Thanks a lot Thomas.
Yes indeed, we did make a lot of progress in the last few months.
I wish you were in the NYC area to see all the great work our new carpenter is doing.
Dave is simply awesome in so many ways.
Wait until you see the front I/O racks which have an angled two spaced rack for meters and a phase scope; above that are the speaker table tops.
All the woodwork is out of Teak.
...After having to say, "Elroy's not available" for more than twenty on location dates this year alone, I seriously had to do something about it.
We lost out on two very high profile dates this year and that was the last straw for me.
Getting this rig up and running is a high priority.
We're now putting in three to five days a week getting the remaining carpentry done.
Ah yes, the back door shall be a blast resistant glass door with a liquid crystal laminate.
The actual size of the door (at the moment) shall be 45" wide by 76" tall.
I may go a bit wider or a bit narrower.
The glass dimensions are 39" wide by 66" tall.
We're removing the lift gate we installed awhile back and installing a state-of-the-art MBB lift gate which shall also provide protection by completely covering the glass door when in transit.
This new Cantilever lift gate shall also house the stairs when theu're not in operation.
After we finish the remaining woodwork, all we need to get done to become operational is install the backdoor, new lift gate and HVAC system.
There are a few other things to address, but that should not stop us from launching this long awaited endeavour.
Since we are make a lot more headway, I've been holding off on another photo session.
I want to get a lot more done before I post more pictures.
I will post them as soon as possible or when it feels right.
And, while all this is happening, we're also working towards getting Cosmo on the road.
We just finish redesigning the field shop to handle Cosmo, which is five feet longer that Jethro was. You see, Cosmo is replacing Jethro in the shop, so the wrap around walkway needed to be modified.
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Originally Posted by bishopthomas  Steve, that looks amazing! You've made a ton of progress in the last several months. Please tell us your plans on the back door. Also, I assume you will use stairs of some sort. Is there enough room inside to store them with the walls closed? I'm proud to have a tiny part in the building of this awesome truck. Can't wait to see it parked at a gig! |