Bedford Chassis Number Location?

[IWander]

Wow.. Cool.. Thanks for the heaps of replies Buga's & Buga-ettes lots of great info in here.
Thanks rossie,

was it registered as a V8 previously, and hopefuly it was with vicroads and it still has the same engine number.

this one came from QLD and the sticker has long since deteriorated. Its been unregistered for some time.

so do we need an engineers cert to fit a v8?
if the van has disk brakes on front?

Thanks too mty, mine has had a new front end installed complete with disk brakes and 14" holden wheels. My largest concern there is, now with the front end having 14" wheels with 5 studs and car wheel nuts and the rear is truck size nuts and 6 stud? Anyone got any ideas?

Inspector only wanted a weigh bridge ticket to pass the 308. He showed me the specification sheet that was in his book. I would have loved to get a copy.

Oh yeah, wouldnt you kill to get a copy of that.

and BlackBedford for your reply too. From what I am told this Beddy was registered in Qld with a V8 auto in her.

Just something else I thought of fellow bedaphiles.. with the diff ratio? Can you just change the pinion and ring gears to convert it to a highway diff?

[ben]

with the diff ratio? Can you just change the pinion and ring gears to convert it to a highway diff?

we dont have anything to exchange it here with in aus. over in NZ they put a cresta diff centre in it but ive never seen one of those here in aus.

i would snap up that 9" diff duel wheel job on ebay.. thats a pretty neat price if you ask me with a 9 inch you can change the centre/diff ratio yourself in an afternoon.. pretty handy:)

ben

[BlackBedford]

with the diff ratio? Can you just change the pinion and ring gears to convert it to a highway diff?

we dont have anything to exchange it here with in aus. over in NZ they put a cresta diff centre in it but ive never seen one of those here in aus.

i would snap up that 9" diff duel wheel job on ebay.. thats a pretty neat price if you ask me with a 9 inch you can change the centre/diff ratio yourself in an afternoon.. pretty handy:)

ben

The Cresta conversion only works on early model CFS diffs. The Cresta was sold in Australia as a 6 cyl sedan and ute. Parts were available. I had a diff converted when I put a 202 in place of the slant 4 in an early CFS.

The dual wheel diff is another story. There is nothing that fits straight in so the complete centre has to be replaced. Most common conversions were 9", Borg Warner and Salisbury. But there are problems with the splines on the axles. Bedford CFL axles are different to anything else. I had to get the side gears of a Borg Warner "broached" to fit the Bedford axles (read as expensive). With 9" conversion you will need new axles custom made (read as expensive). If the conversion wasn't done properly axles would break or the side wear out quickly. I have had both problems.
15 years ago a CFL diff conversion cost about $3500. I don't see it getting any cheaper. Also CFL diffs are desired when converting a Holden one tonner into a tow truck, so that diff on ebay is good value.

[Bas / NZ]

(Black Bedford Quote)
The Cresta conversion only works on early model CFS diffs. The Cresta was sold in Australia as a 6 cyl sedan and ute. Parts were available. I had a diff converted when I put a 202 in place of the slant 4 in an early CFS.
The dual wheel diff is another story. There is nothing that fits straight in so the complete centre has to be replaced. Most common conversions were 9", Borg Warner and Salisbury. But there are problems with the splines on the axles. Bedford CFL axles are different to anything else. I had to get the side gears of a Borg Warner "broached" to fit the Bedford axles (read as expensive). With 9" conversion you will need new axles custom made (read as expensive). If the conversion wasn't done properly axles would break or the side wear out quickly. I have had both problems.
15 years ago a CFL diff conversion cost about $3500. I don't see it getting any cheaper. Also CFL diffs are desired when converting a Holden one tonner into a tow truck, so that diff on ebay is good value.
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The Cresta fits both these diffs..... not sure what the Mk2 diff looks like, these are both pre 81