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Title: My new beddy!
Post by: Carlos on April 20, 2014, 09:08:26 AM: Hi all!

I have just recently bought a mk1 beddy...

I am considering putting a ls1 in it...

Has anybody done this?

Would love to see some pics.....
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Post by: Carlos on April 20, 2014, 09:14:14 AM: Here she is!
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Post by: sounder001 on April 20, 2014, 07:53:04 PM: Hiya

now thats a tidy looking old gal :)
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Post by: mezzmo on April 21, 2014, 08:25:19 AM: Thats one nice looking lil neddie, is she the same condition on all 4 sides?
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Post by: Carlos on April 21, 2014, 08:34:14 AM: Yea pretty good all round. Some bog in normal places but will do that when new engine in.
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Post by: Marishka on April 21, 2014, 07:53:07 PM: Nice n straight,
Cool lookin colour as well.
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Post by: Dano on April 25, 2014, 08:34:35 PM: Hi Carlos, welcome aboard. Nice score bud she's a beauty!
The only LS1 conversion so far is a chap over east Oz who has put one in a SWB and converted it to an overlander (can't remember name /sorry) he should be close to finished now, (although we all know Finished- never exists) in Beddie'ville

It needs to be done and shouldn't be any harder than any V8 engine conversion.... IF your savvy enough..
Title: Re: My new beddy!
Post by: Carlos on May 03, 2014, 09:12:55 AM: Ok the engine is in! So much more to do tho.....
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Post by: Gordon on May 03, 2014, 03:58:44 PM: Carlos, your van looks familiar. Are you based in NZ ?
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Post by: Carlos on May 04, 2014, 05:19:19 PM: Yea I am in west auckland.......
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Post by: Gordon on May 04, 2014, 07:20:37 PM: Cool, if memory serves me correctly a guy called Waseem owned your van a year or so back. He drove it down to Dunedin and that was the last I heard. Is it the same van, its a pretty distinctive colour.
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Post by: Bas / NZ on May 04, 2014, 08:18:53 PM: Yea, thnik he said the wife didn't like it...
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Post by: Carlos on May 09, 2014, 05:17:12 PM: Where in aucks are you Gordon?
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Post by: BusyKiwi on May 09, 2014, 06:01:37 PM: This your van Carlos ?

http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=6224.0 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=6224.0)
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2765.msg46415#msg46415 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2765.msg46415#msg46415)
Title: Re: My new beddy!
Post by: Carlos on May 09, 2014, 07:15:51 PM: Sure is.... didnt realise it had already been on here via the previous owner... I hope it will be on the road real soon!
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Post by: Gordon on May 09, 2014, 07:17:24 PM: Quote from: Carlos on May 09, 2014, 05:17:12 PM
Where in aucks are you Gordon?

Hi Carlos, I'm in Kohimarama (near Mission Bay)
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Post by: Carlos on May 20, 2014, 07:16:44 PM: Any idea where I can get the original colour for my van? Needs painting soon.....
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Post by: Sammy on May 21, 2014, 10:45:10 AM: most paint places should be able to mix it up if you give them the paint code of the ID plate.