Ben's fiberglass bedford bits - Q & A in here please

[Rogue Trooper]

Now that's flash!

[Bedfordcrazy]

Awesome ben, when are you going to do a complete fibreglass beddy body, then you can bolt it to a chassis, rust free bedfords.

george.

[MaTTe]

ben, that door looks HOT, you must have had a VERY good door to have made that mould.

How strong do you think they are in terms of flex when compared to the steel ones? My door rubbers need a fair bit of force to close the doors, so they'd need to be very strong or rare spares would need to make a better rubber kit

I'll keep these in mind tho, its gotta help with weight reduction
Good work

[atk1]

Thats what Im talking about George. We need a full Beddy mould in NZ too. I talked to a local fibreglass company who said theyd mould a whole Beddy for 6-8K!?! I know a guy who makes heaps of roll cages for stunt vehicles that need to flip & roll too...

[Bedfordcrazy]

Actually that is not to bad a price, so long as that is for all the doors, bonnet and floor with all the structual mounting points moulded into the floor. I would also suggest a custom dash to be moulded in. If some one was to do it, they could do a CFS - CFL and cab chassis, then we could bolt on bens flares and other kits, just think it would give new life to bedfords, and a renewed interest in custom vans. I recon what turns a lot off is the rust repairs, just think, ben could then do fibreglass cabinets and interiors that glue or bolt into the fibreglass shells. I guess if you got someone to do it, and they did not get greedy you could put a new bedford van on the road for a reasonable price, and rust would NEVER be a problem.

george.

[atk1]

Yes that was for the whole van including doors etc, I think that is really cheap even tho I know nothing about fibreglassing. Just need a straight windowless to mould off. I agree people young & old love Beddys but the reality in finding a decent body/foundation is crazy low.

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

rust n dents are not indecent foundations atk1.. they are character scars     

[Jonbongjovi]

hey ben sent you a msg about obtaining some fibreglass

[Bedfordcrazy]

I dont think finding a straight van to mould off is the problem, it's more a case of finding someone that wants to invest the time and money into making it a career. The set-up cost  would be hefty, and you would need to sell the 1st 3 straight away to keep things moving.Then you need to have a good chassis builder to work in sync with the fibreglass guys. You would also need the chassis to be built to a standard that would allow you to bolt on the latest running gear, that way you can just order a power rack disc brakes, crate motor and so on straight from holden or chev. Then you need to make sure the whole thing can be approved for safety and rego. A big job, but the potential would be awesome. Trust me, if i was to ever end up in a financial position, i would look at something like this as a new career.

george.

[ben]

ben, that door looks HOT, you must have had a VERY good door to have made that mould.

yeh thedoor was pretty good to start with but like everything under the microscope it needed work. but its ready to mould now.

matte i can make them as thick or thin as i want. they will be strong i will be making sure of that.

Just need a straight windowless to mould off.

too much work. ive been working on reroducing everything ever since i started fibreglassing. i have a beddy here thats pretty straight but rust so im saving the rear panels. i almost have everything available but man its been a lot of work. i just dont think you could makeany money out of selling full fibreglass beddies. you would sell some but not really enough to make it worth while. i just do it cause i love beddies:) and fibreglass:) its awesomestuff:)

ben