tow beddie project

[eddy]

hey lill bro, yeah matt black beddies are common ( I know coz I got one as well) hey yeah I fitted the grill so won't be the same original owner, I bought it from a mechanic near Seaford .... bit of a worry for you bro, with people reognising the van, hope I didn't owe these blokes any large amounts of money  I often  took it up to Shepparton and parked in K Mart got heaps of strange looks from shoppers,  so had to tell that no I didn't have their tv and valuables in the back of the van 

[eddy]

fitted the seats from the camper into the tow van, they even match the interior colour and I worked out the swivel bases so now the seats swivel sweet as, fitted off the side door panelling and it looks sweet as too, sooo close to having it drivable by the end of the week but gotta work Sunday through to Friday so resigned that it won't get to the Nats, never mind we will arrive in the liddle Mitsubushee on the Sunday ........ 

[ben]

no nats for eddy!!! my heart goes out to you eddy.. im so sorry.. pass my condolinces onto you rob and the 2 beddies..

ben

[Bas NZ]

Sounds like Eddy will make it Ben, but his best mate the Beddie won't as he used the word (it not I.)

[Dano]

Photo's pls Eddie, love to see the swivel seat bases, desperately trying to get started on the vans just can't get in to it still in house mode me thinks....

[eddy]

oh benny ...... message to self ..... do not get job as proof reader, do not get job as poof reader, do not get job as proof beader, do get not job as poof breeder, do not get job by proof reeder ......  ..... hey Dano sure will bro soon as I can get some time off work during daylight hours 

[ben]

hahahahahaha oh yeh.. well yes thats definatly not the first time thats happened is it!!!

well good cant wait to see ya all there then!!

ben

[eddy]

I know that we have touched on the side mirror issues before, however, I need some advice, I must replace the existing aftermarket mirrors with something that works and looks the part, I have been looking at Toyota ute 1986 - 88 bolt ons and they do look the ducks guts, I don't want to go the mirrors on frames as they vibrate and give blurred vision ..... and I have to surface mount the mirrors to cover the screw  holes that the existing mirrors have made, I really like the look of the 1970s chevy van mirrors but cant find any. I recall a post that stated these mirrors could be imported from the States .....   I also have to consider that I will be mounting towing mirrors onto them as well so they have to be solid.... any hints? or better still, anyone got a pair of chevy van mirrors .... Eddy 

[eddy]

changed the radiator to 3 core, flushed and added new coolant today, but ....... what is the best way to ensure that I don't get air pockets in the system? had the motor running with the radiator cap off during the refill, ran at ide till the motor warmed up, the heater hoses going into the heater are warm but the hoses coming out are cold is this a problem? I can't work out how to turn the heater on or off so can't tell whether its on or not. A mate said to drill a 3mm hole in the thermost housing? I mean whats up with that? and do you seal the hole later?

The other big job was the nightmare wiring, removed the dash and urggghhhh = MESS !!!! I do have a wiring book but "Oh Mr Hart what a mess!!" eventually will get it sorted then pinch the custom dash outta the campa van ......  poor old campa keeps getting raided for parts, I feel real guilty pinching good parts offa it  would have been better off with another wreck.

[John Abbott]

I know how you feel Eddy...auto electrics scare me silly sometimes keep chipping away at mate...cheers...johnno