ROTTI'S VAN - BOOHAG

[taggraphx]

Very nice unit, will suit the Bedford perfectly, because mine has to be re-registered I don't want to take any chances, if any of you have driven a show van on the streets, you tend to get a lot of unwanted attention from the nice people in uniform, who I must say do a fantastic job, but you really have to make sure every thing is spot on, not sure if the GPS systems are allowed yet?  

[Rotti]

Yeah I don't think they allow them as the only speedo because 'they don't work in tunnels'....the real reason is, the guy in Victoria who got pulled up for speeding, was using a gps speedo, was able to print out his exact readings and whereabouts, & embarrassed the boys in blue badly, that's when they called for a nationwide enquiry into the calibration of speed cameras etc...the fact is the gps speedo is more accurate than the speed cameras, I don't think they like that much!!
My truck is regoed so makes it a little easier to get away with, but hopefully they will be more worried about 'dangerous' modifications.....I did say hopefully?.....

[Rotti]

Well.....after "fixing that while i'm there" &.... "well... I might as well do this while i'm at it" BOOHAG wont be seeing the bitumen for a while! After consulting with the minister of finance & weighing sh!t up, we want a better van than just a ''she'll do"
Lifted the roof back up where some numnut had jumped on the roof & smashed the sunroof a few owners ago, about an inch raised! Hope I still fit in my underground parking, just made it before!
fitted a dual glass sunroof for added strength, the last sunroof was too small anyways, this new one fits up on the top edge instead of the low edge...so strengthened the roof heaps.

Engine....well the 186 needs topend at least, has a weird miss etc, the traumatic is nearly stuffed...so seeing as I picked up the v8 gear i'm thinking of removing the 186 & going an 8

The crossmember I bought had a 253 attached previously, my thoughts are:
253 with T400 or T700 4 speed auto?
Any one have this combo? Straightforward? QLD engineers?

[rumax]

Go the 253 & T700... will rock

[Rotti]

Have been busy with an AD HOC dash...timber based, not coming up too bad. Purchased RPC wiring kit, added electric water pump & controller. Aftermarket gauges will be on the tilt panel, behind that for easy access is the fuse box & EWP controller.
Painless headlight switch, wiper switch, & will be fitting a painless full cabled wiper system.
the dash still has to be bondo & sanded, then a repaint in textured rubberised satin black paint
2 padded panels on top will be Mexican blanket material
I pulled a complete dash out of a skip, some jap thing, not sure what its out of, recycled all air vents, stereo panel etc, all moulded in , do the air ducts next!

[Sammy]

looks great man, i'm not patient enough with wood hehe!

[Rotti]

thanks Sammy, I think the woest is having to install & un install the thing about 3000 times making adjustments & squeezing everything in..... just want to get back to the body work!!!.....or do I?......

[Rotti]

I've dropped the tank, looks like the poor old thing has been beat up a few times, I have the early tank with the sender on the top & drain plug on the bottom....my query....I have a smick later model tank, has the angled edge & sender on the side near the top. I hoping to swap it over, its a bit bigger, it looks as if I need different straps or longer hook bolts? maybe? has anyone done this swap yet? cheers people

[Rotti]

Well, after freakin out & regrettably offering up my cf for sale, ive been back into it! organised more time in my shed, freed up a(few) more dollar bills & got my sh!t together again!
glased in some stainless steel louvers into the bonnet
front clip is now been painted
roof is now all sealed up ready for paint
sunroof in & serviced up so she WONT leak!
dash is finished, will be covered as soon as my gauge set turns up (veethree black stirling featuring a gps speedo)
picking up a new ezywiring cable wiper kit this week, have some wiper bezels coming from the UK that have itegrated washers, so can have a nice clean bonnet with no washers sticking out of it (pet hate)
So shes getting closer, a few more weeks on the body, then back into the rest, so a few months should see her back from the dead! Hoping to get to bathurst!!

pics coming!!

[Rotti]

I was getting timed out uploading pics so have put some up in my gallery, check em out!