The archeress
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bonniebelle...Hi all.....i thought i would post a few select pics of bonniebelle up here..i bought her sight unseen(risky) last jan i think..feel free to ask any questions....
HERES BONNIE WHEN SHE WAS NAMELESS AND PRACTICALLY EMPTY.
[img]http://www.theforward50.com/bus/kc pics/pix 017.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.theforward50.com/bus/kc pics/pix 019.jpg[/url]
[url]http://www.theforward50.com/bus/kc pics/pix 020.jpg[/url]
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The archeress
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Rats...didnt work.
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Brookie
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| archeress wrote: | | Rats...didnt work. |
I tried to put [img] in like photobucket but that didn't work either.
Checked website-nice looking bus and great colour.
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The archeress
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Thanks brookie..........i am a bit further ahead with bonnie now as i have the entire hood lining covered in fur....sounds sad i know but looks good...I wonder how piratekombi put his pics on....will have to ask.....
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Brookie
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Bonnie
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Piratekombi
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Hey, that looks great archeress! And I would be interested in checking out pictures of the fur headlining... !
Is the top colour Antarctic White? It's a great white, similar to the colour I was thinking of for mine...
I ntoice Bonnie seems to be leaning back a bit, or the front is slightly raised - is the engine that big and heavy??  Woger has a similar lean, but forwards... I wanted to lower the back a notch to even it up, but Alice insisted on me keeping it!
Well done, it looks a great bus, I look forward to meeting Bonnie in person!
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The archeress
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Ok all....i have figured out how to get the pics up......here are some that very recent but havent taken one yet of the hood lining...will do later...
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The archeress
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Amongst other things.......i have had the bumper powdercoated, all flooring grinded out and coated with rustkill primers, vinyl flooring, painted the dashboard in a nice midnight blue, Have a new steering wheel cover courtesy of necros designs, furry hoodlining, 3000 dollars of roadworthy, Have done all the vinyl myself but am going to change it to another blue. at the moment she is up at buderim having brakes tightened and handbrake repaired, also a srvice and most importan..a new alternator put in as the last one suffered a meltdown..not cheap....
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Philia
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Lovely Bus Archeress; think I might have seen it near the Sunshine coast looks even better in real life.
I love the steering wheel cover, very professional 
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Gabbo's Run
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love your bus archeress and your new name.
cheers buster
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The archeress
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New name????........sure you havent got me mixed up for someone else?.. 
Thanks for the compliments...i shall try not to misconstrue words...a new beginning..a couple of beers also...when i get bonnie back from mechanic i shall take a couple of pics of new furry hoodlining..........cheers kel
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Gabbo's Run
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no worries kel, good to see you changed stables.
cheers buster
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Piratekombi
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| Philia wrote: | | I love the steering wheel cover, very professional |
I am going to have to get myself one... that looks great!
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The archeress
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thought up and put together by some clown i believe........
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Brookie
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| archeress wrote: | | thought up and put together by some clown i believe........ |
Perhaps the "clown" should be on here 
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The archeress
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I am sure he will come sooner or later though i am sure he is as busy as a bee with all his products that he makes these days.......
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Moneypenny
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archeress - I am most impressed with Bonnie - especially the unusual angle of the blue stripe at the front of the bus... I've never seen that before.
I am also impressed with the steering wheel cover - will have to get me one when I return... I believe the clown still resides in Melbourne...
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The archeress
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Thanks there moneypenny.....I shall have 3 or 4 new pics taken and posted here when she gets back from mechanic....She has been a pleasure to drive really.........
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lola
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Kel, she looks lovely (as ever) but I'm dead keen to see those furry headline pics please....
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Brookie
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Bonniebelle looks a bright and happy bus. Must take after the owner
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The archeress
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Yes brookie thats how she has emerged after 8 months. We didnt plan on any theme in the beginning but rather just to spruce her up after i got down and grinded all of the floor that needed it, then painted and jigsawed my interior panels...A theme has begun to emerge in a shagadelic, flowery ,happy, bright way. I suppose its not for everyone but i feel happy whenever i get in and take the the reins.
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shaven
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archeress...
how warm & fuzzy is this ride... bugger going home living in a house... this is a cool ride. just love the head lining
matty
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Piratekombi
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Wow, that would make lieing back, looking at the ceiling, a real pleasure... it looks so comfy, maybe you'll have to turn the kombi upside down when you go to bed. 
Great job, I reckon it would also help in heat insulation, as well as keeping interior sound levels lower... so quite good indeed!
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splitfamily4tune8*
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good stuff kel............looks like bonniebelle sort of 'hugs' you when clamber inside  ..........
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The archeress
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Flowers Flowers everry where.
