Flash Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Just got to figure out how to link this to my build thread. Standby .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Build Thread //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45780-flashs-78-bedford-panelvan/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nice - looks remarkably un-rusty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yep, I thought the same until I got the paint off her. Standby for some snaps of what was lurking under the paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Build Thread //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45780-flashs-78-bedford-panelvan/ Ta muchly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Looks very original, and unmolested as you say! And the next best thing to an old Transit What are your plans for it? Is it still running the 2.3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Looks very original, and unmolested as you say! And the next best thing to an old Transit What are your plans for it? Is it still running the 2.3? Muahahahahaha. Just you wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Muahahahahaha. Just you wait why, 350 Chevy perhaps? Van races- yeehaa! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Fuck yeah, 350 power. Things just got interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 So why not just sell the white one and work on the red one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 So why not just sell the white one and work on the red one? That's a bloody good question. The donor van is a newer CF2 model which has the square front end, single piece plastic front bumper and flat plastic grill. Its a matter of personal taste but I prefer the look of the the older CF1 model with its chrome front bumperettes, contoured metal grill and bull nose bonnet. Also not that obvious in the pictures of the donor van is the fact that the side panel recesses aren't original. At some stage the van had been cut for windows and later on the windows had been removed and plated over. The job was pretty shoddy with cracked bog visible and weeping surface rust around each joint. The final nail in the coffin for the red van was that it had clearly had a number of below standard modifications along the way, unlike the unmolested blank canvas that the white van presented. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73crownwagon Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 So why not just sell the white one and work on the red one? also 'flash' Gordon has already finished the white van (now yellow) and is giving a back dated accounts of his epic build. you cant change his mind now flying brick hes already built the ultimate bedford! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 ^spoiler warning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Damn, that 350 Chevy thing was just a guess, but looks like it was a good one! Might have to upgrade the 302 in the Tranny to a 351 to keep ahead! Windowless CF's must be as easy to find as windowless Transit's - ie. not very! Like what you are doing though. Mate of mine sold a CF2 about a year ago for $1200, it had a rec'd 350/Turbo 400 and Holden Salisbury tall diff in it. I drove it back from the Sth Island a few years ago with trailer and race car on back, went very well, and drove quite nicely. Was reasonable on fuel too. But was quite rusty. Would have been a good donor vehicle for something like this too. You will probably find the 350 gives similar (or quite possibly better) fuel consumption than the 2.3, as long as a suitable diff ratio is fitted. The 2.3 was never a good engine, distributors gave lots of problems, (i see you have rec'd yours already) as well as pretty much everything else hanging off them. They slow and very thirsty, as you have found out! The V8 conversion is definitely the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 It was a damn good guess browndog. I'll post more on the mechanical side of the build over the coming days but in summary I'm very happy with the V8 conversion although she is exceptionally thirsty at the moment. The donor van was very economical, but I made the mistake of replacing the carbie and she is now averaging around 20 litres per hundred kilometers on the open road. Still better than the Vauxhall 2.3, but not as good as my original Holley. But that is something that I am working on resolving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Get a quadrajet mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 What sort of Carburetor are you running at the moment Gordon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Sandblaster is the worst job EVER! enjoying the thread mate! well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 What sort of Carburetor are you running at the moment Gordon? Quickfuel 580VS Neil, gotta admit I should have done more homework before making that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 My V8 Transit is also using over 20L to 100kms at the moment, probably closer to 25! And that is with a Holley 350 2 barrel. What diff ratio do you have fitted, and what gearbox are you running? And carb choice makes a huge difference. The Edelbrock carbs are supposed to be very economical, as long as you don't go silly on sizing, I have a new Edelbrock 500 that I am going to fit to mine. And as already suggested, it's hard to beat a Quadrajet, with its staggered throttle sizes! I have no experience of the Quickfuel carbs, but a quick look around the forums suggest they are liked by a lot of people. Have you got it set up & jetted properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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