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General Category => Members Rides => Topic started by: Clance on May 17, 2009, 11:21:53 AM
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I love my beddy! I've been living in this old girl for about 6 months now, in Mackay, and she is fantastic, comfortable and just like a real home.
I still haven't quite finished it all off yet but the plumbing is done and the fridge now works on both gas and 240v! yaaa.
I've taken her for trips to big parties and had a ball, battle of the bands was a great one ended up staying for two nights.
I LOVE my Beddy!
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4743&g2_serialNumber=2)
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Whoa - careful Clance, you might start loving it in a "Special" way ::)
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G'day
Thats awesome.
How long is it?
What does it look like on the inside?
Regards
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I really like the way this camper looks prob my fav.
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looks very modern clance.. well done!
ben
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whats the little raised part on the bonnet?
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master cylinder..
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G'day
Thats awesome.
How long is it?
What does it look like on the inside?
Regards
Chris there are more pics of this awesome van in Clance's Gallery (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=242)
Warren
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G'day
The Gallery pics are great.
What are the dash guages?
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Chris
I asked Clance that ages ago, and I think from memory they are of evilbay, the tacho is a late model one Like This (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5-INCH-4-in-1-TACHOMETER-TACHO-SHIFT-LIGHT-RECALL_W0QQitemZ110388238568QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item110388238568&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) but the speedo was from a 70's or 80's SA cop car (also found on ebay) he said he had to search for ages for the speedo - but yeah real neat for a standard franed dash.
Joel has a similar, but more extensive Set Up (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=8&g2_itemId=2838)
From some PM's
The gauges are Autometer Brand, American Platinum Series.
Starting from left to right: Clock, Fuel, Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Tacho, Speedo, Volt (Start Battery), Volt (House Battery).
Speedo is Electric with a converter attached to the Transmission, saves running the usual spinning cable up to the dash. I brought them directly from the USA as the prices here in NZ were ridiculous, I saved about $900 NZ dollars shipping them myself.
The Converter is also made by Autometer, mechanical to electric Hall Effect Sender, you'll be able to pick them up in Aussie no worries I imagine. Just 3 Wires, easy as.
Yeah that's the way to go, as you don't want to have to remove your dash to get to the back of the gauges & wiring. Multi plugs do the trick. I'm in the process of now putting multiple plugs from the dash to the fuse boxes & senders etc. So it's all big 6-8 wire plugs to disconnect anything & everything.
Warren
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so i asume you can go electric to mechanical also then yeh? wanting to go T700 v6 box behind my holden straight 6's.. ofcourse the speedo is electric on the t700..
cheers
ben
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Thanks for the comments Guys, The dash is as Warren stated but the speedo is mechanical, found a guy that makes cables on ebay and asked him to make up an extra long one to suit the T400 and run all the way to the dash( the speedo is only out by about 1.5k/hr according to the GPS). The only dilema has been the fuel gauge as I have a custom 110L tank and the sender had to be modified, but it works fine till I get to about 1/4 of a tank then just goes to empty!! Just keep an eye on the k's traveled). The hump in the bonnet is for the master cylinder ( well worked out ben & thanks for all your help ) over all she is 6.8m or so long inc bull bar.
I've Loved in the special way in Her but thankfully with female company!
I've also found a Shorty here in Mackay that I'm swapping my VS commodore for will need a lot of work but you all know "once bitten twice bedford"
Cheers guys have a nice day.
Clance
:o ;D