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Classifieds => For Sale => Found for sale => Topic started by: Ash on January 31, 2014, 09:17:59 PM
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Hi guys,
I bought my first Bedford van a few weeks ago but unfortunitly I have to sell it as it isn't big enough for my needs. Van is 1971 CFS, has a 350 Chev with Turbo 400 fitted and has approval plate fitted. Has a highway diff ratio fitted but not sure of the origin of the Sailsbury diff conversion. Has HQ stud pattern. Planetry gears are welded up (fun in the rain). It has a Gas Research carby and is dedicated gas with about a 60 litre useable tank in it. Photos show it has 19 inch Performance wheels (drives rough with them on, bad idea) but will be sold with the 5 matching 15inch wheels so it drives nicer. Also has a spare set of rear doors. Has no side door. Has B&M shifter. Alloy bullbar. Tomorrow it gets fitted with a new N70ZZ battery as the old one was sitting for a while and is loosing its charge.
This van is not registered but I have the registration papers from the previous owner I bought it from. I had it inspected for a roadworthy to see what it needed. Come back saying needed a working speedo (old cable not long enough, about $185.00 + fitting), fix some electrical issues (dash lights, change bulbs in a few, get the interior light working etc). Quoted 3 hours by an auto electrician, adjust rear brakes , bleed.
Body will need attention soon and the paint has started to get tiny crazy cracks. Van drives quite good with the 15 inch wheels. Motor pulls like a bull as its set up for towing. Doesnt rev past 4500rpm that much as it needs a bigger gas carby and converter.
Anyhow if your interested, you can ring me on 0417769336. I am on the northside of Brisbane. Worth a look. With a bit of attention, it would be a very cool cruiser and sleeper. Asking $6750.00 ono
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No side door, 350 chev, T400? Sounds perfect!
If it was in WA and I needed a second van I'd be HELLA keen!
Good luck with the sale
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Interstate enquiries welcome. I will either drive it (if I can borrow a trade plate) or tilt tray it to a Brisbane car carrying depot for free if needed. New N70ZZ battery now fitted. Must be sold to buy next tow car (VY - VZ Crewman SS) and start building the gooseneck trailer for my business.
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Hey ash, i know it has nothing to do with beddies, but when you start the goose neck trailer, i would'nt mind seeing the build photos as you go, and the ute.
george
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Hi George,
I will post some during the build. Since I was a young boy and first seen the 3XY Easy Roller with Peter Brock and a tall dark hair chick (sent a rush of blood to the groin area when I was a teenager) in I think it was Van Wheels magazine in the mid to late 70s, I always wanted a Bedford Van. Mate of mine in Brisbane had a yellow CFS with a 383 T700 in it that was a real good and towed his Sprintcar all over Queensland and NSW racing. Can tell some stories about how much grunt it used to have. I believe it in Tasmania now, lucky bugger.
I have a small business on the side called Zahl 1 Karting. We are expanding to 4 different divisions at the moment. Zahl 1 Karting, Zahl 1 Kompetition or Motorsport division, Zahl 1 Kustom which is the tuning division and my wife will be Zahl 1 Komputer doing websites, web hosting and all that IT stuff.
If I was just staying with the Karting division, the van would be big enough. Trouble is car racing tyres and spares etc take up a lot of room to take too the track. I am struggling with a VZ wagon at the moment which when we race at Lakeside Park, its not too bad as I can race home and get anything that I need and go back in about 25 minutes. Soon as you go to Queensland Raceway at Ipswich or Morgan Park at Warwick, you dont have that ability. Even worse for Interstate race meetings.
Plan is to build a 6 metre + over the tray gooseneck. Its about the safest way to tow anything, not to mention the great signage oppertunity. I have attached some photos of Crewmans with goosenecks to give you the idea.
