Simas: /* New shelf */

The Dex is part of the [[Disorient_Express|Disorient Express]] 
[[Image:orange_dex.jpg|350px]] [[Image:IMG_0451.JPG|315px]] [[Image:IMG_0412.JPG|315px]] 
==General Dex Information==
Name: Disorient Dex 
Purchased by Disorient in July 2005 
Make: Harvester International 
Model: 
Year: 1985 
VIN: 
Street legal 
License number: 979UTJ Nevada 
Fuel type: Biodiesel 
Dimensions: 24' long, 7' wide, 10' high 
[[vd2dex|Dex transformation (Summer 2005)]] 
3D model of the Dex (Google SketchUp format): [[Media:Dex.skp]]

==2009==
===Cuddlefish===
In 2009 the Dex becomes a glam Cuddlefish-inspired creature with inflatable horns and tails by [http://www.akairways.com AKAirways], 1000 Watts smile by Tejawe and lights by [http://www.villareal.net Leo Villareal]. The speakers are hung outside starboard on a new L-shaped shelf fabricated and installed by Simas and crew. 3D model by KC. 

[[Image:Dexnight_smile2.jpg|1000px]] 

===New shelf===
Proposed new 2009 Dex shelf 

[[Image:Dex_shelf2009_top.jpg|500px]] [[Image:Dex_shelf2009_pers1.jpg|500px]] 
Shelf will be supported with heavy duty shelf brackets: http://woodworker.com/24-hd-shelf-standard-mssu-818-228.asp
and the rope 
Side shelf sketch 
[[Image:Shelf Sketch.gif]] 

==2008==
'''The DV8 DeX will be a covered pioneer wagon for the American Dream theme.''' 
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====Ideas====
- Arcs formed from 1-1/2 In.(1 7/8" OD) Polyethylene Pipe (can be bend without any heating) mounted with u-bolts to DEX side posts. 
- ability to use roof covering as daytime shade similar to an RV awning 
- lighting truss mounted on the fascia above the lounge cut-outs. It can be ratchet-strapped or chained to the side of the roof rack where we normally mount the [[Sign | Small Sign]] 
- some kind of wagon wheel representations 
- not trailering a generator; mounting one on the front or rear of the DeX and perhaps another one on the roof 
- perhaps creating simple barriers around the roof, with foam padding, covered by stapled cloth to create a chillspace and increase the people capacity 

====Images and Links====

[http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100554111&N=10000003+90015+528222 1-1/2 In. x 100 Ft. Polyethylene Pipe ($63.29/EA)] will need 200'. U-bolt (http://www.mcmaster.com item #3043T81 or bigger depends on side post dimensions 

3 arcs will be attached with u-bolts. For 2 in the front and one for the rear Simas will make a simple bolt on bracket. 
[[Image:DeX-pipe holder.gif|400px]] [[Image:Pipe_Placement.jpg|400px]] 

We will need 6pcs 25' plastic pipe. As arcs at the rear & at the front will be mounted with brackets, place them on angle to give better wagon look. Proposed wheel design. What size? On the scale sketch 7'dia looks about right for me. 
[[Image:Wagon_Scetch1.jpg|400px]] [[Image:Wheel_3D.jpg|400px]] 

====Repairs needed====
- Air brakes (Alarm of the compressed air tanks does not stop even when the tanks are full--tank is leaking and needs to be repaired/changed) 
- Several lights are broken 
- Alternate gas Tank needs to be emptied a bit (-=7=-) 
- Alternate gas tank (or the line?) has a whole in it which need to be repaired (-=7=-) 
- Internal lights need to be checked (-=7=-) 
- Would be nice to have some type of small handle on the main door 

Wayne's did good work for cheap in August 2007. For air brakes they recommended a truck stop just outside Reno going towards Wadsworth on the Interstate. 

==2007==
Repairs needed: 
- Alarm of the compressed air tanks does not stop even when the tanks are full. 

Pauly a very helpful guy from Sunshine Service (775-358-5486 did Dex lube, oil and filter service in 2006 for $201.14) recommends Wayne's Automotive for oil/lube change. Call Pauly for more info if needed.

Dex has an appointment for lube/oil service at Wayne's for Monday August 20th. Wayne's doesn't do air-breaks but will recommend a place.

