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General Category => Members Rides => Topic started by: johnb44 on January 05, 2014, 04:54:26 PM
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hi there I have been lurking for a while with some valuable info in the forums that has helped me a lot , recently the brown wire melted all the way back to the altenator :'( , auto elec repaired that one for me , I got a series 3 landrover indicator stalk to replace the Bedford one all wired up mostly the same colour wires , new head light globes afew new fuses and circuits , electric fuel pump , had to pull the gas out to get retested and make a heat shield as the laws are different ti when it was registed in vic ,removed the fuel tank ran new lines cleaned up tank , new sender unit , 3x fuel filters , new body deadener , new carby , refitted gas and all passed runs good on gas still have a few teething problems on fuel , hopfully it will make it from hervey bay to brassy and back on Friday as I want to order a few things for it in brassy , like dragway wheels , power steering found a place to check out rather than look for a transit rack , aircon [ vintage air and another one ] well its all taking shape still lots to do though . ;D
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She'll make the trip, and the wheels will help ;)
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Hey John
Welcome to the site mate.If you get time pop in at my place on the way through.
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Hey John
Welcome mate your van Sounds good mate let me know what you come up with the power steer iv got a lwb up in mackay im getting shipped down to me in Sydney just got to get up their 1st & get it registered iv been told steerings as heavy as
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ill see shane better send me your address again please ;)
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a few more upgrades with all new suspension , an extra leaf put in the back as well , fuel problems seem to be sorted out , new wheels and tyres with 275 x 60x15 on the rear and 235 x 60 x15 on the front ;D new door locks and seats ;) ;D
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the wheels look way better than the old ones :)
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Yep, those new wheels make a huge difference. Well done !
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Yep I agree those wheels are much better. Whats with the blue chalk on the tyres still?? Come on, a bit of spit a polish before the next photos please :P
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Yeah the wheels look heaps better.
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been working on "pinky" all weekend and have a bit of an interior happening with an amplifier , 2 6x9 speakers under the bed new switches , removed some obsolete wiring with the dash out fitted a few new senders , new speakers in the doors , sorted out a dash template just have to work out how im going to mount it, I have a new stereo /gps unit to install with the new gauges and switches .
its slowly taking shape more pics to be loaded soon ;D
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Hey mate, I'm heading up this Friday night for the weekend. Let me know if you need anything sourced from down here.
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I should be right for other stuff thanks shane ill be out most of sat morning and the weather isn't looking good for a fish at the moment will catch up with you some time over the weekend so you can peruse pinky and have a few drinks perhaps :-)
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im not sure who was looking for pictures of the air co so ill ad them to my thread , unit is a vintage air intergrated unit
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compresser
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still need to run hoses and outlets which ill do when im building the dash
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Your Aircond is lookin cool John.
Hey what kind of fish do you go fishing for up there?
Someone told me you can catch 1 mtr barra behind riverheads shops.
True or he pulling my leg? :D
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plenty of meter + barra around river heads burrum heads and ungower , I fish for pretty much every thing :-)
van is progressing nicely made an over head consol on the weekend still a long way to go though
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I went to see vintage air in Brisbane only for them to tell me they only deal with there dealers and they made a few recommendations on who to use in hervey bay so I went and saw bruce and he sorted it out , made the compressor bracket and all as I said they did a very neat job , overall it took 9 weeks but they were only working on it between other jobs I should photograph the fuse relay panel they made very neat , also had all new gauges installed , stereo ,amplifier , etc
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hey john, that was i who was asking about the air-con system. Nice and tidy, cant wait to see it when the dash is complete. What did it cost for all the components.
Businesses wonder why they go broke hey, when they will only do trade enquiries. A while back i was looking for a nut and bolt place, found 3 in my area, and none would sell to the public, trade only. Eventually found a company close to me, he is the only one that sells to the public, probably why all the rest are going out of business.
george
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been a while since my last update the 308 is in and fully rebuilt with msd bolt on injection new sections of floor and engine cover with dynamat as a covering so far lots of work involved , re routed wires , auto cooler hoses etc , removed the gas system :-)
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been running her in and it runs sweet too way more grunt than the old 253 the dash and carpets are next then Bathurst 8)
the old floor had had the supports removed :'( and was starting to crack with movement new chanel makes it strong as well as a v section underneath
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been a while since an update as I have had some health issues its been slow going the other week I went out to the Biggenden car show which was good but scored a stone through the radiator on the way home which elevated the fitting of mesh in all the front holes to prevent this from happening again [ I hope] in the process stripping back the grill and a few other bits to bare metal and painting I have gone black atm till I choose the final colour the grill may stay black yet , I have also made up a bonnet release from in the cab. more picks to follow when I get the radiator back hopefully tomorrow :-)
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seems the original colour was yellow ;-)
and I have found a couple of pinky decorations lol
also had a 9inch diff fitted a while ago with a 3 ratio centre and a v8 tail shaft instead of the 6 cylinder one that was on it
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Yeah mine was yellow too!😊
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its all back together today bonnet release works well :-) had to modify the radiator bracket slightly. just need to decide on the final colour.
ill take some photos off the diff for those that are interested.
more mods to come soon ;-)
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looking good - the grill guard sound like a good idea, what did you use for the bonnet latch?
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i found a cable on ebay mounted it under the dash, made a right angle braket with a u bolt arrangement and a wire cam thing from auto pro $3.00 I think it was so all up around $30 and a hour or so of my time
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Hi, Do you have any details on how the motor is fitted? I am looking at the same thing and going through the forum there seems to be a number of different methods.
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what do you need to know as you need to drop the front end out which makes it very easy to do , I had use of a hoist but lifting the van off is easy enough with a block & tackle . http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7139.0;attach=15161;image you will probally have to alter your sump.
what motor are you using as a 350 chev is narrower than the 308/253 I have so less floor will need to be cut out
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here is a pic of the floor altered we put a channel in for the engine cover and a v section underneath for strength and another view of the motor on the front end and sump modification which is disappointing as I was hopeing to use the new sump I had rather than the butchered one
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Like the photos, I have a 253. I know there wider but its what I have. The engine mounts and how its mounted is of interest to me.
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if I jack her up again in the next day or so ill try to get a reasonable picture for you
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Ok, thanks. If a Holden 6 come out with a change of mounts a Holden 8 should be ok.
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I didn't do the original conversion to the v8 I changed from 253 to 308 but standard holden engine mounts are whats on mine
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Thanks, thats what I wanted to know. No custom parts.
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I have been busy changing things , some make things easier like moving the passenger seat back a bit so the engine cover can come off easier , new bonnet scoop, dash cam mounted , lots of little things will be doing the door pins next and gullwinging the side door
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Hi Guys,
Its with much sadness that I inform you that my friend JB (Johnb44) lost his battle with cancer on the 3rd of April.
I'm very grateful for having JB as a friend and I will miss visiting him to talk all things fishing and Bedfords.
Thanks
Shane
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yes he was a truly great buga friend, who Ray &i met a few times at the van nationals!
He absolutly adored his bedford van Pinky ! ( as some of us do)
he will be missed dearly in the vanning communtiy
and also here on Buga
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RIP
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Sorry to hear about the loss of a great friend too many.
Frank