THE SKID FACTORY - Barra Powered Bedford Van [EP1]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2018
- In this all new Skid Factory build Woody and Al start on a new project involving one of Australia's own turbo 6 cylinder 4 litre engines.
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No unlimited budgets, no chucking tools, no shouting, no storming out, no finishing it in three days or the world will end, NO BULLSHIT. Just blokes building awesome stuff in a shed because thats actually how the real world works. This is awesome and i am so glad the skid factory is back for another season.
Yeah watched a car show on foxtel my god they play the drama up.
“Will they get the barra back in the van in time to mow the lawns?? Will Alan find a set of whitworth spanners so he can continue to work on the car?? Find out next week on THE SKID FACTORY (insert shots of explosions and slo-mo shot of Alan crossing his arms)
Chucking the fridge through a window "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WERE OUT OF LEMON SQUASH!"
Best comment mat
True I have up on the American shite
“There’s lawns to mow brah”
Skid Factory 11/10
Yes!
These go to eleven..
Make a mower out the old engine. Drag it behind the van!
Id say more 5/7
Yoda himself is 101/10
YES. THIS. THIS IS WHAT I NEED IN MY LIFE. Love you guys
You poor thing.
They now have the coolest vehicle on the channels.
Bedford CF all day long.
I concur...
I love how the first few videos from the skid factory, Al seemed to be very shy and not really enjoying the camera in his face, but now we are really starting to see him become confident in the videos, it's awesome to watch such a knowledgeable and funny character emerge
Enjoyed Turbo Yoda talking about the 70's Dealer engine swaps, seems crazy that they did that in AUS. I would imagine all hell breaking loose here in the UK even if the dealer fitted dust caps to a car that weren't factory
loved the turbo yoda engine swap story lol
god I could listen to him all day.
True that! Al has seen most.... the stories... the experience... would love to spend a month in that workshop... hell even sweeping floors... be priceless me thinks.....
This take me back about 30 years, being 15 and having spent all of my summerjob money on buying a Bedford Van, also white but with no engine or gearbox. The guy selling said it would be a piece of cake to fit in a Volvo B20 engine with gearbox...well after two months of begging my dad to help with the Bedford, I had to sell it. Miss it ever since and seein Alan doing the Barra conversion brings back bittersweet tears and memories. Thanks guys, can´t wait to see the final result.
Best episode yet in regards to editing. It feels more natural. Keep up the good work!
I love the banter between you two guys. Whoever did the sound and editing did a nice job. You might want to lookup side-chain compression to keep the music under the vocal parts automatically whenever people speak. Anyway it seemed like a better production than the past ones, but I might just be sober. Man, there must be great sentimental love for that sad van.
Thanks for the tip dude
I have a Bedford Van. It has a 202 with a mild heat seeker cam, perry extractors and WB statesman front discs. I was thinking of just this swap so I will be watching with interest.
@ChrisHallett83 Just too much fabrication and too many body alterations. The old 202 is still going fine, so that will do for a while. Looks like a shorter engine would be a better idea. An LS perhaps?
My favourite skid factory build so far. More of this kind of material please
So pumped for this build. Odd ball stuff is the business. I never get sick of Al's commentary its to the point and most of the time so funny. Keep pumping out the epic coolness that is skid factory B-)
Woody, your video skills are maaaaaaad! I love the creative angles and panning techniques. You are turning car modding videos into an art form. Keep up the excellent work.
daniki1 thanks mate!!
Quite the passenger in the Bedford =D
You had me sold at Bedford chaps, your ideas never cease to amaze me
27 minutes long, and it only felt like 5, that’s how brilliant these videos are 😎🤘🏽👏
Now that is a real van the Bedford CF.
Barra ftw 👌
This guy reminds me of a Mechanic in the Town I was born. Exact same smile and laugh. Great mechanic. I can remember years ago when they created a Class in Australian Speedway for the "Barra".
