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General Category => The Sump => Topic started by: BlackBedford on July 31, 2008, 09:38:43 PM
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G'day
I have had a busy week.
Spent 2.5 days on top of a large tower on top of a mountain replacing an antenna array for an FM radio station. Checked it all and started up the Transmitter. After 5 minutes something overheated and shorted out in the array and took out the Transmitter. When I tried to start up the backup Transmitter on a spare small antenna, it had faults and would not start. I had a very steep learning curve on large FM Transmitters in order to get one going.
Then another FM radio station starting having reception problems. I had to go 4wding for nearly an hour, at night, to get to the top of another mountain. The main Transmitter had a lot of errors and was only just working. I switched over to the backup Transmitter and found it was dead as. I switched back to the main Transmitter and it would not start either. I worked through the night to make one good Transmitter and get them back on air. I took all the dead bits back to my workshop and have been repairing them.
Now I am traveling to a big Agricultural show in a Jeep Cherokee towing a 2 ton Caravan full of audio gear to setup an outside broadcast for a Radio Station. The radiator has poped! am I pissed or what?
Regards
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sounds like a bad week...
I've just been working on some custom furniture in recycled pine, it smells like car fumes and after work grab the tools and a beer and do abit of work on the van ;D
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Ive been working in a petrol station.
It took 40 minutes to fill out forms before I could start.
I had to wear a fluro vest, gloves, and steel capped boots.
I had to have a cone barrier around the van, wherever I parked it.
I had to stop work while a tanker was on site. (something about fumes)
I had a guy on site all day just to supervise me.
All this, to lay vinyl on the dunny floor.
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still on w/comp at home randomly painting doors when ankle permits ....just wanna cut the f thing off.!!
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Buga Craig... I'm resting at home too - my adventure building my garage for the beddy turned sour... was measuring up 2 nice jarrah uprights to frame one side of a roller door, above and below a cross beam. Positioned the shorter upper beam to test fit, then fit the bottom beam which was a bit tight - so bent over head to knees and hammered it in a bit to make it squeeze... forgetting completely about the precariously balanced 3 foot long, 4" x 4" jarrah beam Id balance up top - which of course proceeded to fall from a 10' height, edge first on my neck at the top of my spine under the base of my skull! Very lucky boy I can tell ya! So over the days following that led to a lot of referred pain as areas in my back and neck compensated for each other - so currently I am resting a 'sprained' back along my c2 to c5 vertebrate :-\
But hey - the garage looks nice!
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BUGGA!
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i worked on my beddy all week.. and did a few hours paid work today.. thats it.. same next week too.. getting sick of it actually. but blew up my other vechile the other day so its work hard or walk.. o and next week is gas conversion..
ben
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Where are you mounting your gas tank Ben?
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G'day
Well I am back from 2 days at the Ag Show and what an "adventure".
The $55,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee is nowhere as good as a Bedford.
Late Thursday the Jeep sprung a bad leak in the radiator. It took 4 bars of Stop Leak to seal it. The Radiator Bloke strongly urged me not to take it out of town at all. You should have seen the look on his face when I told him that I had to tow a 2 ton van to Nyngan the next day. I took 2 20litre drums of water just in case.
The Jeep does not have an electric brake controller and the van weighs more than the Jeep, so stopping is done with extreme care and sudden stopping is to be avoided. I did a sudden stop once; to say it was exciting is an understatement. I travel very slowly around town and do not exceed 70kmh on the open road. It makes for a slow trip.
At about 50km from Nyngan an escort vehicle tried to force me off the road by crossing the road into my path. There was nowhere to safely pull off and I could not safely do an emergency stop. I actually braced for the impact, but by the grace of God he managed to get back on his side of the road. It was VERY close.
I had a slow trip home. Thankfully the Stop Leak held out.
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hey chris maybe you should sell the jeep and use the money to fix one spare van , save the badges and glue them to the van . work will never know ;D
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shane the gas tank will go in usual spot behind the diff..
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so the important question is, with all these spare blown up transmitters, what are the chances of getting hold of an fm transmitter so i can start a mobile pirate radio station in my bedford.. "pump up the volume" style?
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If you can work that out let me know!! lol We can switch from beddy to beddy! They'll never find us (evil laugh)
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Bren what are thinking of becoming a DJ?? I know "DJ Beddie Bren" of pirate radio "Bumping Bedford" lol ;D ;D ;D
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Out house shopping this break,found three beddies but the missus wouldn't let me photo these :'( one has freash paint a camper...nice, one a 305chevy nicely built by a harley mechanic years ago from joondana,blk n white, the third looks like his spares but has no windows....... will post photo's later I promise, going back tomorrow.
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aaarrrggg take me with you!!!
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G'day
Yeah Strez I would sell the Jeep in a flash, but it is a company car, and they seem to think that it is a great car, even though it handles like a pig, chews fuel and breaks down a lot.
When I started the new job I sold my beloved 740 turbo to a neighbour as I didn't need it anymore. I used it in my last job as a building supervisor.
After driving the Jeep for a week I was so disgusted with it I went to my neighbour and tried to buy back the Volvo. He loved it so much he said NO WAY!
It has taken me 3 months ( and more money) to talk him around.
Regards
Chris
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G'day Bren
These Transmitters are BIG and run on 3 phase. The STC ones would not even fit in a CF van.
I was in a Transmitter hut the other day and the old transmitter is still there as it is too big to get out the door.
That said there are FM transmitters out there that will do the job. I have seen them. The problem is going to be the Antenna. if you want coverage it will need to be big. I just replaced a small array. It consisted of 5 pieces, each the size of a lounge chair, on top of a 50m tower. The cost of parts alone was over 20 big ones. If you you were running around in a van with a big aerial I think you may be found out.
And if you cause interference they WILL hunt you down, and the fine will really hurt.
If you don't interfere with anyone you can have a ball though, not that I have done it (recently anyway).
If you want to do it you will also want a laptop with appropriate studio automation software such as NexGen:
http://www.rcsworks.com/en/products/nexgen/default.aspx (http://www.rcsworks.com/en/products/nexgen/default.aspx)
Have a look for ebooks on Podcasting such as:
http://rs25.rapidshare.com/files/4125887/OReilly_Podcasting_Hacks.chm (http://rs25.rapidshare.com/files/4125887/OReilly_Podcasting_Hacks.chm)
Next time I would set up an Internet Radio Station and just stream out of a laptop into a transmitter when available.
Regards
Chris
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Bought a 2.73:1 diff last week and a set of jellybeans today. now all I have to do is build the shed (laying on the ground at present) owner build the house and landscape 5 acres then I can start on the van. ;D
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Just got out of the garage, been looking at the bonnett for a few weekends and not touching it .... so got off me butt and hit the bonnet with a sander and grinder back to bare metal and then undercoated it, damn spray gun had a blockage, started off nice and even and very patient to get an even coverage, then damn spray gun dropped a couple of drops and wrecked my good work so thought what the heck and just sprayed over it without that important ingredients ... patience and care. Now I am looking forward (not) to rubbing it all back and respraying the undercoat next weekend ... oh well, the joys of vannin, and I learned that moulding the WRX scoop and getting even lines and curves is not as easy as it seems :P
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yo eddy ive been doing a bonnet scoop for Mr black beddy..
its of medievil style hehe
i just started building it not knowing what i wanted (out of metal) (flippen strongest bonnet scoop ever i recon)
and it turned out medieveil.. full on crazy.
so ill post some pics soon so you know what im talking about.
ben
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onya Benn, u never cease to amaze me, when its a beddie its not 'medi-evi' its 'bedi-evil' ;Dl
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haha ya waka!!!
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well i found this site and seems to be going well
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This week has been a juggle between.
Repatching and promgraming lights in a night club. Including rewiring half them as they are from China, and well Hmmmmm............. ::)
Designing scaff towers and starting to catch up on the general co-ordination of the production of a 3 day music festival that is on in just over a months time.
And continuing with the rewiring of the van, which is getting a little scary as I need it to get down to the festival! :o :-\ :o
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today the missus ordered me to fix the leaking boot of her mitsywishy I mean mitsubishi and then she decided that it would be good idea if I moved the beddie away from the garage so she can reverse the misfitsabichie I mean mitsubishi up to the door of the garge so the boot of the misfitabitty I mean mitsubishi was under the eaves cause it looks like its gonna rain tonight. so ......... in order to obey her highness I had to move four freakin trailers, a freakin catamaran and a freakin sailing boat around the freakin limited room in the freakin driveway, so now the freakin boats are back in the freakin garage and the freakin trailers are freakin squeezed in together in the freakin driveway. Then I had to fire up the beddie so I could move it across. Thanks darhlink that was the highlight of my day, the 253 kicked over and then roared to life !!!!!! had a little drive up and down the court before I positioned it back in the driveway out of the missyfreaky I mean Mitsubishi's way, only downside? I didn't do any work on the beddie cause of the freakin time it took to move every freakin thing so the freakin mitsuwanky I mean mitsubishi doesn't get wet tonight :-X
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Hey Eddy at least it's not you out in the cold and wet tonight!!
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today the missus ordered me to fix the leaking boot of her mitsywishy I mean mitsubishi and then she decided that it would be good idea if I moved the beddie away from the garage so she can reverse the misfitsabichie I mean mitsubishi up to the door of the garge so the boot of the misfitabitty I mean mitsubishi was under the eaves cause it looks like its gonna rain tonight. so ......... in order to obey her highness I had to move four freakin trailers, a freakin catamaran and a freakin sailing boat around the freakin limited room in the freakin driveway, so now the freakin boats are back in the freakin garage and the freakin trailers are freakin squeezed in together in the freakin driveway. Then I had to fire up the beddie so I could move it across. Thanks darhlink that was the highlight of my day, the 253 kicked over and then roared to life !!!!!! had a little drive up and down the court before I positioned it back in the driveway out of the missyfreaky I mean Mitsubishi's way, only downside? I didn't do any work on the beddie cause of the freakin time it took to move every freakin thing so the freakin mitsuwanky I mean mitsubishi doesn't get wet tonight :-X
I read this after getting home form the club at 2.50am and pissed myself!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ........ It's funny how ones mans misfortune is anothers wet pants! :o ;D Thanks the side ache! I owe you one!
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just finished the last bits of grinding back the floor and repainting it in epoxy paint, now i just have to paint over that in some sound deadening black stuff! :-\
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Hey man are those seat bases legal Nice job on the floor not an easy job will look good when finished Cheers Reid
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thanks, i hope they are legal, thats how they were when i got it. I was speaking to a mechanic who worked on beddys in england and he said thats how they did them
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they are not original.. but if your mechanic says there a goer then thats fine.. all you have to do is please the roadworthy man..
last roadworthy man i spoke to said you need orig seat bases and good floor mounts doesnt matter about seats
2nd last roadworthy man said must be orig seats and bases
3rd last roadworthy man didnt say anything
so go figure..
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yeah i like the nice storage space that the original seat bases have. this ones prob been like this for 25 years or more, man this beddy had so much fine dust compacted inside every nook and cranny
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when I made my seat bases I was told to use thicker material than the originals and also to use the same bolt holes they went accross no problems.I think it depends on who you get and if they got there morning glory!! 8)
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buying a house.......BORING!!! yes it 's got a shed for two beddies yay!
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go the property buying.. way to go. cant loose unless you stuff up.. lol
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I modified my automatic shifter so i didnt have to keep bending over to change the gears. Check it out under the technical section. cheers...Johnno ;D ;D
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bought another beddy as a daily driver!
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I laid in a pool of petrol and water and fiddled with my trimatic vacuum hose... ;D
Craig - wack some photo's of your new purchase up. Hmmmmmm a shorty as a daily sure would be nice.
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I have managed to let myself be infultrated by none other that the dreaded flu. That's not acceptable on a weekend
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I've had a great one!
Managed to balance 2.1m x 1200 ply on my head to do the interior roof liining whilst balancing on one leg getting it to fit into the joiners!
Learn't about using foam backed fabric to cover the join between cabin and living area!! ( great stuff good for streching over dashs also ), sourced a cabinet maker to build the cupboards and shower/shitta zones. Had the engineer come over for a couple of beers and to let me know that I'll come out of engineering and rego with change out of $1500.00.or less !!! yaaaaa! ( no gas yet ). Got my bullbar, grill and headlight surrounds back from the spray painter, buillt myself a mini tower computer to fit to the moover ( rigged to a 17" lcd monitor with wireless printer fax ( 3g ) bits, fitted larger window to moover door, spent a day with two Austrian backpakers down at Port Arthur and managed to win $626.00 on Keno!!! I guess next week will be better.
Clance :P
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well got a message this morning the guy he has changed the deal put his price up? :o so no daily driver. Just have to fix one of the other vans now.
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oww thats stupid.. bummer:(
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went to work on tuesday and had nothing to do so i put the beddy into the shed and did a quick patch up job
from this
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to this
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Ben came to visit on Saturday and in between showers we managed to kick it with the beddies, had a great day dude ;D
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yeh was full on great day!! almost got the back doors fixed.. only popped open 3 times since hehehe. tiny bit more purchase and will be perfect.. thanks!!
ben
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Hi Guys.....I finally got around to fitting a bottom lip to my Beddie truck.Craig was very kind to find one for me. It was missing when i bought the truck. So i thought it was time to improve his looks
cheers....John Abbott. ;D
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:D alllrrriiigggghhhtttyyyyy then johno
good job!!
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I've been "busy" last couple of weeks too
standard van is currently being sanded ready for paint and hope to fire it up next week if weather stays fine
custom van has had the spoiler done and am now remounting the running gear (i lifted the back so have to lower the engine), then the little bits like cables, hoses ... then also hope to fire that one up in a week or three too
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hey hey johnno, not sure which country your beddie now represents .... red yellow and blue is that Bulgaria? anyway close enough for the adelaide crows !!!!! ;)
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Yeah Eddy...Looks like a bit of a rainbow at the moment but nothing that a can of primer cant fix!! P.S go the Magpies!!!
LOL cheers..Johnno. ;D ;D
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oooo busy that sounds promising any photos of your spoiler yet?
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Got a phone call at about midnight from Lou's Mum telling us that the cat had a tick and needed to go to the vet. So we jumped in the car (Beddy still awaiting fuel tank) still in pajamas and slippers to pick up possibly dying cat and got nicked by the constabulary coming out of our street. They followed us into the middle of town before pulling us over and informing us that the car was out of rego by a day, slapping us with a $500 fine and telling us we had to leave the car where it was. They were however kind enough to give us a lift home with the belongings we didn't want to leave in the car in the back of the paddy wagon with dried blood on the walls and floor. I'm assuming that they couldn't allow us in the back seats because of health reasons! ???
We got home to find out the house key was still in the car! :( Good thing the Real Estate hadn't fixed the window that got smashed in the hail storm last October! :P
Prior to this I'd just gotten home from Managing the Production of a 3 day World Music Festival that went down without a hitch (as far as all the performers and punters are concerned anyway) ;) ;D
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did most of this today, the paint wasnt too thick on top
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ooohhhh you lucky bugga I got 5mm!! in places
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did most of this today, the paint wasnt too thick on top
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wow, lookin good bullstick, should look great when finished.
marty
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Stikman,
The roof looks to be in very good nic! Hope the rest of the van comes up just as good.
Top job so far!
Jd
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yeah i hope so too, i;ve put in alot of hours just in prep work so far, hope to start painting next week
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did most of this today, the paint wasnt too thick on top
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what grit sand paper did you use for the last part? (like just reaching metal)
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i started with 80 grit and i used a random orbital sander
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Went to go to a family re union in Perth, got nearly to Mandurah and the clutch cable broke!! WOW, what a noise! I thought the damn thing had blown up!! Hubby laughed at me, said everything was cool, and drove to Mandurah with out a clutch. He can change gears without a clutch better than I can with one!! MEN!!!! Rang everyone to change venues, and had a great day.
Sooooo, he had had it pulled apart to put in a new clutch and cable. We decided to put in a regular clutch cos I have a hard time with the heavy duty one that is in there. He has also changed all the breaks and wheels bearings and given it a clean. Gotten a new set of T/A's, 275's. They look GOOOD. Also getting a new dizzy. Our son is helping him cos he wants to drive it this weekend, looks like I may have lost my ride :(
Shaz
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steal it back!!! or take the mattress out and hill proly give it back lol
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steel it back!!! or take the mattress out and hill proly give it back lol
hehe!!! He wants to take it to RevHeads aswell. We've gotta clear out the trailer so he can take 2 lounge seats for him and his mate!! One is sleeping in the van and the other is going to sleep in the trailer.
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They should sleep in the trailer and you should sleep in the van! :o
Don't worry about me, I'm just jealious cause my mum didn't have a Bedford that I could steal!........ I could only nick the Camery! :'(
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I wish my old girl had a beddy when I was a young gun. Those boys must be two VERY HAPPY kids right now!
Rocking up to any "do" with your rig + trailer ensemble would make for a nice entrance.
Your a good mother lol :D :D :D
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buga found a rust hole
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been thinking of making some fiberglass rear panels and glueing them on, no more rust then
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I wish my old girl had a beddy when I was a young gun. Those boys must be two VERY HAPPY kids right now!
Rocking up to any "do" with your rig + trailer ensemble would make for a nice entrance.
Your a good mother lol :D :D :D
Took us 3 days to get the correct thrust bearing. Turns out everything is Holden except for the clutch plate. My son wore the gearbox oil. THAT was funny!!! The new clutch is sweet, not hard at all. Hubby and son had a great time under the van covered in oil.
Beddy is back on the road for half an hour and the son is off to Busselton for tonight and then to Dunsborough tomorrow. Yep, lost it again :(
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Sounds like you guys are havin some fun!, man can't wait to get back into mine. New house is almost sorted , 2 rooms painted , sheds 3/4 full already, floorboards sanded, leaks fixed, locks installed and jail bars fitted to the toy shop( shed) so I can't sneek out at nights....buga!
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G'day
I was in Sydney at the Atomic Live Conference at Olympic Park.
I had a great time checking out the semi naked girls, getting free stuff thrown AT me, watching the Gaming Championships and meeting quite a few people that I knew including one of the founding members of BOSCA, Derek May. Man, he got old. And he is younger than me!!!
I did get some grief from the "Security Staff":
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I mean this very light heartedly but looks like a nerd convention :D Wish I could of been there love a good dress up.
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lol looks like a fun time, supanova in brisbane is good like that
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G'day
It probably was a bit nerdy but it was a ball of fun that lasted all day.
One of my daughters as a IT expert and she has wanted to go for a few years so I made it happen.
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etched primed the roof today
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very smooth ;D
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Nice work Bullstik!
If you keep this up I might have to bring my van up to Brissy! ;)
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haha just have to wait and see how it all turns out :D
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Woohoo! ;D
At 2.40pm this arvo, my neighbourhood was blessed with the roar of a 5.7L V8! They truely are a blessed bunch! I really do spoil them! ::)
It's the first time I've had enough wires in the van to start it since I decided it was time to replace the Statesman dash with the GTS one I had in waiting.
The old girl didn't burn to the ground which is a good start me thinks! ;)
I saw the tach work for the first time which was very exciting!
Tomorrow I'll check the wires to starter and see if they show any sign of melting (this is test 1). Next I'll solder up the head lights to these connectors I bought from Dick Smiths and see they can handle the current draw of the halogens. :P Fingures crossed!
Last week I dropped the tank straps off to get chromed ;D First time I dropped something in for chroming in like 17 years.
I might actually be able to drive out the drive way later next week. Just have to decide on whether I'm going to powder coat or 2pac the tank first? ??? Powder coat was my first choice but it is dinged up. :P
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getting there,
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now that i`ve plated up the back doors i can now do inside . bed base is in with hinged top and walls are lined . just need to do roof and new interior lights and install 12" woofers ,horn tweeters and amp and then carpet the lot
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Well this week i drove my beddy yet another 1000km but also installed new shocks and new back tires. Ripped out an old rust repair that was done with fibre glass. Was leaking. And welded all up finished it all up with a tiny skim of filler and is sweet good. Cheers ben
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I drilled the holes and run the wires for the headlights, indicators, reverse lights, air-con thermo fans, fuel tank sender, bonnet switch, alternator light and air-con clutch switch. I'll fit the passenger headlight today (if weather holds out). Got frustrated with trying to line up the drivers side headlight yesturday and so went and played Need for Speed most wanted. I'll try again today with some help from Lou now she's home again. can't work out why it wont line up propper? the tank is ready for pick up but have no cash, so it'll have to wait. Doh! :( But I'm not far off being able to put the dash back in. 8)
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Iv been at war with a ball joint and showing my step sons the rust n bust routines they been surprisingly interested. ;D
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I'm interested in Rust n bust. Maybe we should all fly to Perth for a work shop....... ;D
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Passenger indicator is done! Woohoo! Nearly finished the passenger headlight but it started raining :(
Just about ready to start redrilling the head surround into place. It's lined up as good as it's gonna get without some major mods. Still dashless and now no more rego :(
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You pressing the ball joint out craig? How hard is it? I have only ever just swapped complete wish bones over. But im sure one day ill run out of second hand good ball joints;) ben
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easy to get out without a press ... well this one was :D post some pix later cost me $16 for a tool. $75 for the ball joint.
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It stopped raing so I finished the passenger side headlight. woohoo! One side to go, then it's back inside the van I go. ;D
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redid the back speaker mounts recesed the amp started on the roof just need to cut mattress to size to test out next weekend
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Lookin good strez! ;D
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yeah yeah bro, wood interiors in beddies .... like them alot, I completely lined the interior of one of my first beddies with cedar 2 x 1/2" strips (50 x 10 mm) looked like a sauna, was cedar madness ;D the sides, the roof, the doors, any where the strips could be screwed on, came up great and a;ways attracted looks and comments :o
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this morning i am working on replacing front pinion oil seal on diff.. cant wait to have no oil on the doors..
actally got a story..
i slept in my van friday night in traralgon. and i awoke at 4am to my van shakeing.. i was stunned when i looked in my rear vision mirror to find a young couple making out against the back of my van!!!!
i jumped on the horn and they got the idea that i was asleep inside.. they yelled out wiked van man and left..
i would have hated to be the girl thou cause i have oil all over the back of my van (diff oil) she would have been so spewen when she realised that she had oil all over her back and hair. hahaha
hopefully no more filling up the diff after today!!! wahoo!
ben
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yeah yeah bro, wood interiors in beddies .... like them alot, I completely lined the interior of one of my first beddies with cedar 2 x 1/2" strips (50 x 10 mm) looked like a sauna, was cedar madness ;D the sides, the roof, the doors, any where the strips could be screwed on, came up great and a;ways attracted looks and comments :o
I like that Idea Eddy!
Did it smell like a sauna?
Jd
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Ha Ha Thats a pearler story Ben! mmm How does that song go?"I hear you humpin but you cant come in" LOL ...cheers..Johnno ;D :D ;D :D
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how does that Beatles song go? ........ norwegion wood ..... oh it smelt like cedar wood not a used sauna ::)
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wednesday- replace those little bolts that hold the lower wishbone bracket to crossmember (on the side of the road after front two stripped)
thursday replace universals (got tired of that 'ping ping,ping ping,ping ping,ping ping,ping ping,ping ping noise)
saturday - weld up snaped door hinge
monday - drive 3 hours each way (and run out of gas and lpg at the same time) to pick up a "rebuilt 186 with a yella terra head". compression good, but yella paint does not a yella terra make
Does anyone know how to identify a YT head from the outside?
and can i get one of these for a two barrel weber?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220309055328
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got the oil seal changed!!!! wahoo!!! so stoked. now i can paint my van yeh yeh!!
ben
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finaly got the electrics sorted on the daily driver ball joint done now just some bits n pieces. :)
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Well finally bit the bullet and replaced the control arm bushes
what a head f***!
-wheels off
-undo and remove tie rod ends from brake assembly
- undo ball joints and remove disc brake assembly
-remove shock absorber
-remove spring
-undo bolts that hold on arms and dah daaah!
-old bushes seized onto mounts aaaarrrggghh!
this took the longest getting the old bushes off
total time 5hrs
to put it back together 1.5 hrs
Feels so much better...but the it makes me drive my van ever faster now ha ha!
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On ya Marky! 8)
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Fought with the Real Estate this morning. What an Anus! >:( Hate Real Estates with a passion!....
Everybody that either owns their own home or rents off someone who owns their own home is truely blessed!
Won't get back to the van till after weekend....... :'(
Finally getting paid this Friday though. Woohoo! ;D I'll be able to order those bubble windows off Aaron soon, not ot mention pick up the fuel tank, tank straps, Aero filler cap and maybe even pay the Engineer a visit! Double Woohoo!
Woohoo, woohoo........ ;)
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well i fixed the diff seal yesterday!! the diffs been leaking for 3 years now! i am trully blessed..
and had to swap axels over cause i stuffed the wheel bearings from running low on oil over the weekend. bummer..
all good now thou. back on the road jack!
live and learn thats all i can say
ben
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Ben stayed over last night and we were up early to work on his diff axle, replaced one with another then pushed out the windscreens on both vans, getting ben's replacement windscreen in and Warren popped over, the three of us managed to get Bens windscreen in before he had to dash off, had a look and a bit of a chat about the efi 6 with Warren before had to shoot off, that left me with the the rest of the day to replace my windscreen with a new rubber I've had lying around for a few years, cleaned up the glass channel and found no rust! sprayed a couple of coats of fish oil then a coupla coats of quick dry enamel on the channel while I could get at it, then in the arvo put the new rubber on the windscreen and fitted the windscreen, took a coupla hours as I used more sealant that I should have but managed to get it lined up neatly and back on, took an hour or so to clean up the sealant off the glass, so another job out of the way, new rubber came up as a very neat finish so had pizza and a beer for tea, now off to the shower and attack that couch! thanks guys ;)
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Hey ed thats great to hear you got your screen back in no worries. I put a bit more sealant at top me mine when i got home cleaned up the new second hand screen and its mint! Ripper. Thanks again for having us stay and pass on my thanks to rob too. Says sorry i forgot to say goodbye. Seya next weekend Yeh Yeh!
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goin hard fellas!!!!,good to see, I 'm sooo motivated...... so far for the last three breaks i t's all been gettin the new home (shed) ready for us all to move in, (got that movin van ready buster) Borrie that is LOL... right, fitted security bars to the shed ,reinforced the shed door, fixed broken tiles and cemented ridge capping after turning green and lumpy with it, ;D sanded and polished jarrah floor boards, painted two rooms scored a savvy kitchen that was made to fit for $300, (that's this weeks job) my poor wifee has been painting and sanding for four weeks now, she's a gem, got da green machine ready for transit, filled it with fuel only to find a 20ltr puddle in the morning and a smoker standing not too far away....someone was rather a bit cranky should we say when they saw that....... >:( ..... you thought a was abit green before ...well I'll leave that one up to your imagination :o :o :o this week hope to move van and move in YAY!! Dano
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Been working during the weekdays, doing uni at night. On the weekend i removed the subframe and all wiring, brake lines, etc from under my beddy and started hitting it with a wire brush and wheel to get rid of all the crap under there.
The more i work on it the more i want to work on it now. Even if all i am doing at the moment is grinding and sanding...
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Been working a bit more and doing something I love at work at the moment (nice hippy job) Planting trees. Replanted the first 11 I put in 3 times. First 2 plants were out 20mm 2nd time realised he's given wrong measurements 3rd time a charm. The pencil Pines he put around the pool are a stupid idea, they look good but have fun cleaning your pool all the time.
Appart from that sending resumes west to try and get back over there and earn the big bucks to make this bedford move.
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;D back on the ground now, ;D
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/hughreid/RIMG0158.jpg)
lifted it with one engine hoist and a towing strap at the front, didn't even scratch the paint ;D
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/hughreid/RIMG0157.jpg)
-put the gearbox crossmember bolts back in to stop the stands moving
lets hope rebuilt 186 with yella terra head in excellent condition means what it sounded like ;)
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haha looks like your doing your pet hate worzel!!
all the same great work..
i cant picture where that is in regard to your property.. but its is yours i can tell by the bricks lol
have fun bro!
ben
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hey ben where did ya get the pinion seal from cheers stevo 8)
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Hey stevo;) got it from a bearing place over here. It is a borg centre. So i guess the bedford one would be quite a bit harder to find. Cheers
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This week I stripped and dumped the ozzie jumbo van (was rotten), towed my standard van to where I stripped it, removed ld28 and front beam ... replaced with holden mtr and beam then replaced the wishbones (as I had already done the balljoints etc), well that was on saturday, then I had the bright idea of swapping the dash boards.
My standard CF is 70's and this jumbo was 81 facelift with the swing parcel tray ...
I drilled out the spots on both and cleaned up, and I found more rust in my van, grrr. The top of the hinge pillars had gone on both sides, couldn't see it before. real easy to do without the dash.
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the second pic is my old dash in the donor frame
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G'day
Today I replaced the fuel tank in the new CFL van. Someone had run over a stump and very badly dented it. The van is a 1977 model and I only had one tank the same as it.
I had never played with a fuel tank before and I discovered the following:
The SWB vans tanks have a different inlet.
Truck tanks have a different inlet.
There are early model tanks that don't have a drain plug.
So I calculate at least 6 different types of CF tanks.
A tip is that the 2 straps that hold the tank in are held by bolts that have a fine thread. A tube spanner or spark plug socket of size 9/16" makes the job a lot easier.
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yeh wish i had some deep sockets last time i pulled a tank out and replaced it with another at 2am in the morning i got really flippen annoyed!!!!
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Yeah, it can take ya awhile with a ring spanner! That's what I've always used. I'm gonna try the spark plug socket idea when I finaly get the chance to fit my tank back in!........
I've been living infront of my computer for the past few weeks recording records onto my portable harddrive!....... Wow, this is gonna take awhile!....... I've done about 1 1/2 crates worth, which is exciting, but I haven't even scratched the surface yet :(
Looking forward to getting back to the van. The way things are currently progressing I can't see the old girl being back on the road and registered by the 19th :'(. Means I'll have to drive the Crappydore to Brisbane and then Sydney. My 9 year old told me yesturday that if I picked him up in Sydney in the Poop mobile, he'd tell Grandma to give away my pressies! :P
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owww no pressies tweaker.... i learnt something long ago the best presents are the ones you buy yourself.. heheh pushing for a lathe for christmas this year lol..
ben
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Started the mounting of the front bumper… Carbon fibre’d some bolts onto the inside, fixed to the chassis. Need to fix the sides down, finish the fibreglassing up to make it all look pretty & bog then sand back.
Also the wiring is 99% complete for the first stage (warrantable). So it’s firing off the “push start” button, gauges, headlights, indicators, hazards, fans etc etc are all functioning… Just need to straighten up the birds nest in the corner & mount the fuse boxes etc. Looking forward to another sneaky drive this weekend hopefully…
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Damn, Joel! You is da man! You're driving it? That must be cool!!!
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owww no pressies tweaker.... i learnt something long ago the best presents are the ones you buy yourself.. heheh pushing for a lathe for christmas this year lol..
ben
He he he. I got my fingures crossed that I'll find an XC door in my stocking! ;D Oooh, and the engineer apporves the back seats without too much modification ;) Don't mean to sound gready, but I have been very, very, very (times the universe) good this year! ;D
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Just a sneaky blat down the road & back… As you can see a Police Officer would have a field day writing tickets if I got pulled up with it in that state!
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That's great! I remember doing something similar year ago in my Panelvan, with no front end. Just the radiator support (for obvious reasons) and the V* was there out in the open in all it's glory! Should have seen the looks I was gettin from people on the streets and other cars! Was a riot! ;D Kinda felt like I was driving a hot rod he, he ;D
Just got back from picking up my newly repaired and painted fuel tank and chromed tank straps! ;D ;D Woohoo!! ;D ;D Better get that other headlight in, then I can go for a sneaky little hoobly harbly around the block for some inspiration ;)
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thats a great update Joe, and looking good too, your an inspiration bro!
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here is what i made breifly last week when hammering maria's bad back corner.. a slap hammer!
anyone guess what i made it from?
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I finally started on the drivers headlight today.........
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wow, lookin good Joel.
marty
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here is what i made breifly last week when hammering maria's bad back corner.. a slap hammer!
anyone guess what i made it from?
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/IMGP9490.jpg)
a vikings screwdriver.lol
marty
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bingo!
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;D, lol, hehe
marty
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Replaced my balljoint, adjusted bearings
picked up a windowless door and heater fan.
fitted the fan (goes great)
just need to put my hinges on the new door then can fit that (my hinges are brilliant)
picked up the door and fan from Rob on brissie southside. he is one very helpful knowledgeable guy and man does he have some stuff. If it comes off a beddy or fits on one he probably has 10 of everything. if your local give him a call (# under beddie parts for sale) if your not local says he posts so give him a call. could have stayed and played all day but ran out of saliva (due to dribbling) early on.
just leaves rear wheel cylinders, a tiny bit of welding and steering wheel(cracked) then should be in rwc condition
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hey ben it looks like the flat blade end of a crow bar.
the wood chisel you are using is a TITAN, made in Hobart by the titan wire and nail factory after the second world war , they produced them for a few years to keep the business going and finally finished production and closed thier doors over 20 to 30 years ago.
not a collectable yet but they will be in a few years, and yours apart from the surface rust is in pretty good order
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Ben,
I'm guessing that is a bedford axle welded to the end of a crow bar... ;)
See Peters van on ebay?
Jd
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Nearly finished fitting the drivers side headlight, before a mother of a storm hit, bringing two trees down either side of the van complete with hail, lighting and a couple of black outs. Woohoo, ya can't say this is a boring place to live!....... I'll check the rest of the town out tomorrow to see the extent of what happened :P
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Lost a couple of trees in the back yard aswell. A few down in naighbouring streets, but apart from scattered leaves all over, it looks like nothing much happened at all.
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hey toolking.. i just picked it up for like 50c at a garage sale.. didnt know it was anything special..
and jd your wrong its not a bedford axel.. i treasure bedford axels.. not that many around. i would use a holden one thou. but nah tool king takes home the prize.. its the end off a crowbar.. welded onto a bit of rod.. works pretty well hey.
yeh i saw the van on ebay jd. you should buy it for 1500 lol..
ben
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yeh i saw the van on ebay jd. you should buy it for 1500 lol..
ben
I would offer him $1000 dollars MAX, that's all it's worth. lol
Jd
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yeh i saw the van on ebay jd. you should buy it for 1500 lol..
ben
I would offer him $1000 dollars MAX, that's all it's worth.
Jd
is this the Van (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bedford-CF-Van-in-Sydney_W0QQitemZ300275938321QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Trucks_Commercial_Vehicles?hash=item300275938321&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318) your talking about ?
I was toying with buying it.
Warren
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2weeks of fu%3ing around trying to get my van going
I pulled the carby off- it was full of dirt and fine particles
Rebuilt it and put it all back together....now van doesnt start aaaaarggh
Carby off again check float level etc ..back on..
Van still doesnt start??
Check for spark and hello ? No spark
Check dizzy and hey no teeth on the dizzzy the Nylon spool has had the dick
Off to Gibbos $16 later...back together
Van running good now
was losing its tune really quickly before ;D ::)
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Hey Marky, did that storm get you yesturday?
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Yeah we were in Suffolk Park rehearsing
when it hit..power blackout .amps off and we watched the lightning
yay :D
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Yeah, I love watching a good storm pound the grap out of things! Except of cause the Bedford.
I got the Headlight re-mounted!! Woohoo, what a rediculesly long ordeal that was! :( Now I just need the rain to stop long enough for the world (and Beddy) to dry out so I can put the passenger headlight back in and all the lights are done, woohoo for me! Then I'm back inside to finish the wiring behind the dash. Then Vroom, vroom! He he.
We decleared war on the Cockroches taht had made the missguided decision that our house was thiers. 3 bombs, 12 baits and 2 large cans of Mortein........ They don't feel so good no more! I tried to warn the silly little buggers!
My technique:-
First, verbaly abuse the little buggers so they know how you feel and what your intentions are!
Then, ignore them for a couple of months to lure them into a false sence of security.
Then,...... Bammm! Waist those little punks with an all out arsenal like the US on some defenceless desert people.
It worked like a charm! Thanks Bush for your tactics! ;)
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mmmmmmm don get me started on bush..... i have more dvd's on 911 and American "tactics" then i can count. even one or two on Bali bombings and port Aurthur...
you would be shocked at what we are not told and where the evidence leads.... anyway ill close my mouth before i cant keep it closed ;)
i have spent my week slowly counting the days untill the money for my bedford goes in the bank... its been a loooooooooooooooooong week.
i feel like a little boy with money in his pocket but all the shops are closed.....
at least i have had time to ask questions and make lists with some guidance instead of rushing into things without a clue...
i hate waiting.....
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The world and Beddy dried out long enough on Monday arvo for me to finish re-fitting the drivers side headlight. Woohoo! What an ordeal that has been! :P I have posted some pics of how it all looks now it's back together. I'm pretty happy with the results as I managed to get the look I was after and it looks nothing like it did before I started. ;D And to think this all started cause I wanted to swap my Statesman dash over to my GTS one. It was all about the tacho!...... :P
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heres what ive been up to!!
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Looking good moldy boy! ;D he he he Picture of moldy Beddy and making molds he he he I'm funny bugger ;D
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hahahahahaha very funny!!!!
i could not find a pic of black beddy so i added mossy beddy instead.
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I think it's a top pic! I like Mossy! It makes me laugh cause it makes me think about you getting sprayed with moss on the way home. It's a funny visual ;D
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Well I,ve swapped the hinges over and fitted the side door, swapped handles and locks, works like a new one
Popped a dent out of rear corner (just waiting for a thin skim of bog to dry)
found the dreaded rust under top left rear hinge "buga"
Double buga being waiting on builder to quote on new house and shed pad (shed is there just needs concrete and assembly, and yes a beddy will fit, 3.0m centre door) so doing this on driveway and don't want to get too involved as it has to live outside and as I haven't bought a welder yet I'm not going to get carried away cutting out bits.
But having said that gotta love school holidays, only 5 weeks left (man arts teacher) so should get a fair bit more done, might even get a car trailer and use welder at work yet!!!!!!!
Oh for a bigger wallet!
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Bumper is now on. Requiring some more sanding & skims of bog to make it all beautiful.
Horrible Demister vents & piping are now in... Engine Cover welded up, so that's the next thing to do!
Booked in for first open spot with the Cert guys, 19th Jan!!!! Looking forward to it.
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Who you doing the cert through Joel?
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Neil Fraser at Certz Ltd. He's in Beachhaven.
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he was the second engineer to mess me around, hope he doesn't do the same to you
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might as well do a "what ya been up to ..."
Standard CF:
finished wiring up dash - late model dash in mk1, had to repaint windscreen/wiper panel and inner pillars
waiting on transmission so can get drive shaft done before xmas, I have until monday at the very latest - stress
Custom CF:
been working on all the unseen stuff - shifter cable, handbrake lever, brake lines, and things like booster and steering (no power steer). I'm hoping to line tow the van home on monday so can finish the body off over xmas but if I don't get the trans and driveshaft for the other van it's not going to happen :(
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Busy if you carnt get the custom one towed back i may be able to borrow (or steal) a transporter truck and come up to akld and do it for ya mate no worrys.
Cheers Paddy
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What happened Busy with Neil Fraser??? I was getting mucked around in a sence by a bloke at TSL while trying to organise everything. So switched to Neil Fraser.
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Watch out you guys, this is turning into a NZ post. My van was factory fitted from new with Holden 202 , discs Holden diff etc so does not need a cert so when I add something new they are none the wiser. He He.
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waikatostocky, tomorrow is going to be the decider, if it comes back or not. will let you know, cheers
Joel, this is copy from my van sites bitch and moan page
"Just about finished the first van (around the time I found the bent rail), I phoned and made appointments with two engineers, so they could check over what had been done ... The first was a guy by the name of Neil Fraser, his answer phone message kind of insists you are reliable and leave a message ... but is himself is very unreliable, made an appointment with him and he never turned up, never phoned to say so either, a week or so after we was meant to turn up he phoned and said he was in the area ... I told him he was unreliable and would find someone else. The other was a guy called Mark Stokes, this guy is meant to be the guy, but is very unreliable, made an appointment and he never turned up or phoned. Since doing this van, sorting parts etc you talk to a lot of people, apparently Mark Stokes is well known for being unreliable and has a bad name around the car scene. Avoid these guys if you can."
Bas NZ, I got one of them too - aussie assembled 3.3, problem is my papers say jumbo though
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sounds like you guys are havin some dramas..... good luck fellas,
well, now moved in to new home , sorted shed sorta, next break willl fit new MSD ignition and set timing again try to fire the girl up, fit new electric fuel pump and lines, give the girl a wash and clean .....can't wait!
check out photos in gallery
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I went and did some hillbilly shooting. I'd never shot a gun before, much fun was had. An old wreck of a car was the target with a couple of bricks on top. I wasn't too bad a shot either. I blasted some bricks and fired a 375 Holland and Holland magnum (this one had some serious kick) And used a rare 303 low mount sniper rifle.
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I went and did some hillbilly shooting. I'd never shot a gun before, much fun was had. An old wreck of a car was the target with a couple of bricks on top. I wasn't too bad a shot either. I blasted some bricks and fired a 375 Holland and Holland magnum (this one had some serious kick) And used a rare 303 low mount sniper rifle.
Jeez Zeek, was there that dang banjo musac playin in the ol background ?
Squel like a pig bouy :D
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Put a new floor in the van this week cowrie pine flooring out of a federation house.it didnt come up too badly doing the walls and roof tomorrow fitting 2 rows of 3 drop lights in the ceiling before it goes in
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Put a new floor in the van this week cowrie pine flooring out of a federation house.it didnt come up too badly doing the walls and roof tomorrow fitting 2 rows of 3 drop lights in the ceiling before it goes in
Photos? :)
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photos are coming mate my bluetooth dongle packed it in as soon as the new one arrives i have a dozen or so pics of my progress cheers
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photos are coming mate my bluetooth dongle packed it in as soon as the new one arrives i have a dozen or so pics of my progress cheers
Oooowwwww! (jumping, squeeling and clapping hands) Can't wait! ;D
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Great line Tweaker
Started my day with a smile ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Was ment to catch up with Aaron, but Friday night's gig was just too good! ::) Too much DnB n' Beer! ;D
I'm off to Sydney tonight after my gig in Byron. Hope to arrive sometime (not too late) tomorrow and the first thing on the agenda is picking up our new gearbox that has been witing for us for over a year now ::) Don't think I'll have the cash to fit it before the Van Nats, Bugger! :( But I'm gonna try! ;)
Oooooww!
I'm so excited!
And I just can't hide it!
I'm about to loose control and I think I like it!
Sorry about that, it's an occupational health hazard! ::)
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;D lol, that last bit cracked me up tweaker,
marty
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Installed a new maintanance free battery 760 cranking amps, 96ah
removed the old insulation from inside the van
removed the old carpet
removed the front grill
stripped some paint and fiberglass that was lifting
started prep work to remove crushed guard ( new spot weld drill bits arrived)
removed air filter and got the old girl to start
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Drove the Wrecked Beddy i bought home...
started stripping it down to feed my CFS
On the weekend
It was Summer Solstice Longest day of the year so lots of work done
New Drivers Sunvisor
New Door Rubbers and weather seals
(these ROCK! no more drips inside the van and the doors seals tight no squeaks ! yay)
Wheel Bearings Regreased and Tighted
Swapped my 3 Speed Gearbox for the M21 4 speed
all came out easy enough...
but going back in was a bit of a struggle by my self
felt like i was playing Twister...jack in one hand....elbows etc... knees pushing up the crossmember
...was quite a site..back in tighten everything up..
aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgghhh
Stuck in reverse and 4 th at same time
Up on the jack again.... some gentle persuasion with the Apprentices helper (Hammer)
and were off..band van ready to go Peats Ridge
Went for a drive
Already saving money with a better driving ratio
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I know what I did today, I di my back. I can barely move
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doofhard dont do that! how you supposed to give me a hand if your stuck in bed!!!
get better soon bloke!
ben
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man appart from not being able to help right now, i'm really keen. Works going to be quiet until New Year so might do a bi nighter up there when i'm back in action
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I fixed the carby problem I was having - was a vaccum problem with the hose that runs off the back of the carby.
Through trial and error I recently found out that that hose IS important and YES it does require a one way
valve! (Marty if your reading this - please take note :D). Replaced a headlight globe, flushed radiator and refilled with new fluid.
Cleaned the interior for the first time ever - came up quite nicely. Drove it to the entrance to my new carpark and drove it straight
in - the clearance was about 5mm - the beddy now lives undergound in a secure car space! Yay! ;)
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Went to Adelaide to visit my"Office" ; U-Pullit car wreckers. Got New grille and front spoiler off a wrecked car that I think "I" can make fit the Beddie. Not telling yet, what that car was!!!!
When it's fitted and pictures are posted, I'll let you guys have a guess as to where it came from!!
Apparently, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder!
Cheers Brian O ??? :P
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Have started building my workshop. It has been 9 years in the making and i am starting to weld up all the trusses .I will post some progress pics as i go along...cheers..johnno ;D
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(Marty if your reading this - please take note Cheesy)
the hoses were ur department jock, ;D inside van,
was it something 2 do with 1 of those old brittle t pieces that broke?
did u replace the t pieces?
i was that tired at 5am i was half dead
its a red 202 so it should have been easy to sus.
marty
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I fixed the carby problem I was having - was a vaccum problem with the hose that runs off the back of the carby.
Through trial and error I recently found out that that hose IS important and YES it does require a one way
valve! (Marty if your reading this - please take note :D). Replaced a headlight globe, flushed radiator and refilled with new fluid.
Cleaned the interior for the first time ever - came up quite nicely. Drove it to the entrance to my new carpark and drove it straight
in - the clearance was about 5mm - the beddy now lives undergound in a secure car space! Yay! ;)
Hey Jock, make sure you check all clearances again on the way out as the angles all change depending on which way you are going. Up, down, forwards and backwards. Making it down into the underground basement is one thing. Getting out is another! ;)
Thanks for your offer to help with the box! ;D I drove straight there and picked it up no probs. Then the drive to Homebush was pushin it. Bad man tired kicked in and the last 15 minutes was a bugger. But all is good! The box looks tops! Admittedly it is just a gearbox wrapped in plastic. But it's tops! ;D I'm having issues already about sticking it up behind that ugly donk I got going on in there. Hmmm...... Might need a new donk 8)
Ow, and just incase anybody is wondering ::) I played in Byron till midnight on Monday, then jumped in the car (sorry for swearing) and drove to Sydney and picked up the new gearbox! ;D Driving home on the 26th, hoping that I can get in touch with engineer sometime before NYE, to book in for early Jan. Hopefully rego'd mid jan ;) The road trip late Jan ;D
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Hey Marky, did you pick up those weater seals from Denny's or were they off the van? You don't have an original fuel cap on that newly acquiered Beddy that I can borrow do you? I wanna put my newly painted tank back in, but my new cap ain't arriving for a bit yet.
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sure tweaker... no worries.... even locks n has has a key
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Started work on the framework and trusses of my shed this week. Progress at last!!!
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/mytruck003.jpg)
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And another pic
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Looking good Johno! I bet your pumped to get it finished! Will the beddy sleep inside or out?
I feel so much better for old Barry (my beddy) now that he sleeps undercover in a cool, dry
and safe place! Keep the pics coming.
Jock
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My truck will kept inside once it is built. I hopefully will be able to sell the two cars that are currently sitting there at the moment, thus giving me a bit more room! johnno ;D
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Hey Jock, make sure you check all clearances again on the way out as the angles all change depending on which way you are going. Up, down, forwards and backwards. Making it down into the underground basement is one thing. Getting out is another! ;)
Tweaker,
I was thinking that but once I was in I had no option, when I exited for the first time it took me ages...
I was creeping along then stopping to check, creep, check, creep, check - took forever!
Thank god it fit going in and going out - stoked! Good to hear you got your box. Sorry I couldn't take you
out there mate I thought you would be knackered after driving all night. At least you got it and got back in
one piece. Keep us updated with your beddy progress in the new year!
Jock
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sure tweaker... no worries.... even locks n has has a key
You're a bloody champ Marky! I'm driving home today, so I'll give you a call in the next day or so. What you up to NYE? When you leave for Piller?
Jock you're a champ also! Would love to have caught up with and met you and gone for a run in 'Old Barry' ;) My plan was to try and catch up with you on the way out, since I missed you on the way in, but Zeb (my son) left one of his pressies at my aunts, so I'm heading out via Epping. Next time maybe, and hopefully we will be in the big Pink Burble of lurve. 8)
I put up a post in the power steering thread. It is something i checked out whiledown here.
Peace yall, word! ;D
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Not much since I hurt my back but came up with a good idea yesterday of how to possibly make it easy for the van to roll in and out of my shed, with treated pine sleepers to roll on and go down to a tire place and get the lowest profile tires I can so it won't clip the roof.
Might have a New years res of actually making progress.
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just use rims doofhard.. and maybe a winch to winch it back in the garage..
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Doof,
LOL :) I would love to see your van sitting pretty on nothing but rims!
Only Ben would consider such a thing!
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Hey doof, how about setting the treated pine up like train tracks , and using just rims, you dont have to streer it out and if you level the tracks out it should push easily.
And you will be able to boast that she handles like shes on rails :D
Warren
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Doof then you could go "Doof Doof choof choof, Doof Doof choof choof..(repeat as many times as needed) I think I can" as you're smokin' . ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hey doof, how about setting the treated pine up like train tracks , and using just rims, you dont have to streer it out and if you level the tracks out it should push easily.
And you will be able to boast that she handles like shes on rails :D
Warren
I actually suggested this to a mate, a littlle to much effort.
Ben I know the bloke at the tyre place pretty well so I think I should be able to get him to swap my high profile tyres for some dodgey bald low ones for little to no money.
Worst thing is it took me this long to come up with a solution of how to have the room to work on it and now i'm so sore I can't act on it.
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cool!
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8)Hi everyone, Hope you all had a Merry Xmas and may the "Bourbon" flow freely for New Years Eve!!
Had a productive day on the Beddie today, complete wth hangover!!
Attacked the grille with an angle grinder and hey presto we now have a somewhat different grille in place (Doubt whether anyone has used one of these before). Will post pictures when it's primed!
Will try to avoid the hangover bit tomorrow and hopefully my front spoiler will be on????
We went to Adelaide last week and brought the paint, primer and of course that magic stuff called "BOG".
Large back window has been ordered and still NEED HELP for some small teardrop windows, HELP, HELP HELP!!!!! Cheers Brian & Carole (Shit loads t do b4 the van nats)
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what have i been up to????
well i marched in Melbourne with 3000 people to protest the bombings in gaza ;D
vid here...
http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=2651E869-0872-48EF-A788-9&action=12 (http://www.vidilife.com/index.cfm?f=media.play&vchrMediaProgramIDCryp=2651E869-0872-48EF-A788-9&action=12)
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where,s wally,
whups i mean how many babies can u see in the second picture.
and what do u recon the chicken in the third pictures thinking?
((((what the? i think ive been Ducked,)))) lol
marty
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Far Out Man!!! thats one fat Chook
Cheers Brian & Carole!!!
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95% ready to paint
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looks awsome man!!! man the lwb looks good with single rear wheels!!
looks forward to more progress shots cheers
ben
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This weekend i decided to have a go at fitting some indicator lights from a corrolla to my bumper bars. What do you reckon guys?
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/indicatormod6.jpg)
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There are some how-to pics uploaded in my gallery.The model corolla was a AE100 late 80s early 90s..? cheers...johnno ;D
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that looks most fab !!!! ;)
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That looks SHIT HOT ;D ;D ;D
Top Job :D
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sweet!!!
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That looks "Shit-Hot!!!" Am I aloud to copy???
Cheers Brian O ???
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Brian...If it looks good , you go for it buddy!!!!! Im sure somebody out there will find maybe a better shaped light at some stage, but hey it works for me! cheers....johnno ;D ;D ;D
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That looks great John :D Well thought of!
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very neat john nice job
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wow, they are awsome blinkers john,
they will be clear as 2 see.
i like em.
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Ahh... you gotta luv those milk crates eh? Looks like heavy duty tube Marty,that won't break in a hurry...cheers...johnno :)
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this week I managed to get the van started thanks to (auto sparky) mate, all we did is just went back to basics......reset TDC and distributor, cleaned plugs ....bang fired up straight away no hesitation, shit loads of un burnt fuel tho(in a small shed ), made for laughs,especially when the oil pressure gauge line waas left accross the extractors (plastic) DOH!
Right! now that's sorted, we started to fit santas MSD ignition,...... all fittted, just need an hour to be left alone to plug n play........Photo's tomorrow/today...zzzzzzzzzzz
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This week been getting ready for my Certification. Engine cover 70% done. Picked up my new tyres & had them put onto the mags... Onto the van they went ASAP, looks good I think. Windscreen goes on on Wednesday, then doors & it's road worthy. I put some photo's in the gallery.
Had a couple of blats after the motor was given a better tune, and it goes reall well & sounds the part.
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lookin good joel, bet ur hanging to get it finished n on the road.
its going 2 be worth all the work, u got a great lookin van there.
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bought a new amp and a couple more sets of speakers today (gotta love ebay) soon as they arrive i will have the back all but finished.still wondering what im going to do with the rear door (would love a 1 piece fibreglass one ben :) )used the left over cowrie pine for the front door steps posted some pics in the gallery should have them finished tomorrow.flare kit bonnet scoop spoiler and scoop getting delivered this week so i have next weeks work covered.thinking of finishing the front cabin flloor in polished checkerplate i reckon it will fit in with the theme cheers
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sounds good 68holden.
ben,s the f/glass man 2 see.
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thanks marty im waiting for either ben or brad to say they have a 1 piece door and im in lol the back door i have at the moment is very primitive as soon as i get another one i am going to try and make a 2 piece tailgate and see how it looks cheers brendon
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well the amp arrived and is fitted just waiting for my other 2 pair of speakers to arrive.i have a sony xplode sub woofer that has never been used for sale if anyone is interested good for that doof doof type music but not really neccessary for the 2 types of musici listen too being country and western lol.flares and dash arrived today another quality product from brad at bungers bedford bits im getting a pro to fit them as a chef im a lousy panel beater..if anyone can fit them let me know what price you can do it for and i will bring them down to you cheers
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Well i finally finished welding up all my trusses for my shed. This one was the most work as it incorporates a gantry on the bottom ,as well as being made out of heavy duty steel for lifting motors/gearboxes out of cars. Its bloody heavy!! ;D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/shedtrusses001.jpg)
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nice work john a couple of xtra pairs of hands and you will be pulling motors out before you know it
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finished the inside rear off today ready for a final coat of paint and the flloor boards (which i have been told are baltic not cowrie pine)polshed. i hope to have it knocked over by the end of the day pics will be in the gallery tomorrow nite cheers
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thats a strong lookin truss johno.
perfect for pullin motors out etc.
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im making a mould off a 1 pice back door at the moment.. should be ready in the next couple of weeks.. same with bonnet with scoop
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whats the price ben when the mouds ready let me know mate as i want one and dont mind giving you a deposit on an order cheers..........how difficult would it be to make a full fibreglass tilt front ben and a ballpark cost cheers
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i still dont have a concrete price for the 1 piece back door..
van craft used to sell them for 1100!! i think thats insane. but im starting to understand why. lots of resin goes into a back door!
i originally said 500.. im saying 600 at the moment.. but i still have to find out how long it takes and how much product and all that..
will let ya know when done.
im going to be doing the easy roller fibreglass front in the next few months $900.
chee
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cheers ben i will grab one when you are ready mate .brendon
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G'day
Another busy week for me.
I pulled the bent mudguard off my VX wagon and started repairing it.
I fired up the replacement motor in my VS series 2 Equipe Wagon today.
I sold a couple of old cars, swapped a couple of Mazda Bongo vans for a Bedford TK pantech with 308V8, and bought a couple of VS sedans.
Here is Outback car carrying:
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(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF1475-s.jpg)
He only had to travel about 750km to get home and the "planks" are internal house doors, and yes he made it home.
Back to the VS wagon
I seized the motor on the way home from buying it last month.
I pulled the motor out and pulled it down and found that the front main bearing had grabbed. The motor looked very good on the outside but had lots of sludge and gunk on the inside.
I was quoted $2900 for an exchange reconditioned motor or about a $1000 for the parts to rebuild my motor. I was not confident about rebuilding my motor without making a mistake. So I bought a slightly bent VS series 2 sedan with a reconditioned motor and pulled the motor out and put it into my wagon. Actually I bought 2 sedans. The first one was $150 with a good motor but the motor was no good and the second one was $400 with a reconditioned motor that is good.
Swapping motors took a fair amount of time as I did not know what I was doing and I kept double checking that everything was connected correctly. I made a few mistakes and it would have been a lot easier if I had someone helping who had done it before.
Here is a photo of the motor and box coming out:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF1480-s.jpg)
I am still not keen about the V6s, just tooo many fiddly bits.
Just another busy week.
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Blackbedford
How did he get the car up onto the ute? Do you have any photos of the car being put up onto the ute?
He is a crazyman has he not heard of trailer hire shops, he even seems to have a towball.
Dave
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G'day
I couldn't take any photos a I was the one who put it there with my 4.5 ton forklift, with slippers and sideshift.
Due to ebay being stuffed up, he thought that I was only 200kms away (courtesy of ebay) and it was not until he had won and paid for it that he found out just how far ebay is in error. Dragging a trailer for nearly 1500kms on a round trip would have cost a heap of fuel. I got the impression that money was a major issue.
And after all he did make it home, and that is all that matters.
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sorry but that is SOOOO DANGEROUS!
and he is lucky he didn't at the very least have an accident!
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Not very safe at all! But then cocky's are in a world of their own!!
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Well, I thought I had better get started on the van if we want it finished by the end of Feb(its going to be pushed)
1. I stripped the interior out and found
a. an ants nest
b. a field mouse nest
c. a wasps nest ( moved pretty quick when I found the last one)
not much rust"
has had a heap of work done in the past ,but found that where it took the hit in the drivers front guard it had been cut and welded previously. and as the guard was welded at the seams I cant help but think the damage would have been less if it had not been welded in the past as the guard would have had more give in it.
stripped the floor with a wire wheel and used penetrol to seal the lot its great in the tight areas(penetrol runs like water rather than paint but seals out rust and makes paint stick)
then cold galvanized all the areas that attract moisture, after this I used a special rust kill primer in white to paint over the lot and now it is ready for lining.
2.
I cut away most of the damged guard to check the extent of the damage
3. I started to clean the gutters( wire wheel on the grinder was great for this as it fits in the gutter track)
I have posted some pics in the gallery and will post some more tomorrow
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Hi all and a happy New Year to you all.
Well I had a great week last week. Having hauled the van off the road a bit over a year ago to do some minor modifications to the interior, I finaly got it back to the stage where I could fire her up again. Yeee Haaa!!. Took a bit of coaxing to get going, (no fuel getting to the carb) but with that sorted and a new battery fitted she fired up. After warming her up a bit I backed her out of the garage and washed off the years worth of dust and took her out for a drive. Great feeling to be back behind the wheel. Everything worked so I must have done something right.
Booked a guy in to come and skim the front discs, fitted up some new disc pads, then took her down for a WoF and got her registered again. Awesome feeling. Now it's just a matter of finishing off the rest of the interior and '09 Van Nationals here we come.
So what have I done over the last year. Not Enough!!
The whole interior was stripped out, then the all the panels lined with Dynamat. Even without the interior back in or the carpet down it has quietened down the interior noise heaps so looking forward to getting the rest in. The dash was rebuilt with a new gauge layout and new control switches fitted along with resiting the fuse panel. The overhead console was modified and the overhead speakers removed and replaced with new units in the front doors. Miles of new wiring was fitted into the console so now all the switches fitted up there all have a purpose and work.The new dash, overhead console, door panels and engine cover were repainted and refitted.
The rear now has a new 19" LCD fitted that required the side cabinet to be increased in depth by 110mm. The console above this is now modified to suit. The rear panel across the back was modified and also now has the two side quater panels molded into it. The video player is history, along with the old playstation, both being replaced by a chipped Xbox for games and movies. New interior lighting is being added and the roof is undergoing some cool alterations. A new grunty deep cycle auxilary battery is being fitted along with a new 1000W pure signwave inverter to provide 230 volt power. An air compressor and air tank is also being fitted to run the super loud Hornblaster air horns. The bulk of the rear interior is complete and once the final bits are sorted it'll be pulled down for finishing and final fitted in the next few weeks.
I'll post some before and after pics under a new topic soon.
Catch you later,
Garry.
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Hey Gary.....I bet you will have some fun with those horns.! I checked out hornblasters.com site bloody funny!!! cheers..johnno ;D ;D
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re/ Outback car carrying dood:
i wanna know how he got it back out.
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Hey, What ya do is undo those ratchet tie downs; drive up a small hill and it will overbalance and roll down the doors!!! Easy!!
Cheers Brian
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If he was getting it down himself I reckon there are fairly good odds that it now has a set of dents at the back.
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re/ Outback car carrying dood:
i wanna know how he got it back out.
Tie it to a tree and drive away.
No seriously, he said that he had a winch hanging from one of the trusses in his shed.
Apparently it worked.
Remember the Mira only weighs about 800kgs, less than some V8s.
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I was accepted into a casting agency today. They told me with "my look" I may get some really good jobs. So looking like an idiot is good for a job for once.
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what you casting doofhard? oh is that for movies?
ben
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what you casting doofhard? oh is that for movies?
ben
Maybe you could pull a mold off it Ben :D
Warren
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haha good on ya warren!! ill pull a mould off you in a second.. then glass it to the back of my van!! wont that be hilarious!
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yeah tv, first shoot next week for Neighbours. Not bad 11am this morning told I had been accepted and then about an hour later get my first job.
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whats the part? i hopw your playing some derro in a clapped out old bedford cruising for chicks?
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na i'm just a patron in the bar. I can play this part very well I have lots of experience!!
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Hey Mr Doofhard I hope you can still come and play with us beddites now that your are going to be famous. lol ;D ;D
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good on ya doofhard were proud of ya!.. now give buga a plug while your on natnioal tv wont ya!! maybe tattoo buga.com.au on your forehead.. that should be pretty good subtle advertising!
ben
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i pulled the gear box out today, going to fully rebuild it
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_2996.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_2993.jpg)
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(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_2998.jpg)
old turbo 400
she almost didnt fit on the hoist, the back wheels are too fat ;D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_2994.jpg)
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I see your wearing you Japanese saftey boots :D
Warren
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lol thats not me, he works there
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seriosu thats awssome!!! i do that all the time.. trying to get into wearing boots thou.. good for shedding the resin off the toes.. sticky thongs are sooo not cool!!
what rims and tyres are diff you running bullsick?
ben
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haha sticky flip flops :D
i dont know what the wheels are, just the back ones are bloody huge, never checked. I think its a 9 inch bronco diff
cheers
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nice work ay!!
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don't do the same mistake i made, primer for 15 yrs now......get some paint on that girl!........Damn Kitchens.... :'(
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15 years!! far out dano your outa control. far out must be a big kitchen..
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dam thats a long time, quick get some paint on it :D
i plan to start painting very soon
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Did my first neighbours gig today, was heaps of fun. Just in the background in the pub and then another in the coffee shop. Was very happy though when they set me up with a beautiful chick in the scene though. Really quite a weird feeling, you gotta have a conversation but nothing is allowed to leave your mouth (quite difficult to make it seem real). Next week I have 2 full days doing a festival scene which sounds great. Shame it's on the other side of the city and I have to be there by 7am.
I watched the dvd yesterday of my engine beeing tested on the dyno. Dam it I wish I had money. Actually I actually start a full time job on Monday (then have to take 2 days off Tues and Wed for neighbours) Overseas trip first then Bedford.
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Last week started to change the seat in Alien8, Toyota I think they were, anyway, have a XE that I am wrecking, for the Beddie. The dash is out and this week I put the seats into the Beddie, bit more comfortable and they fit on the beddie base with only one small alteration. Should have them finished this weekend, just have to repaint the bases. Going to transplant the full dash instruments and aircon, into the beddie, after the Nats, That wont be a weekend job.
Julian
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started painting with colour today
the paint is Nason 2K Ful-Thane, nice and thick and only needs 3 coats and does not require a clear coat
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3026.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3020.jpg)
i hope to have the whole van done this weekend :)
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:) looks great!
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Hey nice job man! :)
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OOOOOhhhh Top colour Dude :o and you know red goes faster! ;D cheers...johnno
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yeah i'm loving the colour, its turning out really good
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that looks flippen brilliant man.. is that bonnet all fibreglass or just the scoup?
cheers
ben
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its all metal ben, i repaired it but i dont know how long its going to last, i'd like to get a mould made from it and make a fiberglass one
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would be fun making a mould off the grill section.. but its possible..
ben
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just an update on the painting, decided to paint the roof first cause its too big :D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3032.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3033.jpg)
shiny ;D
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looks like you know what your doing!! Good stuff
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;D That looks excellent; love the colour, hope I can get a finish something close t that!!!
At last, I have found some time t spend on the Beddie; race car has been taking precidence (still sitting on stands, waiting for a new g/box)
Spent all day t/day grinding out and repairing old bog job on left front guard (Rust is an evil thing eh!!) Also adapted Sigma front blinkers in t get rid of those "oops" horrible Beddie ones!!!
Hope t have the front quarter finished and primed by Friday----- Will post some pics soon!
Cheers Brian & Carole
P.S. Can't believe, I've only got about 25 days t make this thing look a little "respectable"
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made a custom cab dash for a maria yesterday.. got to make another one soon for another bloke too.. have not finished the glove box lid yet thou..
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC00197.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC00198.jpg)
ben
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Had my arse cemented to the lounge for the last few days as got my knee fixed
surgeon went in and found a train wreck and instead of back to near normal in a week now no weight on the leg for minimum three weeks BUGA!
thought this would be a good chance to save some pennies but NOOOOO I'm playing on ebay, don't have the paypal password (wife not that silly) but it has only slowed me and cramped my style not stopped me........ hahahahaha.......
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Well I had a huge day at work on sat anyway the beddy ran out of fuel (gas guage not accurate cause still got someone elses gas tank in my van) anyway made to a petrol station but no gas arg!!!! So I put some petrol in thee tank a bit more in a bottle. Have not ran the van on petrol for ever! Anyway I had to really think about but I was able to get the petrol up to the carby by running it on gas and petrol at the same time. While its running on gas its dragging the petrol up. Until it starts running on both. Haha then explosions start coming from the carby. But not enough petrol to run on just petrol so perservered until about 10 mins got her running above 2500rpm petrol. Drove 8 kms to the nearest servo with gas. That was heaps of excitement for the day. Thinking ill make a 10 litre petrol tank now out of fibreglass just for emergencys and mount it I bonnet or something. Who knows..
Cheers
Ben
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Well i pulled the wheel cylinders off the back of my van n they were fu#@ed!
now found out i have the 10" drums...
1 was seized the other rusty as
the prices for new ones were $130 each for lockheed replacements
got new boots n seals for $70 total .....and set about doing it myself
cleaned up the old cyclinders on the wire wheel grinder
then honed and polished the bores..came up a treat... put the new seals n boots in
reaseambled and rebled the brakes....bastard of a e clip thingy holds the wheel cylclinder in place
put on my new 16" rims n tyres and im a happy boy ;D ;D
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good work that man .... any pics?
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well we have been busy
we removed the damaged front end and straightened the door pillar it had moved 16mm in the crash
we cut the new guard to shape and welded it into place
primed the inner guard with rust proofing black enamel
then we started striipping the seams and gutters to remove the old rust luckily most of it was only surface rust and finished by cleaning it with a chemical that disolves rust
re filled along seams and sanded smooth
removed the sunroof, now that was an effort it had leaked in the past so the past owners had just kept applying glue, silicone,silastic and anything else they could find
with the new guard on and the seams done we should have been ready for painting already but cant find a front apron so unfortunalty she is still sittning in the shed and may not make the van nats....
I then got so sick of it just sitting there i was seriously thinking about putting her on ebay and moving onto another project , but the wife has told me to wait another couple of weeks and see how it pans out. but if all else fails keep your eyes on ebay
ah well thats the way the cookie crumbles .but it has been fun so far Bedfords were sent to test us I think
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toolking..dude dont stick it on ebay!! ill buy it in a flash..
marky my mate does stainless steel resleaving for 40 bucks a wheel cyliner.. and i got the seal kit off him for nothing. $70 for new boots and seals!! far out!! oh well bedford stuff.
they probably had to import it or something..
cheers
ben
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i popped a wheel cyliner out today.. hmmmm cant wait for no drums..
any way it was an instant after i saw a beddy swb truck parked in someones driveway in longwarry vic and slammed on the brakes cause i was so excited.. i went and meet the couple.. apparently it had been a milk truck or something. got a few pics too but shoulda taken more..
of interest to me was his supra 5 speed (the shifting linkage being a cab), hydrolic clutch
anyway i told the bloke about my situation and guess what he gave me the best tip ever!!! clamp the brake line with some vice grips and drive home on front brakes. fix it when you get home with all your tools and no 33 degree heat!!!
man i was like far out wish i had have known that the other times!!! thats flippen brilliant..
also told me its great for doing burn outs.. hehe no back brakes hehehehe now that sounds like the go.. and everyone wonders why im still got all these original diffs laying around the place.........
one day one day.. when i get a little more setup.. black beddy on youtube covered in smoke.. that will be the day......
anyway made it home again..
ben
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got some painting done finally ;D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3040.jpg)
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wow very cool ,looks great!!!
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yeh far out man.. thats gunna come up great!!
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ghost flames?
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no flames on it craig, just all red :D
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looks cherry!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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haha bullstick you got the early model.. with no heater.. you got one in it now??
i love the look of those shrouds. they look awesome..
ben
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yeah shes made in 71, havent got a fan heater yet will be soon i hope
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oh so you using the later model heater on the inside with the early model outside surround..
thats a good idea..
bedford heater fans are flippen useless.. only thing there good for is getting you van passed roadworthy!!!!
better off to just channel air into there.. works a heck of a lot better than a heater fan.
cheers
ben
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get 1 out of a rodeo they are easy to fit and are flippen awesome in winter
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Last 2 week being doing Certificate 3 in Civil Construction. Gets me Red Card, Traffic Control, Excavator and bobcat licences. Finishes tomorrow. So much fun driving these things it's like tonka trucks for adults.
