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Post by 13bodies on Mar 24, 2014 21:59:02 GMT -5
Here's the story... I've been looking for the right élan for awhile. Usually they are all smashed up and just downright nasty, but this morning I got the magic phone call from a guy that got my number from a guy that got my number from a guy...lol. I'm pretty well known around here for buying old sleds! When I got to the guys house an hour later he directed me to his recently fallen down barn where this little gem sat with the original cover on it. The cover looked brand new and it took every fiber in my being to not foam at the mouth. Then we uncovered it and I practically pitched a tent right there. I looked it over real good and gave the rope a pull, but she was stuck!.... I could tell it wasn't too bad though :-) Loaded it on my truck and took it home and put it in the garage and that is when I took these pics. Then I removed the plugs and sprayed in the PB blaster and put the plugs back in, then I began cleaning out all the "RATS NESTS", cleaned out the tank (which I probably didn't even have to), then I took the plugs back out and pulled the rope...IT PULLED OVER LIKE A DREAM, but no spark :-(. I then cleaned the points and BINGO...spark! Mixed up some pre-mix, put on the choke, and pulled it over a few times as I watched the fuel creep towards the carb with each pull. About 8 pulls later ITS ALIVE!!! Rode it around the house a bunch of times and adjusted the low speed needle and it is now singing like a song!
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Post by sledrat on Mar 25, 2014 8:14:06 GMT -5
Oh man good hunt brother good hunt!!! CONGRATZ on that one!!!! And its a Twin!!!You Lucky dAWGG YOU now thats a SCORE and half ~~~!!! SADLY ITS WAY WAY TO NICE TO BE RATSLED! HA!! But its all good BROTHER!~~~!! You should be changing your name to SLEDHUNTER and this sites name to SLEDHUNTERS!!HA!
Cool BEANs MAN im glad you got one!!! GOOD HUNT~!
sledrat!
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Post by jiggyjoe on Mar 25, 2014 8:53:12 GMT -5
Whoa 13bodies nice find there bud! The sled looks minty! Now thats a outstanding elan find! way to go!
Jiggy
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Post by sledjunk on Mar 25, 2014 9:11:05 GMT -5
Very Nice elan! what year is it? I always wanted one of those twins! let me know if your selling it ya Right ! It was worth trying
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Post by gawajn on Mar 25, 2014 9:57:28 GMT -5
That's a 1973 deluxe! Very nice find!
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Post by skidoodaddy on Mar 25, 2014 10:02:24 GMT -5
Cool sled dude never knew they even made a twin cylinder!
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Post by 13bodies on Mar 25, 2014 10:39:36 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I'm really stoked about it! The tag says "May 1972", so it is a 1973.
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Post by BLACKCAT on Mar 25, 2014 11:45:09 GMT -5
THAT SEAT IS FLAWLESS SWEET SLED BARN FIND RIGHT ON MAN RIGHT ON!
BLACKCAT
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kalamazoo
one ski
old bogies never die!
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Post by kalamazoo on Mar 28, 2014 8:59:50 GMT -5
Thats one fine ELAN barn find! The guy you got it from his name wasnt Borris perhaps?
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Post by 13bodies on Mar 28, 2014 22:36:53 GMT -5
Thanks everybody, I am extremely happy with my purchase! The gentlemans name is Ernest. I am about to pull the trigger on a 71 elan single cylinder. It's nowhere near as nice as this one, but it is 100% complete and original. I'll be sure to post pics as soon as I do!
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Post by 13bodies on Mar 29, 2014 7:21:19 GMT -5
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Post by jiggyjoe on Mar 29, 2014 23:15:54 GMT -5
It sure cleaned up great hey how did you straighten out the windsheild ? Can't wait to see the 71 that's the first year skidoo made the élan
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Post by 13bodies on Mar 30, 2014 8:24:50 GMT -5
It sure cleaned up great hey how did you straighten out the windsheild ? Can't wait to see the 71 that's the first year skidoo made the élan Thanks! What I did with the windshield is I first took it off and set it inside near the wood stove for the night to get it nice and plyable, once it was nice and plyable I basically rolled it up (kind of like a poster) and tied it off and let it sit by the wood stove for about 3 or 4 days, but the biggest trick to it is to let it cool down completely before unrolling it! It worked!
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Post by BLACKCAT on Mar 31, 2014 10:14:43 GMT -5
HA COOL TRICK SOUND LIKE YOU NEED A LIL FINESSE TO GET IT JUST RIGHT~!
RIGHT ON MAN!
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Post by 13bodies on Mar 31, 2014 13:14:02 GMT -5
HA COOL TRICK SOUND LIKE YOU NEED A LIL FINESSE TO GET IT JUST RIGHT~! RIGHT ON MAN! Lol...actually a barbarian can roll it up and set it near a fire, but finesse and extreme patience is definitely needed when trying to get a rolled up windshield back in place...what a nightmare!!!
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kalamazoo
one ski
old bogies never die!
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Post by kalamazoo on Apr 4, 2014 12:12:46 GMT -5
My brother Borris had the same sled! Great find dude!
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Post by tilly on Apr 9, 2014 5:56:28 GMT -5
Cool elan how many gerbils under that hood? tilly
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Viking
old sled
skoal another skidoo!
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Post by Viking on Jan 7, 2015 6:17:17 GMT -5
Did you get out on that sweet Élan find yet? Super nice sled man! Whoa!
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Post by 13bodies on Jan 7, 2015 8:30:53 GMT -5
Did you get out on that sweet Élan find yet? Super nice sled man! Whoa! Indeed I have, she is a runner!
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Post by jiggyjoe on Jan 18, 2015 9:36:32 GMT -5
We want a vid of that elan up and running!!! We want a vid ! We want a putt putt vid of that sweet lil elan doing some ditch banging! Will not take no for answer!
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Post by 13bodies on Jan 18, 2015 18:26:52 GMT -5
We want a vid of that elan up and running!!! We want a vid ! We want a putt putt vid of that sweet lil elan doing some ditch banging! Will not take no for answer! I'm not much of a video kinda guy, but I suppose if you PM me your email or cell phone number I will send a vid or 2 to you and you can post them.
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