Solved all his money problems with the cost of Engines since he had no real sponsors. I can remember him saying the beauty of it was once you prepared one to Race with a bit of luck it would last 3/5 Seasons. He is well in his 70s now but he raced right through his 60s and went better than ever thanks to the "Barra". Less expense for him. He just loved anything mechanical. Could fix anything if people would give him the chance. Used to do Diesel Injector Pumps. Asked him how he did it. Very clean he said was the secret. Best at night with good light. Have a shower. Put a cap over your hair. Clean newspaper on the kitchen table. The best rags were some type of tea towel his wife had. he complained he could not find anymore.
Then I understood why his Wife moved to another Town. Her own job and they saw each other only at weekends. They seemed to get on well but not live together with him taking over the kitchen! Great bloke.
I can remember a Contractors Harvester Transmission was giving trouble. A $5,000 exchange job. He said "I bet it is just a few O-Rings. Let me have a go". He was correct. He said it cost no more than $10s for the best O-Rings he could get. One of those blokes. "Have a go type". Virtually never failed. He could have made a fortune just doing those Harvester Transmissions. Never occurred to him. He just loved to find out how it worked. Could easily have contacted all the Harvester Dealers. He said any mug could do them in 3 to 4 hours.
Turbo Yoda just keeps getting better the more comfortable he gets with the whole recording it's super fascinating to watch him come out of his shell for the lack of a better term. The guy has a great mind.
On a long enough timeline, everything gets a Barra
I just bought a lathe (on Sunday, literally 2 days ago), built in Italy in 1960. It has Whitworth thread (and SAE and Metric). Your reference to Whitworth is the 2nd time in my 51 years on this planet that I'd heard the term....
We learned about it in school.
Whitworth also made some impressive rifles back in the day
My uncle restores old British cars for a living and deals with Whitworth from time to time. "Like SAE but not" is about all I know about them too.
Whitworth is the original national standard for thread. Before SAE shit was just confusing. Our generation only has to deal with metric and imperial (SAE AF)
Before SAE, imperial was Whitworth (BSW), BSF, BA, UNC, UNF, NPT, etc
Also Whitworth spanners are sized to the diameter of the bolt shank not the head so a SAE 5/16” and a 5/16W Spanner are not the same size. IIRC 5/16W is equivalent to about a SAE 19/32” spanner
Chris Withers for sure, I still have a box of assorted whitworth, UNC, UNF and BA nuts and bolts, plus taps and dies I inherited from my dad, really useful once every 5 years, and then just to help someone out. It is some years since I owned anything that wasn’t metric.
You guys are becoming real life superhero’s. Internet legends!
What a steaming heap of engineering magnificence!
I see Rake is part of this build.
He loves it.
Cleanest Barra I’ve ever seen
Worked on a HK Kingswood in highschool, with a 202 in it. Can confirm every bolt in the damn thing was either 1/2 or 1/4. Also rust. And bog. The bog on that old bucket was intense.
Love to listen to Allan tell his stories. So much experience.
Yesssss, yessssssssssss
Sloppy Mechanics would be good to watch you working your magic on a barra 👌👌👌, love your videos too
Dear 'straya, please send Moat Hoopelz a Barra. Kthxbai
yesss new series
this skid factory is one of the best car programs... brutally good.
"We're going to take a slow dangerous van and make it a fast and dangerous van." That freeking made my day!
LS Killer in a van...Barra the world
Amen!! Though... the sound isn't as sweet......Barra's are the Aussie 2JZs..
"it's got a mufferler thing on it n nobody wants that!"
I love all the silly stuf. The intro. The laughs when Al sprayed the bonnet with oil. Delicious
“It’s called a red motor because we painted it red. Pretty high tech.”
I almost had tears reading this, I love Turbo Yoda
Haha brings back memories...... Had one with a 253 in it
Scariest thing ever
The Odometer on this thing said over 500000 Kms... How did it it even survive this long?
Cos' "Old school" simple engineering, and a lack of power means it never worked super hard... even when thrashed hard... the Holden Red 6 was a tough old beast... 88kw in its most modern form with a carby if i'm not mistaken....bomb proof if you kept it maintained.. had a friends GF that had a Torana LX two door.. serviced that and kept it running perfect.. damn thing ran sweet... but for a 3.3 lt six.. sure was slow..by today's standards anyway... but ran smooth!
