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General Category => Members Rides => Topic started by: BusyKiwi on May 26, 2010, 06:54:20 PM
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Ok I have followed the lead and brought myself a VN Calias holden commodore with the V6 ...
Am going to put the running gear (and maybe dash) in my standard CF
So instead of a BedFORD, I guess it's a beddydore ;D :D
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or perhaps a commbed, or a bedhol, maybe bedden.
cheers Jeff
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Damn, I better get my butt into gear then. Be a bit embarrassing if yours is going before mine. :D
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David, welcome to check out my van if needed, also runs the dush from the VN, will be off to my mates soon, swapping the running gear into the camper, and the worked 202 into the Jumbo. etc etc etc etc, should be a straight swap,,,,yea right!!!!!!!!!!!
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hey busy, has your calais got the digital dash in it, i know the vk calais came out with the digital.
george.
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yeah George it has the digital dash, has cruise control, fuel used and fuel remaining and other stuff
[edit] oops, the speedo, rev counter, fuel etc aren't, the other stuff is
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Rogue, don't worry, this is the standard van, not my custom one. I need the standard van as a daily driver as I have to many vehicles here - 2 vans, car and motorbike, need to get rid of the car
means time off the custom van but will hopefully give me a decent daily driver
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Busy have you done any more to the custom van of late?
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hey busy, good to see you have your priorities right mate, loose the car and have the van as the daily driver. YES lol ;D ;D
george
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Rogue, don't worry, this is the standard van, not my custom one. I need the standard van as a daily driver as I have to many vehicles here - 2 vans, car and motorbike, need to get rid of the car
means time off the custom van but will hopefully give me a decent daily driver
Actually I was just meaning getting the V6 up and running as mine hasn't really moved since I put it in after Xmas although I'm held up a bit with a lack of cash to get the diff in. I need to recondition the brake calipers (already have the new discs and pads), buy the power steering rack (as that is being fitted at the same time as the diff) and then I can get the diff sorted. After that I will be working on getting the motor into some sort of conditon for starting. Still, on the positive side it does give me more time to spend on sorting out the interior.
Bit of time off the custom will probably do you good anyway. Gives the brain time to recharge.
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hey rogue, what are you doing about your tailshaft, I need to look at mine in the next week or two, what does it cost to redo to the new length.
george.
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not cheap george
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thanks benny, that cheered me up. lol ;D sometime between now and the end of this build, i am going to find a custom mod that is cheap and easy. So far i have'nt found that. lol ;D :o
the joys of beddyfying.
george.
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thanks benny, that cheered me up. lol ;D sometime between now and the end of this build, i am going to find a custom mod that is cheap and easy. So far i have'nt found that. lol ;D :o
the joys of beddyfying.
george.
Those little clip on air fresheners aren't too dear.
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Rossie, I have but nothing you'd see in photos, just a bit of body work.
My girlfriend lives 1.5 hours away and i go see her every second weekend, and sundays I am here i take the motorbike for a scream - but I will
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I think it's about $180 to get drive shaft done
Don't worry Rogue, I'll get the standard van running but may have to strip the engine down, has a bit of a tap going on (could just be tappets) but if the cash is there might give it a birthday
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Mine has a tap going on too, but when you put the foot down it goes. ?
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mate over here got charged 300 for tailshaft mod!!
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If you have a tapping then it is probably more than likely the the timing chain tensioner has destroyed itself. The VN engines were notorious for it. I replaced mine while the engine was out of the car. Use a later model one as they were of much better construction.
Actually 'replace' is probably the wrong word to use. It was just no longer there. Found the remnants in the sump while I was replacing it which is how I found out what the tapping was.
