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Its looking great eh! Drives really nice too. It will be heading up to Auckland to go through an extensive cert check because of the steering system.

Long overdue update 

I have been working away on the beddie but not full time and also I have had time off working on my Vauxhall Viva HB which is now fitted with engine type number four.

The Bedford is not far from going for a wof test. Once it has been tested and hopefully only failed on the lack of certification it will then get inspected by the engineer who has been following it through since I started it. Hopefully it should all be good and get a cert

Then its off with all the paint and many layers of filler that is weighing it down. There are many big dents and the roof is caved in on one area and filled with bog. It looks like the van at some point was driven under something that was a bit 'lower' than the van... plus we found out that the van was rolled onto its side many moons ago and hence the back is all a bit un-square...

The rear end has had a big makeover I think since last time I posted. Instead of having side opening doors it now has a custom made top hinged door- ala Japanese vans.  This was the owners choice and it works really well- he now has a lovely cover for camping when its raining. The plan is that at a later date a set of sides can be made out of canvas and turn it into a nice little sheltered area :-)

The old front seats, we think were possibly Torana items, have gone and instead I have fitted captains chairs with a swivel base on the passenger side.

The back 'stressed' seats have been fitted with the appropriate mounting points to suit the cert requirements. These are all removed now for the final interior steel fabrication jobs to be finished.

A set of 15" steel Falcon rims have been sent away to get widened out to 7.5" They will be fitted shiny hubcaps and with decent modern tyres once back. The idea is that it will look nice and stock/period.



Here is a another cool CF on the oldschool.co.nz forum for your viewing...

http://oldschool.co.nz/2011/forum/index.php?/topic/39698-1979-cf-bedford-bey-thats-mean-as-van/

Here's my own ongoing, constantly evolving Viva project..latest engine...


 
If you're interested in the Viva then you can read about it here...

http://oldschool.co.nz/2011/forum/index.php?/topic/28896-yoeddynzs-1968-viva-now-has-a-mazda-v6-lurking-in-engine-bay/

The owner/ has managed to source not one but two pairs of lights so that's all good. Now we need a decent bonnet....

Been back on this at work after getting back from two months away. Last friday we took it for the first test drive. I took a small vid on my phone...

Bedford CF on Ford Falcon chassis

Very happy with how it drives. Very smooth ride and not too loud considering it has no insulation, no exhaust, no sound deadening etc. brakes are fantastic, steering good. in fact its like driving an AU falcon...

I'm now busy removing rust.. of which there is quite a lot but luckily the underside is very very solid making the repairs so much easier.

For the CF I am working on. its almost on the road now. I must update the thread!  anyway- it had been fitted with horrible little tail lights that had been attached to a bits of steel pop riveted over the existing original holes. Yuck!  So i am after some complete lights, hopefully in NZ.

I presume or have an idea that the CF2 lights are different?

cheers all,
alex

Yep - using the existing falcon radiator with the twin fans is what I'll be using. The fans seem like a good design with a decent cowling to help them pull air through. Lots of room around engine too so hot air will have no resistance from escaping out underneth the van.