tow beddie project

[mezzmo]

Looks like me and Eddy went to the same wiring shop!!!!!

[eddy]

nuh mezz my wiring shop is directly outside my garage and manned by my beddie fever friend, thanks to warren  its 10 p.m. and time for nigh nighs so closed the garage for another nite. Sorted out the slave cylinder probs and remounted it in the drum but got too wet to fit the brakes all back together so ..... sorted out the driver side locking door handle, filed away at a washer for an hour to make it fit onto the spindle and .... ta daaa ! now got a door handle that operates !!!! so was a couple of productive hours in the garage .... and still no pics ... drats !!!

[eddy]

well, I'm convinced to give the tow van one last go at getting it on the road by Tuesday, booked in for the RWC on Monday morning. Today I put the driver door handle on, refitted the dash and tidied up the wiring. Warren came round later in the day to offer support, bled the right rear brake then fired her up, shakey start but no probs. once I worked out that the power to the fuel soleniod had come off. 

 Took the missuss round the block and the right rear drum thudded when activated, so gotta play with the adjustment but she goes ! 

sticky finicky gear shift so gotta play with that too. Swapped over the alternator and now the dash light comes on okay. gotta visit the wreckers and get some seat belts and a couple of bolts. still gotta replace the top right ball joint and bushes for the torsion bar, too much fumes comin into the cab so think I'll put the twin exhaust on but means I gotta swap over the mainfolds, still gotta mould on the flares and seal all the holes in the cabin, and ply the floor and panel the walls and carpet ....

flattened the battery starting her up so thats on the charger BUT THE FREAKEN BUSTUD LIGHTS ARE PLAYING UP AGAIN !!!!!!! ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE PARKERS COME ON .......     AGAIN YA BUSTUD, THE LEFT SIDE IS DEAD !!!!!!!! NO PARKERS NO TAILLIGHTS ON THE LEFT !!!!!! think I'll cheat and crimp a wire from one side thats working to the other side that ain't, and the freaken gauges all go hard to the right when the keys turned on    YA BUSTUD 
       

[eddy]

uuhh forgot to mention, met Tony today who builds 4 x 4 beddie vans, nice bloke, he built the green 4x 4 that was on the web site a while back, and Craig he wasn't the original builder of the van you have, the one he built had a rear lift up hatch  gunna catch up with him down the track and visit his business and his home, he has 7 beddies parked up so will be a good beedie buzz  hopefully I'll get some pics of his builds

[eddy]

gotta cupla jobs out of the way today, played with the gear selector and that seems to be working better now, took out the broken reverse light switch while I was down that away, gotta get another from the wreckers, moved a return spring on the carbie so the motor doesn't race now when idling,  replaced the bolts in the swivel seats to lock the seats in place, took her for a drive and the rear bakes still thumped .....

so back to the driveway and took the wheels off AGAIN !  after a coupla hours replaced both slave cylinders, had to make a couple small modifications so they seated correctly, good score $20 for the two slave cylinders from me mate down the brake shop, frigged around with the right side brake cause the shoes weren't sitting right and found that the right side hand brake cable had seized solid so whipped her out, a full can of penetrene down the cable and an hour later finally loosened her up, whipped her back in with a couple of modifications then it got dark so will do the other side first thing in the morning,

finding that the 9" hand brake cable is not compatable with the beddie diff so will modify the other side same as the right hand side and see how that goes, bleed the brakes adjustthe handbrake and hopefully move to the front end tommorrow. Sorry boys no pics cuz I' is workin on the van as fast as I can. 

but the frustrating side is still the freaken electrics, still no power to the left side and no power to the trailer outlet  there are two number plates lights the left side one is not working replaced the globe then the right side one goes out 
now find that I got no hazard lights and no brake lights??? and the worst thing ....... No Stereo !!!!!!! FERKEENG ELECTRICS .... MAN YOUR FREAKEN ME OUT !!!!!! 

[Rogue Trooper]

Just as a suggestion, rather than checking for power you may find that a lot of the problems could be down to earthing or lack there of.

Just a thought but that can lead to all sorts of issues too.

[eddy]

have to bite the bullet  no beddie tow van will be making this trip ... too much to do too little time, but not through lack of trying ...... looks like its the crummydore station wagon this trip BUT I'll be back, next trip is Nagambie lake over xmas shell be goin by then 4 sure

[mezzmo]

Hi Ed - mate of mines just bought the Murchison Pub - might see you up there over christmas

[eddy]

yep, sounds a goer, we will be there from 28 Dec for a week including new years parteeee, had a great NY nite last year by the lakeside, but bro thats only if you don't park your flash looking van near mine  I finally put sum pics up in my gallery of the tow van, Nearly, nearly had it ready for RWC, no probs with the motor sounding nice but the wiring ... oh well thats another   job for another day   .... oh so close   

[mezzmo]

Keep practicing on that wiring - you know i'll be calling!!