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Last weekend I put in a recond alternator, this weekend I finally did the balljoints. it seems one of my upper wishbones was buggered due to the ball joint slopping around so the previous owner just welded the ball joint in.
As we couldnt see the welds it took some getting out with the hammer before the the welds broke.
As I had driven 100k out of town to a mechanic colleagues place to fix it, the new one was welded in also. The welds do the same thing as ball joints that fit but I guess I probably should look for an upper passenger wishbone one day so if anyone has one lying arounf in WA from a 76 van please let me know.
Dave
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yea dave I have a spare that you can have. :) Ill put it aside for you.
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Well although ive not had anything done yet:( I did do 3 x 13hr shifts purely to get the money for work to be done:( i know...doesnt qite count...but i just wanted to pop my head up and say "im still here...even tho im not as close to track as id hoped...i love my van, and i aint ever gunna give her up" (although im certain it is my mechanical son...stubborn and a pain in the arse...just like me (cause if i had a daughter she would be sweet and cute and daddy's little girl" although come to think of it, same year of birth, male, maybe we are twins? did i mention i just did 3 x 13hr days...im not what i used to be:(.
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lol... keep it up mate I know what you mean about the shifts, glad ur still around m8.
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slowly putting it back together
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3053.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3054.jpg)
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Holy Crap thats looking sweet. I can't wait for a photo outside with some light on it!!! Fantastic job by the look of things
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:) Kin Hell that looks good!! Cheers Brian
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mmmmmm... fresh meat.... very cool m8 lookin the goods
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looking good Bullstik, r u going to the Nats??
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I;d like to go but I am too busy with work, doh!
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I went fishing today and was the perfect day. Flat like glass, sunny but not too hot, caught 4 great fish. 1 55cm snapper and one smaller but still well oversize and 2 elephant sharks. Things thrown away don't get a mention but one mate had a 4-5ft shark at the boat and it broke the line before we got it in. Funny because his only fish he got in was a just legal piece of crap which looks like bait compared to the rest.
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roger dodger, so are you offering fish steaks to bbq for lunch at the van nats when we get together with the West Ozziestralians on the Sunday? cause that would be real community minded ;D oh by the way bro can you put them in the deep freeze tonight!! two week old fish will spoil the day :o
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;D ;D Hmmm Fish on the Barbie!!! Very Australian!!!
Yes Please!!! Cheers Brian!!
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removed the radiator and am taking it to have it tested,
removed the twin thermos ready to replace with new ones
getting her ready for the tilt tray she will be going to a place called jones performance vehicles to check over the engine and get her running right. the guy there has worked for most of the major race teams like porsche and some other rally teams as well as the v8 supercars so i think hes a bit over qualified to work on the old girl but at least she should sound good.
picked up the interior carpet etc, nice stuff bought it in gipsland it was made for mitsubishi export so the quality was great a not too pricey either only about $420.00 for the lot
just waiting for some parts from Ben now and we will see how she turns out
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did you buy your carpet from gippsland vic? or is there a gippsland up in nsw??
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had to get another tank, sanded and sprayed it all up, looks like new ;D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3101.jpg)
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very new!
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Have been trying to rectify my crap tailshaft set-up. I will post up a pic when i can. Might be able to use the tailshaft out of a 2004 lwb transit bus and modify that? That has a tailshaft that is 2.8 metres long so should have enough to play with, hopefully :-\ Anyway stay tuned... ;D cheers ..johnno
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i still have this one piece tailshaft here johnno..
ben
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Johnno what's ur issues with ur tailshaft?
PS touch the beddie today barred up straight away, picked up a spanner and the next thing I was on my back, yeah baby!!!....ps fitted the fuel pump whilst I was there too ;D
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It seems that the problem with my tailshaft is that someone at some stage has tried to make up lwb shaft from "bits and pieces" of other vehicles. The result is the centre bearing is not in the right place on the shaft and therefore eventually tears the bearing out of the rubber holder . The shaft has always been the weakest link in the whole drive line. Hey Ben, would it be possible for you to give me a measurement of that tailshaft you have? cheers...johnno ;D
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sure give us a few mins.. on the phone at moment. actually ive collected a few 1 piece now.. ill take a few measurements.. some with oig rear flange some for others..
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My Brake conversion
Machined Up my Hq discs....only to find out they are warped :o
Had a spare set in the shed..tried to fit them .but ..hey ....different bearings and positions
so back to the engineering shop....had them re machined to fit new bearings
Now to put it al back l together..... 8)
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Good on ya Benny...My truck is running holden trimatic and a salsbury diff. ;D :D
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Marky; is there two differant bearing sizes for the HQ? did you machine the hubs , which is the larger bearing size please....I'd like to chase up a set of drop spindels but am running ford stud pattern and believe the drop spindels are HQ.
Johno:Have you spoken to VEEM engineering in Willetton. remember if that lets go at hwy speed bye bye beddie . Hate for that to happen ;) mine was around the 350 from memory :)
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Standard Hq discs wouldnt fit on my New Stub Axles
I had to...Machine
(Roadside)Outside face - Bearing has to be countersunk..old bearing is different in diameter its smaller...
(Engine side)Inside face-- Bearing n position r same .... but hub needs to be shaved .... to allow for clearance for bolts on Stub axel face
and gives the amount of thread for the axel to tighten bearings...hope this helps
i willl grab the Bearing nos today for you all
Marky
these bolts have had a shave on one side so to allow the discs to spin....otherwise they hit on the lugs of the disc brake
geez this is hard to explain in words. :D ..i ususally use my hands n lots of gestures ha ha
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Bearing Nos
Inner....... 4T-LM87048- Im looking for my recepit
Outer...... 4T-M12649 $17.50 EACH
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1745 - orig flange
1810 - salsbury flange
this measurement is from centre of uni joint to uni joint.
they are the only 2 i have here at my house.
i have a few more out on the block if they are no good..
ben
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welllll.....
i just had the front of my Mitsubishi pushed in....
i was taking the kids to school and a lady pulled out from a side street a little bit so i hovered over the brake... she then seemed to change her mind and slowed a little so i went back to the go pedal.
that is when she decided that all was clear and hit the gas right in front of me... everything went slow mow and she put her hands up to protect her face as she suddenly realized their was a actual car and it was within meters....
i slammed on the anchors but alas mine and her fate was sealed...
bang!!!!!!!!
my kids are fine... she was very old and shaking badly, i asked her the only question that matters (are you insured) then after a few phone calls i asked if i could take her home if my damage was not to great..... it was drivable but lacking lights, i asked where to and she gave me the address next to my house..... i said ow.... you are the new neighbours :o
shhhiiiiiit. van is at the panel beaters... they say its fixable but its up to her insurance...
this is one circumstance im happy to not have the beddy on the road yet ;)
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Damn,glad your okay,hellva way to meet the neighbours :-\
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Glad no one was hurt mate.....Most people just ask for a cup of sugar first !!!! Then get to know them...cheers...johnno ;D
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far out man!!!!!!!! yeh glad no one was hurt..
ben
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thanks for the concern.
some good news at least.... im borrowing a friends Holden station wagon for a few weeks untill the misashity is back on the road.... it has a 308.
when you have been driving around on three and a half cylinders for as long as i have its like your birth day every damn time you tickle the go peddle.
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Both me and my wife have hit the neighbours over the road on different occaisions over the last 10 years. I backed my bedford into the visiting father-in-law and my wife used our other car on their pool cleaner.
They are not as friendly as they used to be, no idea why.
It is all OK though the bedford wasnt hurt.
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Bearing Nos
Inner....... 4T-LM87048- Im looking for my recepit
Outer...... 4T-M12649 $17.50 EACH
Brilliant info , cheers Marky 8)
Glad you and the Beddie r ok Able! ;D
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HEy dano
Also check the bearing caps....mine are different on both sets...new ones sit on outside..old ones in bearing sleeve
I had to machine my new discs to fit my caps....
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cool will do , mind if ask what the machiming cost , to do the ford set up 18 yrs ago :'( i think it cost me around the 350 mark, but shoot 18 YRS AGO AHHHH ) where did that go :'( :'(
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Also searched the wreckers today...n found Hilux bearing caps that fit..new disc set up
-Machining Each Disc for bearings n refacing disc......out here in rural mullumbimby....$175..all up
-Caliper Overhaul...including new brake lines $280
My new calipers are sticking? any ideas lads??
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Hay Marky.
If the pistons or the sleave have got even a smitchent of rust or anything on them they wont slide that grate mate.
They got to be both smooth as a baby B@@ fo them to work 100% :)
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Pistons are new..as is whole caliper...
they are also at full extension....?
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New brake pads as well mate ???
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The only other thing it could be is wrong brake lines maybe?
Just gussing though ;D
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just a thought does the thicknees of the disc match the caliber.
if you cant sought it out I would be more then happy to come have a look cant promise anything but i just stared worrking at
brake and clutch work shop in burleigh heads on the gold coast I'm only casual working on wednesday and thursday so I have a
bit of spare time at the moment. just give us a shout on 0416 034 915 or PM me. Cheers
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If your discs have been machined incorrectly for the new bearings the disk may be sitting too far in or out. There is not much tolerance when you have new discs and pads.
Either that or the spacer width for the caliper mounts is incorrect.
I'd suggest measuring everything again.
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All sorted...thanks..
New pads....were it..thought my old ones wouls work..coz i only just replaced em
Had to work the pistions a bit...but alls well....n i can stop now.....
literally..tools down...off to thailand 4 a month...see you Bugas in 4 weeks ;D
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Just because i'm bloody excited, tomorrow I'm headin up to Mt Buller thanks to Ben letting me know they have $20 lift passes this weekend. I'm snowboarding for the first time so if anyone is in my way look out. I have a feeling i'm going to be real sore tomorrow night after falling over a million times. Beware Ben I have a feeling i'm going to take people down with me!
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yeh my first time too!!!! glad im not driving home lol
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Finally A camera....
Some pix of what i been up to lately.... :P
(http://[IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030038.jpg)[/img]
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Finally a camera......
Heres some pix of what i been up to on my van lately
New Mirrors
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030038.jpg)
New Tinted Back windoes n Seals
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030039.jpg)
New 16" Rims n Tyres
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030032.jpg)
Front
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030033.jpg)
Rebuilt Front End..New Ball Joints Upper n Lower
Control arm Bushes
Discs n Caliper n bRakelines
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030034.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/S1030035.jpg)
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Hi everyone....Just measured my tailshaft...1.850 metres approx. Transit tailshaft was to expensive to buy second hand $600.00 -$1200.00 !! and then i would have to cut it down. So i will be going to see some fellows at a place called Hardy Spicer in Welshpool.They are the driveshaft and uni-joint specialists. I will post up some pics of my troublesome tailshaft tonight.
cheers...johnno ;D :D
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Johnno have ya tried Veem engineering in Baile Rd Canningvale?
They specialise in in tailshaft modifications and balancing for alot of modified vehicles. Ph 94559372 :)
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1745 - orig flange
1810 - salsbury flange
this measurement is from centre of uni joint to uni joint.
they are the only 2 i have here at my house.
i have a few more out on the block if they are no good..
ben
no good for ya?
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No thanks Ben...I think i will have to have it custom made for my truck. Below are some pics of the bugger..
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Wholetailshaft.jpg)
And the last pic is of the badly designed centre bearing set-up.
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Centrebearingset-up.jpg)
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Hi Autocat...Yes i have used Veem before and found them ok ,but this time i thought i would try and see if maybe another firm may have something else to offer.? Fingers crossed xxx ;D ;D
cheers..johnno
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Heres another...oooo i hate this thing!!! >:( >:( :-[
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Slipjointtailshaft.jpg)
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i have a 2 piece shaft here also but its floppen around all over the place.. and i asume it has the same problem as what you have with your shaft lol.. the blok ei bought the truck off thought it had a busted diff thou.. he also tried to tell me it had a bent chassis.. the chassis is straight as. just the left front end bolt holding it to the plate that bolts to the chassis is loose as and the whole front end moves front and back when brakes applyed lol!!!
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Lets just say me and Ben both had problems with Ford and Holden this weekend. But it was so worth it. Snowboarding is mad!!!!
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2nd that!!!!!!!!!! snowboards flippen rocks! thanks for a great day out doofhard!!! you guys definatly beat us home ay bro. got into crany at 3.40am!
you got good friends too. wasnt sure when first meet them.. but didnt take long and we got on like a house on fire!!!!!!!!
cheers
ben
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Spewin why could it not snow at the van nats???? BUGA...where's the photo's????
w.h.y.b.u.2........... me just finished plumbing and wiring drop tank, holley blue fuel pump, now mate is finishing the wiring for the ol girl, half way thru finishing dash and fitting gauges, before he comes back Tues.
photo's later when not so pickled... ::)
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we got video footage of all the things that went wrong! but i dont htink we got any footage of snowboarding lol..
we split a radiator hose 10 mins from the car park.. hitched a ride there.. rang racv. they said ring when your 30 mins from there in the afternoon..
we did that then they made us pay flippen $260 to sign up. then told us they didnt have a hose anyway.
we were stuck on the side of the road waiting for the racv for like 2 hours.. so we lit a camp fire.. the cops came and told us were not allowed camp fires.. but were nice to us cause we were freezing and it was dark by then..
racv towed us to mansfeild.. we got out of car and ran toward the bp there but half way there they turned the lights out! it had just closed!!! luck was not good.. so we ordered some pizza.. that was good!
rang mates got them to bring a car trailer from 3 hours away! i got back to 2 hours from my house at 3.40am! then had 2 hours sleep and got home at 9am in the morning.. big day.
ill see if we can upload the video footage of all the things that went wrong lol
cheers
ben
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Yeah my mates thought you were cool too, probably when you first met us we were just stressing a bit a bout the gas situation. Thanks for letting me know about the cheap lift tickets. Man I had to take the day off work today because i'm so sore, worth it though. I'm going to get into training for next time
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really you took work off!!!!! hahahaha ya waka!! im not sore at all ay.. weird.. i thoguht i would have been sore after i accidentally wend over a jump. i tried to miss it hey but instead i ended up going over the jump side on and landed pretty much on my head and back.. hurt haha training sounds like a plan...
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Thought i would give you an update of where i am with my troublesome tailshaft. Took it to a company here in perth called "Hardie Spicer" they make all uni ,c.v joints and centre bearings and shafts for cars, trucks, and mining equipment. I talked to a fellow there by the name of Richard, who could not of been more helpful! ;D. After much measuring and discussion it was decided that we could modify a VL holden tailshaft to suit. I said that i would scour the wreckers for one and go from there,thats when he informed me that i would expect to pay up to $400.00 for a second hand one! :o. Then he remembered that he had a customer who had brought one in to be serviced but had decided to have a custom heavy duty one made up from scratch so, one phone call later had managed to source the one the customer couldnt use for $150.00 for me ;D. I will be picking that up this weekend and will then have to wait till i can save my pennies to have the shaft modified. The commodore shaft will have to be lengthened and then the appropriate input shaft will have to be grafted on as with the diff end as well :). Price will be around $550.00-$600.00.That includes all new uni's ,cv joints ,centre bearing and balance . :) so there ya go....cheers.....johnno ;D
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G'day
What is so special about a VL one?
Just curious as VK and VN sedans can be bought for next to nothing.
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The tailshaft that i will get, came out of a turbo vl. Whether just because its a turbo the wreckers think that its a "performance" part maybe?. But the advantage of the vl is the diameter of the tube and the size of the uni joints that will be the best fit for the modification. :D
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Well it's 7.25am & we have just had 4hours sleep after getting a call from the police about a car doing drifting has gone through the front of the shop windows.. :'( .
lucky the car came off second best.. & the police followed the trail of coolent leek to his house & he has fessed up to being the driver.. now i have to shut the shop for at least half the day to clean up all the glass that gone through everything.. some days you just wonder why you bother... :-\
god knows when they are comming to replace the window.. as waited for them to come board up the hole left by the car.
he was also a disqulafied driver too... ??? >:(
well at least no one else was hurt..
keep safe guys.
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Makes you wonder why the cops dont drag his sorry butt down to your shop and make him clean it up.....
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Beddie van had a 2 and a quarter full exhaust fitted today,didn't go without hassle thou as 7.30 this morning after warming up the big girl she not want to move ( was low on tranny fluid ).Raced down the street fetched the fluid and hey presto she now move.Not sure how the neighbours felt about me starting her up at that time of the morning being as thou it only had about a foot and a half of exhaust pipe fitted.Still it was at least a week day. :-\ :-\ :-\
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Hey Guys just a Question to the ones doing Body work.. with gasless mig what size wire do you use?? 0.6 , 0.8, 0.9mm
just looking at playing with an old door as practice before i do anything major
thanks
David
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Hi guys a bit of usless info ive always said it's a wasted day if you dont learn something Now Im a long way from being a auto electrican but today i just finished installing LED tail front & rear blinkers & guess wat they didnt work seems they dont drawer enough current to make the old stile buymetal blinker canester work so in went a late model electric canester & wallah everything's perfect Cheers Reid
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thats not useless info at all restoreid, I am planning to do the same thing so your tip is okey dokey by me, thanx mate ;)
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installed the new tank, fitted new fuel lines, it had three filters running along the same line dunno why. Found i have to replace the ball joints but everything else look good. Fitted the bumpetts, dunno if i like them yet :-\ might paint them red or try and get them chromed.
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3184.jpg)
i'm yet to fit new radiator and hoses, custom dash, custom rear bumper, seats and fit out the interior.
oh yeah and windows
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Looking sharp. The bumpers look good to me although I'd be interested to see them with the van sitting on it's feet.
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Hey Bullstick....That is looking bloody brilliant!! ::) I like those bumpers they look cool :) cant wait to see what the inside will look like. cheers..........johnno
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Looking sharp. The bumpers look good to me although I'd be interested to see them with the van sitting on it's feet.
they are growing on me, day by day :D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3177.jpg)
cheers
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I vote keep 'em. They'll really look good when you blacken up the wheelrubber.
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yeah i think so too, also when i tint the windows and have a windscreen
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Yeah, I vote to keep them also, maybe matt them so they don't stand out to much.
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I too have been a busy boy....fitted and plumbed my ally fuel tank, had sender rebuilt($100-AISAT in w/pool) and playing auto sparky(learning from amate) fitting and building the dash,WHILST , I was removing old and rotten facia's off the new (old) house :-[ jacking one cnr and rebuilding the roof, then painting the facia's ready for the new gutters Monday, just as the rain hits, boo. at least when it rains I can move in the shed yay!
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far out that looks great !!!!!!!!
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have almost finished striping the van back at long last , went and found my paint code last week and did the trip round the auto paint suppliers to get some last minute advice , still strugling with front end ideas and also found a lost van! last week thats been wrecked xd front and hatch ect managed to buy it and some other parts the body is stuffed but has nice radius steel flares ill cut off and rear qtr looks ok ,hatch is salavagable for some one I cant post any pics till next week but danno has some.he might post for me. ;)
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Oh yes Craig....And you do have extra room for that van you bought don't you??? ??? (not!)
You just can't help yourself can you? LOL ;D ;D :D ;D
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have almost finished striping the van back at long last , went and found my paint code last week and did the trip round the auto paint suppliers to get some last minute advice , still strugling with front end ideas and also found a lost van! last week thats been wrecked xd front and hatch ect managed to buy it and some other parts the body is stuffed but has nice radius steel flares ill cut off and rear qtr looks ok ,hatch is salavagable for some one I cant post any pics till next week but danno has some.he might post for me. ;)
check out his album, image 19,20 I think, I'm wondering if it's "Sweetheart"
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nuh, rather check out your album Dano, thats some serious improvements you've achieved brother very very impressed ;)
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Please don't say that majic looking van is being wrecked!! (if its the one Danno is referring to) man.....what a waste
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Cheers Eddy Boss, just updated my album if interested... :-*
Nah I think it's not, as there were a few in Perth done with the XD front end. the front spoiler seems different+i think the master would have said so if be. He sent this to me via phone
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Hey Dano, had another squizzy at the gallery, one thing I noticed ....... ya own the same flannie shirt that I'm wearing !!!!!!! ::) and those trackies are ever so comfy but the thongs bro .... the thongs .... they is the heavy duty all terrain type ...... other than that still very impressed with your project progress ;)
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I just bought tickets to next year eclipse on Easter Island. ($400 US) most expensive party ever.
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I've been playing with my front end - bonnet, wipers etc
so now the bonnet opens forwards, I only have the radiator and booster in the front so wont be a pain to get into.
originaly I wanted the bonnet to go straight up (with rams) but engineers wanted a safety catch ... which would only lend to bent rams, so then I wanted it opening sideways, had the hinge and everything worked out then trying it the bottom corners binded as I have extended the front of the bonnet. I can't open the bonnet normally because of the placement of air con pipes and stuff
So now just have to work out a way to open and close the bonnet electrically (why do I get myself into these things)
still working on the catch too
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G'day
I have been a bit off my game lately, I hadn't bought a car in weeks. I seem to have made up for it in the last couple of days.
I bought a Holden Barina and a Ford Longreach Ute at the damaged vehicle auction, and today am I swapping my Rodeo Ute for a VT Commodore Wagon. Just for fun.
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hey busy bro ..... ya got me all confused now with your pic ...... why did you perform the top chop only to increase the roof height with the ute canopy? and are you hoping to save fuel by keeping runners close by just in case you need to walk somewhere ? ??? or are you thinking electric and is that a gynormous battery charger at the front of the van? looking good though bro ;)
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From what I've read on this site, maybe he left the shoes in the photo just to show Ben what they look like .lol. ;D ;D
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hey busy bro ..... ya got me all confused now with your pic ...... why did you perform the top chop only to increase the roof height with the ute canopy? and are you hoping to save fuel by keeping runners close by just in case you need to walk somewhere ? ??? or are you thinking electric and is that a gynormous battery charger at the front of the van? looking good though bro ;)
haha yeah I was going to mention the addition to the top. but thought I'd just try slip it through.
The runners are my safety boots - maybe ben and I are siblings ::)
I suppose I could say "my van has big feet" with those runners there
The battery charger is actually a welder needed to keep welding bits on that fall off ;D
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im pretty sure ive seen those shoe things somewhere else.. just cant remember where????
yeh saftey first ay busy!!!!
ben
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Busy, this way if the bonnet opens at these high speeds you will be doing at least the wind will close it for you and not rip it off as it would do as standard.
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high speeds? I'm to broke to afford petrol to run it, at this stage it might be cheaper to tow it places lol *it wont be a trailer queen*
This brings up a good point though, I've had bedford vans since the 80's and can't ever remember hearing or having a bonnet blow open (even though the safety catches are dodgy as anything). I think it might be impossible to have the bonnet blow open as the angle of the front lip pointing downwards.
So the question is: Have you ever had or heard of a bedford bonnet coming open by itself while driving?
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Hell yes ,about 3 of them scares the living crap out of ya! once on the freeway!!!
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Could be worse Craig..... :-\It could be a BIG HAIRY SPIDER :o :o (Craig hates spiders everyone) lol ;D
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Ummm lets see what have i been up to this week, well I picked up the van, bought it home to my mum's place where we have been staying the week while in Auckland.
"shes 80 and just got out of hospital" so we have been looking after her.
So while ive been here I cleaned the van out, checked out all the rust and worked out a bit of a plan, fitted a new tempreture gauge so i know what the engines up to as its first trip is 4 hours to home turf.
I also repaired the dip switch, so i have some low beam head lamps working now.
Then I removed and rebuilt the ignition switch as it was a bit touchy, then i flushed the heater core and re-plumbed the heater so it works, I dont do cold.
After that, i got some steel angle brackets from the hardware shop and screwed them to the floor, then i screwed the rear and side cargo door frame to the brackets to keep the body from moving and to stop the doors flying open :o :o :D
The rust is right through at these points and the frames were floating.
The door line up and shut nicely now, so il keep these in place while i cut out the rust and tack in some steel, if i worl may way around the frame i can remove the brakets as i go.
I also had to use some of these to secure the front of the drivers seat as the floor has gone in front of it and the seat was falling over backward, which makes for some interesting driving.
I went to Pick A Part and sussed out some power steering racks "no luck" back to transit units, but i did get some ideas for door handles.
So thats where im up to so far, oh I bought a new Royobi 180mm grinder/polisher as well, so i got my tool man "fix" for the week.
Cheers
Rusty
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Could possibly have 10 months work lined up in W.A. Fingers crossed should find out in next couple of days
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Had the van down with a mate who works for a company called Kea Campers. Been building the interior in the rear... Coming along nicely. See gallery.
Also installed the air horns... And they are exactly like I imagined them, ridiculously loud! A buddy who lives about 700m down the road can hear them!!! Reckons it sounds like a distant train!
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Also installed the air horns... And they are exactly like I imagined them, ridiculously loud! A buddy who lives about 700m down the road can hear them!!! Reckons it sounds like a distant train!
Oh it's the little Bedford that could TOOT TOOT :D
Just imagine the fright the person sat at the lights when they've turned green is going to get.
Warren
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Most definately...!
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We might even be able to hear it over here in OZ :o
Me - this week I helped Eddy put a motor in the camper, parted with some cash, and now that babies mine ;D
Taking thursday off to do the last bits & pieces to get it running, then take it home and play with it.
Woohoo I'm excited
Warren
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Had the van down with a mate who works for a company called Kea Campers. Been building the interior in the rear... Coming along nicely. See gallery.
As always Joel - excellent workmanship.
Warren
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Warren, what motor did you and eddie put in 202 or v8 back in?
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Joel. if you decide to sell the van, give me a call first.
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Warren, what motor did you and eddie put in 202 or v8 back in?
202
a while ago I was looking for a diff, ended up with a drivetrain (202 and trimatic), tail shaft front end and diff.
So I have had the motor sitting around, will be interesting to see if it runs OK ???
Warren
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Well, it's turning into a bit of a saga.
Spent the day sorting out bugs, trying ti first get the motor turning over, then getting fuel.
Almost had it start, but was draining a new battery, so thought better of it.
Still got a few minor things to sort out, will have to wait till Saturday to do some more.
Cant wait to hear it running :P
Warren
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i made a good set of jumper leads out of 3 crumy ones. works fantastic!! very thick strand of 3 now thou lol..
i can start a van off a running vans alternator.. no flat batteries yay!!!!
ben
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Finally got to finish a rebuild of our old family trailer.This was first built by an old uncle of mine approx. 32 years ago, and was rebuilt a second time by my dad when i was about 14. It was pretty much all jarrah when first done. I replaced the main frame with steel but still tried to keep as much wood as original.The floor is still jarrah.
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/trailerrebuild2.jpg)
New lights,new wheel bearings,it stands out at the tip now! ;D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/trailerrebuild1.jpg)
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Thats a nice trailer, its nice to rebuild things passed down through family.
I have my great gran dads axe its still as good as the he day bought it, only had three new handles and two new heads.
It's so nice to still have it around.
My late dad built a nice trailer "all steel" about 35 years ago, when I was quite young.
We stil have this in the family and although i recently rebuilt that, as far as the family is concerned it will always be Dad's trailer.
Good job
Buddy
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this weekend I managed to give my van roof a good clean. It hasn't really had one since I owned and its spent 6 months sitting out in the
weather so it was preety dirty, there was a little bit of something growing on there. so the roof is now white again instaed of brown.
what a pain in the bum that job was trying to reach the center of the roof. the only way I could reach was standing on a wheelie bin.
so how does every one else do this job cause i could only imagine it would be a lot harder if you owned a long wheel base.
by the way john, nice job on the trailer
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cheers guys ;D
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Nice Job John. The only problem now is that it looks too shiny to use. You wouldn't want to scuff it after all that hard work.
Actually it looks flasher than the car towing it. Looks like the car is being moved out of the garage and the trailer in! :D
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re roof cleaning, easy off bam. spray it on wait 5 mins hose it off then put the sunnies on to check it!
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Ha Ha lol...Funny you should say that Rogue, the thought did cross my mind! ;D ;D
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So close - yeat so far.
0riginal carby was cactus - would only run if I poured fuel down the throat.
So of to the wreckers to hunt down another carb - thought I had it, got back to find out that new carbys 40 mm, old one 35mm - frickin thing.
Some bodging and I got it to fit, but wouldnt idle - BUGA.
Oh then there was the rain.
At least we got some stuff done on the tow van - reinforced the tow bar, welded the shocker hangers back on, baised the exhaust where it was leaking.
And got some computa stuff working for Mrs Eddy.
Not how I wanted the weekend to end, but - shite happens ::)
Warren
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My carbys chucked the cactus to, went to local wreckers to see if I could find one but couldnt will have to travel further or buy one from sumwhere ealse........
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well Warren and I had a loooong 3 day weekend working on the beddies, thanks brother for your help, welding skills, advice and support. really enjoyed your company and tje tow van is a lot closer to getting on the road thanks to you ;D its a buga that the campa motor is giving you so much bother would have been great to see it going ;)
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well its getting there should be starting metalwork soon.
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z241/raisje/087.jpg)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z241/raisje/088.jpg)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z241/raisje/090.jpg)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z241/raisje/091.jpg)
still lots to do!
went and priced leds tail lights yesterday $350 each so will be looking on ebay ..lol
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fantastic craig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey... it looks like a Delorean from one side.(back to the future car) HA HA ;D :D ;D
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ye recon!??????
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wish it went like 1 :P
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Hey Craig ...i saw in the Quokka last week that some guy was selling a "flux capacitor" for a Delorean? He must of being having a good old chuckle when he saw that in print. :D
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how good is back to the future? its fantastic. we have the set. on VHS!!!!
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wow Craig thats some job youre doing there looks like the van is gunna be a keeper ;D cheers Eddy
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fitted my rear step bumper today
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3218.jpg)
hope to have the tail and number plate lights installed and working next week
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well i have worked till 2 - 3 am every morning this week just getting stuff done. looks like i got another one tonight (get van running for tommorow work) all so i can go to the snow on sunday for a week.
hope its damn worth it cause my eye balls are almost falling out of head. actually not that bad. coupeing reasonably well actually. well see how much energy i have at the snow thou lol..
ben
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wow Craig thats some job youre doing there looks like the van is gunna be a keeper ;D cheers Eddy
don't know yet eddy I still got a need for a swb without windows ! but thats another project.......
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Hi guys Took the campa into town yesterday got it passed for pink slip & paid the rego all legal for another year Also picked up my new diff give yous all the info later
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I'll be on neighbours tonight for anyone in Australia. Just look out for the hippy looking guy with tatts at the festival. Might of got myself a regular gig at neighbours too, nothing to flash but extra money is always welcome.
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Well ..been clearing out the shed of parts etc
Fellow Buga member Dan the Van Man...came over n filled up his van with spare parts
We swapped a couple of days cutting n welding steel into my van for the parts he took
Fair exchange...Nice how Buga n life works ;D
-After the front end rebuild....
the last thing I did was......
I snapped the the bolts on the the plate that holds the bottom shock in the wishbone
so the shocks have been rattling round like an old shopping trolley ha ha
i took the plates out..redrilled the holes and welded Bigger Bolts in that wont snap
Alls good now.....
Will weld on my custom Tailgate next few days w some pix
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I tried to set fire to Eddys tow Van :o.
Moral of the story - make sure the throttle pedal is covered when your mucking around with the fuse box ::)
Warren McFireStarter
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That could have been a rather abrupt end to Eddie's "Tow Beddie" thread! :o ;D
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umm would have made a flaming good story, albeit with sad ending.
What have I been doing this week, well picked up some bit and bobs in Auckland, sorting out some fiberglass stuff.
Heading down to hamilton to pick up some CF1 flair moulds and making a couple of tings while im there.
Called to see Dave aka Busy today and he has been but il leave that to him to tell, i just wanted to look at his steering colum and universal set up.
Havent done any work on the beddie cause it up north and im down here, but im planning and sceaming and researching so does that count...
Rusty
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Rusty means I'd been down Hamilton.
I've managed to do a little on the flares, was hoping of finishing the inside (mtr area) but discovered my trans had a stuffed oil drive so have sent that away and can't do that section till i get the trans back. am on the home stretch thou - kinda
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Good one warren,i will sell eddy a van yet :D
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inlaws just bought a farm in york and offered to store vans for me ...mm mmm mmmmhhhhhhhaaaa!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm getting the campers carby rebuilt, so later this week it should be running. ???
Tow van - We found the piece that the magic blue smoke came out of - will have to replace it :o realised just what a bodj job the wiring is, wires all over the place, four connected to the front right indicator - one of those was the horn button - no wonder every time Eddy played with his horn he blew a fuse ;D
Back on track. isolated the horn wire, fixed the indicators, and wrote a "2Do" list.
Oh and I think I caught a cold - you swine Eddy ::)
Warren
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OOOOOoooo sounds like that will be an answer to your storage problem ;D Do try and leave some land for them to run some livestock ;D
Hee Hee...cheers...johnno
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OOOOOoooo sounds like that will be an answer to your storage problem ;D Do try and leave some land for them to run some livestock ;D
Hee Hee...cheers...johnno
the kiddies can have the top paddock
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Hi guys its still raining so I am learning to put photos into my posts Hope this works
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Yeaha now to get them a little bigga
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hey Warren bro, again THANKS HEAPS for your help and knowledge, went searching at the Dandenong wreckers today and managed to score a top ball joint, used of course but should pass RWC, another bush for the torsion bar, a H4 lens, and a reverse switch for the 4 speed, not cheap but in desperate need of, also spoke to an auto elec who said that the ballast resister is not needed as the van has that resister thingy ma jingy in the main line near the light relays, forgot to take the damn ballast resister with me to work today so will show the auto elec tommorrow, funny thing about my horn .. I did enjoy so much pushing it when I was young buck and I remember the first time it blew a fuse it gave me the shock of my life !!!! ;D I do have to get it fixed because it wouldn't be right for the misuss to be driving without a proper working horn ;)
dunno still think its gunna be a tight schedule, rang Vic Roads today to see when I can get the van registered but apparently theres a long wait. Rang the RWC guy and will try to get it to him this weekend or possibly Friday arvo .... fingers crossed, oh been out inthe garage tonite and its persisting down, drats !!! so couldn't do the brakes .... oh well thems the breaks
Ed
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I think you'll find that different vicroads places have different waiting periods. The further the better
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Well we have had 2 days without RAIN so I tried to get the campa back into the shead drove up the driveway like a mainiac & got to within 20ft of ths shead 7 she started spinning so went & borrowed the nabours comalong & winched it the rest of the way now she's all cosy & I can start the inside fitout Run the condute for the 240 first Cheers Reid
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scored a free 3x4 mtr garden shed, so I put that up over the last coupla days . now i can empty the workshop and get stuck in......buga just scored three weeks work away again , oh well can't knock it back when it aint there. ???
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nice one reid.. i only never knew until last week what the comalong was??? i always knew them as block and tackle.. anyway score dano! sheds are always good! more sheds!!!
i have plans for a shed out back for a few beddies and fibreglass parts hehe outside mums and dads window hehe.. sure they wont notice!!
ben
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Well...started on the gearbox ..changeover today
swapping over my m21 4 speed for a Celica box which i bought off BEN....... thanks mate
Before i started
I Got a new Flywheel..(Balanced)
Pressure Plate n Clutch..new clutch fork , spiggot bush
A bit of mucking around and its all in...and finally figured out my gear linkage
it comes up out of the floor and is mounted in side the cab via a little customising ....some pix soon
Also
I have a good aussie 4 speed..with selector and complete... flywheel n clutch assembly FOR SALE NOW
PM me if anyone is interested
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oH..I FORGOT
Got my spare Grill and front doors back from the panel shop this week
Smick they look wicked...Gloss Black...shiny n rust free...over the next few days i will put the new rubbers on and transfer the winders n stuff into them
Next week i pick up the resprayed bonnet..yay..bit of beddy bling
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sounds excellent ....dont scratchem!!
wish I was that far ahead..
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Poor old Beddie isn't getting anything done to her. Just sitting out in the weather; which is not helping!!!
A new project has taken over!!!!! This is my sons Dirt Circuit car!!(http://)
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G'day
I am into my 5th week working away from home.
I am doing lots of kms and staying in dinghy pubs or mates places. I have been to a lot of different places. In the next week I will be in Mudgee, Gulgong, Duneddo, Coolah and Coonabarabran.
Its a bugger being away but the money is good. Like Craig I take it when I can.
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As good as quit my job today, over the seriously bad pay and bad conditions. Anyone who wants to pay anything for anything let me know.
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hey doofhard i can offer you seriously bad pay and bad working contitions! but it would help me out im working till 2 in the morning at the moment to get everything done ay! bummer..
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hey doofhard i can offer you seriously bad pay and bad working contitions! but it would help me out im working till 2 in the morning at the moment to get everything done ay! bummer..
aaahhhh........the price of success Ben keep at it mate!
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Sorted!! have myself a new job, back to builders labourer starting Monday. Happy!!
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well done doofhard!!!
yeh true craig..
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G'day
I just spent a couple of days working in a Laboratory.
When I first started, the Manager warned me about the virus that was out of control in the Labs and how they had not been able to stop it. He was lamenting how far behind the work was. I noted that there were very few people to be seen. My heart was racing and I was looking for an exit as I didn't want to catch anything.
I finally realised he was only talking about a computer virus. Apparantly I was there to fix it but hadn't been told yet. He thought I had already been briefed.
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well after 10 days I got my jeep back from the tranny shop now $3580.10 poorer and kept thinking how much I could have done on the van with that money. I do know my next car will be manual!!!!!!
Spotted Garry's van there!
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=7737 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=7737)
Now commy v6 and auto
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Well...Bit the bullet n rebuilt a newish Carby i had been given...
I have the Weber running on my Blue 202.....found out there are a few different types
I had the XE falcon carby ADM 34..
.my mate gave me a XF falcon carby (an unleaded version) ADM 34 1 C
there are numbers stamped on the carby the side of the block
XE version has needs 3 sources of power..... choke, fuel miser n other one at front...
XF version needs 2 sources of power....choke, fuel miser
One of the problems is sourcing an air cleaner adapter...first i made one...
then on another thread A BUGA member..has made some up
I have used one from another car...it fits perfectly!!
PM if u wanna know the model.....(I dont want to upset anyone)
otherwise the BUGA member has some other great one for sale
LOve the WEBER!
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Did you notice an increase in power
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Hi Guys...I called in and saw a fellow who has a swb van that he has done alot of work to .(the number plates are FAT CF) anyway he is running a holden salsbury diff in it but it looked just as wide as the standard beddi diff. Now, anyone who has a holden diff in their beddi knows that unless you are running big deep dished rims on the back ,the vehicle has that "narrow arse end" look. So i asked him how he got around that problem and he showed me the adapters that he bought from a wheel shop here in perth (Mr Mag). These are made out of billet aluminium,and this is how they work...After you have taken your wheel off ,you can then slide these adapters on.They are about 3" wide and they have wheel stud holes in them that slide over the excisting studs (he had hq pattern) you then bolt that on using your original wheel nuts. It then has a new set of studs drilled into the gaps between the first set of studs .These new ones were hq as well, you then fit you mag wheel onto these and do up with another set of wheel nuts. Each wheel utilizes 10 wheel nuts! And unless you were told you would not pick it. Remember he only needed 2 of these adapters for the rear ,as the front wheels aren't a drama. Simple idea and filled out his guards spot on. ;D cheers...johnno
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Might be able to get pics !!! will try
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what photos do you want Fat CF or the adapters ;)?
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(http://)
Hey Johnno, thats exactly what I have had made for our Beddie!! Bedford rear stud pattern to HQ stud pattern! Can get them made in Adelaide for a very reasonable price!!
Cheers Brian O ;D
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Don't have to bother now Craig...Brians got one there! Do you mind telling us how much you paid Brian? cheers..johnno ;D
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;D Hi guys & girls, I may have got a ""mates" rate deal on my spacers; as he is a friend through Dirt Circuit racing. I only paid $ 160 for the pair. He's a good bloke, so wouldn't expect him t charge much more t anybody from the ""Buga Club"'
If anybody wants any CNC type machining done; he is located in Adelaide; very clever & cluey man!!
He trades as Growly Custom Machining. Ph. 0447-739 992 Ya can mention my name; not sure that will help!!
Cheers Brian O ;D
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Gee Brian...Thats a good price.! The ones that i saw cost $300.00 for the pair. :-\
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yeah Johnno saw those at mr mag too but yep, I thought the same thing ........YIKES!!!!!!! $300.00 . considering they prob only take a few hrs tto set up "the machine/program....well done Brian nice price!
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Hey guys be careful with those wheel spacers ive had a rear axle snap from using them mine were only one inch and the engineer i spoke to told me it almost doubled the load value on the end of the axle. I shudder to think what three inch ones would do thats probably why they're ilegal in most states anyway enough of my happy thoughts ;)
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that's a big worry then if they can cause an axle to snap.
all it would take is a pothole maybe?
imagine your back wheel disconnecting from your van and taking off at 100km per hr.
it would be going forward 2.
if it hit a oncoming car doing 80kms that's an impact speed of 180kms.
and your insurance company might wipe the contract if its not stated about the spacers.
maybe they wouldn't even insure the vehicle with the spacers?
id look into it just in case.
Ive heard they are illegal.
if there was a fatality that would be a total disaster.
im not trying to pop anyone's bubble but i definitely wouldn't be putting them on my van.
think i would just get the right width diff or stud pattern.
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:oI'm totally with legallity side of things and the insurance! This guy makes them for use on drift cars; so if that doesn't put extreme loads on them, nothing will.
There are also Mitsubishi vans down here iSA that run with about 4" (100mm) spacers , so that they can put the wheels outside the body with flares covering them. They do this for wheel -chair access Cheers Brian
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hey brian i dont think merlin was saying that the spacers were gunna snap. but the extra load that it puts on the axel. cause i have not herd of anyone beefing up their axels after running spacers. so it doesnt matter how good the spcers are if they put extra load on the bearings and axels you are running a huge risk of snappage.
my thoughts anyway.
ben
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(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/09072009098.jpg)
New Bumper salvaged off wrecked CFL i bought a few years ago
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/09072009099.jpg)
New Dash tacked in
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/15072009109.jpg)
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Celica 5 speed Conversion- crossmember modifications
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/18072009125.jpg)
Bonnet scoop in place
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/24072009130.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/dubshack/24072009131.jpg)
XF Falcon-Weber Carby conversion
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outstanding , looking the goods love that rear bumper !!
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..hey all, been off the air for awhile, since early Feb. we went from wondering IF we'll bake(black Friday) to wondering WHAT we'll bake (had a few days off, so we built an outdoor wood fired oven), then the financial crisis hit (the work went really rock solid).....and after much waiting, ...finally getting a chance to finish the roadworthy for the LWB.....aaahhhh!
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.....and, how do you know it's a real bedford?
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no your wrong..!! I knew it was -cause there was a coffee cup on one of the other photos on the running board......................
and if your gonna work on a beddy you gotta have coffee (its a nerve thingy) :D :D :D :D
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played with my new truck! put a dizzy cap on and then some points a battery and got a Tyre fixed found some bucket seats ...... c,mon Mr tax man I need some more doe! oh and got some gear of Merlin!!
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you know i have enough cash to finish it off for you.......sell it to me....i will make you proud!!!!!
Custom front grillle.....dark metalic charcol paint....big wheels.....alloy tray....LED lighting all round....
How Much?.......
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im really starting to get the nack of this fibreglass thing. its all about lighting!!!!!!!!!
daney riley is topest bloke ever!! just spent a couple of days working with him in sydney.. lots learnt. wanna come back soon hehe
helped him get a few products up on ebay. he is stoked hehe.
old blokes are funny on the computer hehe. 1 finger..
ben
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old blokes... wots wrong wif me 1 figer???
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been to see robs beddy parts today, check out his sign
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/P31-07-09_1244.jpg)
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Got my doors and grill back from the panel shop today
Soooooooooooo shiny and black n delicious...um er......i gotta get out more :)
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As usual my news is non Bedford related but scored a worksafe commercial for tomorrow.
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been to see robs beddy parts today, check out his sign
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/P31-07-09_1244.jpg)
lol, thats awsome, :)
marty
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wow theres my tilt front plug!!!!
anyway im so gunna make one of them into a bbq when i move out of home lol
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Doors n Grill...back from the shop
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COOL......
Are you lay-bying ur own paint job? ;)
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looks nice, when the whole vans done its going to look sweet
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Im on a budget..but do what i can each week to my van
... im getting smarter as i get older..me thinks 8)
Passionate people do good work...n my mates a passionate painter
let him be inspired to do Rust work..ha ha
so my old doors were rusty.... instead of fixing the ol ones
I have fixed up the spare set i had...
new door rubbers
and now Bailey channel rubbers...
tints for the windows are next
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Well.... a while ago i made up some trusses for my shed, and as always i over engineered them which not only made them super strong ;) but made them bloody heavy. So i thought i just need to find some sort of machine to lift them into place. But noooooo! The workshop is down the back of my block and you have to fit under and through my carport then go down a steep ramp onto the pad.
The only machine that would do the trick was a machine called a "telehandler" cool i thought, but oh no :P $300.00 a day plus $250.00 delivery to my house :o. So i had to come up with a device to lift the trusses and be nimble enough to move into position. So i set to work with my welder and metal saw and came up with this!!!! ;D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Liftinghoist1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Liftinghoist2.jpg)
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Smart move Johno - ints not true what they say about you :D
Warren
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got my dash back from dashboard restorations today, i'm very pleased with the results ;D
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3263.jpg)
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a198/BullStik/bedford/IMG_3261.jpg)
if anyone wants theirs done heres their site www.dashboardrestorations.com.au (http://www.dashboardrestorations.com.au)
oh yeah make sure it all fits nice and snug to your van before u send it to them, cant add more fiberglass after its done
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Wow, that looks fantastic! I've never liked the look of that glass dash before, but that did the trick. If you dont mind me asking, how much did that set you back?
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yeah it looks great, it cost $660 to cover. I didnt mind paying cause its what you see most of the time when your driving. It did take some time to do as he had to fill out some sections that were sunken in, i also spent some time on it before hand to fit it and level it out specially the glove box area.
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I might have to pop around and have a look some time.
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yeah no problem, any time
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m8 that looks great be hard not to want to do the rest now steering surround engine cover , :P id never stop ::)
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Hey Bullstik - we're almost twins!!
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thats nice, i like the piping you did around it
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Its the only way i could think of doing it - those dash guys have got a vacuum former i think which would make it a breeze to do in one peice - i got the dash doctors to do my vette conversion, they sure know their stuff.
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i wasn't to sure on your choice of green at first... bloody looks great in the dash and door trims.
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Well, thanks to Mezzmo and Eddy I got the camper running.
Saturday saw me and Eddy Remove the heart out of Mezzmo's Van
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13397&g2_serialNumber=2)
Sunday it was the Campers turn - rip out the old motor and put in the new one.
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13438&g2_serialNumber=2)
By 4:00 pm we had the motor running yeehaaa! ;D
Thanks to Eddy for all his help and knowledge, and even bigger thanks to Mez for the engine thats made it all happen.
I have a vid of it starting, but I need to work out how to compress it (78 meg) befor I can post it.
Warren
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fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well done brothers!
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Glad it all worked out boys - let me know how she drives Warren. always a pleasure to assist a fellow Bedowin!!
Mez
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By the way Edd & Warren - i've pilfered your photo's for my gallery - didn't think you'd mind??
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hey Mez brother..... soooo you pilfered some pics huh? well we will turn a blind eye cause we pilfered your motor and gearbox and lpg set up. oh as wer'e being up front, we also pilfered ...... woops, shite said too much already. ;D
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shucks ... sorry Waz but I just gotta let the boyz know about the you know what ;) seems Waz and I have a inherited habit of starting electrical fires. I recall that we had flames and smoke coming from the dash area when we were working on the wiring to the tow van (thanks to resting the fuse box on the go pedal ...... we had the same thing happen Sunday after we fired up the motor from Mez in the camper van only this time it was much more exciting :o this time we had bigger flames and much more smoke and you guessed it .... at the fuse box coz a hot wire came into contact with the go pedal again .... :-[ only this time we emptied half a canister of fire extinguisher to put it out !!!!!! and made a real freakin mess .... woops sorry bro :-[ but was a good weekend apart from our wiring mishaps ;D ;D ;D ;D oh and by the way Mez .... that is one flash van you have there brother!!!
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Thanks for the compliment Edd - and what else was pilferred???? guess i'll find out soon enough - any pictures of the "go pedal BBQ?" now that's comedy!!
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hey bro, gotta admit we did pilfer more than what we should have, however one must not be slow on the uptake when an opportunity arises or one will certainly miss out, ......... so what else did we pilfer? .......... your ideas on the interior fitout and how to make flashy door panels ya lucky buga !!!!
Didn't get a chance to take pics of the go pedal BBQ cause we waz stressin out brother !!!!
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I think I took one after the smoke died down, But I think my camera is still at eddys.
Seems that when I was taking the excelorator pedal out to put in a new cable, i moved a heavy lead that was unfused, direct from the battery, well after driving the van up onto some ramps, it would apear that the heavy cable had a bit of unshelided wire just near the connector, and as murphy often does, it just so happended to touch up agains the excelorator spring,
Now its nice to have a bar heater to keep you warm and all, but that spring was just a little to close to the insulating matt on the fire wall, and well....it started to toast it, and of coarse the insulator on the cable didnt like all that heat that the spring was generationg so it decided to combust as well.
I must say though, the greatest risk I faced to choking was from eddys enthusiastic application of a very fine talcum powder all through the front half of the van - while I was in there disconnecting the battery leads.
Suprisingly very little damage was done by this impromptue BBQ, but I am going to looking a all the wiring and remove all the bodgie stuff, thats after I get the brake lights working of coarse.
Warren McToaster
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Well after $3000 worth of work, "Playtime" is home, and ready to begin work on repairing the tragic rust:( and then to paint, unfortunately the hours ive put in at work to pay for the work is taking its toll, and i think i might need to take a rest for a month or so, im just flat broke, and way behind on bills:( but she still drives, and all new braking system, new front end with paint, new temp battery (so she can be driven up and down the driveway), had to get new...new ball upper balljoints as apparantly the ones i got given to me had the boot stuck to the joint and wouldnt go on without tearing:( also a degrease underneath, which wasnt qite enough to clean the tranny up, but considering i plan to go auto, isnt a big deal.
So far my "$1000" to get on road, has reached $3k, and climbing.......aloooot.....but when i went to pick it up today, cars were slowing down just to look at the rusted beauty, people have actually gone and brought SWB's after seeying mine at brakes plus. People have sat down in there workshop and discussed what could be done to the van (interior wise), and a small part of me thinks that by continuing on this difficult, and painfull journey......i can help keep these pieces of art alive:) if only i had a muralist friend;) id be wrapped.
BTW drives like a bycicle thats been hit by a car (no shocks, and need to be fully alligned and tyres properlly fitted)...so im a little scared:) hahhaha
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Hey Kirk thats great news - you gotta get some pics up on your progress, if you dont take em along the way you'll regret it. especially after all the work your putting in.
Mezz
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good news kirk! i was afraid your heart was giving out a month or so ago.
slow and steady wins the race mate. ow yer and get some pics up! ;D
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Busy weekend boys and girls - the new look underside and front end - shite loads of elbow grease but rapt in the end results - more pics in the gallery!
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looking good brother ;D
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very nice
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oooh that looks different when I last laid on my back looking up at your undercarraige, did ya remember to put that missing bolt in? nice work bro ;)
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yeah bolts are all in - realised after i fitted the rack that one had to go in first!!
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cool so the next obvious question is ... when can the rest of us come over to your joint and use your hoist to clean up our undersides ::)
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cool so the next obvious question is ... when can the rest of us come over to your joint and use your hoist to clean up our undersides ::)
dig a six foot hole in your back yard, get in it and get the misses to drive over it ;D
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wot you talkin bout brother !! if my missus drove a van over the top of me it won't be the dirty underside of the van Id be concerned with, I would be more worried about the dirty underside in my pants suddenly appearing as she got nearer !!! :o :o
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Ed - i'm repainting the floor once i'm done - 'no more grease!!!'
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Hey Mezzmo
was checking ya gallery ...interesting paint job... ;D
What have you done with ya front shockie mounts? the ones underneath
Did you get rid of the plates that are normally used to mount them?...
marky
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I bought a celica box off ben a while back...best thing i did for driveability of my van
BUT where the speedo drive sits......... a SLOW dribble a and leak of OIL has coated the underside of my van
Had a new speedo cable made up...Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrggh still leaking
Went to the wreckers and hunted around for a 2nd hand speedo drive..... $10
and Yay!!! no more leaks
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yeh spwen i sold that celica box!!! oh well wont do it again lol.
ben
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Well I almost got the Camper sorted, but got caught in the rain and ran out of time.
Big thanks to Eddy for his help, no one holds a torch like you do buddy :D
Seems that when you fit H4 headlight inserts, the parker light fittings contact the headlight rim - thus blowing fuses. I will have to work around it somehow.
So close to being all together and running, I can't wait.
Oh and the other Beddys gear box started making expensive noises on the trips to and from Eddys - I think he's jealous he's not getting all the attention.
Warren
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What Plates Marky?? am i missing something??
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Hey Mezz
All the beddys i have owned have had 2 plates on the bottom of the shockie mount
they clamp together..to hold the bottom of the shockie and stop it moving around in the bottom control arm ...
plates sit in the control arm( big hole @ bottom)
-the shockies had a nut n tread at both top n bottom
yours look like rear shocks on front ....ie a round hole for mounting.... not a bolt type thread
anyone else notice?? ???
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I got the new shocks from Pedders and they bolted straight in! that's why i'm a bit confused. No matter, they do the job i suppose.
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yeh they are not the same as stantard but ive seen this done before.
dont know how well it works but it must work good. its on mezzmos van lol. top job bro!!
ben
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That makes me a bit nervous as the plate that most people have spreads the load of the shock evenly around the bottom wishbone. Mounting them like they are in Mezzmo's places all that strain on 2 points. Maybe it's ok with high tensile bolts. I know the bolts that hold the original plate in place are absolute rubbish and have had to replace 2 of mine.
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Today bretheren is a wonderful day - for today, the 28th of August 2009, i finally finished scraping the 30 years of shit from the bottom of my van - as i sit with a chilled can of Beam and Coke and cant help but reflect on the bastard of a job that now lay behind me - hoorah i cry - HOORAH!!!
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boy what a waste of good coke :P
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hey Mez, I think I'm gunna match you with cleaning up 30 years of shit, except mine shit is just that .... not looking forward to facing the sewer tommorrow :(
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good one mezzmo, if i post you a ticket over to nz will you come and do mine? ;D
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oooooohhhh let me think Hunter.................NO!
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Hey Mezzmo - I have worked out how to compress video, so there are two in my "Transplant" gallery of the Motor starting :D
Now to go and finsh it all off and drive that sucker
it works (http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=13849&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=9b824cfa5df0870bd76b8ca2f5459e44)
Warren
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bloody awesome Wazza - glad she's gone to a good home!
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latest news release, Waz drove the campa van home this arvo !!!!!! ;D
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fantastic!!
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Yeah - its great to have it home and drivable, I still have a list of things to do and tidy up, but on the whole I'm rapt.
It certainly has been a test of my motivation and patience at times ::)
A big thanks once again to the generous spirit of the Beddy clan.
To Mezzmo for the motor, and Eddy for all his assistance, and of course Robyn, for all the cup-pa's and food :D
Looks like the holiday to QLD with the Kids is a go-er.
Warren
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better get it regested before you go to qld warren, beddyman reminded me that other states arnt so leanient in this country..
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Well therers always something to do ::)
Fitted an air cleaner Sunday morning then took a quick shake down drive, all seems OK then Im at the lights, when I take off theres this strange sound coming from the engine bay, doh WTF, pull over and check it out, steams coming out of what looks like the thermostat housing - BIG BUGA.
I sit and let it cool for a while and start thinking of all the possabilities - Buga - I packed tools oil, but no water what to do ?
Theres a servo just up the road, so I sneak it back to the servo, and fill it up - closer inspection sees water coming out from the radiator, Ok so the servo has some radiator repair stuff so I get that, now I dont want to be stuck there for two hours wile the putty dries so I go home and start the repairs.
play with the licence plate light, check a few things - make a mental ilist of all the little things to do, think some more.
Several hours later and I start her up - buga another leak just next to the other one, little bit more putty on, and more pottering around - how to waste a weekend :D
So I pack up thinking yep shell be right for the next mornings shake down.
But later that night I just cant resist, and start to go for a quick lap around the block - Buga - Iwork out what has caused my problem, under start off load the fan is skimming radiator causing fine cracks to apear wher it rubs the core.
the radiator is held in by two rubber mounted part way down the sides of the radiator, and one small brace at the top.
The brace at the top has two lots of holes in it, when its bolted in one lot you can get at the radiator cap, but the radiator slanted back toward the fan - in the other holes its further away -but you cant open the cap - Buga.
So I will have to unbolt the bracket every time I want to check the water - Buga.
Maybe the engine mounts are to soft and allowing the motor and box to move under heavy torque loads - will replace them I think - see what that does. - Buga
whats that old saying - if its got tits or wheels...............Buga.
Warren McAlmostDrivable
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bloody hell bro is that the reason for the screeching sounds when you left my joint on Saturday and headed up the hill, I thought it was the fan belt slipping, gotta be the engine mounts cause that radiator and mounting brackets are standard, I had no probs when I was running a blue 202 in her ??? its the same radiator I had fitted
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Yep I too have almost the exact same problem many years ago with my holden six beddy. Every time I accelerated hard i would get this loud tinging sound of the radiator flexing on its mounts and hitting the metal holden fan. Initially fixed the problem by removing the radiator and grill and using a round file slotted the radiator mounting holes in the front so the radiator could slide further foward hence away from the fan. The problem was the rubber mounts (4 in total, 2 each side) were getting old and soft so I opted to omit the ones below the radiator. This gave 2 advantages, 1 the radiator now sits lower allowing easier removal of the radiator cap as it now passes under the top lip of the grill, and 2 the radiator now mounted metal to metal creates no flex caused by the rubber block mounted between.
The only modification I had to make was the tounge that bolts to the grill needed to be lengthered, so a panelbeater mate of mine cut and weleded in a extra piece of steel. Other tricks you could use are try bolting it on to the bottom of the grill panel or if you cant get anyone to weld it then just cut it and bolt in an extra piece to lengthen it.
Hope this is of help
Cheers Jeff
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yeh i had a similar problem in black beddy when i first started. i shifted the whole radiator forward about 10mm and modifyed the radiator cap by grinding off on of the tabs and then you can still get in to check the water but the fan has no chance of touching:))
ben
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Thanks for the ideas guys, another job to do - Buga
Warren
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Cant believe i'm gona do this but i have made the executive decision to have the entire van soda blasted back to bare metal. This bloody bedford is killing me - i figure i've spent so much time to get it to where it is it'd kill me if i started to see crows foot thru the finished paint. I know i rubbed it back properly prior to undercoat but i cant help that niggling feeling that the original paint will give me grief in the long run AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!
Does this ever end???
Good news today tho - my side pipes have arrived from the states and i pick em up on Thursday - woo hoo.
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hey mezzmo dont mean to be negative but have you looked into the pros and cons of soda blasting, i understand it makes a good job but have been hearing a lot of bad things about it, mainly it gets in every were
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Yea sodablasting is quit dusty you need to blow out any car or van that gets done but it is a far better and far more efective way to strip paint off.
The only thing that it doeset remove is rust and you can blast anything without takeing it apart.
Doesent damage rubber or glass.
looked into buying a sodablasting plant a little while ago myself.
Cheers Paddy
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sounds expensive...
call me cheap and old fashion or old fashion and cheap :D but you can strip back to bare metal in two days for under $100 at home.
few sanding disks and wire brush attachments for the angle grinder and you will be seing rust in not time ;D
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Yeah, soda blasting gets in everywhere - thats why i thought i would do it now, while the van is an empty shell with no motor. I agree with what you say Able but the thing is the body has been repaired and smoothed and the soda blasting doesnt eat into the existing bog etc where as a sander or grinding wheel would.
I have looked into all the stripping and soda blasting far outweighs all other methods in my opinion - also, rust isnt an issue as i have already removed it. (as best i can!!)
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YIPPEEE!! ;D I have finally put up my 5 big roof trusses for my workshop at last!!! ;D I built a lifting rig on the back of my beddie truck and the bloody thing worked a treat !! I love it when a plan works well :D ;D
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Gidday john...long time no see...sounds like a BIG w/shop...how many beddys can you park in it?...
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Hi Beddiediesel....I can fit four in it at a stretch but i reckon it still should of been bigger(had a big enough fight with our council just to get this one built) better than nothing though ;D
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looky looky what Mezzmo got!! Santa came early - $259.77 AUD from the States - arrived today - yeah baby yeah!!! Noise Makers!
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Ooohhhh Mezzmo
Shiny thing Shiny thing Shiny thing Shiny thing Shiny thing Shiny thing
Have thought someting like that for the camper mmmmmm
Warren
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too good mezzmo.. dont be alarmed if they go missing and are replaced with a few old holden 6 2" exahsts i got laying around..
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what motor are they hooking up to mez?
ps. don't drive too close to your other two loves because those things look like they could bubble paint. ;D
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Hi Beddiediesel....I can fit four in it at a stretch but i reckon it still should of been bigger(had a big enough fight with our council just to get this one built) better than nothing though ;D
Crikey...i wish i had a w/shop of that size, but over here in kiwi land, wont let us have sheds of that size in the auckland city except out in the country...
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Hi Beddiediesel....I can fit four in it at a stretch but i reckon it still should of been bigger(had a big enough fight with our council just to get this one built) better than nothing though ;D
Crikey...i wish i had a w/shop of that size, but over here in kiwi land, wont let us have sheds of that size in the auckland city except out in the country...The council that is!!.....
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siked Mezzmo.... got a price two days ago for SS $600 each side..... but still have been told $500 in the past....mental note...must chase this up,(now where are you on the 2 do list , oh there you are)...... #345990, got ya!
Righto... finally might have i SAY MIGHT HAVE got my shizenhouser together..... emptied big shed into med shed,now can swing cat OOOPS, well almost , sorry puss... sooooo have started back on the mission ... get Borrie going, and finish wiring / dash to trim . then can paint w/screen surround
radiator... repaired from fitting thermos (big hammer didn't quite work this time)
Guages fitted and wired with plug......CHECK
Radiator ... borrie ...soughted ....CHECK
borrie started..... buuurrrruuurrrruurrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....flat batt...BUGA
OHHH tommorrow....
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Its not very often that i crow about things that i have done, but i am proud of what i have acheived on my own.(with some help from my wife, (hold this ladder darling? help me shift this truss dear? ;D) This means now that after nearly 9 years ,i am very much closer to having my shed up at last!!! ;) :D :D ::) Here are some pics....
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Johnnoinshedbuildingaction.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Hoistinaction.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Sideviewroofstructure.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Roofstructure2.jpg)
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Well done that man! You've got a great place to work in. Just hope it doesn't rain!! ;D
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excellent job jonno, bet ya cant wait to get it closed in so ya can do lots of bedy stuff ;D
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woo hoo me bro Johnos got a shed !!!! no rest until you have it closed in ....... then ...... beddie bedlam !!! uh sorry bro, me thinks theres lawns to be mowed, garbage to be taken out, windows to clean and don't forget that laundry door thats squeaking ...... oh well beddie cave day will eventually come ........ ;) now we're all waiting to see the scaffold design on the back of the beddie ! :D
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wow johnno i recon youll fill that up pretty quick hehehe,, looking great thou!
ben
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Wow johnno, wish i had a shed like that...pity its not high enough to fit mine in, how high is it johnno?...
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great bit of engineering there Johnno.
im thinking of buying a backhoe for some of the stuff i need 2 do around here,
i like the look of this 1 on ebay. 130328670208
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good job johno!!!
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Got Eddy to help me move my other car from his place, he drove the camper over to my place with me leading the way - the camper looks good on the road :D
Then spent the rest of the day fabricating a complete exhaust system out of two sections of others, was just about to bolt it up when I noticed a whole on the header pipe, so had to patch that, so much for getting in that day.
Then a family Fathers day lunch was on at my place, no chance to do anything in the morning, I was itching to get it done :(
Then around 4pm every one left, leaving me with just enough time for number 1 son & I to put it all back in.
Talk about quiet, I'm well impressed, can carry on a conversation with out yelling :D
Strike that task off the list, onto the next one :D a day off work tommorow will see some more things sorted.
Warren
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hey Waz, so shes all quitened down now, thats great news. wadda about the squeaking front passenger seat? She drives nice. I took all day Saturday to sand prime and top coat the flare kit .... came up a treat EXCEPTING that I bought satin black instead of matt black, still looks okay but too glossy for me ... fitted them on and looks good on the van but doesn't match existing black, never mind will look good in the dark... Rubman called in to say hi on his way past, good to see you bro, you looking after that van? Fathers day gotta a new set of hedge cutters amongst other things (great pressies thanks familly!) had a bit of a play on a few bushes then got carried and ended up playing edward scissor hands on nearly every bush on the property for the whole day while beddie van sat in the driveway and sewer snake lay in the sewer .... oh well always next weekend :-\
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went to the fathers day hotrod show in freo with my boy then to the model expo. had a great fathers day then meet greg who picked up some parts then just pottered around on the truck.
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Yeah Eddy real quiet, didnt hear the squeaky seat, No ! son sat in it, but the seats are on the list :D
Wondering what affect the using of two mufflers and going down from 2 and a half to 2 inch ?
Warren
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2 & 1/2 to 2" will give you 1/4" of welding to make up ;D doing well bro, only a coupla weeks to school hollies so chop chop ;D
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I made some shocker hangers today, doesnt drive like a pogo stick now :D
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=14302&g2_serialNumber=2)
More pics in my gallery
Warren
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this week i have managed to get Borrie soughted, now starts, runs drives and stops .Made a "lean to" down the side of the shed , put away a heap of woood and crap, brought borrie down to shed and started to clean it out, getting ready to cut and weld the rust....OMFG .... SWISS CHEESE ....eat your heart out ..... :-\
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Hey Danny ...What does the motor sound like? any rattles? :)
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This morning I drove about 100 K's to pick up a trailer that I intend to use for a camper trailer, first trip longer than just going to and from work, cruised at 100 K's no problems, a but slow to get up to speed but that could be a timing thing.
Got there OK, hitched the trailer up and headead home, I had a list of things I wanted to do - choke cable, radiator mounts, auto cooler to tidy up befor the holidays.
For some reason the van wouldn't go over eighty K's, I didnt think the trailer was that heavy, half way home I'm taking off from the lights and in the rearview mirror I see what looks to be steam comming from under the car, pull over pop the bonnet, no no steam, look under the car, BUGA trans fluid running down, so I move off into a service road leave the motor running and have another look.
BUGA BUGA BUGA its like a river of oil pouring out. Turn the engine off, and ring a tow truck, I'm going no where :(
$130 later I'm home BUGA, time to pull the gearbox - BUGA
BUga Buga Buga Well at least it happened befor I was halfway through the holidays
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what the heck ???? come over and unbolt the trans from the EFI motor, you can have a lend till after the hollies , prob is that the shifter is on the left hand side though,
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Thanks Eddy, but your right selector is on the right.
The motor we took out has the same type of auto, but I'm not sure of it either, might be easier in the long run to get this one looked at ( I think it might be a blown main seal) rather run the risk of the same thing happening.
Could be that I was running with out a cooler - ( that was on the list for today )
Warren
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if you wanna have a spare i have a tranny here with a front blown seal.. you can have it. and it was running ok even with the seal blown. (1 month ago) just leaking a lot of oil. oh did clunk a little between 1st and 2nd but other than that ran fine..
cheers
ben
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Hey Danny ...What does the motor sound like? any rattles? :)
Nah Johnno.....purrs like a rather large hungary kitten, i think i might be in for a water pump tho .... that's a bit noisy, prob get a nice shiny one for the shorty and swap them out .........here's what i got done today in six and half hours ..... man I was on fire.....yeah BABY!!!!!!
drilled old rusty hinges off,lower door plates and some other steel bits, wire brushed the exposed rust, treated with rainex, cut certain panels out , fab. new ones , welded in , treated , primed, and then fitted one piece hatch.THANK GOD FOR THE SUNSHINE!!! man what a B.E.A.UTIFUL DAY... ;D ;D
more piccys in me gallery
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you are on fire dano!! keep up that modivation!!
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Borrie's looking awesome Danno. The motor was fairly good, just been sitting for ages now. The trannie was what I thought was the trouble.
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Cheers fellas,
when you comin over Benny boy ??
wont be long now Adam, I'll be down for that beer..... ;)
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got a wedding on in bunbury on dec11..
and i think im heading through on nov as well!!
cant wait!
ben
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Hi Folks
Been making a leather shifter cover as beddy did not have one. Check it out in my gallery
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14472 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14472)
Greg
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G'day
Here are some photos of the van I bought on ebay.
It is a 1972 CFL windowless van. It has not been modified and had the 4 cylinder slant motor and sliding front doors. It has been sitting in the shed for 20 years.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF1636-s.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF1640-s.jpg)
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and what you gunna do with that one chris?
nice one greg!! that looks insane good!!! never thought of using leather!
cheers
ben
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hey greg how you do the burning with the leather?
ive been swapping engines. again!!! but now i have a v8 beddy driving!
did 400km in it this morning. didnt miss a beat. only loosing a reasonalbe amount of water. not too sure why yet??
photos soon.
ben
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got the tranny in and drove it up the hill into the shed.....time for the real work to begin.....just gotta replace the transmission cooler the old one is leaking but i have a new one to put in
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good to hear! how much the trany cost?
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Hey Ben $275.00......with 3 mnth warranty
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Hi Ben
The leather is stamped with leather tools. quite a long process. neighbours love it.... bang, bang, bang.
