Well G'day everyone
Been on here a lot for information so I thought it was about time a made a build thread for a couple of reasons.
1. Give me motivation to keep working on my cruiser
2. Provide more information on the rare Bundera for others
Well to start, i am living in Queensland Australia, and in 2014 i bought a great 1986 RJ70 Bundera from a member on this forum ( Strick i think his user name was ). The Bundy was in excellent shape considering it's age, and had only 97 000kms on the clock. While looking around on this forum spotted a tidy little red SWB 70 series that instantly wanted one like it. I decided to look online at what they sold for and there was the exact car i was drooling over for sale. Well it was not long before i got the funds and had my brother pick it up for me.
well i'll let some pictures do the talking as i slowly catch everyone up on what's happened to the Bundy since I've owned it for a bit over 2 years.
This is the image that was online when it was for sale.
My brother tinkered with it for me while he held on to it for a while, put the original wheels on ( which are incredibly heavy for their size ) and drove it around.
He managed to do a few things mechanically to it such as
. LCE steel backed guide timing chain kit
. Cooling system over haul ( 30 year mechanic said it was the dirtiest coolant flush he has seen in a LONG time ) this brought the factory temp gauge from sitting at almost half to a quarter at normal operating temperature.
. Oil and filter changes through out as well as distributor replacement and leads.
. Swivel hub rebuilds
Once i got my hands on the rig i went into suspension, i had read about the 80 series springs giving a 4 inch lift so went straight for that. I discovered that the front 80 series coils fitted the rear of the bundy fine, but i ended up using a modern v8 turbo 70 series front springs for the front, as the 80s were to large. These springs gave me roughly 4 -4.5 inch lift. Which looked great, but handled terribly/dangerously. Soon after i thought 3 degree castor bushes sold on ebay for this model would fix the problem......it did not, due to the bushes correcting castor the radius arms hit the axle and the bushes could not be used, that was a very expensive exercise for me unfortunately.
to be continued
Been on here a lot for information so I thought it was about time a made a build thread for a couple of reasons.
1. Give me motivation to keep working on my cruiser
2. Provide more information on the rare Bundera for others
Well to start, i am living in Queensland Australia, and in 2014 i bought a great 1986 RJ70 Bundera from a member on this forum ( Strick i think his user name was ). The Bundy was in excellent shape considering it's age, and had only 97 000kms on the clock. While looking around on this forum spotted a tidy little red SWB 70 series that instantly wanted one like it. I decided to look online at what they sold for and there was the exact car i was drooling over for sale. Well it was not long before i got the funds and had my brother pick it up for me.
well i'll let some pictures do the talking as i slowly catch everyone up on what's happened to the Bundy since I've owned it for a bit over 2 years.
This is the image that was online when it was for sale.
My brother tinkered with it for me while he held on to it for a while, put the original wheels on ( which are incredibly heavy for their size ) and drove it around.
He managed to do a few things mechanically to it such as
. LCE steel backed guide timing chain kit
. Cooling system over haul ( 30 year mechanic said it was the dirtiest coolant flush he has seen in a LONG time ) this brought the factory temp gauge from sitting at almost half to a quarter at normal operating temperature.
. Oil and filter changes through out as well as distributor replacement and leads.
. Swivel hub rebuilds
Once i got my hands on the rig i went into suspension, i had read about the 80 series springs giving a 4 inch lift so went straight for that. I discovered that the front 80 series coils fitted the rear of the bundy fine, but i ended up using a modern v8 turbo 70 series front springs for the front, as the 80s were to large. These springs gave me roughly 4 -4.5 inch lift. Which looked great, but handled terribly/dangerously. Soon after i thought 3 degree castor bushes sold on ebay for this model would fix the problem......it did not, due to the bushes correcting castor the radius arms hit the axle and the bushes could not be used, that was a very expensive exercise for me unfortunately.
to be continued