Steve Blackbird
Too true mate....... Any Holden six was, back then, so easy to work on. We thought we were making big power doing our mods. We thought anyone that put a turbo on their six cylinder was a god !
I think that was a 5-digit odometer with a decimal place, not a 6-digit odometer. It said 5xxxx.x not 5xxxxx, meaning it could be any number ahead of the 5.
Because Australia is dry and not wet and salty and shit.
It wouldn't be Skid Factory without having "The Kramer" belted in on the passenger side. :-D
PS: Disappointed. I was really hoping to hear the Whitworth song (aka swearing until the air turns blue around your head.) I remember working on an old MG in my youth (I think it was a '50 model or thereabouts) - the bolts were metric thread, but with a Whitworth hex on top. Talk about confusing if you were missing a bolt and needed a replacement. Never again! :-P
Skid factory is now by far my favourite TH-cam channel 👍
What a lovely van, I've only ever seen them with an Opel badge and I can't really recall what (if anything) it said on the back.
The history lesson about engines was very educational and enjoyable, and the engine swapping done by Australian car manufacturers is super interesting stuff too!
I would love it if these sorts of stories became a semiregular occurrence, lest the knowledge be lost to the ages.
ERMHAGERD BURRA SWERP!!!
10 seconds in and yall get thumbs up
Damn, I love Barras, they are so cool. I used to see those Bedford vans in my childhood. Maybe they have all rusted away in the Finnish weather. This is gonna be an awesome project.
Al you have a fantastic attitude and sense of humour about the builds
For the record. Vauxhaull and Opel are now PSA (Peugeot/Citroën/DS) companies.
The ways it's going there's soon gonna be one company in the automotive industry
Yes! For once somebody doesn't put an ls in it, and puts a ford in a gm car hell yeah brother
Oh baby, the skid factory just gets better and better!
A Bedford CF! Used to ride around in my dad's when I was a kid here in the UK. Loved it. Haha.
Overpowered dangerous van. Arent all vans dangerous in various ways?
Paul's Garage Like Stealth kids?
thats why the intro was "turning an underpowered dangerous van into an overpowered dangerous van"
Hop in, and I'll show you.
Just the people who drive the van.
Drive a CF Bedford and you'll find out why. They were a piece of shit
He's on SMOKO, SO LEAVE HIM ALONE!
Yes oh yes oh yes! So beautiful I could cry! Gonna drive my barra puffer G6E tomorrow and think of how brilliant the motor would be in my 71 Fairlane lol
Finally! A VAN! I prefer vans over regular cars, so super stoked! Own a 1989 Volkswagen transporter with a GTI swapped engine. Still slow but an awesome drive. Who doesnt love an old VW bus?
Sweet.
What a turd.
Love it.
free candy?
LVCHY_ free barra!!
FREE 10mm's
supersevenn WORTH THE RISK!!!
free turbos, all the car guys inside that van
As long as not cruising past schools all good
You guys are absolute legends for doing this!!!
I smile every time I see that Al's a "Seinfeld" fan too. I love the Kramer! :-D
Random internet person approves the project and gives that rear diff 25% chance of surviving the first burnout.
Polaventris: You left out the '0.'
You meant 0.25% chance. I got you bro.
It's actually a 12 bolt GM diff so will be fine. 225mm crownwheel.
A 12bolt might hold together but heavy as with not many aftermarket upgrades available.
Damn 400hp from the standard engine. That's legit
400hp atw on an Australian dyno.
that is 400rwhp from the stock turbo. The engine only needs valve springs to make 670rwhp with a larger turbo.
Nor Dic hit limiter with that power and say bye to the oil pump gears.
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. So fired up to watch this build unfold.
Toss it in the bin...! Love watching Al work.
I’ve always wanted a Barra motor, but they’re quite pricey to ship to the states. Wanted to swap one into my fox body mustang lol
i didn't even think you could to the states. There such a good motor. Seeing as there extremely uncommon in the states it will definitely be a head turner!
