Putting some I.C.E in the bus

Ammo case......

......hiding the stereo

 No I have not added an M60 machine gun to the bus (But it would be useful in dealing with 'Chelsea Tractor' 4x4's!) Pretty pleased with the installation which means i get to keep the original tape cassette player in the dash.

I.C.E by the way stands for 'In Car Entertainment' but i won't be adding a bass tube as the 6x9 kenwoods under the bench seats are going to add a definate 'boom' to the bus as the cavity above the wheel arch will act as a pretty good speaker box. I  wanted to save the door cards so mounted the smaller 10cm pioneer speakers in the front kick panels...i just hope they dont get kicked by careless passengers.

To test the bass out i made this dub steppy mix, which makes a change to the vintage sounds i usually play in the bus (see the previous post :  Beats for the Bus )

Dubstep/DnB 2012 mix by Blessed Love Studios on Mixcloud

10cm Pioneer's in the kick panels

6x9 Kenwoods under the rear bench seat

Using the VW as a removal van

Barbara is converted into a removal van

Barbara did her first proper 'job' today, although not in cash terms as we were moving a friend. Was keen to see what Barbara could carry 'fully loaded' and with the Danbury conversion in emperor bed mode (see pic)

Anyway i was shamed as i could not get either of my friends sofa's in via the sliding doors without removal of the buddy seats (no photos of this embarrassing spectacle). Another friend had a large Fiat estate with a dropping tailgate and the sofa's just slipped in! Very embarrassing to be beaten by a Fiat although i remember my old Fiat Panda regularly carried a 2 kilowatt sound system and seemed to have Tardis like abilities.

She did carry a lot of boxes and looked like she had been lowered by a few inches.

Alien Scavenger Hunt

Honestly not my idea, but when deciding on an original idea for her 11th birthday she had the idea of a party at one of our favourite places, Rendlesham Forest, near Woodbridge and site of the infamous 'Rendlesham UFO incident' that is the U.K's own rival for the 'Roswell UFO crash' in the US.

It was a great day and the kids loved the den building session with the Forest Ranger, Bev, and then the 'Alien Scavenger Hunt' looking for pieces of UFO wreckage, alien slime and an actual Alien ('Zog' who actually came from Ebay and not the dog star Sirius)

Best of all she raised nearly £200 for her chosen charity Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders)

 Obviously Barbara the bus was utilised as 'Alien Hunt HQ' and was really useful to transport and serve all the food and refreshments. A big thank you to all the special agents who took part and donated so generously and all the adult helpers for their energy and enthusiasm.