Its quite easy, transfer a picture onto the tooling leather, cut the lines with a special knife, start stamping, leaving some bits up, some down and using different tools to get different effects.
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Ever have one of those days where you broke as much as you fixed?
I made up a mounting for the clock in the dash and while I was fitting it the clock slipped out of my hands and hit the concrete floor. Bye bye LCD. All the liquid crystal has pooled in the bottom of the display.
The drill bit wandered a bit while I was drilling one of the holes for the mounting bracket so I tilted the drill on an angle to move the hole I was drilling back to where it should be which was quite successful until I smelt burning plastic. The drill chuck was resting up against the side of the plastic surround that sits around the instrument panel and it has gouged a nice big chunk out of that.
So the downside of yesterday is that I now need a new clock and a new dash surround. The upside is that I have invented all new swear words.
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well I would say that your dramas are far less than I am having with the snakey left in the sewer, and I reckon that the swear words I made up are nearly as good as the ones you did ;D Today I put on an emergency services display at the Doveton Show in Melbourne, drove a big rig to where they asked me to display and got bogged, so had to be dragged out by a suped up 4 x 4. rather embarrassing given that I'm supposed to be the one rescuing people :D long day being asked simple qs like "can I have my photo taken with you?" and "can I put your hat on?" and "how fast does the car go and can I turn on the siren?" real test of patience after 8 hours straight but still a good if tyring day at work :P
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hey folks
2 jobs on the beddy today.
First was to put my new alarm in...great alarms and can be modified to suit most vehicles.....
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14711 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14711)
second job was to make a roof and centre console for the cab, took a bit longer than the alarm!
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14726 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14726)
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Put the spare auto in today, got to mount and plumb the radiator then test it all out.
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stripped both side sills today and primed. called the spraypainter to come and have a look and started planning the interior
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still pulling apart the wrecked one.
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Well...the hard work has started on the truck.....tranny is in and now it's on to the bodywork......scary!!!!....more photos in the gallery
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14197 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14197)
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wow cool!!
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Been a couple of busy weeks in Mezzmo land! Had the baby totally soda blasted now all the body work has been finished. Went round today and the boys have fitted the lift up tailgate, cut in and set the wb taillights, hung all the doors to check gaps etc and had it finished off in high fill.They reckon she'll be in undercoat by the weekend and painted by the 5th or 6th (fingers crossed) - typical, i have to go away for work for 3 weeks on the 9th so wont even get time to play with her "BUGA"
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thats cool, so we can expect pics on about the 7th and 8th? ;D
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having a wealth of experience with mechanics, panel beaters, painters, auto electricians etc etc i'm pretty close to betting that it still wont be painted when i get back on the 30th of October - always best expect the worst. If its done before i go Edd the pics will be up like lightning!!
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hey bro, if thats the case I'm calling your van "lightning flash" why ...... because you got a flash van and 'the pics will be up like lightning!!"
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hey guys how do you tell the ratio of a dif again?? so may turns of thr drive shaft to the wheel??
or something like that i think??
??? :'(
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The search engine is your friend.
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=391.msg6375#msg6375 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=391.msg6375#msg6375)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=900.msg8170#msg8170 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=900.msg8170#msg8170)
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hi rogue, thanks man i was looking at changing the diff's before the 202 transplant from the old rusty camper but it does about 2.3 shaft turns to 1 tyre so a normal beddy diff :'(
oh well saves a job ;D
will fix brakes and put back in as i'm going to make the old chasis into a 1.5 tone traller.
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In case you're interested I'll be going to a Jag diff probably early next year. Wanted to do it sooner but at the rate I'm going early next year is more realistic especially as I have to get this V6 in as soon as possible.
When I do I'll have a diff with Cresta gears in it needing a new home. As you're local it would be an easy pick up.
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cool keep me in mind rouge.
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any one need bushes or window ribbers etc???
http://www.basisnz.co.nz/category.pasp?categoryid=509 (http://www.basisnz.co.nz/category.pasp?categoryid=509)
enjoy
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Will have the truck completely sanded back today ready for filler.......then i will etch prime and give it a coat of fill primer by the weekend....fingers and all other bits crossed!!!!!.....then i will rebuild the tray......photos soon
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Geez Kimbo.....Slow down dude your making me feel bad that i have'nt touched my truck for a while :( ;D Where are the pics baby? ;)
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pics in a day or two John......gotta move a heap of crap outta the shed so i can move the truck outside.....need a bigger shed!!!!
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update
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top job buddy , what color you gonna do her?
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kimbo how have you stripped her back? just by sanding disks or paint stripper as well?
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Hey Rubman.....just with a orbital sander and hard labour on the tricky bits.....still gotta give a rub down by hand then
a wet and dry smooth off.....longway to go yet
Craig.....just going to paint it white first up in rediness for rego.....going to keep it basic and tidy. Once i have rego
i will take it back to bare metal and have a panel shop strighten it properly and give it a Burnt Orange colour. There
is a fair bit of straightening to do.....specially on the front clip and on the roof....musta had a camper on it at some
point as the are lots of little dings around it. So when you coming down to albany?
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rust,rust rust rust cut cut cut cut weld weld weld weld grind grind grind grind :'( :'( :'( :'(
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:-\ :-\ SOON prolly 1st week after school holidays.
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drove the van for the first time today, out to the new shed
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14924 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14924)
can't wait to move (3 weeks) just miss school hols
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14929 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14929)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14934 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=14934)
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nice looking shed, id be hapy with something half that size lol
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For those that have been watching with any kind of interest - the beddie wont be painted before i go away 'BUGA' so unfortunately no pictures, sorry. but i do have a concrete guarantee that i can pick it up on October 30 when i get back. heard it all before!!!
Took the little white Vette out for its first run on Sunday - had the choice of the Euroa show and Shine (3 hours drive) or the Cora Lyn car show (1 hours drive) as mR weather man told me we in for beautiful conditions, i went the 3 hour option - and told the wife to leave her jacket at home coz the weather guy said fine sunny and 20 degree's.
20 minutes out, both me and the wife were starting to suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning through an unfindable exhaust leak - but i thought hey, another 20 minutes and we'll take the windows out (removables not wind downs) coz it wont be so cold and we'll be sweet - 20 minutes later we getl really light drizzle, we're feeling worse and i'm thinkin any minute now that it'll clear up and out come the windows!! WRONG
Starts pissin down like a monsoon - the wind is pushing water through every opening in the roof line and we're talking a 1954 convertible here folks - so there was a lot of openings!! Too late to turn back - keep going i think - water on the carpet, heater on and walah - foggy windows.
So now we have to hold the little vent windows open to try to demist, which are not big enough to expel the fumes but are plenty big enough to let in more rain! 3 hours later and we're in Euroa, very tired, very wet and very sick!! Couldn't enjoy the show knowing we had the 3 hour drive back so basically i dragged my sorry arse around looking at what was there but not really appreciating it for what it was. At least it had stopped raining.
A repeat performance for the wonderful trip home although i must say we had no demisting problems as the heat from the wifes subdued anger worked somewhat like a radiator. Arrived home a 4.45 - whopping headache and feeling like absolute shit - then a phone call, good mate of mine who owns a 54 Dodge Skylark convertible asking why i wasn't at the Cora Lyn show, weather was perfect - heaps of cars (well over 1000 apparantly) and a great day had by all, he couldnt understand why i didnt go - thanked him for his call, mentioned Euroa, Rain, fumes and unhappy spouse and gratuitously hung up the phone.
There really are some days where it's best just to stay in bed! So how was your day??
I'm heading off to Ireland and the U.S.A. on friday and will be back October 30th - i'll keep my eyes out for pommie beddies and hope to get some pics. Catch you guys and gals when i get back.
cao'
Mezzmo
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Ah Mezmo
Your getting as good as Eddy with your wimsicle yarns.
When I had my 64 Signet I always carried a warm set of clothes in the boot just in case, then again being an old bikie I dont mind getting cold and wet :D
Warren
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he he he sounds like a beddie with a leaking sunroof and bad fitting rear doors I once owned, sunroof used to leak that much you had to wear a hat and rain jacket and you could actually see the cloud of fumes in the rear of the van ........ no not a wimsical story, just another beddie experience ;D lucky the fumes have had no long lasting arfect ... I mean erffect ...... I mean ifferct ...... oh geez getting sleepy again and the headaches won't lerve ... I mean learf .... I mean leave ........ but we're doing ohkoy .... I mean orky ...... buga you know what I mearn ....... I meeenn ... I .....
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im sorry you had a crapy day mezzo,i took the boys down the island for a surf in the van,then drove back to cora lynn for the custom car show, got there late about 4.00.
There was still a lot of diffent cars,rods and trucks on display.
But a full day of sunshine,no rain,it was a fun sunday. :)
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haha mezzmo you crack me up!
well i went to sydney for a music festival weekend just been, brought a few friends, coned them into riding in the beddy with me, one of them brought ear plugs, the other wished they did lol, and every 5 mins they said hey ben whats that smell? but there ears seemed to get used to the droning of the the v8 chevy.
what they didnt get used to was me dropping off parts and trailers and picking up jukeboxes and other stuff all the way to sydney and back lol..
but we got back no worries, and the beddy was good for me, no break downs!!
ben
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WHAT ???
A Benny trip without brekdowns - it's just not right ;D
Warren
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thats right. thank god for chevs! driving my folks to muldura next week too!! see if we can do it again!! haha
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As for me, I started making new radiator brackets for the Camper, should get them finished tonight.
Warren
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picked up the beddy donor vehicle and started dismantling
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more
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Kim - so you bought the bumble bee ;D
From the looks of those wheel arches it has dual rear wheels, is that so ?
Warren
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Finally got my doors on! all locking and working perfectly after 3 days of knuckle grazing
inside the doors and lots n lots of swearing!!! :D 8)
i have also finally stopped my back doors from squeaking!!! Yay
one of the bains of my existence!
i put some high density rubber between both the upper and lower door catches on the van
it stops the vibrations of the door transferring into the van
u just adjust the door catches on the doors too n alls sweet
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Hi Warren.....no its a SWB with normal rear end set up.....i took the diff, doors, dash, bumbers, grill, bonnet, dash, speedo cable, auto shifter, radiator [new] and everything else i could unbolt. Will take the front end out next week.....i cant belive how easily everything came off....it has been sitting for 7 years....shockies and brakes were all new.....score!!!!
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put the diff, rear shockies and handbrake assembly into the beddy truck form the donor van today, everything bolted in as it should have.....i am stoked that i had no dramas at all....the shockies are new and the drum brakes have new shoes, i am hoping when i bleed it all up that the wheel cylinders are still ok as well....gotta go to Bunbury this week so that is going to put me behind schedule.....was hoping to have it in primer this week.
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Finished the radiator mounting brackets, bolted it all up, plumbed the auto cooler, so far so good.
New(old) auto seems OK - time will tell.
Warren
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well done Wazza!, goood to hear a success story,
Me, still working on Borrrie rebuilding the gutters, managed to get all cut and tacked in place today .....now to just run around and like a cyclone and keep tacking as i go ....hope I've got enough extention cord..... ;D
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My big news for the week is that my band and i got to play the support gig for Jimmy Barnes last night here in Albany.....2000 punters came along....even got to meet and speak the man himself... [and got a photo too] a great night out!!!!!! and fun to play in front of some many people :)
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Well done Kimbo
But who's the old fart in the photo with ya ;) :D ;D
Warren
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Just some guy who kept following me around and insisting he have a photo with me!!!!! Had to relent....gotta keep the fans happy :)
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Body work has finally begun, rust cut out on the passenger side above the side door and a bit above the front door, heaps to go yet, but due to the amount of rust from it being left out in the rain, was alooooot of re-sanding done.
The flares are being hand made out of steel, wheel arches are being cut out and moved out about 1-2 inches, then filled with steel (screwed if i want wider tyres after this, but i think its not very much an issue for years to come).
All rust in roof to be cut out, and tailgate to be cut, and some welding in one of the wheel arches, then sand it under and inside, and lay down the paint....as far as i can tell from trawling photos, this will be the first beedy to have the arches actually cut out and widened, instead of just welding onto the current arches? if im wrong can someone let me know the site for pics??
I should have money left over for rubbers/seals, and minor parts.
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i have a van that has this on the front kirk, the green machine
vantastic has been done like this kirk, the orange one that was at van nationals,
ben
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i have a van that has this on the front kirk, the green machine
vantastic has been done like this kirk, the orange one that was at van nationals,
ben
Really?
Cause i looked at both really closely, and i cant see that either of them have been done this way? (the guards actually cut out from the body to widen the arch) But its good news if they have, i was a little worried it might be risky:(
If they have been done this way, then surely there is an amazing amout of body filler that sits on top of the new arch? cause they all shape to the side of the vans? im sure mine would have a flat top about an inch or 2, making it look more boxy (which i like) or have the arches been dropped? cant see how tho. You got pics of inside the arches Ben, id love to see em.
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the bloke that did vantastic told me he used almost no body filler at all, he just slit the guards, pulled them out to how he wanted them and then welded inbetween. are you refering to just cutting and starting again? if you had an english wheel that would be the way to go.
ben
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Well...I picked up my new modified tailshaft for my truck this week (very shiny and long) and will be picking up a new 2 core radiator for it as well on thursday. I have been busy cleaning the engine and front suspension on my van. I have also pulled the steering rack apart and cleaned the rack and pinion. New grease,new bearings, new boots and soon new tie rod boots as well ;D Re-keyed ignition barrel next week as well.! :D
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Greetings from L.A. race fans, my computer has been playing up so i haven't had the chance to read up on whats happening in Aus till i got here. Arrived here in the states yesterday from Ireland, man what a place - mostly work and very little play...but there was some play!!! leave L.A. tomorrow for Mexico for 2 days (work) back to L.A. on Friday night - Satrurday a bit of sightseeing, Sunday off to Canada (work) Tuesday back to L.A - Wednesday (work) then fly home 11pm Wednesday Night. i think i'll be needing a bit of sleep when i get back.
hopefully my beddie will be completely painted and ready for pick up when i get back which will give me the cup weekend to just sit there and stare at it Woo Hoo. I'll post some pics when i get back.
Cheers!
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Been busy this week.
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:D ;D :D
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well a few days ago dad got the PE400 2 stroke (old school bike) fixed, we havnt riden it yet but hangen out to.
the bloke we bought it off told us he was frightened of it cause it had so much power.
people say the power band is just so narrow but when it hits its a bit of a struggle to keep it from flipping. sounds cool to me:)
dad and his mate cleaned out the carby and push started it the bloke had the rear wheels spinning out of control in top gear!!!
so if i dont post anything again its because the bike has killed me lol..
hopefully it doesnt thou.:) and your all invited to my funeral.
and
marty you can have my v8lwb, still registed:) i know you always wanted one and you been soo good to me:)
stuary you can have the green van back, only thing is its got no motor now, but you can have the 308 tubro 400 i got at home for it too
eddy you can have the camper cause i know you want a camper again
worzel you can have the hitman's van cause i know youll need more parts off it for your project,
beddyman you can have mossy, it has some god parts to help you get black beddy registed in NSW.
Dad can have the Zebra and make yourself some good panels for it cause its bare at moment,
and anything else bedford is open to be distributed evenly to the public. call my sister 0400567670
cheers
ben
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well a few days ago dad got the PE400 2 stroke (old school bike) fixed, we havnt riden it yet but hangen out to.
the bloke we bought it off told us he was frightened of it cause it had so much power.
people say the power band is just so narrow but when it hits its a bit of a struggle to keep it from flipping. sounds cool to me:)
dad and his mate cleaned out the carby and push started it the bloke had the rear wheels spinning out of control in top gear!!!
so if i dont post anything again its because the bike has killed me lol..
hopefully it doesnt thou.:) and your all invited to my funeral.
and
marty you can have my v8lwb, still registed:) i know you always wanted one and you been soo good to me:)
stuary you can have the green van back, only thing is its got no motor now, but you can have the 308 tubro 400 i got at home for it too
eddy you can have the camper cause i know you want a camper again
worzel you can have the hitman's van cause i know youll need more parts off it for your project,
beddyman you can have mossy, it has some god parts to help you get black beddy registed in NSW.
Dad can have the Zebra and make yourself some good panels for it cause its bare at moment,
and anything else bedford is open to be distributed evenly to the public. call my sister 0400567670
cheers
ben
Woooahhh,
Freaked out then mate, thought something bad had happened....then re read it and realised you were joking:) Dunno how happy your sister will be when people start calling:) hahahaha
I love motor bikes, remember Ben...Safety First...dont crack ya melon mate, they are hard to fix:) lol
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oh i forgot to write that craig and dano from WA will be responsible for fibreglass parts if i kark it to.
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lol, take care ben, i dont wanna hear anything bad happening 2 ya.
be safe on that motor rocket, i mean bike. :D
marty
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hey marty im still in 1 piece.
kicked it over for litterally 45 mins. it would fire but die, eventually i got it to go! man people were not wrong when they said this thing is scary!!
you can mono in every gear! its incredable! and i know why there is not a lot of tread on the back wheel, cause the back wheel spins in every gear. i wonder what it would be like on bitcheman..?? probably flip, not gunna go there!
sorry folk i get to keep my life and all my beddies!
cheers
ben
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Been busy this week.
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Does it go faster now its red 8) ;)!?
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One can only hope Marky!!!!!!!!! :D ;D :D ;D
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Does it go faster now its red 8) ;)!?
It won't be going anywhere. One of your leads is off ;) :D
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sorry folk i get to keep my life and all my beddies!
cheers
ben
glad 2 hear that ben,
marty :)
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Rouge ...don't you know thats what i do to get that "lumpy" cam note when im idling at the lights? :D ;D Hee Hee
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cut the old tray up and prepped the 2 chassis rails of the tray to fit new steel supports and surrounds....I have a qustion.....what should i put on the top of the tray.....1. Alloy checker plate? or 2. Jarrah timber runners? [oiled not varnished]
I cant make up my mind.........
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jarrah timber tray,with checker plate gaurds.
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Yep im with Rubman....if you have stuff on the back (eg.steel offcuts or a few bricks) they dont slide around as much on a wood tray. ;D
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well i had an interesting day yesterday. drove back from daylesford (couldnt find your number olly sorry would have loved to have caught up)
on the way back to melb hit a pot hole about a foot deep!!! bent a rim, had to flag someone down because i didnt have my jack with me:( all sweet, back on the road
then driving around melb, went to maccas on the way out a hit the curbe very very slightly, then kabang, snapped my lower wishbone.. hmmmm i said to julz my friend, that is not supposed to happen. rang my good friend eddy, yo eddy my wishbone snapped about 10 mins from your house you busy? rang my good friend warren then, hey warren snapped my wishbone what you up to? so we had a little working bee on my van, got a new wishbone from warren thanks heaps again warren, and put it on, 4 hours later i went and picked julz up from eddys lovely wifes place, and headed home.
wow the steering is now 100% lighter. not excatly sure why but it was the side this van has had an accident on so that must have been the reason for the break. im now going to change the upper wishbone as well and check everything in that front end for any other fractures!
warren has got pics, no doubt he will put some up at some stage. if he doesnt i have the could have been my flippen life deadly wishbone. thank god someones looking after me!! had have been going 100clicks and all hell would have broken loose!! by the way i hit the big pot hole earlyer in the day with the left front wheel, and the wishbone broke on the right hand side so it wasnt related.
thanks again heaps and heaps to warren and eddy.. and rob for looking after my friend julz hehe
cheers
ben
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The Beddie brethren come to the rescue again!!! ;) ;D :D :D Well done guys....Glad your ok Benny..
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tidyed up all the wiring....got everything working, fitted a new indicator stalk assembly [thats a load off] fitted a new horn....did some more body prep....have had to slow down due to work committements.....going to take some time off soon and get the new tray built with the new Lincoln MIG welder....yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....Ben has sent the new fibro bonnet and spoiler / flare kit today [to go on after rego] it's coming to together slowly.....not much to do prior to prime and paint [again just a quickie white coat for rego] it's good to be playing with a beddie again.....and i will go with your suggestions on the wood tray top and emballish it with alloy checker plate wheel arches and tool box instead :)
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Mezzmo's rant!
What the f%$k is with trades people today - or service in general? i am so friggin pissed right now that i could seriously belt someone! Before i left for overseas i made sure all my ducks were in a row - i was supposed to pick up the van today I even rang the prick from LA earlier this week to confirm and he guaranteed i could pick it up today - in fact he swore by it!! No drama's he said, she looks great he said, be all done and raring to go he said - and, the pricks not there and will not answer his phone S.O.B. Then i rang the chrome platers who i left stuff with 5 weeks ago which was going to be ready in 3 weeks, told them i was away then but would pick up on Friday 30th - no worries they say, it'll be here waiting for you, in fact he said it was great that had extra time coz it took the pressure off!!! guess what - NOT F$%^KEN STARTED!!! and then yes there's more - i booked my 54 vette in to have the Dyno done 5 weeks ago - Great he says, bring it in just before you leave (3 weeks ago) i've got a clean slate and i'll get it all done while your'e away - guess what "NOT F%^CKEN DONE! i tell ya, i am a beez dick away from setting up a WANKER WEBSITE for pricks like this that have no conception of the consequences of their Bullshit - i had a truck booked today to pick up the Vette and the Van - more money down the drain - Sorry for ramble fellow bedowins but this shit has just got to stop - we all need to spread the word that these wankers are nothing but bullshit artists with a trade! maybe we could set up a beware section on the site to help athoer people getting caught, by the same token - we could also put up a site of people we would recommend - what do you think???
Anyway, the saving grace was that i could check in on the site while i was away and get my beddie fix - thanks for keeping me sane!!!
Mezz
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bugger mezzmo, was looking foward to seeing pics of your van on here soon. sounds like automotive trades people are just as usless over there as they are here in NZ. Oh well chin up and keep on at them seems to be the only way to get them to work.
Cheers Jeff
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Yep, that's one my laws: The chances of someone f**king it up for you is directly proportional to much you are looking forward to it.
Another of my favourites is if someone else is involved you can be guaranteed they will f**k it up for you.
Both of them appear to be applicable in this case.
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Yeah i know what ya mean Mezzmo....I have always considered a handshake on an agreement to be an important thing to honour. And those people that honour that agreement i always hold a high regard for. ;)
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yeah i know what u mean 2 mezzmo, ive been down that road 2 many times.
so called tradies are bad enough.
but so called mates have let me down the most.
now days i just rely on myself, and dont even bother asking for any kinda help, dont get disapointed that way.
2 many times ive put in 150% effort for friends and received 50% in return.
sad but true.
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DITTO DITTO DITTO DITTO........that's why I'm taking soooo long to do my Van , so F&*^%^& off with other peoples "word" or business sense.....
just keep doing it myself, but it's not getting done......what do you do?
bring on that web site Mezzmo!!!! Dano
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Literally just finished the Merc Van (at work -check gallery-more photo's to come) has taken two trimmers, cabinet maker,and a electrcal sparky the boss and an apprentice the last week (two weeks work) of midnighters to finish.....but what an amazing build ....will get a link and photo's when i wake up from "next to death experiance"zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz .....It's heading East to Melb I think .....I would like to try and enter it in the next Van Nats if poss see what happens ...keep an eye out for it LWB Black Merc Van ....22" chrome mags , Bright Red suede interior with Leatherette diamond stitched seats done by yours truly.....FULLY SHICK MATE. Dan
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sweet man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well hopefully today i will get a chance to fit my newly modified tailshaft into my truck. :-[ Have to make up a mounting plate for the centre bearing to hang from ,but it aint rocket science ;D.Once i have the proper angles set, then i should be able to get going. :D I will also be throwing in a new radiator as well. The old girl wont know herself ::)
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Nice to know i'm not alone in the "Crap Tradies' department. thanks for all the feedback guys - just got word that i'll be picking the van up tomorrow subject of course to it being finished properly. Keep an eye out for some pics.
Mezz
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ok who knows what type of box this is?? its a 4 speed but not sure from what..
any ideas guys?? ??? ???
thanks
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dough i'll add the pic this time.. ;D
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She's home at last!!! Luurrrrvvvvvvvv the color. more pics in my gallery.
Mezzo
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Lookin good Mezzmo.....i am just a little jealous
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mezzmo flippen mad!!!!!
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Thats just a standard bedford box LS120, i have one in my beddy ;D
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Hey Mezzmo...Talk about squeeky clean lines mate! :o How did the painter go with over spray on your pre-painted frontend? Any thing you might have to redo? It is so nice to see a beddie with new paint . ;D Time to put the jigsaw back together now....
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Welol Mezzmo - She is certainly SHREK GREEN :D
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looks fantastic mezzmo, how long will you have to wait for the paint to harden before you can reassemble? cant wait to see pics of it all reassembled will look shit hot. Again well done and probably worth the wait.
Cheers Jeff
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The paint was baked so i've started the slow assembly process already. Johnno, the painter was really careful, my biggest problem was the soda blasting, it kind of stripped a fair bit of my work DOH! such is life......looks like i'll be dropping the front end and redoing it again!
Really happy with the result tho - hoping she'll be finished in time for the Nats - fingers crossed.
Mezz
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looks great mezzmo,
bet ur hanging to drive her on the road.
she,ll be a head turner thats 4 sure.
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Thanks Marty, yeah i'm hanging to take her for a run but i have to be realistic - my aim is for the Nats but even then i think i'll be stretching it a bit!
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Been slowly putting the jewelery back on the Green Beast - green and chrome, great combination. all happy in mezzmoville!!!
Mezz
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Starting to look like a beddy again, inch x inch - piece by piece
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finished cutting the rust out of the bonnet......repaired and flushed the passenger side door [Ben had placed an new section in the bottom that needed to be smoothed off....nice job though Ben] Got the flare kit and fibroglass bonnet fron Ben as well although they wont go on until after rego.....bonnet fits up a treat.....just gotta make a slight adjustment to one of my hinges to make it fit a little bit more snug.....looks great on......will take some photos soon......off to play at a big blues festival this weekend in Bridgetown so i wont get it in primer til the week after. Having to be away with work allot has also put me behind schedule. Off to Narrogin next week so i will rip the front end, motor and tranny out of the donor van and grab the headlights and windscreen as well....the body work has come up pretty good on the truck, but once it's rego'd it will be off to the panel shop [after i take back to bare metal] to get the flares and spoiler fitted along with a proffessional straighten and paint job.....i'm excited......oh and my diff guy is going to graft a 9 inch center into the diff i get off Craig and is going to set it up with HQ pattern axles.....then it's off to the mag shop.....ewwww beeeeeewdy
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that sick Mezzmo , man , now all i have to do is get to the nats to see it, can't wait......
Me not alot really , but sanded front cowl and grillle for borrie ......hopin to finish roof and paint the above this w/ end + fit rear hatch , now i have finally made the spcers needed... ;)
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hey kimbo that bonnet i repaired was the very first bit of cut and welding i had ever done. wasnt very happy with it. i used oxy welding..
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Hey Ben......the front of the bonnet had loads of rust in it.....i cut it out and simply bogged it as it will be coming straight off after rego....i managed to get it a little
straighter and am going to cover the vents with micro mesh that will cover some of your repair that i cant smooth out....will look good when finished.
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yeh it had a big pimple where i weled that yellow section in. the first go i had at it it warped big time!! i then cut out a bigger section of all the warp and tryed to weld that in. well that was better but far from perfect. yeh good idea to chuck the bonnet.
what i didnt do was use a hammer and dolly wich i could have at least banged it down a bit so you could smooth it off with bog. ah well ya learn as ya go ay.
ben
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yeah Ben, it's hard when your not sure....but it's the only way to learn.....the passenger side door that has the peice welded in at the botom came up a treat....i was worried i might
not be able to get it smoothed in so i left it for last.....turned out to be the easiest.....there is allot to do below the front grill but i am not going to worry too much about trying to straighten
it as i will cut most of it out after i get it rego'd and graft the front spoiler in......looks like i am going to have to do some manipulation of the front gaurds to get the flares to fit but no
biggie....i think i am up to the task....if not i will get the panel guys to do it.
Cheers
Kimbo
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bugger hit a fence and broke my left hand mirror, so just finshed fitting a set of mini west coasters and dont look to bad but now will hace to make up a door stop for the centre door
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well i fitted a chev 12 bolt to my van yesterday. listened to craig (wa) about angles and so on and man what a difference!!! wound the van up to 150 this morning. dont even notice im going fast cause there is no vibration at all!! so much nicer to drive now .
i came up with a theory that the reason why all my vans in the past have had vibrations are because the diff has been at the wrong angle, mainly because the springs sag and then the diff angle is put out.
cheers
ben
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Little done on the truck as i played 4 gigs at The Bridgetown Blues Festival last weekend.....my voice is in rehab
and my fingers are bleeding from playing too much guitar....what an awesome time we had though....got to play
in front of 1000's of people.....now i am away from home again in Bunbury so any planned work for the truck is back on the shelf.
Might get some time on the weekend.....fingers and all other bits crossed.
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Finally got the new radiator in and also just fitted an overflow tank as well . No more wasted coolant ;D :D
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hey john whats coolant? you dont mean concrete do you?
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Haa Haa yeah Benny :D Front end seems real heavy for some reason ???
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I havnt posted anything for ages due to family and work commitments.
But Ive dumped the 253 and trimatic and put in a 308 red with turbo 400. extractors, 650 holley 2nd vac and high tourqe starter. Superformance at capalaba made me up a beautiful set of heads. Port and polished with big valves for unleaded with ls1 springs. new rocker gear. couldnt go rollers due to firewall clearance but should still be a nice cruiser. just waiting for my driveshaft now. next will be some air con for this frign heat. But still beats riding my pushbike everywhere.
All the best to you and yours this christmas. Drive safe.
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cool:)
well the roller rockers that are on my fuely heads (1.6) are still using standard rocker covers.. you can see where they have hit the rocker covers but they work so if you were keen you could go them:)
ben
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Ok, have just about finished the roof , now sanded and P/filler, removed and replaced old t/lights , painted the old rear door hinge mounts/ door jams, fitted painted front grille and F/pan , acid washed/scraped windscreen, removed old mirror mounts, fitted engine cover & sealed, swapped seats out from me shorty, replaed seat belts, trimmed standard Beddie ddash and steering column , finished shifter mount/ assembly. Still to do.......weld up drivers (lwb panel) window,fit dash , fit rear door , sand and hopefully paint roof, fit new mirrors, find other # plate ???..go for test run, and fuel up........woooohhhooooo!!!! :-\
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OOOhhh Danny ...You have been busy eh? ;D
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just cut the front end out under the radiator and hammered straight [wasn't going to as it is all getting cut out after rego but i couldn't stand looking at it all dented and bent] ready to weld back on.....taking the week off to finish the body work and get it into primer. Ordered the RHS for the new tray....[Midalia Steel is having a special MMMMM Maaaaaaaaate] hope to start on that this week as well all going well.
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front end welded back in along with my first ever cut and plate rust repair.....gotta love the MIG......took a couple of goes but i am happy with it.....just gotta smooth it over with some filler....then its wet sand and prime time....yew bewdy.....back on schedule
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truck is wet sanded and ready to mask and prime hopefully tomorrow
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building carport gates.
be good 2 stop all the dust building up on things n keep rain out.
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good to see you got your gates finished marty! looks brilliant!
cheers
ben
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Good job Marty...Will keep unwanted fingers from just walking off with gear as well..!! I've heard that you you get all the chicks..and there's proof!!!! ;D :D ;D :D
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just did a deal for a new un-made 15meter x 6meter x 2.8meter shead.. $3000.00 all up kit set with all the bits.
just need to get planning permision now..
;D ;D
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thnx ben,
haha , yeah john,o id rather the unfeatherd kind though.
shakeira lookin kind will do. :)
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Well, this week i finally started cladding my shed with colourbond sheeting. :D ;D I should hopefully have it finished by new year.. ;D ;D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Shedroof1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Shedroof2.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Shedroof3.jpg)
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lookin good Johnno,
bet ull be happy as when its close up stage,
bet ur missus will never get u outa the shed, lol.
magick
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Yep Marty... can't wait.... ;D ;D Been a long time comming :-\
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thats looking good, whats the over all size of it
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10 meters long....5.6 meters wide... and 3.1 meters at the highest point. ;D ;D Mind you... yesterday i had a look at some factory units being built near me in a industrial park and they were bloody huge inside with an office and mezzanne floor and dunny upstairs god knows what the asking price would be but it was very pretty.........oooooo come on powerball!!!!! ;D :D
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about to attempt a high speed diff conversion ,borg warner center bedford stud pattern.
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Just finished stripping the old donor van for bits for the truck....got heaps of spares - steering column, wiper motor assembly [intact] all the dash brackets, front end, tranny [motor is shot] wiring looms, bonnet hinges, brake booster and master cylinder and brake pedal assembly,....the list goes on.....it is basically a bare shell now.....will post a pic before i leave Narrogin later on today. Heading back to Albany with all my booty.....i will be working on the truck over the xmas break and hope to have it in white paint ready for rego......fingers crossed
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about to attempt a high speed diff conversion ,borg warner center bedford stud pattern.
im proud of you craig!!!
hey i forgot to tell you i have a bedford hwy diff in pieces ((bent the pinion)Ran it out of oil, silly me) with a borg centre on the 10inch drums, 21 spline axels i should be able to get some photos at some stage, may be of use?
ben
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hey ben,,just found out the driver side shorter axle of my 21 spline is worn too much ...sigh.. so needin to replace, in melb at mo till weekend but limited with internet access at a mates in morn pen area at mo will be in touch cheers tim
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it is off to the beddy graveyard,,,,,,i am sure her donor organs will be put to good use.
More pic here -
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=16125 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=16125)
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kimbo how long did it take you to strip it out? and did you use air tools?
i hope you grabbed the wiring loom if it was in good nick:)
ben
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hey Kimbo what are the lower rear quarters like Craig is on the hunt for some Cheers Neil
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ah the bumble bee is no more :'(
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Hi all,
Ben - took 2 full days with a socket set and a few spaners & a trolly jack [no power or air up the back of the yard all hard labour by my self], and got most of the wiring loom.
Merlin - The rear 1/4s are knackerd, bent and rusted beyond repair sadly. The only thing left on it is the rear springs and some rusty brake lines.
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rubbed back the filler prime on the truck and noticed quite a few dings and minor dents so i decided to put in some filler. Went to super cheap auto and got a tin "O" bog mixed it up and slapped it on.........5 hrs later it was still wet? truck was even out in the sun. So i dug it out [really pissed off at this point] mixed up a hotter batch and tested it for hardness prior to making another batch.....still wouldn't go hard.....so then i really upped the anti with the catalyst and 6 hours later still wet.....was hoping to get into paint tomorrow...now 2 days behind....will have to wait til after xmas now!!!!! grrrrr ......musta got a dud batch of hardener
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Got given a 202 with Yella Terra head :o, 195 compression on all cylinders ;D. will rip out the old 186 with 173 high compression head (which I spent over $500 getting it totally reconditioned), sell the head, and wack in the new monster motor! YEEHAAA!
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wow cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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what ya building marty?
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Hey Marty was that 2 barrel manefold part off the deal & you sure go beserk wen you get that mig fired up Cheers Reid & merry xmas
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lol, just call me madmigmarty. i like gettin heaps of projects ready n prepaired then mig like mad, lol...
Cheers Reid merry xmas n a great new year .
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A new Bedford addition to Centre Rd. Wreckers. White 76, side door and reasonable barndoors, front disk brakes, 202. Nice mags as well. Indicator stalk held together with epoxy! I've found the indicator stalks of old Fords (Bosch) replace it nicely. will put up photos of rewired stalk. Headlights are no longer yellow! Bright as!
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I moved my (custom) van from my neighbours workshop where I have been working on it, to home where I'll tidy up the van a bit for the Kemeu show (16-17 Jan 2010).
I really wanted to drive it home but had a few problems (mainly my brand new radiator sprung a leak), so it had another ride on a towtruck.
I've included a photo of both my vans, only has skinny rims on back of custom
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whats with the car in midair in the background???
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mitsi galant - is on a hoist
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haha figured it must have been on something lol unless someone really strong was throwing it in the air at the time you took the photo lol..
ben
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You rock MADMIGMARTY....
Choice Busy, spewin you didn't get to drive it .......I know how ya feel :'(
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well i had this terrible scrapping noise coming from my 307 last week!!!! i was spewen cause have not had a good run with this van and it breaking down. so i started tearing down the engine to find out what it was. got the heads off, still making the noise when i turn the crank with my hands arg!!!! so i dump the oil, pull the sump off, the timing cover water pump all off! do it again and the noise is definatly coming from something hitting the sump so i move the sump around until i notice something that makes me want to torch my van on the spot!!!! a flywheel tourque converter bolt has come loose and is hitting up against the sump. FAr Out im a DORK~!~!
now i will spend the next 5 hours putting my engine back together!!!!!!!! not to mention had to buy new gaskets, van off the road for 4 days!!!
gotta love bedfords:) guess it could have happened to any car. now someone has told me about such a product called lock tight that ive nver used before :( guess ill be getting to using it after this experience.
ben
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Well today....I finally got around to replacing the noisy electric fuelpump that has been in my truck since i bought it with the stock mechanical one. I bought a recon kit for it at the auto shop for about $19.00 and put it in. I stripped the pump down completely and was quite surprised how much crap was in it. It had been sitting around for a quite a while. For some reason the previous owner had turned the carby around and swapped the fuel lines across to the other side of the engine bay? :-\ so i had to swap them back and put the carby back the right way. ;D Now i have a beautiful quite pump and a much neater setup. Many thanks to Neil (Merlin) for the kind donation of the pump. :D ;D cheers...johnno ...Keep those beddies going. ;D
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guess it could have happened to any car.
ben
G'day
Mate that does happen to cars and trucks.
We pulled down a "seized" truck motor for the same problem. What was worse was when bolting the turbo back on a nut was dropped into the motor and we spent most of a day finding it.
Wasted the best part of a week.
Regards
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looks like i'm coming in to some money. As much as I would love to build Beddy looks like I should be buying a house
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Yeah! Buy a house Doofhard; much more sensible.
I've been overhauling the front suspension of the Beddie. Explains a lot, as everything's stuffed, and pulling to the right under brakes, was the RHS wishbones twisting back!
All new balljoints and bushes, and new shocks coming up. Should pass a WOF after this, and then I can drive it without worrying about cops.
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ust about ready to do the old 4cyl swap for a 202 red.. just about finished the front beam asem. got the hubs,shocks & brake lines to go on.
arms & beam have been done in rust bullet & then painted in dark silver metlic with clear coat on top.
just trying to work out how to get the beddy up high enough to get then in & out..
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well got the van running again today. not that it wasnt running well it wasnt cause i pulled most of the engine apart.
on the positive got my confidence up now:) gunna strip the 400chevy down when i get a chance and see whats wrong with it.. man cant wait now.
ben
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Well now that I'm on holiday at last, and xmas day out of the way, I started a list of things that i want/ need to do to the beddy. And now that I have finally found my box of old seat belts, I began with fitting seat belts for the rear seats. Will need to fabricate some brackets tomorrow, and to complete the job will need to remove several of the rear panels including the rear seats, will post photos in the gallery as I go.
Gotta love being on holiday so I can work on the beddy and get it ready for the next round of shows.
Cheers Jeff, Merry christmas and a beddy new year.
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My new/old bedford arrived today after being transported 966kms from its last home. In almost immaculate original condition. Father/son owned since 1980. Roof gutters have no rust!?!. Must have been garaged alot and/or rust proofed vey early. Worst rust is under passenger door bottom rubber but even that aint bad. All other doors have no rust and open and close perfectly. Even the windows wind super smooth. Flew thru last WOF. Last owner was gutted to have scrapped and dented the front left nose, and dented the lower back right corner. Will get those pulled out asap. Very, very happy to at last own a mint original CF 1 SWB
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nice one:)
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Hope all ahd a great Xmas and New Year!! Me....i've been working my patooshie off - i have finally seen the light with the new MAN CAVE (auuggg auuggg). This has been a couple of years in the planning and she's now almost finished. Basically i had the metal frame erected and the roof put on by someone else and the rest was done by yours truley!!
What a great learning experience and an awesome weight loss project. The pics are in my gallery in a new album aptly titled MAN CAVE.....the hoist was moved in today from the garage (which is now used for my everyday car...bout time) just a few more cosmetics and she's all done, just in time for me to go away on business on Sunday F**K!! cant even play. but at least i've got something to look forward to on my return at he end of Jan.
The green beast leaves home on Friday bound for the mechanics to implant the V6 while i'm away so thats also pretty good news - one step closer to the Nats (fingers crossed)
Anyhoo - thats about all i have to report - been great reading up on all of you characters over Xmas and checking in on the gossip when able.
I hope every one has an awesome 2010 -
cheers
Mezz
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but can you get the beddy through those doors ;)
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Beddy went in this afternoon - fits like a bum in a bucket!! - i'll post pics over the next few days.
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Mor like a Man Motel than a cave mate ;D
Warren
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all thats missin is the 5 star rating board ;D a grand achievement by all accounts mezzmo well done bloke ;)
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thanks Skippy, cant get the 5 star rating the the fridge goes in.......trust me, thats the first thing to happen as soon as i get back!!
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Finally got the back and one side up on my workshop. Its starting to take shape..at last ;D ;D ;D
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(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Shedroof5.jpg)
cheers..johnno
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looks like plenty room for more vans in there mate!! nice job!!
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go the sheds!! mez and johnny!!
im building a fibreglass jukebox mould at the moment, would post photos but i lost my sisters camera lead:( not happy jan!
ive built the structure, glassed it all just bogging and sanding now, the fun part!! going away for a week on a teenage outdoor ed camp, gunna take it with me hehe, see if i can do it when the kids are asleep, the camps for a week, an hour a day is 7 hours and it would be ready for painting!!!! see how we go hehe
ben
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Way to go Jonno - Man caves in the East and West ARG ARG ARG - life is good!!!
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ugg..grunt.. nod..yes tharg like very much too johnno ;)
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not much has been happening here, i was away in tassie for the best part of 3 weeks and have just got back.
the new beddy is running well although it does have an oil leak that I will have to get fixed before rego.
I took it down to a guy that does custom restorations to see about getting the gutters fixed, ouch somewhere between two grand and three and a half. it does need to be done thought so the only question now is do I want her enough to get it done or just let her go, sure is fun driving around in her though she really does turn some heads. ( sounds like she will be staying doesnt it)
onto the next part, I have all the gear to finish the interior so I gues id better do it.
anyone here definatly going to the van nats?
I was but now im not too sure its a long way to go if there are many buga members going
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i think ill be going unless i end up in a band im considering joining and then we will be giggin all that weekend. see how things go.
there were a good bunch of us last year. probably about 15 buga members:)
ben
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Just won a complete XC Fairmont grill and headlights on Ebay for 160.00 bucks......yew bewdy. Comes with all brackets and fittings......1st job will be to put that in after the beddy is regoed.....sweeeeeet
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good score..................................... i hate you ...lol
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Now where did i see one just like that? :-\ im kicking myself to Craig!! :-[
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are the rectangle lights easy to get over there? I can't find two decent ones over here, might have to get mine re-silvered
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are the rectangle lights easy to get over there? I can't find two decent ones over here, might have to get mine re-silvered
Did you try Braxton in Christchurch? They have a lot of stuff.
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are the rectangle lights easy to get over there? I can't find two decent ones over here, might have to get mine re-silvered
yes very hard and the one plce that will sell you a s/h one with rust in it want $175.00 each!!!!
kimmee did good!!!
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Just a slight bit of painting ;D
Look at the change from the pic in my avatar...there's more in the gallery too
Enjoy!
oh, and yes - i need to find the nut for my other wiper arm
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wow thats a huge difference mark!! good job shes lookin very neat ....
I dont know why but I want to put some nose art on it ? lol
looks good I like it!
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this was my chrissy mission...
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very good dano so is the roof all done now?
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some more..
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you legend :)
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Yippee big "Borrie" is looking pretty damn good Dano ::) Cant wait to see him all painted ;D Excellent
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Nice work Danno.
It brings a tear to my eye seeing Borrie again. Good to see her getting some attention.
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Always wondered what they looked like up there LOL ;D
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arfter trying to straighten up a fence ripped the front bummper of the van. so with the bumpers i got from vandal i cut and welded a one piece front bumper makes the old girl look driffrant
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started on the diff stripping out the axles and stuff.
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very good craig. very interested in your progress:)
ben
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just got a 1980 CF350 jumbo off trade me for $1800.
part camper convert has hi-top added, 173 holden, 3 stage auto, wof & reg, motor cert.
picking up today.
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greetings from Holland space truckers!!! thank god for this site, at least i can still get my beddie fix during my travels!! spent the last week in Germany, this week in Holland and next week in England......its like you wake up everyday not knowing where the hell you are! Its bloody cold, bloody wet and bloody Beddyless :( i'm going through severe withdrawls.
Keep them posts coming in guys and gals reading them keeps me sane!!!
'the travelling Mezzmo'
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2 hours ago I arrived to my home with my own Bedford CF280 (1980 LWB, 2,3L GM diesel, 4 speed ZF gearbox, panel van). ;-)
There was a very hard and crazy way to home. Near the 500 km through the rain with snow, roads surface was as a skating ring surface, strong cold wind as a snow storm, without heater inside van and within 22 hours spent on the road ;-) All is done! I am at home. Life is so good with cup of hot coffee and ... with Beddy which standing near my house. :-))))
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You need some guts and a sense of adventure to drive a Beddy. I think in The Ukraine in winter you need lots of both.
Congratulations on the iceberg Beddy. ;D
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well done Abodator, that's a real effort......snow and beddie brakes.......I guess they feel the same really. ;D
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Today was a rest day for both of us. Me and Beddy. :-) Tomorrow I want to check all places on a van's body and write a list of general problems and very first "To-Do" steps.
(http://www.in.odessa.ua/abodator/cf280/img/my-cf280-gallery/big/IMG_1587.jpg)
(http://www.in.odessa.ua/abodator/cf280/img/my-cf280-gallery/big/IMG_1588.jpg)
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is that a Left Hand Drive version or are my eyes playing tricks on me?
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Very nice, a LWB with single wheel rear axle and gaurds mmmm
Good luck with your "Project"
Warren
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You need some guts and a sense of adventure to drive a Beddy. I think in The Ukraine in winter you need lots of both.
Congratulations on the iceberg Beddy. ;D
I don't know for sure how we (me and beddy) done this trip. Today, 8 hours later then we arrived to home, I hear on the news that more then 100 cars (small private cars, big trucks, buses, even SUVs) is totally blocked by snow and bad weather conditions straight on the road that I used for my van delivery. Thanks Beddy! It is a real "snow roads killer"! ;-)
well done Abodator, that's a real effort......snow and beddie brakes.......I guess they feel the same really. ;D
I don't know how good must be the beddy's brakes because I used it a very first time in my life. As for me, the brakes is hard for my foot but good for braking of van's. ;-)
is that a Left Hand Drive version or are my eyes playing tricks on me?
Yes, it is a left hand drive. 30 years ago it was produced for italian market. Even I found some italian stickers on the back side windows. And the service and option codes plate says about ITA (italian) market also.
(http://www.in.odessa.ua/abodator/cf280/img/archive/00-my-numbers.gif)
Warren, thanks.
Thanks guys. It is start of my "Project". Let be ready for large quantity of stupid questions from my side ;-) Because this is my first van through my life. :-) Thanks in advance for all your future answers and advices to me.
p.s. Ops, it is a time to change the avatar picture :-))))))))))))
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i noitced the grilll is blocked over is that to get it warm enuff, we have the problem off keeping ours cold
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i noitced the grilll is blocked over is that to get it warm enuff, we have the problem off keeping ours cold
The grill was blocked because cold headwind has frozen me completely. :-) Because the heater in the cabin was not working through the all time of our trip.
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I think your back axle must be out of a heavy truck. I have never seen one so low to the road.
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I think your back axle must be out of a heavy truck. I have never seen one so low to the road.
Jeff, I will try to make some photos later today with reason to find some marks on axle which can says about axle type, manufacturer, etc.
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Great looking van Abodator!
I have a bit of an obsession with LWBs.. It look suprisingly low in rust considering the climate it is up against. hell my van HAD more rust than that..
Good work on braving the conditions that no one else could handle.. ahahah
And don't worry about the dumb questions, everyone has to ask them at some point..
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Great looking van Abodator!
I have a bit of an obsession with LWBs.. It look suprisingly low in rust considering the climate it is up against. hell my van HAD more rust than that..
Good work on braving the conditions that no one else could handle.. ahahah
And don't worry about the dumb questions, everyone has to ask them at some point..
cool I second that motion!
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... It look suprisingly low in rust considering the climate it is up against. hell my van HAD more rust than that..
Thanks MaTTe. :-)
But in reality ... it looks good on photos only. Sad but true. I'll show pictures later, and not today.
First, I want to find all information about all the details on my van. I mean, what I want to find all the technical parameters of my van, inc. engine (all parts and systems), gearbox, rear axle, etc. etc.
I'm just doing the identification of different parts of my van at the moment. Because the previous owner added a lot of parts from other ex-soviet cars, and some parts and components absent at all.
This morning I photographed all of the bottom of my van. Photos will try to post later today or tomorrow. I already had some questions after I took pictures.
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This week put in a new starter motor and finished off the pinstripe ;D
Really finishes it off i rekon, will take some better ones this weekend of front etc. and put in gallery.....
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It looks very nice. Good work. :)
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I found small present from the previous owner in thermostat housing. 8-/
(http://www.in.odessa.ua/abodator/cf280/img/archive/IMG_1709.jpg)
Today has bought new spare parts (thermostate, hoses, radiator cap, etc.).
Tomorrow I will make a complete check and rebuild of cooling system.
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Re: What have you been up to this
week six months
moved into new house
finally got the net on no thanks to the telcos
started landscaping
mowed and mowed and mowed (next time someone says "your living the dream" I'll give them the friggin dream!)
sorted the shed
and now that holidays are over started on the van
broke my first grinder before I started (trigger) and got 2 drills really hot
new grinder and wahoo (not sure me having a grinder with cutoff wheels is a good thing!)
even pioneered a new temporary patch holding technique (hot glue gun) worked great, now i can take glued together patch to work and weld up (note to self-----buy mig)
Was able to work on van this weekend as it has been raining but next week back to mowing, I figure 1-2 hours each night when not at gym and I will have a little time on the weekends for the van!
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time to hook up a slasher to the beddie, 4 tyres tied to the towbar will knock the grass down, looks good for a couple of days ::) ;D ::)
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Hey hotrod, I know the feeling, we have 4 acres where we are, I fitted hand controls to my ride-on mower, [ dont trust my wife, if you see her cars body ] it takes me 5hrs just to do the front, then I have the sides and the back, add another 4hrs to that the next day, and there goes the weekend. I came up with the ultimate way to cut the grass and stay out of the 43degree heat that we get. Make friends with your neighbour and let him put his cows onto your property. He walks his 2 cows down to our block and they stay for about 3months and cut the grass dead level all over, I stay out of the heat, and he does'nt buy feed for those 2 for 3 months. Great partnership, twice a year.
Regards
George............... ;D ;D
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saw a thing on the telly the other day where some bloke had fitted wireless remote control thingies to his trusty victa......appealed to me no end ...under the verandah , coldie by my side mowin from the comfort of the deckchair ( maybe i could use the remote stuff off the dick smith A team van my dog totally chewed after i annoyed him wiv it for several weeks... hmmm worth sussin
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canning the hot glue gun idea
took patch to work to weld
first sign of heat and the glue melted and my patch is now back to 4 seperate pieces BUGA
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Brilliant....you had me excited for a second there Hotrod....LOL....man I thought an acre was too much....need to fill it wiff more Beddies ...= keep grass down...sorta ;D
trimmed a headlinning for 'ol mate Johnno, took his truckfor a wrap......supacool and he made me paint the door jam and lwb panel on Borrie. pic later ...(comp being a bsturd)
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Boy putting that roof lining back into the misses commodore was a mongrel of a job. :P Looking back now ,i think i wouldnt put so much fibreglass on one again. It didnt flex enough at first to just put back in ,so was there lying on my back with hands and feet everywhere trying to support it whilst fixing it in place. Finally got there in the end.. :D ;D
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door jam and panel I've been working on lately...
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Looking better all the time buddy ;D ;D
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Hi Guys, I have just had the guys from novus out to pop all the glass in my beddy, it took them less then 10mins, they were a bit rough and ready, so if they want the job of putting the new glass back in after painting, they will want to be wearing kid gloves and treat my van like a rolls royce. All I have to do now is book the van to be soda blasted, when they decide to answer their damn phns.
Regards
George.........Happy vanning... ;D
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got the van by the balls, its all downhill from here.. here's a teaser inspired by Dano's impatience..
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=17687&g2_serialNumber=2)
I'm in the process of making up an introduction.. it's been going on all week, i'm sick of typing.. im sure it'll show in the read.. but im over it..
Plus doing this till 1am then getting up and working on the van is taking it's toll..
you better enjoy it or i'll be murderous.. ;D
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side skirts yay!!! are those ones steel matte?
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yeah ben, they're steel with a thin skim of bog. Quite well made infact.. my compliments to the original builder :)
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;D :D ;D :o Brilliant ........squeeky wheel gets the grease ;) looking good big fella,
I cut the bottom of Borries drivers door this arvo(rust fo coarse), going to make up some steel replacement panels ..... let ya's know..
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Cheers Dano, it looks much better than that now, you lot'll see it all soon.
We had to do the same with the passenger door, had some metal folded up and welded it in, we were going to do the same with the drivers door, but a similar thing had already been done to it, so that made things a little easier.. Unfortunately i dont have any photos of it.. I have taken sooooo many photos, but i feel like ive taken nowhere near enough..
I'll be shaping the door tomorro..
Just finished the bumper painting today, fitted the drivers door latch, fitted the passenger door, put the handles back on the passenger door, cleaned the passenger window, measured up the deck height on a race motor we're building for someone else - then took it to get machined down.
So really i had quite a slack day today.. im gonna have to pull my finger out tomorro..
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Hi All, well I have spent a week sitting by the phn, and running up a big bill trying to book a soda blaster to do the inside of my van. I can tell you if he ever gets the job done I will not be recomending him, unless you have a couple of months to throw away in wasted time. I should'nt be surprised, this is just typical of QLD tradys, well 90% anyhows. >:( ??? :-\
Regards
George.............
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Just a warning about soda blasting.
A friend of ours got his van done, and has had heaps of touble with the electrics since.
He had left in part of the loom and the soda dust left behind has gotten wet and eaten into the wire connections. :'(
He had thought he'd gotten rid of all the dust, but some stuck around.
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Thanks for that, I am soda blasting mine before I start the good stuff, I am stripping all my harness, and putting a new one in, also dropping my engine and gearbox, and putting in a new one, if there is anything left it will be getting replaced. So much for being friendly stuff, if it eats through wire hate to see what it would do to your gut. LOL ;D ;D :o
Regards
George..........
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Scored a 202 red motor and auto gearbox that has only done approx. 40,000km since a rebuild three years ago.! And the best bit FREE! ;D The only things missing are the starter,carby/manifold and dizzy. Came with a transmission cooler. All new rods/pistons new bearings and balanced! Handy to have for a spare setup if my motor lets go for some reason.
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Hey Johnno I still got that old motor with all those bits on it here you can have for the same price ;D
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Bloody hell Neil :o Get me in more strife with the misses eh? Quote:"what do we want more crap for?" ;D Shhh i will pop in soon and have a swizzz ;)
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Hi All, well I finally got my van booked for sodablasting, only took 2 weeks, next saturday should see it done, but lets see if he turns up. Will let you know if it happens.
Regards
George..........
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My truck decided to rupture a rubber auto trans line as i pulled into the servo today. As i was walking back to my truck after paying for the fuel, i noticed all this fluid running out from the front of it.I popped the bonnet ,only to be greeted to a sight of my entire engine bay soaked in tranny fluid. ??? So i just moved it away from the pumps and had a good look. One of the hoses had split and was squirting straight up onto the underneath the bonnet. >:( What a bloody mess. Managed to cut the hose past the split and get going again.
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Some pics
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Lostplentyoffluid.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Nicepooloffluidonoilcap.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Shineyfliudonmotor.jpg)
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Buga!!!
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Don't know what your complaining about Johnno It'll stop the rust :D
Warren
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Yeah i know Warren, but i do like my motors to be clean. ;D
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nice n shiny :D
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Just got home from the Big Al Poker Run with Mark O in his 59 Corvette (15 hours what a long day) anyway a BIG WOOHOO for him he won top street car .a bloody well deserved award I reckon the man has done a killer job on her ;D :o he was up against 750 entrants and there was some top notch rides there too Cheers Neil
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at the moment i am sitting in port pirie waiting for my 7 grandchild to be born
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Hey Neil you lucky BUGA got any photo's? Allan
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7th grandchild little girl ashlee rose 7lb 19in
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way to go... heartfelt congrats gramps.... let us know when ya not busy sometime an ill venture forth from the hub of the known universe an help u wet the babys ead if yor up for it bloke ;D cheers skippy
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no worries skippy i am up in pirie now and a gain seeing the kids will let you know when i am up again and have a beer or four
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ok what does this look like its got inside it...
??? ???
any ideas
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cant really tell from the top. give us a look at the backing plate.. althou it having a flange on it means it could be borg, bedford, holden commadore.. centre
9inchs, 12 bolt salsbury, 10 bolt chev diffs, dont have flange
ben
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ten four gramps ;D. LS. . at a guess it has a crown & pinion & some bearings in it..less woz a trick question an u took em out ;D more info would be helpfullerer..eg any casting no,s or codes or anything on the housing?? would help identify it betterer ;)
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That looks very similer to the 9" brake drum bedford houseing. i have rebuilt one with cresta gears and just put in my SWB.
Paddy
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looks about the right length to be a cresta crown wheel and pinion
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its out of a cf light truck with a 202 & 4 speed (holden) i think.. single leaf spring. looks like my other beddy case's i got.
hope it is a cresta as i need a better on than a standard i got now.
i,ve put the 202 in & left the beddy 4speed in. goes over the rumitucker hill in 3rd both side about 50+ km
open road a bout 80km so need more (90-95km) would be fine.
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My Cresta Diff has a ratio of about 3.45 to 1.
The way to measure them is;
lock one wheel (or leave on ground),
mark a point on the pinion,
turn the other axle 2 (two) complete revolutions, counting the turns of the pinion,
The number of turns of the pinion is your ratio.
this does not work (I think) on limited slip diffs.
Edited due to misprint.
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ok i'm pritty sure its cresta.. how hard & what do i need to do to swap it over?? any easy way to do it & what do i need..
any help guys..
Thanks
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one other thing is the cresta diff is out on the ground & if i turn the stub axels the tail shaft wont turn.
but if i turn the tail shaft both axels turn.. i know the beddy one worked both ways (axels & tail shaft), is the cresta diffrent in that way.
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Put it in, if you get over 80km you will know it's a cresta centre, don't forget you need the diff centre from an Cresta auto at 3.5 ratio non auto is at 4.1 ratio.
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its a cresta alright LS if you take the backing plate off it has the ratio stamped on the crown wheel, the cresta diff has the longer tailshaft snout than the bedford, the only difference when you come to fit it is you might have to shorten your driveshaft cheers stevo ;D
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borrie... :'(
now running again, now with short water pump set up , fan , re-located alternator and five core radiator.....
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Bloody good progress Danny.....Cant wait to see him on the road !! ;D :D ;D
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Hey Dano, the amount of 'metal' like the first 2 pics, that came out of my van makes me wonder how much more the van will weigh without the weight saving holes..
This week(and last) have been spent doing nothing on the bedford.. the drivers door is going to be an effort, and we have had things to do..
We built up a new race motor(202) up for another driver, finished and delivered it yesterday. We took a skim off the head of our race motor(7thou) to get it closer to the minimum 45cc mark. Gave the car an oil change and new Water Wetter. Also put in a new lower ball joint.. so she's ready for practice on friday and racing saturday night.
And for the last 2 days i've been sticking down the new vinyl on the dash, it's come up ALOT better and easier than i imagined.
also, today we got the van running on petrol again - which is a very good thing! We were dreading the fact that the fuel pump was shot, and that the tank may be full of gum. Fortunately it was just that the fuel cap has a crap seal and the fuel that was in the tank has evaporated over the last 5 or so years..
Fortunately the petrol is now running, as it ran out of gas yesterday, and you cant exactly get a jerry can of gas to get you to the servo.. I'm a very happy man.
So tomorro we'll do some touchups on the white, and after the weekend we'll start butchering the drivers door and then FINALLY she'll be finished.. externally.. the internal reconditioning has only just begun.. muhuhuhahahaahaha
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Spent the last 3 day layed up with Man Flu, after a restless (3 hour) sleep it was time to get up for a 6:30 start at my new acting team managers gig.
Out the door on time, only to have the camper do a feeble attempt at starting, it had been playing up a bit and I suspected a faulty park/neutral switch, I noticed a few sparks coming from (near) the switch so I starts pulling the gearshift apart and make a small bypass cable.
Still no joy, cranking over like wheezy asthmatic till the battery lost its umph. BUGA, connect up my battery charger and let it go - it goes into cyclic thermal protection mode, switching its self off ever few minutes - BUGA, get my dads one on, thats working proper.
So inside to try and work from home, left it on the charger for 4 hours, pulled the switch out and cleaned the contacts, gave it a try with the bypass cable and BUGA me still acting up, and sparks coming from the shifter with no visible power source in sight- WTF.
So I work out its not the switch, but I think a poor earth problem with the starting cct going via the gear box linkage to the selector shaft and housing BUGA.
Checked the Engine earth strap and that seems fine BUGA I have an appointment at the kids school so I gotta get it sussed.
Worked out if I push the selector sideways making a decent contact path she starts fine, well that will have to do at the moment adjusted the rear brakes and brake lever for good measure.
Anyone heard of this sort of stray earth stuff before ???
Warren
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Gidday Warren
I have had a similar problem many years ago with my CF. I found that mine was slow to wind over and after a bit of winding over could smell burning oil. So checked the earth straps. both looked ok, so charged the battery and tried again this time with the engine cover removed and found the burning oil smell comming from the engine earth strap. It was one of those factory type ones that look like a large piece of coax cable with the centre removed and a crimp terminal fitted to each end. Years of oil and crap impregnated into it when it heated up started to burn. Hence my first reaction was to throw this cable away and replace it with a new 70mm cable. Although this helped it still didn't cure the problem. Checked the strap in the battery box and found the bolt giong through into the chassis was loose, tightened it up and hey presto problem cured.
So might pay to check all earths for contuinity.
Hope this helps
cheers Jeff
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Thanks Jeff
I am going to get a new one and bolt it on somewhere around the gearbox, but I will check it all out.
Warren
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i learnt an invaluable lesson getting borrie going again....the "insulator" bush on the back of the alternator....DON'T think that some clown has got a box of washers for chrissy and just thrown them willy nilly all over the place ...... because this could be a very nasty lesson....luckily not being over confident with wiring I took every possible prcaution that when I reconnected the battery I felt the earth lead heat up.....and disconnected it emmediatley....would have melted most of the wiring harness had i not been on the ball. thank F.
I relocated the alternator and when reconnecting the extended wires I wondered why there was soo many "washers" on the back of the main pin ,Sooo I removed them and just used the minimium.....one of them is a fibre washer and insulates the the current feed back (?) sort of .......some one will know the correct jargen.....
SOOOO make sure there is a lge fibre washer,nut, wires, lock washer and nut next time you play with your alternator......Dano
pls add to this as I hope I don't mis lead anyone...as we all know how flamable our ladies are... :-\
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Dano, atleast you learnt the lesson the good way, it could have been much worse. Next time you wont look at washers as simply washers, you'll look at what type of washers they are.
Anyway, after spending the last 2 weeks looking at the bedford while working on 202s for HQs, we went up to Waneroo raceway on saturday, Qualified first, won the first race, finished 7th in the reverse grid(we started last due to the previous win) and then won the last race
So all round it was a pretty good night, very little damage to the car- except for in the practice session... who smashes cars in practice...
But yeah, now thats out of the way, we have 3 weeks before the next meeting, so we should be able to get the bedford finished.
I've sanded back the couple of runs we had, and we'll touch them up tomorro, we've cleaned out the shed somewhat, so it no longer looks like 2inches of snow covering everything..
And hopefully tomorro arvo we'll be without distraction and can start cutting up the drivers door to make it fit.
When the vans finally done, i'll post the build thread..
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:)
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ok guys how hard is it to remove the axels out of the cf diff?? i've un-done the 6 bolts holding the axle shafts in but it wont budge..
any ideas??
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You need a slide hammer .
Maybe able to bolt a loop of chain onto the axle and hammer it off that way.
Let's know what finally works please, as I'm about to dismantle mine also.
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Iam still working here in coffs wait on artwork from pain in the arse customer just to have them happy for there sale signs that they need 2morro but only rang me at 3pm
>:(
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Iam still working here in coffs wait on artwork from pain in the arse customer just to have them happy for there sale signs that they need 2morro but only rang me at 3pm
>:(
"Pain in the arse customer"....Yeah I think we all get those. Makes me want to try something else to pay the bills with.
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ls120,
if you dont have a slide hammer, or its still not quite enough (i usually find cause i got a slide hammer) get an old wheel you dont care about. jack van up take drum off, bolt old wheel on. smack it with a sledge hammer in the direction you want the axel to come out. works every time for me:) thats why ive got so many bent up rims around the place he he:)
dont use heat on the housing unless you got a spare housing laying around either!!!!
ben
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For those who didn't notice, another milestone was reached on this site today.......Joel got his 1000'th hit in his gallery (i should know - i did the hit)
Well done Joel - you're the first member of the '000 club and might i say, a very worthy winner.
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Engine & Tranny are in WOO HOO - just one step closer. Check the new pics in the gallery!!!
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hey Mezz I really want to come and have a look
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She's still up at the mechanics Doof, i'll let you know when she's back home, your more than welcome to drop in for a look.
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Thanks bud it looks so sexy I must
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after a couple of months of intently looking at it. . i hav worked out that the underside of me ol beddy is not going to apply rust converter & then bodydeaden itself nomatter how intense i stare at it :'( sigh . . so hav spent the weekend under him, ( yes its a boy beddy. . much less trouble wiv em ;) ) doin just that..sat rust converting. . sun body deadenin all with a brush. . man there is so much surface, nook & crannys to cover. . have come out lookin like a cross between someone wiv the plauge & a spotted dick puddin. . 20 minutes in the shower just to to get the tarry little klingons off. . ( ha ha ha wait till mrs skippy sees the towel.).. but it is done!! the rust has been halted on his griffenlike underbelly. .can now start to put diff guts back an wheels on an coupla weeks will hav em turnin on the bitchumen again . wooooooooooohoooooooooo ;D will pic up the gallery wen done
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Hi Guys, just letting you all know I have just moved one step closer with my van. I met the posty this morning, and in his van he had my new set of custom number plates for the van. Now I can't wait to get it finished.
George................ ;D ;D
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this week doing bit of stuff on beddy wahoo!!
yesterday
- fixed rocket cover leak. thanks to permatex blue silicone stuff wahoo!!! no more smoke all over the road yay!
- also fixed hole in my 4 core radiator caused by a bolt holding the thermo fans to the radiator (take notes) the bolt must have vibrated against the core and wore a hole in it. soldered it up:)
- put classic dragway mags on the van cause my 295's 15" have worn to the wire. my classics are 10 x 14's thou. so they only have 265's on them and look tiny. ah well
today got an air hack saw.. about to go try that one out:) going to wreck a wood shed with dad. and im taking my favorite tool the recipricating saw he he he he and building jukeboxes still
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/Photo0197-1.jpg)
cheers
ben
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Now just make a note Benny..... :-\ I must not use the air hack saw to cut my shirt...mmmm ;D :D ;D :D ;D
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Can someone send benny some blunt blades for his new toys ;D ;D lol
George..........................
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Now just make a note Benny..... :-\ I must not use the air hack saw to cut my shirt...mmmm ;D :D ;D :D ;D
Must admit, I did think the same thing when I read it too Benny! Be careful
And love the jukeboxes - they look great. Is that a metalic type paint finish or have you finished it with something ?
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your surname isnt duracell is it ben? good to see your indomnable spirit is still firin on all 8. . oh an chuck a pair of shorts in the van . . just in case u get hot again ;)
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Now remember Benny boy thou shalt think of Saftey, FIRST, LAST and all in between ;)
Great looking juke box and speaker boxes
Warren
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thanks for the laughs guys lol..
markb i have used hologram glitter in clear gel coat for the jukeboxes. its a lot tougher than paint. and i can do it lol. i cant use a spray gun lol.
oh belive me warren i am. i had my mate over the other day. i made him wear glasses and ear muffs for the grinder and he thought i was a nartzy??? one good scare does it to ya!! ive had too much stuff in my eyes over the years to not wear glasses.
ben
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!! ive had too much stuff in my eyes over the years to not wear glasses.
perhaps pulling out post Coitus benny boy ;D
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iv seen some horror work eye accidents in the electroplating industry been bitching with guys over it for years with some of the younger guys i had to use shock tactics a few times. Like.. If u dont put em on ill save us some time and poke the furnker out then well both get some fun out of it
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hi guys
well it looks like my bedford will be geting hear after easter finaly been able to get it tilted trayed from cootamundra to sydney then on to coffs harbour
she a virgin never been touched my dad brought new in 1973 and has been off the road since 1992 siting in a nice dry shed cant wait been looking at all the pictures on hear reading lots its been very helpful have to find a few doors and handles to start with love the site great job to all members with there tips
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hey vesty got pics of the van also mate i just brought a cheap van for 500 brought it for parts im heading to coffs in april for me sisters 21st b day
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sweet you coming up in your beddie
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I got another home made heater fan unit from the wreckers and an EA falcon wiper motor off ebay for $20.
