New Introductions

[Bedford Fever]

Welcome aboard the Beddy Dream Forum
The best place to start on your journey of
Spiralling highs and dizzling lows.
Eventually you will land in the creamy centre .

Cheers Frank

[Bedford Fever]

Sorry meant to say .
Dizzling highs and spiralling lows .
Quote from Homer Simpson

[Stevo]

Cheers Bob, I will surely be in touch soon. Looking forward to hearing about your project.

[Life Off Grid]

Hi, I'm Sarah and I recently bought a 1968 Bedford Comair bus to convert into my home.

I'm just starting the conversion now and after taking up the floor tiles (after they were checked for asbestos), I now need to learn how to and replace about 1.5 x 2m of the plywood floor that was damaged by water and re-seal the windows where the leaks are.

Thanks so much for the add

[Steve366]

Hi Steve and Paula here. Got tricked into buying a CF2 AmboCamper. This will be good for race meetings and general holiday stuff with the kids. I think it has a 186 but not sure yet, auto with manual O/D. Smallest ever wood burner in the back (CO sensor a must ay!!) Paula is doing the interior decorating while I make the cockpit like a spaceship to keep the kids amused..  2 big solar panels already installed and the slightly too big kitchen has just been removed. Only a single bed currently but we are working on that.

[Madmitts]

Hi All!!!!
My name is Sam and I'm a fresh Beddy owner.  Our journey has been a little rocky so far but it's starting to look up...

My wife and I flew to Sydney from Brisbane having committed to buying a big yellow LWB over the phone....(we were keen, and didn't want to miss out)
We thought we'd take the previous owner by his word that it was in good condition and that we'd not have any problems driving back to Brissy.....hmmm
Anyway, we bought it and it blew up around the hills of Gosford!!!!! So, we towed her to NRMA motoserve in Gosford and then went straight to the pub.
After swapping the engine for a reco 202 along with radiator etc I flew back down to Gosford a couple of weeks later and drove the Beddy back to Brissy.  It was a pretty stressful drive as the car wasn't handling well and was on the wrong side of 95 degrees.  I stopped in at Taree bunnings and bought a drill, I drilled some holes in the front skirt and moved the number plate lower to get some airflow (thanks to facebook beddy pages).  That made a few degrees difference and meant that I could spend more time looking out through the windscreen instead of the temp gauge constantly.....
We've since redone the suspension front and back and new steering.  So, we finally have QLD plates and are starting to feel like the Beddy is ours to enjoy. 
I'm pretty sure the carby needs a mighty clean and the timing needs looking at and of course the usual cooling modifications need to be made.
Our dream is to convert the LWB to a tilt top camper (not even sure if it's possible) and cruise up and down the coast line with our dog.
Just have to cut out rust, beat panels, paint, possibly new highway diff, overhaul the traumatic, convert to camper......you know just small stuff
Happy to be a member of the BUGA community and looking forward to meeting more experienced Beddy owners.
Cheers,
Sam and Carly

[wendyh]

Yeah kool Sam & Carly you managed to get ur van home!
Ahh theses old vans love attention so get used to it!
So sit back and enjoy you van as it is breakdowns and all. Ahahah
So pleas keep us posted on your progress and we all love pictures on here
Also feel free to ask questions or help finding parts

[Madmitts]

Cheers Wendy and Ray,
I'm gonna polish the wheels tomorrow morning and take a whole bunch of photos and create a gallery on my profile.

[rumax]

Glad you made it home safe.
Lots of advice here and the FB page... most have been bitten by the "beddy bug"
Enjoy the journey!

[Wicky58]

Hi All,
I go by Wicky548 name is Matthew. I have owned three LWB over the years two V8(253) auto in both. I had another which I did a heap of body moods then gave up and it went to the tip. Just got another LWB at the age of nearly 60. It is a 179 auto but have already picked up a 253 and auto to put into the van. Normal for nearly any Bedford (rust) and yes it has got it. A lot of work ahead for me with this. Disc brake front end Van craft dash and elec sunroof. Dual ass end, don`t know yet if a highway diff has been fitted. It will never be a show van but it will be good(bloody hope so). Great site people and reading all the sites. Matt.