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General Category => Members Rides => Topic started by: MAYMANN on August 22, 2008, 12:55:38 PM
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Finally got the Beddie up here for a better look. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Not sure what the dash is from?
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far out that looks sooo mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man i love your beddy man i love your beddy!!!!!
it has a hj hx hz holden gts dash in it and it looks crazy good!!! i think im in love.. i havebeen wanting to do that for a while but i didnt know what it would look like.. even used the steering colum.. looks fantastic!! im so glad i hung onto that gts dash of mine.. slmost sold it on ebay cause i didnt think id beable t use it.. didnt seem to work with anything i wanted but the whole dash looks flippen out of control!!
where do you live again man?? i so wanna come check out your van!! im estatic! wow ive never used that word before in my whole life!!
hey your wiring looks like fun.. rather you than me on that one..
how much you end up paying for it man? and is the motor engineered??
ben
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Nick,
Van is schmick brother! Well done!!!!! Ben! - keep your pants on you crazy kid....
Loving the dash. :o
Jd
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Woaha...Thanks man, blown away by the appreciation.
Yeah the guy I got it from did a good job.
The wiring is going to be a complete nightmare.
Got it for a good price, bought it like the day after advertised.
At the moment I'm always gonna be late on the 308 as it's running like a bag of shit, but it is runnning so that's better then I had hoped for when I bought it.
Also the gas is working too, however I have no idea whether it will be certifiable or whats needed.
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i had wiring nightmares in my black beddy.. had sparks coming out of the indicator stalk.. dont ask me how i managed that???? so i ripped the whole thing out and replaced it with one from a nother van.. its the only way to do it i recon! start from scratch. the best thing about your van is that all you need it to get a wiring loom of a hz hj hx and use the whole thing except the tail lights.. cause you have the dash and the motor from a hz hj hx.. only thing is its handy to have a car there with the wiring to copy off.. i had 2 vans to copy off.. made it pretty simple really.. only had a couple of hickups and she was rocken and no sparks wahoo!!
check to see if it has a inspection plate for the gasshould be under the hood..
love that dash!!
ben
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Yeah I love the dash too! my cousin had a few GTS dashes lying around, at one stage there in the late 90's he had 10! He is a freak. I hope he has still got one for me, my Beddy could do with a new dash. I am also considering the electronic dash from a VK... Electrnic dash in beddy = slick. Jd
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wow good score! okay everyone I know you all being polite so I will ask, how much did you pay for it?
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lets guess first!!!
i recon at least 3k- 4k something like that.. just by the way he said he got it for a good price..
i am so gunna do that mod to my black beddy!!!! i have the gts dash.. steering colum already modifyed for bedford (thanks eddy!!) all i need is the surround.. which is easy to come by and a wiring harness to go to the gts stuff..
cool!!!!
ben
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I'll go 6.6k
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yeh but nick said the motor and gas was almost dead.. thats why i reconed lower..
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I stand by by guess. :P
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Oh wow, not even close. ;)
I picked it up for $1,800 and spent another $150 for a tow truck up to Brissie. ;D
I know that now is when the real spending starts, but given how clean the body shouldnt be too much of a hassle.
I think that i'll spend way more in rego, mod plates, road worthy etc then I did on the actual van, I'm certainly not complaining tho.
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waow what a flippen bargin!!! well done..
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ummph ummmph (sound of envy!!!)
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Going by the photos in your gallery, that is a very good buy Maymann!!! 8)
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Wow Maymann!!!!! What a price!!!!!!!!!!! If you were given no engineers Cirts with van you'll wanna get some. And not just for the motor brakes and exhaust. you'll need some for the seats dash and collum also. Shouldn't cost too much though if the work was done well. Great to see the collum was added with the dash it looks great! I haven't got the glove box in mine because that's where my aircon is fitted, but I'm looking at changing that at some stage and adding the gbox to complete the dash. Can't wait to see your van for real. You gonna make it to the Brissi meet up?
Hey Ben you've probably noticed that the GTS dash is a couple of inches narrower than the Bedford, so if you center the dash you won't see the tacho as it'll be behind the steering wheel because all the instruments will sit over to the left.
From memory my last engineers report which was for my seats cost me $175. Don't know if that's good or bad but I was pretty happy!
I have to say again that that is a top van! ;D What a score! ;) 8)
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175 sounds really god for me ay..
for a motor down here in vic i recall $700 starting price hey.. expensive..
yeh i knew it would not be wide enough but i didnt know that the tacho would be over the steering colum if centred cheers for that..
have you get the same setup in your van tweaker? if so did you have to cut into the body behind the bedford dash to make it fit good or did you just go over it?
cheers
ben
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Hi Ben,
I'll post some pics of my setup into my gallery for ya. And yes I have the same, but mine started out as a HX Statesman dash. You'll see the transformation from Statesman to GTS in my photos (when they go up). I've cut my dash in 2 places and extended it so it reaches all the way accross the Bedford. It's not quite finshed but when it's done it'll look like a long HZ GTS dash. The way mine was done was to cut out the front of the Statesman (bit under windscreen) and weld it into the Bedford. That way you just connect up the dash as you would originally into the Statesman. Makes it easy and looks great. I've seen a few done, but non others with the front section from under the widscreen fitted. You'll notice that I have 5 windscreen vents. 3 original Beddy and 2 Holden..... and the old speaker grill.
