Bonneville convertable64

59 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

nice Del, and is that a float in the top edge?

so you have fresh bait fish at the dock, and what? do you justA scoop some out and off on the boat ?

Great to use on the boat or fishing off the dock.

Reposting this because it disappeared. The bait cage is to keep mullet and sardines alive to use for fishing. They need a lot of space to stay alive.

On 10/16/2021 at 12:24 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

Currently tracking a very special shipment from Florida !!!

it says it will be here in nz today ..... 

bet it’s not!!!

but watch this space !!! 

Big hello to my good mate phill who is making heaps of head way on his 57 👍👍👍👍

Well, delivery late. I will go to post office tomorrow for a full refund since it is money back guarantee. It says it left Japan today.

Wow. That cool vintage box could be worth money. Congratulations on your fresh switch!

2 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Always cool when the wife likes it.  I like spinners soooo,  I really like your hubcaps.  Another beautiful Bonne.  Is that the wife or a neighbor wantin a pic in the new one?😁

2 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Always cool when the wife likes it.  I like spinners soooo,  I really like your hubcaps.  Another beautiful Bonne.  Is that the wife or a neighbor wantin a pic in the new one?😁

That is my wife And son

First fan picture in the newest Bonnie. She was so thrilled to get a picture in Bonnie with her daughter.

1 hour ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

wow Del. the new baby looks super clean!!! is it all stock ? 

 

Pleased that your boss likes it !! 

Going through it now. Put about 20 miles on her and running good. All stock. Power seats, power windows, ac that is not hooked up with belt. Duel exhaust. Stock car jack. Trunk light, glove box, rear ash trays, map light, and other things I need for my other Bonnie. Actually much nicer paint and chrome than the other. Really nice, already getting heads turned with it. It will be super nice to have a second car for problem solving and installation of missing stuff.

Second Bonneville arrived today. Nice car. Very happy with it. Big relief, The wife likes it!

New Bonnie almost here. She’s the cherry on top for the big 80,000lb load.

3 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Del, i found this kit , i am guessing the super hydromatic is called a jetaway ?

https://www.classictransmissionsolutions.com/jetaway-gasket-seal-kit-1956-1964-transmission-free-us-ship/

That looks correct. I would suggest     https://www.fatsco.net/online-store.       This is where my transmission guy bought parts. They know everything there.

2 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

now Del, your gona need a bigger garage !!! 

Time to remove the unnecessary fluff hogging up garage space

19 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Hay !!!! I justA noticed where the aerial is mounted !! That’s factory position for a rag top ???? It’s in the passenger side front fender on my girl !!! 

It is only like that on this one. It has more upgrades like power windows, ac, duel exhaust. I’m having it shipped so not sure of everything yet.

Big news! We enjoy our Bonnie so much we picked up another! Always nice to have a duplicate car to copy from during problem solving.

If it helps, Transmission removale is pretty simple. Franks transmission just did my original trans rebuild. Their number is 517 278-7882. His name is john. The rebuild was 2,300 .00. My first one was 4K. If you recall, I bought a 2nd one from a salvage yard and had it rebuilt. Maybe you could do the same. Once I Received it I sent the original out which just came back yesterday. My first one works good but make some funny sounds which may be a bad sign. I bought the shop manual to try and see If I need to send it back. It seems experts say the trans is pretty good but hard to get parts and to rebuild. I plan on driving this for a while but if it has any nagging dependability issues I will consider a newer high performance motor trans combo. This may sound crazy but My son and I drive the car all the time and want to keep doing it. We hate to go without it which is why I bought a second trans and motor. In fact…….. wait for it…. I just picked up another 64 Bonneville convertable! It will take a week to get here from the cross country trek. See pics of the newest Bonnie!

16 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

ah  your welcome Del. i was going to justA stick it in a courier bag and post it to ya, its off the spare parts car out under the trees 

Thanks! I found one local but just needed to verify it was correct. I may need to take you up on a rare part in the future though. Thanks, Del

8 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

yes i see franks have 1 but i would like to buy 2 ... let me know if you see a pair in tidy condition on ebay 

Del 

Is this what your looking for ? 

Thank you so much Chris. That is the same ashtray as mine so that’s the track I need. With your picture i was able to match one on eBay for sale. I ordered it so I should be good. It doesn’t have the plastic washers so I will get some. Without your picture I wouldn’t know what I’m in need of. Now I should be good! Your the man. I will keep an eye out for front light trim you need

2 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

ahhhhhh !!!!!!!! head light bezel ........ the 2 items i am lacking

I see them on eBay and frankspontiacparts.

Looks like Bonnie is on the cover of Beach boys album 

Cool white walls. I couldn’t find any that big locally 

Another happy camper