1990 Bedford Rascal TL1000

[heavyoilhenry]

More of a viewer than a poster so here goes.

1990 Bedford Rascal had in storage for about 5 years and decided to refurb last year. Coming of the road to have a bit more power fitted as the 44bhp on tap is a bit lame.

Fitting this to it next month. 99 Suzuki TLR 1000 V Twin 135bhp 105 nm torque. Should make a difference!!

 

[Rover Repair]

That is mental. Bryan is going to blow his load!

 

[Jola]

I was gonna say the same wait til Bryan sees this!! Looks pretty cool in fairness.

 

[Richy]

very cool

 

[m00k]

Love it nice to have summat different

 

[ewok]

i had one if i had though about doing that i would have kept it lol class

 

[Ma55ey]

That looks the ticket,and wen the engine goes in will be a complete weapon!!!

 

[mikey]

Awesome Nice to see an engine conversion for once that doesn't contain the words Hayabusa, Fireblade or Ninja!
Out of curiosity what gearbox/axle will you be running?

 

[slinky2000]

haha that it excellent!

 

[Doovde]

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[coyler]

That will be some fun. Cool project.

 

[Saunts]

haha! the ninja rascal doing the stoppie on youtube is hilarious!

this will be a brilliant project!

 

[Lee A]

Wow now this is a proper car thread. Awesome project

 

[Ben]

I want a rascal!

 

[PacMan]

Scrapped one of these pick-ups in work a few years back, because we couldn't find an engine for it!

 

[heavyoilhenry]

Will be running off the bike gearbox to a chain sprocket drive to get the proper ratio for the axle. Using the rascal axle at the moment but will be changed to ae86 twin-cam axle with a 1.5 way LSD and axle/half-shafts shortened to suit the rascal wheel track.

 

[Bryan]

Spotted this over on Rascal Enthusiasts before.... looks well.

I have a set of similar wheels still in their boxes waiting to go on one of mine. I did want to go down the motorbike engine route but I'm putting a 1.6 engine in my camper instead.

 

[AMG]

Spotted this somewhere yesterday, caught my eye!

Looks the part, will be hairy with the bike engine in it.

 

[yamaharaptorturbo]

this is frickin fantastic! , neighbour had one as a field car, he put it on its side in seconds (very tippy), climbed out and righted it by himself lol. its bound to have decent performance considering weight, but i wouldnt like to corner it! cant wait to see how it progresses!

 

[gav525]

That is awesome!!! Looking forward to the updates!!

Wheels are quality, are they minilights/superlights?

 

[Bryan]

this is frickin fantastic! , neighbour had one as a field car, he put it on its side in seconds (very tippy), climbed out and righted it by himself lol. its bound to have decent performance considering weight, but i wouldnt like to corner it! cant wait to see how it progresses!

I'd say the pickup would be ok to drive - the vans are dead on too if you're sensible.

My Bambi camper (Bedford Rascal - Suzuki Supercarry) is another matter entirely though. Cornering with a caravan plonked on top of a pickup is one of the most scary driving experiences ever - but you do get used to it!

I'd love a wee pickup to add to my collection but they make big money now because of the stupid Nigerian exporters!

 

[Amos]

Does anyone know where there is a good RASCAL for sale....?

 

[heavyoilhenry]

They are 7X13 Superlites. I wasn't going to go down the bike engine route either, this bike came up at the right money (was still mot'd!) and nothing beats the thump out of a good V-Twin. Will make people wonder whats in it . Bryan seen you over there on Rascal Enthusiasts before You must be local to me, You have a good few projecs on the go!

 

[heavyoilhenry]

conversion started, engine and original box out. Bike engine in position and cradle being fabricated up. Will post pics up later.

 

[Bryan]

If you're looking rid of the old engine and box drop me a line.