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The archeress
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ANDDDD MOOOOORRRE....Have i gone over board or what?....can she do with some more gerberas?.....Feel free to express you unsolicited opinion..I really dont mind...i can take it....no matter how critical...truly
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Piratekombi
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You can never have too many frangipani!
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The archeress
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GEEESUZZZ Woz....they are...GERBERAS, GERBERAS
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Piratekombi
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Hibiscus?
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The archeress
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Harrassment by a mod....who da figured...lol
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Diddlie
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Look a bit like daisies to me.
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The archeress
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Right....THATS IT....Anyone else want to rename my GERBERAS?......Brookie?....Philia?...shaven?.....anyone?
According to Don Burkes handbook of exotic flowers....Said variety are from the genus...creamus plasticus...of the spotlight aisle3 variety...
Daisies....i shake my head.
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Brookie
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Looks like plastica daisies to me
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Piratekombi
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I thought they were dandelions....
Daisies... gerberas... chrysanthemums... artichokes.... they are all members of the asteraceae (sunflower) family so look fairly similar, especially with modern breeding (which makes them all look like mutants!)
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Archeress
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Latest pics of bonnie..New home made curtains...new seats courtesy of sheldon pierce here in caloundra....new carpet from bunnings....new R/R bed with hinges donated by "model jets".Dean...and a bean bag...amazing what you can do with iron on stickers.
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Archeress
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more.
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Archeress
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NOW HERE IS WHAT BONNIE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WITHIN HOPEFULLY 12 MONTHS...idea was mine but image is "the invisible smiths"
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Scotia
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looks like I am going to have to give spotlight a visit - I just love that headlining!
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Archeress
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trust me..it looks and feels softer than it looks in the photos.it waves in the breeze nd people want to run thier hands over it...
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Phat bus
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That picture on the side is awesome. I had thoughts of something similar on my bus. Interior is great too
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Archeress
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Thanks for that...i have two connections re the air brushing so will get further into it after all the blue comes off and i have resprayed entire bus in cream. one thng at a time.
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Archeress
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Heres the latest pics everyone.....
and now bonnies new wheels...
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Archeress
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bought BRMS from the bus stop and tyres are bridgestone turanzas...195's/65/R15's....man and they jusssst fit....
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VLKSWGN
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U got BRM's, wow! looks fantastic, they compliment a super kombi
Steve
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Archeress
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cost a mint too...stretching the card now....now i have ur attention...question....
What is the standard height for a bay...meaning how do i know how high..or low a bay should be as it came out of the factory..?...
reason i ask is that i am wondering if bonnie looks a little higher than usual...if so can it be lowered to the standard without all the stuffing around that people do when they seriously lower thier bus ?...does that make sense?.
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VLKSWGN
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Maybe just drop the front 1'', that way you will still have good clearance and it has a bit of a kool stance.....just my opinion, although it looks great now
Steve
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Archeress
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I shall ask andy the mechanic when he arrives this morning to install a new CV and do my tappets.
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Diddlie
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Very nice Kel, very very nice.
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Brookie
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| Archeress wrote: | cost a mint too...stretching the card now....now i have ur attention...question....
What is the standard height for a bay...meaning how do i know how high..or low a bay should be as it came out of the factory..?...
reason i ask is that i am wondering if bonnie looks a little higher than usual...if so can it be lowered to the standard without all the stuffing around that people do when they seriously lower thier bus ?...does that make sense?. |
Ground clearance for bay bus is 500mm front and rear- from factory manual
Height is 1940cm- vehicle unladen
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Piratekombi
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How do you measure the ground clearance - from the jack points or from the lowest point?
Woger is higher at the back than the front, so rakes forward.... I always intended to lower the back to the correct height, but I now really like the look so it will be staying... so maybe I should measure the clearance at the front apron?
Those BRMs look sensational Kel! I am really tempted (but won't), and I think Alice wants a pair now too! (eBay?)
You've done a great job thus far making Bonnie even more beautiful.
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Brookie
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| Piratekombi wrote: | How do you measure the ground clearance - from the jack points or from the lowest point?
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Jack points are well below 500mm- I think it may be bottom of front beam and engine/bellhousing at rear.
Your BRMs look great as does the rest of Bonnibelle.
Keep the pics coming
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Archeress
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Hey i have learned how to change my own CV joints...yay...didnt realise they were so easy...tappets were trickier but im learning this morn and next time they need to be done i am going to do them under instruction from my mechanic...lovely fellah..
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BJ
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BRM's rock your bus looking great.... Nice
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Archeress
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Looking like i am going to have to put the paint back a few months so have decided that the 3 back windows are coming out on saturday and one new window going in and 3 new rubber seals...i know i will have to do it again a few months but it looks awful, there are some leaks and i know i need to address some rust...so we will take pics..
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