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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #40 on: April 21, 2013, 01:24:45 PM »
Our rego (for cars and vans) is a set rate, is cheaper if wagon is over 40 years old, doesn't matter what size engine you have.
motorbikes are dearer to register than a car, bikes have 2 rates, up to 600cc and 601 and over
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #41 on: April 21, 2013, 04:05:24 PM »
Quote from: Bedfordcrazy on April 21, 2013, 09:24:38 AM
Hey Gordon, are you kidding, $300 for 12months rego, mate we are lucky to get 12months for under $700, a 4cyl here in Qld is around $600+ now.

george
doesn't trhat include some insurance as well ?
ours doesn't have the insurance included
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #42 on: July 17, 2013, 03:06:45 PM »
Hiya All, thought it was about time that I posted an update on my progress. Well its been about 6 or 7 weekends of work on the underside of the van. Used a pressure cleaner to get about 40 years worth of road grime off. Most of the old under seal was pretty loose so I ended up spending two weekends stripping it off with a hand scraper. Then on went a coat of epoxy primer followed by three coats of under seal and a top coat of acrylic jet black. Today I stripped back the tank and gave it a coat of epoxy primer. Should be able to complete the tank this weekend then the assembly work can commence.

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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #43 on: July 18, 2013, 02:23:08 AM »
jeez gords u still workin on that beddy???  ;D  ;D ( come to think of it it took nearly 2 years to get "ol futile" on the rd )... keep goin mate only quarter of the way through yor 'gluttony for punishment" on our collectives "my strange bedford adiction"  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #44 on: July 21, 2013, 03:36:27 PM »
Yep Skip, it feels like a never ending story. Under pressure to get it finished by summer.
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #45 on: July 21, 2013, 05:09:38 PM »
Gee Gordon, if your under pressure, then what am I under. ;)
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #46 on: July 21, 2013, 07:09:09 PM »
Hey Bas at least your one is running :)

My new engine is still somewhere out at sea. Hoping to have it in two week's time. Then the fun starts.
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #47 on: July 21, 2013, 08:52:26 PM »
Yes Gordon, but you have the body finished, don't forget to call if you need a hand, Verena and Jackie can have a chat while we get our hands dirty.. ;)
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #48 on: July 22, 2013, 07:47:03 PM »
Thanks for the offer of help Bas. I'll keep you posted. Cheers Gordon
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Re: Gordon's van
« Reply #49 on: July 23, 2013, 07:18:47 PM »
Quote from: Bedfordcrazy on April 21, 2013, 09:24:38 AM
Hey Gordon, are you kidding, $300 for 12months rego, mate we are lucky to get 12months for under $700, a 4cyl here in Qld is around $600+ now.


George rego sux over there they charge by the cylinder plus you have to pay your third party seperatly, I lived over there and had a V8 panelvan didn't that smart on the wallet
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