Sammy's CF Bedford Van

[Sammy]

Also looks like I've found the right size dust caps on eBay so ordered them tonight so will know for sure soon enough if that's sorted!

[shaginwagin]

Hi Sammy..   beddie progressing well i see.   Wondering if you worked out the brake booster master cyl yet.  I put the vn booster master cyl. discs all round.   I used the vn foot brake bracket but had to use the beddie pedal.  Brake lines are mostly vn. No chopping or welding involved.
Just have to get some time to sit down and do a write up on it.

[Sammy]

no i haven't, just been focusing on getting the wheel end done then worry about that side of it later!

[Sammy]

so got these wheel bearing dust covers on ebay, they are for a trailer, and in the perfect diameter to suit my hubs! so that's an easy win!

I've also had some time to fit the spacers I got made, they are 30mm steel rod, which has been machined down to 11.5mm thick and drilled and tapped to suit the caliper mounting bolts, so the thread goes through the adaptor plate and the spacers to give plenty of clamping.

so when time permits I just need to make the same for the other side and then im done on the adaptors/hubs!

I've also had all the T700 rebuild parts arrive today so nothing is stopping me from rebuilding that other than time now hehe.......

oh and thanks Gordon, got the door check springs so they'll be on the list of things to do one year!!

[Sammy]

nice big update today

so the wifes studio is completed to a stage where she is working on it without needing my assistance, so got a bit of time to do some bedford action

i got the brake adaptors sorted, and fitted to both sides, so pretty happy to have them all finally done and on! so i then moved on to the next thing, which the plan was to remove the motor/gearbox/crossmember and while it was all out, rebuild the gearbox, get a suitable converter for it, fit the dipstick to the motor (couldn't do it easily in the car as i had to bend the pipe to suit), finish welding up the engine mounts and re-enforce the floor where its been cut so once it all goes back in hopefully there will be no reason for it to come out again!

so before i did that i cut out and/or marked the floor around the motor where it needs to be cut to, then i can finish trimming once the motors out and re-enforce it.

i've also only had the engine mounts just tack welded in place, so i have been busy with finishing the welds off on them, i have also made up a plate to go on the inside of it to add some strength and i might add one or two more gussets yet

you can see in one of the pics below the new plate on the inside of the mounts, the mounts are also approx 2 inchs rearward of stock locations to suit the 5ltr motor.

hopefully this weekend i'll be getting some steel which i'll be able to make engine hole re-enforcements and also start making some mounts for the commodore seats!

[Sammy]

feeling pretty productive this weekend cut down some trees (I wont bore you with that hehe) and got stuck into the floor supports for the engine hole, pretty happy with the outcome, and even though its just pop riveted in at the moment the floor is so strong now!

also got the steering column lower mount pretty well sussed out and tack welded in place!

[Sammy]

I so want to work on the Bedford, its just too damn hot!!

currently 37 with a target of 43 today! :|

[wendyh]

ALL looking good 
yep bugger that heat we went sailing 

[Sammy]

well it is pretty warm today but not near 37! my plans didn't work out as my brother was going to help me put the motor/front end back in, but he is sick, so I had to find a hot weather job to do instead, so I  did a job that's mostly sitting down on my roller stool!

very happy with the result, will need some light panel beating but will be spot on!

[Sammy]

this picture is better to show what it looks like better than the close ups above!