So out came the heater radiator and boy! Was it totally filled with crap! Used a high pressure hose to unclog it. It obviously had a smashed wind screen at some point, the amount of broken glass in the demister hoses was unreal! I taped each hose up with shitloads of electrical tape. To get the wiper unit out, the demister vents had to come out requiring an old phillips head screwdriver heated and bent 90 degrees.
Then took out the wiper assembly and fitted the EA motor. It's not the same as an EB fairmont motor like Rogue used to replace his, so I had to make it fit with just two bolts, but solid as a brick!
Now both the heater fan and wiper motor have two speeds: Fast, and FASTER!!
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Then took out the wiper assembly and fitted the EA motor. It's not the same as an EB fairmont motor like Rogue used to replace his, so I had to make it fit with just two bolts, but solid as a brick!
Now both the heater fan and wiper motor have two speeds: Fast, and FASTER!!
Pleased to hear the conversion went well. Certainly worthwhile and easier for you as you already have the Falcon wiper switch assembly mounted on your steering column.
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has done naff all on the truck since xmas.....roll on easter.....maybe i will get a bit more done then!!!!
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I got a twin speed set up on the old Bedford wiper motor, a switch from repco many years ago, works a treat. Not sure if you can still buy them, switch and relay unit.
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spent the week fitting up all of the little things, rebuilt the grille, fitted the bumpers, fitted all of the lights.
Built up a floor mount shifter for another race car today, basically had to be built from scratch but its come up good. In the process tho, a grinder wheel basically exploded and the cutter wheel got my grandad on the chin, i think it bounced off the bone, but cut thru all of the flesh in the process, VERY lucky it didn't hit him in the neck, or his one remainig eye.
Today we examined the rear drums, touched up the rear doors, and i rewired the fuse box - which worked out perfect as now all of the lights, wipers and indicators work. Also fitted in a new wiper/indicator stalk(HZ)
So its been a busy, sucessful and VERY lucky week
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brought the icecream van home last night! didnt miss a beat what a bueaty. althou there is a pretty bad ticking noise from the engine i suspect could be a hydrolic lifter colapsed.
ben
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One triple cone, choclate dipped,please.
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I started up the custom van again today, purred like an angry lion :)
i have a few wagons i need/want to get out of the way then back into the van
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we had a long w/end this week.......flat out for two and a half days..... just recovering this w/end...LOL
more in Borries gallery ;D
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looks good dano..
well things have been a pain int the butt this weekend..
jacked up camper to do the diff change over & found ot that the doner beddy had a holden box in it... ithink its a holden box.
not a bedford so spline is bigger & shorter.. damn.. also the Cresta pinion has a diffrent Oil seal.
oh man so now i've got to do a gearbox swap & try get another seal as the bedford one the lip is facing out & the crester its facing in but the inned rubber seal is the other way around so cant just use bedford for cresta pinion.
i have the box & stuffed motor & drive shaft from donner so is cheap way to go only more stuffing around.
..Jeff.. Get this seal before you do the diff as they are a use once seal you have to munt them to get thaem out. & check you drive shaft length as the cresta diff head is about 1-1.5" longer than bedford. will put up some pics soon
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well it just gets better...
went to repco & they don't have anything close to the size seal i nead.. :(
tryed ringing Colins Autos in newtown & they are closed down... Damn :(
only thing is to try SKF on monday.. oh well time to remove gear box's & replace while i wait ..
will keep ya informed.
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tryed ringing Colins Autos in newtown & they are closed down... Damn :(
The guy who ran Collins Autos in Newtown now owns the bearings supplier in Tory Street in town. If you're headed up from Courtney Place it's near the top of Tory Street on the left. Look for the big SKF sign.
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ok ... have changed my mind again.. going to shorten the drive shaft... as i have a spare box for the one in the camper.
any way here are the pics..
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the tool i made to remove flange head & some more pics..
the box i was going to use was a Holden 4 speed Side selector's with adaptors for bedford floor shifter.
but the input shaft has a bit of movement in it & i'm not sure i want to risk it..
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well the good nes & bad news is they make them in england stilll but not in NZ, best they can do is same inner & smaller outer size seal & have a brass ring to fill the outer gap.
or order one from the uk..
heads up Jeff... you may need to do this to your diff..
David
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Thanks David, There is always a way. I once had to destroy two seals and epoxy them together to get one to fit a TR2 I was waiting to use.
It is good to be fore warned thanks.
Where did you buy your parts from?
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I am starting to move into my shed at BLOODY LAST !! ;D This shed has been eight years in the making. Finally some where to call my own. NO bikes, ironing boards, kids toys,crap from the house, >:( nothing but MY stuff...
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Movedin2.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Movedin.jpg)
5.6m wide x 10m deep...ORRHHGG ORRHHGG ;D
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great vacant spot for the van and pleanty of space to sit and have a bat over the wonderful van lol plus nice shed to stay in if the miss's gives ya hell could always bunk in the van
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Thats the whole idea Jim....Keep the area in the centre for the project car so ive got room to move. ;)
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lookin good buddy !!
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Hi jeff, they are Seal Inports in Alice town, lower hutt.
seal is a 1.1/4 inner 3" outer but they only do 2.1/4 outer you will need at least 10mm for a good sleve on the out side so dont go any smaller. (Advice from President of vaxaul club)
David
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Hi jeff, they are Seal Inports in Alice town, lower hutt.
If they're called 'Seal Imports' then why don't they import the correct seals for you? Customer service seems to be non-existent these days.
Anyway it can't be that hard to get the correct stuff sent from the UK in these days of the internet and online sales. Why don't you contact the manufacturer and get some sent over? Shouldn't cost that much for postage.
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A$%@.
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looked into it & the seals start at 9.99 ponds each plus p&p
so may do..
will ask & see..
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anyone setup or have a VN or VK 5speed in a bedford?? if so any picks of the setup as i.m lookijng at doing later...
after easter as we are off up north island for 2 weeks..
thanks
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I have no experience with this, but have heard that the 5 speed is not as strong as the 4 speed.
Others may be able to verify.
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i have also herd the borg wagner 5 speed is quite weak especially the 5th gear. you would be better looking at a celica box or supra if you can afford the conversion bell housing and speedo cable and everything else that goes with it..
cheers
ben
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Hey guys, my V6 conversion kit has turned up, so that will be happening now. Has anyone got advice on the 4speed auto from 93 VP ? anything I should tell my mechanic. Has anyone got same setup and are you happy with performance ?
George................
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dont think there very strong either george. i wouldnt tow in 4th..
ben
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hey ben, are they ok for just normal driving and cruising on the highway, assuming the right diff is in place, highway diff. Thats all i'm after, unlike some i dont want to race it, or i would stick a V8 in it. I just want to cruise on a sunday.
George. ;D ;D ;D
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yeh should be fine for that. and there so cheap to replace.
i wanna do a t700v6 auto behind a holden 6 just for the overdrive but the conversion bell housing cost 4 times the transmission!! one day:)
ben
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bed767 brisbane here
a turbo700 is a turbo350 plus a fourth gear and a lock up converter. To activate this function you need a yank kit. However the aussie box has a heat sensor, to make the kit work the sensor needs an internal rewire. not hard to do or expensive,mine works atreat,work it out myself. The vn-vp boxes can be done as they are cable controlled, but no later, as they are then computor actuated,vy for instance the lockup happens in 3rd then still locked up goes to overdrive.
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oh yeh that lock up torque converter is the best!!
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did some stuff for the first time since Xmas.....trouble shooted some wiring, made a battery clamp, installed new battery cables and and terminals, fitted a new choke cable, fitted new plugs and points and changed the oil and filter. Next is to get to pedders in Albany to rebush the front end replace a couple of dodgy bits with ones of the donor front end.....then in to the brake shop to get everything right in the stopping dept.........sadly work has kept me to busy to do anymore of late.
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after looking at ians photos i dragged my sorry arse out of bed and started work on the van again , and fell into a newly discovered rust hole it had a golf ball size piece of bog in it! :-[ merlin have you got your roller ready yet? i need some sill panel about 500mm worth :(
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This week I have been pulling my 186 red motor out of my van, its now sitting on the ground with the front crossmember. We found that the upper control arm has a crack in it. With rubbers perished, the hole is now oval not round, with all the movement it has caused a lot of cracking. Thankfully I have a replacement ready to fit up. Thats what I have done this week.
George. ;D :D :o ::) ;D
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What do you do if someone piles shit on ya beddie? Take it home and put it on ya garden of course..!!!!!! ;D
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i thought all the dirt in aussie was red? :D ;D
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thats bulls**t hunter lol ;D ;D ;D
George ;D :D
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must of been a big bull to shit that much george ;D :D ;D ;D
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About 140 dairy cows to be exact... :D ;D
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thats alot off poo! there jonno, your gonna be right in the shite there buddy ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Theres the proof that when someone calls a bedford a shit box, you can correctly inform them that no a bedford can carry a big box of shit ;D
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Actually Johnno are you sure that produce came from a herd of cows because I reckon I seen just as much in my sewer when I finally unblocked it, by the way got the snake out and its still lying on the front nature strip ..... mind you I wouldn't have shovelled the produce that I recovered onto my garden ;)
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.... and to keep the subject of weekend doings and goings on rolling along, I visited Bennie bro on Sunday, fitted a great pair of matching windscreen wipers, fitted the seat belt extensions .... and .... fitted the missing heater duct over the engine cover ;D thanks ben
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My neighbour asked me to do some work on his transit ('06 model) and the first thing that came out of my mouth was "you can't polish a turd". He had no come back lol
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hahahahahahaha :D
that was a pisser busy, lol.
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mythbusters proved you can polish a turd when they made a japanese mudball out of poo! ;D ;D
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well that sucked... the 4speed beddy box that came with the 202 got harder & harder to get into & out of gears..
so lucky i still had the other one on me old 4cyl 2.3 (same box's) and i know that ones fine as it did 1300km christmas year before last down south Island.
so have just finished putting it in & even with it out you cant get into or out of gears at all at times.. any ideas?? as i would like to keep a spear incase i need one..
anyway I'm off as of Easter sunday for a 2 week trip around the North Island, Gisbone, Mt Monganui etc.. upto the Hibiscus cost & back dowm through New plymouth, wanganui etc..
Have a good easter all.
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4 spd auto or manual?
If its a holden manual box, there are a couple of potential causes, almost all of which will require the box to be opened up..
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its a Vauxhal ? 4 speed side-loader original beddy box MaTTe
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hey LS, i've never actually seen a vauxhaul box in the flesh, so i'm not much help there, but if its anything like a holden box, pull the selector plate off and have a look inside, get a big screw driver and try forcing the gears over as they would if using the selectors, you should be able to see most of whats going on in there, you'll be able to see if it's crunched synchros, or if it's not holding the pins up therefor a circlip thats turned. have a play around with it, you'll get a feel for what's going on, take some photos if you can't figure it out and show us, as we may be able to spot something..
Good luck
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my new toy..... anyone need a trimmer/upholsterer.... ;D....shade sails....dano
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WooHoo!!! Just got my Van passed again for NSW rego ..the toughest in the land...
Only one thing to fix...a broken tailight bulb and she has passed with flying colours... 8) 8)
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hi all, well have finally picked up my new custom steering column. Complete column from rack coupling to steering wheel. When I say custom, it is off another vehicle, but it will be custom to my van. I can't wait to get it fitted now to see how it is going to look. one step closer, oh yeh. ;D
To the guys here in brissy, at some stage later this year I will be selling some of the gear off my van, if anyone is looking for replacement beddy parts :
Steering Column
Steering Wheel
2x Steering Racks [ 1 reconditioned ]
186 Red Motor
Drum BrakesI will be waiting though till we are up and running, just in cases we need the originals for any reason. I will post when I'm ready to sell.
George.
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hey bedford crazy make sure u put photos up of the custom steering column
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DANO!! hope yor new toy is made by bedford. . or its in the wrong thread. . . . P.S. it,ll never fly mate ;D
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will do jim, hope to have it mocked up by the end of april, in fact hope to have all the mechanicals done by end of month, ready to start on bodyworks.
George.
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Dano! that looks like the goods, i've been thinking long and hard about how to do my interior when i eventually get around to it, and it seems that having it stitched will be the best option, though anyone smart would not want to take on the ideas i have in my head.. haha
I'll definately discuss them with you at a later date.
Beddycrazed: sounds liek you've been thinking outside the box, lets hope it all comes together without hassle.
The last couple of weeks have been good,abouring but good.
We have FINALLY finished this drivers door, all painted and now ready to mount. I have just bought some new side mirrors that have now been mounted basically, just gotta finish the wiring and adjust the angle slightly, we painted them today, but they'll probably want to be rubbed down slightly and touched up because i was too slack to use an undercoat on them and painted over the previous paint (not the best idea ever..)
So now all panels are painted and fitted bar the fitting of the drivers door, so now i'm just waiting on the bubble windows back from Arron, that aus post decided not to deliver today, so we'll have to wait until tuesday ::)
I've remade the door trims the same as they previously were, not quite what i want in the long term, but they'll keep the van looking as good inside as out. Ive also redone the headlining and a few other bits and pieces..
I'll get the gas tank checked next week and make sure all the fluids are ok, and should be ready just in time for next weekends race meeting.
We've also done a bit of preparation for the race weekend, in and around dealing with the destruction of the hail storm.. the race car look like a golf ball, but its not as bad as my grandads car, VERY lucky the bedford was in the shed.
so things have been busy, but im sure it'll be about the same next weekend too, getting close tho!
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you are all too energetic, I put a few pound of air in my van's back left tyre last week, does that count.
But at least the old girl is still on the road and hasnt missed a beat (well not too many) in 3 or so years as a daily driver.
cheers
Dave
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dave i can't wait to have the van back as a daily driver, and worry about air pressures every couple of months..
fortunately mechanically this van is perfect... and now the body is pretty close too..
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hi all, well have finally picked up my new custom steering column. Complete column from rack coupling to steering wheel. When I say custom, it is off another vehicle, but it will be custom to my van. I can't wait to get it fitted now to see how it is going to look. one step closer, oh yeh. ;D
Hi George
This is what I did to fit mine. Don't know how much relevance it has to your conversion but might be of some help.
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=221.0 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=221.0)
I probably should update it at some stage.
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Matte
my van is far from mechanically perfect, it probably shouldnt even be on the road, but for some reason unrelated to my mechanical ability it keeps going.
Dave
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Its because it knows you luv it Dave.... :D ;D
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trying to win the battle of rust and PINE CONES?
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lots still to go but hey i love a challenge
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you sure do craig:)
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See Craig....I told you that your van was pine-ing for you ! ! ! :P :P
Keep up the good work dude..
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you gunna turn into a woody Craig?
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it had a wooden roof it had a wooden windscreen it had wooden wheels an wooden tyres wooden seats wooden steering wheel wooden pedals a wooden diff a wooden gearbox a wooden engine it was made entirly of wood everything all woood.. but it also had a problem . . . . . . . it woodent run . . grooooan
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smells pretty.. sooOO pretty oh so pretty oh so preett ee....pretty Vaacant.. yeeeaaaahhhh!(sid vicious)...sorry had a relapse...of my youth... :-\
Re Hail damage Perth.... yep Borrie wasn't so lucky....and of coarse it was the last panel I painted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT HAPPY JAN! >:(
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judging by the roof of the shed that my van was in during the hailstorm, my van was VERY lucky it was indoors.. my grandads car has $9000 worth of repairs being fixed on it(insurance luckily) and alot of the rest of the yard and house sustained damage..
So Dano, i understand your pain, but luckily my van missed out.. high fives to the angels watching over the bedford..
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Over the weekend i -
Changed the plugs
Fitted and relocated a new tranny cooler
Fitted a flash lube valve saver kit
cut and plated a few big rust spots under the drivers side wheel arch
Painted the cabin floor in red oxide ready for trim
Fitted a new speedo cable
Put a standard beddy auto shifter in.....only to end up putting the old non beddy one back [a whole day lost here grrrrrr]
fitted new fuel filter
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what went wrong with the standard shifter?
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The linkage on the bottom had flogged out and would not select gears.....it is an easy fix but the other problem was the wiring loom had allot more wires than the old one
so i thought rather than spending hours and hours sorting it out i would put the old one back.....i will make a nice surround for it with the PRND1L on it myself. The other one is
fixable i just cant be bothered anymore.
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made a gantry.. gunna strip it back and paint it today so it looks nice for mark b tommorow:)
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i think it should be strong enough for about a ton. im going to test it out today..
ben
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Nice work bro ;D
I'll call ya later on tonight to get your addy ..
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Put a roof on it and it'll be just about as flash as Johnno's shed! ;D
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wow what a good idea rouge i could put a light weight roof on it so i can work out of the whether!!!!!!!
HOPE it doesnt rain tommorow mark b.. that will suck!!!
anyone think its not strong enough?? its 3mm steel box section. the steel cost me nothing..
ben
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anyone tell me if lifting your engine from 4 carby bolts is strong enough or not??
ben
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make sure u have a lot of good deep penetration welds on that gantry ben,
and that c channel next to your foot shoulda been welded back 2 back for greatest strength.
exactly like u did the furtherist away from ur feet, bottom section.
just remember that it may hold the weight of a vehicle for so long but could fall 2 bits at any second if it isnt welded together properly. dont get under a vehicle solely hanging under it. put good stands or a few wheels laying on top of eachother side2 side under it so if it does let go u or anyone wont be crushed 2 death.
i wouldnt like lifting a motor by the alloy inlet manifold either, i think id rathermake up some steel plates that bolted 2 the head exhurst boltholes,
but thats just me. it might be ok lifting from 4 alloy boltholes but it looks unsafe 2 me.
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Ordered door seals and windscreen seal today......should be here next week.
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Spent the weekend working on the race car repairing the hail damage that was really problematic, then went out to race on sunday. We wont the first 2 races where including the reverse grid(where we started last) but made a change to make the car more safe in the last race - which turned out to be a little too safe, and a minor mistake from the driver saw him go from first to 4th, but all in all it was a good weekend.
Ben, i'd be trying to find a spot in the cast iron rather than the alloy if possible too.
The gantry looks good, but if you used the mig, you want to be sure you had good penetration, as a cold lap can be very dangerous, as marty said - prep yourself for the worst case scenario and you'll be fine..
Kimbo, what seals did you go with? I spent about 30-45 mins in at Woodsies today talking about rubbers, his prices sounded a bit excessive, so we ended up going to Rare spares and got the barn door kit off the shelf, and have the front door kit on order.. The rear kit has to be glued together, i thought they could supply a single piece.. but we'd already opened the packet so we had already semi committed to the sale.. it'll work out alright, but im sure i've seen a spectrum single piece rubber..
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just got the normal front door seals at $55 each and a windscreen seal for $150......ordered through an agent down here in Albany
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got stuck in to the pass. door on borrie, but wasn't quite in the mood.....managed to finish all the steel work, but only sanded the outside and ran out of bog...buga
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Kimbo, did you get rarespares rubbers, or spectrum rubbers?
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made a new hinge plate for passengers lower door hinge cut and plated more rust ,maybe hope to prime inner door recess later in the week! Photos tommrow!
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looking forward in seeing those photos
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mastering the art of aluminium welding
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ahhh Marty.. tell us more, I enquired about setting the mig up for Ally but was way too expensive and just not worth it. what kind of welder and set up is required?Danny
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well i hoped to get my mechanic out to finish the mechanicals b4 end of month, yeh right. Water pump started playing up on weekend, needed a new pressure tank for pump, and safty pressure switch for water heater, all up $350, could of spent that on the beddy. No pump no shower, being on acerage we are on tank water so had to fix it now. oh well.
George.
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Marty
How much did the Mig welder cost ?
Warren
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measured the difference between early model wishbones and later model wishbone..
turns out the early ones are 3.2mm thick the later are 4.2mm thick.. wow 25% thicker!!!!!!!
keep this in mind people with early vans and v8's in them!! thin wishbones!!
74' is when cfs became late model by the way..
ben
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good work ben, but by wishbones are you meaning lower control arms, or upper control arms?
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exactly matte:)
but im only refering to the lower ones. sorry i forgot to say that..
ben
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Gee, and in the old days l thought everything was thicker ;)
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heres my guess.., bedford may have just engineered the wishbones for the 4 cylinder vaxual engine, then holden imported them waked a 6 cyl engine 3.3 thumping engine in them and they werent able to handle it so they introduced heavyer lower wishbones, lower ball joints, bigger stub axels, and most importantly heavyer window winders and door handles for the serious aussie tradey:)
maybe?
ben
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hey ben thanks for that. Mine is 75, so its later, good. We have just dropped our front end out, and i found a crack in my LHS Upper control arm. But in my case, i think it had a lot to do with rubbers were no longer there and over time movement created an oval hole instead of a round one. So much for the steering place giving me a report last time it had the rack done back in 2000. I have not got a pic of the hole and crack, when we pull it down to replace i will post a pic of the cracks and the oval hole. This pic shows the bush that is damaged.
Someone on here in another post asked what bushes i was putting in when i redo the suspension. Having looked at rubber, and having put polyurethene in an old 4x4 ute years ago, i am considering loosing all the rubber and going poly, i think they last longer, and colors look good. lol ;D any opinions and advice would be appreciated. I've said it before but, this is going to be the last time i do my van, so want to use long lasting quality gear that will last.
George.
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Was told some time back that the Beddy's built in Aus were being readied for V8's.
An older vanner I spoke to said they had planned to start fitting V8 as factory option, but did not get there, not sure why. Would have been a great thing. ! ;D
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wow thats a handy bit of info sway:) ill keep that in mind when i go for an engineers:)
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Marty: wow ...that's brilliant info thanks for that will certainly go that way as I want to change out my steel seat bases, anyone recomend thickness' etc .....I do want to try swivels too... I'll get to it ...one day...although , am getting a little anxious to get into the green one again
George: i went nolethanes... they're brilliant. stiffens the ol girl right up.........what's the diff from polyurethane?? i think they might be softer?????
dan
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still doing rust ,found this product and so far very happy took about 6-8 min to take the surface rust off.
as you can see
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only cost $20 should do the hole van
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Yeah poly is softer than nylothane but there both very good up grades comes down to personal choice. I swear by nylothane my ss, my mums s pack and the beddy have all been fitted with nylothane now apart from some bushes but you do notice that with nylothane it gives you a more firm feel some people don't like that and opt for poly for a bit softer ride but from most reviews they both last for ages and nylothane gives 2 year 75 000 k warrenty on their parts from memory
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Is now a beddy truck fleet owner with the purchase of another SWB Truck.....oh my....what will the wife say when i break news :o
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Geez Kim...Where did you pinch this new one from? ;D
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Hi dan, yea I think rubber is only used from the factory, cheaper, but I would not even consider doing rubber for an upgrade. Also rubber can sqeak so its out of date for me.
George.
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come on kimbo, stop teasing, flash the pics. lol ;D ;D
George.
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Will fire off some pics early next week when i get it home.....Was listed in the quokka a few months ago......has 2.75 ford 9 inch with disc brakes.....ford disc brake front end, 253 auto....hot wire mags with new tyres, new radiator, custom dash and trimmed interior except for the doors, new windscreen and seal, new drivers door seal, Bluebird adjustable steering column, currently in primer with no tray, but it is registered.....yew bewdy.
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Hey Kimbo, I look forward to seeing the pics, definately the dash and steering column. I'm always curious about looking at dashes to see how ingenus people are with their vans.
George.
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ok i think i am still married.....only just.....2 beddy trucks soon to be junkin up the yard.......hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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she wont notice another 1 :-)
and u get a free set of mags lol
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Ahhhh the Serenity...............when she gives you the silent treatment :o
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heh heh heh yes indeed dano almost like a holiday ;)... what amazes me is they know when to talk , just as the most important bit in the movie is said :'(
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Actually......all is good......one condition......get the first truck regoed and sold ASAP......so not too bad i guess
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soooo .. kimbo... if u sell the first one....... ::) then youll have the bucks to buy another one ;) eh? ..... if rules were made to be broken,, an boundries were made to be pushed, then yards were made to be beddified ;D
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still swimming.......
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Excellent work Dan. Just remember every bit of rust that you cut out just makes Borrie stronger !!!! ;D Borrie Borrie Borrie :)
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bought the new beddy truck home and parked it up.....cant do anything on it until i finish the old one.....so yesterday i dropped the front end out as it is pretty shagged.....bushes all rooted, tie rods u/s and was missing the shockies.....so i decided to put the one out of the donor van in it as it is in good nick.....can still read the part numbers on all the rubber mounts and covers. Gave it a quick clean up and bolted it straight in......i left the engine in situ and made a cradle to hold it in place.....this meant not having to drop the engine and tranny and disconnecting everything....just had to undo the front end bolts 2 x brake lines, engine mounts and steering coupling. New one is in and ready to go.....photos here......
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=20110 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=20110)
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Hey all, well we have been busy, we cut the old 186 engine mounts out yesterday, ground it all clean, ready to weld my new V6 mounts in. Also we fully welded my mounting bracket for the power steering rack so that is now sorted, next is to pull the donor V6 from my donor car.
George.
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Hey George....Will you have to modify the sump and oil pickup on the v6 before fitting it ?
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hey john, when i got the moree kit, i got a new custom sump, pick up and tube. Here is a pic of my 186 that came out.
George.
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rust rust and more
rust
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rolled the van out of the workshop after finishing polishing, she's come up looking good.
Went out to woodsies - in the van - to get some rubbers for the front doors as rare spares still haven't got the rubbers in that they ordered 2 weeks ago. Also - It sounds like we might be able to get the baileychannel for the top of the doors from woodsies, spectrum make a part VERY similar, seems a slight bit shorter, but should be close enough to work. He's got some on order for me, so we'll know soon enough.
Then spent the day/night cruising in the van!!
Still got a few things to do to finish her off, but the major things are now done.
As most would guess, i am a very happy man.. ;)
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putting a side door in a van.. not too much work.. just got to make up that extra panel.. then it will be finished.. everything else is there ready to go for anyone interested in putting a side door in their van without a door..
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Good to see that arm ain't slowing you down ;D :D
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hey guys, well this has been a busy week, we pulled the V6 donor motor & gearbox out today, ready to start on the new mounts.
george.
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What luxury having a hoist there George. Was that commodore motor easy to get out mate? :)
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They're a piece of piss to get out Johnno. I did mine over Xmas no problem although the hoist is worth it's weight in gold.
Why is the throttle plate over the far side of the engine and at a funny angle to what it should be?
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Hey johnno, it took about an hr to do the lot, making sure we did not destroy the parts we need for the van was the time consuming part, most hoses we just cut, i am going to replace them with new ones.
Hi rogue, we just disconnected the throttle cable from the motor, and the plate is just sitting there on top for now, the cable is still running through the car for now. I suspect we will have to have a new cable made up.
George.
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Mine took me all day but I was taking pictures of everything as I went and saved everything including the hoses. I disconnected the exhaust as well. Although I'll be replacing the hoses I wanted them intact so at least I had something to compare them to when searching through the hose bin at Supercheap. Pulling the wiring loom out was a thankless task.
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we just disconnected the throttle cable from the motor, and the plate is just sitting there on top for now, the cable is still running through the car for now. I suspect we will have to have a new cable made up.
George.
George, just use the holden excelerator pedal in the beddy van?
couldnt be that hard 2 fit in, ive never done it myself but saves gettin a cable made and u will always be able 2 get a commodore one from a parts place, easy as?
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hey marty, mate i dont give a s**t about the pedal, no legs hey no pedal lol ;D really, i was thinking of using the vp pedals, if they mount up like the beddy. As for the cable, would'nt that be about a meter to long ? afterall from the pedal to the throttle plate is about the width of the drivers footwell, just asking. As for the pedal, if i have to fabricate new mounts, for now i will most likely not go there, but i will run it past my mechanic next week when he is out again. We have done so much custom fabrication already, a lot is engineering grade, worst part is, most people will never see or know about some of the fab work we have done. I am just looking forward to starting all the good stuff that pepole will see, that starts in the next week, after these public holidays it's all go on the body.
george.
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Something to note that I have found is that the standard Bedford pedal will not give you enough throw to fully open the butterfly on the throttle body. I will be extending the cable mounting point on the pedal to fix this. Will probably have to relocate the cable entry point on the firewall in order to stop the cable binding on the outer sheath.
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Will upload any photos you guys want of my new van in regards to the workings of the Holden 3.8 v6 into the Bedford. Bas
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hey bas, any pics of the floor cut out, from inside, and below would be great, thats where we are up to now. From below there is a small rib in the floor at the back of the standard floor hole, we think we have to cut into this rib, but are not sure if it is structual, being so small. So any overhead pics would be great, and any reference points that we can use.
thanks mate.
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No prob George, will take a full set of photos from top and bottom, this should give you a very good idea. But I am sure you won't need to cut into this rib. If the motor is mounted forward as the Holden 202, because the 202's are longer. Bas
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hey marty, mate i dont give a s**t about the pedal, no legs hey no pedal
sorry mate didnt know,
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shes cool marty, i can laugh at myself now. ;D ;D its been ten years, dont get me wrong, i would do anything to be able to walk again, but it will never happen, so i have to accept being in a wheelchair. Hey, i do more from a chair then most of the people i know that are able bodied so, i can still work on my van, i'm happy. ;D ;D ;D
george.
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hey bas, the v6 sits back of the front cross member, the actual engine mounts are set at the back of the cross member, so i am assuming we have to cut the floor back towards the seats. we did some basic measurments yesterday, but we will know more next week when we get stuck into it fully, this time next week i hope to report, mission acomplished, engine fitted. ;D ;D ???
george
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Today I rode to Mt Eliza on a '62 lambretta scooter with 30 assorted mods, skinheads, rude boys and scooterboys. All on classic 2-stroke Italian scooters. All I could think of was I wonder if any vans have come up for sale. (in my price range)
I know I have the bug when I start buying manuals.
There must be a multiple bedford owner out there who needs a one tonner.
derek
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owww that beddy bug has bitten :D
Warren
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Kirk, awhile back you asked me about air brushing. Well, while having a beer with Bruce, l bought it up and he would like to do a van, and would love to do a full nude cos you don't see them any more. It's up to you what you do. But you should of seen his eyes light up when he thought of a nude(maybe it was frustration) ;D
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hey rossie, do us a favor, make sure you photograph the whole thing for us. I have seen a few air brush guys at work over the years, and they are true artists. Can your mate do true fire ?
george.
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George his bike is done in true fire, he done a tiger that you have to look at twise to reaiise its painted cos it looks like a big photo. he is real good, maybe thats why he teach's the stuff. Linda my wife has been doing it for about three years with Bruce and l even done it for a year, but l'm not good enouth and my wife lacks the confidence but has the talent. l will try and get some photos but l dont know how to put them on, Ms Wrinkles, the wife laughs at me now when she sees me typing to you guys ;D :D
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To add phots try this - create an Album on here
When you go into your Album, down the bottom left you will see a "Edit" link, click on that and it will take you into the "edit Album" page, here you can create a sub album using the "add album" from the options list.
I create sub albums for common things, as you would see for the "March 2010 get together".
once I have created the sub album I then go and open that sub album, and once again the "Edit" link at the bottom left.
Click on that and you will be in the Sub Albums "Edit album" page.
Under the options Field choose add item, this will take you to another page called surprisingly the "add items" page.
You then have a box where you can type in the location of your file (or use the browser tab to find your file) and you can also fill in the caption field.
Initially you will see room for two uploads, but you can add more by pressing on the "more upload boxes", I do about 4 at once as it takes some time for the program to resize and upload them, if you have a slow INTERNET connection you might try 2 to start with as it can take several minutes to do the uploading.
I do not resize my pics, and they are usually 3 or 4 meg, the program automatically resizes them to what you can see in my albums.
Give it a go, its not to hard and if you have any problems PM me a number and I will talk you through it.
Warren
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well today i painted my first vehicle ever.. some spots came up good some spots not so great lol.. cant tell in the photos but i stuffed up the bonnet.. gunna do it again tommorow maybe:)
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good one ben, i take it when you drive away there will be a shape of a bedford painted on the lawn? lol ;D ;D ;D ;D
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well a few days ago dad got the PE400 2 stroke (old school bike) fixed, we havnt riden it yet but hangen out to.
How's the PE400 going? Got any pics?
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hey jock we took it for a ride man that thing is crazy.. not using it now thou looks like well sell it. got no time for it
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looking good ben, is this a new van ? or just one for sale ?
george.
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one for sale george goes on ebay tonight.
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bit worried Ben just seen it listed on ebay
listed as a cfl
that is the shortest lowest roofed cfl I've seen
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I have finally uploaded most of the images form the rebuild.. they're in my gallery, however you'll have to wait until i have some professional quality photos taken over the weekend before i'll put up the thread detailing the process.
This week we have been butchering two HQs to make one from the two, 9" grinders have been working overtime.
We have also been working on a street HQ that we'll use as a test bench for our race motors, so next time you consider draging a HQ, check to make sure it's not gold.. ;)
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HUGE effort MaTTe and great photos
Makes me feel heaps better about the little rust I have, (drivers side done and in primer, progress)
well done and a great result
When did you sleep ;D
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top shelf Matte , well done buddy.... amazing photo's mate. thought Borrie was tough but man I take me hat off to ya ! man I even went back and knocked some dents out shoot!
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just bought a apparently new front guard and apron off the net, how rare is that? ;D ;D ;D
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hey that looks like the front of my van! lol
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u better go out n check ur van Busy?
look at hunters signiture :D
the cheeky kiwi.
:D ;D
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it is, can ya send me down the other guard busy hahaha ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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just bought a apparently new front guard and apron off the net, how rare is that? ;D ;D ;D
hey Hunter are they welded together already? .....funny thing .... I welded Borrie's front appron on this arvo and assumed that these were prewelded to the front guards before assembly and then fitted as a complete nose cone .....hows that for timing ;)
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wow thats the straightest front ive eva seen Dano,
its lookin good hey.
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Drivers door waiting to go back on ;)
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Keep on it Dan.....We gotta get borrie along to a run eventually!!! ;D ;D
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looking good dano!!!!!
fantastic work brother:)
ben
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Well it was a very big week for me......listed my PA on Ebay.....got to share the stage with Geoff Achison at the Albany Blues Club when he jumped up and joined our band......then the week culminated yesterday with taking the new V8 Beddy truck for a quick spin around the neighbourhood......truck drives and goes really well......steering is smooth and it has a fair amount of grunt. Few niggling issues to deal with but all good so far.....also managed to clear some room in the garage and park it in there outta of the miserable Albany weather where it has been sitting for the last month......my other truck goes into the brake shop later this week or early next week to get the brakes all sorted.....then all i gotta do for rego is to trim it inside, built the tray, install a windscreen washer bottle and new seat belts and she is done...........stay tuned.
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Nice one Kimbo .....Jeff Achison is a fine player..got a few of his albums from blues club in uk...
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Well the last six days have been good to me.
Thanks to a tip off from Jim, I bought my first Bedford last Wednesday.
I have torn out the back seats, bed, etc.
I have cut the faded and powdery paint and discovered it comes up just fine.
I have taken it to ABS and discovered the brakes are cool and just need new shoes.
I have asked them to put a new clutch in.
I have bought super thick porno sheepskin seat covers on ebay.
I have advertised my Tran%$t for 300 bucks on gumtree.
WEEK 2 I plan on ...
getting details ready for the RWC
looking out for jellybean mags
working out a 'look' for the van. It will start duties as a classic scooter rescue vehicle very soon, so will have to look cool. (even more cool than stock). Any ideas???
steal the new tyres off the trans&t before it goes to heaven.
get the gas looked at. I have absolutely NO IDEA how to trouble shoot a dickie LPG system. The compliance plate says 2006 so it should be simple.
derek
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haven't actually got the guard yet dano, iv;e bought but it gets delivered on wednesday the guy said its new so it bloody better be, looks the apron is part of it ha! just rang the guy while typing this, the parts are brand new and only bolted together so thats a bonus, his brother was a panel beater and had it hanging in the shed for years so it is BRAND NEW yea! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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working out a 'look' for the van. It will start duties as a classic scooter rescue vehicle very soon, so will have to look cool. (even more cool than stock). Any ideas???
How about getting a scooter airbrushed on the side, so the scooter wheels are the bedfords wheels ... otherwise flames are always cool ;D
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just found some pros stars that are on a hq sedan that is for sale i asked the guy if he wanted to part just for the wheels he said no at first so i waited a week and asked would if he would take 800 and my 14" cragars on my van to replace his wheels and he said yes so i will take a photo when i put them on my van nice fats on the back so cant wait to see them on the van also i get my other van tomorrow so i think my conversion will be happening friday night at mates workshop cant wait the fun begins looking forward to it
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Hey well done Jimmy....It never hurts to ask and i have found out many times that it can pay off. ;D ;D
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Hey well done Jimmy....It never hurts to ask and i have found out many times that it can pay off. ;D ;D
You've probably been slapped many times as well.... ;D
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Hee Hee I know how to duck quick!!! ;D
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:( ??? ??? ??? ??? :( :( :( :( well i got this other van today was hoping to do my conversion this weekend i rang me mate to see if i could bring it to his workshop and do it on the hoist but turns out cant do it for atleast two weeks bloody spewing does anyone know any safe idea of how i can do it without having a car hoist i just think it would be hard to raise the van more that pulling engine and gearbox out all in one , i really want the v8 in my van so i can sell this other van asap. plus me brother has informed me that i cant have it around long as we have to many cars here as it is can understand the situation im just so keen in getting the v8 in my van cant a couple weeks too long
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use an engine crane. with a bar under the chassis.
ben
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id like to do it that way but i dont have the room at my brothers place his got a garage but thats full of his cars so looks like i may have to wait
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do it on the front lawn, backyard, driveway, carport, on the road out the front.. youll find somewhere..
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Just like Ben has done in the above photo's ;D
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:)
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G'day
Been a bit busy changing jobs again.
The other week I skidded through a mob of cattle that were on the road between Brewarrina and Coolabah.
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How I didn't hit any was a sort of miracle. I have been doing too many miles so I decided for a career change.
I am now a Technician at a Satellite Communications Gateway. Very interesting work and I don't have any travel. When I get up to speed with everything I should have some time to play with my Beddies again.
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well done Chris , all the best mate....... can'y wait to see your masterpieces ;)
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back in those days when i was living with me uncle i was changing engines like that ben in driveways back yards etc etc but when i live with me brother and his miss;s i kinda cant i asked me brother if i could do it here but he keeps saying nah nah nah. mind u he use to do the shit himself to its amazing when blokes get attached to pussy how they change so much, like i tell everyone stand up and tell ya miss;s where to go. i do it to mine and im still with her
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l'll stay out of that one ;)
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LOL jims got the idea . . :o NO compromise on the boy things. . in any form or matter
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thats it skippy i always say to her i dont intrude into your things so dont intrude into mine.
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i no worry
jill has probably done more on the van than i have
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I wear the pants in my house ....... straight after I've washed and ironed them. Yep I'M THE BOSS when shes not home and she bloody well knows it too !!!
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hahaha :D lol
good on ya eddy, ur the man!
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hey guys, MONDAY : well this has been an interesting week, on monday we finally got my engine and gearbox dropped into the van, and let me say this, at the end of it my mechanic declared, knowing what we know now, we would'nt of paid $1,500 for the moree kit. There was no instruction on where to locate the mounts, that was trial and error,and my mechanics skill that got it set in place. Put it this way, for those that have asked me about the kit, we could of wiped more then a full day off the install time IF, they had of spent 5mins and
$2-00 to send a full scale 1:1 photo copied template of, crossmember layout for the posts, and a 1:1 scale copy of the floor cut out inside, both of which cost us time, so far i would have to say that moree have been very lazy and cheap, and as my mechanic says, a kit constitutes parts and step by step instructions, b4 getting this kit we had no idea what parts were required, now we do. I would recommend bypassing moree and just buy the parts yourself. For anyone considering this kit, i would steer clear unless, they change the way they do bussiness and supply a lot more info on how to do things, and 2nd unless you are very good mechanically, i would not try this on your own, as it was, i had to get moree to send me the original clear pics, so we could work it out from the pics, we had to trim one of the posts to get it to fit properly, and our power steering rack does not fit now, we have to go back and redo the bracket.
FRIDAY Morning, my sheet metal guy did not turn up, he has the flu, so that will put us almost a month behind schedule now, i guess we see what happens next week now, see if its the flu or over extending himself with work.
Friday Afternoon, got a bill from perth transport for $10,000, for a truck i bought almost 7yrs ago, and has been sold for 4yrs, for some reason the pompas little turd over there in W.A thinks we are all asleep like him, you see their office was audited at some stage and they can not find proof i paid stamp duty here when i changed the rego here in qld, you see they screwed up but i have to prove i did nothing wrong, let me tell you, these jackasses picked the wrong guy, i gave the qld gov what for when they took my legs, and this lot of morons are going to wish they never got out of bed yesterday, maybe thats what comes with being 2hrs behind the rest of the country, well they are going to catch up fast by the time i have finished with them. Round 2 first thing monday morning, both barrels and then some.
I hope others had a more sedate sort of a week, trust me after this week, i LOVE boring. lol ;D :D ??? :-\ :'( :o
george.
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If you upset GEORGE Then >:( >:( "your in a world of pain"
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hey john, this is just another big step in life, i just have to climb it. Look at this way mate, if these inteligent wa transport people take my house, i can live in my beddy. see didnt call them the M word. ;D
george
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Hey George....You have overcome more of lifes difficulties already than anyone else i know. ;D I somehow get the feeling that you aint gonna "take your bat n ball and go home." Sounds more like that bat is going to end up some beaurcrats backside!!!! LOL :D ;D :D
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yeh well i will be finding a bat with plenty of splinters. they will get the point. lol ;D
george.
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;D LOL ;D
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picked up my rust repair panels
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far out Marty bro, you is the meanaz welder ;) wishing I had those skills and equipment, I'll try to post pics tommorrow have been working on the beddie but gets dark too quick, hoping its fine tommorrow
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Bloody hell Marty thats brilliant, every time i try to mig i get nothing but splatter!!!! Whats your secret??
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mezzmo dont use a gasless mig.. make sure you have clean metal, no wind and mig setup correct and its as simple as pulling the trigger.. check out youtube for some more help. or www.mig-welding.co.uk (http://www.mig-welding.co.uk)
ben
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also mezzmo make sure you have your wire feed at the right speed.
hey marty, mate your going to need a resort holiday if you keep going at that pace. ;D marty, i like the look of your bonnet, are they mesh, do you have a closer pic of what you have done. Love all these different ideas, great imagination out there in beddy world.
george
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hey Mezz,
its ususlly a dirty surface or wire speed to fast that causes splatter for me,
i generally use new steel or clean all rust off and have no problems.
2 slow and the wire melts back 2 the tip, 2 fast and it splatters like a scolded cat.
next time u weld get a friend to operate the wire speed control, get them 2 turn it down till u get a nice flow without splatter, then remember that setting.
George they are steel vents like on a locker in a cloak room.
helps the hot air escape and also helps keep the windscreen from fogging up in winter.
ie/ u know how in winter when u turn the heater on and because outside is cold and inside gets hot= causes windscreen 2 fog on the inside.
those vents direct hot air from the engine bay onto the outside of the screen because by the time the radiator water is hot enough 2 heat the inside its hot enough for air going through the radiator 2 be directed out those vents onto the outside of the windscreen.
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getting frustrated trying to download pics in my gallery then losing a post I spent 15 minutes typing .......... anyway, cut the rear panel off the tow van and done some carpentry work, take a gander ;D
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put a new water pump on the 350 on wednesday, started fitting the new extractors for the race car thursday, loaded up the car on firday, drove down to Collie for the race weekend saturday.
We had changed so many things for the car plus the driver had never driven on the track, so we didn't quite get the results we were after for the weekend, but 4th or 5th overall isn't bad.. just not the 1st over all we got with another driver in our car from last time.. fortunately no one got within a second of our track record from last time, so it still stands.
The Bedford drove beautifully all the way there and back, and i managed to lock the brakes and go into a 4 wheel slide down hill with a 'heavy as f***' trailer on the back, that was quite enjoyable.. up there as a highlight of the weekend ;) I'm tempted to do it again...
But yeah, flawless for a 450-500km round trip so im pretty happy, i was speeding too much so fuel economy wasn't all that good, but not too bad either. An overdrive 4th or even better a 6 speed would be great for a long haul.
Slept in the van last night, was quite comfortable, but i'll be re-engineering the interior to improve things for next time. We thought it'd be hell cold, so we took 4 blankets, but Nancy tore 2 of them off half way thru the night, she was too hot. I tell her that all the time, but it takes 4 blankets for her to understand.. ;D
The amp miraculously started working again yesterday, so now i can enjoy tunes again - properly.
Good weekend allround!!
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well done peoples... I managed to get these panels and pass. door painted again after a rub back and some fussy touch ups.....now during the week i hope to fill the doors with a cavity wax and fit them next week end.... i'll post some pics when done
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tell us more about this cavity wax dano? ive herd its great stuff.
ben
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clever marty, looks cool, once painted you would never know what vents are from.
george.
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hey ben, don't wax your body cavities apparently it hurts ;D
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Bloody LOL ;D :D :D ;D :D ;D
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Picked up a commy v6 motor and auto today. It has the K frame,shockie towers,disk brakes,and power steering rack. All for free !!! ;D ;D
Luv that !! ;D ;D Pics soon ;)
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yep ben it's been fun and man it's sticky .....soughta, maybe waxy ;D will post some pic 2morro (and info) but gettin right into the cracks..... :-X
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that will be good dano. i bought a big can of it a while back but i had not looked into application.
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hey mr abbott, someone must love you a lot, to send you a communist [commy] V6, i just would not spread it around. lol lol ;D ;D ;D
george
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hey ben, don't wax your body cavities apparently it hurts ;D
its hurts more when you cut your sleeves off with a grinder eddie ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
sorry benny :D :D
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well Johnno youll be happy to know i finally changed out my engine mount . had fun doin it but coz some putz welded them in !!!??? wot was he thinkin?? ::) had trouble with the front brakes sticking/shuuddddeeerrriiinnngg so i changed the front crank seal and fixed the problem ;D ;D spoke to my engineer tday to sort out the change in engine for my custom van and got the thumbs up ;D ;D mid mount clubsport gen3 & 4 spd auto woohoo. should pull harder than a dorm fulla schoolboys!! ;D :o cheers neil
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Hey well done Neil....Bugger you've given me nothing to bug you about now that the engine mount is fixed ;D ;D I spose the phrase "what the **** sprang into mind when you found that they were welded in? :-\ ???
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hey george . . johnny maybe got his commy v6 from bangkok, heard the redshirts were lootin an givin stuff away ova there ;D ;D
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hey skip, that would explain the red paint. lol ;D come clean john, your commy secrete is out. lol ;D ;D
george.
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Geez there is no fooling you guys :-\ Ok i managed to get it thru customs by telling them it was a replacement motor for my hair dryer.... ;D ;D
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Gotta luv a V6 when you get it for nix ;D
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You really do have to go bigger and better then everyone else, young john. hey john, if you dont watch it, that hairdryer might just remove your beard. lol ;D ;D big nuts, big dryer. ;D
george.
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OOO Yeah....Crank it up to 6 grand and HANG ON ;D ;D
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Cool pic john pete
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lol looks like u just sat on yor numbnuts johnno
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just fitted Borrie's doors ;D photo's later...
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Gotta luv a V6 when you get it for nix ;D
Not much good when it's out of the van Johnno...(hint hint) :P
Time to put that big new shed to use I think.
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Will be taking parts off another VP commy that i found down the back of a mechanix place near me. I approached him and he said "yeah go for it", any part you want $20.00. Will be grabbing the computer and engine loom today maybe the auto if i can get it out plus much much more. Unfortunately the motor is cactus but still lots of sensors i can grab. ;D :D
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well i finally got started on my sheet metal yesterday, so now we will start to see some changes. Also have settled on my rims, will be going for 15x8s, design i will reveal at a later date, $280 a rim, so once i get them sometime in the next month, we can do the new flared guards, just have to look at and price which tyres now. Next week we will be setting out my new custom grill, we just have to mark it out on steel so it can be lazer cut, also have all my new lights, front and rear. xmas in may and june and july aaannndd lol.
UPDATE:
W.A Transport, the latest is that Qld Trans: have a complete record of the stamp duty i paid, but w.a refuse to accept my receipt unless it has a breakdown of costs, which it does not, because qld dont do breakdowns on their receipts, thats a breakdown in itself. lol ;D W.A told me that if i dont provide a receipt, then i can expect to sort it out in the courts, i told them that it would be the biggest mistake they have made next to sending me the bill. But they are happy to drag it out and let the interest accumilate on a daily basis, so folks, it looks like this could be heading to the lawers unless w.a come to their senses, and loose that tunnel vision mentality. I wont be paying these fruitloops $8,500-00, so it looks like they will be going to war with one very angry amputee. So i guess we just see how this all plays out now, [who dares wins] and i thought building a beddy was frustrating. lol ;D at least i wont die of bordem. lol ;D :o ::) ???
george.
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u are such a sensortive man johnno ;D ;D
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george,
gather up all your paper work - find out who is the minister for transport in each state send then both copies.then send the same to the transport minister in oppision in canberra and then fax a copy to
a current affair sit back and wait.
Just a thought.
The media loves a bungle
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have been sanding the old pa10 of the brand new front guard and apron i bought of trademe, a panelbeater had it hanging in his garage for years and moved on so gave it to his brother to get rid off, still has the part number on it and a lot of service rust so it needs to be stipped back to metal and treated
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also have double collars fitted to the rear axles with brand new bearings and redrilled for hq pattern
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been fitting new shockies off a mitsi pajero 4x4, gas shocks with early chev bases, am modifying the bottom wishbonesto fit
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more to come cheers stevo ;D ;D ;D ;D
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oh yea and got the dash dumbed up, have bought some cool 67 type 3 vw guages to fit, more pics to come
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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thats a great idea craig (the media),
if i were George i would threaten WA registery with getting the media and accurant affairs involved.
that usually gets them backpeddeling real fast.
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hunter id be maybe thinking of getting a fiberglass mould of that front apron uve got there?
do u realise it may be the only un damaged 1 left in existance?
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i'd be happy to do that for anybody who wanted one, was even thinking about doing the front guard aswell
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still got the part number on it, what a find ay he-he ;D ;D ;D ;D
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thats a good idea hunter,
it would be a shame not 2 hey.
because there will come a time when it will never be posible again.
lol, wonder what holden would say if someone was 2 ring up and ask if they had any 8820496 pannels still in stock.
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hey lets try it mty, ya never no, a left front guard would be good, man, the whole set, wonder what that would be worth? hehe ;D ;D
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Well that was fun..NOT...Got up this morning went over to the place where that VP is ,got all my tools out and just as i started it pissed down with rain. So there i was lying under the car with all my toolboxes pulled in around me hiding from the rain then realized that the pavement the car was on had a bit of a slope ,and i was downhill... ??? so the rug i was lying on sucked it up like a big sponge..HA HA.
So i kept going..Bugger it. Today i got the front engine bay harness and the computer,tailshaft,auto, front half of exhaust with oxygen sensor +cat converter plus a variety of switches and sensors. So far all up $100.00 . ;D ;D
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nice work john:) intersted to hear how you go with all this ay:)
ben
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for benny.....and all,I used worth orofice wax, i mean crevis wax, ah oops shoot internal wax... oh crap .... mental blank...help me out here will ya
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Call me stupid, but what is this cavity wax and whats it used for??
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Call me stupid, but what is this cavity wax and whats it used for??
Call me clever because I was waiting for someone else to ask! ;D :P
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CAVITY WAX is a browm waxy coating manufactured from the most sophisticated blend of rust preventative materials avaliable.
its designed for use in automotive panels ie inside doors, side panels, any were you can get in really. its not a rust killer but a preventative.
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ive used k&h fishoilene in spray cans in all the cavitys i could get into and left it for a few weelks to dry then shot the cavity wax in to coat everthing, have used cans of the stuff. drilled holed into the pillars aswell, everywere, its awsome stuff
oh yea and its aussie made aswell so its gotta be good stuff ;D ;D ;D ;D
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yeah cheers Hunter, exactly that..... just after youv'e done all the hard work of any rust repairs or treatment, remember ther'es two sides to the metal and most of the time you can only get to one........ssssooooooo... do it as soon as poss to prvent any moisture or oxidization getting to the metal. as Stevo said he fisholened it first (similar oil basedstuff, ) but then sealed it with the wax..... it basically is a coating (as paint is) to stop the moisture. :-* it has good penertrating properties too , some you might have to heat (on cold days) but i did put up a link about a week or 2 ago ...... a little more info . but generally application between 15- 35'C from memory. because i was cuting and welding I used Rainex as i went, to keep the oxidization away and then sprayed it with the wax. hope this helps. Dano
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heat to spray and avoid to much sprayed in one spot as it will pond, crack and hold water, then start the rust process
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Took my V6 motor for a test drive today.... ;D ;D HANG ON BABY..WOW :o
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Down low for more speed
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Say hello to my little friend
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Is this self amusment ;D :D
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Hey johnno was that a busted engine mount i saw there??? ;) ;D :P
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Bugger,,, had my coffee sitting on the rocker cover and spilt it ;D :D ;D :D ;D
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well, what can you say, just when you think you have seen it all, it just goes to prove johno will ride anything. lol ;D ;D ;D you really are a superstar mr abbott. lol ;D
george
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I just wonder what the resulting love child will look like :o
Warren
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the mind boggles lol ;D ;D :o ::)
george
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cant understand why bollywood hasn't got hold of you yet jonno, your a star!!! ;D ;D ;D
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i dont think bollywood can handle that smile, i am sure its painted on. lol ;D ;D Hey johno, ever thought of airbrushing that grin onto the side of your van.
Here is a sample of what your show van could look like. lol ;D ;D ;D Hey john, you could make a fortune.. ;D ;D
george
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still reckon hes accidently sat on his numbnuts ;D ;D hey johnno in that down low say ello to my little friend shot ??? ??? you sure you havent popped that welsh plug out wot sits behind the flywheel om th back of the block ::) ::) ;)
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Hee Hee...I can see your a thinking man Skip!!!! :D No i didn't do that otherwise the motor would be f***** HAAAAAAAAAA i make funny naughty joke :D ;D :D ;D Hee Hee
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eh johnno ??? ??? come again? ::) ? i dont get it ??? ??? why would the motor be :o facebooked ? ?chortle chortle
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Ahhhhh No No Don't mention that naughty word!! :-\
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Aaaaah no no dont mention that naughty piccy wiv yor hot little comm party member squelchinn welchies pose :P :-X ;D ;D :D ;)
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this is for john abbott, or anyone else in perth. Can someone tell me the name of your transport minister, and a phn / email contact if possible.
UPDATE:
I can not believe i am still doing these updates, here is where i stand, it looks like i am going to have to take this to court and get a judge to rule some common sense. After refusing my rego papers, my reciept for payment of stamp duty, they asked me to get qld transport to provide proof of a reciept, qld gave them the proof. W.A Transport recieved that proof but refuse to quash the 8 1/2 thousand dollar bill, why, because they need to prove that the documents from qld trans are genuine, they are now rejecting the proof from their countaparts. What do you call this, they are f**king MORONS, sorry guys but they ask for proof, they get it and then reject it. How do you prove you have paid this when they reject their own requirement for proof ? The only thing i can try now is to contact the transport minister there, b4 shelling out a small fortune on lawyers, i can tell you it will be expensive having to deal interstate, but i dont appear to have a choice, these pin heads are on another planet. So i guess for now my van build will be coming to a halt, i can't spend money on it now till this is sorted.
So any help from the wa members in providing the contact details would be appreciated, this has been going on for 2 weeks now, i provided them with proof on day one, it's no wonder people go off the deep end.
george.
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Good luck George, GO the media, use your mate to do the work for you and watch someone get there arse kicked ??? ??? ;D
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dont worry rossie, i will be going to the media and exposing these idiots. Just this second i checked my voice mail, i was told that w.a have not recieved the reciept from qld yet, yesterday they confirmed they had it, but they wanted to confirm it was genuine. Qld sent this email last thursday, talk about snail mail, you have to wonder if they even know where they are. This has just reached the point of being stupid now, talk about keystone cops.
george.
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by using the right media, there legal department can and will save you a fortune
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true rossie, but if you have read most of the posts regarding this, you will see that there is nothing to sort out, i paid the stamp or i did'nt, if i did not, than the truck would not have qld plates and rego, it did, so i did. One answers the other, I mean how thick are these people, at 1530hrs yesterday one of their staff said they had the email from qld, at 1740hr yesterday that same person rang and said they had not recieved the email. How do you defend yourself againt that sort of stupidity ??????????????????????????
george
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DONT stress about it george, the world is full of idiots, just make sure you got all of your facts rights and cross you tee's, and hopefully common sense will prevail and show these idiots up for what they really are IDIOTS, dont worry mate, we got plenty over here aswell stevo
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Here ya go George..Contact the Minister
Honourable Simon O'Brien MLC
Minister for Transport; Disability Services
Address: 13th Floor, Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, WEST PERTH WA 6005
Telephone: 9213 6400
Fax: 9213 6401
e-Mail: Minister.OBrien@dpc.wa.gov.au
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And this is another contact maybe? It says he is an assistant to the transport minister ? so just maybe another avenue to try..
Contact the Minister
Honourable Brendon Grylls MLA
Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development; Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport
Address: 9th Floor, Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, WEST PERTH WA 6005
Telephone: 9213 7000
Fax: 9213 7001
e-Mail: Minister.Grylls@dpc.wa.gov.au
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Hey guys, GOOD NEWS, i recieved a phn call at 1700hrs, exactly 2 weeks to the day and time, from the W.A Transport ministers office,24rs after getting all my documents, the minister has ordered that all the bills are to be quashed and i now owe wa nothing. I still need to get all this in writing, but that should be sorted by next week. Even the ministers office thought this was a disgrace and never should of happened. So thanks to all those that helped and provided info.
Time to go beddying again. oh yeh..
george.
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Hey Big Georgy... ;D ;D ;D Bloody great you got some action at last mate. :D Maybe there are some "pollies" that can actually help out at last...Fingers crossed ;) ;) ;D
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hey john, yes i was surprised, but i also knew that when someone with common sense looked at the facts, there was no way they could condone this stupidity. As this woman from the ministers office said, the law is the same aust wide, if you dont pay stamp duty, you dont get rego, and you dont get insurance. I had both, so i paid my stamp, so she ordered them to dispose of the whole thing, they had no choice. So short of some paperwork and a signature, it is over, thank god. It really was starting to wear me down. I was getting ready to tell my lawyers to go for it monday if something had not happened by close of business today.
MY TIP : No matter how much paperwork you get, save it, if i had shredded my paperwork for the truck a month ago like i was going to, i would never of had the proof i needed. They say keep your reciepts 7yrs, make it 10yrs, when it comes to the government to long is never long enough.
george.
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I have seen this ad for selling a Mazda Shades on Ebay - the listing is closing soon so i thought would copy it into the forum before it disappears - use this as a future reference if your ever going to sell your Beddie - its brilliant!! Read on.....
If you thought muscle cars were a thing of the past, think again. This Mazda is probably one of Japan's most formidable street machines. In fact, Subaru were lucky that these little boxes were produced before the first WRX, because it gave Subaru something to strive for.
On first glance you may just think that this is just another Japanese girly car, aimed at practicality and economy. You're right. But what Mazda put into these was a level of technology matched only by Casio calculators from the 1970s.
Not only does this car look sporty and powerful, it also has aerodynamics equivalent to a garden shed, enabling it to reach speeds well beyond 100,000 metres per hour. In fact, with a tail wind these things can go even faster, but a cross wind presents problems, especially after the car ends up on its roof.
Aside from the factory styled aerodynamics, this car is fitted with aftermarket speed dimples, known as 'dents'. Like a golf ball's dimples, the dents allow the 121 to travel even further when hit by a 9 iron.
One of the major problems you will have owning this car is that everyone wants to race you from the traffic lights. Even trucks. I know this because everyone takes off really quickly and when I catch up to them at the next set of lights, they pretend they weren't trying. In this 121, you have to be really careful with the throttle control as too much acceleration is likely to cause wheelspin, whereas anything below 3,000 RPM is likely to cause stalling. Driving in the wet is a real problem as far as traction goes, especially on wet grass or oiled steel plates. This truly is a driver's car (because no passengers are likely to get in it).
Although it appears massive, the exhaust is the original 3cm job. Mazda had to go up a size from the drinking straw used on the Mazda 1000s because of the radical cam timing used in the 121. When they put together the first B13 motor it was a twin cam job, but it was so powerful that the exhaust cam ended up getting blown out the exhaust and the inlet cam often ran away in fear of the pistons. So they stayed with a single cam version and threw out 8 valves in order to lighten the car up even further. The motor produces almost as much power as four high quality split system air conditioners, which when coupled to the advanced five speed transmission and front wheel drive provides enough power to charge a mobile phone.
Mazda tried desperately to dress down the 121, including the fitment of 13” wheels just to take away that guard filling look of the bigger 14” rims. They didn't compromise on width though, this car has tyres as wide as a shopping trolley with a rubber compound to match. Without such huge road hugging bags, this car would not be able to handle the race tuned suspension that it is fitted with, in fact it may even have a small sway bar somewhere. Mazda also kept the bumper bars a different colour to the car, because with such curvy styling some may not have been able to tell where the car started and ended. Ford's Australian Taurus from the mid 90's is a classic example of a car which has no front and no back. The seats in that car can swivel 360° so that it can be driven in either direction. Mazda didn't want the same problem with the 121, so they put a slight angle in the roof of the car where it meets the front windscreen.
To give you some idea of the way this car performs, let me relate a recent road incident I was involved in:
I was traveling along the freeway minding my own business, when suddenly a Mercedes ML63 AMG came up beside me and the middle aged driver nodded at me with his leather jacket and Armani sunnies on. It was on. I was in third gear getting ready for a steep climb up the hill so I thought I'd give the big AMG a head start. Off we went. I planted my foot to the floor and the scenery started to blast past me (admittedly it was painted on the side of a garden supplies pantech). I think I saw the same AMG about an hour later, pulled over outside a cafe with the driver reading the Financial Review and sipping on a soy latte. I blew the horn and accelerated in a cloud of tyre smoke, which may have been attributed to the container of baby powder I had run over.
That was the closest race I've had in the 121, in fact for a few seconds, I could almost read the rear number plate of the AMG. I learned from that incident that losers should never give winners a head start, so now I just drive off before lights even turn green. Sure, I've caused a few taxis to peel their retreads off trying to avoid me, but the satisfaction of winning the race to the other side of the intersection is worth it.
This 121 isn't just built for speed. It is also built for practicality. The rear seats fold down providing enough room for a stampede of rats to be carried in comfort. You could even fit a fridge in if you could buy one small enough. I've even picked up a few models in the 121, including a ship in a bottle. It doesn't have a towbar purely because scientists haven't come up with a material strong enough to withstand the forces encountered when the clutch is dropped. The car is so powerful that they even had to leave out back doors because they were afraid the car would pull apart at the seams like my last pair of trackie dacks.
Parking is simple in this car. In fact, it is so light that it can be parked on top of a Subaru Liberty if the Subaru is fitted with Rhino racks. Some people even take their 121 into the shopping centre with them and save on putting $2 into an Aldi trolley. Once when I went to Newtown for dinner, there were so few parking spots that I put the 121 on a Marickville bus for only $1.20 and picked it up later.
It has a turbo button which can be handy sometimes, especially when the guy next to you on the Yamaha R1 wants to drag you. It has to be used with caution because depending on your body weight, you could brake the backrest of the seat under acceleration. I liken it to nitrous oxide, but without the reality. It works by having the air conditioning on most of the time, but when you need an added burst of power, just turn it off and away you go. I reckon you pull an extra half a kilowatt out of the beast with the turbo boost feature.
You may also notice that this model is the 'Shades' series. The Shades was Mazda's codename for the Small Hatch And Definitely Enough Speed project, where they attempted to set a world record by mass producing the worlds best selling flat pack car. Ikea would have taken on the Shades project, but the engineers could not make fasteners strong enough to keep all the panels together, so they abandoned that aspect of the project and Mazda produced the 121 from recycled CRT computer monitors instead, maintaining
the classic lines.
If you're after that discreet look where nobody notices you, this isn't the car for you. It's like riding a Ducati 998 up to a motocross track when you park this thing somewhere. People will stare, some will even want to touch it, some may be jealous. But like fame, after a while you get used to it (apparently). The best thing I've found for avoiding attention when driving this beast around, is to park next to a car with similar formidable characteristics, like a Daihatsu Charade.
For those interested in the minor details, the car is registered in NSW until next March, almost a year away. For a cat, that would be like having almost seven years worth of rego.
It doesn't have power steering because as you can see from the colour, it was built for only the toughest of drivers.
It is not fuel injected, but still manages to run on the smell of an oily rag; provided the oily rag is left in the fuel tank and covered in 20L of unleaded petrol.
Everything works as it should, even the brakes slow you down.
Mechanically it is fine, there is no rust and the tyres are near new.
With GT Falcons and HK Monaros going for many of thousands of dollars, this may just be your chance to buy on of Japan's true muscle cars before there are less than 4.3 million of them left.
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Now thats funny, I dont care who you are thats funny right there......... :D
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i'd be happy to do that for anybody who wanted one, was even thinking about doing the front guard aswell
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still got the part number on it, what a find ay he-he ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hiya stevo, i'll be needing a new bonnet for my beddie at some stage, do you know anyone got a tidy metal one liying around?
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Hey guys, well another week has gone, and for a change good news, as some now know, W.A Transport now have egg on their face, and instead of me paying them nearly ten grand, i can now spend money on my van, oh yeh. This week we have started on my body work, doing some of the custom gear. We have now done the template for my new front grill, we should get that lazer cut next week, and back ready to install. We have also started to install our new headlights. Over the next month it will be full speed ahead on the sheet metal, also in 2 weeks my new steering column will be done, i have to wait for my mechanic to come back off holidays, how dare he go off now. lol ;D I also will be doing my tailshaft, so the month of june is going to see a lot of work done. I have also found a guy who does an amazing finish on dashes and other panels, they dip the product in this liquid copy of something, dip the dash, and when it comes out it has the design on your dash, so as i find out more i will let you know.
Love my beddy.
george.
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Yesterday I failed a RWC.
Today I changed out all the shockies, changed the steering thingy, re-hung the spare tyre, filled some rusty bits with metal-bog and made a new gear knob.
Oh and I acidentally bought a piano.
Now to watch the Saints spank Adelaide.
derek
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hey razor, show us the pics, or is that the money, lol no it's the pics of your shift knob. What did they get you on for the rwc ? My sheet metal guy has put me in touch with an engineer, this guy will come out 4 times, after that you can ring him as often as you want for advice, or email, and tell you what is right and wrong. My sheet guy said he will tell you what you can't do and everything else is up for grabs. What tweeked my interest was, i dont have to take my van into the transport for an inspection, and the engineer will take all the paperwork in for you as part of the fee, he will talk to them in transport jargan, and bring back your new plates and rego, which means i dont have to explain what i did for my power steer conversion, he deals with the lot. Awesome. He charges my sheet metal guy 2 thousand from start to finish, but that is for a race car they are building in their shop, so i need to find out if that is the same for the private sector or not, even so, if he garrantees me a registered van at the end, then thats worth it. As soon as we get my new column fitted in the next 2 weeks, i can get him out to check everything we have done, so i will let you know how we go, if he is as good as my sheet guy says, then i will let all the qld guys know, if they want a good engineer.
george.
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rwc
shock bushes
steering coupling
a bit of rust in a non-vital area (back sill)
brake fluid failed the water test
spare wheel was hanging precariously
all done.
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Hiya stevo, i'll be needing a new bonnet for my beddie at some stage, do you know anyone got a tidy metal one liying around?
hey loge, could sort something for you , will pm you cheers stevo
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i got the best bonnet around and it has grills in it! stevo it has your name on it!!
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got one coming ben, but keen to have a look if its mint, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Spent last weekend trying to chop up a V8 engine cover - just wasn't happy with the end result so Saturday i started on from scratch. It's in 4 pieces - 1 will be permanent (the back section) and the other 3 parts are all clip off allowing varied access depending on severity of what needs to be done. Looks a bit mechanical at the moment but once its upholstered it should come up a treat - also finished sound deadening the cab today - 10 weeks till the Variety Bash.....times really running out!!!
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nice pictures messmo but i notticed in the pics the cover looks like it comes hard up beside your steering which means u wont have room for ya left foot on mine i have room so i can put my left foot beside it think u might have cut abit too much out
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you're right there is no room!!, thats coz i have the air con compressor up there - with the v6 it was the only place i could fit it - i seriously thought (and am still thinking) of not running air con at all. you may have noticed that i have put a "sort of" foot rest on the compressor cover - i will see how that feels before i make the final decision.
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hey mezzmo, love the choice of colours. Do you have any pics of your V6 with the air-con compressor, where did you mount yours, we found that our LHS engine mount put paid to it's normal set-up. Also what air-con system did you use ? In my case, because of my medication, i will need to run air, but at the moment that is looking less likely. Power steering comes b4 air, but i'm greedy and want both. lol ;D ;D
george.
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Mid-mount them. Heaps of room for everything! :P
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Hey rogue, if i mid mounted mine now, my mechanic would quit the job. The amount of work gone into setting up the mounts now, a lot. Maybe when i do my second van lol. I woke up this morning, and instead of the W.A problem which is now gone, i woke up suddenly, wondering what had to be done b4 i do my dash. Drivers seat box has to come out, steering column has to be in, and i need my new drivers seat, all that b4 i can start on my dash and shifter location. This is a problem i dont mind sorting out.
george.
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Actually you will want the steering column out while you get the basic structure in for your dash. It will be in and out quite a number of times especially while you are working out where the instrumentation needs to sit. Makes life a whole lot easier. You will need the seat in for that as well. If your new drivers seat is going in the same location and same height then it is good to work with the old one. Means you don't have to be quite as careful and if it gets a welding burn you won't feel the need to cry.