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I do like the look of this as well
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Dont tey call them 5th wheelers
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Hi Marty,
a gooseneck basicly has a 3 inch tow ball installed in the ute tray. The 5th wheel setup looks more like a semi trailer tow hitch. I think 5th wheelers can tow more weight but take up more room in the tray so it makes it not useable as such. Pictures attached to help explain the difference. The trailers are basicly the same except for the tow hitch.
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Have you thought about a tray back bedford, the kiwis did a BEAUTIFUL yellow bedford truck. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. When you say karting, im guessing thats go karts. Here is a pic of my kart with its hand controls, still a work in progress, still need to sort out the hydraulic lines for the brakes. Do you have a web site for your karting company ash ?
george
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Hi George,
I have a business on the side called Zahl 1 Karting ( www.z1k.com.au (http://www.z1k.com.au) ) and it will give you some basic idea of what we might be able to do. New website coming soon. Besides my normal job and working for myself, I am also the President of the Queensland Superkart Club Inc ( www.qldsuperkart.org (http://www.qldsuperkart.org) ) so as you can guess I am a bit time poor sometimes. Basicllly I look after all forms of karting from kids to pensioners. The top of the Superkart food chain is the 250 International as attached. Will do 250 kph, pull 3G in accelleration, braking and cornering and do 8 second 1/4 miles. As you can imagine they are very physical.
I also like that yellow beddy truck if its the 6 wheel one with a sleeper cab. I also like the pink one for $15000.00 but cant justify that sort of money for it. For some reason CFL vans dont come up for sale too often the way I like them. Was a white CFL in W.A I think with a Chev etc but didnt have time to fly over there and have a look when it was for sale. I will sell this one I have now but I am sure I will have another in the future. Such a good toy with a Chev in them.
If you want any kart stuff, just give me a call or email me through the website and I would be happy to help you out with your project. My number is 0417769336.
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Thanks for that ash, i will take a look at your site, and contact you from there. As you can see, at the moment i have set up a set of motor bike controls, but i am designing a set of formula 1 style shift paddle - throttle / brake system, so that at high speed you can keep both hands on the steering wheel. There is a company in sydney selling a set, but they want over a $1000-00 a set, ok for the professional amputee driver, but for the weekend driver, a bit pricey. Tell me ash, is there anywhere here in brissy that i can take my kart and race it ? all the tracks round here are hire tracks, and wont let me take my kart there. I was at Kingston park about a year back, and they set a kart up for me, and talk about heavy, i had to squeese the life out of the brakes, that made for a hairy drive, but awesome, thats when i decided to build my own, and set them to suit myself, but now i can't find a track to race on.
George.
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Hi George,
am I reading correct that you are an amputee? I hope that doesnt offend you asking that. If so, we have dealt with this before and have experience. We had 1 member that lost his left leg so he raced with a hand brake control. We have a guy in NSW that has lost both legs and he has no worries racing. Have a look at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNqIYy46fV0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNqIYy46fV0) . Basiclly stop making what you are doing as nobody will want you on there race track as it doesnt comply with any rules etc they have.
My recommendation is to buy a OTK roller (Tonykart, Kosmic, FA Kart, Esprit) in a 30 or 32mm chassis that is no more that about 3 years old. They have a hand brake setup that can be used no problem. A gearbox engine however is out of the question if you want to get on a race track. Best engine for the purpose is called a Rotax Max. About 30hp at the wheels, has a starter motor and easy to look after. Not much different to an auto in a car. That can be done easy and will save you a lot of trouble in the long run.
About 4 months ago we had a guy going through his bucket list as he didnt have long to go. He always wanted to race a kart on a race track. With a lot of Support from the Management at Queensland Raceway, we suited him up and away he went. After doing about 40 odd laps, he came in with a grin wider than a split watermelon. I am sure if you have the right equipment and you can prove to them you can get out of it yourself, you could be racing at Lakeside and Queensland Raceway.