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Hay thanks Rouge, yea having trouble to find out where its comming from, shounds like top / front of motor, it's not there all the time, idel is ok, bit of a rev it comes and goes while you drive though the gears, when I pull it out, well wheel it out will have my mate / greace monkey have a look at it. Bas
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You're welcome. It's a bit of a sh1t because the bottom of the timing cover also seals against the front section of the sump so you need to be really careful pulling the cover off so as to not munt the sump gasket othewise you might have to replace the sump gasket as well to avoid oil leak city. Other than that it's a complete doddle to replace when the motor is out. It didn't matter to me as I was swapping my sump anyway.
Lots of good stuff here on the V6 Buick motors...
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-holden-commodore-1988-1993/ (http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-holden-commodore-1988-1993/)
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Cheers Rouge, just took it for a long drive, gee these motors are just right for the Beddie, Mine is more of a rattle as I paid more attenion this tiime, so may be somthing different as the motor is a tight fit Its a bit hard, wiil give the motor a good going over once its out. Cheers
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Thanks Rogue.
Hey Bas, you going to be home next week, am keen to come look at your set up. I'm not going to run power steering or air con
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No Probs David, will PM my numbers so you can contact me first if required, theres a few things I would change, but the setup fitting is all ok, the motor sits forward and the sump has not been changed, so sits above the cross member, but still seems to sit quite low in the van. Bas
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conversion is going well.
Because the fuel injected motor I had to either modify the bedford petrol tank or just use the commodore one, I choose the latter. just brought 90 degree pipe (2in) and got the radiator place to put in a new filler pipe. Took the hooks off the bedford straps and welded on the commodore straps, other end just made some brackets for the threaded bedford hooks. the commodore has built in pump and suits the fancy stuff on dash so all should be good.
Am converting the diff, using commodore centre with bedford axles and housing. The weird thing is the diff I had in there was a cresta (pinon at least) at 3.7.1 gears so could of been a bitsa.
Bas, I did have to cut the floor back to the gearstick hole, yours is way forward because of the power steering. was still good to see though.
The exhaust I used two cobies and ended in front of the rear wheel, hopefully will be quiet enough.
Still got a bit to do but getting there.
i got the old 3.3, trimatic and aussie assembled front beam with engine cover to suit on tardeme if anyone is keen
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David, who is doing the diff ? will slot engine holes in the mounts and move motor back alittle to clear the gap from the fan when I do the change over.
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David, who is doing the diff ?
McQuoid engineering is doing the diff, i think it was $750 he charges for the conversion
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thats sounds like a pretty darn good price busy
ben
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David, next time you are around there, can you ask him if he can work on Dual Wheel diffs, Thanks Bas
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there should be no reason why he couldnt..
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that price is for the work, you still need to give him the bedford diff and other diff you want the head from. He reckons early falcons are the better ones but commodore are just as good as both have many ratios. No cutting and welding of the axles so really there is no reason to get it certified ;)
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its still a fantastic price i recon:)
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Hey bas, I asked him today, sadly he doesn't do dual wheel diffs as they require axle re splinning etc which makes it way to expensive
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Cheers David, I you find somone that has a complette Bedford diff for sale ( dual or single), please let me Know. Cheers Bas
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http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Parts-Other-makes/Other/auction-299911327.htm (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Parts-Other-makes/Other/auction-299911327.htm)
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Thanks for that Jeff, but don't need another van laying around, the wife would kill me, would rather pay the price and just get the diff.
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Hay bassnz i have a 10" drum diff that i have taken out of my van that i have lying around doing nothing with it if you want it.
its got new brakes shoes and wheel cylinders in it as well.
PM me if your interested mate.
cheers Paddy
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Cheers Paddy PM sent, just have to find away to get it up.
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If you guys are in no hurry I could bring it up once I get my beddydore done
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Thanks for that david, will keep you up to date. Paddy has offered to bring it up as he is up this way every so often, so will wait to see what happens and let you know. Cheers Bas
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Hey busykiwi, do you have any pics of the fuel tank mods etc ?? Looking at doing the same thing to mine!
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Please dis-regard I found your gallery ;)