They are in Canada. Look online and pay your money.
Do it. The torque these things put out at 2000rpm onwards is insaane. Super addictive! I'm on my second barra swap :'D
Fill a container with them, sell the rest
Now that’s cool!
Can’t wait to see how you are going to get the ZF gearbox to work! I been having trouble with mine in my Datsun
I've been watching your videos mate, bloody nice car you're workin on there!
No doubt they will use a haltech plug in. They should have the zf control sorted by the time he needs an ecu
bgdwiepp thanks mate!
babarnett1987 I was thinking the same! Might need to get a haltech I think
Boosted Brothers Customs if you do, call them and ask to speak to Luke and tell him Brett sent you
This is my dream, my dad had a cf bedford when i was young but unfortunately rolled and totalled it. Ive always wanted one since for the nostalgia and because they just look so cool and the barra motor has also got to be a fav
I'm loving the kramer picture being thrown into odd circumstances
If you think the 202 is underpowered, try an original Perkins diesel one. A whole 37 of unadulterated kilowatts (when new) at your disposal....
202 wasnt too bad in the commodore. In a kingswood wagon with drums it was shit.
Barrage the world bois
Matthew Katene ur fault
In the states we call the engine cover in a van the dog house.
Back in the 80s many of our vehicles were built using both imperial and metric...in the same vehicle (our transition to the metric system that never actually happened). We quickly figured out that there are several commonly used sizes that are interchangeable. Learning them can definitely make life easier when you can't find the right wrench/socket.
Love this show. Could watch it for hours and hours.
Oh this is gonna be craaaaaazy!!!! bahahahahaha
Barra, so hot right now.
That factory engine swap sounds baller. The van seems pretty similar to old North American vans maybe slightly smaller over all. I was always pulling rearends out of those old units at my old job.
All the ice cream vans in the UK used to be them Bedford vans about 25 years ago! Looking forward to this!
With the ten bolt, that crossmember and the bigger radiator, I bet that was a V8 van.
John Molloy you have got to be the luckiest dude in the comments section. None of us saw an ancient van with a Barra swap into a Bedford coming. I hope you are tagged as a Bedford expert and Al hits you up for some insights into the finer points of these old bread boxes. Enjoy the series mate.
I keep saying I have to make a video for "My Crap Car" on Unicorn Circuit.
Go for it! But if it's a sweet old van that you can also camp in in a pinch, it is decidedly "not crap".
It LOOKS like crap but the 202 has been reconditioned and upgraded so it runs on high octane unleaded, the Aussie 4 speed "hand grenade" gearbox has been reconditioned and fitted with the lower, commercial 1st gear, Exedy clutch. WB Statesman ventilated disc front brakes, new radiator, starter motor, reconditioned distributor and carburettor. Even had the heater blower motor rewound! Next step is body, then interior. The Barra is a long way down the road for me.
Whos the poor bugger who drove it from SA to QLD?
sctpc exactly my thoughts
i thinking its just regoed in SA because it would pass a road worthy in other states. maybe?
no roadworthys at all in SA ;)
SSH - you'll drive house prices up :)
Cheaper they stay the more will come :(
We had a Bedford when I was a kid in the 80's. I've got goosebumps about this build.
Made me smile to see a Bedford CF get the SF treatment! We had two two-tone CF250 campers when I was a kid and my Dad has a CF2 now.
True about the old iron slant 4 cylinder being gutless but, recast in aluminium and given a twin cam head, it formed the basis for the Lotus Esprit turbo, chevette hsr and racing Firenza motors. All legendary.
Dude you guys ride kangaroos down the street I so want to move to Australia
John Arnold yes mate, we most definitely do ride roo's to work. We also get weather predictions from the local birds and everything else tries to kill us.
Yeah bra... every day... we should ask Al to record himself ridding one...
Anthony Camillos bra why are you telling foreigners our secrets..🤫🤫🤫
The TJS Family there is just so much bullshit about Australia on the Internet - the flat earthers don't even think we exist!
