g'day all! buying my first bedford.

[able]

well its arrived....

looks rough and looks like i will be looking for interior components....

took alot of choke to get it started...

petrol tank looks weird and hangs down low with a v shape to the bottom of it??

only surface rust on gutters (yippy!)

alot of surface rust underneath.... maybe left with grass growing long underneath?

looks like a spare front end in the back and lots of brake bits and pieces, i will unpack it later to see what goodies i have, i think i flooded it so its not in the shed yet.......

i will go down and pick up supplies to get started and will take some pics to see if you fellas can tell me some info and point out if some parts are mods.

good to be bedy'd!
 

[Tweaker]

Good luck able!

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i don't need luck! i found you guys.

tank is a mod... hangs down to low so i will have to get a stock one with brackets of ben in the future.(im sure he has one or two....)

i went and spent $800 on paint supplies and then a another hundred on a orbital sander. they are ok to use on a car to strip it?

unpacked the back and i have windscreen, extractors, inlet manifold with carby, second hand disk brakes, complete front end, auto to match the 186, bonnet, spare engine cover and a few other bits and bobs.

front window rubber looks in bad shape so i might be up for one of those (ben again) and the front door rubbers are old or missing in places.

overall im very happy.. a few dints but nothing to cry over... i take it they all get a little punched in on the side door where the clasp is from a gust of wind?

[ben]

i thought you got a bargin before you mentioned all those parts far out man!!

yeh i have both those parts your after..

doing well fella!!
ben

[able]

i forgot to mention two back doors.

[ben]

any rust in the back doors?

cheers
ben

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i think i will be using the spare door that come with.... their is a little bit of rust on the set that is on...

i will chose the better ones.

my mind is screaming plate the whole back.... i don't know what is involved with road worthy or engineers when you close the back off...

i will never use the back doors with the back being used for seating area for the kids so i suppose its a option i could look at.... looks good too...

[Warren]

Able

Think seriously about removing the rear doors, as it can be a real pain to only have the side door for access.

With the back seats in mine upright I have about 2 feet deepth for storage, eskies, cloths bags all the ancillary junk 4 kids can want to drag around, if you have to get to it via the side door.....well you will soon regret it

Warren

[ben]

nah plate it man it will be sweet!!! dont listen to warren.. he is just practical kinda guy haha.. nah actually do listen to him.. hes a top fella!!

ben

[SandB]

HEY BEN, Have you got a tribe of kids??? Our Beddy is all closed up and I'm considering openning it up, just for the ease of access, i.e  BBQ  , More important The  """ESKY"""".
We're too old t have a heap of these,
Cheers Brian & Carole