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Hi ash, thanks for that you tube clip. Mate no offence taken, after 11yrs i had better learn to deal with it. I have lost both legs and 1 eye, but i have qld drivers licence and drive myself everywhere, and have just finished building a dune buggy with hand controls (my album) but want to get the kart finished.
So far i have designed the hand controls, brake / throttle, just haven't got round to building them. What are we looking at for a Rotax Max engine, i am not looking at pro racing, i just want to take my kart to a track every now and then and cut loose and go home happy.
Do you have a link or photos of an OTK set-up.
george
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Hey Ash What you need is something like this Your business would get noticed then haha
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Hi guys,
been a bit busy as the racing season is about 1 month away from starting. We have a practice at Lakeside tomorrow morning from 9am to midday.
Restoreid, there is a company in Europe making trailers like that. Seen many of them in 2009 when we were there. Havent found a tow car like that.
George, with the handlebar setup, you will be better going to the bike wreckers to get a hydraulic front brake master cylinder and maybe a matching brake caliper. It will be much easier to mount on your handlebars. A Rotax Max Senior engine package is about $3500.00 new and needs assembly. I have seen them second hand for about $500.00. I have traded one a while ago for $300.00 and parted it out. They make 30hp, rev to 14000rpm and have a starter motor. The clutch takes up at about 7500rpm.
The OTK front brake handle is only good with a steering wheel as you bolt the unit to the steering shaft and the steering wheel to it. Because of the handlebars you will never get it on a race track as they are not safe for karting. If you stumble across anything that you are finding hard, you can ring anytime on 0417769336 and I will help you with it.
I am not sure if there is a Bedford Van Club in Brisbane. I am not sure if any of you are interested about driving around some race tracks in your vans or not. If you are and there were about 15 - 20 or more wanting to do it, it can be done for about 1 - 2 hours early in the morning before a race day. It is behind a pace car but its fast enough for most Beddy Vans to have a cruise around a race track. Can be done at Lakeside or Qld Raceway.
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Getting back to the original subject, my 1971 Bedford CFS 350 Chev T400 on Gas owes me $5755.00. It would be hard to do and engine and tranny conversion including approval for that then have to put it on gas as well can cost lots these days. If someone comes up with an offer close to the owed amount, you will be the proud owner. Need to move it on as next vehicle is about to come up for sale.
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Got in the Beddy today and started it for the first time in a month. Primed the gas once and started straight away. Being a 1971 model, you can go wild with wheels etc. Will take offers around $5500.00 to see it go to a good home. Has spare rear barn doors that go with it. If you want to come and have a look or make an offer, you can ring me on 0417769336 anytime. I am on Brisbanes northside.
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http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/carseldine/cars-vans-utes/1971-bedford-van-cfs-350-chev-t400-on-gas/1042229964 (http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/carseldine/cars-vans-utes/1971-bedford-van-cfs-350-chev-t400-on-gas/1042229964)
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Getting lots of interstate enquiries from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. There are some good deals for transporting cars interstate. Best I got to was $445.00 from a Brisbane Depot to an Adelaide depot, $434.00 to a Victorian Depot and Tasmania I gave up on as they started talking 4 figures before the decimal point. Hope my van goes to a good home soon.
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Strong enquiries from north and west of Brisbane and Victoria. 1 thing that is a bit weird is that the amount of people that want to buy the 19 inch wheels. So if they are sold in the near future, the price will reduce. I also get a laugh from many mothers that go past and have a smerk on their face. I wonder what they are thinking?
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Hey Ash, probably something to do with the van rocking ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :o :o :o :) ;)
george
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Getting a lot of enquiries from this website and the Gumtree ad but some people looking for more photos. There is a lot of love out there for a Bedford Van. Photo taken from drivers side. Seats have sheep skin seat covers. All handles and locks work. Door cards covered nicely in some sort of velour/ carpet sort of stuff.
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Photo of centre of the dash. Has all switch's etc including starter button and LPG primer button.
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Has aftermarket steering wheel. You can see the EK Holden dash behind it.
