you may just find some off-road sections along the way - the locals call them 'main roads'.

We will make her ready for local roads, so I hope she will like it

hi just a couple of tips that i found out after having these problems,,,,,
1 carry a spare starter as its an auto if your starter packs up you cant start it with a tow,,,,
2 service your auto box and make sure its tip top condition as it gets hot when pulling and your fully loaded,,,oil gets thin and dosent perform,,,,
3 make sure your engine is well serviced,,,oil and air filters and it will go forever.
4 make sure the cooling system is working correct and the front of you radiator is clean as you have AC fans in front of the main rad,,,change thermostat and coolent before you go,,,,,apart from that you shouldnt have any problems......

tuggy wrote:

hi just a couple of tips that i found out after having these problems,,,,,
1 carry a spare starter as its an auto if your starter packs up you cant start it with a tow,,,,
2 service your auto box and make sure its tip top condition as it gets hot when pulling and your fully loaded,,,oil gets thin and dosent perform,,,,
3 make sure your engine is well serviced,,,oil and air filters and it will go forever.
4 make sure the cooling system is working correct and the front of you radiator is clean as you have AC fans in front of the main rad,,,change thermostat and coolent before you go,,,,,apart from that you shouldnt have any problems......

Thanks for tips.
I will have new radiator and better transmition oil cooler. We have new expansion tank and we change oil every 5k miles, so engine is like brand new/ has less then 50k miles/.

Few more mods done.

thats nice ally,,,did you have it made or did you do it yourself,,,or did you buy it of the shelf,,,,,i like that very much,,,,

tuggy wrote:

thats nice ally,,,did you have it made or did you do it yourself,,,or did you buy it of the shelf,,,,,i like that very much,,,,

Everything is custom made by my friend in Czech.

Friend of mine did a first test drive.

That first photo looks good, trouble is it's too big to fit the monitor and I have a 16" monster ... but I don't like to boast.

When you next post a photo, click on the next size down within 'host an image' - not the 800 px width (for forums) but the 640 px width (for websites) - that should then fit. Give it a go, you can always delete it and try again if no good.

Your under vehicle protection is EPIC. Love the front bash plate and side rock/boat skids. Something I am looking to do when I
get the time and money. 10/10

New set of BFG MT KM2 30x9.50x15

Some pics of hot water setup

Here are the pics of our Delica
http://delica.rajce.idnes.cz/Delica_mods/

That's a good selection of pics.

I like the Skid plates alot, That swing away tyre carrier is nice, I need to fabricate one of those myself & the double bed in the back looks quite comfy!

I noticed you got some Bilstein Shocks, how do you find them on the Delcia? - I have used similar Bilstein shocks on a car, they were very stiff tho.

Terracan Jas wrote:

That's a good selection of pics.

I like the Skid plates alot, That swing away tyre carrier is nice, I need to fabricate one of those myself & the double bed in the back looks quite comfy!

I noticed you got some Bilstein Shocks, how do you find them on the Delcia? - I have used similar Bilstein shocks on a car, they were very stiff tho.

All lift kit is stiff, more like a race car, but so far we are happy with it. It is less comfortable then before, but for our trip JAOS kit is better.