==Dex exterior==
''Puddle discussion''<nowiki>: </nowiki>[http://puddle.disorient.info/viewforum.php?f=9 Mobile units] 
 
 
The Dex carries [[sign|Disorient Signs]], [[art installations]] and lounge to deep playa destinations during Burning Man 2007. 
 
The right side of the Dex opens-up onto the Playa and carries the [[small sign|Small Sign]]. This 10-foot opening allows perceptual connections between inside and outside. A large step made of speakers allows guests to jump in and out of the lounge when the bus is stopped. DEXers also like to dance on that speaker stack. 
 
[[Image:sat_night.jpg|330px]] [[Image:dex04pers01.jpg|330px]] [[Image:dex04pers04.jpg|330px]] 
 
On its left side, the Dex carries three letters from the [[sign|DISORIENT Sign]]. 
Depending on which letters are added access to the gas tank and battery can be blocked. Jumper cables (leads) must be clamped and secured to the battery before putting the letters on. In addition, a large flexible tube with a large attached funnel must be secured to just outside of the gas tank entry valve so that when adding gas there is no issue with accessing the gas tank to add fuel and one only needs to open the tank and insert the tube. 
 
[[Image:IMG_0451.JPG|330px]] [[Image:dex04pers03.jpg|330px]] [[Image:dex04pers02.jpg|330px]] 
 
In 2005 and 2006, the last six letters of the Sign were installed in front of the DISORIENT [[camp]]. In 2007, those letters are installed on the new addition to the [[Disorient Express]]: the [[Rex|Rex]]. 
 
[[Image:up02front01.png|550px]] 
 
 
A [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2002/slideshow/firmament.05.html Firmament]-inspired light sculpture is installed on the roof along with other sculptures/[[art installations|installations]] by members of Disorient including inflatables by [http://www.akairways.com Anakin Koenig]. A [[dex03|rack]] is especially designed to securely hold those pieces. The bus is equiped with a comfortable DJ booth (in a private area in the front), [[sound|Disorient's sound system]] and a public lounge in the back. 
 
 
[[Image:dex_artur.jpg|500px]][[Image:sunrise.jpg|500px]] 
 
 
The Dex changes location several times during Burning Man but it is not meant to be a transportation unit like the Nautilus. It is a mobile installation that changes context. It is docked next to large-scale installation and gives Disorienters and Burners the opportunity to experience sculptures and the deep playa for extended periods of time. The Dex paired with selected playa installations creates a dramatic yet comfortable environment that includes dance floor, chill-out area and many art works by members of the [[disorient|Disorient collective]]. The body of the DISORIENT EXPRESS is covered with gold mylar. 

[[Image:Five5.jpg|500px]] [[Image:IMG_0415.JPG|500px]] 

Explore the deep playa in the comfort of your own puddle with the DISORIENT EXPRESS. 

==Dex Interior==
===Early drawings===
 
Here is the inside of the Disorient Express deployed without outside additional snap-on modules. 
 
[http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02pers01.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02pers01m.jpg] 
Click to enlarge 
 
When in travelling mode: 
- the stage/stairs fold-up and close the large opening on the right side of the bus; 
- the part of the circular sofa that is outside the volume of the bus on the left side collapses or slides-in; 
- the dj booth slides back inside the volume of the bus. 
The storage area in the back below the zero-gravity chair is accessible from the door (not shown on these drawings) at the back of the bus. 
[http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02pers02.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02pers02m.jpg] [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02dj01.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02dj01m.jpg] 

The front of the bus is a private area with individual lockers for Disorienters. Dancing poles around the dj booth help the bus stay structurally sound. 
[http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02inside01.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02inside01m.jpg] [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02deployedplan01.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex02deployedplan01m.jpg] 

==Dex racks==
===Early drawings===
There are modular racks on top of and under the Dex. The [[sign|Sign]] and the snap-on modules will be attached to these racks. 
 
[http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers02.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers02m.jpg] [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers01.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers01m.jpg] 
Click to enlarge 
 
Both racks (above and under the vehicle) are built on the same principle. Each rack is made of three hollow metallic poles (6" x 4" section) that cover the entire length of the vehicle. Those poles are connected to each other and attached to strong metal beams that hold he body of the bus. Each pole has slots (every foot or so) on its sides, large enough to slide two 2x4 wooden studs next to each other. 
 
