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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: BlackBedford on December 06, 2009, 10:56:21 PM
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G'day
Straight from the script of a movie is a tale I am still pinching myself about. I have not been this excited since I had a job where young mothers displayed the fullness of their womenhood to me.
The photos are taken on the set of the new Aussie movie "Prime Mover". "Fuel on the Newell" is the local service station and was a feature of the movie. The big Western Star is one of the trucks out of the movie and on the back of it is the red CFL dual cab thanks to the generosity of Rubman.
I have wanted a dual cab for over 20 years and now I have one. It needs a fair amount of work but it has been well built and will restore very easily. I am still making a list of things to do and I have yet to decide whether to tidy it up and run it or pull it down and do a full rebuild. I have an Engineer and a panel beater coming to inspect and will make a decision after that.
Earlier this week Rubman contacted me with an offer and I did not haggle even though I did not have the dough. I took an advance on my credit card.
Next to arrange freight. No backloads were available before Xmas so the full rate of $3000 plus gst was quoted. Ouch!
It would have to sit in Melbourne until the new year and risk being vandalised or I would have to try to drive it home. Neither option was looking good.
On Friday afternoon my bank contacted me to say that the payment had not gone through and they were going to retry Friday night. Just after that on the way home I stopped to see a mate and saw his truck loaded.
"Where are you going?" I asked.
"I am going no-where, but another mate is borrowing it to go to Melbourne tonight"
"Does he have a backload?"
"No"
"When is he leaving?"
"In an hour"
The time was 5:40pm and I was 15 minutes drive from town.
I rang the bank, cancelled the direct payment and asked for cash, now!
I got to the bank with a minute to spare.
I tried to ring Rubman but it rang out. I finally got onto him and then a tilt tray truck in Melbourne.
I got back to the truck as the boys were loading their bags into the sleeper.
Yes they would bring it back for me as long as they didn't have to wait. They would be unloaded at 7am.
The tilt tray bloke then said he couldn't meet them before 9am.
I had a very sleepless night.
Well the boys got stuffed around unloading so they were not waiting for the tilt tray so it was all good.
They got back Saturday night and I went down this morning and unloaded it.
I started it easliy and it drove nicely so I parked it locked it up. I took the grankids into town and then came back to drive it home.
Then I found the ignition key did not fit the door. I considered a brick and then realised I could pull the window out of one of the rear doors.
I then drove it home starting very gently and then giving it more juice until I was sitting on 120km/h and doing it easily. So it didn't take me long to get home.
I spent the afternoon going over it compiling a list of urgent and nonurgent repairs.
It does have a dual fuel Chev V8, T350, 9" dually diff, P76 power steer, disc brakes.
How do I feel?
If you asked me a week ago if I would ever have a Dual Cab I would have laughed at you,
but here I am with one sitting in my yard. I am sure the woody wiil be soft by the morning.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/unloading.jpg)
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/blackbedford/unloading2.jpg)
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i jus luv tales wiv a happy ending onya bb well done mate ;D
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Beddys, the viagra of the spider man :D
Great news chris, what a score, looking forward to the "rebuild" sequal.
Warren
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:D Man i wanted to keep it but i new i would take forever to finish. $$$.
So i knew a person (chris ryan) who really would appreciate that duel cab,i was sad about selling it :'(but its gone to a good home,enjoy it and finish soon so i can get a beddy woody as well ::) :P
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G'day
I am really gratefull for Rubman getting me eyebrow deep in debt, and I will be a lot deeper by the time I get it back on the road, but I have a smile that you could not knock off with a stick.
I am still making a list of things to do and cringe at the costings on doing it properly.
I have got the flat spot out of the motor and it now has a strong V8 burble and revs well.
There is an old style (hammer and dolly) panelbeater who lives in clearing in the forest. I want him to do any work on it but he is usually booked for 12 months. I sent him a picture and invited him over.
He dropped in this afternoon and had a look. He is not into Bedfords but he gave it the thumbs up and said it is worth fixing properly. I started it up and we both had a big grin. He will start on it next month.
Those lights definitely have to go.
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Those lights definitely have to go.
yeh i agree!! headlights are for girls!!!!!!!! out in the country its much better to just get your eyes used to seeing in the dark!!!!
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I have just ordered 2 sets of HID bulbs... headlight and driving lights.
That will make daylight wherever I go.
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nooo more carrots are the answer!!!!! carrots for breakfast lunch and tea!! thats it im starting a get rid of headlights march and save some power!!!! go natural and use the force my friend!!
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\headlights are for girls!!!!!!!! out in the country its much better to just get your eyes used to seeing in the dark!!!!
I tried that while doing circle work in the dark and hit a cement water tank. Ouch
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hahaha i remember you saying that!!!!!!! opps!!! hahaha
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G'day
One of the many things to to on the dual cab is fix the drivers seat which is broken in the hinge point.
While driving about the countryside I spied a Mazda 626 in a junk yard just out of Peak Hill. I had to stop and get the drivers seat (for nothing) and ended up driving in the dark and camping in an old pub in Trundle. Oh the joys of playing with old cars.
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great score mate i built mine 20 years ago she,s rusted away to dust now a perfect work truck i look forward to rebuild chears
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G'day
The big drama I have run into is the disc brake front end. I have not found an engineer to approve it. I am talking to a machinist about getting some hubs machined to take a disc.
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Awsome story, get the movie camera out, its is a lovestory about a man and his Bedford, how will it end?? In tears, tears of JOY. Great stuff. :)
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G'day
At this stage it may end in tears. I am still having major dramas getting it engineered for rego. I have been trying to find an engineer for a while but they seem to be retiring or just not taking on any more work. If I had the spare time, and money, to take it to the coast, I may get lucky.
Modified vehicle rego in NSW is a big unkown at the moment. Things are about to change to who knows what. I have talked to Hot Rodders and 4WDers and no one is happy at what is happening.
I have just rung the RTA several times trying to get an answer to a question about my tilt tray. I had to read the Act myself and quote sections before I got a straightforward answer.
The NSW RTA is drowning in red tape. The problem is that they may take the state down with them.
Grrrrrr!