Van Nationals 2008 - come and gone! We went over to Port MacDonnell (near Mt Gambier) for the 2008 Nats, and saw some great vans, met some nice people.
Pictures can be found in the Van and Ute Gallery here:
The Van Nationals of 2009 will be held in Geelong at the Showgrounds, and should be huge!
Some early information is already available here:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Safety first
Well, the old van is a bit safer now. The brakes were behaving badly, and a simple check of the components and bleed wasn't enough to improve things much.
I gave the van to the pros who decided I needed a new master cylinder, some work done on the calipers, and the front rotors machines.
The end result is a hole in the bank account, but at least it stops properly! I'll put some pics up here soon.
I gave the van to the pros who decided I needed a new master cylinder, some work done on the calipers, and the front rotors machines.
The end result is a hole in the bank account, but at least it stops properly! I'll put some pics up here soon.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Engine update
A couple of weeks ago we moved the ute out to a place with a bit more space, and I stripped some bits off and sold them on eBay. The ute is rusty, and while it would have looked pretty good a few years back, the bog is falling out and it's very sad.
The good news is that the engine started, and the ute was driven off the trailer.
The plan is to remove the 350 Chev motor, TH350 transmission and Ford 9" diff, give them a spruce up (and check them out) and them put them in the WB.
This presents some problems from a registration point of view. In Victoria ("The Nanny State") if the engine swap is to an engine offered as an option with that vehicle, then all it's not too much of a problem.
In this case, because the WB never came out with a 350 Chev, so I will need to obtain a VASS (Vehicle Assessment Certificate) from an approved Signatory - this replaces the old "Engineers Report". Once you have the certificate you attend an inspection at VicRoads where you present a completed "Change of Vehicle Description" form, proof of ownership of the new engine, and the VASS.
The other catch is that the new engine must conform to the vehicle anti-pollution parts that the original engine was fitted with. In this case, the charcoal canister, pcv valve, yadda yadda. The way to avoid this is to put the thing on straight gas (cleaner, less emissions), which is what I'll be doing.
Haven't got any new pictures really, so here's a picture of a 350 Chev in a HQ.
Interested in the VicRoads regulations? Here's the link:
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/ChangeOfVehicleDetails/
The good news is that the engine started, and the ute was driven off the trailer.
The plan is to remove the 350 Chev motor, TH350 transmission and Ford 9" diff, give them a spruce up (and check them out) and them put them in the WB.
This presents some problems from a registration point of view. In Victoria ("The Nanny State") if the engine swap is to an engine offered as an option with that vehicle, then all it's not too much of a problem.
In this case, because the WB never came out with a 350 Chev, so I will need to obtain a VASS (Vehicle Assessment Certificate) from an approved Signatory - this replaces the old "Engineers Report". Once you have the certificate you attend an inspection at VicRoads where you present a completed "Change of Vehicle Description" form, proof of ownership of the new engine, and the VASS.
The other catch is that the new engine must conform to the vehicle anti-pollution parts that the original engine was fitted with. In this case, the charcoal canister, pcv valve, yadda yadda. The way to avoid this is to put the thing on straight gas (cleaner, less emissions), which is what I'll be doing.
Haven't got any new pictures really, so here's a picture of a 350 Chev in a HQ.
Interested in the VicRoads regulations? Here's the link:
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/ChangeOfVehicleDetails/
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