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;Dgettin there
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Dano...Your a bloody legend buddy..Talk about persistance ;D :) Cant wait to see him and you on the road in person. ;)
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pair of seats arrived by courier from sydney... rear seats with belts. I thought I'd see the engineer before bolting them in, just incase there are some rules I am not aware of. Anyone know where in Melbs I can find someone to legalise rear seats in a LWB beddie?
Oh and It was me who got the jelly beans on ebay. Not too many drum setups around. The jelly bean is my mag of choice. Only 207 bucks and near my place, so worth the risk.
RWC again tomorrow.
derek
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Started work on the van today, finishing off the XD front bonnet scoop, done it a bit different form all the others, will post pictures as I go along if anyone is interested. :) V6 transplant booked in, in 4 weeks time, should uplift the power department a litte, worked 202 will go back in the Black Beddie.
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if we're interested lol ;D ;D ;D show us the pics. ;D
george
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do I or don't I .......use the bumprette's :-\
ps cheers all for the + feedback
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I say use them. Take a look at Bullstik's van. His looks pretty cool with them.
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Yep for sure... put em on Dano ;) Borrie needs his bumpers!!! ;D
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thats a yes from me too
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yeah use them, i didnt like mine at first but it was better than none or the huge bullbar
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cool, that's interesting...... I do like them...... your avatar looks like a dirty sanches bullstik.... :P :D
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bumperettes are the bomb!!! go for gold dano!
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yep go for it
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nah go the naked look dano i hate bein a conformist lol ;) ;D well i had the consulting engineer here tday and got the big green light for all of my mods even te roof chop......i am EXCITED ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o
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hey merlin, dont tell me your going convertible. ;D What are you doing to the roof ?
george.
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??? Hi Merlin can we get some photo's sounds great? Allan
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heres the list of mods:fabricated full floating chassis with XJS Jag suspension ,mid mounted LS1 & 4spd auto (Clubsport) ,VT firewall & dash mount grafted in ,VT Clubsport dash steering column & brakebooster/master cylinder ,front seats lowered 75mm mounted on full opening engine cover ,spectron rear seats in back (swivels) ,intergrated rollcage, 75mm roof chop ,lowered standared w/screen ,two 450 sel merc steel sunrooves ,Kia Carnival headlights & front bar, HQ wagon taillights (converted to LED)& 17x12 & 17x8 wheels should keep me busy for a couple of weeks ;) ;) ;D ;D
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outstanding!!
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WEEKS......WEEKS aaaahhhhaaaaaaa :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D 8) 8) 8) cant wait
in the words of another great vanner.... let the court proceedings begin, THAT will keep you busy for a couple of weeks!!!
FULLY SHICK....
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Hey Merlin, have you had a good measure up with regards to the engine placement and seat height?
If your seats are being mounted on the engine cover you may not be able to lower them. I'm assuming that because you are mounting the seats on the engine cover the engine is going between the 2 front seats like mine. I mounted the engine as low as it could go trying to take into account things like judder bars etc as this is an issue with a mid-mounted engine. I've mounted one side of the seats to the engine cover to try and save a bit of headroom and I still had to raise my seats well above the original seating position.
You might have trouble actually lowering them. Having said that the sides of my engine cover had to sit a bit higher as I had to take into account things like the power steering reservoir and air intake on the throttle body. Don't know much about the LS1 so maybe you won't have a problem. Just thought I'd mention it.
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AWESOME merlin, can't wait to see it done. Now for the important part, plenty of pics, make sure you wear out your camera. Mate i thought i was doing a big conversion, i'm dizzy reading your list. oopps that my medication lol. I am looking forward to seeing the firewall graft, and all the gear that goes with it. Some engineering involved merlin, but thats cool, just wave your wand, one beddy done. lol ;D
good to see you want to be different, different is good. ::) :o ;D :D
george.
Hey guys, if merlin is chopping his roof, how do they do the new windscreen glass, always wondered, do they make a one off custom windscreen, or maybe cut an original down ?
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Hey guys, if merlin is chopping his roof, how do they do the new windscreen glass, always wondered, do they make a one off custom windscreen, or maybe cut an original down ?
Don't ask Busy. I think that's a bit of a sore point right now. :-X
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G'Day Rogue the engine encroaches into tha cab by 110mm at the rocker covers I am relocating the coilpacks to the frame rails so the engine cover will be approx 20mm above them with a rise over the manifold (with enough room for a supercharger ;D :o ya never know!!!) heres the tricky bit the seat bases will be mounted to the side of the seats saveing approx 70mm in height the reasons behind lowering the seats (apart from the roof chop) is I might have to run the VT air bags & ABS still being worked out . George I am not chopping my screen i am lowering it into the cowling as i will have the commy bulkhead and wipers in there but on the subject of chopping screens I have spoken to my screen guy and he tells me you can order your screen in two sheets (without the laminate) have the glass cut and then get them laminated together CHeers Neil
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Well yesterday i went and bought a donor car for my van. 1993 series 2 vp commodore. Put some petrol in ,a battery,some power steering fluid, and drove it home. Smooth as ,didn't miss a beat ALL FOR $100.00.. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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This weekend was a beaut!! finished the engine cover, lined the entire van in a 'Dynamat copy", fitted the rear door skin and rear upper console then gave everything a spit polish. Getting closer everyday!!! Auto Elec should be finished by Wednesday so its then off to my co bashers factory in Cheltenham where we will finish the internal fitout, get the bull bar fitted(only for the bash - i hate bull bars) design the graphics for the exteriorand we are ready to rock and roll - WOO BLOODY HOO - livin the dream boys......livin the dream!
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Hey guys, if merlin is chopping his roof, how do they do the new windscreen glass, always wondered, do they make a one off custom windscreen, or maybe cut an original down ?
You can cut down laminated glass with a pretty good success rate (75%), toughened glass can't be cut
You can also get a screen custom made - $4000.00 NZ
Hey Mezzmo, whats your "Dynamat copy"? is it the building industry stuff?
Merlin, sounds great. There is a section on my van website about chopping bedfords if it's any help to you
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My beddy is back on the road, lights all working, but the problem is intermittant so for how long who knows.
The Auto Sparky I took it too fixed it but it blew a fuse on the way home. I narrowed the problem down to drivers side headlight, but after wobbling the wires while trying to fix it it all came good (for now).
It is nice to be driving a real car again instead of the dunnydoor backup car.
Dave
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hey merlin, i can tell you now, if you are going to use the firewall and dash set up, you WILL need to connect the airbags. I have just finished going through the same thing. I wanted to go with a late model steering column that incorporated an airbag in the center of the wheel, and was told i had to connect the bag. With some advice i went for the same model of column, but a year earlier and non airbag model. I was told i could supply qld transport with detailed drawings and engineers reports and drawings, and i might be able to get around it and not connect the bag, oh yeh, and it would take anything up to 6months for an answer, and MIGHT being the operative word, no garrantee. That was 3 months ago. We start on our column this week, with very little paperwork, but still an engineer to sign off on it. In the end my van will be safe and all approved. Hope this helps, and yes different states, different ideas, this was qlds rule.
george
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Johnno's $100 donor car....
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Vp1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/vp2.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/VP3.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Vp4.jpg)
;D ;D ;D
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hey john, a good find, mind does not have a rear spoiler. So now you have 1 car and 2 motors, what is the plan ? transplant 1 into your van, and ride the other round the yard. lol ;D ;D
george
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Ha Ha LOL ;D ;D Yep all the components from the commy will go into the van and maybe the "ride on" will go into my truck.
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todays effort.... ;D
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Love that nudge bar looks tough
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huge accomplishment this week......installed a windscreen washer assembly with new bonnet squirty things and hoses.......tick that one off.....installing a fusebox tomorrow to power a few needed accessories...slow progress lately.....so much going on. i havent even looked at the new truck but i am dying to get started.....gotta finish the white one first......anyone got the number for the Chrome Shop Mafia....so they can trick my truck.....or Chip Foose and the Overhaulin crew......i could do with their help!!!!!!
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Got the camper out of the shed give her a cleanup & checked all the electrics got to take it in for a rego check tomorrow should go ok I hope That means iv had it for another year my how time flies Start on the frontend next week Cheers Reid
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Im keen to know how chris ryan is going with the twin cab, give us an update chris :)
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I installed the new door rubbers today, a small job but another thing off the list. I keep debating on wheather i sell her or keep her, and then i take her for a drive and all is well in my world
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This week finally got the jellybeans on. Need to get a crowbar onto the right front skirt as the tyre rubs on at full lock.
Got a new pair of reasonable 4" speakers for the overhead console, and moved the passable ones that were there to the rear to replace the shit ones there.
made the bed.
now fully world cup ready.
derek
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Johnno's $100 donor car....
wooo she a looker in that engine bay johnno... bet u cant wait to pull her out an squelch welshies on her lol ;D ;D
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You betchaaaa ;D
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hey folks, what a fortnight this has been, started my column last week, and finished the install of my new steering column on monday. Last friday we got rid of the battery rack, and cut my front doors. Went to my mates place saturday and got another door and hinges. My sheet metal guy will be here tomorrow, to finish the front doors, i should have my new laser cut custom grill here tomorrow, and my modified headlight rings should be back. My mechanic is now sorting out the link between my column and steering rack. So if everyone turns up on time now we should get our target done by the end of this month. I also got a break to go and look at my new wheels and tyres, so they are now agreed on. Also guys we dropped my van off the hoist for the 1st time in a year, to the week. And i climbed into my van for the 1st time in six years, it felt good sitting in my van again.
george.
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Camper passed with flying colors All regoed & insured again Picked up some VT twin piston calipers this morning to see if they will do the job & start on the frontend conversion tomorrow Cheers Reid
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that will be interesting to hear your results reid.
cheers
ben
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Hey George...Are you using a commodore column? ;D
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hey john, no mate, the VP columns are so plain and, have very little controls on them, so i went for a later model column out of a Toyota, where everything i need is at my finger tips. Wiper, washers, lights, criuse control, flasher, blinkers and a tilt column. We had to fabricate a complete new set of brakets to mount it in. Also we were lucky in that we are able to use the existing hole in the floor, which means not cutting any more floor, and not having to move or re-rout cables and lines. We just need to get the linkage for the for rack, and then machine something that will join ford and toyota in holy matrimony. From there the next big task will be wiring up the cruise control, toyota to commodore.
Well have to get ready for the sheet metal guy who will be here within the hour, i can't wait to see my new laser cut grill, any time now, oh yeh. Let me tell you, everytime i have a minute, and wonder if i should keep going, something like getting the grill just spurs me on again, and i feel energised and ready to keep going. I will update soon.
george
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I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of pics of how your column goes in. ;D If you have any...
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will do john, if you can wait till we pull it back out, i will get some close up pics of the new brackets. So far the new bracket is just tact in there while we line everything up.We need to remove it and fully weld everything once all is set up.I will take plenty of pics for you johnno. At least my mechanic is reliable, more then i can say for the sheetmetal guy.
george.
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my chev engine will be in the van by tomorrow night hopfully running by the weekend
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On the brink of letting the old girl go to a new home,I've laid down insulation and new rubber on the floor,poly batts and covered 4mm ply in the roof. Now after 22 years of putting up with a van so noisy I couldn't hear myself think, it's quiet enough to talk to my passengers and hear the stereo, I've rienforced and welded up the front chassis put on new tyres and starter motor. Well it looks like I'l be keeping her for a few more years yet....All I need to do now is get the speedo working that hasn't worked in fifteen years and the fuel gauge...Oh and gutters, straiten body panels, new roof ect ect ect ::) ;) :D ;D
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hey dan, good to see you are keeping your van, they are never ending work, but the feeling you get when driving makes up for all that. I am going all out on mine, because this will probably be the last time i will be able to do it. I was hoping to have it finished this year, but now it is looking more like an unvail at wintersun next year. The engineering has now taken 12months, and that is almost done. All going well all fabrication should be done and heading to the paint shop by september, and by october it should be back ready to put back together. It is a rolling shell for now, so that gives you some idea of how big the job is. Well my sheet metal guy did not turn up at all last week, so i took advantage of the free time and went to seats R us to look at a new drivers seat, so i have now picked out my new swivel / air operated seat, awesome and pricey. But being an amputee if i dont get this seat, then i can't drive my van. So i now know what wheels, tyres, and seat i am getting, now i just have to find the money to buy them with. lol ;D And as for my new tailshaft, that should be back here tonight, i had to get a new one fabricated, so i still have the beddy one here. My grill had better be here tomorrow morning or else, i will be finding a new sheetmetal guy. So far we are about 5 weeks behind, so he will need to get a move on, i need to finish with him so i can get my wheels and other bits. Hopefully tomorrow will see my front doors finished, and i can start on the tail lights. stay tuned.
george.
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Got the camper jacked up & the A armes & springs & shocks out & cleaned up got about half a bucket of crap off them The bushes look brand new so I might leave them in but the ball joints will be replaised The big brake package looks like it might work VT twin piston calipers & VX 300 mm disc hats I was going to machine the Bedford hub down to fit the hat then redrill to holden bolt patern but there isnt enough meat in them to machine them to fit the hat so I think whill machine the disc off a holden hub & see how that works Photos will follow as I do it Cheers Reid
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love those pics restoreid. Can't wait.
george
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Hey George, when you get your machine finished maybe I can pop up for a looksy? I bet it'll give me another boost to do more on mine!! ::), mind you if I had a shed and stayed in one place for more than a few months at a time over the years, I wouldn't have let mine become such a big job to restore. Well I've just done another 2 solid weeks on it and now I'm of to the snow for 3 to 4 months work and I'll be sleeping in the beddy, the coldest I've slept in it before was 18 below without a heater, but I'm better prepared this time. ;D
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hey dan, you got it, i get the feeling my van will be popular for a few months as people want to know about all the non bedford gear that is going on it. The body will be pretty much bedford. Body wise, things like the lights, flared guards, custom mirrors, grill and a few other sneaky bits will have people looking. When you look at it though, you will know it's a bedford. I really can'nt wait to start showing it off, i suspect i will be losing my voice a lot. lol ;D ;D Most of the serious custom work is happening underneth and in places where most people wont see, unfortunately, the amount of re-engineering of all the running gear is just massive, 90% of what is below the floor has been removed and new late model gear installed. It will only be beddy nuts like us that will know about the running gear. The reason for most of this is, so that i can get replacement parts over the counter, make it reliable so i dont breakdown, and a lot is so that i can drive it, things like hand controls and the new drivers seat will be xxy, but without them i could never get behind the wheel again. All going well this time next year all the qld vanners will see me cruising around with a grin a mile long. hehe lol ;D ;D ;D
Hey nick, you wont regret getting a beddy.
george.
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Hi beddy mates, just thought i would let you know i finally got my tailshaft back. Brand new custom made.
george
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This week I got a baby daughter. 91/5 lb of magic.
That leads me to my next project....
I have a pair of seats with their own seat belt I need top get into the back so I can take my 2yo son out of the house on missions.
Anyone had any luck with engineers?
The seats are very nice but I want to talk to an engineer before installing in case I have to change something to get it legal.
cheers
derek
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and how much george?????
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Congratulations Delrazor - 91/2 lbs of the best project you'll ever do!!! As far as the seats, are the belts the inertia type fitted into the seat? If so, engineering will be a piece of piss, a lot different if you have to mount the seatbelts separately.
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Yep fully self contained inertia belts.
I have been thinking about child seats and i reckon i may have to build some kind of structure behund the seats. We shall see.
Lucky I am a steel fabricator.
cheers
derek
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hey ben, yeh they fabricated a brand new shaft for me, and it cost me $484-00 delivered to my door.
george.
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hey raze... congrats to the new apprentice... tonic for th soul they are. ;)bloke am in melbs at mo helpin a friend out .cathin up tomoz wiv me ranga pride havent seen him for 8 months, hangin to kick back n shoot th breeze wiv him adain... like i said bloke no matter th age havin kids is a true tonic for th soul ;)
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well done george.
well dad bough his first complete beddy yesterday..
we drove it home last night from melb in the rain.. was another adventure.. snapped a wheel stud, had wheel nuts coming loose.
conclusion:
dont put commadore rims on hq - hz stud pattern unless you can beef up the wheel studs using falcon 1/2inch studs rather than 7/16th holden ones cause of the centre hole no being supported by the other centre hole ya know lol...
anyway got her back home
here are some photos of the beast..
253 auto, hwy salsbury diff, hq front brakes, nice and straght only surface rust. good price:) and all engineered you little beauty:)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/1-9.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/4-6.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/3-6.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/2-7.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/5-5.jpg)
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What a little beauty Ben. I bet your dad is happy ;D
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good one ben, looks good. Just goes to show that there are still a lot of bedfords out there, i wonder how many more there are.
Well i finally got my new laser cut custom grill on friday, awesome is all i can say, this will be the only grill of this design on a bedford anywhere in australia. 100% original to a beddy. Cant wait to show it off to all, i recon you will all be surprised at what it is. Held it up against the front of my van yesterday, just AWESOME. Got my modified headlight mounting rings back as well, so i can now finish mounting up my grill and lights. oh yeh. We finished my front doors on friday, welded the lid down on my battery tray inside the cargo door, battery tray has also been cut out.
Next thursday i will be starting on the back of my van, the whole back will be cut up and fitted with new tail lights and xtras, you are going to love the lights i have for the rear, i have'nt even seen them on the original car, they are an upgrade for the factory lights, but i dont think owners are aware these lights are available, i stumbled onto them while looking for the originals.
george.
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Fitted a fuse box and safety shut off switch to the white truck, also changed the dash cluster, bled the brakes wired up the newly installed windscreen washer. Only a couple of jobs and its ready for rego, tray, carpet and trim, wire the new LED tail lights and fit the new windscreen seal and crackless screen......a bout a weeks work if i knuckl down, but it seems i only get one day a month to do anything.....started up the new v8 truck and took for spin round the block to charge the battery.....cant wait to get started on it poper!!!!!!!!!!!
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hey kimbo, do you have any pics of your new cluster, and led tail lights ?
george.
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I bought my first beddy (off ebay), Waiting for it to be trucked over from Melbourne to see what condition she's in.
Also made some room in the shed to start working on her
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hi George.................LEDS are still in the box..........and the dash cluster is just the standard beddy one.....old one has all cracked and busted up.....getting there slowly tho....need to get it done so i can play with the new V8 cf truck
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1. got a new camera!! today
2. took photos of stuff ive been doing cause beddy site been a bit quiet..
3. wrecked a blue van last week.. here are some of the remains..
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01433.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01435.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01434.jpg)
4.built a fibreglass snare drum this week.. sounds pretty good too:) pity i used old hardware otherwise it would look a million bucks!!
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01439.jpg)
now fits really well with the rest of my kit ha ha!!
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01440.jpg)
5. been working occasionally on the tilt front.. still considering cutting the whole front off the van so i can spin her round..
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh20/jukeboxesrus/DSC01436.jpg)
what everyone else been up to????
ben
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went and bought a lap top so i can post photos and stuff again!
had a really funny day!!
found a lost van again 2 in a week lovin it!
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rust.....bonnet/side door.... :'(
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What a fortnight, well my tail lights are no longer. We spent a whole day cutting templates and steel trying to get these lights to work, no luck. After 7hours and oxy and a nice big hole where the left light should be, i shelved them. The problem was the shape of the body of the light, if i had of reshaped the van it would of looked like crap. So after some prodding by my sheet metal guy, he showed me some lights he is using on a race car he is building in his shop, the size and shape is a good fit, but the colours are all wrong, to me it looks like the designer just got 2 lights from 2 different cars and joined them. So i am going to use them, but to satisfy my pickiness, i will have to get a plastic repairer to cut the front out of one [very red] and weld a new piece of euro clear in there to match the other side of the light.
So instead of the back getting done, we moved to the fuel filler on the RHS, now that was a lot more sucessful, so i now have duel fuel tanks in my van, still need to slice and dice the tanks to fit the new pipes and filler, but that will be going out to my mate at redcliff.
I also went and raided the wreckers and got a heap of bits so that i can graft them into the new dash and consoles. Got my wiper motors so that they can plug into the new steering column harness.
My cruiser was due for rego last week, but either qld trans- forgot to send the renewals out or the post lost them, so i have had to empty my van build account
so that i can pay my rego, had about 15mins to find a $1000 and pay it b4 it was out of rego, what a mess, so no work on the van now till i get paid again.
Need to get my new wheel and tyre next pay so that we can start on the flares in the next few weeks. I am getting one to start with, make sure it will look good, and use it to mock up flares, if i am happy, then i will get a full set.
george.
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Ready for take off................... and his Brother and at the other end of the scale, there's no way these fellows are getting of the ground. And the last one is giving it a good try to join his mates.
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Wow, this is true ART and Woody is back!
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That wood panel van is very cool! Any more photos?
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Made some door trims and covered them in the same carpet i am going to put on the hood lining and floor.....tick another one of the list.
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nice one kimme shes comin together.
I had a very sucky but intresting day
1.thought id get to work on the van ,took the gard off me compressor so wasnt all ratly for the neibours
kids came in and asked me to pump up thir bike tyres ,sure i says walk over pump up the tyres watch them ride off to the park
wapppp wappp wappp air line cought in belt of compressor.........
twisted my ankle getting to it. :-\
2. sulked and chucked a pattie at myself.......
thought id do better if i took the kids to the movies loaded the three and the missus into her xr6 and wenmt to a packed carousel........
mistake!!! spent 30min lookin for a car space
3.Then I really f up, Im sic and tired of being polite to people who are rude to me and I MADE A BIG MISTAKE I let the day get to me I followed a guy in the parking lot he says to me im leaving mate you can have my spot- Beauty I says and put my indicator on and followed him. In the other direction a commodore was coming head on the driver and I made eye contact and as the other bloke reversed his car the commodore sped in.......
I got otta my car walked up and tapped on the guys window" Thats a bit rude mate i think you should move", he says sorry and reverses back, but dosnt reverse out just drives in , I turn around calmly walk back to his car Ripped his keys out and tossed them 2 meters away.
I REALLY wanted just to drop a right hook through the window but not infront of my kids.
I must be getting old ,but i felt better when the bloke behind me said to me that i was a better man than him cause hed a let rip.
4.got home late cause after the film we lost our 16yr old daughter in the crown then I gets home to watch my beloved eagles well I got the times mixed up and missed almost the entire game!!!!!!
and they won one.
I should have just stayed on the beddy.....
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Well i felt the desire to do some kind of update:)
Things have gone from bad to worse......In that i no longer have a welder/fabricator ("apparantly" he is sick and cant do the job he started) to add to that, the reports i have had are that what he did has only ruined the van anyhow.....using checker steel (something like that) and ofcourse he cut the arches out so i cant even just throw some fibreglass flares on..
After the whole Hammers debarcle, now this........i must say i feel pretty beat up, and i doubt i will trust too many people from this point on:(
BUT...ive been going to church alot lately, and im gaining strength spiritualy and for the first time in 15yrs a real kick in the guts like this hasnt got me suicidal (trust me, 5yrs ago it would have)...
Maybe this was always meant to happen, im a christian first and formost, and its fair to say i had been giving this van more love/ attention than i had to God......and that is not what i desire in my heart, so now...its my project van, i have plans to re-save and buy a run about, and hoooopefully get myself some welding and fabrication training to do the job myself, as the lesson i learnt is...."Only I can make my dreams come true....NOT other people". And to be fair, its lifted a huge burden from my shoulders....nothing keeps you down like failure to meet your goals and betrayal of people you trust:(
So now i hope to one day (as soon as possible maybe a year..or 2 or 3 or 4) to show the van I MADE/ CREATED.
;D
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kirk as the saying goes never trust a tradesman ha ha... nah some are good lol.. but everything happens for a purpose i recon:)
if you have time you can come down here and spend a day or something mucking around with my mig and ill show you everything i know about welding that ive picked up from spending time with welding blokes..
or if you jump on a welding site or somehow get in connection with people in your area, you might find a bloke in your area that you can go spend some time with to show you some stuff:)
also youtube is your best friend.. so much professional help on there its awesome!!!!
ben
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hey kirk keep at it mate your doing ok with it , dosnt matter about your fabricater another will come along are you in melborne? Il be in melb with jill if anyone wants to catch up for a brew im always willing to listen and have a good chin wag.
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when craig?
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Hey Ben... Jilybean. We'll be over that way between the Thursday 22nd and back to Perth on the Thursday 29th. Will be traveling around Vic a little while we're there (going back to my old haunt for a few days) Albury / Wodonga and Seymour... (I have family there)...
So will need organize a time suitable for both of us to catch up....
Let us know what you are doing during that time..
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Hey kirk, look at it this way mate, your working with steel, its just as easy to put back as it is to remove, go back a few pages, and have a look at the class 1 cock up we made of the tail light, i look at it everytime i go to the workshop and it makes me feel like a twit for allowing it to happen, i wasted a full day, but we will just fill it back in and make it stronger then ever. It was no-ones fault, i was calling the shots and it did not work, now i have to regroup and solve the problem.
As for your arches, now you have the chance of creating some really cool flares, as for your trady where possible supervise what they are doing, i am glued to my guy and if i dont like something then i say so. In my case, i dont know about you, but i did my apprenticeship as a fitter and welder, worked in muffler shops, and when it comes to design i know what i like and how a line should flow, so im lucky i am in sync with my sheetmetal guy, so maybe find someone and hover over them, at the end of the day its your van, your money and you have to be happy with the finished van everytime you look at it. It took me 2 and half years to find the mechanic and sheetmetal guys that i have, but the wait was worth it, we all work well together, i'm getting what i want and they are making money. Trust me kirk when i tell you it will happen, i have the feeling when things go wrong like the light, that it will never be done, but i know i will get there, i have to, there are a lot of beddy lovers here that want to see what i am creating, and i dont want to disappoint, so thats just one more reason to forge on. If need be take a break, and when you least expect it, the right tradys will just show up, just make sure they have the same passion for your van that you do. Good luck.
george
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drove to albany with jill to look at the green beddy, got home late cause of a car accident outside donnybrook
slept like a log woke up to find shes gone out and CUT OFF HER HAIR...........
:( :( :( :(
oh yea will post beddy photos....
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thats rather strange.
ok gotta go out side and wreck 2nd last beddy to wreck for a while:)
ben
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Crawled under my vp commy that i bought for a conversion, and found out that the diff ratio is 3.08. ;D No wonder the old girl shifts arss when you give it a bit of throttle.!!! :D :D :D
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Don't worry it does the same in the Beddie!
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im coming round to this conversion more and more every day.. just not so happywith the sound of a v6:(
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kirk here is one for you..
http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=welding+cd&_sacat=0&_odkw=paint+cd&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313 (http://shop.ebay.com.au/i.html?_nkw=welding+cd&_sacat=0&_odkw=paint+cd&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313)
welding cds:)
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Hay Ben, with the new tech... exhausts out there, you could make it sound like a V8 no problem.
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Baz you're right the exhausts can sound alot liek a v8, my mates VY commodore sounds alot like a v8, but you either have to get semi stuck into the throttle, or be in the car following to hear it...
for me, the best thing about a v8 is that i can hear it idling right next to me, so i dont need to floor it to hear it.
not everyone is like me, but me + 6cyl = excessive speed
where as me + v8 = happily cruising below the speed limit
;D
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Ok MaTTe, worked in the van movement in the 80's for years, and fully understand what you are saying and agree, but times change, gas is higher, performance and be changed by a (chip) in a V6, V8 full rebuild and $'s later. The V6 lacks the ROCKING feeling, you can't get better than the eight, maybe one day we can step up to the new Holden V8, but I think we are talking about the old V8's that most of us know and love so much. :)
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been in melb for 9hrs---would be nice if our luggage was here too!! The air line forgot to put a whole crate on the plane -and it left 90min late??
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looks like i have to find some new springs for the rear of my van or take some wieght out of it. poor old girl is sitting low in the ass now days
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Bas you're right, the v6's are a dime a dozen and have reasonable performance too, they're also cheaper on fuel...
With gas tho, any motor is affordable to run. There's no way i could afford to run my van on petrol all the time, but i can afford to run it on gas most of the time and enjoy petrol on occasions
Personally i think the old school V8s sound alot better than the new holden V8s, i dont like the firing order of the new school. Performance wise the GenIII/Gen IV might be better/easier to achieve but that all depends on your knowledge base i guess
Personally if i were to put a new 6cyl in, i'd be going a ford BA-FG straight 6, more power, more torque, more tunable, and the motor is already *similar* shape to the 202. Plus it's easy to bolt on a turbo down the track when you want more
One day............
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I saw a light green van pull into BP Innaloo a couple of days ago, same colour as Daves, but without the flowers
I also had a couple of blokes rock up at my place asking about my van, they really want one for their business, so i sent them down to Lynford to look at the van there........
Plenty of other stuff going on, but i'll update later
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Matt they didn't leave any phone numbers did they? Borrie will be up for sale in the near future ...... :'(
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Unfortunately not, but i did give one of the blokes Arron's number to ask about a rear window for a holden panelvan, so maybe ask Arron to grab their number for you, i'd say they'll definately call...
They may swing back past here over the coming weeks, but i can't be sure of it
How much you looking for? im sure a few blokes on here would jump at the opportunity
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wink wink nudge nudge!
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well i found veggie mode on my camera!!! its awesome! instead of files that are 2.5mb files end up being 133kb:) yay 10,000 photos wahoo! and quick uploads:)
very happy chappy i am:)
ben
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Hey Baznz, read your coment last page, what are some of the ways to make a V6 sound like a V8. I am putting the V6 3.8 VP in mine with turbo700, and want to get that growling V8 sound. One of the reasons for the v6 for me was that even though gas was cheaper then petrol, rego was not, I would rather pay $600 for a v6, then $1000 for v8. Also i am not looking at doing burnouts and quarter mile, just want to cruise on weekends, and take in the looks from those around. lol One thing i was looking at was fitting hot dogs, but if there are other options then want to hear them b4 i get to this job.
george.
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well things have slowed down here on the van, kind of lost some go with the headache of the tail lights, they were the last thing i thought would stall the work, but have now settled on a new set of lights, not completely happy with them, but they may grow on me. I hoped to have the back of the van finished by now, but have a long way to go. oh well, thats customising.
george.
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just watching a old aust movie called roadgames got a nice looking beddie in it
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yeah, Skippy will love this, The green beddie is back
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George, as for the sound of the exhaust on your V6, I'm know expert but was stating with the new systems out there it would be possabile, it would have to be a twin exhaust with Headers, maybe a couple of cobbys and turbo mufflers fitted anyone that has a lot of know how on exhaust systems would be able to help out. I have come across a couple of VN's the I had to ask what they were running as they sounded unreal. Cheers
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I'm just running two cobbys on my system (VN V6) and exhaust exits out in front of rear wheel.
Haven't run it yet (waiting on timing chain and bits) but hopefully it will be quiet enough to be legal but noisey enough to drown out the boy racers
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Hey busy, are you guys allowed to run your exhausts out the side in front of rear wheels ? thats what i was planning, till i was told by qld transport it's a no no. I am holding off till i speak to my engineer, and i will follow his advice.
george.
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Ok Busy...Enlighten me what are cobbys? :-\
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Yep George, know trouble over here, well I haven't had in problems at a M.O.T testing station. Bas
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I guess the same as your Hotdogs?
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From what i have been told here we can still buy hot dogs here, so that could be the cheapest, can you have hot dogs and a catalytic converter in the same system without the dogs affecting the way the pollution gear works ?
george.
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George, the exhaust has to exit 8 inches from your last openning(door or window), thats here in victoria. And l don't know who thought that out when it comes to wagons and vans. hotdogs and cobbys are still available and in different lenght
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just watching a old aust movie called roadgames got a nice looking beddie in it
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I f%$@kn hate it when they destroy classic cars in movies its absolutely f%$kn criminal. they dropped a prime moover on that van >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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i liks the side mirrors on that van
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Ok Busy...Enlighten me what are cobbys? :-\
umm cobbies? they are exhaust bullets? they are long tube things with rounded ends. sports exhuast
I'll try find a photo
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if your chasing those mirrors try ken at the van shop he had a set
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hey guys, is the above van from the roadgames movie ?
george
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hey guys, is the above van from the roadgames movie ?
george
yes
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I dont know about that, the one in the Roadgames movie had murals if i remember rightly.
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Picked up the rear yoke for the new driveshaft today as well as a few nuts and bolts I was missing for the diff. Got under the rear half of the van with a scraper, wirebrush and a can of grease & wax remover. I've said it before. What a thankless bloody task that is. Scraped all the grease and oil from the last couple of leaky engines and transmissions off the middle of the undercarriage and cleaned it up ready for painting. Now there shouldn't be anything to catch fire when welding brackets on to the chassis for the diff. Using that grease and wax remover in confined spaces isn't too good for the braincells either.
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that the one, its now parked under a truck ;D ??? ???
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welded the tie rails onto the new tray, bent up the shiny checker plate to house the tail lights and rear number plate.....photos soon.....gotta get it outta the shed so i can take some decent pics as well get the tray off for painting!!!!! closer and closer
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going good kim keep at it mate.
hey mezz when you gonna hit w.a
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building a BLOODY bathroom...........who would do such a thing???????? :-\
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What :o In your workshop Dano ??? ;D
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Hey Matte here's the pic off the door rubbers I promest you Top one front doors Middle one rear doors [come flat like that ] Bottom one side door Cheers Reid
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thought i was on to a bargian "bedford hiway diff $600.00" but turned out to be a LWB one :(
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Thats great, cheers Reid
I think those rubbers look better than the rare spares ones I have
Much appreciated!
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:'( Well; Our Beddie has finally been sold. Quite ironic really, because "she's" on her way back to Qld.
A bloke by the name of Ben Tucker has brought it and "YES"", I have given him all the details of The BUGGA site!!!!
You haven't lost us completely; we will still look and comment on the site!!!
Will remember all the good people that we met (especially --- at Geelong; when I paid way too much for a "swearing parrot at the auction --Still have it tho!!
Here is a pic of The OLD GIRL leaving Pirie today
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look what van dad ended up with getting home 5.30 this morning.....
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150481449563&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150481449563&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)
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i seen that one on ebay look ok too
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why are all the good bargin vans interstate my old girl is ineed of some work but evey time i find a good van to wreck for parts it interstate
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Hey Benny your contagious
Your Dads caught the Beddie virus :D
And here I was thinking you were trying to "down size" - I can see a competition between you and your dad about whos got the BIGGEST collection :o
Warren
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Well I thought I would surprise you all with my new van.....
Only my tax return came yesterday $1771.53 short of what I was promised. >:( >:( >:(
I can appeal and am going to do so but for the second time in my life I have to let a dream beddy I won on ebay go....
I think I will just give up and join the Face book crowd and pretend to be satisfied with where I am at :'(
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Well had my swb on its maydon trip tp rotorua last week got a W.O.F and rego on wednesday and on the road on thursday.blow a bit of water out on the way but all up not a bad trip. :D :D :D
Got to put a new gasket on the left hand header and thats about it rapt as with it.
(the miss just wants me to get a heater in it was cold as in roto )
Cheers Paddy
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no heater is not cool for the misus..
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You could tell her that her arse looks big in those jeans and she'll get all hot and bothered ...... ;) Problem solved ;D ;D
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lol bet u wouldnt say that to yor missus merlin...ben no heater in a beddy is not cool.. ( a metaphore there as it would be very very cool this time of year ;D ;D) less one woz in darwin ) anytime to man woman or beast, imagine the demisting hassles at 6.00am brrrrr no fanks :D
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This is Neil's missus and I can assure you he would say that to me but I wouldnt want one with no heater either, but then I wouldnt want a Beddy :P
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LOL ... u :o wouldnt want a beddy merlin ??? ??? yeah rite.... an im really a kangeroo :D :D ;)
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Hey Skip ya need ta read my post again that was the warchief that replied to you not me btw just between you me and the buga post she is getting a bedy weather she likes it or not ive had a gut full of her Kia Carnival >:( >:(
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lol yup yor rite i misread it.... but then again how many kangeroos do u know wot can read propurly ;D ;D ;D ;D
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painted and itted he tray. Fitted mudguards and rear tail light section....more photos here
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=24302 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=24302)
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looking good
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OOORRRR....Vanessa,, don't tell me you wouldn't recommend that little Kia people mover to anyone? Neil seemed so fond of that wagon. ;D
Very fond of sending them to the tip!!!!! :D ;D :D ;D
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geeze... ness I think thats the one neil used as a bonfire last sat to get us all warm.....
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Just sussing out a replacement for it. remioved the beddy one on sat niow trying to figure out what to put in it so we got heat and a fan to bow it around lol.
cheers Paddy
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bought a plasma cutter yesterday off ebay for 650 bucks with a pilot arc. arnt expecting it to last any longer than a year but it has a 1 year warrenty with it so thats good.
anyway cant wait to cut some stuff up muha ha ha
bit scary how easy it would be to break into anything! cuts like 16mm plate steel! and the rest of the metals no worries
ben
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ben.... if we hear of any tanks goin missin at puckapunyal ;D ;D ;D ;D good move though bud as i know plasys cant be used to make short sleeve shirts ;) ::) ... or :o.. can they ??? ??? ;)
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be carefull benny...lol
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :-\ :-\ :-\javascript:void(0); :-\
gout in both toe,ankle,knee
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Well i got my mechanic back yesterday, very productive, we sorted out the link between the column and rack, so that is now off to the engineer to have the splines sorted so it all becomes one, so that should be done in the next few days. We also found a handbrake [freeby] from my 60 cruiser, perfect size and fit, so we now have that location sorted. My gear shifter has also been sorted, and the location worked out, so we have almost reached a milestone, in that all the mechanical engineering/fabrication is just about done. In the next week, we will connect the steering, measure the tirod ends to get the right length, make up the new radiator mounts, and confirm the shifter/brake height when i make a cardboard console to scale, and then it will be ready to pull down to rebuild everything. Feels good when the sheet metal is going so slow.
george.
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thinking of painting my rims red
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Thinking of painting my finger nails red???? ;D :D ;D :D :D ;D
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dad took white and blue van in for a road worthy check. man said he wouldnt roadworthy it. too much work. ha ha. whats new? its the closest beddy to roadworthy on our property also:( oh well. back to work..
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fitted two new shockies to the blu van and some pinchweld to the doors went to take it round the block and she started to shake like a banshee butt welded to eddie murphy!!
upon further inspection the rear gearbox mount had destroyed itself. :-( got it home and spent the rest of the day changing it over and tiding up stuff.
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I know this van lives in Sydney, has anyone ever caught up with john Id like to see more of it. 8)
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is it the missing green one?? ::) ;D ;D
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Damn that looks cool! The front bumper is great!
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Hey obssesion, can you post a pic or 2 of your windows and pinchweld ? i am trying to find the right stuff for my van, something that will keep most of the water outside. Everything i have ever seen has been what people can find, and not real effective. I am starting to think that genuine does not exist, and i will have to get something made up or find something that is very close.
george.
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will never gonna figure out why they call it Miss Universe when our planet is the only one competing.
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how is it the yanks can have a national comp and call the winners world champs
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Easy who's gunna challenge them? ;)
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Bedford crazy check out www.uesint.com (http://www.uesint.com) they have what you need
Regards
Petrolhead
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Thanks clint found a couple of rubbers that look like they will work, will get in touch with them shortly.
Also, some good news, so far, i did the rounds on the net and phn yesterday and it looks like i have found a sparky that likes a challenge, and likes to think outside the box. My biggest problem was finding someone that would rewire my van, the mention of bedford and rewire in the same sentence sent them scrambling, this guy thinks it will be easy enough to do. The other problem, was linking my V6 and harness to the cruise control of a second vehicle, he seems to think that by getting the 2 to talk to each other that it is do-able. So monday i will be dropping my cruise control off to them and they will do what they do, heres hoping. The other thing is he is just round the corner. oh yeh. So he was the last of the tradies i needed to get on board, thats everyone i need to finish my ride now. Deep breathe and i can relax a little bit, just a little. ;D
george.
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cost me $114.00 for 8 meters
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wired up the LED tail lights and reverse beeper to the truck.....also painted the step wells and tidyed up with checker plate.....next job is to put the floor carpet in, then get it booked in to get the brakes sorted, will have the windscreen replaced at the same time....then it's rego time :o)
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beddy truck is now booked in for brakes and windscreen next Tuesday......i'm getting a little excited [infact i think a little bit of wee just came out]......once rego is hopefully done the truck will be listed for sale so i can start my other one.....so if anyone is interested let me know.....i do still have the disc brake front end for it that came with it when i bought it from Ben. I have sincce put the the diff and front end from the donor van in it to hopefully make it easier for rego.
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That door rubber is called "pinch weld" and Universal Engineers carry it on the shelf just measure up how much you need
Regards
Petrolheadb]
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lil truck is home
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love it....you know why... ;)
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that truck looks familiar!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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so.... you bought Neils rims?
I bet Neil is a happy man with a free hoist an all, just gotta pull names out of a hat to decide what goes on the hoist next....
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Good to see it home,that'll take some pressure off!
When we gunna paint it? ;D
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Actually,where ya gunna park it? :-\
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beddy truck is now booked in for brakes and windscreen next Tuesday......i'm getting a little excited [infact i think a little bit of wee just came out]......once rego is hopefully done the truck will be listed for sale so i can start my other one.....so if anyone is interested let me know.....i do still have the disc brake front end for it that came with it when i bought it from Ben. I have sincce put the the diff and front end from the donor van in it to hopefully make it easier for rego
What kind of price are you looking at Kimbo
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Hang on ....Their not those "Girlyman" rims are they??? ;D
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smack? :P ;)
no the rims are off 1 of the other vans
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beddy truck is now booked in for brakes and windscreen next Tuesday......i'm getting a little excited [infact i think a little bit of wee just came out]......once rego is hopefully done the truck will be listed for sale so i can start my other one.....so if anyone is interested let me know.....i do still have the disc brake front end for it that came with it when i bought it from Ben. I have sincce put the the diff and front end from the donor van in it to hopefully make it easier for rego
What kind of price are you looking at Kimbo
ONCE BRAKES ARE DONE $1800.00 PRE REGO.....OR ROUND $2500.00 AFTER REGO.....RUST FREE, NEW FUEL PUMP, LIGHTS ETC, NEW TYRES, 202 RED MOTOR WITH TRIMATIC [STANDARD DIFF] BOG STANDARD INSIDE.....GREAT LITTLE TRADIE TRUCK
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I am debating on whether to buy a new ford ute or go for something with a bit more character. $2500 sounds good. How long until it will be rego'd?
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Just got to get the brakes done, windscreen replaced and put the new floor carpet in......hope to get most of all that done by the end of next week, then i will try for rego after that....all going well should be ready in 2 - 3 weeks i guess.
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Sweet. Let me know how you go. I am pretty keen on it.
I had a couple Beddies. I gave my blue one to Craig and sold Borrie to Dano and have been kicking myself since.
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my standard van update:
motor and box etc all in, engine bay bits all done, inside mostly done, just a bit more wiring to do really and a cable or two.
have been waiting for a price for my driveshaft - $500!! f#@k that, 2 new universals are $100 +gst, and balance $90 + gst and all the rest to supply a tube and weld the ends on.
my custom van update:
none sadly - not enough hours in a day
Oh and I can't find the thread it was mentioned on, but a VN commodore timing chain tensioner, got it priced up at $300 + gst )thats with trade discount, series 2 is slightly cheaper ($20) than series 1
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Need a Tailshaft done then ring DRIVESHAFTS AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd
Unit 5 12 Carol Road Maddington
Ph: 94592777
Fax: 94592773
Nigel Thomas
e-mail: nigel@driveshafts.com.au
Paul Simons
e-mail: paul@driveshafts.com.au
Tell them Clint from Truckline sent you
Regards
Petrolhead
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Sweet. Let me know how you go. I am pretty keen on it.
I had a couple Beddies. I gave my blue one to Craig and sold Borrie to Dano and have been kicking myself since.
just about finished her if ya wanna buy her back, (my regret now.....as i built her for me ... not to sell) but need funds to go fishing in the 4B....Beddie ;)
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Oh and I can't find the thread it was mentioned on, but a VN commodore timing chain tensioner, got it priced up at $300 + gst )thats with trade discount, series 2 is slightly cheaper ($20) than series 1
Screw that. You guys must have a Pick-A-Part somewhere local. They always have shiteloads of Commodores. Go find a later model one with the Buick V6 and rip one out of there. They'll probably only charge you $10 aside from the hour it takes you to rip it out. Don't put an original VN back in there because you're setting yourself up for failure again.
Oh yeah, it was mentioned in a thread you started as well. Here... http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2057.10 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2057.10)
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Sweet. Let me know how you go. I am pretty keen on it.
I had a couple Beddies. I gave my blue one to Craig and sold Borrie to Dano and have been kicking myself since.
just about finished her if ya wanna buy her back, (my regret now.....as i built her for me ... not to sell) but need funds to go fishing in the 4B....Beddie ;)
I did think about it when I saw that you where going to put it up for sale but the ute is more suitable for work. We already have a van.
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got the floor carpet in today, do the hood lining tomorow and a cupla fiddly jobs.....off to the brake shop tuesdee.
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Did my best to set fire to the van today. Was welding up some of the small screw holes in the deck of the van from previous flooring. I had cleared everything out from under the van just in case except for some plastic bowls and sponges that I had left on one of the rear wheel chocks thinking they would be safe. Well I had just finished welding up a hole when I noticed a flickering orange light through some of the remaining holes. Jumped out of the van and found the bowls and sponges well alight right beside the rear tyre. kicked the bowls away but because they were melting plastic most of it stayed on the chock. Very quickly grabbed the fire extinguisher and let rip. Singed the rear quarter of the van but at least the tyre didn't catch and the powder from the fire extinguisher went everywhere. Everything is now coated in a white dust. Great start to the morning. ::)
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my heater in my work area caught on fire 2 nights ago.. could have been disasterous also.. fire is not always bad thou. nice and warm:)
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least u didnt try to weld a pair of longsleeves onto yor t shirt ;D ;D ;D .... hot or cold it only seems the depth wot varies wiv u benny ;)
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roof and floor trim done
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Very nice mate - looks the goods
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Hey rogue, your not allowed to BBQ your van, all that hard work, just shows how quick things can change. Well its monday morn, and i am off to see my new sparky. I am taking my cruise control down to him so they can bench test it to see what needs to be done to get it to talk to the beddy and VP. Wish me luck, but he sounded confident.
george.
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MAY THE FORCE BE WIV YOU GEORGE ;)
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Well folks i am home, and all looks great, spent about 3hrs talking to him about what i want and he seem to be able to solve it or ring someone that can. He has someone working on designing an air-con system for me, if he can then i will post the guys details, and those that want air can talk to them. Because i am using the face and controls from another car, the computer controls the air con, i am hoping the controller i bought comes in under a certain manufacture date, so that we can set it up as a stand alone system, and bypass the computer. Should know that answer later this week. Should have an answer on my cruise control by weeks end, also my sheet metal guy will be here friday, so hope to finally get my tail lights finished on friday. Thank god, they have been a thorn in my side. :o
george.
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ol borrie's comin along....finished the wifes bathroom...BORING :-*.. side door is complete and painted ready for install. rust in LWB panel cut n shut, waiting to do door jam then i can scuff n stuff the both of them and fit door. Then i can tackle the lower sill.(have panel pressed and ready for fitiing)
nere's some piccies
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oh and I've rewired the swb's ignition, fuel sender, fuel pump,ign modulator,...... i need to fire her up , man i miss her.. :'( ;)
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My lovely son shifted back home a couple of weeks ago, l let him use the bedford to get his crap and tow his shit box home cos he broke it ::) ::) It's bad enouth that he parked his shit box in the middle of the door way of a 12 x 20 mtr. shed and pulled it a part so l can't even get my toys out. Not realy bike weather at the moment so bit my tongue ::) ??? ::). Been three weeks car still there ??? ???. Today l thought l'd drive the beddy and give it a run, NO FU#@$K&^N PETROL AND I RUN OUT BEFORE I GET IN TO TOWN, the walk calmed me down,(about three K's each way), why did i just quit smoking. WAIT IT GETS WORSE, when shit for brains used beddy he didn't close back doors properly or wind up windows all the way, and here is me wondering what the smell is :'( :'( We have had a shit load of rain here and the carpet, matress etc. are soaked. I know, when l get home l'll put it in the shed with the doors open with a heater to dry it out and take the road king for a ride, that will make me fill better. OHH FU#@@#EN SHIT, I CANT PUT IT IN THE SHED, SHIT FOR BRAINS'S CAR IS THERE, AND I CAN'T EVEN GET THE BIKE OUT IF I TRIED :'( :'( ??? ??? ::)
WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN, REGARDLESS TO WHAT THEY DO
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Hey rossie, how old is he ? Mate time to get tough, the beddy comes first. ;) ;D ;D
george.
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Put a new battery in my girl on the weekend, figured it could do with one as when you had headlights on and indicators, the battery light would flash in time with the indicators.
Drove her to work this morning, and left my lights on for 2hours, and she cranked over as if nothing had happed. Lucky
Also trying to sell B1 on ebay again as the last time i sold it, the wanker never came for it
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bedford-1972-CFS-202-/250689792741?pt=AU_Cars#ht_500wt_1154 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bedford-1972-CFS-202-/250689792741?pt=AU_Cars#ht_500wt_1154)
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good little white van good starter project ,,did you buy the 12 inch jelly beans on e-bay they would fit
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id like to ask a tecknical question is red for positive and black for earth universal standard in ozz with batterys cos i jump started my truck with my new van(blue lwb) and i COOKED the batterys in both as someone wired the earth in the van in red and the power in black !!sparks and smoke $140 bucks later one new battery the van still start s thank god !! no more damage to wires ,,,,chears guys
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No, didn't buy the 15x12's they went for a fair price
I know some European cars have a positive earth, to stop corrosion from the salt they put on roads to stop icing, but i dunno bout colours
My van is Red-Pos Black-Neg which should be the norm
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you can get jumperl;eads for 50 bucks that dont matter which way you put them on they with automatically. would be handy for the misus/ girlfriend:)
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The bedford is in the shed, l put his car back to geather and towed it to the back padock, with windows closed, l did think about leaving them open. George his nearly 22 and l will put money, that he doesn't know his cars missing for at least a week
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Well beddy truck number one is in the brake shop away from home for the first time......good news is......when it comes home it will be parked in the garage and beddy number 2 is going into the shed.......the mantury......club testosterone.....arrrghhh arrrggghhh arrrrrggghhh......ready to get started on it.....took a good look over it today and it shouldn't take too long to get into shape....have decided i am going to have the body and paint done professionaly......i will simply rub it back and prime it so i can still drive it round....got some electrical to do and re- do the steering column and dash with new gauges......yew bewdy
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Hey gazza, this is a simple way to work out neg / posi, the possitive post normally has a bunch of wires coming off it, negative normally just has one connected to the post, at least all my vehicles do. If i'm mistaken someone will correct me.
george.
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Batteries have the polarity marked on the top beside each terminal.
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thats an even easier way of telling the difference. lol ;D ;D ;D ;D
george.
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yea but red wire to red wire,,never red to black or fireworks and that funny smell
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Ignore the wire colour. It is positive (+) to positive (+) and negative (-) to negative (-).
If you go positive to negative you will have a closed loop circuit with 2 lead acid batteries in series and that is very bad.
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i just bought a 350 chev by accident on ebay. for 350 bucks. dont even know if its any good. its complete. would it still be worth that much if its stuffed? long motor means it is complete yeh? whats a stage 2 cam also?
thanks
ben
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Long motor means complete, but doesn't realy mean carb and dissy and starter. AS long as it got some bore left, its agood buy, l hope its a 010, a stage 2 cam is just above stock, proberbly a gas cam
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Well i spoke to my sparky yesterday, and the good news is he has been able to reconfigure my cruise control to get it to talk to my computer, so i should have a fully working cruise when we start to put the van back together. One less headache ticked off.
Spoke to my sheet metal guy on friday, he will be here this friday to finally finish my bloody tail lights. the pain aaarrrhhh.
Spoke to my mechanic this morning, and he will be here on thursday to connect up the steering rack to the column. oh yeh. and to modify the shifter, measure the tierods, and just finish off small jobs b4 he raps up his part for a while. So when i finish here i need to ring my mate rob and get some parts off him.
Hey desparate, see what you are getting into by buying a beddy, i would not change it for anything. ;D ;D ;D for some obscene reason i love the nightmare of building a beddy. back to my shrink.. ;)
george.
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lol have to agree with that george :D the feeling when achievment in beddybuilding is gained,far outways the gluttony for punishment we crave ;D ;D can i have your shrinks number please ::) ;) ?
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believe it or not skip, my shrink is my van, here is how. After my crash in 01 for the next 4or5 yrs i lived to suicide, thats all i wanted, i didnt want to live as a cripple, the pain was torture so all i wanted to do was wack myself, the problem was i didnt have the guts, i was seeing a shrink from the minute i came out of my coma, but for at least 2yrs after i stopped seeing him i still wanted to do it. Then one day about 3yrs ago i woke up and i found i was not so eager to end it, that was about the same time as i decided it was time to fix the van or sell it. So i am happy to say that for the last 15months or so i have been suicide free, dont get me wrong i am still in pain that sends you into a sweat, but now that i am hitting brick walls trying to solve how to do things with the van, i dont have time to wack myself ;) My van and my grand kids are what keep me sane, or insane lol ;D ;D Maybe i never wanted to die, i dont know, what i do know is the person that took my life away, will never beat me down, for example, this friday @ 1025hrs wil be 9yrs to the day when my world went black, and stayed that way for 7days untill i came out of my coma, so instead of curling up this friday, i am going to be working on my van with my sheetmetal guy. For me this is the best way to beat those that thought i would just lay down and die. I'm here and i'm staying, and if that haunts the junky that did this, tough. sorry guys but black is black, my van is my shrink skippy ;D ;D ;D so i guess we have the same guy, the most expensive shrink in town. MR BEDDY.
george.
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Much respect George
at just over $100 an hour (at least) for a shrink, the beddy is most probable a cheaper deal - and more rewarding :D
Warren
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at just over $100 an hour (at least) for a shrink, the beddy is most probable a cheaper deal - and more rewarding :D
I think I'd argue that. ;)
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anyone need panels or sections from this van before it goes to beddy heaven in the next few days actually tomorow..
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oh it has a 4speed bedford gearbox suit 253 trimatic pattern. i dont wanna waste time pulling it out but if someone wants it?
maybe i should chuck it on ebay. i might be suprised?
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hey benny, those front guards look nice and straight, you dont save those as spares. I think you need a wider trailer mate, that beddy is boarderline. lol ;)
george.
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yeh im gunna widen the rails when i get a chance george. nag guards are no good sorry
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please dont tell me u cut the roof off benny im already having ideas that your up to something i remember a while back u wated to make one big sun roof or clear roof something down those lines anyway
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Hey ben, you reckon you could drop it off at my place, i'll take it off your hands, save you on tip fees ;)
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Benny has been short on sheet metal, cut a few more holes before it goes......................
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Ben is that mirror chrome an have you got two of them?
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corporate logo
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cnc routed 3mm aluminium. Huge version of the side bqadge from a 1959 Lambretta
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ben, those doors look good, surely for the effort to remove and store they're worth more to you or someone else than the tip. if the steerign rack isn't loose, it's fairly easy to pull off and quite handy to have.. just my thoughts tho..
delrazor, looking good mate. should last longer than vinyl.
we've been flat out lately.. been restoring a HQ wagon for a mate, its almost finished.. We've also been preparing for the HQ nationals - which are this weekend.
We've been panelbeating today, been building exhausts, rebuilding motors, tuning motors, and will be focusing on giving the motor some more of its power back now that we have given the car more traction.. Lots to do, so little time now
So if any of you blokes want to come out to wanneroo raceway on sunday (there's only 2 races saturday) we'll be there all day. Dont be offended if I dont have time to stand around and chat, i'll likely be very busy throughout the day, but can always have a chat at the end of the day. I think things start around 8am, and go until 5 or 6 pm..
I also received the sound deadener today, so I can bring it to the track for you guys to pick up, or you can come to my house(for those that have placed orders)..
Also got my valve cover spreader bars last week, so they were fitted up quickly yesterday. fortunately after this weekend I'll be able to spend a bit of time on the van doing a few necessary things..
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yeh matte it wont go to the wreckers like this ill besavingall this stuff on it i think peole may be after in the future ie doors, front end, diff (alreadysold hwy diff) i was thinking some of the sheet metal, especially the window sections. clutch pedals.. steering wheel and boss, seat bases
yeh roof already got sold jim:)
ben
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Hey Matte.....How many races on the Sunday? And will it be standing room only? cheers...johnno
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ben good to hear you're thinking ahead, i got a bit worried seeing the van on the trailer already.
John, there are plenty of grassed areas for people with the time to relax ;) bring your folda chairs and pick a spot, if you're confident enough you'll be abel to walk past security into the licenced area and indulge in a beverage while taking advantage of the seats provided there.
I think i'll be spending most of the day in the engine bay, or under the car - tho a day of just fueling the car and cleaning the plugs would be nice.
We have 4 or 5 races, but all up there'll be 8 or 9 HQ races, as there are Group A races and Group B races (as there'll be around 60 cars)
all up we'll be doing something like 62 laps on sunday
I'm not sure on entry prices but it'll be around the $10 a person mark
*update* car is now painted and polished(all a rush job), we've re fitted the LH gaurd, filled the tyres with nitrogen, bought 100L of fuel.. bit of carby work for tomorro, then we'll have to load up in the arvo in preparation for the practice session on friday..
We practiced last saturday, and put down the fastest times we've done all season(by quite a bit) and each time we had slower cars blocking us.... hopefully friday will prove to be the same....
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Hey guys, i have solved the mystery of why power is so expensive. I am stuffed this morning, did not get to bed till almost 2am, bloody black out, again. I recon the bloody government have a figure they need to get from us suckers each year, but with all the blackouts we get, their not charging for power that does not exist in a black out, so the up the price to compensate for when power goes down. thats my p****t off theory this morning. ;) ;D Now i am going to work on my van with the mechanic.
george.
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Benny, I might be after that passenger door, or both - if they're in reasonable nick..
Keep at least the passenger door for me, if it's okay..
working on a day to come up asap ;D
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Got me a new HEI distributor this week, completely pointless ;D
may have found myself a couple of rugged but complete doors as well, at long last..
now just need to find a chrome rear bumper and some cool taillights..
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desparately trying to get to the van , but have SO MUCH CRAP to catch up on.... BAAAAAA!!!!!
looking at knocking the house down and building a triplex...... might need a home for twevle months.....two people and three bedfords.... ;D ;D any offers hahaha ??
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Dano, i'll take the 4wb beddy and your green beddy. I wont even charge you much for aquiring such works of art ;D
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You and Craig need to pool recources and hire a warehouse and 2 caravans for 12-18 months! ;D
Seriously guys think about it!
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I walk my dogs thru a light industrial area where heaps of those tilt up factory units are being built. MAN i would be wrapped if i could buy one of those.... ::) ::) :o :o Just got to get the right lotto numbers ;D ;D
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Well the truck is still in the brake shop as they have only been working on it during quiet periods....they couldnt get the front brakes to work and the guy thought it may need a load preportion valve....as it turns out the front drums a slightly large so he re-bonded the front shoes and problem solved....ready to pick up on monday.....start the other truck this weekend and have to beddies to go and pilfer parts off as well here in Albany......scavenge feast yew bewdy.
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gathering weapons and ammo
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cant get more till Iv sold that green van.... :-\
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INCOMMING.!!!!. :o :o :o :o :D :D ;D ;D ;D
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ammo in the kitchen ready for an explosion?
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what are the seats out of
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ammo in the kitchen ready for an explosion?
whahoooooooo!!!!,
you probably lit up half of ASIO and homeland security will be setting up bedford checkpoints :D
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Hey Craig are those ya front tyres???? ;D ;D ;)
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Hey guys was surfin the net & found this Thought you's might be interested
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How about this one
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Well this is one week in the life of a beddy i will never get back, my mechanic cancelled on thursday, then @ 0700hrs on friday my sheetmetal guy rings to say sorry can't get there today. If the metal guy does not turn up monday morning he can consider himself sacked. So far we have lost about 10 build days on the body work, so that now cancels out my 2nd finish date. But i am giving him till xmas to have all the body work done or he is gone, sick of mucking around now, at this rate i will never get on the road. So IF he turns up monday, trust me i will be getting more for less, in other words he will be working his guts out to catch up, no more mister nice guy with this one. Trust me if he was'nt so bloody good at his job he would of been gone by now.
george.
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Good onya George....Take no prisoners >:( >:(
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hey john, mate its just getting rediculas now, he has cancelled twice in one week, so if i'm going to get it done then i need to get tough. I dont think he is taking advantage because of my situation, i just think because he comes from the gold coast that he has his own idea of what is speedy. Of all the guys that come from the coast, none of them are reliable, must be something in the water down there. ;) ;D
george.
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Dano do you want some advice/help with your house design? By trade I'm a Architectural Draftsman and for a BUGA member you can have my services for FREE
Regards
Petrolhead
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pm me your number big fella.... :o
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PM on the way
Regards
Petrolhead
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update on "gathering weapons and ammo"
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15x10s
this guy has more sets for sale a lot of them are still in the boxes
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lots, n lots,.
cool lookin wheels there obsession,they are weapons alright,:)
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Johnno,,Where are you going? To Craigs place Hes got better toys than me :o :o
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Johnno,,Where are you going? To Craigs place Hes got better toys than me :o :o
;D ;D ;D ;D coffee?
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Love those wheels they will look great on a beddy, gotta love 5 spokes, set you back much
Regards
Petrolhead
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Hey guys, well what a difference a week makes. My sheet metal guy finally turned up, and he got the message that i was not a happy little beddy owner. But he did work his butt off, which meant we got my tail lights finished, so now the whole back end is now done, and we are full steam ahead. He will be back next thursday / friday ready to start the next job.
My mechanic turned up yesterday, and we finally connected the rack to the column, steering works a treat. He is sorting out the tierods now, getting new ones machined up, so should have that back on tuesday, and that will pretty much finish off the mechanicals.
george.
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Love those wheels they will look great on a beddy, gotta love 5 spokes, set you back much
Regards
Petrolhead
no not really about half the price of the ones on ebay
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Hey Craig.....has he got any in Ford pattern [early ford]?
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yes kim his name is kim!!! his phone number is 01408427502
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I almost got these ones
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I think you made the right choice. They look good! 8)
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How wide are the front rims Craig?
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yes kim his name is kim!!! his phone number is 01408427502
I'm guessin he's in WA with you?
Do you think he'd ship to SA?
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7s johno
ring him and ask .. probably
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Well the bedford Alien8 has been in the garage for a while, interior has been removed and the VN V6 4 speed auto doner has also found its place in the garage. This week finally got the motor going again ( faulty fuel pump) and all the rewired VS instruments are working. Now work on the transplant will continue finally.
Julian
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I've been working in a panel shop this week, butchering a couple of Audis. I must have drilled out a couple of hundred spot welds over the last 2 days..
I also spent the afternoon flattening out my power window runners, and making up the brackets to hold the windows. Everything is basically done, just needs a coat of paint and then I can mount the window mechanisms. If I finish early enough tomorro I'll look into fitting them up.
I would have taken a bucketload of photos for you all, but my phone is on the brink so it is taking and making calls but thats about it..
I also fixed my horn button yesterday, its nice to be able to indicate without the horn going again..
I also miraculously had my temperature controlled fan actuator start working again, so i've been adjusting that almost every trip to find the sweet spot of operation..
I bought some 11mm plug wires, and some ZB tail lights(cheers hotrod) all for less than $80
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MaTTe are you using a spotweld drill bit? They only go through one layer of metal very quickly and make life real easy
Regards
Petrolhead
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hey Julian, long time no hear, glad to see alien8 moving ahead. As for mine we are doing great, the 4 wheel disc brakes you and phil were working on are finished, power steering was finished this week, and the v6 and turbo700 gearbox is in, and body works moving along, though is taking longer then i would like, but just me being impatient now, really want to get it on the road next year. Can't wait to start driving it again. Are you and kathy keeping the green and black paint, or are you giving it all a complete going over. Look forward to seeing the pics mate. I have pics in my gallery of the brakes if you want to see how we did them.
george.
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petrolhead, yeah I've been thru 3 spot weld drill bits, they do make life semi easy.. but audis use a sikaflex type product between the surfaces aswell as the spot welds, so seperating the surfaces is far from easy.. some areas you just cant get to.. it's all pretty much ready for re assembly tho
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have you tried my favorite air tool right now the..... air chisel?
here is the one i bought i think? anyway ive given it a hammering he he and its still like the day we meet:)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AIR-HAMMER-CHISEL-SET-NEW-BOX-/200484848614?pt=AU_Air_Tools&hash=item2eadd403e6 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AIR-HAMMER-CHISEL-SET-NEW-BOX-/200484848614?pt=AU_Air_Tools&hash=item2eadd403e6)
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I haven't tried the air chisel, but if a small cold chisel wont fit, i doubt an air chisel would.. ;)
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got the truck home today.....tidyed up the cabin....fitted engine cover lock downs and finished of the rear gaurds with some flat bar stiffeners.....tomorrow i am going to do the door seals and auto shifter surround, if time permits i will scew the decking down and start on an air reciever box for the vents [ols style truck with no heater just and open shut vent to let air into the dash demister vents.
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Hey guys, well we have now finished the power steering, got my rack back yesterday, brand new tierods and tierod ends. We still need to do a bit of trimming of the floor where it goes through, so that and the engine hole will get a final trim tommorrow. So we are now sorting the radiator and air-con components, so we should have an idea of how we are doing that in the next couple of weeks. At this point i am targeting for mid next year to be finished, xmas is a spanner in the works, fly in the ointment, ;) ;D but that is the time frame.
george.
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OOOOO Georgey..... I am getting a hankering for some pics buddy . Dont keep me in suspence ;D ;D
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Hey johnno, here are the pics of my Ford Transit power steering rack. We had 2 new rods machined up, and 1 of the ford rods was in good nick so we re threaded it. We also got 2 new bedford tierod ends.
All i need to do now is find a reliable sheetmetal guy, he cancelled again today, so another day down. At this rate i think i will be forgetting about a lot of the body work and just get some of the rust done and call it a day, cause this guy just does not get it. For me i have just about had enough now and i think if he cancells one more time it will be the last time. I mean i am offering this dickhead thousands of dollars in work into next year, and he is treating it like a sunday picnic, man i just dont get the attitude. So if someone knows a guy here in brissy, PLEASE let me know.
george
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Hey ladies and gents,
I haven't had alot of time to do things I'd like to be doing lately, but have been busy all the same..
as some would know i was wrecking a wreckers a few weeks back, and ended up with quite a bounty.. some things are very usefull to me, others are more useful to others.. i have a thread floating around the forums somewhere..
I have spent a couple of hours over a couple of days installing BA falcon power windows into my van, this was not as easy as I first imagined, but well worth the effort. I also ordered a one touch power window module and have wired that in, just gotta connect it to the alarm so the windows roll up when i lock the van.
I now need some time to make up the door trims to suit, I have VERY temporary trims in at the moment, purely good enough to roll the windows up and down, and close the door.. still gotta connect the power mirror wires into the switch, but that's the easy part..
I have been working - for money - lately which is a welcome change, i have been able to pay for a few things that've been on the list for over a year now, and am starting to get ahead again, however working 11 day straight stints has been difficult in terms of free time to achieve things..
I have managed to pick up some 11mm plug wires and a new set of plugs, so i just now need to get the wires crimped so i can install them, and hope they dont mess with the stereo due to the low resistance.. (im happy just listening to the motor.. ;) )
I've also got a new tool coming from the US that will expand tailpipes so I can make slip fit connections as i make up my new exhaust on the van, this will make it easy to get things right before welding anything.. so a bit of free time will be very handy sometime over the next month or so..
I have also received word that the next batch of sound deadener is almost ready so I will make a new thread for that shortly..
The van is currently filthy dirty, and has been for weeks.. I am desperately awaiting time to give her the good clean she deserves..
So what've the rest of you been upto?
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Thanks to Matte for getting me a box of that wonderful sound deadener.I dont have the means to organize that myself so it was wonderful to be able to go Matts place and pick it up and take it home. ;) I have been busy fitting new bushes and painting up the rear suspension of the vp commy that i am fixing up for the misses and the kids. The car has to go over the pits around december so everthing has to be mickey mouse. I am learning how to get the error codes out of the onboard computer. Next job to do is the crank angle sensor behind the harmonic balancer, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. ;D The big bonus is that i am learning about these v6s so when i go to do the conversion on my van i will have a better understanding of how they tick . ;D ;D ;D
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you amaze me johnno! im scared to death of car computers!
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me to, i'm letting my sparky and mechanic sort it out, as for my vp shell, i was going to scrap it at the end, but i am considering painting up the shell and doing a replica brock 05 car. I already have the 1:64 / 1:43 and 1:18 scale diecast, so why not 1:1 scale ;D ;D my wife is not to sure about the idea, we'll see.
george
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Things have been pretty hectic lately, been working flat out amongst other things..
I decided that I hate HZ alloy calipers enough to change them for HQ calipers, this was not quite as simple as I hoped, the mounting brackets my HZ calipers had, were HZ specific, so I had to make new ones for the HQ calipers.
Funnily enough, when I was doing all the work on the van 6 months ago I held a HQ stub next to the bedford stub(with disc on) and they looked near on identical, it wasn't until I had pulled the caliper and disc off that I realised I do actually have bedford stubs, the shape of the mounting bracket was in keeping with the shape of that on the holden stub, unfortunately the HQ caliper fouls on the bedford stub with that bracket..
So I spent a couple of days sharing my time between the race car and fabricating up the bracket for the HQ caliper, it turned out great, if i made it again I'd make a small change, but that is neither here or there..
In the process, we discovered the master cylinder was buggered(it has done bugger all kms, but having it sit for 6 years caused the seals to perish, so it had poured about 2.5litres into the booster.)
The booster then needed to be reconditioned.
On close inspection I think the stubs are machined too, so theres another important mission to have them replaced..
Once I had a recon booster, new master cyl, and recon calipers, I was able to mount the brakes using my new caliper brackets. This all went together pretty well, and once installed I realised what it meant to have brakes again.. I struggle to understand how the van managed to stop over the last few months.