Anthony Camillos yeah bra I know I’m just trying to spin old mate out...
Australia 🇦🇺 best country in the world...
202, urgh. Baker light cam gears and snapped dizzy shafts for the win 😂😂😂
yeh, that's right. ally timing gear upgrade, all the rage. seems so lame now
Don Finch yep, done quite a few over the years, and snapped cam teeth. 😂😂.
Sold my first vc with vk upgraded front end because of this said problem. I worked at repco piking packing should have noticed all the crow cams ally timing gears and put 2 and 2 together.
Aussie Guy 😂😂
Holy fuck, bakelite cam gears? What'sthe oil pan made out of? Plexiglass?
that painting riding shotgun was gold !
The Kramer riding shotgun. Nice. Also, big inline six turbo. NICE.
a stock barra would have been heaps at 190kw but if you're gunna do something I guess its fine to overdo something :p
I spy a Gen 4 liberty on the hoist....
logan thompson never mind the shiny RX3 coupe under covers below it ffs
Pretty excited about finding this series. I have a 1979 American Chevrolet G20 series van I built from scratch. Even though the Bedford and G series are technically not related I'm seeing alot of similarities and some of the same parts being used between these. Always love to see vans getting custom love.
IFS and a solid rear axle, beautiful!
In stock form that motor propels a 1750kg car to a 13.1 quarter mile, it will be frightening in that van!
Steve Allen there's plenty that have gone 12 in standard form
My G6E-t managed a 12.9 stock. Best now is 12.6 traction limited unfortunately - but cost bugger all to get there so all good.
BARRATHEWORLD
Mate the last time I swaped a motor in a Bedford was 74, then back to Lennox, ran like a dream, and the pt was pumping,brings back some great memories
Awesome. Probly my favorite show on TH-cam
2 people are sad it wasnt LS swapped..
SmoothCanoes those two people probably also have no teeth lol
Jacob Stofmeel lol and no driver's license
I would very much like to import a Barra into the US
aaron johnson You could. The only hurdle is finding someone who'll deliver.
or you could visit Australia and smuggle one in. :)
If you have ever had to deal with US customs you know that's not possible haha however if it could be shipped, I would drive to whatever port was easier to ship to. I have a 1994 ranger 2wd that would benefit greatly from a Barra!
Might be cheaper to get one from Canada bro some of the ford territory SUV's have them but ya probably don't have those either. Bummer that the Aussie car stuff didn't get produced in a America and more American auto product's didn't get built down under aye
After international shipping and the cost of a newer barra, it would be cheaper to use a 302 V8 and tranny out of a mustang haha
That's the 70's and that's how they rolled. Keep em coming Al, love it.
Hell yes. Another batshit crazy Aussie build. Barra everything!
How to you make a GM vehicle go faster, slam a Ford engine in it XD.
Hey Al, wanna chuck a Turbo Barra in my S4 Patrol?
Im only a couple hours down the road.
Please?
I never said do it for free
Try different methods of contacting him, maby through skid factory email or through mcm's email
But why, wouldn’t you want a diesel?. Your fuel economy will be rubbish.
Why don't you just have it done through his actually company, just take it there and he will work on it there.
"We'll get there." That about sums up every car resto or mod build.
Man! Only you guys to make me smile at the end of a miserable day.
Thank you for sharing your madness with the world.
if this was an American show the engine mounts would come in an engine swap kit, along with a kit for everything else .. everything would be sponsored .. and there would be a whole lot more cliches
and there would be no barra
Smo Kabong agreed would be a carby v8
John P yeah ancient pushrod technology with something like an LS - oh wait, Skid Factory literally just did that 😂😂😂
And none of the kit would fit but they would edit that bit out.
haha true, except the mounts would be made from 1/8th" dogfood cans welded by an intern, so you would have to redo it in 5mm plate anyway
Speedy pedo = The Speedo Van
Spedo Van
I could listen to Al talk car history for hours
Go Al, go! You got TH-cam stardom potential (more than those two MCM guys).