When I get bigger I want to be a Bedford

[BlackBedford]

G'day

I have been harbouring a dark little secret, worried that everyone would bag me if they found out. Well someone on his way home from the Nats mentioned that another BUGArite has the same dirty little secret, so I am coming out...

I have bought another van, a Suzuki Carry van.
It is a 2000 model with aircon, power windows, central locking, CD player, and legal to seat 4. It is the RetraVision van with 100K on the clock and is in top condition. Retra Vision closed down and the van has been sitting in a shed but is still registered to August.
I got it for $4000. The local car yard wants $9000 for a van in worse condition.
I picked up a set of nice mags to fit it with excellent tyres for $50 the lot on Saturday at a Garage sale.
I have a shopping list of goodies for it so when I get ready, it will be a mean little van.

I am tinting the windows today in a very dark tint.
I am planning a free flowing exhaust with a bigger cat and an electric Supercharger. I know everybody bags them, but I know a couple of blokes who have bought them secondhand off ebay and had a noticeable improvement in performance.
 
In Pommyland, Vauxhall used to rebadge the early Suzuki handivan as a Bedford Rascal, so it is not a total defection on my part. I still have my Bedfords but needed something economical (7l/100km), and disposable.

Regards

Chris

[ben]

chris go to bed.. its 4:30 in the morning!!!!!! ya crazy little monkey!!!!

[BlackBedford]

G'day

From you Ben that is a complement!

Takes one to know one.

[ben]

hehehehehe..

[John Abbott]

I know what ya mean Chris....There are heaps of "Bedford" rascal vans on Youtube that have big motorbike engines in them {900 to 1000cc} or other engine combos and they fairly shift arse!!!!. I have always wanted one myself,great idea go for it and have fun!!!!

[Warren]

Is it a Late Model

Or an Early model ?


Warren

[John Abbott]

Just saw on you tube ,some bloke who has put a turbocharged 1300cc motorcycle engine into one of those little smart cars...Holy moly
that looks like fun   cheers..johnno

[BlackBedford]

No, it is one of these:
http://www.youtube.com/v/EtZVyXBMNK8&hl=en&fs=1
http://www.youtube.com/v/wt-mxsFcB_A&hl=en&fs=1

And now that I have all the stickers and gum off it and have tinted the windows:




And my $50 set of alloys are a bit too wide so I have to wait for the flair kit to arrive:


Whover thought 185's would be a big tyre!
I am used to 245's and 295's

[ben]

so chris wanna sell all your bedfords to me now?? im saving up for a factory at present.. then ill have a nice home for them all..

[BlackBedford]

G'day

Not yet.

I start a new contract job tomorrow and needed a van. The rate is fairly low and there are a lot of miles involved, that's why I wanted something very cheap to run and disposable at the end of it.