I also picked up a bucketload of low down torque and top end power due to the booster no longer leaking robbing me of power..
2 days after the install($800 odd in parts) the brakes paid for themselves when someone decided to jump on the brakes infront of me on the freeway, i was almost thrown thru the windscreen, the back end started to come around, and I wiped off 50km/h instantly, I was surprised when the car infront of me was still infront of me, I should have been in the back seat of their car..
So needless to say I've been a pretty happy man of late...
Until today..
I was cruising around the corner turning off the freeway(southern direction) onto hutton st in the left hand lane, turning right. went over the ripples in the road, and the van understeered..
Aftet the van straightened up i noticed the steering wheel was off centre and very light. Further down hutton street almost at scarborough beach road the left front made a massive screech so I had to stop in the middle of the road during peak hour traffic and have a look, only to find my wheel facing 45degrees away from where it should..
Once i had it up on the grass I inspected the problem only to find the tie rod end had pulled out of the steering rack, so to cut a long story short I'm up fopr a new steering rack.
Luckily there are some great members on here able to help out in a pinch, so I should be sorted tomorro, but I advise having your steering racks checked, as this could have been fatal..
a bit of food for thought..
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feel for ya mate did that on Garrett road bridge once in peak hour ........not pretty pic
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Hi guys.
Last 4 weeks in workshop was spent by me and ... you can have a look at my photo archive ... ;-)
Here: http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/02/ (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/02/) (photos from IMG_1153 till the end of page) and here: http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/03/ (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/03/) (all photos in gallery).
Warning: This isn't just "best pix of the year", but "day after day" photos.
So, you can found huge amount of photos, different angles of view for each place, etc.
I am not professional photographer. All photos is for my memory only. Or for yours. :-)
If any questions, please write it here: http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=1681.10 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=1681.10)
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G'day
I have had a big weekend as usual...
I spent a day helping a mate install a 1.5kva solar setup. It was fun watching the meter run backwards.
I went around the Garage Sales and spent a little bit of money and got a heap of toys including a good GPS for $20.
On Sunday I took the grandkids, and scooters, to the Zoo. While scootering at high speed I hit some water and lost it. Everybody who saw it thought it was very funny. I didn't think so as I have plenty of bark missing all over.
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Whew..Lucky you didn't hit a water tank ... :D ;D :D ;D :D
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:D :D ;D Sorry couldn't resist, you left yourself wide open with that one
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Whew..Lucky you didn't hit a water tank ...
Lucky I wasn't in my van as it was a big fall.
Did a good deed this morning. Just down the road from my place is a T intersection just over a rise with lots of loose gravel on the road. At least once a month there is another set of long skid marks leading up to the signage. This morning a semi cleaned up all of the signage and 3 fences, somehow managing to miss the big ironbark trees and 123kv power poles. Amazingly he managed to stay upright and get it back on the road. He was fairly shook up but a decent bloke so I helped him plug a leak in his fuel tank, cheered him up by explaining that it happens regularly and he did better than others before him. I told him to piss off before someone showed up and placed a big fine on him. Oh and I forgot to get his last name or the rego on the truck.
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Well it looks as if my build is coming to an end, not because we are finished, but because my trades are unreliable. I should of been in the workshop now doing the last of the major custom body work, but for the second time in 2 weeks i am sitting here with no work happening. My mechanic has just told me that medically he may not be able to finish his part, so with no tradies the dream could be over. If i want to piss around with the sheet metal guy it will get done, in the next couple of years. If this is the crap i have to deal with now while the van is in my workshop, imagine how slow it will go when it gets to his shop, and i could never trust him to tell me the truth about actuall hours worked. It took me almost 2 1/2 years to find a mechanic and the same for the sheet metal guy, so to try and find someone new now, i dont think i want to go through that again, so i think it is time to just cut my losses and shelve the van, eventually you need to face reality and know when to stop. The truth is the van should of been at last weekends hotrod show on the gold coast, and the reality of getting there next november, not likely, and to keep shelling out money for something that may never get back on the road, insane. So will i sell my van, dont know, probably not, will it ever get done now, probably not.
george.
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Whats the go with the mechanic george? Is his back stuffed or something? Maybe ask him if he can recommend another guy to take over. :-\ Dont sell it mate,hang in there buddy ;D
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Sorry to hear this George, but as Johns says see if you can get a recommendation on another mechanic.
As for the metalwork, have you thought of doing it yourself ? have you got the capability to learn ? would you phisically be able to?
Often if you want a job done right you have to do it yourself :D
Dont give up, look for alternatives - what about talking to the local trade school.
Warren
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Ahhh!....I can understand your frustration George, but a job takes as long as it takes.
Throw the deadline away and just finish one part at a time. One day it will all be done.
You're a stubborn old buga, or you wouldn't have got this far.
Don't give up now, please. Get on with your life and just have this going in the background......keep it alive, but downgrade it's urgency until the tide has turned, (as it will) and a bit of an effort will make a big difference.
The right people must be out there.
:)
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Hey john, yeh the mechanic is legit, he stuffed his knee, which means he can't get into all those fun positions. He has a couple of guys working for him, but as he says, they just can not think outside the box, so he has to baby sit them on some jobs. I will be talking to him monday - tuesday next week, and see. Worst part of it is, with the mechanicals we are about 80% finished. When he did his knee we were designing the radiators, air-con and shifter, and we would of been finished till it was time to pull it all apart to rebuild the motor, diff and gearbox. The decision i need to make now is do i continue with the body [when numnuts turns up] and hope his knee is ok to finish, without the mechanicals, the body will just sit there looking cute. His doc told him they can repair his knee, but there will be no work for about 6 months, his wishing he had of got income protection now.
The other thing john is, i dont want to be working on my van in 2 or 3 or 4 years from now, i have been working on it now since june 07, and if there were guys out there that want to work and do quality work, i would do a donald trump on the sheet metal guy, but in qld they just do not want to work, and if they do they charge like its their last job. We have a couple of custom rod shops just 10mins away, but they wanted to charge me $20,000 just to do the power steering, disc brakes and V6, and thats me supplying all the parts, and an open ended build schedule, and that does not include getting tow trucks, and running back and forth everytime there was a problem, and they would not let me in the shop or take pics, so yep. My mechanic suggested i forget doing a show van and just paint it as is, but if i did that, i would be as pissed everytime i looked at it, as i am now, so, i would sooner just park it and never finish it as to do a half hearted job. I dont want to quit, but i dont want an endless build either. Oh well i have some big decisions to make b4 next wednesday.
george.
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chuck some ads in ya local rag for retired tradies and do some interviewing then if you cant find your people then you can make ya decision from there
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OK ,if the mechanics doctor says lets say 6 months for his knee to come right, rest the project for that time until he can start again. Look back as i did at your gallery and see how far you have come to this point, and i betcha you are pretty proud at what has been acheived. ;) ;) Could be alot worse George. Imagine if he couldnt work on cars AT ALL :o Have you got any more pics to put up on this site to show us all where your at? (i luv pics ::) ) You dont strike me as the sort of guy that will let a 6 months spell defeat you... ;) ;)
STICK WITH IT GEORGEY ;D ;D ;D dont sell,dont sell,dont sell :'(
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O.k. george i sit on the side line of this site and not say much but to see you give up now after all you given to buga is just not you mate. You are highly motivated all the time getting around the best you can, just have a break from the van for a few days and hopefully feel better hang in there bro
regards stuart
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Hey guys, well i have had a full day to think my situation. I am hoping to see the metal guy next week, so the goal is to get him to do the last major modification, then he is gone. From there i will try to find someone to do the easier simple mods, flares and so on, my mechanic has told me of another guy he has seen working on his customers cars. He apparently will only work on one car at a time which is good, at the moment he has just started on a 57 chev, so he could be at it for a while. Dont worry guys, the chances of me selling my van are very slim, i think i am just exhausted dealing with the sheet metal guys crap.
As for doing some of the work myself, well it might be a case of getting in and doing a lot of the grinding and clean up work myself, there are a lot of welds that need to be cleaned up. We will get there.
george.
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C'mon George, you can't stop after all the hard yards you've put in - this is just another speed bump on the road to completion and by some of the hints you've let slip this van of yours is gonna be Legend! ;D
As Johnno and rubman wisely advise, take a break, then finish the Legend...you know damn well how fast six months goes in a rebuild and I bet you've got a million little things to prep for the finished product in that time. Get that van to a show and I'll turn up in person to vote for it!
Just remember - behind every dark cloud the sun is just waiting to boil your arse!!! :o
Garry
Edit - Just read you post above - YES!! If we had a pumping-fist emoticon I would deploy it here ;D ;D
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yeah stick with it george, its very hard to see a custom show bedford through to completion, it takes a lot of determination and a lot of disapionment from people who let you down. The most frustrating thing for me was relying on other people to do the things you are not competent at. I consulted (or maybe was mucked around by) 3 sheet metal people before I got the result I wanted. The first guy I was told to try never even showed up or rang back, but I still gave him 6 weeks then another mate said he would got his mate to come and see about doing the job. well he at least turned up and measured up and siad he couldn't do anything for 3 weeks, great I thought, we are going to be under way at last. But no after another 6 weeks passed no show again. Then while talking to another mate he suggested his sheetmetal man. He also came round and measured up and said he was flat out for the next 3 weeks then he'd be able to start. Well true to his word he came up with the goods and pretty much on time, and he produced all the sheet metal for the rest of the project. And he didn't charge for the work, "nah don't worry its only made from off cuts at work and it wasn't too hard to do" Well I tell you Shane (the sheet metal guy) is a great find and a friend, I'm always going to him for stuff. You sot of feel gulty when he does work for you and wont take any payment for it. When his Capri needed some electrical work I said no worries when would you like it sorted, I'll come out to your place and do it. So the next saturday I was geared up to go out to his place and he turns up at my place with the car on a trailer. I told him its no problem to come out to his place, but he insisted. Less than 2 hours later had it all sorted for him. And no I didn't charge him, I still feel like I ripped him off after all the work he did for me, but thats just the sort of guy he is.
Thats just one of the set backs I had building my beddie, there were others, but they all become minor once you near the end, if there ever is an end. Perhaps just break your project down into stages and bite off or tick off things over an estimated time to complete or goal to have ready for. Sure it dosent have the wow factor of the big reveal to the adoring public or your peers, but you have to consider your sanity.
I say adjust your goals and have fun and above all keep on smiling, stick it out George and never say die, don't let other peoples misgivings get you down. take time out to reflect and look foward.
Cheers Jeff
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George, i know it can be frustrating, but when you think about it, these blokes have 10 people liek you all wanting their work finished yesterday..
your best bet is as Merlin said, put an ad in the paper asking for retired tradies, as they tend to have alot of time on their hands and WANT to work on something worthy of attaching their names to.
Failing that, contact some of your local hot rod car clubs and ask them for the names of highly respected tradies, generally the best ones are the ones with a business consisting of them and their wife. I'm sure you'll get plenty of options, and with those blokes you can judge their work on their previous builds, plus they'll generally give a realistic time frame.
Dont be disheartened, just roll with the punches..
Now on a different note, thanks to Merlin I now have a VERY good steering rack installed in the van! Whilst it had collected a bit of sand over the years, as most probably have, I ave it a bit of a flush thru with some Microglide, and lubricated all joints with the microglide, and my steering is now softer than previously. Stupid me didn't look too hard at the threads on the tie rod ends, and it looks like Merlins dog was chewing on the thread on one, but a bit of cleaning up with a hacksaw and a file had the nut torquing up and the van driving again.
Funnily enough I now have a vibration in the steering, seems like a wheel out of balance whether it be from removing a bit of tread while the steering was separated, or whether the steering is now so firm that it has made the previous issue noticeable, i'm not too sure. I'm in the process of sorting out new tyres for the front anyway, so a wheelbalance is not far away.
Gave the motor an oil change today, also went and bought some RCAs for the new amps I bought a few weeks back, so i'll have a go at installing the RCAs and the new deck tomorro, and if I get time I'll have a look at wiring up the amps, just gotta find a roll of speaker wire, and mount the rear speakers and she'll be good to go.
And..
I went out to buy some chev hubcaps to hang in the shed, and met an old bloke that used to have a Bedford. It was a LWB with a gullwing rear door and XA rear lights, not sure what the front lights were but the grille was horizontal silver rods between the lights. Looked quite good, i'm gonna try to get a copy of the pictures over the coming week, may be a van you lot know of.
Cheers,
Matte
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Hey guys, well we capped off a great week this morning, went to pick up a set of new tyres for my wheelchair, and on the way out got rear ended by some drop kick who needed the whole carpark to reverse out of. Being a tray back ute that hit me, i got it high up, taking out my reverse camera and some badges. The van will be on hold now so that i can do the body work on the cruiser. oh well that life.
george.
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tuff week for you george lets hope next week is better
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oh yeh, this week will involve getting an idea of how much it will cost to repair the cruiser. You need to look twice to see the damage, my guess is i am looking at between $600 and $1000 to repair, and 2 days, so lets see how close i am to the mark. 80% of the cost will be disasembly, will post a pic later today when i take one. Oh well this is part of life, just have to deal with it now, and fix it so it dont get worse, then i am going down to jaycar and pic up a drive-cam system for the truck, if i had it this time i would of had him by the nuts, but because i had started to move and did not see him till impact, i cant proove who was wrong, so cop it this time and, fix it and cover myself next time.
george.
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Well just been down to have a look at my truck, and the damage is just a bit worse then first thought, the worst of it was hiding between the jams where the number plate lights are, thats all twisted. mmmm could of been worse, never a good time to have a bingle, just lucky i was almost stopped, thats how fast i was moving. Here are some pics.
george.
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No doubt about it George you hit this week with the ugly stick!!!
Garry
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It is not the worst ding, but for someone that takes pride in my truck it is a pain. I will get it fixed, just so that it does not grow to a bigger problem.
george...
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ouch, chin up bud, good luck with repairs/ and your beast, you can't give up yet , we'll all go mad with out ya! ;)
that's the beddie spirit!!!!!
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it moves....
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(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x234/craigc327/13122010_001.jpg)
I still think its got potential
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Now THAT'S gonna look speccy with some flares and a coat of paint!!!
What's it sound like?
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a six :-\ but I have a plan.....
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Nothing wrong with a six as long as they can breathe - head, extractors, carby -
Then dizzy, maybe a mild cam...
BUGA it - fit an eight! ;D
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Took the CF1 for a drive yesterday. A few weeks back I spotted a black CF1 shell sitting in a workshop yard, so thought I'd take a drive through for a look see. Turned out to belong to BusyKiwi and we had a really good chat for about an hour. I'd previously spent a bit of time on Busy's website looking at his custon van build, so it was good to finally meet him in person. He was really generous with his time and advice and I returned home with a list of "to do" items. Now if only I didn't have the inside of the house to paint before I can play :-\
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David, WHAT another one, have you been holding out on us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[bCraig not real fussed on the big holes on the side, gunna keep them?][/b]
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yep :D Ill be finishing this van to sell
I have another diff for the green van as well and will be cutting the rust out of it also to sell.
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David, WHAT another one, have you been holding out on us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I ended up with the body that I that i put a post up on the for sale section, didn't want it going to the scrap dealer. No idea what I'm going to do with it, could turn it into a trailer for either of my vans but again storage and would i ever use it ... could do something radical to it, shorten, sectioned and even chop and channel as well but I've already got one unpractical van i have to finish. In the meantime I'll probably just use it as a jig and try get some time to get onto that powersteering kit I started at the beginning of the year.
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Ok I will let you off the hook then. ;D
How did you get on with the timming chain etc, for the v6.
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commodore engines are known for their rattly chains so am just going to put up with it for a while, cheapest was from OZ, place called precision. i didnt have time to give it a look look but there is an iddy cam or something behing the chain, i think that could be noisey as well. noise, what noise, I didnt hear any noise .. :D
just wish xmas was over with so can get on with the custom van.
I AM THE GRINCH !!!
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WHAT IS EVERYONE'S VAN PLAN FOR THIER CHRISSY BREAK.....
ME .... 3 weeks to finish Borrie, strip me green van's engine bay, wash ,paint,detail and finish wiring and fire up!
STAY POSTED!!!
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"WHAT IS EVERYONE'S VAN PLAN FOR THEIR CHRISSY BREAK".....
ME .... Build a shed...... on pontoons... ! >:(
mark.
I think we are having a new season, "Swummer".
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my plan is to finish the body work on the custom van, hopefully everyone goes away and I wont get interupted.
I think the g/f has something else planned, could be bedford parts at 20 paces
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Me and Miss Wrinkles are going camping in the beddy, first stop Lake Bolac and then Wyre River, l think
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I've got all my fingers crossed as well as anything else I can cross that we will finally be putting in the Jag rear and the power steering rack early Jan otherwise I have to paint the flaming house. >:(
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Brought some new tail lights
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Managed to make contact with the first owner of my van today. He remembers picking up the van from the dealership in Newmarket in June 1978. Was able to tell me a few bits and pieces about the van which he owned for just over 20 years. He stays pretty close by and has asked me to drop by so he can view the van. He hasn't seen it since 1998. Told me that the motor never gave him a moments grief, but the van was on its third gearbox when he sold it. He even remembered the name of the fellow he sold the van to and was amazed to hear that the second owner kept the van for 11 years.
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Hey good detective work there Gordon. Must be a good van for the owners to keep it that long each time. ;D ;D
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fitting off the rear one pece lift up rear door, coming along nicely, then today left the beddie (dunno why?) and starting mucking around welding and making a camping - tradies trailer, out of two old trailers. One half of camping trailer is big storage boxes other half is racking for canoe and windsurfers, cut an old freezer in half to use as an ice box and fitting the old family bbq into the racks, don't know why I'm bothering really already have a big enough caravan, a 7 x 5 box trailer and a clapped out trailer gunna make into a dinghy and catamaran hauler ... hmmm ... maybe should stay focused on the beddie :D
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Thanks John. I'll type up an update once I've had a good chat to the original owner. Its kinda interesting to know a bit about the van's history. James (the first owner) told me that when he picked up the van at the dealers the two fender badges were missing. He was told that they were out of stock ???. He was irritated to be driving around in a brand new van with badge holes and kept getting the run around from the dealers. One day he created all hell in the middle of the showroom and they promptly pulled the badges off the showroom floor van just to keep him quiet.
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G'day
It's just after midnight and I just got home from adopting the Tool Kings Blue CF. There is nothing quiet like traveling country roads at speed by full moonlight in a CF.
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Bugger,Chris, you have all the fun! ;)
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Brought a windowless LWB yesterday. Huge thanks to Busy who checked it out for me and saved me half a days traveling just to view. Proud owner of 3! Havent told the missus yet. Shes pretty good at sensing when Im up to Beddy mischief cause I apparently start acting different. Might mention it sometime xmas day when surprises and gifts are supposed to be. My collection is nearly complete...
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Hey atk1,
Well done on scoring that van. Had a look at it myself on Sunday and thought it was a good buy. Not much rust and what was there was easily fixed. Looked just like mine when I first bought it. Great with no windows, leaves plenty of options. I just couldn't see myself with another project at the moment, especially when I need to get Genesis finished off first. Now that you have three you better get in one of them and front up at the Nationals at Tapu at Easter. ;D ;D ;D
CU there mate,
Garry.
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that sounds dangerous atk1! im glad your game to mention it christmas day cause i wouldnt be..
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Put it under the christmas tree during the night with a ribbon and a card from Santa (know one will suspect anything) ;D :D
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Hey all, have been out for a while, has been a month of turmoil, but am back again. A month or so back i sacked my sheetmetal guy, just after the wombat hit my cruiser, so the beddy is now parked, and there is no time frame for the unvail. I now need to find a new metal guy to do the last few body bits and paint. A big disappointment, but his attitude was he would turn up when he had time, and custom work takes time, and i agree with the later, but that applies when you hit a design hitch, not when you are to lazy to turn up, so i fired him and he now has missed out on at least another $10,000 to finish his part, so tough. My mechanic has shattered his knee, so at the moment he is out of action, all he had to do was finish the cooling and gearshifter cable, but i will see how he is after xmas, and maybe he can finish, or he said he will sort someone for me. So for now my van has been sitting in the workshop for a couple of months in limbo.
Well things just got better, last wednesday morning i woke up as sick as hell, by lunch time i was almost unconcious, and my wife called an ambulance, and i was rushed to hospital, they worked on me in the driveway for about half an hour b4 heading to the PA. We got to the hospital and had to sit in the ambulance bay for 4hrs till i could get in. Awesome ride in the back of the ambulace, rough as crap, no weight in the back so they bounce all over the place. Wel it turned out i had some sort of viral infection, so i was dehydrated. Anyhow they brought me back so i could eventually go home, so things got better. I was released at 2100hrs, by the time my wife drove me home, WILD RIDE, i remember why i got my licence back after my crash, lol we got home about 2200hrs, electric front gate, and a blackout, so instead of going in and going to bed, i had to sit out on the road in the car, my wife could not overide the front gate, she could'nt fire up the generator, so we could not open the gate, so here i sit, sick as hell, what do you do, you call the fire brigade, they rolled up and fired up the generator, and we had power, and open the gate did. So a big thanks to the ambos, doctors and nurses, and qld fire and rescue, you guys had a busy few days with me. Well we had the blackout go on for another 26hrs, and we were filling the jerry cans over and over, 4hrs per tank of fuel in the generator.
Anyhows, i am slowly getting my strength back, but maybe it's a good thing i am not working on the van for now, maybe a long break from it to get calm again is what i need, find a new crew to finish it sometime next year, and when it gets done its done. First thing after xmas i need to sort the insurance on my damaged cruiser, hows this, they are talking about $4000 to fix it, why ? because they dont fix panels in this day and age, they toss them and throw a new panel on, its cheaper and quicker, surprise surprise. lol. I also have a rude shock for the next scumbag that trys to blame the guy in the wheelchair, and then takes off, i am now the proud owner of a drive - cam system, its a hard-drive recorder with 4 cameras, facing forward rear, and anywhere else you want, so the next time someone hits me, i will have their plates and the whole incident on tape, i can play it back right then and there for the cops, so good luck blaming me next time shit heads. lol ;D ;D ;D
george.
So hope all on here have a safe xmas, and see you all back in one piece nex year, for more beddy blood and sweat and tears.
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Hi George I only said to my wife today that I havnt seen any posts from george latley & here you are You sure are having a bad run & I hope things get better next year for you A bit of time off will do you good Then back into it I wish you a speedy recovery & you & your's have A very merry Xmas & A happy new year Cheers Reid
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thanks reid, appreciate, mate i think i just pushed to hard this year, i just wanted to get my van on the road again, and in part i just wore myself down, the metal guy did not do a lot for my patience lol. So yep i will just take a break for a few months next year, do a few things that need doing around the house that has suffered because i was putting all my spare cash into the beddy. At the end of the day, yep it was a rough year, but it was a great one to see my van start to transform. But here is something i always remind myself of, this was a bad year in some ways, but 2001 was even worse, i lost my legs and ended up in a chair, so for me, thats as bad as it gets. So i just need to remind myself of that, and everything else is not as bad. I am guilty of forgetting sometimes, its never far away.
enjoy your breaks and stay safe, we are having a quiet one this year, no cooking and only 1 grandson to look after, someone else will be cooking xmas dinner for us this year, so no cleaning up. yeh lol.
george.
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This would be good on a Beddie ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sSIcXfM-A&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sSIcXfM-A&feature=related)
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Hey George YA ratbag!!!! Fancy you ending up in hospital. :-\ I thought that would be the last place you would want to go back to. ;D Get your strength back and focus on your beddie next year. Enjoy being with your loved ones over xmas and watch out for those kids coz they just might let your your tyres down on your wheel chair just for a laugh :D ;D :D ;D :D.
Merry xmas buddy stay safe. ;) ;)
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hey George ... life is a journey, sometimes theres a fork in the road that leads us to nowhere ... so what do we do? turn around retrace our steps and take the other road ..... and see where that leads us. Take care old chum enjoy the ride ..... ;) Xmas is much more than eating and pressies, there are far more precious outcomes, get well and enjoy the company of your missus and grandchild , best regards Eddy MAC
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hey george, you ol buga ;D whenever i read one of your writes, it always fills me with a feeling of determination, stamina & persistance, to continue, & reminds me of just how lucky i am to be where i am... cheers mate have a top chrimbo, an if ever i pass through queensland, i will endevor to stop by your abode and shake your hand simply for being who you are bloke. cheers skip ;)
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Hey skip, make sure you bring a boat or flippers, we are soggy here. lol Stay safe over the idiot season, and see you all back here next year. Me I'm taking my wife and grandson out for lunch now, no cooking or cleaning afterwards. hehe. ;) ;) ;D :o :o
george.
I'm still in the game. mad max.
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Any members or non members own this Taken by my son in Brisbane Looks kool
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Owned by a young bloke in Redcliffe was previously owned by Bed77 son sold it about 2months ago
Cheers
Joe
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wow lowered as!
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Came home early from our little travels... The bloody van leaked, right near the bed, l thought l was having a wet dream :o Got home and chacked it out a bit of rust in the gutters (that wasn't there last year). Got the heater in there drying it out and gonna do a quick boddgy on it and get back out their (spray deadner/tar on it) ;) She'll be right mate the doonas nearly dry and so is the van, nearly time to gum it up ::) ::) UH, THE LIFE OF A BEDFORD :-\ ::) ;)
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going to Albany hoping to catch up with kim and eyeball more bedfords ;D ;)
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Came home early from our little travels... The bloody van leaked, right near the bed, l thought l was having a wet dream :o Got home and chacked it out a bit of rust in the gutters (that wasn't there last year). Got the heater in there drying it out and gonna do a quick boddgy on it and get back out their (spray deadner/tar on it) ;) She'll be right mate the doonas nearly dry and so is the van, nearly time to gum it up ::) ::) UH, THE LIFE OF A BEDFORD :-\ ::) ;)
chortle chortle ::) cmon rossie dont blame the gutters, you had a wet one, didnt you ??? ??? ;)
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Skip, we got back yesterday, l ended up usingthat spray sealant. It worked a treat. Great for a quick fix.
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well we are home with another bedy , drove kims truck back to perth today with no tray on it , its been parked up for awhile but ran smooth all the way home ! what a brilliant little truck 253 auto nine inch
2500rpm @ 110ks very smooth and no problems ,its a very good kimbo ....err combo ha , oh deer Im tired lol post photos tomorrow.
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G'day
On Friday I took delivery of a 350v8 CFS van that was on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250750943938&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250750943938&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)
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It was built by an Australian rally team as a support vehicle and was said to be faster than the rally cars it supported. I have driven it on the dirt and it is absolutely brutal, it has a very performance feel on the road as well, very flat around corners with very stiff springs. Not too big on comfort when cruising but surprisingly more comfortable the faster you drive. Has a beautiful exhaust note that again, just gets better the faster you go, yet very deep and pleasant when cruising or at idle (you have to like the sound of V8's first).
And yes it is fun to drive. I will have new number plates next week:
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And it looks to have a history by gunshot wound to the hindquarter:
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I know I have always pushed the 6 as being a good motor for the CF and I still think it is the best all round motor for a work truck, however there was definitely a grin on my face when I got out of this van.
My other adventure yesterday was buying a caravan to use as a camp for visitors. It was described as 12 foot long, air/con, fridge, stove, good condition for $400 ono. It was actually 16 foot long, parked against the fence in a small backyard, unregistered, non working DC electrics, no D shackle for the chains, no spare wheel, cracked tyres and nearly 100ks from home along a major highway. I wont go into the misadventure, but it is now at my place.
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outstanding Chris I was watching that one and almost bought it ..... but jill says no more toys till I shift some of the ones I have.
whats it like for rust?
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outstanding Chris I was watching that one and almost bought it ..... but jill says no more toys till I shift some of the ones I have.
whats it like for rust?
The rust is actually not too bad. The van has a list of little problems that can be fixed but the mechanicals are strong and it goes hard.
The big advantages for me was a pickup about 6kms from home and a full NSW Engineers Report. It is even registered as a 5 seater. Try getting that done nowadays!
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Baaarrrgain.....You little beauty. Of course its the economy that you bought it for... ;D :D ;D :D ;D
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Baaarrrgain.....You little beauty. Of course its the economy that you bought it for... ;D :D ;D :D ;D
Well yes , about $14/100kms on gas driving it as a V8. I will be interested to see how it runs with my car trailer behind it.
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Hey Ladies and Gents, long time no see..
Things have been pretty hectic and wild of late, so i apologise for my poor attendance record.
I've recently started a new job, more hours and more days working, which means less time playing (or sleeping depending on which is more important at that point in time..)
The van has been pretty good to me, although i did have the accelerator cable shear the other day.. my mates were loving controlling the accelerator with a pair of pliers while i was steering and braking..
Unfortunately i couldn't get a replacement part, but found a universal kit.. If i'd thought about what i was doing a little longer it would have been a VERY quick changeover, but alas i chose the difficult highly custom route (although that is mandatory isn't it?)
I saw Griff on the way home from work last week, tho he wasn't driving in style like he should have been >:(
Lots of things i want to do to the van, need to do, and really should do, so i'll post again when i can be bothered typing more.. Just thought i should let you all know im still alive(while typing this atleast) so you can all stop stressing and get a good nights sleep.. ;D
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Hey guys, well i am still looking for a new metal guy, no luck, so it looks like i may have to bring back sleepy from the coast, i am dreading the stress again. But with only a few things left to do in the way of custom bodywork, i may have to bite the bullet, clench the teeth and just get it done.
But first up i need to get my cruiser fixed, the accessers have been flat out, so i need to sort that this month.
george.
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had a busy week with storm damage in york but all ok now.
I took the chrome striping off the roof of the green van to my surprise it has no rust at all underneath it so very happy about that one.
I also managed to track down the original owner of my blue van so that's been great hes been very helpful in a bit of history with it got the original paint code and also found out it used run personal plates MRTVAN !!
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I've been working on the custom van, getting the body done. Had to put a skim of bog around the window recess, dodgy tube of hardener messed up two skims, first one went off way to quick and second didn't go off at all. can grind it of when it's hard but when it wont go hard it's a nightmare to get off.
had a mishap with the standard van, had a full tank of gas and the other day the temp was 27 and the gas in the tank expanded and leaked out the cap, which in turn melted all the paint under the filler, so pissed off, was a tidy looking van, now looks like crap. Haven't got time to fix it before the van nats :(
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you dont have a restricter inside your gas tank? thats dangerous:(
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hmm when you say gas do you mean petrol/gasoline?
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haha non aussies and the term gas.. he obviously meant petrol, a leaking gas vapour isn't going to melt paint below the filler.. heheh
But busy, that sucks.. I've often thought about upgrading the filler pipe to something off a late model car so that if it were to leak it would do so thru a tube that runs down the inside of the paintwork rather than over the paint work itself
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yeah sorry guys, petrol
what do you mean by restricter ben ?
Is standard VN commodore petrol tank
Matte, it has the breather pipe at the top of the filler that goes down to the tank, that should of returned the fuel (petrol) but I guess the tank was just to full. I only filled it up to work out how much gas I used. lesson learnt, never full the tank.
useless info: On the holden forums they reckon the commodore petrol pumps inside the tank can overheat if run on empty.
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Hey Busy. Sorry to hear about your mishap. At the worst possible time too :(
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Hey guys, correct me if i am wrong, but dont think i am. ;) On new cars 80s so on, you fill the tank till the nozzel clicks off, that is the indicator that the tank is filled to the right level. With the cruiser i let it click once, then give it another squirt till it clicks again a sec later, and that is the safe level. how do i know, well the hard way. Back in about 93 we hired a late model camper van, to go to sydney in, anyhow we filled up along the way, and i took it as far as i could fill it, so we take of from the servo, and man did it cough and splutter, for about 30mins. Short version, i was told later, that i over filled and blocked off the breather with fuel, so it was choking it till the fuel level dropped away, so from that day on with new cars i do the 2 click thing with the nozzel, and have never had the problem again.
With the beddy, we have built a custom fuel filler, and we have made sure that we have all the factory tubing and breathers in the finished job, had no choice, it would never of passed if we did'nt. Rule is if you use a part out of another car, you have to install it in your van in its original form, so if you fit a custom steering column, and it has an airbag in the wheel, you MUST have a working airbag. Thats why our custom steering was the model b4 the airbag model, both look identical, but about $3000 cheaper.
george.
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Hey guys, Q. you know that i have a VP donor commodore, well i was going to get a new custom tank made up, tell me, do the VP tanks fit into the beddy, if so, how well, if not is there much work in modifying a VP to fit. I ask because i am not going to rip out my vp if it wont fit, and if someone here has done it.
george.
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George, I know the VN and VP motors and auto's are the same, because my reco auto is out of a VP and my motor is a VN, I have the VN tank fitted, well I think it is a VN? and it's a easy fit, so if the VP are the same, should be no problem........... David (busy) has also just fitted a VN Tank to his Beddie,
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That's the standard CF tank isn't it Bas?
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Not sure Rogue, it hangs lower than the standard CF below the outside body line?, the van itself runs everything VN, dash power stearing seats etc, so thought they would of used the tank as well, as I'm not sure what a standard CF tank looks like. Ok if it is CF they have done a lot of work then to convert to VN piping / return etc. that might be the reason then that it reads 1/4 out.
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Ok let me put it another way, ;) that is definitely a CF tank. ;D
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Ok let me put it another way, ;) that is definitely a CF tank. ;D
Are you trying to say it's a CF tank?.... :D Buga.
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george, look at my gallery page, under the standard CF i have some photos of the VN tank fitted
they come in 2 sizes, 60 and 90 litre, i got the 60 L
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Thanks guys, I may consider trying to use my VP tank, depending on condition. How do i work out what size tank i have, is there a marking on the tank ?
george.
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Hey busy, had a look at your gallery, that tank actually looks tidy and as if it belongs. As for dimensions, is there a big difference in size ? And the mounting straps, did you use new or beddy ones, did you need to modify the strap mounts. Please tell me that there were no modifications, that the VP bolts straight into position. lol ;) ;D ;D Wishfull thinking. Just another Q. looking at some of your pics, did i see an air-con system in your van, or are the hoses around the radiator for something else ?
george
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I used the bedford straps but turned the hooks around on the ends, welded a plate on the inner sill where the hook sits into for strength and just welded a bar between the cross members at the front for the other end to hook/clamp into.
As for the tank, the filler is normally on top so I had it filled and put at the end like the bedford tank.
the custom van has aircon, the standard CF hasn't, could be the heater hoses as they go across the engine and back
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what have i been up to this week? well started walking around the beddy after a long break.
ow.. and i sort of got interviewed for this documentary..
FIRE WATER: Australia's Industrial Fluoridation Disgrace
http://www.firewaterfilm.com/watchfilm.htm (http://www.firewaterfilm.com/watchfilm.htm)
its a 2 hour Australian production.... im Jessica father for those who watch documentary's.
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bought another van last week. bargin beddy 250 buck special:) and licenced (for you wa blokes) lol another story to tell..
hitched a ride to melbourne..
carried a 20kg toolbox and 15kg and a bed bonnet for someone, walked some 5kms to the station..
i had a bit of timber with me so i could do it old style.. battery on left toolbox on right on the timber on my back..
man it looked funny walking through melbourne.. hard work too!!
anyway got on the train before it started raining..
then trained it to the blokes house in brunswick.. approx 3 hours from my house.
he gave ,me the run down.. he said the starter was stuffed on the phone but i asumed it was just the battery cause he wasnt the best with cars..
turns out the flywheel had about 3 teeth left on it.
he managed to get it started straight away which was suprising..
i drove it 10kms down the road meet up with blck beddy bloke i saw on the side of the road - that bloke that ended up going to the drivins a couple a weeks ago:) we exchanged numbers i kept driving. stopped to pick up 7 wipersnipers for a old mate and i forgot and turned the engine off! nooooooooooo..
i loaded up.. turned ignition on pressed the majic button........ nothing... noooooooooooo!!!!
so i got the bloke i got the stuff off to jump in. i was under the van checking power to the starteer solinoid.
nope no power. oh well guess its old way..
screw driver bridge starter.. zing...zzzzzzzzzzzzz ar!!! turn engine over by hand to new position try again..
30 mins later got her running! get packing tape and tape the ignition on! for the next 5 hours i didnt turn the motor off of fear of not being a ble to get her started again! was at tonys house for 30 mins while the van pured away in the back ground ha ha..
eventualy got her home.. her are some pics of the old girl..
bit sad. not much good on her. except hr front disk brakes.. very intersting.. will post some pics of the conversion one day.
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=29495&g2_serialNumber=2)
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Walking my dogs around a new industrial area on the weekend and found a pile of car parts that someone had dumped on the roadside.
I picked up a spare vn/vp dash and complete front bumper for the same series commydores. I should be able to use the dash for a trial fit and practice the mods that i need to do to fit the beddy , before cutting my good one up.... ;D ;D One mans trash....is my treasure!!
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Got heaps done this week cut out the caliper brackets for front discs & drilled & fitted them I thought it was going to be a bitch of a job but it all went perfect will post photos later this week wen i get all the bolts to install them properly Cheers Reid
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picked up new indicator stalk and seatbelts.
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new??????? wow flasho!
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Im like a kid who just scored a lollie :D :D Just bought a 1990 vn wagon,auto v6, 6 months rego still on it and runs and drives ok. Apart from a little timing chain rattle its pretty tidy . Oh and its on lpg as well all for the big sum of $100.00. ;D ;D ;D Will be picking it up on Sunday. It will be my daily driver after a clean up.... Ha Ha
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WA rules:)
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Still smiling ;D ;D ;D
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Still looking for a metal guy. ;D ;D ;D ;D taking the time to spend some beddy money around the house while looking for a new sheetmetal guy. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george.
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blew up the motor i put in 2 weeks ago:( oonly did one big trip in it must have blown gaskts cause oil was going everywhere and i couldnt keep enough oil up to it now its dead. not seized just dead.
looks like im puting a v8 in this week. i hate 6 cylinders!
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did you get to Ballarat swap meet Ben
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Working like a dog...Not a great deal lately , waiting for this weather to brake .... OVER IT!
ah here's a fellow vanners custom door trims I made from scratch , liquid foam, magic stuff ( same as surfborad foam)
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VERY NOICE ... when you doing mine... ;D ;D
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VERY NOICE ... when you doing mine... ;D ;D
not before Borrie's sorted..... when ur ready ...
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That's impressive. Very nice Dano!! 8)
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did you get to Ballarat swap meet Ben
yeh but motor blew up on the way home:(
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Dano that looks great, do you work for somebody,work for yourself or work from home, if you give me some details I'll spread the word
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Whats the van look like?
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Saturday, strengthened the rear door, epoxy the hinges in, remount and find door has changed sitting further out bugger! ... soooo do a couple of small rust repairs and straighten body mould where previuos repair done, grind out rust in gutter and repair with epoxy then starts rainig. Sunday pissing down, start to refit rear door Henry arrives to pick up diff have a chat, then lady arrives to pick up lounge suite, then Warren arrives to pick up motor, have a chat ... and got thinking ... got my eye on a 4 x 4 for Qld put a bid on Ebay 4 days to go. Been trying to sell a 2001 lancer coupe to buy a cheap 4 x 4 but car not selling. So ..... back to van maybe sell interior (too good for tradie vehicle and replace with hard wearing surface ply) ... anyone interested in the interior? ..... 1970s style cut and tuck velour with wood panels (pics page 6 of Gallery) easy remove and install (all screw fixed) and ...... if the Lancer doesn't sell and Im still keen on the 4 x 4 I bid on then must sell uncompleted van complete with interior ! swb windowless, flare kit, reco 253, 4 speed, engineered Vic, dual fuel, disc front 9" rear HQ pattern all round, choice of 14 or 15" wheels, 4 days to go on the bid and counting .... offers?
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cool cheers guys , the best way to describe the van .......t t t t t t t t t sorry can't do it ....t t t t t t an apprentice bedford, sorry Paul , we do love ya van mate , NEW 350 fuel injected chev th700 , now this van is a lesson to us all, I mean it cruises the Nullabour every year (with out FAIL) every year to the VAN NATS, yep every year !
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Petrol head, I do work for someone ,
you know the share holders as my green SWB BEDCHEV, Borrie my LWB, and the latest edition RAZORBACK the 4x4 SWB,and of coarse the bank, ...my B E YOU T IFUL WIFEE........not to metion customer complaints dept....... the HAND, or finger as he likes to be called..... but hes just about to quit as not much work for him .... LOL
what a suk hol ;D
for any jobs pm me ;)
don't forget to check out my gallery .....trim jobs. 99.9% my work!
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Might have to send plane tickets your way too Dano. ;)
I've got Johnno for degreasing duties already so you can take the trimming duties! ;D
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Hay Dano, you didn't say it was a Transit, but a van this clean, might stir us guys up on here to get our own done.................. ;)
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Bugger...I was hoping that Rogue had forgotten about that :P
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Might have to send plane tickets your way too Dano. ;)
I've got Johnno for degreasing duties already so you can take the trimming duties! ;D
hmmmm NOW THAT'S TEMPTING. funny thing was had the thought today of wondering if there would be enough work in it ? ..... that is to travel to requested destinations to work on our beloved brotheren beddies, for eg ; 'ol mate George / sheet metal, was the main thought , wonder how many others would be up for it???? Dano.
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Biggest problem Dano is we are all over the country
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spent 4 hours laying under it cleaning it yesterday not really a bad place to be in 40 degree heat I reckon a lwb would fit too!
Albany hwy kenwick just b4 bunnings if any one else wants to use it.
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Hey next best thing to a hoist. Pity it was not longer, and you could have the van sitting level, could add that to the front.
george.
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Sorry clance, the only good ford is a mad max interceptor. lol ;D ;D or a crushed one. :D :D ;D ;D
george.
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Bonus, they supply the ramps man I used to lug mine around then when I got home I would have to clean the car and ramps
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"Where did ya get all this from?" "Just happened man,you know a piece from here,a piece from there" Ha Ha ;D ;D
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been busy working on the custom van, trying to get it done for the van nationals at Easter.
The greenie colour is etch primer, still have a few bits to work on, then it goes grey primer with a black dust coat for the event.
The "thing" sticking out the front is the front driveshaft (yes front), because my engine is right behind the front seats I actually have no room for things like alternator and air con pump so am using a totota estina (i think it was an estina) front driveshaft and pulley system. Basically how it works is the driveshaft bolts to the engines crank, the engine still runs the water pump but the end of the drive shaft I have all the other things, it is mounted to the front cross member.
I'm sure someone will ask for a photo, but I can't as I've only mocked it up and haven't actually mounted it yet. If I have time before Easter to mount it I will other wise do it after, only really need the waterpump working for moving it. Can't use electric waterpump as angle of the dangle is wrong for the pipe, like I said I have limited room in front of the engine.
Windscreen still not done, grrr but am trying to get some perspex to make a temporary screen but is proving hard as there isn't enough hours in the day to do everything.
Once its ready to go I'll post some better pictures and update my website pages better
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sounds like you,ll be burning the midnight oil there ,busy ;)
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Hey Busy, looks awesome, whats the final colour going to be. Can't wait to get my van to this stage.
george.
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And I was thinking it was just ready to mate :D
Excellent work Busy
Warren
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David, lucky you did the roof chop. other wise it would have to stay outside :D
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Thanks guys
the top rear looks a bit weird without the roof spoiler on
George, not sure anymore, was going to do white and yellow, white top and front with yellow on white on yellow flames on the front guards with black pin striping with the pin stripe blending into the top body line about 1/3 way along the van then going into a mural on the back, was thinking about when the rear door was closed the mural was innocent but when the door was open it was rude, kind of like the old MAD magazine rear cover
Warren, nah this one is a girl for sure, have lost count the number of times that have called it a bitch
Bas, when I first put the van in the garage i had to let the air out of the tires, the garage its in is a converted car port, roof tapers down to that side.
The van is nearly as wide as it is tall
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Ok David, what about this paint job then...................
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pardon my ignorace, but what is the reason for having a mid mounted engine. all i can think of is it would get in the way of cargo space
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Awesome work Busy ;)
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pardon my ignorace, but what is the reason for having a mid mounted engine. all i can think of is it would get in the way of cargo space
Because it can be done ?
I don't think practicallity and this van go together, it's a show van not a work horse.
Warren
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May be so you can do the job on the engine cover with out hitting your head on the dash
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pardon my ignorace, but what is the reason for having a mid mounted engine. all i can think of is it would get in the way of cargo space
It depends where you mount it. Busy has 2 vans anyway so who cares about cargo space in the custom. The reason for having a midmounted engine is it moves the weight of the engine back towards the centre of the vehicle and more evenly distributes the weight over all 4 wheels. If you can lower the motor at the same time even better. Shifting the centre of balance in this way does wonderful things for the handling. Mine is mounted between the 2 front seats so not quite as radical as Busy's and has made for interesting times with the seating but even when I had the 186 in there it handled quite well aside from the poxy diff and rear springs.
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Most custom vans have no cargo space, they have either a bed or seating with a cabinet or something. I could still have a bed if I wanted but am leading towards putting in a stripper pole and getting some vertically challenged females
I did the mid mount because I thought it hadn't been done before - was wrong
Didn't really think about the handling angle of it, have had my days as a hoon (ok on the bike I haven't haha)
Bas, I was going to do whole white front and roof so the flames start out yellow on the white, with white flames in the yellow so there isn't a start of the flame, it all just 'burns' in as such 8)
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Didn't really think about the handling angle of it, have had my days as a hoon (ok on the bike I haven't haha)
Maybe I should have said "It improves the quality of the ride". ;)
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Most custom vans have no cargo space, they have either a bed or seating with a cabinet or something. I could still have a bed if I wanted but am leading towards putting in a stripper pole and getting some vertically challenged females
If David puts a pole and girls in the back, that would also improve the quality of the ride............ ;D but might get a little to hot in the back... Eg: Girls / Motor....
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I don't know about the midgets though... :o
Still, each to their own! ;)
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haha midget strippers
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Right! got today off and three days, going nuts on borrie trying to finish the paint side of things, keep ya's posted.
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You bloody beauty Dano ;D Dont for get the pics baby..... ;)
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well got it to york today
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Hey Guys, STRIPES, what is it with stripes on a van, the red van on the left, not a lot of custom work but the paint and stripes just set it off. For some reason, put a stripe on a van and you have instant flare. Have always loved this van & paint job.
george.
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Yep,, i was thinking the same George. ;) Plus those big tyres on the back set it off as well.... ;D
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For sure, it has a great stance, it is not over done, the owner knew just when to stop adding stuff, is it still around, or are these old pics.
george.
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Friday: spent all day sanding back the stone chips ,crazy cracks, dents,dings, rust spots and old bog work..... Iwas spraying the grey etch primer and remembered to take some pics.
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Sat; pretty much another full day paneling dings dents , a quick etch and the first coats of primer, to seal any bog work etc.
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Sun; sand,sand,sand and more sand..... then bombed on two thick coats of primer filler, removed all paper, washed van and cracked a tinny. no photo's as looks the same, will takeone tomorrow , it does look good all preped and washed....
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fantastic bro!
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Most inspiring Dano!
Why does beer Taste better at the end of a day after sanding down a bedford? ;D
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For sure, it has a great stance, it is not over done, the owner knew just when to stop adding stuff, is it still around, or are these old pics.
george.
Hey George,
This was my Dad's van circa 1980's, unfortunately it is long gone now. =[
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Real shame Linco...............
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Go Dano, they are neat when in primer, even better when all the sanding is done
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here's todays....
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Looking good Dano :D
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oooohhhh paint on sand off, paint on sand off, paint on sand off, popeye arms here we come ....... great work brother from another mother ;)
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nice one dano.. :( sigh kmow how you feel bin the same for me last 2 days...bog..sand..bog..sand..bog...sand...... bog,bog bluddy bog,sand,sand,bluddy sand, im sick of the bluddy sight of it :( :( :( i tried just lookin at it for a week but just wouldnt do itself .. ah well back to it sigh , my arms feel like thery,ve been in a wankin marathon... :P
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finally decided to make the new taillight backing plates, to mount the c series1100 taillights i am fittin, as the old ones are, i think a dato 200B or something and i frakkin hate em >:( the inter ones are much prettier dont you think??
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Hey Guys, finally got my truck down to the accessors yesterday to be looked at, went well, looking at about 3 days to repair, so assume a week in total. Just have to look at which repairer now, so a bit of running around to do b4 i get it repaired.
george.
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I've been working hard on both vans getting them ready for the van nats in a couple of weeks, just had day light savings end and now the weather is packing up :( but thats the luck I've been having of late
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good luck Busy, pre shows....... what a nightmare, and I thought pre van run was bad enough......
Yes Borrie is now painted (bar bonnet)...photo's when I can teach my arse to take them whilst my scrotum is holding something that both hands are working on. :-X
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Hey Dano, TRIPOD & Timer. ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D I have just bought this really nifty HD video camera, its smaller than a mobile phn and shoots great video. What i do now is instead of shooting still frames, i shoot video, and then load it to my laptop. The software that is built into the camera allows me to play the video frame by frame, and hit snapshot and it saves a still frame to my files. The beauty is you miss nothing, you can advance the video so slow i can catch that twinkle in my pooches eye. ;D and those great beddy moments.
george.
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Hey Guys, we were talking hummers here the other day, and i said i would let johnno and others with foxtel know when a doco on humvees/hummers was on:
FOXTEL
DISCOVERY TURBO
SATURDAY NIGHT
2130hrs & 2330hrs
HUMMER NATION
george.
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I aint got no Foxtel Georgey :'( :'( Bugger
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i'll get a few photo's of our hummer H2 at work, import from USA, 14 seater limo must be 6-8MTRS long this thing is fkn huge!....also has a disco floor and is for sale! 8)
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and this arvo is?????...yaaahooooo.. >:( waaaayheeey.... >:( yaaaaay.... >:(.. more sanding... :-\... boyoboyoboy i cany wait to start!.. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( sigh
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ah here's a fellow vanners custom door trims I made from scratch , liquid foam, magic stuff ( same as surfborad foam)
Wow these look nice..what does it cost to get a pair of door trims like this made up for a CF Bedford?
Cheers
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and this arvo is?????...yaaahooooo.. >:( waaaayheeey.... >:( yaaaaay.... >:(.. more sanding... :-\... boyoboyoboy i cany wait to start!.. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( sigh
Hang in there skip Im sure youll get there in the end Id come round and give you a hand but its a little far!!
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;) cheers obs.. i,d be tempted to drive it over, so,s u..doh! sorry rogue :-* .. could give us a hand, but i,d probably get pulled at eucla & dragged :'( all the way back to ceduna to await judgement :o from out the back of a paddyvan at the police compound. ( or so they tell me.. ::) ::) ). :o an then after hitchin back to the beddy , ??? find only a shell left :'( :'( ??? >:( >:( aaaaargh!! no, to painfull to even imagine.. nah..i,ll stay here n just keep ,keepin on ;)
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Hey Guys, i am putting out a call to see if anyone knows this guy and his bedford trayback. I was watching an episode of a RODDERS LIFE, and they covered a hotrod get together at wisemans ferry in NSW. They spoke to a guy called Richie, and his rod was green, and he has a baby blue bedford trayback, he runs his hotrod up onto the back of his beddy tray and tows it to and from the show. The van has NSW plates on it. Thats about all the info i have.
george.
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Hey Guys, i am putting out a call to see if anyone knows this guy and his bedford trayback. I was watching an episode of a RODDERS LIFE, and they covered a hotrod get together at wisemans ferry in NSW. They spoke to a guy called Richie, and his rod was green, and he has a baby blue bedford trayback, he runs his hotrod up onto the back of his beddy tray and tows it to and from the show. The van has NSW plates on it. Thats about all the info i have.
george.
that was a nice truck that prob one of the best i've seen, there was an artilce on it a few years back in street machine prob around 09, it had the s/nats in it so , guessing jan.feb.march?? think it ran a 308 th350 9" did really good in that colour.
Worby I'll PM you...Dano
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that baby blue tray back is in sydneys west utside a truck yard everyday.
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:) have been working on daves green camper van -- thanks johno for the extra long arm on the dolly work today ..
oh yer ! and I lost 9kg 8)
my arms are gonna fall off from sanding I forgot what it dose to your shoulders lol
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No worries mate...Someone had to save you by getting a cup of coffee for ya ;D ;D ;D :D :D ;D
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John
It is I who owe you the thanks, I owe both you and Craig thanks, I am looking forward to getting my van back after a long year driving a crappy commode.
Craigs pics look OK, based on these it is coming along well.
cheers
Dave
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Ive been reading up some more on tuning Holden Red 202 straight six motors
using your Vacuum gauge, Tacho, timing light , and by ear.
The weather here in Brisbane's South East is pretty dull and in fact its been drizzling rain...Poo !!!
I've spent some time looking at other Beddy Camper vans and Motor homes for Sale and any
pictures of their set ups and layouts..
I still reckon it would be terrific if someone had a Classic RV Motorhome or Campervan club
so I could get cheap registration.
I received some info from the Campervan & Motorhome Club of Australia in response to my
enquiries a few weeks ago...maybe there is a chance of forming a special interest groups or chapter?
And I also received the Bedford Manual Book and Parts list on CDROM that I purchased online for
the princely sum of $2 8)
I will Post on the other thread how Im getting on with the Loss of Power dilemma
cheers
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:P still on daves van with this other bloke too!!
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AND found a new toy thanks Merlin for the blocks I love em :D ;D
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:D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D 8) 8)
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Johno GET OUT OF MY VAN. :)
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Hell I thought it was one of Mezzmo's transfers peeling off... ;D ;D
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just finish repairing the front gutter ;D now just have to put it back on :-\
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Hell I thought it was one of Mezzmo's transfers peeling off... ;D ;D
lol
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just finish repairing the front gutter ;D now just have to put it back on :-\
looking fwn to it cords
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;D ;D ;D Craig keeps me locked inside to chase any sparks that get away from him :D :D ;D
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John, that's because your a bright spark......................
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Boom Boom :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D
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Hey Guys, been a while, can't get my head around this new look site, wish it would go back to the way it was. Is this the new look site ? or is shane still working on it. Oh well, will pop in now and then till it gets sorted.
Van is still on hold for now, have been dealing with acreage problems, had to drop a heap of trees on my property after the genuises @ telstra/energex moved our overhead cables, straight through the middle of a heap of gum trees, you can guess what happens everytime we get storms and wind, clever dicks. So had to get the tree monkeys in to clear the block. Just waiting for the bobcat guys to come out and service the cat so i can get into the cleared padock and recover all the firewood, my guess is should have enough wood for the next 5yrs. Hey aaron, van looks good, nice job.
george.
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Bedfordcrazy - I'm not complaining about the site, I'm really glad it is here. He's my tip - I use this link to access, it puts my personally unread forums on the screen and also access my stats and the gallery like the old homepage/gallery
"http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=21"
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Q. What have you been up to this week?
A. Nothing :D
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Q. What have you been up to this week?
A. Nothing :D
Lucky you. I'm haemorrhaging money this week. Paid the bill for the parts bit of the diff build, bought all new shocks for the van, bought the power steering rack and a whole lot of miscellaneous paints and cleaners etc.
My wallet hurts... :'( :'(
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Lucky you. I'm haemorrhaging money this week. Paid the bill for the parts bit of the diff build, bought all new shocks for the van, bought the power steering rack and a whole lot of miscellaneous paints and cleaners etc.
My wallet hurts... :'( :'(
More stuff to chuck in the back of the van, must be getting full in there, I know mine is............. ;)
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More stuff to chuck in the back of the van, must be getting full in there, I know mine is............. ;)
Close. More stuff to chuck on the back of the van. ;)
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:ocheak out trademe fibreglass moulds mostly MK1 for sale $2.5 K... N.
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thats interesting.. anyone know if he is on the north or south island? also could someone please get me his number.
cheers
ben
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His number is in the ad.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/parts-other-makes/exterior/auction-385751482.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/parts-other-makes/exterior/auction-385751482.htm)
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its fibre glass auto replacement, look like they are going out of business
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More stuff to chuck in the back of the van, must be getting full in there, I know mine is............. ;)
Close. More stuff to chuck on the back of the van. ;)
Yea forgot, your van does not go anywhere so you can do that. ;)
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Bedfordcrazy - I'm not complaining about the site, I'm really glad it is here. He's my tip - I use this link to access, it puts my personally unread forums on the screen and also access my stats and the gallery like the old homepage/gallery
"http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=21"
Thanks Big Camper.....That's much better. ;D
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Hey fellas, its been a while i know..
We bought a second race car a few weeks back so i've been working flat out between my job, and the race car.
The car is about 80% done, its all painted with some of the sign writing done, we've done the front brakes, door handles are on, windscreens are in, engine bay has JUST been painted..
next to do are rear brakes, setup suspension, pull the motor out and clean it (its one of our previous race winning motors), install drivers seat, door skins, bolt on bonnet, and a few other little annoying things..
its killing me, but will be worth the final result. Now im in the hunt for sponsors, so if you or anyone else want to sponsor as a tax deduction, send me a PM and we can discuss incentives.. I'm also willing to pay 10% finders fees ;)
The van has been a bit neglected, just pottering (read thrashing) around as my daily driver.. I have installed a few bits and pieces over the last few months, but i honestly dont remember what i listed as my last update, and would have to put in a bit of thought to get everything thats been done..
I hope everyone has been well, and i'll make a more filled out post again soon..
Cheers,
Matte
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Is this one a hq as well Matte? Throw up some pics if you can ;D ;D ;D
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How you approch busines these days is that you are not after sponsorship but you are selling advertising space that way the business can claim it back at tax time
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new tailys on :) ... just gotts make em estheticaly pleasing with the bodywork...so to speak ::)
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ok nice i think it will have a sliming effect to the beddies curvy bum ;D ...is there an indicator orange part to it...looks all red for brakes?
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overdue.....
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Sweeeeeeeeet how much?
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Geez Dano.....how good does Borrie look now buddy. ::) Did you get the auto finally sorted?
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Kool Dano ...well done... looks vantastic 8)
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Lookin' good - top job Dano
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Dano a Beddi with "BIG BOOTS" Sweet as, so are you going to put it in the Burswood Show?
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nah, off to get a full recond on wed... tranny.... burswood prob not, not good enough for that, just nice and clean, it needs to be cut back for the final coat of paint ( a couple of runs/not happy spots)
cheers for comments!
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Of course it's good enough for the Burswood Show especially a "Club Display" that way you don't have to get it judged, just get some others to join you , look at the people on here that like it, what about the public that havn't seen Beddies for ages, good PR for BUGA
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Put some new seats in my van....2008 Magna very comfy...
Made up some New speaker mounts and have some 3 ways in the cab now..great position too..
installed steering column..with new uni joint n assorted bits i made up from heaps of 4 other columns i had..its tight n all hunky dory
Installed new temp guage...
installed new Rear wheel bearings....
new seat belt and Brand new indicator switch from Rob at Bedford Manor in Brisbane...,sweet as!!!
put up some pics in my gallery... 8)
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ok nice i think it will have a sliming effect to the beddies curvy bum ;D ...is there an indicator orange part to it...looks all red for brakes?
nah .. just the braky one at mo wen still workin them out... ::) ,thinkin HQ rear bumperor something alomg those lines
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Got the van up in the air today to do the timming gear on the V6, the van just fitted on after much hard work..............
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Wouldn't it be easier changing the timing chain by just unbolting the front Bas? You'd be looking right at it then instead of trying to do it from underneath.
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i did this....rebuilt an old ride on.......just a small project to keep me occupied now i am beddyless
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I noticed no cutting deck, are you going to race that?
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nah....just a yard tractor....i already got a good ride on mower......gunna use it to lug rocks and top soil
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Wouldn't it be easier changing the timing chain by just unbolting the front Bas? You'd be looking right at it then instead of trying to do it from underneath.
Yep, took the front off to do the job, allowed me to put it up in the air so my friend could work on other cars during the day when I'm not there, also allows me to check out under van and clean it up.............. :)
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Hauling rocks then you "NEED" this but its 851KB who can I e-mail it to so we can share the enjoyment
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also allows me to check out under van and clean it up.............. :)
Ain't that just the greatest job in the world ::) I've done just over half of mine now but still got the worst bits to do.
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also allows me to check out under van and clean it up.............. :)
Ain't that just the greatest job in the world ::) I've done just over half of mine now but still got the worst bits to do.
Yea, just sealed mine with that rubber black stuff.............
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I did think about doing something like that. Mine is just painted with black enamel.
What did you use?
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I did think about doing something like that. Mine is just painted with black enamel.
What did you use?
By Seymour, it's brought in from USA, Have found know better on the market, this stuff is great.
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Hauling rocks then you "NEED" this but its 851KB who can I e-mail it to so we can share the enjoyment
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Extending my garage to park my Beddy in it!
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I made myself a little display case to hold some of my diecast matchbox/hot wheels vans.
It only holds a 100 of them but am limited as to where I can put it, the rest can stay dusty lol
Speaking of which, if anyone has any diecast vans they want to trade/sell or swap let me know
steel is way more fun to work with than wood
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steel is way more fun to work with than wood
Yes it shows in your latest effort............. :D
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:) Daves van,.... Daves van,,,,,, Daves van,,,, Daves van,,,,,, Daves van :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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And getting stuck in traffic >:( >:(
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And THINKING about doining some work on the van ???
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:P :P :P :P :P :Pjavascript:void(0);
yep its green yep its green yep its green (very hyper)
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Hi all, yes have travelled south to country Victoria, didn't realise how cold it was :-( , loaded the beddie up with tools, and important mechanicals, V6 motor and gearbox, had to take the gearbox out and leave till next time, the springs weren,t very straight lol. Had a good run and the beddie sat on the road beautifully never missed a beat. Started to make the new sump for the V6 transplant, a vanning mate gave me a couple of sumps to chop up and alter, thats it this stage.
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been doing some chrome plating. got crud in the base coat today after quite some time discovered its cause the dye im using is old and got crud all the way through it. but the motor cycle mud guard looks nice.. didnt require base coat:)
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g/day
havnt been on for a while,
im presently rebuilding a LWB Bedford for a mate.
was going to cost him $1500 for sandblasting.
anyway to cut a long story short ive bought a complete sandblasting buisness.
huge diesel compressor towable, hopper and all hoses n gear.
will be able to blast my FJ Holden, WB 1 Tonner, trailers, garden tools etc myself now.
will do special deals for buga members as well.
here,s some pictures of the LWB rebuild so far.
this van will be for sale when finnished, will be a back to bare metal respray finished in primer for the new owners choice of colour.
its 1 tuff LWB VAN, custom dash, captain seatbases, suspensions all rebuilt, will be a great buy.
will keep you posted on its progress over the next few months.
doors, bonnet are finished just waiting for good dry weather to blast n paint body now.
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its a LWB 253v8 ,auto, chev 12bolt diff, great flare kit etc, body hasnt got a great deal of rust, pictures dont do it justice, its fishoiled to the hilt, and redleaded under old paint, thats the brown discolouring seen as old paint is peeling off , see pictures....
and a few of FJ Holden
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cheers marty
p.s. ozconvict i havnt forgotten about those mirrors you wanted, will be fiberglassing soon, within next few months. :)
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nice one ben 8) good to see it coming along.
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Ben
Is that real crome or the spray on stuff your playing with ??
Warren
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Awesome looking van, hope you document it with pics for all to see. I have some Qs though, what is that opening for between the cargo and front door, looks like a gullwing door. And that antenna on the roof, i am trying to find one, what is it ? TV or Radio ?
george.
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Hey guys, please dont shoot me, i have put my van on hold till next year now, i am catching up on a lot of overdue jobs that crop up on rural properties. What have i been up to, well my wife took off , went to italy and greece, and yep due back in a few days, she did'nt leave me as such, lol. So while she has been gone i have built some retaining walls, built some new steps out back, the old ones were rotted out, have been in the workshop welding up some small jobs.
A couple of weeks ago a sales rep came over with a prototype zero turn mower, and yep i did take it for a spin, 42" deck, 20HP B&S motor, twin fuel tanks, and it's all handcontrolled, no mods, and this thing flys. 4 acres, me and speed and you have FUN, i went beserk, so much so that i have put my name down b4 the first one comes off the assembly line, i am getting the first one in qld, thats how rapped i was with it. As soon as i take delivery early next month, i will get some pics, and i may just convince my wife to shoot some video of me ripping around the property, after she gets over the shock, lol. This thing leaves my old ride on for dead, CAN'T wait, counting down the days.
Ok could of, should of spent the money on the beddy, but it was giving me the s***s not being able to get out and do the lawns when i want to, it was getting harder to climb up onto the ride on, the zero calls for no climbing. Easy as. I will be out every weekend mowing now. lol
george.
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Geez i duno George boys & there toys haha
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nice one lads!
me, managed to put a ply floor in Borrie and carpeted with all the trims etc being alli (on the door sills etc) .... pics later,
Took the ol girl for a super cruise to Rocking ham to give Craig and Neil a hard time..... succeeded.
Man it feels sssoooooo good to get behind the wheel of a beddie as its been ssoooo long and not to mention a chev 350 with a brand new TH350 with stage two and a B&M shifter, man I twas a naughty boy !!!!! still can't believe how many people love em , got all the praise and looks as you cruise past , it will be sad to see it go.
Dan
Craig.....did you get a pic of Borrie at Neils?
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;)
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bloody hell my arms and shoulders are gonna fall off !!! cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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g/day george. yes i will update the pictures as i go, might take a while for the next lot as the weather is too cold to blast n paint at the moment, lol,:)
yeah the little door is gullwing for acess to a revolving slide out fridge.
the tailgate door is gullwing as well, would be awsome with the cargo door gullwing also.
and the ariel is TV i think, ill ask allan n get back to you on that.
i miss my van, but have another 1 in my sights now, lol.:) :D
since i sold my van ive bought the FJ, WB 1 Tonner and have 2 registered rodeo utes, but nothing feels as good as owning a bedford van, so im gunna get another, and build a v8 full custom one.
ive got 2 bedford front crossmembers fully rebuilt ready for 308 v8 motors to be fitted ready.
cheers marty
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way to go mty, are you going to keep the fridge door, if so i cant wait to see it finished, it is going to look awesome.
george.
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yeah George the fridge doors going to stay, i just welded a piece of 5mm x50 box on inside where the hinges bolt on to reinforce it, opening the small door used to flex the pannel above .
but now its solid as. it had a piece of flatbar before that wasnt welded in and flexed horror-bly
was just sitting there tapped with the hinge bolts holding it there.
so now the boxtube is fully welded in and i tapped it to take the hinge bolts.
will be an awsome van when finnished,
i wonder who bought my mate barry,s LWB that i posted the add for about a year ago?
anyone know?
i keep forgetting to ask him. lol
believe it or not it has valliant disk brakes on the front, with jumbo front wheels,
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That white LWB is beautilishus.
If there is such a thing as a nice Transit, this would be one.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-SUNDOWNER-SUPERVAN-CAMPER-/250860822270?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item3a68785efe (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-SUNDOWNER-SUPERVAN-CAMPER-/250860822270?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item3a68785efe)
cheers mark.
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bloody hell my arms and shoulders are gonna fall off !!! cross hatch sanding is my friend cross hatch sanding is my friend
Been there Craig and doesn't a Beddy look enormous when you put a half-sheet sanding block up against it :o :o
And the keener your eye for impefections, the more work you give yourself - doing that mid-body line and getting it razor and straight nearly drove me to drink - hang on - I was doing that anyway, drove me to recreational chemicals, buga - same again, well, I didn't bloody enjoy it!!
But the satisfaction when the topcoat goes on and is speccy makes it worthwhile - cross hatch sanding is your friend cross hatch sanding is your friend ;D ;D
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What I have been up to is looking forward to Craig finishing my van for me.
I feel a bit like a cheat watching the progress but doing none of the work.
There is always a payback for cheating ang mine is listening to my wife complaining about how we cant afford it anymore, but Im hoping she will forget that when the beautiful green van arrives back home.
keep at it craig,
crikey I type some crap when I ve been one the wine, I should stick to beer.
Dave
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been travelling pulling the caravan all the way from melbourne to north of the border, currently sitting in the caravan watching rugby league on the tellie in some place called Bowen, in central queensland, been on the road for past two weeks and 12 months and 6 weeks to go till its time to go home ....... buga, no garage and no beddie van to play with till then, mind you getting some good ideas to build a real beddie van road machine ;)
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Hey Eddy did you come past Tele Point & if you did y didnt you call in Just a little disappointed
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What I have been up to is looking forward to Craig finishing my van for me.
I feel a bit like a cheat watching the progress but doing none of the work.
There is always a payback for cheating ang mine is listening to my wife complaining about how we cant afford it anymore, but Im hoping she will forget that when the beautiful green van arrives back home.
keep at it craig,
crikey I type some crap when I ve been one the wine, I should stick to beer.
Dave
sneak peek dave
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It is starting to look like it will be home soon. cant wait.
I am surprised how many of the people from my street and work have asked what happened to it over the time it has been away, there are either lots of closet beddy fans or lost of people who just cant believe we drive them.
When I got this van I only ever saw one other lime green car on the road in my area, an old VW van, now lots of little mazdas and things are green.
anyways it looks like it cant be long now.
then I can have a shiny van that breaks down instead of a rusty van that breaks down, both preferable to a commodore.
Dave
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Went down and gave Craig a hand for a little while to hang the drivers side door on Daves van.I tell ya that green is fantastic.There is no way that anyone will miss you in your street Dave.What a difference a good coat of paint can do for a beddy!!!!
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Hey Eddy did you come past Tele Point & if you did y didnt you call in Just a little disappointed
Hi Resto ;) sorry mate we came straight up the middle rather than the coast road to save on time and fuel costs, five days driving long hours.... shoulda slowed it down but the minister for finance, war, budget and carbon taxing insisted on getting as far north as quickly as possible to get away from the boys hehhehehehe ;D regards Eddy
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Nice work Craig,you really have come along way,well done.
:)Dave I am jealous mate!