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The heart and sole of it, the 350 Chev on gas. Hard to beat this setup. Has Gas Research carby and mixer. You can see the single plane manifold in the photo.
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Photo from passengers side
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Photo of the inside rear. Has wood panel inside. Not sure what its about. Maybe a mobile Sweedish Massage and Sauna in the making? Now theres and buisness idea. Would be a very happy ending in the back of a Beddy van.
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A photo of the 2 good doors and 5 spare 15 inch wheels that go with it.
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Under bonnet shot. Standard booster and master. Heater needs putting back in. Has a big V8 radiator, fan shroud, K&N air filter etc
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A close up shot of the 19 inch Performance wheels that are fitted at this point. Sure makes the ride rough. Can't get enough shock absorber control to use them as needed. For mine, the 15 inch wheels are the go.
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yeah i agree 16-17 max for older stuff!
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There is a lot of love out there for a Bedford van. Getting a couple of enquiries each day. I have hundreds of swap offers which all get turned down. I have taken some more photos that people have asked for.
Photo of the rear. The bottom corners under each side there is some filler. Doors are an easy repair but no need to with the 2 spare in the rear that are perfect.
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Left front guard including the dogleg behind the wheel all metal. Start of the front door just below the mirror there is a small bit of filler about a 20 cent piece.
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Front door all good except for what I mentioned above. Original door handle, door lock, window winder etc all work perfectly.
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Perfect except for the scratch and small paint repair. Note the gas filler on this side.
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Still good except for the filler in the lower back corner, but its at the very back only under the bumper.
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Bonnet all good. Catches etc all work. Paint repair on lower edge of bonnet.
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Rear left, you can see the filler under the hinge. Door easily repaired if you wanted to. Hinges all good.
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Rear right, you can see the filler under the hinge. Door easily repaired if you wanted to. Hinges all good. Handle works fine. Repair under the paint lifting just below the handle. Has 2 perfect rear dorrs as spares that go with the van so no need to repair them.
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Right rear, very good condition. Note the original filler not in use.
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Small paint repair down the bottom.
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Front door,Perfect. Original door handles, window winder and door locks works great. Pretty good after 43 years.
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Front right guard has a small repair at the rear as per the photo with slightly different colour paint and a small amount of filler. Dogleg behind front wheel still perfect as in all metal. Also has a very small repair on the top next to the bonnet that is not in this photo.
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I hope these photos help the Interstate buyers. It is very hard buying things off the internet when you have no idea what they are like so maybe these photos will help. I doubt if this van will stay in Queensland. Enquiries from NSW, Victoria and S.A come in every day. If you fly up from Interstate, I can pick you up and drop you back no worries. I am about 20 minutes from the Domestic Airport.
Its hard to get a transport company to commit to a price unless its ready to go now. Have had quotes as low as $442.00 to Victoria, $484.00 to Adelaide. Not worth the effort driving it all the way home for that.
Many people like the idea of having a 350 in a Beddy. This one is done so simple, it makes me wonder why there are not more with this engine combo. Engine numbers say it comes from a early 70's Corvette which is what I was told. Doesn't steer that heavy even with the sports steering wheel on it. GRUNT, lots, just what you want.
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Deposit taken. Looks like going Interstate.
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Anyone we know?
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I believe he frequents this website and has had Bedford vans in the past. Arranging transport now to ......................... . Sorry I can't say but the new owner might tell you when he gets it.
Yahoooooooooo, I have been upgraded from Gumbie to Full of Bog. Thats progress.
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After getting many quotes, the best confirmed price to transport for the van from Brisbane to Adelaide was $770.00. Looks like if you shop around there are some deals out there.
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when i used to do trucking we used to do backloads guys so ask for it or the companies dont put it out there basically van on as a truck filler for the trip
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Sold
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Cool. ;D ;D ;D
Can you say where it's heading?
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Adelaide bound.