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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: vanner065 on December 12, 2011, 09:44:33 PM
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Can anybody tell me what chassis people use underneath Bedi's to convert to 4x4?, like this one for eg.
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I am in love, how old is this pic, are there any more. Man i would of pulled him over and drooled all over his van. ;D ;D ;D ;D
george
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....George........thats why they call us BEDOPHILES!!!!!!
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i took the photo only 2 weeks ago
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Check Dano's gallery, he took some good detailed photos under his 4x4 beddie
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Ok thanks Rossie
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apparently they use f100 4X4
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That would be my guess also, F100 or Landcruiser 100 series. The other option would be Nissan GQs, a guy i know at yatala uses the nissan chasiss for his replica Hummers, and they are as wide as a beddy if not a bit more. A genuine H1 Hummer is only a 100mm wider then a cruiser 100 series.
george
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Finally the beddys ready for the conversion it goes into the shop next week. The engine is now a vz 5.7 gearbox 4l80e which has been manullized and still gu patrol transfer & running gear. I"ve given it a fresh coat of paint & a gu bullbar & new seats. Will probably take a while but i"ll post pictures as it progresses . Can"t wait this has take me a long time to sort out.
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Forgot a couple of pics
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Looking good! Looks like plenty of money has been spent.
Keep up the good work.
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Awesome Garry, that bull bar changes the stance instantly. Mate can i suggest LOTS of detailed pics, and maybe a build sheet to show others how to build one. I can tell you we are 4x4 beddy mad here, so i suspect there will be a few 4x4s popping up in the future.
george.
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Hey Garry. are you in qld ? I am guessing you are getting a workshop to build your 4x4.
george.
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whats the bull bar off? looks like it came standard.. ;D i want one for mine ;)
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Hi Wendy, i think it is off a Nissan GU Patrol 4X4. It looks great hey, just gives it a more beefy stance. Love it.
george.
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Well it's been a while but the 4x4 conversion is taking shape. The 5.7 engine & 4l80 auto are in and the front end is just about hooked up. All the major chassis work is done just the mounts to be done.
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Whats the 4X4 running gear ur using ?
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is the patrol rear diff a good fit ? ... have been told its bigger and stronger then a 9' has factory lsd and factory rear disks ...and has a good rang of ratios ... have been thinking about one for my swb ...
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is the patrol rear diff a good fit ? ... have been told its bigger and stronger then a 9' has factory lsd and factory rear disks ...and has a good rang of ratios ... have been thinking about one for my swb ...
They are not as strong as the ford 9" but pretty close. Just remember they are a fair bit narrower than the standard bedford diff to.
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Awesome Garry, have started on mine also.... started stripping the 4x4 to pull the running gear out , just can't seem to get to it to it.(time)Been too busy doing odd jobs for others at the mo....Also got a special built 4l80e from Brunswick Diesel's, that came last fort night, also can't get to it to un wrap it..... won't be able to touch it now for another three weeks, BUGA, now waiting for an adaptor for the tran to g/box from Mark,s adaptors.......boo hoo ... sooo jelous of the LS1.... you got me thinking, but put tooo much into my chev so that's gunna stay, especially with billet front end (alternators etc A/C)
keep the photo's coming great to see another bossy 4x4 Beddie mate .....awesome!!!!
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anyone know how Garry is going with this conversion.
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C' mon don't keep us in the dark, more pic's please how does it go for rego do they class it as a 4x4 Beddi, rebodied F100 or ICV?
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Bedfords finally on the ground just the tail shafts & exhaust & wiring & level the thing up the ls1 was heavier than we thought.
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A few pics.
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I"am no real good a this .
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One more.
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and re do the clear coat. the front has to come up a couple of inches and the back to come down. still waiting on some pro comp rims from the states 16x8 -neg 50 off set 2.5 back space will put 285x75 on them.
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Is good to see someone going up instead of down for a change.
Will the new wheels fit in the archs or do you have to enlarge them a bit?