The 2x4 studs of variable length (from 8' to 12') slide in and out of both sides of the vehicle allowing large and heavy equipment/artworks to be installed on top and on the sides of the vehicle. 
[http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers03.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers03m.jpg] [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers04.png http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/dex03pers04m.jpg] 
 
Possible finishes for the outside of the Dex: 
- matte black (so the support disappears in the night and the attached artworks and the inside are more distinct) 
- gold 
- matte playa color (like the Borg containers) 
 

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==Dex related links==
- [[vd2dex|Dex transformation]] 
- [[dex toolbox|Dex toolbox]] 
- [[dex v alpha 1|Dex version a1]]<nowiki>: early Dex plan</nowiki> 
- [http://www.flyvision.org/dis/2005/dex/pix/DiGDi5.jpg DiGDi5]<nowiki>: early Dex concept by </nowiki>[http://www.roboch.net RoBo] and Spec 
- [[Large BM Art Cars|Other Mutant Vehicles]] 
- [http://www.flyvision.org/rev/vault/ Re:Vault]

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2009-07-30T22:11:33Z

Simas:

Dex

2007-08-02T13:58:14Z

Simas: /* Rex Repairs */

The Rex is the largest member of the [[Disorient_Express|Disorient Express]], Disorient's Mutant Vehicles. The base of the Rex is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articulated_bus articulated] M.A.N. bus. The Rex is [http://wiki.disorient.info/index.php?title=Rex_registration registered as a mutant vehicle with the BM DMV] and will be premiered at Burning Man 2007. 

[[Image:Rex_drawing_20070719.jpg|800px]]

==General Rex Information==
Name: Disorient Rex 
Make: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAN_AG M.A.N.] 
Model: SG310-Type293 
Year: 1983 
VIN: 13M293020DC020531 

[[Image:Rex_dimensions_scan.jpg|270px]] [[Image:Rex_specs.jpg|600px]]

==Design Ideas==
The Garden of Lights. 

The Rex will carry several letters of the Disorient Sign on one side and will have speakers mounted on the other side. The front vehicle will be a lounge and the back will be for the DJ and the amp racks. The outside will be peppered with hundreds of LED fixtures sequenced by Leo creating a bright and colorful 60 ft. long moving object at night. The top will have a strong roof rack which will become the main anchor point for roof and sides installations. 

Outside art by Archer (Playa photo courtesy of Junko). [[Image:Rex_draft.jpg|200px]] 
Roof sculpture proposal by AKAirways [[Image:Braceletsbus.jpg|200px]] 
Disorient Sign on one side [[Image:Disorient2007_camp_up_v1.2.jpg|200px]] 
add your idea here 
Inspirations: [[Large_BM_Art_Cars|Large BM Art Cars]] 

==Rex Task List (Jul-Aug 2007)==
Links to Rex Google Calendar:
[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c7o66usnr3absu7giikli2ea0c%40group.calendar.google.com HTML]
[http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/c7o66usnr3absu7giikli2ea0c%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics iCalendar]
[http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/c7o66usnr3absu7giikli2ea0c%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic XML (Atom - like RSS)]

[[Image:Take_me_to_the_rex.jpg|500px]] 
[http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/ Brooklyn Navy Yard] ([http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=40.705632,-73.97312&spn=0.001358,0.00246&t=h&z=19&om=1&msid=112934178235730493743.00043527a449502abd670 Google map])

===Rex Outfitting===
- Build roof rack metal structure and some wood structure to hold sculptures (cell leader: Matt) (12%) 
- Carve speaker holes out of the side of the Rex (cell leader: Matt) (8%) 
- Remove A/C engine (8%) 
- Cover roof rack with plywood (cell leader: Matt) (0%) 
- Build DJ booth including floating DJ table and amps cooling system (cell leader: Lowroad--Worker Slave: ArrowChrome) (2%) 
- Cover inside with mylar (cell leader: Big Dawg) (1%) 
- Create net storage on the ceiling (like DEX) (cell leader: Big Dawg) (0%) 
- Paint outside (cell leader: Archer) (40%) 
- Fabricate and install Sign Mounts (cell leader: Matt) (2%) 
- Open front side for lounge, make doors (cell leader: Matt) (1%) 
- Opening in front of DJ (cell leader: Matt) (2%) 
- Create storage space (on the ceiling?) for spare windows (cell leader: Lowroad) (0%) 
- Create the lounge (0%) 
- Install carpet in the lounge (0%) 
- Install lockers (0%) 

===Rex Repairs===
- Replace thermostat (0%) 
- Check cylinder compression (0%) 
- Check battery-charge problem. possibly replace batteries. (0%) 
- Get spare tire (0%) 
- Fix lights (0%) 

===[[Sound#CROWN.2FCUSTOM|Sound System]]===
- Pick-up from Virginia (cell leader: Rumble) (100%) 
- Test at Geo's (cell leader: Rumble) (70%) 

==Cross-Country Trip (Aug 11-25th)==
===Cell===
Friar Tuck, Jester Jaimi, KY, Niki Hermes, Thunderstick?

