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General Category => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Beddy1 on April 30, 2011, 01:13:15 AM
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Hi all i am from victoria i found this forum and got a user name but now i think i might be in the wrong forum but i will stay for a bit as i have a bedford J1 but its a truck not a van ??? and wanted to read tips on how to spice up a 202 motor as its going to be a ratrod truck i am sorry if i am in the wrong forum i will not talk about my truck if there is no place for it here thats cool with me ;)
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you will be ok.. do a surch for 202 mods in the forums and you should find some stuff... like putting high comp heads etc.. or going to a 202 blue/black motor & what you need to look out for..
anyway welcome aboard..
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Hi there Beddy1.....Cant knock the old J series truck,they were one of the most popular work horses around in their day. There is another forum which i brouse thru every now and then , and that is the HCVC truck forum. There is a whole whord of knowledgable people there. Having said that , you can also talk to us anytime . ;D cheers,,,,johnno
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hey beddy1... it is a bedford, 8) 8) that is all that is needed to be said, welcome to buga, an you can talk about your truck if you so desire anytime you feel like it bloke....this place is cool... infact its so cool.. ;) my nipples are erect :o :o enjoy ;D ;D
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absolutely just makes you truck a brother from another mother so welcome.
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Thanks for the very warm welcome and thank you for the tip on the HCVC but they will not like me as my bedford is going to be a retro rat rod not a cut and chop just matt black some pin stripes and moon caps and the HCVC only have historic trucks and buses. so i found this forum not seeing it was for C models not J but i will stay here for now as i need info on the 202's etc.
thanks again
cheers
rhys
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Welcome Beddy1 :)
http://oldholden.com/ (http://oldholden.com/)
This site will tell all about the old Holden motors.
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these guys might be helpful for the bedford side of it
http://www.acwbedford.com.au/ (http://www.acwbedford.com.au/)
there was a link to a 'streetmachine'(?) website a while ago claiming 500hp or something scary, ask chris (blackbedford)
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Try these out for some excellent tricks on hotting up a holden six:
http://oldjohnno.id.au/page15.html (http://oldjohnno.id.au/page15.html)
http://www.hotsixes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4 (http://www.hotsixes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4)
The general consensus is that the VK EFI head and ram tube manifold is the simplest and most efficient way to increase power. I took out the injectors, plugged the injector holes with welsh plugs and ran lpg from an Impco 225 mixer straight into the throttle body. Very good torque, quick pickup, and very economical.
http://www.oldholdens.com/tech/vkeficonversion/index.php (http://www.oldholdens.com/tech/vkeficonversion/index.php)
but otherwise, by the time you do all the mods, you might as well have bought a V8 and whacked that in.
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Wow thanks guys for the links i have a lot of reading to do ;D i will add some photos soon just so you can see "beddy" as you have been so much help ;)
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Goodo! I've only kept the six and keep upgrading components (as I learn) because I like having room for a clutch pedal for a manual.
If it did have the room for both a V8 and clutch pedal, it would've been in years ago.
Some recipes for combo matching holden six parts:
http://oldjohnno.id.au/page41.html (http://oldjohnno.id.au/page41.html)
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V8 with a clutch? ... hey Rothu I got a 253 & 4 speed ozzie box AND plenty enough room for the clutch pedal to operate .... I think it depends greatly on the size of the engine cover although I have had vans with chevs and no left foot room at all .... hmmm, maybe I got lucky :P
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Ok so here is a photo for you all to look at of "beddy" its an old one as the grass needs cutting around her ::)
(http://hubgarage.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/1621366/bedford01_detail.JPG)
(http://hubgarage.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/1621378/bedford03_detail.JPG)
This truck has been in the family since the 1980s has very little rust that i can fix easy and as im 19yr i want something bigger than my vintage fords [but that's for another forum ;D] to have some fun with as she is just sitting there
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Get stuck into her buddy. Just about unbreakable those old buggers ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Yeah get into it, ah the memories, I learnt to drive trucks in one of those things :D
Warren
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plenty spare panels around i remember as a kid picken mallyroot stubs outa paddocks in nyabing on one of those !
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Cool ;D yes i do love bedford's and this has been in the family for sometime so now is the time to give her a facelift and i will show you how it goes ;) and who knows i might get my model C bedford mrwhippy van that i have always wanted from this forum one day ;D
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Some new clear photos with a better camera;D
(http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z448/oeg123/beddy1.jpg)
(http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z448/oeg123/beddy2.jpg)