Hi fellow bedford owners

[sounder001]

Hi there all .
Well 3 months ago I got the beddy bug
So what better I brought an ambulance, So the journey begins 

Will be good to get to know fellow peoples 

[greasey monkey]

welcome Sounder
- from another Kiwi Ambo owner(brought our 2nd van last week which is a CF2 ambo so my CF didn't feel so lonely). once that beddy bugs bites there is no getting away


Scott

[sounder001]

hiya scott

You didnt buy the dilligaf beddy did ya ? ,
Im toying with the idea of lifting the top of ambo , and been offered a rolling running sdi rover

It must be the beddy bug, Must build them stronger faster.
The other half of my brain says leave it alone, Its a perfectly good 3.3 blue donk with 3 speed auto + od .

What it really needs if a decent ratio diff,  blah blahh anyone got one

[BusyKiwi]

A quick fix is a cresta crown wheel and pinion - fits straight into the CF diff (have shorten drive shaft slightly) but your best bet is to put a salisbery centre in the diff, example V series commodore, can use Bedford axles so keep the same width and ford and commodore are same (just different housings) and ratios go from 2... up to 5... ideally you want something like a 3:3.1 or 3:5

[Bas / NZ]

Here,s my Ambo.... fulley worked 202 with low torque cam - OD/ Auto- 3.5 Cresta Rear, last time it was on the road I could spin the wheels on take off, and sit on 120 km on the open road.

[sounder001]

Yeah id been thinking cresta,
But being as rare as rocking horse turds, I was going to go to another diff.
But as fate would have it ,Today I located a cresta growing grass 

So now the mind is whizzing again 

[greasey monkey]

hiya scott

You didnt buy the dilligaf beddy did ya ? ,
Im toying with the idea of lifting the top of ambo , and been offered a rolling running sdi rover

It must be the beddy bug, Must build them stronger faster.
The other half of my brain says leave it alone, Its a perfectly good 3.3 blue donk with 3 speed auto + od .

haha yea we did by the Dilligaf one, once the better half saw it  - there was no getting away from it, she wanted it
 needs a little tidying up but what doesn't these days- have already started modifying it much to the better half's disgust
 the sd1 conversion could be an interesting one as long as its not to complex swap, there was one on the net that they had done the rover 4.6 v8 conversion - was going to post a link but it seems they have taken the page down

Scott

[sounder001]

Hi again

Dilligaf sure stands out I liked it when I saw it on tm.
Found a bloody cresta diff today couldnt beleive it 
Heard of another one as well in a shed in the wop wops by raglan.

Looking at a set of 16 inch rims for the rambo.
Just want a cruise mobile with bugger all tyre roll

[BusyKiwi]

Just be warned, there are 2 cresta ratios, manual and auto, if memory serves me right you want the auto one but if you go 16" wheels you could be back to where you are now

[Bas / NZ]

Manual ratio = there are 2- 3.9 and 3.7 Auto was at 3.5