You will also see that the whole dash does sit too far over to the left. Which was no real problem when the dash was Statesman, but when I changed to GTS I had to make the move so I could see all the guages and the left indicator.
I'll take some photos of a local Bedford trayback with a complete GTS dash fitted and post if the owner don't mind........ I've been eyeing this off for 10 years, it's a nice machine.
Hey Maymann got any pics of the section under the windscreen for us? Between the windscreen and dash pad that is.
Cheers!
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cool thanks
ben
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Hey guys, thought it was about time I made an update.
Here's some photos I took of the last visit to old mate panel beater.
I got all the accesseries together, wheel flares, mirrors, side steps and bubble windows that I got from Arron.
Still working on the handles, big thanks to Jock for that and all in all shes still a work in progress.
Should be getting painted this week then back to the mechanic for road worthing and certs.
I'll try to keep updating as I go.
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but wait theres more...
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Hay MAYMANN Awsome van mate.What a deal. Where did you get the flares from?
Cheers Paddy
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Hay MAYMANN Awsome van mate.What a deal. Where did you get the flares from?
Cheers Paddy
G'Day Guys and Gals, I received confirmation regards the Price rise from my Suppliers which has been the first rise since November 2002 which I feel is pretty good going on their part, the new Prices as of November 2007 are;
*BFS59 - Bedford Front Spoiler $210.00
*BB04 - Bedford Bonnet (Bolts straight on as per original) $340.00
*BWAF17 - Bedford Front Wheel Arch Flares (suit Front Spoiler) $160.00
*BWAF18 - Bedford Rear Wheel Arch Flares (suit Single Wheel model) $160.00
*BWAF19 - Bedford Rear Wheel Arch Flares (suit Dual Wheel model) $210.00
All Prices include GST & are available to Australian Residents Only.
As a guide for anyone wondering, I have just done up a quote for a fellow from Perth which I figure should be as far from here as it can get except for Tassie and NZ of course, and the Quote for P&H was $132.00 to send Two Cartons containing front and rear Wheel Arch Flares for a SWB Bedford as well as a front Spoiler, plus a Flat Rate of $11.00 for Insurance be it for one part or a dozen...
I hope this in part helps some of you out with building an OldSkool Beddie Van like they used to back in the 70's and 80's...
Anyone wishing to gain a set Quote for P&H to their front Door shoot me a email to; DieCastCollectables@Yahoo.com.au along with your Post Code and State/ City details and I will get back to you ASAP...
Cheers, Pig (OINKS)
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The van is coming along nicely! What colour you going to spray it? NICE WORK!
Jock
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great van.any pics of the front spoiler?keep the pics comming ;)
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wow mayman thats a great unit, u gotta be rapped hey,
marty
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Nice! ;D
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Hay MAYMANN Awsome van mate.What a deal. Where did you get the flares from?
Cheers Paddy
G'Day Guys and Gals, I received confirmation regards the Price rise from my Suppliers which has been the first rise since November 2002 which I feel is pretty good going on their part, the new Prices as of November 2007 are;
*BFS59 - Bedford Front Spoiler $210.00
*BB04 - Bedford Bonnet (Bolts straight on as per original) $340.00
*BWAF17 - Bedford Front Wheel Arch Flares (suit Front Spoiler) $160.00
*BWAF18 - Bedford Rear Wheel Arch Flares (suit Single Wheel model) $160.00
*BWAF19 - Bedford Rear Wheel Arch Flares (suit Dual Wheel model) $210.00
All Prices include GST & are available to Australian Residents Only.
As a guide for anyone wondering, I have just done up a quote for a fellow from Perth which I figure should be as far from here as it can get except for Tassie and NZ of course, and the Quote for P&H was $132.00 to send Two Cartons containing front and rear Wheel Arch Flares for a SWB Bedford as well as a front Spoiler, plus a Flat Rate of $11.00 for Insurance be it for one part or a dozen...
I hope this in part helps some of you out with building an OldSkool Beddie Van like they used to back in the 70's and 80's...
Anyone wishing to gain a set Quote for P&H to their front Door shoot me a email to; DieCastCollectables@Yahoo.com.au along with your Post Code and State/ City details and I will get back to you ASAP...
Cheers, Pig (OINKS)
i;m looking for a bonnet, i sent an email but havent got a reply, are they fiberglass
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The exterior has now been pimped....
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Looking good Maymann! ;)
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well done bud looks great!!
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wow thats a very nice paint job
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is that 2pk?
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hehe looks expensive man.. cool.
ben
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looks like 2pk, nice job.
marty
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needs a wider diff bro to fill the rear flares ;)
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Hi Guys, Just looking at the photos and your dash looks good, what is the steering column from ? I am looking at putting a late model column in my 75 beddy, does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to go ?
Regards.....George.....Brissy..