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working on daves van still cant wait to get it finished. In fact I missed my 1st eagles game in 7yrs .... no shoot just as well we one or Id be even more superstitious !!
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No scoop? ???
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its a classy camper...
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purple graffics? ;)
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crikey every time even at 3am
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a bug!!!
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looking nice, good job
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This pic is sponsered by Muzz Bug..Get it Muzz Buzz,,Muzz Bug :P :P :D :D ;D
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too much caffeine buddy ...lol ;)
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maaan ... that is the best shade of maralinga green i have ever seen ;D ;D ... like it ;)
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Hi Resto ;) sorry mate we came straight up the middle rather than the coast road to save on time and fuel costs, five days driving long hours.... shoulda slowed it down but the minister for finance, war, budget and carbon taxing insisted on getting as far north as quickly as possible to get away from the boys hehhehehehe ;D regards Eddy
[/quote] hey eddy keepin up the milage n on an adventure....good one... sounds like your doing a touch of the old .....beddyouin ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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just think Craig....now you have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN !!!!!!!...... me too ... hang on a minute .... buga!
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P.S. you missed a bit.
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G'day
I have been keeping low lately, flat out working.
I just bought a dual cab diesel tipper Dyna:
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Picked it up last night.
and a turbo diesel Dyna with a Hiab:
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It arrives tomorrow.
Both bought just for play.
Wish they could have been CFs but...
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Could graft a beddy cab onto it, cut the dyna off. lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D ;)
george.
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well i am counting down the days/weeks till i take possesion of my new zero turn mower, still 1st week of sept, and counting. I have actually been watching the grass growing, and egging it on to grow fast so i will have plenty to cut when it gets here. This month seems to be the slowest ever. lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george.
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Could graft a beddy cab onto it, cut the dyna off. lol
george.
G'day
Thought about it but they are only to be mine for a short time.
Saying that I have been talking to a glass bloke about grafting a CF front onto my Suzuki Carry Van, sorta like these:
(http://www.blow-net.co.jp/products/er1.jpg)
(http://www.blow-net.co.jp/products/sr4.jpg)
(http://www.blow-net.co.jp/products/er12.jpg)
They are modded Carry vans in Japan for those who want US style vans.
I found these pictures at http://www.blow-net.co.jp/ (http://www.blow-net.co.jp/) while cruising around the net.
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wow thats very n a r o m i n d e d thinking :P :P :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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wow thats very n a r o m i n d e d thinking
My Carry Van is so narrow I can adjust the passenger side mirror while I am driving. Although my other Carry Van with the big turboed motor is a hang on for dear life experience. If it looked a bit like a CF I would be happier.
Giving my van a workout:
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Vans are like boobs, the bigger the better
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Vans are like boobs, the bigger the better
boobs draggin on the ground is better? :-\
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Vans are like boobs, the bigger the better
Vans are like women...
Anything with tits or tyres will give you trouble.
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and cost money
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All women should work, to cover their costs and keep their husband in the way he should be kept :o ;D ::) ::) ::)
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Huh!!!.....Doesn't yours? :)
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won't answer cos I don't think she realises
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WOMEN ARE LIKE BEDFORDS
THEY GET BETTER WITH AGE
george. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What are you saying George, they break down, rot out and sag??????? Unless you put to much effort, money and time and you still are never realy finished
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if that is the case I am not gonna put my beddy over the weighbridge
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WOMEN ARE LIKE BEDFORDS
THEY GET BETTER WITH AGE
george. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ahhh now thats much bettr comment ...so nice of u George! :D
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a bed for borrie......
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sweet! so ur puttin in the fathers day hot rod show then? ;D
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if petrolhead lets me borrow his rims.....might be a better way to sell them too! lol
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hey Dano, nice bed structure but no good for us blokes with longer legs, I only just manage to sleep across wall to wall but my feet are curled up one side and my head is on an angle on the other and thats providing theres no lining on the walls !!! I built a double bed in my van before going away running north south to compensate for the lack of usable width in the beddie (appropriate name beddie cause there isn't much room for anything else ;D) anyway by the by we are in Rockhampton starting work as a construction site foreman Monday 0630 hours ..... hehehe still living the dream 12 months to go on the road !!!!! ;D ;D ........ still wish we had taken the beddie but :'( missing sitting and looking at her in the garage ..... boy some good ideas come forth checking out other travllers and their units, reckon I just might strip the interior when get back to Melbourne and refit her for camping and away trips ..... certainly beats towing and setting up the caravan every second day ;)
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Bloody hell Eddy You 7Ft tall or something haha
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Hi Resto ....... nuh not 7 ft tall more like a Collingwood 6 footer hehehe .... too tall to see under the caravan and too short to see over the top of it ....... wish I had a couple more feet .... hmmm but that would mean buying two pairs of shoes ;D
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I have no trouble in my van. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
george.
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sorry, searched and searched couldn't find the original, can you pls move, ta
G'day
I have been flat out repairing and servicing satellite dishes. I haven't been home in the daylight for a while.
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had gout in my knee since Friday put on 11cm around the knee talk about a fat one!!
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on hols again
rust gone patches done
time to start fabricating
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This week? .... been working on construction sites in Kawana Waters and today started a construction job in Maroochydore ..... yep still living the dream travelling where ever ..... not expected back at work in Melbourne till Sept 2012 ...... hehehe adventure before a full set of dentures ;D
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we put new recod blue motor in van all set up to run on LPG....got to bed in the rings on petrol...absolutly flies on LPG! 8)
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Told you LPG is the goods, maybe other people will start to listen, build an engine to run on straight LPG and you get MORE power than petrol
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yep thats exactly what Ray did! ;) with a smaller head too!
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ahha my beddys 253 is dedicated to gas.... wondered why it pulls effortlessly,always feels like theres plenty of torque in it
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OK FOLKS, SEEMS EVERYONES WORKING UNDER THE RADAR...... HOW BOUT SOME MORE PHOTO'S !!!!! ON UR BEDDIE PROJECTS ..... GIVE EM UP!!!!
DANO!!!!!!!!
lol
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just bought 8 tins of car bog for $176.. stoked!!
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Been a mixed and busy week. Had my grandaughter here for the week, and jumped on the ride-ons to do some racing, mmm it rained almost the whole week so had to stick to the 100m driveway. G/daughter worked out how to beat me, CHEAT lol. Also spent time in the workshop fabricating tricky bits for my zero turn. Water heater died, so spent unwanted money there. I think this is what they call life ;D ;D ;)
george
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moving moving moving ahh crap, poor ol Borrie gettin a floggin, luvin it too, good thing she's built for it!
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I'm in love, 4x4 beddy, hope your not getting rid of it dano, if you do let me know. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Hey dano at some stage do you think you could do up a parts / model list of the parts to build a 4x4. On yours, did they do a chassis conversion or did they graft in the 4x4 components to the beddy chassis.I would love to drop a beddy body onto a 100series cruiser chassis, get the luxury running gear with the classic beddy body. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmheaven ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george
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There is no way Dano would get rid of that one George :o
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Hey johnno, sadly i suspect you may be right, i would never sell a 4x4 beddy, if i had one, ;D ;D ;D i wont even sell my current van.
george
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had lunch with dano, went and met a new member with a noice red bedy , watched john from woodsies put Daves windows in yay!!
went for a job interview
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Bugger...There goes Daves airconditioning in his van... :D :D :D ;D ;D
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yep, NO CHANCE GOERGE!!!! AND FOR ANY ONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER!!!!!! lol lol lol .... quitely pissing meself actually.
check out my gallery there's detailed photo's in there.Good idea yeah I'll post the (recipe) a bit later on when i get a chance....a good read.
nice to meet Karl he's gunna have a ball with that van, spewin it's lower than mine DOH !...... but is it as quick??? lol
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Dano let me know when u gunna find out who's quicker so I can come watch!! :D
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ok , dan will let you know as I pass him. ;)
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Thanks dano, look forward to reading that recipe, i look forwad to seeing what you do to the 4x4, is it going to be a custom ??
george
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Do a down hill race ::) ::)
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weld,grind,glue,screw,rivet,grind,bog,sand,bog,sand,sand,bog,sand,sand,sand oh and for something different SAND
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looks really nice well done:)
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more progress, still a shitload of sanding to go >:(
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AWESOME mate, what a great canvas for a mural ?????? ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D
george
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Its been crazy of late, but about time for an update..
Recently back from touring the east coast, and before anyone complains about lack of visitations, I was strapped for time as it was.
I'm currently building up a new motor for my STREET HQ, 202 80thou bore, pistons 12thou down, 6.6cc dish in the pistons, 36.5cc head so i'll only be able to get around 10.8:1 but it's close enough to the race motors to keep me happy. I already have the race cam and straight cut gears installed (all ex previous race motors), baffled sump welded and repaired, cleaned up the head today and lapped the valves, got some performance but 'light' valve springs - as the 'heavy' springs are likely to break the cam without drilling it and putting a 4" bolt thru.
Tomorro I'll assemble the rest of the head, bolt it onto the block, and then i can look into bolting up the flywheel and dowelling it.. I'll need to scrounge thru some of the old race blocks for some lifters (antijack to 7000), find some straight pushrods, select some rockers, find a rocker cover that looks good (may even go for the bling chrome one.. hahah) and then it's just little things like selecting a good water pump, pulling off the HV oil pump from the current street motor, mount a clutch and drop the bugger in.. Hopefully all achievable by the end of the week (after work of course)
The van hasn't been missing out either..
Replaced the uni joint at the diff end, it was close to self destructing - amazingly close.. Tightened up the pinion bearing, replaced the recently replaced diff oil.. haha. Diff is quiet as a mouse, and responsive as hell.
Gave the auto a new filter and some fresh oil due to a noise that appeared a few weeks back, the noise was reduced however it was done during the days before i left so havent had time to fully investigate, may well just need another half litre or so.
And onto the fun stuff.. I've been bugarising around with the gas setup for some time now, many different variations along the way, and have gone from reasonable performance to something far more entertaining. Now, most people would have been happy with the improvements, however I'm never satisfied. I've been making a few pieces between work and grandads to mount the gas carb directly ontop of the quadrajet, this will remove ALL restrictions between the gas carb and petrol carb, however will mean the engine cover will be remaining off for a while ;) Next on the list is to replumb the air into the carb.. first thing is first tho, get home early enough to mount the new setup and go for a burn.. i'll call it tuesday if im lucky.
Well thats enough of a taste to keep things going, if im less slack than usual I may well get some photos for you
Cheers,
Matte
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Hey MaTTe How about some close up photos off that carb mod when your done it interests me Cheers Reid
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me too
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ok guys, i got a few pics together.. this is it.. i smashed this together as a prototype, and have already modified it.. i figure once its tested and tried I can either remake it or dress it up.. but for the moment it satisfies a purpose.
I did test this today, and i can honestly say the van has never scared me before. today however on wet roads the back end stepped out on gear changes and the adrenaline was flowing like never before.. it was quite dangerous, yet extremely delightful.. The joys of an LSD and 295s are the predictability of the slide.
Without having tested this in the dry yet, i already know it has made a difference to the way the van drives and i only hit full throttle for short bursts.. just means no engine cover for a while.. hahah
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202 photos below, again click photos for a bigger picture and information
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Took the new CF2 for a run through to catch up with Bas. Still loving the V8 beat. 2500rpm at 100km/h on the motorway according to my GPS. Got a chance to drive Bas' LWB around the block. His power steering sure is sweet and his van has plenty of grunt. Thanks for the catchup Bas :)
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Thanks for that carb photos MaTTe Sure adds some height to the carb I remember the gas system on my old Coaster was about 2inches of pipe on top off the carb with about 3eight tube welded into it that the gas tube went into only added about 2 inches to the height That system has a special name dont remember but it was simple & worked well Cheers Reid
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Mothers POWER BALLS they work!
before
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after about 10min
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Besides the things in Johno's pants - what are power balls ??
Warren
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(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x234/craigc327/buggaups/Photo218.jpg)
http://www.motherspowerball.com/ (http://www.motherspowerball.com/)
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Cool - thanks for the pic and link
Warren
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WOW what a handy gadjet! :D makes the mages come up nice n shiny! 8)
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Corr...Warren you know me to well :D :D :D Gee i think all i'd end up with if i tried mine,would be a nasty rash... ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Reid, have a look at the 'previous gas setup' that sat about 2 inches higher than the quadrajet, i also had a different snorkel setup that sat lower again. The problem with both of those setups is that the gas carb is further away from the intake manifold which reduces throttle response, as well as both of the previous setups had a restriction, one more extreme than the other, but there all the same.
I do have other plans in mind to reduce the height of this setup, however then the width of the setup becomes an issue.. straight gas would be an easy option, however i like dual fuel. Plus I love the induction sound with the filter right next to me.
I'd get a photo of the old setup on the motor for you, but i dont see myself removing this setup again in the near future, im loving the drivability.
Craig, i've always thought those to be more marketing hype than actual usability. I am extremely impressed with the results, I'm going to have to invest
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Well spent yesterday building a set of aluminium bifold doors for our front door foyer, remember my pussy kept escaping and getting outside, and she almost died from 2 ticks, well we now have the bifolds done, so we close off the foyer b4 we open the front dooor to go out. She is not a happy pussy, but i am stoked. Stress levels gone. lol.
george.
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Well spent yesterday building a set of aluminium bifold doors for our front door foyer, remember my pussy kept escaping and getting outside, and she almost died from 2 ticks, well we now have the bifolds done, so we close off the foyer b4 we open the front dooor to go out. She is not a happy pussy, but i am stoked. Stress levels gone. lol.
george.
Not to have a pussy to play with anymore, would of been of a great loss George ;)
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Just picked up davs chrome bumpers from the plating shop very swish!!
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Your on the money there Bas, when my wife was in greece earlier this year, was a long month. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D :o :o :o :o we guys just cant survive without a pussy, mmm well some of us. lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george. lol lol
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Cmon Craig you must have some pics that you want to put up? ;) ;) ;D
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Fun and games, my zero turn mower copped a flat tyre, well there was no punture, being tubless we suspect there may be a design fault with the rim, i found the mower sitting on its rim. So i had a tube put in, went down the next morning to put the wheel back on, and found the tube had a hole in it the size of a fist, for some reason the tube exploded, blew the tyre off the rim, so sent the rim / tyre down to the mower place, they sent it off to the manufacturer, they gave me a new rim and tyre, kept mine to run some tests on it and try and solve mystery. I suspect the beadlock is not sealing.
But i still recon it is an awesome mower, almost done with the modifications, have my new trailer, just doing a tow hitch for the mower, and i will post the pics of all the mods.
george.
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Guys,
About to pull the engine our of Vanwolf this week via lifting the front end with the forklift at work. Any tips before I do it?
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Dont drop it. lol lol :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;) ;)
george ;) ;) ;)
oh yeah, dont forget the pics ;D ;D ;D
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Guys,
About to pull the engine our of Vanwolf this week via lifting the front end with the forklift at work. Any tips before I do it?
take bonnet off, get a bar inbetween chassis rails chain up round your folks then your able to lift van up. dont put folk through the windscreen!
ben
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George, will do pics.
Ben, windscreen already out.
Will post a couple of pics before i start
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got mine running reliably now after the rewire, had a bad connection that was and wasn't giving me spark.So folks don't always assume you got it right the first time, and don't pretty it up until everything is finished, had to strip everything back to bare wires just to find a 2 sec fix, a silly little thing cost me 60 hrs thinking it was something else....BUGA. will post some noisy vids neext week.
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Finally pulled the engine and gearbox out.
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=35413 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=35413)
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Oh for a decent work area, and a fork lift! :)
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Whats all the white powder is that from a fire extinguisher
Joe
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Fire in the hold eh !!!
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No guys, when you soda blast, you get soda blaster everywhere. Had to take it outside just to blow it away
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Hey Guys, well it's happened, i finally made my first Ebay purchase, something i thought i would NEVER do, mind you it took a while b4 i finally hit the proceed button to complete the purchase. ;D ;D ;D ;D I am now out of the vinyl era lol ;) ;) ;D ;D I bought myself one of the A-Team flash drives that someone here showed us a week or so back. Yes it is pricey at $55 delivered, but it is a heavy little van, but very nice looking.
george.
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This heat is insane 30deg @ 0730hrs, up to 36 now. I was in the workshop this morning building a new welding / work bench. But after 2hrs the workshop hit 45deg so time to bale out. Oh well, a little bit each day and it will get done. I have a couple of workshop fans, problem is when i turn them on they blow me and the chair across the shop. lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george.
pics to come.
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been trimming a mates c20 chev pick up.....but no time for meself this break......buga.
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Nice one dano, love blue / black combo.
george
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I think I destroyed my van today, cut the windscreen frame out to replace with standard frame. Idea was to sink into the roof and use a visor (the fibre glass moulded ones) to hide the top.
Have had a lot going on, Aunty loosing a breast to cancer, my mum in and out of hospital, girlfriend buying a house ... so mind wasn't really into it but wanted to get it finished for a hot rod show in jan and then legal for van nationals at easter.
I measured twice but forgot about the angle, to save it would mean changing the door frame shape but have already got my side window glass cut. Second idea was to sink the bottom 30mm to get it back into the roof, top works but the corners are still sticking out, grr
plan M is to angle it slightly but I don't want to loose the bedford angle - i keep seeing that yellow one in England that was angled back in my mind and i don't like the look of that. I can't really sink it down much more because of the wipers and air con/heater unit.
Lifes a bitch sometimes
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I'm sure you will work it out, your got this far, option still open to make up anything in glass to (cover up etc) just let me Know. Bas
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Busy, that sucks!
The windscreen took us about 3 days to get right (due to there being almost no metal to work with) a days worth of measuring, a days worth of fabrication, and a days worth of welding and finishing (realistically probably an extra half day of finishing too)
We didnt need to change angles or anything, so your job is harder than what we were up against.
In reality angling the windscreen slightly (80degrees down to 65degrees or so) would be an advantage for fuel consumption. However before you do any more cutting/welding, maybe make up a quick jig of the windscreen in steel so you can get an idea of what you're up against without risking the screen everytime you want a measurement.
In my head I figured you'd maintain the straight sections of the uprights and move the top curves and horizontals down a specified distance (3 inches or whatever chop you did on the roof) and then do the same amount on the lower horizontal, with bracing to suit.
Now the practical side of this procedure is obviously more difficult.
Again the best advice i can offer is to get the measurements off a standard van and make it match that cavity.
Good luck, i have faith in your skill.
Cheers,
Matte
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majority of panel beating done so been sanding priming dust coating sanding priming dust coating
keep singing a spiderbait song to myself (probably because no-one else will)
"f***en Awesome" - Spiderbait (studio version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EipkVpkNHY#)
having said panel beating is done, thinking of changing plans for rear lights, so more shaping required
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Now thats a motorvational song that i will play to myself every morning!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D
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Hey guys,
found this pic on line yesterday, thought it was well done, a lot of detail gone into it. Dont know if i would drive around with it on my van though, might get a bonnet with it on and hang it on a wall in the workshop.
george.
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love the light treatment very noice ;D
Warren
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is that a beddy?
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chev
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it's amazing what a mural can do
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Yep its an american van. Just thought i would throw them into the mix.
I just wish we had a van culture like the yanks, they are still in the 70s and 80s, even the kiwis have more of a custom beddy culture then us. Oh well, thank god for james and mystic fantasy.
george.
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even the kiwis have more of a custom beddy culture then us.
I think that is only because we can get away with more over here than you guys but they are slowly tightening the noose.
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seriously 4 tailshafts all with different yokes and lengths and not one of em fits .......... ???
I guess the yokes on me ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ..... sad....
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Oh well, had to do it.
Included are 2 images, before and current.
The current one has the window frame sitting in place, if you look closely you'll see it's dropped into the guards a bit.
if you read my website on the build you'll know why I am redoing the firewall ;)
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thats coming along nice Busy, cant wait to see it finished.
On another note, just got back from getting the current Live to Ride, as my 47 harley chopper is a feature bike. Hopefully it a sell so I can start on the bedddy about feb or march. The bike is also on ebay and I don't know how to transfer it over
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Nice bike Rossie, always loved the knuckleheads..
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HARLEY-KNUCKLE-HEAD-CHOPPER-a-real-70s-chopper-/130617116674?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item1e69630802 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HARLEY-KNUCKLE-HEAD-CHOPPER-a-real-70s-chopper-/130617116674?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item1e69630802)
Got a couple of old Harleys. but they chew the money faster than Bedfords!
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hey Guys, i have now secured my 1:18 scale diecast A-TEAM van, i now have the full set of diecast in all the scales. I have put them in my gallery, and pics on the left side. Enjoy.
Have to say though slightly disappointed, the side cargo door does not open, and they deleted the side pipes, finally the gun box in the back is not there, just small things but noticeable if you love vans as much as i do.
The one thing i did notice right away is the weight, it is one big heavy model, i can see why they dont do a lot of diecast vans in 1:18, expensive to do.
george.
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was reading bout ball joints..on buga n thought shite better check mine.....
under goes the jack.....hmmm.theres a fair bit of play here...after some buggerizing around and some reluctancy to actually get in the mood to pull it all apart
i saved my self the hassle and could see that it was the wheel bearings.....no play in the front end...all good there..but play in the disc/wheel
repacked the bearings with some nice healthy blue stuff..and put it all back together...with out even having to take off the wheel....
was stoked! still got the ball joints for a later date ...
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Hey Guys, did anyone else here have a problem with the site @ about 1130hrs this morning. The recent posts page was empty when you clicked on a topic. All seems to be ok now.
george.
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yep George....wouldn't open the posts
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mine was doin it 30 mins ago, i did a system restore as a last straw to fix it.
it worked .
but i suspect its the internet failing due to school holidays . as every school kid will be on internet or mobile phones overloading the already overloaded internet phone lines and phone towers....
the internet is already that over sold it is slow and dropping out all the time.
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Yep mine was down too Thought the world had ended But all good now
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I ve been on annual leave since Dec 23rd..and its been very quite manly due
to being down with a mystery FLU virus and more recently because of the weather
took much rain...im thinking of building an ARK...fortunately I live on a hill.
I had plans to do some work on the beddy Motorhome...including painting the outside
with either a single or two pak eurathane to make her look a bit more presentable for when
my Late Dad;s sister and partner come over from the UK ...they are keen to take her for
a run to see a bit of the country in it.
Unfortunately I don't have a shed to park her in to work on so she looking very sad out in the wind
and the rain. :-\
Back at Work on Wednesday and forecast is...yup you guessed it more rain. :'(
Some days are like that eh?
Cheers
Ian
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G'day all been off line for a while, but now pc is fixed thanks to BROADWAY COMPUTERS , 218 broadway resevoir, Vic 3073......03 9462 1712. $250 for a new motherboard/graphics card inc postage and GST. AB SO LUTE LY STOKED!!!!!
was quoted in Perth $600-$1000 cop that , NO thankyou very much!
SOOOOOO I can now spend another $750 on Beddie .... woohoo and guess what ... I did lol , just had the baby girl dyno'd ..... ...... speachless. here's some pics and another noisy vid B4 it was tuned.... will post a tuned vid later.....Dano
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the vans lookin awsome Dano
love the big rubber under the back, and your tail lights n tailgates look great mate.
how much has she been chopped? or is it an optical illusion?
looks great cant wait to see her painted.
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Nah she's not chopped, I may be crazy .... but I'm NOT MENTAL! ..... you win Busy! LOL
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its an optical illusion because of the big bottom tailgate n small back window
looks chopped from the back , but standard when u look at the front ,
looks cool
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Looking bloody good Dano! I'm looking forward to the day that the body of my van is nice and straight like that.
This is what we need more of, more progress pics of vans being done up. It's all nice reminiscing about the old vans but let's see more of what we're all doing today. That's what provides the inspiration. ;D
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totally agree Rouge , love the old vanz but gotta get this show on the road.......more progress photos poeples.......
Tried to upload a vid but ran out of patience, ended up loading to youtube..... now trying to sort the link thing... :-\
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Ok back online, must get some new pictures sorted for the daliy post, but might have to link to Gallery us upload still not working, says folder full. Took the Jumbo out for a run today and drove back slowly, on the motorway at 80-100km it started to shake and vibrate alot ease off and it stoped ???, and the speedo would drop from a 100km down to oooo ease off the foot and back up it went ???, guess I need to look at the drive shaft and middle bearing, wouldn't mind going 1 peice but on a Jumbo that's a long sharft :D Might even be the diff ???. ok might go with a single wheel diff and a new sharft..... and see what happens. Bas
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Ok Bearing, looked at the one on the Camper, looks like a after market one as the rubber is ( web looking ) but drive shaft sits sold in it, on the Jumbo I can move the drive shaft around, how do you change these as they look like they are part of the D Shaft, where do you get them from ???being a Bedford I can't roll up at my local car yard.......... Cheers
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Ok well I decided to take the Beddy Motorhome for a bit of a run down the coast to Cabbage Tree point between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
she performed flawlessly, and I checked the speedo againstt the GPS and it's about spot on, flat out down hill at 93 Km/h @ 3,000 rpm in top gear 4th , on the flat she pushes 80 @ 2800 rpm.
I'd love to put a 5 speed celica box in her for overdrive. :P
Here's a pic I took at the point
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=37282&g2_serialNumber=2)
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I like the camper body havn't seen one like that before
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Yeah it's all fiberglass , custom made by Bill Paterson Cheney have searched all ove the web
But can't find any info on them building motorhomes.
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Should use that one as your avatar
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OK ...Howzat ? ;D
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So started again on daves van this week it now has a hsp diff and ALMOST disc breaks whilst changing the stubs out the top left hand wishbone had a tone of grime on it so I scraped it away >:( some one has welded the top ball joint in - is this common? after all the bedies iv seen and worked on Iv not seen this done , has anyone else? anyway im uncomfortable leaving it like that it so its coming OUT. :-\ here we go , the metal around the ball joint looks like its been through a washing machine. Ill post some pics of it oh yer its got mags now too!!
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Craig, i have seen upper balljoints welded in on Hq Race cars, it stops them moving around.
Havent seen them on a Bedford specifically however
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yeh ive seen ball joints welded in. im not too keen on the idea either. if they dont fit right you must have the wrong ones.
ben
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G/day
I bought a cab/chassis that had been "tacked in". The tacks were about 2cm long with 2 on each ball joint.
On my first big trip I got stuck:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF0820-s.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF0822-s.jpg)
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So started again on daves van this week it now has a hsp diff and ALMOST disc breaks whilst changing the stubs out the top left hand wishbone had a tone of grime on it so I scraped it away >:( some one has welded the top ball joint in - is this common? after all the bedies iv seen and worked on Iv not seen this done , has anyone else? anyway im uncomfortable leaving it like that it so its coming OUT. :-\ here we go , the metal around the ball joint looks like its been through a washing machine. Ill post some pics of it oh yer its got mags now too!!
When I had my balljoints replaced recently the mechanic told me they'd been welded in, although the last time I had them done were by my good friend & mechanic who swore he never welded them in, as that's just bad mechanical practice. Unfortunately the other mechanics didn't give me back my old ones, as I'd asked, to look at so the mystery remains: were they or were they not welded in? Someone was lying!
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did the tack fail or ball joint?
looks like the ball poped out of its socket?
The ball joints were only a couple of months old and a 1000kms of travel.
When they were welded in the plastic had melted and fell out.
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Does anyone have a picture or video clip showing how to tell if you need to replace
The ball joint..?
What's the proceedure ? Do you jack the wheel up and lever the tyre up for movement?
Sorry if it's a dumb question but I don't know how you test them. ???
I must get a service manual one day ..I think they are available on cd rom too.
Cheers
Ian
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Welded in ball joints???
I've never seen or even heard of that.... :P
I guess as an emergency tactic you could do that.. but that's just not right and dangerous as you can see above.
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Does anyone have a picture or video clip showing how to tell if you need to replace
The ball joint..?
What's the proceedure ? Do you jack the wheel up and lever the tyre up for movement?
Sorry if it's a dumb question but I don't know how you test them. ???
I must get a service manual one day ..I think they are available on cd rom too.
Cheers
Ian
If you search on youtube you will see several "techniques" on how to check ball joints.
For the lower ball joint I usually check like this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqw85L_sMgE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqw85L_sMgE)
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The ball joints were only a couple of months old and a 1000kms of travel.
When they were welded in the plastic had melted and fell out.
im not sure what your talking about chris but bedford ball joints dont have any plastic components?? unless it was the nylon nut? if the nylon was melted the nut might undo i suppose.
ben
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yeah what plastic Chriss?
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yeah what plastic Chriss?
Yeah I meant nylon. the ball joints in the truck were new and had a nylon ring around the ball. The heat had melted it so that after a 1000kms it wore through. When I bought it I heard the squeek and thought it was a ball joint however as they were new I thought it must be something else. When it let go I was traveling on a dirt road far away. I hitch-hiked home pulled 2 wishbones out of a front end, hitch-hiked back and put them in. And no it wasn't fun.
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was that a cf chris? i didnt think that there was nylon inside the joint either:( could be wrong thou.
ben
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sounds like whoever welded them in fryd them.
they might as well of oxy welded them in.
As I said there was 2 of 20mm welds on each ball joint.
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2 x 20mm welds prob left to cool down themselves.
fryed the ball joints
yeah folks its not a good idea to weld balljoints in at all
Downright dangerous,
just dont do it
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To change the subject I made a BIG ultrasonic cleaner. I used an Altronics Kit and modded the lid of a 10 litre drum to fit the transducer straight into the water:
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF2699-s.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/DSCF2700-s.jpg)
And yes it really works. I have been cleaning mobile phones that have been in the mines. I strip them down and put the cases in. They come out like new.
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wow... what warp did you get upto bb ??? ::) ::)
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Hey Guys, this is for shane, this sites creator. I have a feeling someone has hacked the site, 2 mornings in a row now i have joined the site, and 2 mornings in a row i have been hit with a virus. Once is unlucky, twice is suspect, you may want to look into it and see if there is a hidden plant. When it happened yesterday i was caught off guard, today i was able to pull the ethernet cable b4 it could take hold.
When i connected to buga, and hit the home button the screen goes white then to a you tube porn site then a big red warning, YOU ARE INFECTED.
These bloody viruses give me the s**ts. Good luck finding it.
george.
UPDATE, IT JUST HPPENED AGAIN, WHAT IS SMART SENTINAL ?
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Good to see your still on here George ;) Not sure about a virus, but when I open this site up from my favorites I get directed to another site, close it down and second time Buga stays up. So sure there is something going on in the background of this site.
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Hey Bas, yep still here, this is my second home now. lol ;D ;D It seems to be when i click on the home button, i go to a porn site then i get the virus infection message, the last time i was able to get a quick look at the name, and it said this sentinal thing. Pain in the neck having to scan and clean up everytime it happens, so wont be hitting the home button till we know what is happening. I use the home button to refresh the recent posts.
george
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Happen's to me too Says its a trojen horse virus My sandbox blocks it so Idone a complete systems scan it found & pissed it off but there is still something there
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same has happened to me,
i recon its these bogus idiot users signing up and posting crap posts, have u guys seen these posts.
i delete them as soon as i see them.
can we just delete the users and be onto them at an early stage Shane?
playetaElepay was the latest one
cheers marty
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It seems to be when i click on the home button, i go to a porn site Lucky you George ;D Ok haven't hit the home page button so don't know of this............
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i never hit the home page tab, i have the buga forrum page saved to fav
and when i refresh i hit f5 or the refresh arrow circle up top but the virus thing came up on mine 2.
does this mean we have a virus or just a hoax to freak us out?
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Ive experienced a similar thing, not sure wether one off the links has been hacked.
Hopefully shane will be able to sort it out
Warren
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yeah Warren ,
im doin a AVG virus scan at the moment
i will post the results as soon as it finnishes
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Hey guys, just so you know, i have been using the home button for the last few years, and yesterday morning, monday, was the first time i had the problem. The other reason i have used the home button is because it brings up the gallery pics on the right of the screen, and i can see any new pics.
Yeah right Bas, lol ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D the bloody thing gives me a flaming pic of pam anderson, and b4 i can get excited bloody virus threat window pops up, shit at least something is popping up. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
george
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George I took the plung and clicked on the home button ..............................and..............................nothing back to the home page, no redirect to a porn site, this is very unfair... ;)
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im still scanning the other laptop,
opened buga on this laptop and same thing,
redirected and message (your computer is infected)
bloody hell!!!!!!!!
now im scanning this one
im not opening buga all on the 2 other laptops
2 in risk of infection is enough for me.
anyone know what the hell is going on ????????
is it for real or just a scam to buy some shonky crap virus fix ????
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result from first laptop scan=
no virus found.
must be just a scam so we think the computers infected and buy some bogas so called easy virus fix.
anyone know?
anyway i wont be doing any internet banking on the 2 laptops thats for sure.
id advise others to be carefull as well, dont use banking or credit cards untill we know for sure .
cheers marty
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The HOME page link has now been clicked 34,890 times ....
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34,890 times
no wonder its got a virus.
im gunna start wearing rubber gloves if i click on it.
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I made the number up, as if everyone was going to look for porn - I guess it's one of those "you had to be there moments" :/
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Well..been a lil while between maintenance shifts..and as she is my daily driver...some much needed TLC..
changed over the lower control arm bushes today..on my LWB....
got em for trade so was happy w new Nolathane bushes from Pedders..
The hard part was getting the actual bush out....
once i had the control arm in the vice.. i hacksawed off the collar /excess of the old bush..
then drillled small holes in a clock wise direction....this broke up the old rubber...
once it was partially destroyed..i was able to pull the center of the old rubber out with a pair of vice grips..
did the same with the other end..then cleaned up the bores with emery paper...
Bolted it all back together....n brmmmm brmmm..back on the road... 8)
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Hey guys, Every morning this week i have been hit, just got hit again now, starting to get old.
george
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Hey guys, has anyone heard from shane about this virus that has been attached to the site. Every morning this week i have been hit, just got hit again now, starting to get old.
george
Just bookmark the main forum page in your browser and go straight to it each time instead of using the main page. I use Firefox and the tab just automatically reloads each time I start my browser. I haven't had any trouble at all.
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It's not a site virus or we would all be hit.
see the virus thread for details
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Finally took delivery of my LJ Torana booster today.....
as rare as rocking horse shit..
i found 1 and had it reconditioned $300 delivered to my door yay!!
Got it from
Milton Performance
43A Queens Rd Everton Hills QLD 4053
Ph: 07 3353 2947 Mob: 0408 719 071
they have a few instock too if anyone else is interested...
i have a brand new xb master cylinder.....now to get some new brake pipes made up..
will post pics as i go.... 8)
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hi all, started working on attaching VN disc's onto the beddie diff. I am taking pics as I proceed making slight modification to the VN brake calipre bracket to fit onto the beddie diff. so far so good ;D ;D
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looking forward to this thread as I'm considering the same.
Warren
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This week I have spent my spare time fixing the wife car, and I now really appreciate working on a CF.
The wife's car is a late model front wheel drive, automatic little buzz box which doesn't cause much grief until this week.
The water pump started to leak water in a big way. A quote from a mechanic was quite horrendous, ie he didn't want to do it.
I downloaded a service manual and had a read. It didn't sound to hard.
First mistake.
I decided I could do the job and save myself a tidy sum of money.
Second mistake.
The water pump is located behind the timing belt so I decided to put a new belt in while I was about it. I used a mates trade account to get new belts and a pump. There are 2 types of timing belt for the same motor so I had to pull the motor apart to find out which one I would need. Apparently this is common.
I started pulling the front of the motor apart. My hands are about twice as large as they should be for a little job like this. It took 2 afternoons just to get it apart. The "front" of the motor is wedged up against the drivers side chassis rail and inner guard. There was not enough room for a standard 3/8 socket set. I mostly used 1/4 drive and even then had to shorten some of the sockets.
I identified and bought the correct belt kit. 2 new oil seals came with it so I decided to put them in.
Third mistake.
The old seals came out OK but trying to put the new ones in was a drama. None of the usual tricks would work. The crankshaft had a sharp shoulder and did not protrude very far. After a lot of trial and error I finally made a guide for the seal from a plastic lid off a Pepsi bottle.
Putting the rest back together took another 2 afternoons.
I had to make several specialist tools and shorten existing tools including sockets.
Me, and about 10,000 mozzies, have just finished it in the dark.
It now works again!
I now understand why the mechanic didn't want to do it. I don't want to do it again. I saved myself a lot of money but got a lot of grief.
The car is obviously designed by an engineer with no input by anybody who would have to service it. A water pump is something that WILL need to be replaced. Why make it so difficult?
I asked a couple of mechanics and was told a bunch of horror stories about servicing modern vehicles.
Working on a CF is a "walk in the park" compared to what I have just been through.
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Im guessing the car is a hyundai or daewoo? Well done for sticking at it ;D
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sold both bedies and have spent the rest of the week sitting at the eldest daughters hospital bed :-\
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Craig, you are not Beddie less now are you :'( Wishes for your daughter...
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:) :) never sold the two to get all the truck licenses and tickets for the mining industry , So now Iv got no excuses not to get back into obsession
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craig sorry to hear about your Daughter, not sure what happened but sending wishes of wellness
for her n your family.
marty
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Best wishes from us Craig.... hope all turns out well.
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Hi Craig and Family, Hope everything positive works out for your hospitalized daughter, thoughts are with you, hang in there, best regards Ian
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Hi Craig... Cheers for selling me the beddy. The family and I love it and are already making plans for her.
Hope your daughter gets well soon
Utah
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yeah Graig sending heaps healing thoughts for ur daughter :D
welcome Utah to the buga clan... ;D
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hi Utah welcome to bedford heaven glad u made it on here. :)
Thanks for all the well wishes , eldest daughter had a collapsed lung a week ago unfortunately it has got worse not better after getting her out of icu she was back there again last night. It has been a long week with a bit of luck they will be able to transfer her to a specialist ward at the end of the week and things may perk up cheers lads and thanks.
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hey bro, not right when the kids get seriously ill, wishing you and yours the very best, cheers stay strong .. eddy
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hi craig and jill hope things are getting better for your daughter,all the best guys.
stu
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My grandson and I were cruising around town in my matt black CFS van when we saw Miss Kim watering her garden.
Lets call in and say G'day.
So I did a U- turn, turned off the motor, rolled up over the neighbours driveway, across the footpath, and across the lawn to within half a metre behind her.
I gently used the air horns to say hello.
Well it was not her "Roger Rabbit" look-a-like face that was so funny, it was the water. It was going everywhere!
Eventually the water stopped its erratic dance and although still shaking she regained enough composure to curse at us.
We were not listening, as we were still laughing uncontrollably.
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well im stuck at home, did my knee in at work bad enuf ive got to see a specailist, the only good thing about being home is i get time to work on my beddy.
she needs lots of prep work for her paint job so been doing that, and i do mean lots of work i cant believe how much work but shes worth it.
getting a diff sorted 2,500 thank you very much, custom built diff from christchurch to take the 15x10 st musle mags with 265/60r15 cooper cobras.
well got to go hope all you bedford nutz are well
ill keep limpin on with my broken axle
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Talk about six degrees of separation !! my outlaws today informed me there looking at buying another farm and when they went to look at it they realized that there is a swb bedford amongst some other cars that go with the place .I haven't seen it yet but im told there is little rust in it. ::) ::)
and its got fat wheels.
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I dont beleive it Craig,,,,Are you saying that somewhere a beddie has snuck under your radar??? :o :o ;D :D ;D
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I dont beleive it Craig,,,,Are you saying that somewhere a beddie has snuck under your radar??? :o :o ;D :D ;D
Craig the Beddie-magnet ;D ;D ;D
The collection continues...
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and its got fat wheels.
oh la la!!!!
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http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41066 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41066)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41071 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41071)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41076 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41076)
making progress, went to dentist this am so blew a shift hey presto paint on 1/2 the van
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well today i spent time changing the front air dam on the van took ages to do as im not total moble yet
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Finally finished painting tank and rear suspension
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41096 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=41096)
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Hey guys, i need some help trying to locate something. As some know i have a bobcat, what i am looking for is a slasher / mower attachment for my cat, here is a pic. Now i have found them in victoria for around $4000, new, not a bad price, if it was going to get used more then maybe twice a year. For reasons i now know, hire companies will not hire them, so that is out. If someone knows of a 2nd hand one that is in good nick for sale.
Reason for getting one is that this year we have had a massive amount of rain, 90mm just in april alone, which meant the grass got out of control, so my neighbour came down with his slasher and started to slash, but what he has cut will be back up again before he finishers. So i am looking for one to go on the cat and i can do it whenever it is needed. Thanks guys.
george
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id just buy the hydrolic motor and make your own George.
or build a cutting deck to fit the bobcat and fit itwith a 21hp motor with long control cables, throttle controls and keystrart that reach into the cab.
ive thought of buying a suzuki seirra 4x4 and making a 3 blade cutting deck to mount underneath it, and power it with its own 21hp briggs n stratton elec start motor,
its still on the drawing board at the moment though.
cutting deck sorta like this
(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll265/marty23121961/B9dpd3mkKGrHqIOKioEzUlUcmh8BM55GNlzQQ_12.jpg)
(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll265/marty23121961/B9dpcfgmkKGrHqUOKkUEyslgtZyeBM55GEZjWw_12.jpg)
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You can get an old tractor plus slasher for less than $3k... just sayin'...
- soakes
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My neighbours tractor / slasher is parked out back but being an amputee, um bucklys of jumping that high. As for building one, same thing. Hiring one would be the go, short of that one a bit cheaper then $4000, second hand one would be ideal.
george
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bloody good idea, I slashed mine just over a month ago and its nealy back. You should be able to claim it on tax.
As my dopey brother said, "Just concrete it and paint it green"
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G'day
I just got back from traveling around outback NSW installing Cisco Switches and Routers. I clocked up a lot of miles and saw a lot of towns. I only have about 8 more installs to go on this contract then I can play for a while.
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Have just started to restore a set of mags for my daughters first car. ;D I am just polishing the outer edge then painting the centres ::)
I was pleasantly surprised how good the edge came up. I started off with 120 grit wet and dry then 320,then 800,then lastly 1200 grit and finished of with some magical cream which Craig (Obsession) put me onto. 7.5 hrs sanding :-\ :-\
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Startingpoint1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Startingpoint2.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/120320grit.jpg)
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(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Mag1200grit.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/TheMagiccream.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Finishedge.jpg)
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Looks like it works good, I've allways used purple polish as all the truckies use it to give their tanks a mirror finish
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That looks awesome did you polish by hand or use the speed ball attachment for the drill?
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All by hand Jason :-\ :-\ because there is very little room where the spokes meet the outer rim for the polishing foam ball.It would of shredded it in no time :-[ :-[
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Well done John, I have been meaning to do my manifold on the ss but wasn't sure if I could do it. At least I know now if I stay motivated I might get a similar result
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As some of you know, I have spent the last month and a half working toward getting the yellow sticker removed from my van.
I am convinced the officer had a girlfriend/wife cheat on him in a van with one of you BUGAs, either that or his daughter was willing to abide by my van's rules...
In any case, he looked hard to find an issue to yellow sticker me with, and in the end found 5. 3 minor, 2 reasonable.
Once I fixed those things, the pits managed to find another 16 minor things. All of which were easy to fix, except for:
the cracked lower bush due to my inability to find balljoints, and then the fact that the shells on my powdercoated control arms had been pushed out. This resulted in me having to acquire super pro bushes to finish the job, however are now done.
I had to install sunvisors, ended up ordering VE commodore visors with the lighted mirrors (figured if I was doing it may as well do it right). Unfortunately the VE mirrors mount differently to the VT mirrors I had looked at in person, so I had to reengineer the mountings using modified versions from my old BA falcon. I'm quite proud of the end result, despite it being an effort and a half.
The HZ steering shaft required heavily reengineering. ball bearing fitted to the lower part fo the column, excessive play removed in 3 separate locations. The HZ uni joint was replaced with a HQ version we had kicking around with zero play.
I had to be able to 'blow hot air onto the windscreen' so acquired 2 12V hair driers and connected them initially side by side, however ended up going inline to increase heat and air flow. doesn't really work as a demister, however is 'legal'.
The previous installer of seatbelts in my van obviously thought it a good idea to drill out the threads on the 'nuts' attached to the body in the original mounting locations, thus putting nuts behind the panel. This would have been fine prior to the expander foam being used to fill the panels, however took me hours to be able to even feel the nuts in the panels..
All in all, the van is the best its been in a long time especially on the handling front.
This being said, I still have a mass list of things I intend to do to my van as all would expect ;)
I still need to get photos of the sun visors for you all, however enjoy the control arms for now..
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=42274&g2_serialNumber=2)
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wow matte what a nightmare good to hear youve got it all sorted now.
i been getting one of my workers to do few little thiings on my van to bring it u to scratch.
and here is the latest ive got to with the tilt front. more photos in my fibreglass post
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Does this mean you are a "trophy" hunter now LOL ;D ;D ;D
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FINALLY.... finished restoring the mags for my daughters car ;D First time using 2 pac paint but bloody happy with the result ;D ;D ;D
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Startingpoint1.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Startingpoint2.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Mag3.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/Mag5.jpg)
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wowowo they look great ! :o ;)
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Looking GREAT John ;D well done
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G'day
Around here we call it Xmas in September. It is the annual Council kerbside cleanup that goes over 4 weeks. The amount of good stuff put on the kerbside is unbelievable.
I park a Pantech truck in the suburb and then use the Suzuki Carry van and a trailer to cruise around picking up stuff doing regular drop offs into the truck. The Suzuki will do a u-turn in any small street, runs for next to nothing and will haul a load.
I keep some stuff, give a fair amount away, sell some through the auction house, and scrap the rest.
Not a bad earner for a few days work.
Today at one stop I picked up 3 identical Samsung LCD TVs with dvi and dsub vga ports. they all work fine! A 3 screen upgrade for my PC is on the job list.
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Just been doing all those jobs that get avoided, finished rear door trim, drivers lock mechanism, inside door handles, wheel balancing, alignment rewire the stereo.....
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wow, great result Johnno.
those mags look brand new now.
you did well.
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On which one Dano???? After all you do have the ultimate collection
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27c here today, been planting 100 strawberry plants, and a few mullberry tree,s.
i love this time of year,:)
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On which one Dano???? After all you do have the ultimate collection
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Lol.....cheers....Borrie,LWB...came up really well, couldn't believe how light it finished, will post some pics this week....
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Heaps!!!! But can't upload photos from phone .........BUGA !
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This week, I had an auto electrician install Narva halogen headlights, with relays added to take the load off the switch. Should have done this conversion years ago.
I also sent the instrument cluster to have the speedo and temp. gauges checked. So, I can report
that the correct temperature sender unit to suit a Holden red motor / Bedford gauge, is a VDO
(instruments) part no. 320.033 with VDO thread adapter part no. 320.053.
The odometer read 20,000 kms before the 186 went in, so, she's only done a bit over 7,000 kms.
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been spraying students sandboards at school experimenting for graphics, buying a flake buster gun too ;D
luv my job ;D :D
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Starting to fill in the windows on the left side of the van, as right side was window less...........
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Now ya talking go the massive flake "yeah baby"
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Starting to fill in the windows on the left side of the van, as right side was window less...........
So you finished the project for the missus then Bas?
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NO, she was out ;)
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met Chris Ryan last week. username (blackbedford)
all i can say is what a top bloke, your welcome here any day chris.
thanx for the bottle of burbon mate.
cheers marty
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Thanks Marty, Your OK too. And the grease came off, so it is all good.
I spent a couple of days in Sydney last week training for the new job I start next week. In my spare time I visited a couple of wreckers getting bits for a Dyna that i am doing up and bits for a big motor conversion to my Carry van. The rest of the time was visiting Marty and he gave me the same hospitality that I have received from all the other BUGArites I have visited around the country.
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I am currently installing some better sealtbelts into the truck, plus a couple of nice bucket seats from a wrecked car that i had. Comfy and safe... ;D ;D ;D
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cool Chris.
:D sorry about the grease on your jacket from my front gate.
(ive got the top of my front gate greased to stop people jumping over it, because the sign didnt work, lol.)
good to catch up with you chris, until next time take care.
cheers marty
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Ok got the pinion bearing seal, make to day as you can't buy them these days, so diff can be put back together and sat under the Jumbo....
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stripped the swb (front ends), both 4x4 and Greeny......painted the 4b front end rebuilt/chkd all the joints and knuckles etc, dropped the 5spd manual from the 327, fitted the chev to the 4b front end and next is the trans combo and then re fit that front end to the green van. just need a flex plate.hopefully sat morn.
here's some pics more in the gallery.....oh and check out the atricles on the 4x4, Wendy asked me to scan the article in the mag, I'll see what I can do..... ;)
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tonights effort;
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Then take it off road :D :D With that combo, you'll get heaps of clearance under the tyres. Can't wait to see it finished
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Noice very Noice
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got myself a bargain off ebay, :)
a fb gun with 7 spools of rovings
170916627077
the guns sold for $440 in the 70,s.
i think id have a heart attack if i were to find price they are worth now.
it will make fiberglassing a snack.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170916627077?nma=true&si=BsvqB3LX9gXZYT8S7pVi7PULf%2B0%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170916627077?nma=true&si=BsvqB3LX9gXZYT8S7pVi7PULf%2B0%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true)
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Ok, have painted and made up the internal brackets to hold the window in, will fit it to the back of the van this weekend....... and will also glass the side panels in, Beddie will be windowless then except for this 1100 x 200 window in the back...... ;) but still may fit my 650 x 500 bay windows in the side, but may fit them in the small window rebate just behind the front doors being a Jumbo, so will still have pleanty of blank panel left.......
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Your missus sure goes out a lot...
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Yep away Friday Saturday and Sunday :D :D :D :D :D :D
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how the visor going baz
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well the Beddie got a third birthday presant, full service, plugs filter, kitted the carb and even servised the trans. It hasn't even done 3000 K's scince i got it. Shes purring like a kitten.
When i took it for a drive i found the radio not working, got power, just NO SOUND. have i bumped a button???? ??? ??? So I ripped it out and replaced it with the one out of the wifes car, that will teach her for driving mine today.(it has the thing to connect my i phone for the tunes) Were taking off in it for a few days and she won't have a clew untill we get back or she looks at the stereo.
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how the visor going baz
Yep it's there, had to make a little change to the mould, will finish it of this weekend...........
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hahaha, your sinister rossie,
get a picture of her expression when she realises the sterrio is swapped n put it up on buga,
:D
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Just organized my son to put a new stereo in hers while we're gone, just hope he can get the same one. And the little shit is blackmailling me $100 to fit it and keep quiet ;D
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hahaha,
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rossie praise your son he is an entenpranuer(sp)
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Window in, 5mins to cut hole 3 hours to fit........ :D
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Nice!
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Hey Bas, looks awesome mate, love those small windows.
george
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hey guy, does anyone have a quick link to shrinking pics for posting, someone posted it here for me a while back. if someone knows where to find it.
george
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try this one..http://shrink-pic.en.softonic.com/download (http://shrink-pic.en.softonic.com/download)
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Image Resizer is a really easy one to use.
if you're using Windows XP use this one... http://download.cnet.com/Image-Resizer-Powertoy-for-Windows-XP/3000-18487_4-10905400.html (http://download.cnet.com/Image-Resizer-Powertoy-for-Windows-XP/3000-18487_4-10905400.html)
Use the 'Direct Download' link below the big green button. If you use the big green button it will install a download manager onto your machine which you don't need and just clutters up your operating system.
If you're using Windows 7 use this one... http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/releases/view/30247 (http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/releases/view/30247)
You'll need to work out if your operating system is 32-bit or 64 bit. An easy way to see is if you open your file explorer and look at the directory listing of your C:\ drive. If you can see a directory called 'Program Files (x86)' then your operating system is 64-bit.
Once it's installed just right-click your mouse on the image you want to resize and select the option 'Resize pictures' and follow your nose from there.
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Hey guys, this is for the 1 or 2 on here that like beddies. lol ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D Ok in the last week, i have secured 2 dvds, one where the bedford is the star of the show, and one where the chev van is the star. So the beddy :
Back in the 90s there was an oz show called STINGERS, about undercover cops, and in one episode they went after a bikie gang doing armed holdups, and their choice of vehicle was a 75 SWB bedford, oh did i mention they were into headbanger music, so the van was, mmm lets say artistically painted. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. I have just got the dvd so when i watch it i will let you know what season, episode and episode name for those that might want to get it. The van was in about 70% of the show.
And the chev, back in the 70s a show called the HARDY BOYS MYSTERIES, the 2 guys in that used to drive around in a custom chevy, with CB radios. So there you go, both shows are now on DVD.
george
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Geaorge can you upload them to you tube????
Todays effort...
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Hey Dano, buga, i checked for you and both the hardy boys and stingers are on you tube. ;D ;D Oh well at least i can watch the dvd when i want. ;D ;D
george
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Sneak peek at what I've been upto..
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=46210&g2_serialNumber=2)
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Well, will be able to finish the Carport come Garage, if the weather stays fine. Need it under cover to work on it over winter, so it can be ready for the Nationals next year.... ???
(http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r537/Originhealth/IMG_0461.jpg)
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Hey Bas, i like that carport, is it a kit. I am guessing that it is height adjustable looking at the threaded tops of the post, awesome, but what is the little gem you have hidden under that cover. I am running out of space in my workshop so am looking at something secure to build but not costing the earth.
george
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Hey Bas. Nice carport.
The first installment for next years Nationals is out now so flick me an e-mail at gr8van@xtra and i'll send you through the first info sheets. Looks like it could be a good run (as usual).
Cheers,
Garry.
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Yes George, the basic carport came from a kitset, but it was only 2m high and my Beddie sits on 2.2m being the Jumbo, so had to make up some extension at a mates engineer shop. The carport only sits on 2.8m wide and as I don't have the space to go wider, I am putting a extension out the top on one side with a drop down cover to give me 3.5m wide, the other 2 side will be filled in, the drop down cover will fold back in when not working on the van and seal this side and this will allow me parking room on the side, hard to explain but will post photos as I do more. The height has been taken up to 2.6m as this will allow me to put the van up in the air to work on, when I change the diff over etc.
Cost: I have lost count but not to bad, as I could buy nothing to suit what I needed, as you can see it was a 6 post carport but redesigned one side and took out the post to give me room to work on the van, the only draw back I can see at this stage is when I work on the van I have to turn the van around so the side I'm working on is facing the step out side.
The things we do for our vans, but thought when its finished it's a good place to park the van out of the weather, will also have a roller door if I can find a cheap one.
The little Gem ;D it's had a few upgrades on the body, so must keep it under cover at the moment ;)
Bas
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Hey Bas. Nice carport.
The first installment for next years Nationals is out now so flick me an e-mail at gr8van@xtra and i'll send you through the first info sheets. Looks like it could be a good run (as usual).
Cheers,
Garry.
Ok, will email you tomorrow. Will be in Oz just before the nationals, and then back to Germany just after, so works out well.
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I finally finished the windscreen and roof sections, went to drive the van out of the garage for a photo and the starter solenoid decided it wasn't going to play ball, last time I went to drive it (van nationals), it started fine but wouldn't drive, trans pump decided it had had enough.
I knew I had a spare chevy starter so dug it out, tested it and thought sweet. Then I thought, hmm better count the teeth, and sure enough was wrong one. I ripped the solenoid off it and put it on the other one, then I ran out of day, so tomorrow hopefully after I get back from the docs.
Oh and one of my back mag wheels have gone flat, pumped it up, if it's still up tomorrow I'll get photos from both sides else will just be from the one side :D
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I took the custom van for a drive today - wahooo
was only up the drive and back but is the first time I have driven it since the project started.
I have an oil, trans and water leak to fix, oh and the brakes need bleeding, but boy does it sound nice :D
Am as happy as pig in mud :D :D
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Time to get a video happening Busy ;)
Congrats mate, its been a long time coming
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I thought about a video but I don't really trust the cat with my camera :)
more photos on the website
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Sounds good Busy,
Id be over the moon 2 mate, its an awsome van.
Love to see a video of it as well.
Cheers marty
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OK Ok one blue movie coming up, oh wait, you want to see the van? hmm ok you'll have to wait :p
weather forecast for next few days aren't looking to good so wont be able to pull it out again before I go down the line again at end of the week, for a couple of weeks.
Was over 5 hours ago but I'm still on a high, hmm maybe it was the petrol fumes ;)
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Way to go David. Awesome mate. What a buzz.
Now you just have to sell me your standard van so you have no excuse not to keep the custom one as you can't be without a CF.
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come on cuz, i made one, rough as it was, now get your kit out .....i think? hmm, maybe not, ah whatever....
were still vanners, " livin in the 70's" a
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ohhhh night shift i need sleep, but the euphoria feels good ...
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just an update..
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k
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[quote author=Dano come on cuz, i made one, rough as it was, now get your kit out .....i think? hmm, maybe not, ah whatever....
were still vanners, " livin in the 70's" a
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80's for me, I'm not that old ???
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Looking good Dano, would be interesting to have our vans side by side - the tall and short of it.
Have you worked out the overall height yet? mine measures 1.75 at the top of the rear spoiler
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Had a fine day today, and felt good, so was able to do a little more on the Beddie's Carport / ?
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0477.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0478.jpg)
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Looking good Bas !
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Yes, the things we do for our Beddies ;)
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G'day
I am back, well for a while anyway. It looks like I will be involved with a local solar farm project.
I should start a thread "What have you been up to this year".
The economy has been very quiet around here so I have been traveling all over the state for work, and am into my 5th vehicle for the year due to kangaroos, trees, engine failure, and lack of rego. I have been staying in pubs and swagging it. While I have been away most of my stuff has been vandalised and bits pinched which has taken the edge off the money I made.
So what have I been up to this week?
I have just purchased an ex-bakery Suzuki Carry van in Junee as cheap transport. It is a 2004 model with only 50K kms. I have already put on a pair of 16" alloys to gear it up and an Ignis tacho dash with red LEDs and a Baleno dimmer. While I was away I picked up a set of Mazda 3 bucket seats and a lot of other goodies so I will be busy for a while.
In Japan the Carry van can be got as an optioned up luxury people mover...
DA64W SUZUKI EVERY WAGON PZ TURBO SPECIAL. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agz4_6J1AZ4#ws)
But we cant get it here because we have to support a couple of old dinosaur makers.
So interesting parts are available in Japan at ridiculously cheap pricing. I just got onto Yahoo Actions and purchased a complete electric power steering tilt column, with controller and wiring for $54 that will be an easy fit into my van...
http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d131098973 (http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d131098973)
I don't speak squiggly stuff so I am doing it through a buying agent...
http://www.noppin.com/ (http://www.noppin.com/)
There are at least 3 car makers in China who make a Carry Van knock-off with one of them selling over a million so far. So there are lots of replacement parts and hot-up bits available at very ridiculously cheap prices...
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Changan-star-6363-6371-6350-after-rear-light-assembly-steering-lamp-brake-lights-reversing-light/1004467185.html (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Changan-star-6363-6371-6350-after-rear-light-assembly-steering-lamp-brake-lights-reversing-light/1004467185.html).
I have just ordered some very interesting bits.
I was looking at putting in some Phillips Extreme headlight bulbs and priced them in a shop for $149. I have them coming from the UK for $35 delivered...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PHILIPS-X-TREME-EXTREME-VISION-H4-HEADLIGHT-HIGH-MAIN-BEAM-BULBS-/330759576294?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d02ce9ae6 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PHILIPS-X-TREME-EXTREME-VISION-H4-HEADLIGHT-HIGH-MAIN-BEAM-BULBS-/330759576294?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d02ce9ae6)
The Internet is dramatically changing the way retailing works. I just had a discussion with a local large retailer, who had a go at me about my buying practices. I asked him how he was getting he IT support done now, and he replied "via the Internet".
So it is OK for him to cut me out of work but not OK for me to cut him out of profits!!! Go figure?
Here is an example of a Carry van out of Hong Kong...
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/sideskirt.jpg) (http://s209.photobucket.com/user/blackbedford/media/sideskirt.jpg.html)
Vanning is not dead.
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Good to see you back BB :)
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Another side up this morning, now the fun starts, stay tuned....... ???
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0489.jpg)
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Looking good Bas !
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Good idea with the Jappa van
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Ok, one wing done, one more in the front, then will make up some sectional doors for front and side.
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0497.jpg)
Ok Gordon, getting closer to being able to change over the front end dics on the van, and roll the new diff under ;)
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Looking good Baz. Just a (dumb) question... can you put a "wing" on the other side as well and a "short" sheet to the shed roof. Would give you extra side clearance & dry access to the shed. ??? Sure you have your reasons...
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Almost there Bas, well done. Looking forward to giving you a hand with the disk conversion. Cheers Gordon
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Looking good Baz. Just a (dumb) question... can you put a "wing" on the other side as well and a "short" sheet to the shed roof. Would give you extra side clearance & dry access to the shed. ??? Sure you have your reasons...
Yea could do, but see, kind of want it free standing so to say, as it would then look like one big ??? That side of the shed is sold wall so no extra room would be gained. :)
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Almost there Bas, well done. Looking forward to giving you a hand with the disk conversion. Cheers Gordon
Yep start on the bi-fold doors tomorrow, as Verena will be out most of the day, so free time for me... ;)
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Ok front wing done, doors now...
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0498.jpg)
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When I'm not at home working on my vans I'm working on other vans - of sorts. Here are two I'm doing at the moment. Take two vans, make a tandem and a truck with the remains.
Both are tandem and the truck will have the engine on the back like I want to do with a full scale Bedford.
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very cool :)
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What have I been up to this week, WORK >:( But also buying goodies for the van ;D only problem the van has more money sitting in the van as parts / goodies to put on her, than what the van is worth.. ???
New side windows for the rear sides, yes I know WINDOWS but the wife likes them, ( and Gordon has given me the ok, not sure if he was just being kind :D ) and me well they are big, will go 2/3 down the side, they are dark tinted, and I will rebate them to look custom, But now I do get to keep the little window in the rear ;)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0545.jpg)
And my extractors, not that they will fit without Surgery, due to the fact the V6 is in a Bedford, and nothing fits straight into a Bedford Van ???
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0543.jpg)
Well back to work now... :(
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windows! id call them "beer can exhausts" ;)
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windows! id call them "beer can exhausts" ;)
Yes, they may be useful after all ;)
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Should look something like this ???
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/van.jpg)
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Yep Bas, I reckon windows in a Long Wheel Base are the bomb :) :)
The mock up looks bloody good.
Can't wait to see it in the flesh.
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Those aren't windows. They're ranch sliders. You could build a deck on the side as well! ;D
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Those aren't windows. They're ranch sliders. You could build a deck on the side as well! ;D
No I like the wording EXIT Window, just in case I need to get out in a hurry. ;D
But the deck, now your talking, maybe it could slide out from under the van.... ???
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Can't wait to see it in the flesh.
Same here :D
Just had a thought, I can sell Ice Creams out of the back of it to fund the finishing of the Van....
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Ok finished... ;)
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=46693&g2_serialNumber=2)
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;D ill have a double choc Sunday
with a flake n maccadamia nut sprinkles thanx Bas, ;D
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Those rims look the business Bas.
Selling ice creams sure beats the kidney I had to sell to fund my van rebuild :) :)
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;D ill have a double choc Sunday
with a flake n maccadamia nut sprinkles thanx Bas, ;D
$5.00 bucks please, payment through PayPal... ;)
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Those rims look the business Bas.
Selling ice creams sure beats the kidney I had to sell to fund my van rebuild :) :)
Yes but you would only need to sell one kidney, I would have to sell Hundreds of Ice Creams... ;)
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What's with that shadow on the side Might make a great mural haha
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Hey Bas, every time I look at your planned window layout it just looks better and better. Can picture us cruising down in convoy to Christchurch next year for the Nats. What a sweet vision.
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Hey Bas, every time I look at your planned window layout it just looks better and better. Can picture us cruising down in convoy to Christchurch next year for the Nats. What a sweet vision.
Yea, have it on my desktop background, and the same thing is happening to me, when Jona came home from school and seen the van on the desktop he raced out to look at the van, he thought I had done this while he was at school ;) the trip will be good, will have to top up my Meds for this one.. :D
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Hey Bas, are you going to keep the existing colour ?
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Gordon, think Black looks good , but Verena's not to keen, also like the colour of Davids ex van below, he said it vas a Silver base, as I will do a White base. but then when the time comes who knows...
Sorry forgot about the linking. Cheers
For some reason the Turbo mags look good on the van, they suit it...
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it doesn't allow linking from my site
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Yep, the stripe work gets my vote.
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Last 2 weeks, the 253 came out, made up engine mounts for V6 and V6 sitting in it place. :) :) mock up engine mounts, even made up the engine mount with the air con bracket. use 186 rubber engine mounts and vn v6 gearbox mount grafted onto Gearbox cross member... so will have a power steering and air con. No I wont be making up the finished mounts had them done by a engineering place so I know they will be strong enough. Now I have been grounded for a few weeks due to hernia operation and not allowed to lift anything heavy. :(
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Hi shagingwagon,
have you any photos, would like to know how big the cabin cut out is, is there any problem with over all lenth & angle in relation to tailsharft to diff.
Thanks Aussie Buga
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Hi Aussie, yes there are a few changes, when i did mine i had to get a shortened tail shaft made up, and the opening in the cab is a lot bigger. You will find the engine cover opening comes very close to the steering column where it goes through the floor. In your case the peddles may have to be modified. For me it was not a problem, as i don't have legs, so i don't use the peddles.
george
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Hi Aussie, I have put up a couple of pics, in my gallery, but they are of V8 out and V6 ready to go in and of the engine mounts that I made up to suit. I also made up the passenger side mount combined with Air Con bracket so it will have Air Con and Power steering. Haven't got transit power steering unit yet but that is in the pipe line.
No I am not using my engine mounts. I just made up the proto type made sure they fitted and A/C pump fitted and in line for belt to run properly, need to get a slightly longer belt. Had a local engineering firm make up the mounts saved some cash by me making them up first.
As I already had the 8 in I only had to trim out an inch or so to give enough clearance for the 6.
The 6 is in place have to take some pics of it in place and post them up as well... Using the VN gear box mount and have had it grafted onto the beddie cross member, just have to get the man around to attach the cross member to the cross member brackets.
I've had a look at pics of Georges V6 mine seems to sit a bit higher, but cant get it any lower. could just be the pics though...
Have to get a new tailshaft made and angle between the gearbox and diff is not a major concern as long as they are in line. More to follow, its only taken me 5 years so far but should/ will be going in a month or so.
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Well back on the Bedford carport / garage today making the expandable sides...
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0628.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0632.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0630.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0631.jpg)
doesn't look like much, but will give me 1m extra.. but sill allow me to fold it away so the car can park there.
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Wow,
Thats an awsome idea Bas,
You can use them as shade, extend area to cover a motor, etc
You should patent that idea mate,
Cheers marty
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Thanks Marty, but I'm sure It has been done before. Well that's it for the day, had enough of making doors 2.5 doors to go, a least I am getting faster at making them ;)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0635.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0634.jpg)
so much for the cheap carport...
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Looking good Bas !
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It will look better with the van sitting inside of it.. ;)
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Well this week I finally realized that the V6 commodore engine conversion to my truck wasn't going to become a reality so decided to sell off the donor car :( But have found a suitable replacement to fit into it instead ;D ;D ;D ;D ::) ::)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/stato24_zps18d9ed6f.jpg)
(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa315/johnabbott_2007/stato14_zps2382b658.jpg)
OH YEAH BABY !!!!
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This week Vn brake booster and master cyl fitted .brake pedal in place... radiator and air con radiator fitted ( modified the vn radiator surround to sit on Beddie frame.. not difficult just a bit of thought) ;D picked up modified diff .. Salisbury HX 1 tonner with the heavier axle tubes. 3.36 ratio 12 bolt centre.. has been widened to same as original beddie and now has standard vn disc rear brakes fit straight on :) :) will be fitted by mid week so I can order new tail shaft.. all beddie wiring has been removed. :-\ hope to have all the commodore wiring loom fitted and hooked in by the end of the week. Tag everything when i took if out of donor car..... All looking good.....
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Talk about go hard or go home "YOU DA MAN"
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I will be following your build with interest Shagn. I am wanting to do the whole wiring loom thing as well and am hoping it will be a plug and play out come. :-\
If you can get some pics as well that will be good.
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John,
I think the biggest issue will be that the loom will be too long in some places & too short in others, but there again, I intend to make a new loom from scratch for my tray top rebuild so who is crazier?
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Looking good Bas
If you put the loom through the top of the firewall (both sides) then you just need to fold up the loom once under the heater.
That's with the main fuse box under the r/h bonnet hinge, and computer on the l/h kick panel.
I think the only wires needing extending a few inches is the coil pack wires if you angle it up some to avoid cutting the floor out.
I used the Calais engine/loom so had a few extras but van runs 99% holden wiring (1% thats not is the tail light plugs)
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Thanks Guys , I'm going to lay the wiring out on the ground... look at it. ::) walk around it... ::) scratch my head... ::) then just go for it. IT WILL FIT, I,ve got the full wiring loom., and when i took it out of the donor car I marked everything, so it will be easy to put it back in.. The battery cable to the battery may need to be lengthened not sure yet. Yes have taken lots of pics, just have to get around to uploading them. I've used the VN brake booster, master cyl footbrake mounting bracket but beddie brake pedal.. So no structual changes ( no cutting or welding needed.), so hopefully shouldn't have any problems with engineers :) :)
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Im not going to allow myself to think that this wont be hard, so i just have to be patient and nut it out bit by bit. ;) But first i will have to save some big pennies first... ;) :D
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I used the VN booster in my standard van but kept the bedford pedal box, just added the 2 brake switchs, also used VN steering column and dash, and VN wiper motor on bedford wiper frame.
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Hi guys, has been a productive week, fine tuned the last few bits on my dune buggy, so just need to drop some fuel into her and we are ready to play. The hardest part of the build had to be designing and fabricating a working set of safe hand controls. Because i can not buy them i had to machine everything, from bolts to clevis joints and pins to the controls themselves, but it's done now and time to play. As soon as i download pics of the controls i will post, but for now, here are some of the finished buggy.
