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« on: July 23, 2018, 03:34:37 PM »
Hi all. Recently fitted drop spindles to my Bedford. Unfortunately the negative camber was pretty severe - about 3 degrees. As the stock pressed steel upper suspension arms don't allow any camber adjustment, I thought I would get some adjustable upper arms made up. Thought some of you may be interested. Although it was a decent amount of work, at least I'll be able to dial in the camber to get an exact wheel alignment this way. 
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« on: April 12, 2018, 09:02:37 PM »
Welcome bloke. 350 Chev is one of the better options for a motor, as it's the narrowest of the small blocks, so you don't have to have a giant engine cover. The easiest way to go about things is to cut off the stock engine mounts, swap left to right and reposition them at the back of the crossmember angled backwards. This gives you plenty of room for big radiator and thermo fans, as cooling can be an issue in a Bedford. With the correct sump you can lower the engine as well, improving the handling and making for a smaller engine cover. It's a good idea to make the engine cover two piece, so the motor is easily accessible. Reinforce the floor around the engine cover with angle iron, which will also help seal up the engine cover (generic door seal rubber can be used here).
When mounting the engine, remember to angle it backwards a couple of degrees, so you can set up the driveshaft with different pinion angles, to avoid vibration. Turbo 350 is a good transmission choice, but if you have the extra bucks, Turbo 700 makes it a lot more drivable with the extra gear on the highway.
For disc brakes, most people use HQ, and power steering conversion is possible with a Ford Transit rack. If you use the search function, most of these options have been covered on the site.
Hope this helps. Don't know how strict the engineering rules are up there, but you shouldn't have any troubles if it's done properly!
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« on: March 17, 2018, 11:40:15 AM »
I forget the exact clearance, but it is adequate. Only because I'm running 255/60/15 tyres on front. No way could I run 14" wheels, would definitely not be enough ground clearance.
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« on: March 11, 2018, 08:25:56 PM »
Ford Transit power rack, with custom length ends rethreaded for bedford.
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« on: March 11, 2018, 02:34:35 PM »
It's certainly not cheap to setup. I'm most of the way through rebuilding my suspension setup, using Stubtech drop axles. Fitting the axles and modifying the lower arms wasn't too hard, however I was left with 3 degrees of negative camber when it was all done. To correct this, and enable a proper alignment, I decided to get tubular top a arms made, with adjustable ends. At least that way I can dial in the camber exactly. The HQ disc setup on mine only just clears the lower A arm. I bought a complete new setup from Hoppers Stoppers. 
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« on: September 11, 2017, 11:58:53 AM »
Thanks Catcher, fair bit of work to get it there. Started out repairing a dodgy weld, ended up stripping the whole thing for drop spindles, new disc brakes, and Transit power steering conversion. I got a good second hand set of suspension arms from Bedford Manor, as mine had been chromed and were in poor condition.  
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« on: September 09, 2017, 02:43:25 PM »
Yes, I believe the ones I used are Holden ones, also sold as universal ones. I was also told VN wagon bump stops would also work? If you need any other bushes, Superpro make all the suspension arm ones, upper and lower.
If you notice in the picture above, I also made an upper coil spring insulator machined from nolathane, I got a bit carried away when rebuilding my front end!
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« on: September 07, 2017, 09:58:59 PM »
The closest I found for upper bump stop rubbers were Nolathane universal 47173 Lower bump stop rubbers Nolathane universal 47043 with the top modified Can't get lower coil spring insulator, plastic hose generally works fine. Crossmember to body rubbers aren't made as far as I am aware, perhaps Rob at Bedford Manor could supply a second hand pair. 
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« on: August 13, 2017, 09:25:12 AM »
Nobody is producing those as far as I know. Any you might find at a wreckers would probably be similar , as the roof gutter is a pretty common place for these to rust, especially around the front..
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« on: June 29, 2017, 09:25:43 AM »
Get your leaf springs reset to the desired height, any decent spring place should be able to do it.
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