===Rex Departure===
- The Rex leaves New York City around Saturday August 11th to arrive on the Playa on Saturday August 25th after 12:01 am. (Rex crewmates have been included on Disorient's weekend arrival list -- request for passes submitted to Burning Man on July 19.)

===Driver License===
Rex is registered as an RV but is more than 40' long so a special driver license is required.
Info on NYS driver's licenses: 
http://www.nysdmv.com/ncdlc.htm Non-commercial driver's licenses 
http://www.nysdmv.com/dmanual/chapter01-manual.htm Types of licenses (incl. "R" endorsement) 
NOTE: Obtaining an "R" endorsement requires a road test IN the "size and type" of vehicle being driven, with the presence of someone who ALREADY HAS an R endorsement or commercial driver's license appropriate for the vehicle also present.

===Driver Training===
''(add detail when training will be scheduled)''
===Budget===
- Fuel 
- Crew Food 
- Emergency Repairs 
- RV Roadside repair coverage 
===Cargo===
- Rex will carry only essential items for Playa operation, including D7 lounge materials: carpets, futons, pillows, fabrics. 
- Rex will carry only personal items of the Rex Driving Crew. No other personal items will be allowed on Rex. 
- Rex will not be transporting the new Disorient Sound System 

===Rex Cross-Country Route===
- Determine Route and Sites (Jester Jaimi) 
- Spare Parts/Service Sations (Jester Jaimi via Cory)

==Rex transformation Jul-Aug 2007==

===Wish List (things we need at the Rex)===
(20) Milk crates (for organizing stuff on the Rex) 
(2) bicycles in good condition to become Rex "tender to's" 
(2) boxes of contractor-grade trash bags 

===Tuesday July 31===
Another coat of paint was applied to the bottom orange section (Archer).

===Monday July 30===
Racks were built (Matt) and delivered on site (Jan, Matt). The night shift lightly sanded the whole bus (MsHotTamale, Archer, Jester Jaimie, Flynn).

===Saturday July 28===
[[Image:Rexnightpanorama.jpg|900px]] 
Another panoramic shot by Jan.

===Wednesday July 25===
Steel delivered 

[[Image:Disorient_Rex_name.jpg]]

===Sunday July 22===
[[Image:Pornj_man.jpg|500px]] 

[[Image:Navyyard.jpg|900px]] 

Panoramic shot by [http://www.janvanpak.com/other/07_07_22_rexweb/index.html Jan] and more pictures by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/udipladott/873244975/in/set-72157600958765033/ Rumble]

===Saturday July 21===
wow! great day... a/c roof units are removed (Big Dawg, Jan and FriarTuck), sanding has been done (Archer, MsHotTamale, HotSauce, E.J.) , paint has been applied (Hot Sauce), the inside is almost completely gutted (Thunderstick), and a shade structure has been set up for a comfortable oasis in the Navy Yard... 
Big thanks to all the hands on the Rex today!!!! 
POWER POWER POWER... we need another generator desperately, 3500 Watts or more... 
we also could us a couple ladders (4ft. and 8ft.) 
and if anyone has access to an engine hoist or cherry picker... let me know and i can come and pick it up. 
ToMoRroWs anOthEr DaY At iT, SeE YOu ThErE!!! 
Matt. 

Big up to Dough for finding a way to remove the freon from the A/C system and being at the Rex at 7AM (with Matt) to meet with the freon removers. Without this, today would not have been so productive. Thank you Dave for the guidance. 
The Navy Yard has striking similarities with the desert. 
1. We're pretty much by ourselves there. 
2. You can see a lot of sky. 
3. There is no easy access to food and water. 
4. You're in the sun all day. 
Keep this in mind when you go there... 
Eye. 