As for my beddy, well i hope to have that finished after xmas, i am going to bite the bullet and send it to a shop to have it finished.
george
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I used the VN booster in my standard van but kept the bedford pedal box, just added the 2 brake switchs, also used VN steering column and dash, and VN wiper motor on bedford wiper frame.
i like that.. i used customized a part for my "standard van" lol
looks awesome fun george good work! you blokes seem to have so much time.. i cant wait to get old!
ben
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looks awesome fun george good work! you blokes seem to have so much time.. i cant wait to get old!
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Ben, thought you had more time now, with this less sleep thing...
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John if all else fails my mate Rory from RS installiations does this stuff, not for me though if I can't see any working parts then I don't want to know about it
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Hi guys, has been a productive week, fine tuned the last few bits on my dune buggy, so just need to drop some fuel into her and we are ready to play. The hardest part of the build had to be designing and fabricating a working set of safe hand controls. Because i can not buy them i had to machine everything, from bolts to clevis joints and pins to the controls themselves, but it's done now and time to play. As soon as i download pics of the controls i will post, but for now, here are some of the finished buggy.
As for my beddy, well i hope to have that finished after xmas, i am going to bite the bullet and send it to a shop to have it finished.
george
George the buggy looks great but how do you get in? I doesn't look like a slide in application
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Mate that's exactly how i get in. I pull my chair up to the side and scoot straight over the top of the bar, and down into the seat, and to get out, i just grab hold of the roll bars and pull my self up onto the side bar and back into my chair. I did find the need to get rubber padding for the bar i sit on to get in, to stop any accidents. I'm looking forward to the grandkids coming down at xmas, they are going to have a ball. I will have to try and work out how to post a video on here and video the action. As for time bas, these days i have plenty unfortunately, the buggy has taken over a year to build, mainly because i have to wait for someone to help when i hit a snag and cant reach something because of the angle. I have a bike lifter, so i got creative and used it to lift my buggy and go-kart up to work on them. Here is a pic of my kart on there.
george
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Ok finally got around to downloading some pics, it's easier to take them, then to sit down and transfer them. Some of them show my buggy on the bike lifter and my CTEC connected.
george
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and a few more
george
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and finally
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My last few weeks work, van was pretty straight and rust free to start with, repaint, paint wheels, tint windows, new mirrors, just abit of interior tidy up to do, no show car but just a nice clean street van....
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Looking good MAV !!
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that looks great, well done
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Awesome!!
My driveline is ready to go back in for the last time, have finished steering linkages mods, and the fire wall is ready for paint,(again) just need to finish and seal gutter/roof seam and paint roof, but had to do some welding on the gull wing side door hinges (adjustments underside of gutter - now complete) SOOooooo now just re skining the side door and setting up the lock mechanisms... then away i go....and can then get back to the Air Con fitment.
As Boohag says; I'll just fix this and while I'm here.......BUGA!
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What a difference a colour change makes
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Hi all.. wiring well under way. computer on left kick board, fuse boxes (2 big ones) under drivers side dash and against kick board, (1 small one) under bonnet on drivers side mudguard out of sight as well. :) using vn dash and most of the wires hide between the two dash boards... going to hook as many wires up as I can then turn the key and if I get idiot lights on and it turns over, I must be on the right track. ::) ::) then extend/ shorten/ divert wires into the right places ;D ;D Needed to get away from the wiring so time for the new diff. ( painted ) and has been fitted. All the disc brake parts painted and waiting for their turn to be fitted..... Have pics as I go so will post them up. soon...
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Well, I've been pretty busy over the last month, moving house. Finally settled in the new (older) residence, this week I'm taking it easy. Finding an affordable place with a garage for the Bedford
was the priority, now it's time to start working on the van again.
Pic 1. The pair of sheds (and unplanned new pet) I now have.
Pic 2. My Beddy...with a couple of Ghoulburnians. Happy All Hallows' Eve everyone.
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well nearly finished..
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Bloody good job Bas. What an awesome place to work. Now we can fit your disc brakes.
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Love how the walls are hinged and on wheels to give better access.
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Need to rebate them yet...
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Hey guys, i was going this morning to bunnings to get some supplies to build a new fuel rig, anyhow while driving i spotted a beddy, a primer grey LWB slightly customised. Unfortunately i only had a forward facing camera on so did not see it from behind. So does anyone know this van.
george.
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and more
george
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Had to fill in the rebate, so I can fit the new windows, slight amount of fuller needed.
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Nice and neat Bas. Will look good.
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Thats gunna look awsome Bas.
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Good one Bas...That is the way to go.. ;) That will smooth the look of the van out well. ;D
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Forget the windows and rebate just smooth it all over
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Forget the windows and rebate just smooth it all over
Na, I like to be different.. A SWB I wouldn't do it too.
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Ummm... what's a SWB got to do with it?
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A LWB has room for windows and panels together, put this in a SWB and it would be all windows
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Ok finished, working on the rebate, then fitting the window.
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Good job Bas.
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Thanks Gordon, the good news is once one side is done the other will be easy, have you got the cert plate yet? can't be far away...
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No word yet Bas. Must be any day now. In the mean time I've been finishing off a few bits and pieces. Carpeted my engine cover over the weekend and am busy building a roof console for the head unit.
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Ok, started on the plug - mould for the rear side windows on the weekend.
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Played with Beddys on Saturday with Warren. Moved a van to each of our respective houses..
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Loved the sound of that V8 of yours Mark......drool
Warren
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these bloody hack hackers are back again - do you prefer post.
george
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6 weeks and 5 countries later, I am finally back in perth. I'll fire up the van tomorro and will then be cruising to make up for lost time!
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Bought a tractor with slasher, rotary hoe, hiller , grader
Best toy ive eva bought, :D
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Hey Marty i thought the beddy was the best thing you ever bought ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
im excite too yeeaahharrrr!!!
Rays working on putting a turbo on the blue 202 motor ...
and this is his progress on the manifold
will upload the finished pic tomorow
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I assume the cut and shut of the manifold is to get it closer to the motor ??
he may as well remove the egr fitting and weld the holes up while he's at it!
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Changing the flare design again, always liked the way the mags hang just out past the flare. As it will have a inner skin it can be bolted or stuck on.... with a little mico fibers and resin mix.
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just remember you can't have any side wall of the tyre sticking out for a cert, is only a certain amount at the top of the flare, depends on the engineer. some say 100mm, others say 200 .. for a wof it's fine (unless it's majorly sticking out)
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coming along nicely now
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Yeah Sammy Ray is doing all that ...and more probably :D :D
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just remember you can't have any side wall of the tyre sticking out for a cert, is only a certain amount at the top of the flare, depends on the engineer. some say 100mm, others say 200 .. for a wof it's fine (unless it's majorly sticking out)
Already have the cert..
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Got the EFI maifold hooked up...gunna see how shes goes tomorrow on the freeway to sydney
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holy crap theres some mods going on there :) nice work! looks like the manifold fits nicely under the engine cover being shorter like that!!
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Hi Wendyh That looks great does it all fit under the standard engine cover Keep us posted on how it goes
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Looks good Wendy,
Cant wait to hear how she goes.
Cheers marty
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love ya work, so glad you didn't sell, give us all some much needed motivation...
What Have I been up to....Shite loads, just not on me van :( but hopefully that is coming to an end.... just tying up a few last trim jobs, and then can get back to work, How cool does my shed look now....
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Yeah she went great..much more responsive :o ...better up hills...but not enough ;D...rays just bought a BRC blos gas carbi with a variable venturi from ebay... will try that next ...then a turbo ;D ;D ;D.
We drive the freeway to Sydney often and she dies back to 100 on the steep hills...on the flat rays had her up to 130k no prob with the 5 speed! opps did i say that ! ;D ;D ;D ;D .
he cant help it, its in his blood racing cars and making them go fast ::)....only this time its a 40 yr old van...we want to get up and go with out the hassle of trying to squeeze a V8 in.
ohhh yeah the engine cover has had its second modification for the efi to fit...so we have found another standard one and would like to modify it so it can fit all the carbi & filters etc that ray trays and also so we can put cup holders on the cover and make it more stylish and useful on the inside ;D ;D ;D otherwise its turning into something like the hulk LOL!
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i forgot to say the first mod to the left of the cover was for the vary jet petrol carbi...but its long now and shes running on straight LPG thru a 42mm gas venturi ...the difference was significant but.......watch this space ;D
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you running the computer for the engine?
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nahhh busy were running straight LPG on an old model they dont need em like the newer models ;D
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Would like to see some photos of that new gas carby you got & where have you mounted the gas tank Cheers Reid
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What a lot of people don't know that if you'r running duel fuel it isn't tuned properly for petrol or gas so I would go straight gas if you want great mileage now if you build your engine to run straight gas(different cam,valve stem seats) then not only do you get better mileage again but more power than petrol
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Yeah your exactly right petrol head...rays been a LPG fitter for many years now and even raced a few cars on straight LPG ! :)
we have wasted a lot of money with some workshops saying they know gas only to find a few 100k later our valves are burnt out...so make sure you get a guy who knows LPG to set up your head and proper valves stc ...some knuckle heads out there got no idea ...much to rays frustration. we are now getting our 173 high compression head redone again :(
Ok Restoreid we have mount 140 liter gas tank across the van in side, in front of the wheel arches. since we have no side doors (due to sliders) our access is thru the back. we have a raised floor/bed so we can put tall things in the back...pics in my gallery. im on page 5 in gallery or link following
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=38326 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=38326)
here is my first uploaded you tube video of the motor with the variable venturi
http://youtu.be/xTgWlB4OwBc (http://youtu.be/xTgWlB4OwBc)
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Hey Wendyh that looks great I like the variable venturi sort of works like an SU how come it's separate from the throttle body & who makes them I would like to look them up on the net I like the idea Cheers Reid
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That sounds the business Wendy ... great job !
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Hi Wendy,
See below pic of my engine cover. I got drink holders of ebay. I installed speakers in engine cover as I do not like the idea of cutting speakers into doors and front kick panels only sees speakers get trashed by drivers and passengers feet. I have conduit i feed speaker cable through and pull cup holder out to connect wires to speaker which is simple bullet connectors with marking on wires to identify.
Just to give you some ideas.
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Gas Research Australia have a tuneable mixer/venturi Google it
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That's a good looking steering wheel Truck. Good choice.
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I've been working on my custom van again - wahoo
Been doing the bonnet, I now have a bonnet that opens forward. Have done the main latch and safety catch, still need to find a way to lock it in open position and lock the back of it down.
Was only a short trip this time, am back home tomorrow or tuesday (depends on weather), but that's ok as I now need to source some parts (stuff I'd given away of all things).
Next trip I hope to get the (old) engine bay finished, van jacked up and suspension removed and seal and underseal under the front (back 2/3 already done), then a little bit of bog on the bonnet and front guards then that will be all the body work finished. Then onto the dash (still looking for gauges), engine cover, finish off whatever else needs finishing then buy a battery and another test run. This time hopefully I'll get a video of it moving or at least running.
The end is near :D
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Yeh Gordon steering wheel is a Mooneyes 15" with XD Falcon adaptor and fit near on straight in. The only minor mod was to the indicator cancel thingy majig. Wheel was closest size I could find to original and no need for power steering.
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Thanx for all the compliments fellas but it should go to Ray... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
he has got the beddy fever real bad at the moment as shes getting lots of attention!
much to my delight ;D ;D ;D
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Yeh Gordon steering wheel is a Mooneyes 15" with XD Falcon adaptor and fit near on straight in. The only minor mod was to the indicator cancel thingy majig. Wheel was closest size I could find to original and no need for power steering.
Power steering is the go Truck. Best thing I ever did.
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Power steering is the go Truck. Best thing I ever did.
2nd best thing, 1st was getting another bedford ;)
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G'day petrol head I would dispute that u can get better fuel economy on straight gas, ive never heard of anyone getting better economy from gas? my van runs straight gas, I've had the heads done, not sure how much difference a cam would make, but I've had my van tuned as lean as I can get it for the best economy and it still chews the juice big time I get around 20L/100kms.... I'm thinking of putting a petrol tank back in it to turn it to duel fuel, should increase my range heaps and eliminate the anxiety of running out of gas! Would love to know any secrets to getting better fuel economy for gas? Always an issue for me! Take it easy
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Firstly Happy Mothers Day to all the mums.
Took the old girl out for maiden voyage Mothers Day and to see her boyfriend Mr Whippy ;D ;D
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Hey truck.... is that icecream van hiding around the Midland/Guildford area by any chance? :-\
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Hi John,
Yeh on the West Swan wine strip every weekend. Hard one to go past whenever where out and me and the missus always leave that little bit of room for our drive-by. They weren't there one weekend and we stopped at the Transit further down and was the worst ice cream ever, Beddy ice cream or nothin now days.
The owner was wrapped when he looked out the window and seen our old girl.
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Yeh one day Gordon.
Running gear wise van is still very stock. Plan over the years is to slowly upgrade to make a little user friendly for parts as it is getting harder and harder to get Beddy bits. Also this list is quite extensive like : disc front, pwr steer, a/c, 5spd and maybe motor transplant to get a little more giddy up even though the 173 runs sweet and is good on fuel for cruising.
ONE DAY!!!! Beddy owners famous last words.
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Yep, all in good time Truck. Its a great looking van though, very tidy.
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Time is a swear word in Beddy language.
Yeh I certainly got lucky finding this van as the previous owner took great care and had it in shed or under carport nearly all it's life. Doing the bare metal respray gauranteed body condition and she will always remain stored in shed while I have her. The rest of the van is also still very tight with only 87000 on the clock and full log book supplied since new.
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Stuey and I took a drive through to Hamilton today to see Ray's mint standard van and the progress on his CF2 custom van. Picked up a few needed bits at the same time. Spent almost 4 hours talking Bedfords. Couldn't resist taking a shot of the two vans together just before we headed home. What a great day.
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Ok called in aroud 3-45pm guessed you were out in the van... ;) Bas
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Sorry I missed you Bas. Would have been good to catch up.
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You guys should of popped in, I'm not that far from Ray
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Sorry I missed you Bas. Would have been good to catch up.
No probs, was just in the area...
Was able to do more on the rebate, will paint it today and then start laying up, will be nice to see the windows in and van more complete again, window is a close fit, so let's hope I have it right.. ???
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You guys should of popped in, I'm not that far from Ray
Hey Busy, didn't realise you were that close. I could have brought you the steering rack. Next time.
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Sorry I missed you Bas. Would have been good to catch up.
No probs, was just in the area...
Was able to do more on the rebate, will paint it today and then start laying up, will be nice to see the windows in and van more complete again, window is a close fit, so let's hope I have it right.. ???
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Looking good Bas. With a bit of luck you might have the van ready for Brits at the Beach in October ;)
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Started work today on the Variety Bash Beddie today, got a fair bit done and Jonny has come up with an awesome theme, can't wait to reveal it to you guys in a couple months.
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:) was given a forklift for sandblasting and working on a mates
Tow truck.
He bought it for $1200 not going, covered in leaves and lookin pretty sad,
The hydrolic pump was off and in bits, nothing was working electrically,
Tyres were half flat, no battery, things hanging off everywhere, bolts missing.
Was a nightmare.
Im stoked
It needs a tidy up and a bit of TLC
But should be the ants pants soon, :)
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Wow, instant van hoist, fork extensions and jobs done, makes life a lot easier
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Yeah, its the go Graham,
It should be ok it can lift 2 ton,
Im going to make a set of fork extensions and a workman cage this weekend,
I had to rebuild the hydrolic pump today and gurnea all the old rock hard grease and crap
Off the motor and complete forklift.
Fitted a kenwood ipod sterrio as well with marine speakers today.
Going to try and get give it a total respray next week. And customeise it a bit, :)
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Actually i hope the bloody thing goes after all the work ive put into it the last 4 days,
Im hiring a forklift gas bottle tomorow $130 for 12 mths,
And about $55 to refill.
If it goes it gets a new spray job,
If not ill cry :'( and kick it lots of times, n probebly pee on it
Throw lots of eggs at it, swear at it, probebly hit it with a hammer a few times,
And then, and then and then
Hahaha
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Nice one. ;D
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Another Beddie advantage - you can fit a standard pallet between the wheel arches. With the barn doors wide open makes it easy to load and unload with a forklift! ;D
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That is one good score MTY.. ;) Keep us informed on whether its a goer or not ;D
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Yeah never thought id ever have my own forklift Johnno,:), yeah thats true Phil, im hoping it will come in handy for beddy motor changes, lifting van off chassis etc. as well,
just gotta be carefull, haha dont want any disasters thats for sure, :)
wow what a day, :o
waited till 2pm for the gas bottle to arrive.
put bottle on and put the fully charged battery in.
cranked her over and :-\ cranked really slow and battery cables got red hot. n smoked.
old and corroded terminals and contact ends.
so decided to upgrade cables.
went to hardwhare store n got some solder on terminal ends that bolt onto big brass boat terminals.
soldered them on both ends of each cable and battery ends,
noticed no earth to motor, just to fork body so added another neg cable from batt to motor block.
cranked her over again and cranked over really fast but no fire. :) ???
ok check points? no spark, ???
closed points up a bit and cleaned them,
dissy cap off, crank her over again , :), have spark now :) :)
still no fire, >:( .
inspect disy cap, no center led thing. :'(
got one out of bedford n fitted it.
crank over again , :) ;) :D ;D ;D ;D fire fire fire engine up n running yahooo. great oil pressure straight away, :D :D :D
let her warm up slowly, (coz dont know how long she has layed dormant)
turned her off and then took about 20 mins to inspect for oil leaks, water leaks etc,
small water leak at water pump from small hose going to LPG converter, :)
ok not too bad ill fix that later. :)
started up again and put in foward, off she goes im driving, reverse works ok as well. :) :D.
but no brakes, lol, empty master cylinder, :D :D
no steering, :(, hydrolic pump faulty, no up or down or tilt foward or back, :D :D :D ohh well .
im happy with the progress of today. :) :)
5.45pm by now so will have a look at hydrolic pump and brakes tomorow.
thats about it guys it looks the part drives now but no lift, haha,
stay tuned.
tomorows another day. ;) :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
What more is there to say!
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im happy as a pig in shit Russell :D :D :D.
i managed to check on my dad every 30 mins as well.
wheeled him in his wheel chair out onto the back varrandah and gave him drinks , and supplies
then watched him on the baby monitor, he had a nice day watching the ducks, chooks peacocks n chineese geese. in the back yard.
looking foward to another day tomorow n maybe sort out remaining problems. :) :)
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Nice one, Marty.
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Clever bugger Mty... ;D ;D ;D
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cheers Russel n Johno :D
im not sure yet if im a clever bugger or a silly bugger ;) :D
im thinking prob the later. haha.
was a hectic day , lost 1 of my cats (Meowza) for an hour and was running around frantic trying to find her.
must have looked funny if anyone seen it. :D
had her from 5 weeks old, she is 12yo now.
i thought an eagle or fox had got her, :'(
she turned up later, i was wrapped. :)
ohh well ill let you know if im a clever bugger tomorow, haha,
cheers marty
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Pissing down rain here today,
so no work on forklift.
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Hey guys, i have been looking and as yet not found, so decided to cheat a bit and ask you guys. I am looking for a supplier here in brissy, that sells liquid expansion foam. The one i want is a 2 part moulding foam, and you can get it in roughly 2lt bottles. I am guessing that this is a product that can not be shipped interstate for hobby use because of it flamable state, so if i can get it local, would be easier. I want to be able to carve, trim, and sand it. Can you paint or fibreglass the finished job. Thanks guys.
george
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Its A B foam ( Polyurathane) and you can get it from any of the resin suppliers in Brisbane. Its compatible with both Polyester and Epoxy resins after wards -Nuplex or CCP ,will have it , they have a few out lets there but just google them, Be careful on filling confined areas as it goes crazy once the reaction starts and it could destroy what ever you were planning to do,.Good luck
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Plus it acts like a big sponge, so if you have any water leaks in that area
Be prepared to throw the van away after 4 or so years
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And fuel. Dad used it in a boat and had a fuel leak. Luckily we were still at the boat ramp when it went up.
I was 8 or 9. Still remember it 45 years later..... :o
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You can get that foam in a spray can, it expands when sprayed. I didnt bother reading the instructions sprayed a small container full it about doubled and I threw the whole lot away and started again so I can confirm comment it goes crazy when reaction starts. It says on can it can be sanded but I never tried one can did a fair size area.
it wasnt this one but something similar
http://www.homedepot.com/p/GREAT-STUFF-16-oz-Gaps-and-Cracks-Insulating-Foam-Sealant-162848/100003351 (http://www.homedepot.com/p/GREAT-STUFF-16-oz-Gaps-and-Cracks-Insulating-Foam-Sealant-162848/100003351)
Dave
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Hey guys, i have been looking and as yet not found, so decided to cheat a bit and ask you guys. I am looking for a supplier here in brissy, that sells liquid expansion foam. The one i want is a 2 part moulding foam, and you can get it in roughly 2lt bottles. I am guessing that this is a product that can not be shipped interstate for hobby use because of it flamable state, so if i can get it local, would be easier. I want to be able to carve, trim, and sand it. Can you paint or fibreglass the finished job. Thanks guys.
george
Hi George,
contact either Scot Hood or Andrew at CG Composites phone 38682025 for all that stuff. C.G Composites are the official V8 Supercar supplier for many composite materials these days. They are at Hendra.
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Ok, not much of an update, as been busy with work, but have got the rebate to a point it is complete, just need to finish a bit of bog work, paint and then lay them up, Yes this is a plug, but will also be the mould as it has been made in such away it will last a long time.
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0038.jpg)
It is the inside bit that you can't see in the photo that becomes the rebate for the window.
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae41/Bas-NZ/IMG_0017.jpg)
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Thanks guys, knew i could rely on you little BUGAS to point me in the right direction. Will let you know how i go.
george
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Wow that's excellent Bas,
I like how you have made it interchangeable
from left to right hand sides.
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Update on forklift=
Starts and runs well, but the hydrolics for mast tilt and raise forks
Not working , so I've got a bit of nutting out to do,:).
Shouldn't be too hard to sort out.
The mate that gave it to me also gave me a sandblasting cabinet unit.
It's an old Raaf one. Just needs a tidy up, a lick of paint, new gloves and viewing glass and Fluro light.
Far out I've had a great few weeks, :)
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thats a pretty serious looking sand blasting cabinet marty well done:)
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Now I really am happier than a pig in shit, :D
But if I told how I got the hydraulic pump working no one would believe me, lol. :D :o ;D
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Now it's nearly time for a respray, buger knows how I'm gunna
get the big rear counterweight back on??? :o ??? :-\ :D
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geez, thats impressive, howd it go driving on the grass, sink in at all. I've used one at work to get another free from being bogged in soft ground. Good fun doing donuts with as well
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Yeah Gunning would prob get bogged in soft ground ,
but she has big pump up tyres and the ground is hard as rock
under that green grass.
Lived here 50 years so i know where not to drive her, lol,
Got a tractor n 4x4 if i get her bogged, ;)
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Well done Marty....But cmon you cant leave us hanging on,,,, How did you get that pump up and running? :-\
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Haha, i knew youd ask Johnno, :D,
It was a disaster that turned out ok,
I took the big counter weight off the back so i could gurnea the places that
I couldnt acess while it was on.
Then there was no place to lock the full gas bottle.
So i figured id just sit it beside me and hold ot as i drove back around
The front yard.
I parked near the tardis.
But then thought why park here in all the gurnea,d off greese and oil n crap etc.
I will park over near my flat front gate, on nice clean green grass.
Thats when the shit hit the fan!
:o
I started up the motor again, :o :o :o
The motor reved its ringhole out, and it was in foward
So it took off like s drag car, at full revs. :o :o :o
The acellerator linkage had fallen off and was stuck on full throttle.
As it took off the gas bottle fell off the side and was being dragged along the ground
At super sonic speed,
I pannicked and tried to grab the bottle n half fell out the seat.
Lucky for my quick thinking to turn the key off.
And came to a stop.
Shaking and half freaked out thinking about what could have happened, i gathered myself and got the gas bottle
Back into its not so good spot.
Put the acellerator linkage back on and tied the bastard there this time with a bit of wire
(Not going through that shit again, lol)
Then Drove over to the spot slowly and parked her, while the motor was still running i pilled the tilt mast lever and the bloody thing worked :D ;D ;D ;D
Then pulled the lift forks lever and that worked as well. :o :o :o :D ;D
So i thought about it and came to the scientific conclusion that the 30 seconds of the engine reving at full throttle was enough to get the hydroulic oil to suck up the pickup tube and get the hydroulic system primed and working
Hahahaha ;D ;D ;D ;D
I never would have thought of reving it at full throttle to get it to suck up the oil n prime the system.
So a total disaster turned out to be just what was needed to get things happening, :) ;) :D
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Wow that took me a few edits to get it all out
Without the site timing out and loosing the lot
:D
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Wish we could see that on tape, would have won funniest home videos for sure, luckily nothing was in front and everything turned out well, and on the real positive side you have properly saved hours of time getting the pump to work, glad your safe and no harm done :D :D :D
Cheers
Graham
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Classic story ;D!! You've made my day
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:D :D :D :D :D
yep wheres the bloody camera when u need it ! ;D
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Good job, good to hear you're ok and no one hurt. They're dangerous bastards of things
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Jesus Marty :o I had to laugh when i read that :D :D :D ;D ;D Thats something MR Bean would do ha ha :D :D What an adreniline rush :o :o :D
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Marty the hyd pump will have a pick-up pipe with a gauze filter to sift debris and gunk which given the time it has been sitting may have been severely blocked. The high revs and bouncing across the grass most likely loosened the gunk enough to get a flow happening. While counterweight is off most probably best time to check and clean tank and service pump as this oil gets very hot during use and over the years deteriorates badly. By the way it looks like the old 5t Nissan fork we once had (6t when we had the 44 drum with ball mills on the back) and should run on fuel and gas with a toggle switch on left side of steering column to switch fuel system.
Oh yeh and before ya start set the camera up on tripod :-)
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Hahaha, ;D yeah yeah Graham, Johnno, sometimes I do mr bean things. :D
Cheers Graham , Gunning, Wendy, n phill
I can laugh about it now but I tell ya I nearly had heart failure.
Glad I made a few laugh,
I woulda loved to get it on video, lol.
It's a common occurrence in my life without even trying,
Just hope it never becomes fatal, :D :D ;D
I will pop up a few pictures when I get her all painted up
N looking perty,
Cheers marty
P.s. I'm seriously thinking of investing in a crash helmet and full
motor cross armour for the paint job, haha
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Cheers Greg,
ill check out the pickup tube filter asap,
Its an old
Lansing bagnall FOPR6 2.0
Ive always wanted a fork, :)
There,s so much i can do here on the farm with one.
There,s a load of 30 x 6 mtr lenghts of hard wood from a demolition
A mate did 2 years ago layin on the ground,
I can finally move them maybe even in 1 go, haha
And a few bedford subframes i want to sandblast for V8 conversions soon.
So im in heaven now.:)
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Sounds like you may need helmet and full armour driving it also (the Stig on a forklift)
Yeh their a handy bit of gear and will save your back more than anything. The jib attachments are handy aswell for picking stuff from the top and imagine how easy it will be to redo the front end of Beddy. If your around any salvage yards look out for the bogmats the cement trucks use about 2-3m long and 0.5m wide with holes in em to reduce weight. These are great for any soft ground and if ya have any hardwood blocks they are ideal to use under mast if you get bogged. Tilt forks back and jam blocks under mast and when you tilt forward it lifts wheels so you can pack underneath or change tires. For the rear steers just pick-up something heavy to lift arse end.
With the hydraulic pump they are a very small unit with a key way on shaft that sometimes breaks due to crap in the oil. Our pick-up was about 10mm of base of tank so it would always suck up crap so we shortened the shaft to keep it about an inch of the base and regularly strained oil and cleaned tank but this thing was doing 8-10 hrs a day in a dust bowl.
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Don't log in for 2 days and see what happens.... GOLD Marty. ;D ;D ;D
Glad your OK. Agree with all about the oil.
Can you please do us a favour..... when you put the weight back on.... have the camera rolling.......... ;D
Cheers
Russell
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Haha, :D
Yep ill have the camera rolling Russell.
And my motorcross armour on ;)
Cheers marty
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you go big fella, thanks for the laugh......someone get Marty a go pro!!!! quick!
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Well after many week ends I have finally finished something, the weathers to cold for working on the van so I've got the gantry built ready for taking the engine out, its also going to come in handy for other things as well (http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50313&g2_serialNumber=2)
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this week i removed interior trim and door trim, both door mirrors and managed to loosed a few bolts on the rear doors. Need to spray more wd40 over the week i think, using an impact driver as well, no further work carried out on rewiring the headlight set up yet. removed the bonnet and grill as well, also sprayed lots of wd40 to try loosen up the door window winding mechanisms, locks and other latches
been to cold and wet.....no power in shed either...yet
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this week so far i removed old cracked steering wheel which also had sticky rubber on it, think it was original bedford one and replaced with a smaller wooden sports steering i had laying around
fitted on another grill froma parts (maybe 2nd) beddie
thats all so far
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Well been a big few weeks of heavy lifting and shifting up in PT Hedland with 850ton new shiploader being discharged of BigLift vessel and old shiploader 1000ton combination by road into BHP. Now for a rest and then back up in September to repeat the exercise with the next new machine. 😎
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pretty serious gear there!
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Ray took meto visit an old guy who has been collecting/hoarding cars on his property for 30 years.
he is an escort cortina falcon man my rough gues3 would be about 1000 :o :o vechiles in various stages of decay
they were all over the property amazing collection
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wow!! I love what he's done with the falcon wagon :P
are any of these things for sale/parts or is he just a pure hoarder ?
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A hoarder who does sell things at a high price only to people he likes...we go to him as a last resort ..you cant haggle with him.
Really nice fellow thou who has way to many dreams for his collection and not enough time to get them all done.
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I built a gantry 1 afternoon to put the counter weight back
Onto the forklift, :)
Sorry but i got carried away and forgot to get the camera rolling, :-\
It would have been a waste of time anyway coz for once in my life there was no disasters thank god.
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Cool pictures wendy,
Id love that old red bedford truck to put the cab on my
HZ 6 wheeler.
Wow what a shame.
They are all rotting into the ground , some are now
Unresorectable, :'(
Cheers marty
Old user name Mty
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Had a nice surprise today Wendy & Ray dropped in for a visit It was great to talk to other beddy freaks but alas not enough time & too much in common to talk about maybe next time Cheers Reid
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AHHHH it was nice to meet you both to! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
There will be more times we promise now we know where you live...were always cruising up n down the pacific hwy...
and of course catch up with you again at the van nationals...as ray said theres a big car race event on at Mt panorama too ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Well, I have had an interesting week with work & housemates... both were crud, but..........
I had a fun day and a few hours today in the "drive" on Saturday & today. Sunny for the first time in ages.....
engine transfer makes it 1 BIG step closer to getting the red truck finished and back on the road. Sad part is the grey trucks next trip will not be under its own power. :( :( :(
Notice the special bend I put in the front cross brace. Just glad I have a spare. And yes, it is a commodore fuse box you see.
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yesterday i changed the barrels on my door locks, that was an exercise in frustration, started to loosen bolts in door so i could realign properly, need to look at drivers side door lock too
took a few photos of the van and start a album
thought about tackling the window wiper motor, changing to commodore one.....looked and thought, how in the name of...
do you have to remove the whole unit including the rods etc?
have to get in the back to start removing slot of glue that was used to hold carpet to the walls and roof
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Hi Gunning, wiper motor assembly is a bit fiddly to get out, but not too bad. It comes out rods and all. All you need to do is remove the two big nuts on the outside of the van under each wiper arm and then there should be a small nut and bolt that holds the wiper angled bracket to your firewall. Push the spindles back through the holes and then slide the whole unit out from under the dash by pushing it towards the passenger side of the van. You will need to detach the wires which should just be on a pull out plug. You may need to remove your windscreen demister pipes if they prove to be in the way.
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Thanks Gordon, the hoses are in the way, i have removed the nuts, wipers, circlip on the outside, next is to limber up and manage to get in under the dash thanks again Gordon
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managed to realign front drivers door to look pretty cool, to me all the gaps appear to be uniform , no grinding noise when opening or closing. removed the internal door latch mechanism. It appears to have some wear around the part thats visible from outside, this causes my problem of door not always locking. Ill add pics when i can, trying to think of something thatll tighten it all up....tight and secure
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Hi Gunning, door sometimes not locking sounds to me like a broken return spring on the cog. If you grab the outer cog (the bit that sticks out of the door that engages with the striker plate) and turn it slightly does it spring back into place ? If not its likely to be a broken return spring. Compare the return action on your passenger door lock and you should notice the difference. Unfortunately no way to fix that but to replace the entire mechanism.
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spent the weekend constructing a dash [ mark 2] lots to do at least all the new wiring was easy enough to transfer
pinky is of to the mechanics on tues to get few more things done, its all taking shape
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Gday Gordon, ive removed the locking mechanism form the door, left it out in the shed and no photo yet
I can visualize what you are talking about, i dont think this is the case, if you look at the outer cog (that is visible and engages the striker plate) at the area where it goes through the bracket. The bracket has a bit of a "neck", the neck has worn away on one side allowing movement. This slop at times prevents the cog from looking and will rotate freely
Another way of explaining it is, if your door lock is in the door. If you look at the outer cog sticking out of door, there is a piece of metal going over it with a hole in it, the cog (that engages the striker plate) has a sort of nipple that rotates in this hole, on mine the nipple can slip out and the cog moves, this allows it to slip from the locking mechanicals on other side
trying to think how to build up the neck or maybe build up nipple
ill add pics asap
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As well as the spring as Gordon mentioned, if the inside handle is to tight (pull across to far when screwed in) it can stop it closing properly because it's always in the half open stage. to check this unscrew the inside handle and leave hanging and try open/close the door
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Gday Busy, ive removed the locking mechanism from the door all together, there is alot of slop / movement in the bracket, this allows the cog / starwheel on the inside to ride over the locking lever therefore allowing the cog to rotate freely in both directions.
hopefully later tonight ill get pics uploaded to help visualize, at work and hopefully mow lawns today
thanks for the help so far guys, appreciate it
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There will always be slop when not engaged, even if catched freehand, the door rubbers help put a bit of resistance against it.
Best way to check is move the latch plate (people call it alsorts of things) inwards, gently tap with small block of wood and hammer. To align, sit door on first catch, then with a firm push it should close onto the second. I suggest this method as often the doors are twisted or rubbers worn/missing/mismatched. If the door closes with semi firm push try to pull it open (without pushing the button to open), if the door comes open one step your cog/spring is knackered (or inside handle to tight).
If it stays closed is all good and can adjust the pillar catch back a fraction to close easier - don't aim for a little finger close if you want to drive it in the rain :)
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Gday Gordon, ive removed the locking mechanism form the door, left it out in the shed and no photo yet
I can visualize what you are talking about, i dont think this is the case, if you look at the outer cog (that is visible and engages the striker plate) at the area where it goes through the bracket. The bracket has a bit of a "neck", the neck has worn away on one side allowing movement. This slop at times prevents the cog from looking and will rotate freely
Another way of explaining it is, if your door lock is in the door. If you look at the outer cog sticking out of door, there is a piece of metal going over it with a hole in it, the cog (that engages the striker plate) has a sort of nipple that rotates in this hole, on mine the nipple can slip out and the cog moves, this allows it to slip from the locking mechanicals on other side
trying to think how to build up the neck or maybe build up nipple
ill add pics asap
Ah, makes sense now Gunning, thanks for that.
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this week ive fixed up my lock issue with another mechanism from donor beddie, now to refit the connecting rod to the internal door handle...frustrating stuff
also starting to remove parts from engine bay, i plan to get a late model engine one day.....hopefully a v6 when i can afford it
also changed a few more door lock barrels, i got a question regarding this. I bought a few off ebay, these were ones from a rover that was recommended on here. My question is are these "blanks" as all the keys in the 2 packs i got are the same, do i need to take these to a locksmith or someone else?
last pic shows original colour
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Hi Gunning, the 8 keys that came with your set of locks should all have the same code number on them and have already been pre cut to fit the 4 new locks in your set. So essentially once you have fitted all 4 of the new barrels you should have a single common key that will open any of your doors and 7 spare keys. Should last you a lifetime :)
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Thanks Gordon, i bought two lots, im sure they were all the same, to be honest id have to have another look
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Yikes, that's a worry Gunning. Wouldn't it be funny if all of the sets they have sold us had the same key ;D ;D ;D
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Started on the rust in the bottom of the doors. :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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anyone know who's Bedford is in the INXS mini series on tv ?? its a brown one.
have a good one.
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Yikes, that's a worry Gunning. Wouldn't it be funny if all of the sets they have sold us had the same key ;D ;D ;D
yeah, taken our money, then later worse, they could take our beddies :o
im working nights this week and havent been in shed, if i remember ill grab two sets and take pics of keys, put them up
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anyone know who's Bedford is in the INXS mini series on tv ?? its a brown one.
have a good one.
Hey LS
I asked the same question on here ages ago...no one owned up ...they came on here asking to hire a van.
I was talking to them as i offered my van but they wanted a standard one, with standard rims. :(
strange no one wants a purple one ::) ::) ::) ::)
...there have been three chances with bedfords in movies adds and video clips.
They all are after stock standard ones for usually films etc that are dated ...anyway one day i may get my beddy a role in the lime light ;D ;D ;D ;D
they were shooting in Brisbane...i have a feeling they eneded up buying one .. and im thinking it was a pop top one too as if you remeber about three of the guys were standing up with the arms waving in the air...it coulnt not have been a sunroof as usually only one person can fit thru them... so i reckon they took off the pop top roof..also to let in light for the close up inside scene in the van....thats my two bobs worth anyway ;)
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Built this the other day.
6x4 alloy checker plate floor
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Hi all, i had a look at my door locks and keys and they are different, just slightly, i couldnt be bothered getting a pic sorry, still under effects of nightshift and like a zombie at moment
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Good news Gunning. I'm guessing that the serial numbers on both sets of keys aren't the same.
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Things have been busy of late, but here's a bit of an update - both the good and the bad.
I spent 3 months gettign my best mates new 1970 Valiant Regal Coupe ready to send over to him in Melbourne. I went right thru the car to make sure everythign was perfect. It was purchased with a built 318 V8, full suspension rebuild and a paintjob that was less than 10 years old and in excellent condition. The carby was a 600 Holley, which some of you will know I have no respect for, but to satisfy his requests, I put significant time into tuning the carby to egt the best out of the motor.
After much wasted time, I bolted a Quadrajet on and the car became an animal. Lack of traction aside, the car does everything you want it to when responding to throttle inputs, with a roar at WOT and a reasonable fuel consumption.
Being bright red and a 2 door, women seem to go crazy for the car, I'm kind of tempted to buy one myself after the reactions of everyone who ever saw it whilst I was driving and or parking it.
We sent the car to Melbourne with CEVA and on arrival were told it had come out of the harness in transit, which has damaged the paint and rear bumper.. the car was IMMACULATE prior to transit. I was understandably devastated, possibly more so than my mate who owns the car.
I then spent a few weeks out on site doing night shift, which meant I had nothing to do but purchase excessive amounts of parts for the Bedford, a birthday of epic proportions awaits delivery.
After arriving back from site, I got a beautiful day of driving the van on saturday, before visiting my grandad on sunday. As I left my grandads house, not 100m away, the rear wheel sheered the wheel studs causing extensive damage to the rear wheel arch and surrounding area. Luckily I was travelling at around 10 km/h when it happened. We then pulled the axle, to find that whoever did the 9" conversion many many years ago, had welded bolts into the axle which likely made them brittle due to a lack of flex, also making them more difficult to replace. Cutting and grinding entailed, prior to installing some ARP wheel studs he had in the shed, and I was eventually on my way better equipped than ever, with a heavily damaged rear.
I know some people think of cars/van/utes as just material possessions, however personally, I would hope that if I ever have kids, that I could love them even half as much as I love this van. That being said, I honestly felt as if I had lost a child when I stepped out of the van and saw the 295 wide rubber rolling at me with the van heavily damaged. I now have some pretty extensive work ahead of me, firstly replacing the bolts in the passenger side axle, followed by repairing the panels.
I implore you all to check the work done by previous owners, welded bolts in axles are one to definitely look out for and replace if present.
All this aside, I have a few modifications I have made recently, and a few more to make yet. I will be documenting these on here and on my mates new site http://www.modlist.net.au (http://www.modlist.net.au) as the van returns to glory!
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Sorry to hear about your mishap Matte. I sure hope that you will be able to restore the van to its original undamaged condition. Such bad luck that was, but good that you were going so slowly and no one apart from your van was harmed. Could have been way different if it had happened at speed. All the best with the repairs.
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Sorry to hear the bad new MaTTe
Hope it all works out better n repaired.
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Man that sucks big time Matte... >:( Chin up buddy im sure you have knocked out bigger dings in your HQ race car perhaps? But hang in there mate. Glad your ok ;D
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Man thats a run of crappy luck! :-\
Im a mopar guy as well, definitely feel your pain regarding your mates val!
The bedford, what a pain in the bum, but, at least it was a low speed incident, we all could have been watching a totally different story on the news easily, so really, you had a stroke of awesome luck!! ;)
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anyone know who's Bedford is in the INXS mini series on tv ?? its a brown one.
have a good one.
i now know whos beddy it was...its Stuuuz
from vic...spoke to him the the other day :D
i have encouraged him to post up some pics
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gday all, this week i got a pitman arm puller and was able to remove bedford front axels and exchange for hq disc set up, geez having the right tools make a difference
hopefully in next week or two i can get an engine crane to take out engine and transmission
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Hi all, had a corka of a day yesterday, I pulled the front end from Borrie, sick of the oil leaks and moving to a new home (new almost white paving) + I think it may have finally spat its chewy, It created a miss about a 2 weeks ago and after removing cleaning and replacing the plugs , new carby, and a tune it ran sweet for about a 1000 mtrs then, drastically behaved badly, Soo I too spat me chewy and found another 350, now all I have to do is swap everything over, a few new improved mods, radiators etc and hopefully back on the road asap. watch this space.
Sorry to hear that Matte, that sucks......Peoples..... could be a thing with large rims, as I too lost a rear wheel years ago with 10" rims, the wheel nuts came loose and off she went, so check 'em regularly, hate for the worst to happen.
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Dano, if you want a 4 barrel manifold for the chev I have an iron manifold sitting there you can have for free. I can build you a carby to go with it aswell if need be.
The biggest concern with wheel studs is to make sure they're not welded as they have no give. If I'd been aware they were welded I'd have changed them years ago. The joys of owning a van that someone else modified!
Cheers for the condolences everyone, I haven't yet touched the van which is such a shame as I have a large collection of speed parts awaiting install aswell.
I've been busy with the restoration of our old speedway sidecar, the infamous Tandem Jawa 1000 that many may know from Claremont speedway and other tracks around the country. I'll post a few photos below, but she's getting close to finished...
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(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51208&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51203&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51197&g2_serialNumber=2)
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G'day Matte, I'd imagine you would need a long track like Claremont to race a gnarly beast like that, eh? Nice resto. 8)
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Hey Hobbit, the long track at Claremont truly demonstrated the abilities of this bike, however my grandad and the team were the first team to consistently travel to the eastern states to compete, this bike won the majority of events ever entered regardless of the track or state.
We have documented historic results to go with this particular bike as well as the predecessors my grandad built such as the 650 Triumph that used to beat the 1000 Vincent's, the Ariel Red Hunter that grandad hand made a camshaft for, the Tandem JAP, the Suzuki Water Bucket 3cyl, and the Yamaha TZ 700 which would hit powerband and window the block due to lack of traction regardless of how much power was restricted. All of these bikes won MANY races over the years with the riders Harry Taylor or Graeme Harris.
Once we have the bike fully restored, I will release some indepth historical information for anyone interested, we will have the bike setup to race in 'demonstration' events.
This particular bike used to beat the Vincent Black Lightning which regularly campaigned against it, the Lightning is a supercharged 1000, that motor taken from the sidecar and put in a drag bike frame ran a mid 8sec quarter mile. The Tandem Jawa, despite never having been on a drag strip, was faster.
A bit of insight for those who may be too young to remember these classic powerhouses ;-)
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Sounds like that Jawa has had an exciting history. Thanks for the info, I'll be looking forward to your write up.
You'd need balls of steel to race sidecar with that sort of power, I reckon you could get into trouble quicker than saying "hospital".
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yeah I have to agree, remember seeing these things race and thought you'd have to be prepared to die to do it lol!!
its looking good though Matte, and you are excused from working on the Bedford due to working on another automotive toy :)
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Borrie gets a new heart....doing a quick motor change from pre 88 to post 88 small block chev..... showing some challenging differences......little buggas......some pre pics for Marty...
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Cool, thanx Dano,
You make it sound easy bud, lol, ;)
Are they both chev setups?
Or is one holden V8?
Cheers marty
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both chevs, just wrote a whole shite load of info ....then lost it ......aaahhhhhh putooooeeeyy
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ok, not happy Jan, it is not going as planned, the post 85 SBC - pre Vortex, has a different head this motor i think is an 87-94 block, It's one piece rear main with TBI heads,generally from comaro's,the two inlet manifold centre bolts are at I believe a 73, pitch....different to the "standard' pitch of the rest of the bolts and traditional heads. The Inlet ports are also larger andthus making the heads taller and valley deeper...not allowing a change over of good new parts to be used ...buga...
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Howdy folks, (a post to a new chevy forum, but didn't work....what do you think?) newbe here hoping you all can help a fellow chevy fanatic out, I'm a vanner from Perth West Australia, 41, Motor trimmer by trade and enjoy tinkering in the shed. But I think I've just been sold a lemon, I bought a replacement 350 for my daily driver (an English CF Bedford box van - similar to your chev
vans) http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=225 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=225)
hoping for a quick engine change... it has now turned pearshaped and now just trying to dig myself out of the hole before it sinks too deep, LOL, don't get me wrong enjoying the learning curve, just a little time poor that's all. OK what do you think of these photo's?, just popped the heads (193's) off to double check and there was a little crap in the cylinders, a bit of sludge - milky brown -water &oil.. (head gasket?) and the valves a bit rusty in the same pot. Some sand / grit in another cylinder.... the left bank US Drivers side looked ok (apart from thr grit falling into the cyl when I pulled the head off)....the motor had no inlet manifold on it when purchased, so, hoping it's just shed grit & dust....
Can I get away with cleaning the cylinders with compressed air and a good clean before I replace the head gasket (new) & heads ?
which is a better head... 882 vs 193 ? only have pre TBI inlet performer manifolds, nothing for TBI?
I do have a new Holley 350, but have access to Qjet, and am curious about the tuneability?
Thanks in advance Dan.....
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Jeez Dano, that doesn't look good at all mate. What was the condition of the sump oil like? Any signs of moisture in it ?
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Looks like the engine has been sitting with water in it, left outside maybe ? To much water staining for blown head gasket.
Looking at the photo it looks like the engine has been turned over (by hand) but could just be the angle, if it has, poor diesel in the bores and wash and tip out, don't use compressed air as it can wedge the junk into the rings, rinse and repeat.
if it hasn't been turned over ...
Put some diesel down the bore to help lube it. Even soak it for a day or two in diesel
Drain the oil, and turn the engine over and gently turn the flywheel back and forwards a little bit at a time to make sure it's hasn't glued the rings.
Once moving a bit, lay engine on side (rusty bore down) and carefully wind over to do full revolution while watching the bore for any signs of scoring.
If the rings were good you should be ok. If you want to be sure you could remove the pistons and check the rings aren't gunked up (could be just the top one). but if the pistons are moving freely (up and down) and the valves are seated it should all burn off when run.
If you don't remove pistons you can just do a compression test after you put heads back on.
Check your push rods as well, if it had been turned over and was sightly seized the rods could be bent. Just use flat surface and roll back and forwards with one finger in middle of the rod looking for the ends lifting. I doubt they would be but better to check them
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Nice one thanks, the oil / sump was drained....apparently it was quite clean, but also the chap reckons it was a runner???....haven't got the sump off yet but will do.
my thoughts exactly busy but thanks for REAL tips, I did soak the cyl prior to turning over (by hand) - used Inox, seems ok, but will wash out as mentioned, old heads getting a clean up @ head shop, noticed a cracked valve, and they'll get a bit of a port too...just to free it up, and breath easier....The TBI heads aren't worth the time....+ a snapped bolt... ssooooo I'm hoping that this should do it, It'll mean a nice good solid motor when done, no oil leaks etc if I don't find anything else.....I'll check the sump ...
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no oil leaks? that's a bedford trademark isn't it ;)
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All I can say Dano is crap.
I don't like the look of the oil on the pistons and my guess that it has sat outside for a while- that's why the oil was drained... But that's now history.
My thought is that why shed good money after bad. I'd be cleaning up the bores and making sure there is no gunk in them (the way Busy said), throw on the old head gaskets and the reconed heads and do a compression test.
That way you know what you have. If the compression is all over the place or low, bite the bullet and either recon or throw away and start again.
I would also be questioning the former owner re the honesty of his description and try get some/all $$ back. They knew what they were selling.......
Good luck. Russell
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Yeah cool Russell, I'll do that.....re old owner.....just gathering my thoughts / info for that one....and yes I'll make the call before I start, because I think I'd rather recond the original motor, and that was the plan but I jumped the gun... buga.
cheers.
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Sorry to hear of your dilemma Dano.
I think id be taking it back for a refund mate.
How much did they charge you for it?
I bought a little keyhole scope for checking out internal observations of motor
Bores etc,
They come in real handy sometimes.
C
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OK , $1250......
All washed out ok, put some grease at the top of the cylinders to trap any grit around rings, did this several times, wash the grease out, this is what was the result...
cyl 3, surface rust but looks old?
cyl 7 was the oil/water mix......note the ring type mark.... opinions please...what do you think?
dropped the sump to see if the water / diesel had made it's way past the rings - or was in the filter / blown head gasket.... oil filter was suprisingly clean with used but cleanish oil, not black . and no not new....sump oil was same, with reasonably clean sump pan , very thin old oil build up, pick up was clean and again no sign of any h20 or diesel
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quick emery of the bore, put back together and compression test would be your best move, unless you wanted to do rings and bearings
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It dosent look too bad.
If your going to keep it.
While your that far id hone each cylinder
and slip new rings n bearings
In her.
How's the cam n lifter bottoms look?
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Guess what I got up to last weekend
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This arvo I met up with Vanwolf who is visiting Auckland. We went for a bit of a cruise along Tamaki Drive in ol' yella and had a good old van chat. Its always great catching up with those who share "the madness"
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It dosent look too bad.
If your going to keep it.
While your that far id hone each cylinder
and slip new rings n bearings
In her.
How's the cam n lifter bottoms look?
nice one gentlemen....love ya work.....thats the response i was hoping for ...
what's involved in a hone ...do I have to drop all pistons etc or is it to just to buff the s rust out,
what grit EMERY? or wet n dry?
not overly keen to drop the pistons ...
Get the heads back tomorrow, want to assemble and fit over the weekend, going to put the SWB crossmember and rims tyres on the lwb ....mmmwwaaaaahhhaaaa
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wicked Busy... any appearance dates planned, or just ticking along...
Oh your going to reveal at the Bathurst Van Nats! You Legend!
DID YOU HEAR THAT EVERYBODY ................................BUSY COMING TO THE AUSSIE VAN NATS.....WWOOHHOO!
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Dano, I sent you a text earlier, not sure if you saw it.
But we have the gear to hone it depending how bad the rust is. If you're around for the weekend we can catch up to pull the pistons out and sort it out.
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Guess what I got up to last weekend
painted or powder coated Busy?
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wicked Busy... any appearance dates planned, or just ticking along...
Oh your going to reveal at the Bathurst Van Nats! You Legend!
DID YOU HEAR THAT EVERYBODY ................................BUSY COMING TO THE AUSSIE VAN NATS.....WWOOHHOO!
Haha, just ticking along, don't get a lot of time to spend on it as i'd like sadly
Pay shipping costs and I'll send it over
Gunning, it's just painted - midnight black dulon
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Hahaha Brilliant .. Busy.. consider it done......Now where did I put that Money tree....one powerball !
Matte I'll be in touch ..I tnink it's the go...
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Be great to see you guys at the van nats ...vans or not! ;D
last time i checked there were 6 bedfords entered.
im sure there could be more now hopefully ;)
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Went on the Hunter Valley spring cruise today...hosted by the Newcastle Restored car club. Top day with about 500 amazing rides... 1 kool bedford ::) , 6 panelvans, about 15 kombis...
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A nice mustang hey Restoried...
Check out the moonies on the EH ...
and for the Kombi admirers
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another mixed bunch.of amazing rides...
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Finally uploaded a video of todays cruise to youtube....
http://youtu.be/8i6sv4WUZfs (http://youtu.be/8i6sv4WUZfs)
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Just an update...A HUGE THANKS to Matte and his Grandad Bill Brown..they have inspected the 350, and reckon it'll be ok, we have decided to do the rings and bearings as it is a no brainer...the crank was perfect, rings a little tied and bearings ok...should be back together in a week if all goes well....
Thanks again gents.
watch this space.
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Good stuff Dano,
Glad to hear she,s on the mend and will pull through,
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yep, + a few pleasant surprises for all....
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Nice one, Dano.
Glad it worked out. Never fun when you buy something and don't get what you thought..
;D ;D ;D
Russell
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OK, sorry guys, never got the chance to meet up, between the conference and a little sight seeing we ran out of time, The Monday was free to catch up (eg: Ian) but my son wanted to visit Adventure Wold >:( and we had to fly out that night..
But a very nice place (Perth), will be back again next year for a week, so a good get together for sure.
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Good old Fish & Chips, saved the day...
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Where's ya thongs mate
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hey busy..... baz hopefully not wearing them under his trousers :o :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D
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In my younger days ;) to old now :-[
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Had Pat Farmer randomly drop into grandads place this arvo. For someone who has achieved so much and is so highly renowned, he was amazingly down to earth. He loved the Tandem Jawa, loved hearing the race car start up, and was highly impressed by the firebird!
I look forward to catching up with the man again soon!
(if you're not sure who he is, look up Pat Farmer the runner)
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Well, back on the site, with a lot of catching up to do, been busy upgrading my son's Go Kart.
From this........
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to this..... Had to make the frame longer, he is growing...
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16HP 200cc - 5 speed :(
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Just waiting on a few parts from the states, eg: Jack Shaft, bigger rear wheels etc..
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looks like fun :)
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Bought another hj ute , 253, 4 speed, pacemakers n big twin exhurst ,
Goes like a scalded cat, love it
And i bought the original trans am front mould of my mate , he is the orig guy that made all the fiberglass
Moulds in the 70,s 80,s
Cant wait to start customising the old girl, :)
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Well Today finally got our moneys worth out of the NRMA premium care we fork out each year :D
Was in Blacktown picking up a load of milk bottles, just after i loaded i decided to filll up at a servo around the corner, since LPG is 20 cents cheaper in Sydney than Morisset >:(
got out of the van and walked round the front of the van to fill her up when i noticed water dripping / pouring onto the ground from under the bonnet ....ohhh noooo!!!!!
i lifted the bonnet and stuck my head in to see water pouring out of the radiator and a swipe mark left by the fan ???
Shit ! it only just happened...was puzzled and glad I decicded to fill her up before i did the 150kmdrive home thru sydney peak hour traffic and 1 hour drive on northbound freeway.
so i ring nrma and ask for a tow truck as a partolman wont have a spare bedford radiator to get me home...but ohhhh noooo thats to easy and way too quick :-\
because you are more than 100km from home and premium we have to stuff you round for a few hours...so to make a long wait short ..i was home in 4 1/2 hrs.!
Ray not long ago put new engine mounts in the van and we are thinking thay are way to soft and allowed enough movement for the fan to rub a small section and make a hole...and as bedford owners you probably know there is not much clearance between the engine and the grill ...bugger all in fact :(...now i didnt go over any speed humps ...just left and indusrtial area onto a main road and into a servo...so its got me beat as to what made it flex that much ....anyway home safe n sound and another challenge for Ray to solve ;D
hot off the press ...
while im typing this ray has already pulled out the radiator and found an alloy fan he spotted in my brothers shed a while back...were thinking a new radiator is needed as upon inspecting the beddies original one (were got reconditioned 3 yrs ago)is rotting away in places and its done some kms...and now with the turbo and summer on the way a nice new alloy one sounds like the go :)
Gotta love ya beddy no matter what the challenge ;D :D ;D :D
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Sorry to hear about your mishap Wendy, at least you caught it before any major damage to your motor.
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Luck you found the water on the ground.
I'm surprised you'd go alloy as they have way more flex than steel.
Why not run twin thermo/electric fans, run one full time and the other when temp rises
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I'm with Busy- go electric. I have 2 smaller fans from a ford laser FWD job that are very narrow- 1 each side of the water pump pully. And if you get a new & bigger radiator, just get one with a sender unit hole for the fans!
You will notice the increase in HP without the fan drag... not that you are short of HP with the turbo. ;D
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Yep, I'm with everyone else. Twin electric is the way to go.
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ok thanx for the input there guys..i think it will come down to what will fit :)
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yeah electric is diffinately nice if you can fit it .... I have just been trial fitting a ford mondeo twin thermo setup into my Bedford, if you have about 8cm between the water pump and the radiator it should fit!
thermo switches are cheap too so can have it setup to cut in and out as it needs to.
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Im on the road again!!!! ...just couldnt wait to get back on the road again ...lal alah lah ..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Im SOOOO lucky Ray loves his beddy as much as i do !
He fitted a brand new standard radator back in it ($330 from syd),last night so i could do the organic vege run to syd at 3 am this morning!
Ray fitted the thinnner alloy fan (we spotted in my brothers shed) gave plenty of clearence for the engine mounts to flex all they want..hey i only turned into a sevor driveway.! ??? not like i was doing moto cross in her..
We err Ray will look into the themo fans ... this option got me back on the road again lal lah playing music with my friends.....hahaha...
JohnG is measuring some small thermo fans he has so we will see if they will fit either side of our water fan...
i bet you all have that tune singing in your head now.. ::) :D :D :D :D
So Thanx everyone for your concern & advice .. ;) :)
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Glad to hear that you are back on the road Wendy. Good outcome.
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Back on the road!! I just want to get on the road... :'(
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Just thought id pop in and say hi, haven't been on here for a while, beddy's been too well behaved! My sister is making her way around the south island in the old girl at the moment 8)
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Hey Bas. You need to get on the road so you can get down to the Nationals in Paeroa at Easter. Eric we hope to see you there as well mate.
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Hey Guys, well i have been out on my zero turn mower, and cut 4 acres b4 the rain set in.
I woke up the next morning and wasn't i in pain. All the bouncing and shaking had my back and hips sore as for a couple of days. So i have a challenge for the bugas on here. How can i make my seat more comfortable, i have looked at an air bag under the seat, maybe some sort of spring. I need something that will let the mower bounce but reduce the seat bounce. At the moment the front of the seat is hinged and the back has 2 small springs either side. What is a suspension seat, is that springs or shocks.
I really need some advice guys.
george
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how about truck gas seat...from wreakers ...also research mining seats as they can be smaller
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well its almost time to do a new paint on the truck as its getting a little tatty after 4-5 years hard work, have got some 38638 FORD GARNETT .
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also forgot i'm looking at changing the doors from lift leaver to the later model pull leaver doors.
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LS120 - You should put your mods on hold and rock up the Paeroa at Easter for the Nationals. Going to be an awesome eVANt.
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have thought about it.. just she is looking a little tatty is all and i have the try back on her and it needs work.. to clean up..
but send me the info and ill see what i can do.
David
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Nationals NZ (pdf file)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8417.0;attach=14146
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Been busy over the last month or two re skinning drivers side.
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wow that's some serious work there vanwolf!! :)
myself I have been playing with wiper motor conversion to use commodore motor, and also pulling all the dash out and started making the V8 engine cover :) slow but its progress!
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Sammy,
Dash and engine cover will be next stage, i am keen to see how yours turns out.
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Holy crap Vanwolf, you've really dissected that van!
Here's some not too polished chop and paste I did this morning in Microsoft Paint while procrastinating.. from this..
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needs chopping..
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too high..
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added rear guards, delete door handle & fuel filler..
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For a 'real world' chop I think leaning the angle of the front pillars back would work better, plus the front would need extending/customising..
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Sammy,
Dash and engine cover will be next stage, i am keen to see how yours turns out.
will be sure to keep you updated :)
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Got my new set of taillights today, decided to go with sunken round ones :)
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Kool LED lights...hey getting a bit high tech there Baz especially with those white lights ::) ::) ;)
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More what have I been up to this month! Lets start at the beginning…. I went to get my CF tuned on a rolling road early Feb, only to be told the compression is up the creek (big time) and it’s all head related. Had a head job (new valves, inserts, machining etc) … yes, keep those thoughts to yourself…. Compression now 140+ ..Went back to the rolling road .. had the dissy re-graphed, new plugs etc and ended up with another 50% HP and better burn. Final numbers were 67.6 HP (50.4 kw) at rear wheels on normal unleaded. Remembering this is a duel rear wheel with a 186, VH dissy (electronic or are they HEI) and traumatic! Max HP was at about 3500 RPM. Happy camper (I think)… Might have to have a serious think about that V8 conversion… any thoughts?
Oh and if anybody saw a certain car race during the last few days... I was the guy in the black top and tan akubra..... 8) 8) 8) ;)
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V8 is always an option, but there is also a lot more to be had from a holden 6 if you want to stay that way ?
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Been looking into fiberglassing again,
Thinking of laying up a few vk commodore bedford fronts up.
Anyone interested in 1?
Its the front like on that pink cab chassis for sale from kurri kurri
Also 1 piece rear doors, side doors, spoilers etc.
Hotrod guards, bonnets, doors etc.
Anyone know where i can pickup a fiberglass chopper gun system in sydney area?
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Been doing a lot of research on backhoes, better than a bobcat, :)
Going to buy this in 3 weeks if its still available, :)
Going to have some fun cleaning out my creek. And levelling some of the paddocks .
http://www.machines4u.com.au/view/advert/Cat-432D-Backhoe/180333/
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Well that's a different option to make a 4WD Bedford....... ;D ;D ;D ;D
::)
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Hahaha, it certainly would be Russell, ;D
No one would get in my way on the road, ;)
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Rumax, with a single carby, a bit more compression, mild cam and some headers you can easily have 3 times that much power.
With no restrictions on what you are *allowed* to do, you could have even more than that.
The toranas up at the track are allowed to run triple carbys, big cams etc, and are getting around the 300rwhp mark.
Don't give up on the old red 6 too soon ;) My HQ gives my Bedford a run for its money, 202 vs 350
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Went to a swap meet on the weekend trying to find the indicator holders I'm after (no luck) but did find this and couldn't pass it up.
Measures 170mm tall, 140mm wide and is 10mm thick (not solid)
Think it's off a TK Bedford Truck
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I agree, I can certainly tell you doubling the wheel HP is pretty easy, my mates 202 made 110hp at wheels with cam, compression increase and mildest of head port jobs, and I got 140hp at wheels with more work in my 202, and it had 1500-5000rpm range so was very drivable!
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I seriously don't know what to do... having just spent well over $1000 on getting my Bedford "right" I still am getting only 14 mpg on a 500km trip, cruising on 80-90KM, using 91 octane fuel. So what have I done/got.... recon blue head (new valves/inserts) on a 186. Average 140 PSI (minimum on all cylinders), 186 carb, extractors, trimatic and 3.5 chev 12 bolt with duel rear wheels. electronic ignition.. No idea what the coil is, but plugs gapped at (I think) .8..... I thought it was a HEI coil, but the tuner said otherwise. I am about to embark on a road trip to WA (watch out you WA BUGA's).. WTF should I do. Thinking of getting a HEI coil and regapping the plugs to 1.3 mm... Oh and BTW, the consumption figure is similar to what I got before spending the $$... Not a happy camper!
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Yeah id put the good coil on it Russell,
And do the plug gaps.
The elec dissy,s need the powerful coils.
Are the plugs black with unburnt fuel?
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also if your installing an electronic dizzy and coil make sure you are getting full 12v to the coil with the engine running!
easy way to fix it is to install a relay from the battery to provide 12V and use the original coil wire to turn the relay on!
you'll be pissing into the wind if you have the HEI without 12v :)
also with a HEI you should be able to go to 1.5-1.6 plug gaps without it missing.
also like marishka says, check the plugs, maybe everything's ok but its pouring the fuel in, if the plug is too light its too lean and if its too dark its too rich generally!
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Fuel consumption will often increase with power, however I don't think this is your issue based on the figures.
Where is your timing set, have you graphed the distributor, the carby will want work to make good.power and give good economy, the plug wires may well be holding you back, what is the exhaust situation, and hei will make a difference, however 150rwhp is easily achievable with a points ignition. Camshaft will also influence everything, however the single most effective change you will make, will be carby. Then synchronise the distributor to suit. My grandad builds both from scratch for our race cars, and for many other cars in the field, and is renowned across the country for his skills and knowledge. If you ever want to improve them I can organise for a build in his spare time.
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Thanks for the thoughts guys. The carb has been rebuilt by a local old school specialist I trust, so will stick with that for now. Also def 12volt @ the coil-I have rewired the whole truck with a vn fuse/relay setup. Going to grab a good coil and matching leads & go from there. Sunday will be the first chance as "mad march" is upon us in Adelaide- means lots of extra $$ from a second job and overtime... :) :) :)
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Here is the result of todays investigation... I think I have a dud lead! #6 was as black as (unburnt fuel), while the other 5 were brilliant! I have installed a Bosch HEI coil and regapped the plugs to 1.4 mm.. need to grab a new lead set and give the old girl a run! I also swapped the plug to a "good" cylinder, so can easily check if the thing failed (after 1 day)
More to follow........... ;)
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Managed to get my CF inspected for self containment last week and the certificate arrived earlier today. Pretty chuffed as we can now freedom camp.
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Managed to get my CF inspected for self containment last week and the certificate arrived earlier today. Pretty chuffed as we can now freedom camp.
Gordon, what is / was required for the cert these days, I know the set up that was needed 5 yrs ago. Bas
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Hi Bas, basically you need a sink with a tap and running water. The water needed for the sink equates to 4 litres per person per day for a minimum of 3 days, so for 2 people you need 24 litres. I managed to get a tank that fits underneath the van running across the van just in front of the diff and plumbed it to the sink via an electric pump. You then need a waste water tank that holds 5% more capacity than your fresh water tank. I sourced a rollaway waste wagon for this. You also need a seal-able rubbish bin and a cassette toilet.
Pretty straight forward.
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Great day spent starting on the interior of the new beddie for the Nationals, nothing like leaving it to last minute.....coming along a treat, got this Sunday next Saturday and Sunday to get it finished, love the pressure!!
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Kool 8) looking forward to meeting both you and your van Mezzmo! :)
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You too Wendy, it looks to be shaping up to a great event!
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As you know I have had (the usual) overheating problems, but I think I may have a solution. ;) I have previously installed a temp gauge to measure the return water temp so I could monitor the problem.
I sourced a good second-hand radiator from a 75 series land cruiser (not an aluminium one). The core area is (roughly) 500x500 x58, giving about 25% more surface area, double the thickness than what was currently installed and a slightly larger header tank. Importantly it puts the bottom of the radiator in the under- bumper airflow - that and the extra 3 litres capacity should drop the temp lots. (I intend to put some of that anti-cut flywire in the lower section to minimise potential bug/stone damage).
The fitting was relatively easy- cutting off some “wings” on the sides of the new radiator was the hardest job. I used flat plate on either side so I could use existing mount points (as it’s slightly narrower). Looking at the photo’s, I made a neat mount for my electric fans- pity it didn’t clear the motor!
Clearance is in fact very tight- I have removed the side radiator mounts previously- mounting the radiator to the front panel/top support bar, but there is still minimal clearance to the water pump. I also had to move the air cleaner back slightly. Hoses are both bottom hoses, with the top one having a piece of smaller diameter hose inserted at the thermostat end. I haven’t investigated getting a hose with the correct diameter ends.
For the test drive, I absolutely hammered it on the local expressway- uphill and down, as well as letting it sit and idle til it got hot. It cruised up-hill on the 100km speed limit and the return water temp stayed between 40 and 45 C. Previously, with the old radiator and similar daytime temps the return water temp nearer 85! So now it’s fingers crossed come summer. 8) 8) 8)
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oops whong photo's..... try again. ;D
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try these......
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and some more.....
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>>>>>>
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that's a nice big radiator :) hopefully the end of your woes!
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Got a bit carried away on the front end.. Started out by looking at a shitty weld on the steering arms, ending up redoing everything on the front end, new shocks, suspension arms, steering arms, bushes, springs, engine mounts, drop spindles, disc brakes, power steering conversion.. now have the ultimate front end. Oh well, won't have to do it again at least!
(http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa424/MickTroeth/20161211_140627_zpspq0qfksh.jpg) (http://s1197.photobucket.com/user/MickTroeth/media/20161211_140627_zpspq0qfksh.jpg.html)
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Great job!
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Nice. ;) ;) ;)
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Great craftsmanship zeeman , looks like a well manufactured factory produced product .
Wish l had the skills to create that . Very inspiring
Thanks Frank
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Work of art the Beddy front end...job well done...
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nice one zeeman
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Today I touched my van and liked it .... muhahaha
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Made an air blower / heater from a commodore fan unit...
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Today I touched my van and liked it .... muhahaha
I would say so, it's been a good year..
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Making and putting my windows in.
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Hi All
I've been really slack on the Buga site, all posting have been on the high rollers site so for those who have missed the development of "Hotel California here are a few shots .some before and some after
1000 hours and shes now done, ready for summer play time
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Got some new bubble windows for the project:
(https://i.imgur.com/0L5Plbx.jpg?1)
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Wow very nice! Post up pictures once it's in plz ;D
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Bluey off to get herself a new exhaust so we dont upset the neighbours.