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Busy, I think if anything that will be pretty much be it, I too am trying to bring myself to cut all the new rear quarters off to fit a decent tyre, (33") Garry did you go with the 33" ? 31.5 are pretty much the limit for std wheel arch unless you get mega height, thus making it a bit (more) top heavy.... glad Garry did do this as makes me feel a little bit more comforting .......love the bar work work bud, looking awesome.....
GU trans case?
any photo's of your engine bay?
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Hey DANO how's yours goin. Yea 33's it sit's good on these we tried 35 but looks to much, The front and rear bars ,transfer case & axles are all gu patrol. The rear guards have to be trimmed both sides and the front axle was moved forward so just a bit more off the front. The springs have to be sorted out to sit level i don"t what it to sit up to much. The engine was moved a bit to the left it was wider than we thought but it sits pretty good now. I could have bought a new 4x4 for what this has cost but i"ll have a LS1 5.7 V8 4X4 BOMB PROOF BEDDI very soon.
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mmm make me think of doing this for the camper.....
Warren
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Well it"s finally home have stripped the old clear coat off, put some heavier coils on the front, now it sits level. Next it"s off to panel shop to get the floor & engine cover made & guards trimmed, new clear coat, the wheel alinement shop to get it squared up, the the brakes & full new wiring harness so hope this all goes quickly. CAN"T WAIT .
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me too Garry.... will we see you at 2015 van nats - Bathurst?... I aiming for then bud, maybe we can do a Van pull in the mud haha
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Just a quick update the floor & engine cover are done, 285x75 16 baja mtz are on, next it off to the panel shop to get the guards chopped & the paint fixed. Still to do brakes , radiator, wiring,i work away so time to work on the 4x4 is hard to do but it's slowly getting there hope to have this on the road by the end of the year.
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Hey Garry, cant wait to see it finished, this is going to be an awesome ride. I have a suggestion, if you hav'nt already thought about it, this is going to be a mean looking machine, so have you thought about a set of west coast truck mirrors, that would set it off nicely. Are you keeping the tail lights, i kind of like them, they sort of fit the 4x4 look.
george
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should go well with that motor in it!! :)
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Few more pics of the 4x4 conversion.
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had a look at this machine in person yesterday, wow even more impressive than i thought. this frankenstein has had some serious upgrades, and the workmanship looks tops.
cheers garry for the tow bar and letting us see the van, was an awesome day except got a flat on the beach driving home and had to change it in the rain... also had some fun out running the waves at the point :)
here is a photo of someone who has gone even more nuts on the 4x4, pity its not a beddy.
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good snow vehicle :)
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Just got back from the steering shop, axles all squared up & power steering hooked up, still on the list to do, trim guards, brakes ,radiator , dash & wiring. Slowly getting closer to finishing.
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Its looking bloody awesome Garry, well done !!
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Just a quick update on my 4x4. Had all new brakes put on & new ADRAD radiator made, it"s all striped down now, hope to chop the guards & paint early in the new year and have made a new dash, all new gauges ready for the rewiring job.
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Sorry i haven"t been here for a while but i got pretty crook last year and stop work on the 4x4 project, but things are under way again. It"s finally booked in to get wired up in 2 weeks and look a bit different now.
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Wow it looks like an awesome beast ! More pics plz 8)
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8)looking good, blitz time?
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Off to the auto elecs tomorrow to finally get this thing going. :)
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Great van great pics!
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looking good!
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bloody awesome
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Cool,
thats the ultimate bedford van.
Looks awsome.
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top van :D
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Sorry i haven"t been here for awhile my password didn't" work it"s now reset, just a quick update on my 4x4 it"s on the road just have to finish the inside . :)
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Awesome beddy 😎😎😎😎😎
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Absolutely stunning. That's one seriously dangerous beast. Excellent work, Garry. Thanks for the pics.
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Looking tough!
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Just quick update, just had a new air box & snorkel made.
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🤙👌👍👊
Love it 😍