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[Bean]

KT -Welcome to the world of Chaos,
Having recently tip-toed through the mine field which is DOT Certification there are a whole bunch of things you need to do to make your life easier before going too far down the road.
I bought my van  from Melbourne as it had certificates for all the mods and it was good,or so I thought - WA doesn't recognize any of it so I had to start from scratch
You need to chat to the lads at Welshpool, let them know what your modifications are going to be,You will need to fill in the necessary paperwork for permission and they will then give you the green light on going ahead and doing them,Once they have agreed to it you can do all the mods they've  approved, only then can you have an engineer certify it, I used Dan up in Hillaries who was pretty good and he used to be then head honcho at Welshpool before retiring so he knows his way around the tracks.
Its a nightmare but you need to be in regular contact with the team at Welshpool or you may get to the end of the build and find you have a really expensive  hi tech garden ornament that's not allowed on the road.
Drop me a line if you need any info.

[KT]

Bean, Thanks for your post. I'll certainly take your advice and speak to DOT in Welshpool.
only thing is I've slowly been doing the mods over many years.
I'll go to DOT with the pretence of "doing" the mods rather than "done" the mods, fill out the forms and hopefully they will give the green light ... from what I've read on here my mods aren't too outrageous, so hopefully won't be too much of a head ache. Thanks for your help and offer mate, I will certainly drop you a line for more info.

[vanpyre]

Kt i  cant realy advise you on any of it like  bean has  because ours was licensed and engineered with the 0 inch disk brake front 350 and t350 box so i havent had to go through the crap storm your facing  and knowing a guy in transport who has guided me on things like my gilmer belt  "get a permit from v belt to flat belt 22 bucks " so  have a good ear bashing with bean and see how you go mate if you do want to pop in and have a look at the gobly by all means  gimmi a yell
cheers Ian and good luck

[KT]

Thanks Ian, I am happy to take Beans advice, speak DOT and follow protocol.
I feel the same as other BUGA's about their Beddy's, I reckon we all do...though it's hard to explain to non Beddy folk.

Funny thing mate, my Ex (The minister of fun and finance )of several years hated everything about it.. how it drove, how it looked and how much time I spent in the Garage, that is of course until I "volunteered" to help people move their crap....Long story short, I still own the CF.

But now I'm older, bigger, none the wiser, wear glasses and make weird Grand Pa noises every time i sit down or stand up, if it gets too much, I'll probably accept defeat, throw in the towel and sadly move on.

Cheers mate,

Kevin.

[Bean]

Kevin
There are 24 million folk in Australia, half we expect to be woman, that gives you potentially 11 million ladies out there , wipe out half as they may be under age , even though you van is white - by the statistics on the population you can safely assume that  in WA there are at least 1 million eligible ladies waiting for that call.
Now that we have the maths sorted on that one, there are only about 40 Bedfords in Perth in various stages of rebuild / disrepair,
You can find a new lady without too much fuss but a good Bedford is hard to come by  - You have chosen well --Should you require any further sage advise please don't hesitate to contact any of the BUGA members, they have your best interests at heart.

[KT]

Bean, I appreciate the math, but for now life seems easier being single ... maybe not easier, lets just say less complicated.
I went to DOT Welshpool, but they only seem to do licenses there now, so I went to Kelmscott and picked up the necessary forms .. one for the mods and the other for the installation of the newish recond 202 and new engine number.
My LPG installation is currently 5yrs out of date ... my first quote was for $500.00, i wasn't sure if they meant Aussie dollars, krona's or otter pelts. Hopefully getting it rego'd wont be too expensive or painful.
I will be in contact with other BUGA members for sure, for now though i just needed some local help with the W.A certs which you have done. so, thanks again. Once rego'd It would be great to meet up with some of the local  members and maybe organise a run up or down the coast. And whats wrong with a white van ?? what colour is yours ?? what colour would you suggest ??  do you know if the gallery up and running??

[Bean]

Kt .
If you're looking at wheels for the pits, try and borrow a set of standard Holden rims and tyres all the same size, they don't like fat on the back and thin up front , even if it looks really stupid, they are pedantic about the track width being the same as the original specs, i think they give you 50mm leeway but no more - As for your gas installation, you may care to give Mike Hudson a call at Australian gas Power in Belmont, he did all the mechanical work on my van, just get a firm quote before work commences or it becomes open season on your cheque book.

White vans - On the news every time you hear of someone up to no good around schools its always 'The alleged perpetrator was last seen cruising the area in a white panel van"
I'm not quite at the painting stage yet but it'll be metallic midnight blue  with an orange pinstripe separating the carbon fibre trim from the blue bits with night a surf scene airbrushed on the sides at the back along with the Eagles -Hotel california  album cover on the back door .
There will be whats they call ghost flames from the windscreen back along the doors fading half way down
that's the plan anyway,
When we get that run organized you'll be able to meet her.

[KT]

Bean,
I've got a spare set of VT rims and tyres, the plan was to get it rego'd with those on front and rear.
Would you know the original track dimensions and where to measure from ??... I've looked on BUGA but can't see any relevant post. also, any ideas where the engine number is stamped on a 202 ??

I've seen a pic of your van either on BUGA or the net, I recall seeing the Eagles album cover on the rear door.
 Your future plans for the colour, stripes and air brush sounds awesome.

Your right about the white van, if I am successful with my rego, in the distant future I may just strip mine back to metal, sus out any rust and repaint in another colour.

[rumax]

Engine number is easy. Drivers side on the flat surface just above the engine mount!
Bit of sand paper and chalk always helps......
As for the track.. the brochures give that as 1646...

PS good luck with rego. Every state is different. Mine sailed thru here in SA with just an identity check. And the truck was from Victoria! 

[rumax]

And Bean.... If the news reports have a story about a midnight blue van with orange pinstripes behaving badly report, they already have you in jail!