Pictures by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/78703291@N00/868038958/in/set-72157600913499474/ Big Dawg] and [http://www.janvanpak.com/other/07_07_21_rexweb/index.html Jan]

===July 19, 2007===
Dough, Matt and Eye met at the Rex. 
Matt's new crazy speaker placement scheme "inside the bus" is super slick. 
DJ booth is now extending outside. Supastar style... 
and the roof rack will host a couple of private lounges inside the Garden of Lights... 

===July 17, 2007 First meeting at the Rex at the Navy Yard===

[[Image:Rex.jpg]]

by Lowroad 

Went really well. 

Turnout: Eye, Hotsauce, Biddog, Garrison and Ray,
their vinyl guy who's name I cant remember, Archer,
Matt the welder and Dave his buddy welder,
JesterJaimie, Udi, and Sam-a guy who works at at big
metal shop in NJ. Doh came out later to drop off the
shade. 

Painters seem to have made a paint plan and some
materials estimates which archer will post to the
puddle later. Udi and Eye worked out speaker
placement. Matt and Dave have two plans for the roof
deck/speaker mounts- one failsafe, one alternate idea
that sam is making a sample bracket for today. Matt
and Sam will meet at the bus late in the afternoon and
Matt is picking up the bus manual at the bus today. 

Udi Eye and I worked out an Amp rack plan/cooling
cabinet. Hotsauce is trying to secure nearby
electricity and water supply, bathroom usage. 

Many good plans laid last night, but the big trick now
is getting others on board to commit to sticking with
projects and seeing them through to the end. It is a
task that takes constant puddle care. There is a
sizable work load ahead. 

Navy Yard is in many ways a dream location- remote
enough for what we are doing but not terribly hard to
get to- security seems better than we could have
wished, the view can't be beat! Food is perhaps the
only missing link. It is hard to schedule an all day
work call without a way for everyone to easily step
out for food- need to explore delivery options, etc.
This was a bigger issue than we might have expected
during Dex workcalls... 

===July 12, 2007 Staging===
- Find space to work on the Rex: [http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/ Brooklyn Navy Yard] ([http://www.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=40.705632,-73.97312&spn=0.001358,0.00246&t=h&z=19&om=1&msid=112934178235730493743.00043527a449502abd670 map]) (100%) 
- Negotiate Insurance (100%) 
- Transport Rex to Navy Yard [http://web.mac.com/jesterjaimi/iWeb/Site/No%20Sleep%20Till%20BKLN%21.html JJ's pictures] (100%) 

===May 16 2007 Rex in NJ===
Teagan, Hot Sauce and The Eye visit the Rex in New Jersey 
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===April 2007===
The bus, soon to be named Rex, is driven from Denver to [http://www.google.com/maps?q=835+New+Durham+Rd,+Edison,+NJ+08817,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title New Jersey] by Ben Sparks sparkyrobot-at-gmail-dot-com. 

Ben's recommendations: 
The night after his return he handed me (Lowroad) a list of 11 items that he suspects will need attention. I have included it here in its entirety: 

1) COOLING SYSTEM AND RADIATOR NEEDS FIXED. He said
that he "removed the valves from the thermostat" and
explained that the valves are somehow involved in
telling the radiator when to turn on and off. By
removing the valves he was able to keep the engine
cooling system running constantly with out risk of the
thermostat shutting it off. What exactly Ben did to
the engine should be looked at... and a better
solution should be found 
2) MIRROR ON PASSENGER SIDE IS MISSING. We found this
mirror during clean up of the bus on tuesday. a
bracket must be built for it. 
3) SEAT FOR DRIVER. apparently the seat is very
uncomfortable for long drives. 
4) NOTE: ON THE PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVER IS A BATTERY
ON/OFF SWITCH 
5) THE BUS GETS ABOUT 6 MPG. TANK IS 150 GALLONS 
6) BUS SHOULD CARRY AT LEAST ONE SPARE TIRE AT ALL
TIMES 
7) WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK 
8) THE BUS USED 1 and 1/2 GALLONS of OIL ON THE TRIP
FROM DENVER 
9) THERE IS A RETARD SWITCH FOR ADDED DOWNHILL
BREAKING- THIS SWITCH NEEDS FIXED 
10) RIGHT SIDE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK 
11) BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY! 

===February 2007===
Geo purchases an articulated bus from Denver, CO.