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Cross-Country Trip (Aug 11-25th)

  1. Cross-Country Crew
    • Big Dawg, Junko, Friar Tuck, Deepness, KY, Jamie, Jamie Slater
  2. Rex Departure
    • The Rex leaves New York City around Sat. August 11th to arrive on the Playa on Saturday August 25th in the morning (early arrival not required).
  3. Driver License
    • Rex is register as an RV but is more than 40' long so a special driver license is required.
    • Info on NYS driver's licenses:
    • 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.
  4. Driver Training
    • (add detail when training will be scheduled)
  5. Funding
    • (add detail about how we pay for gas and repairs along the way)
  6. Cargo
    • (What will be on Rex for the trip)
  7. Rex Cross-Country Route
    • Determine Route and Sites (Jamie)
    • Spare Parts/Service Sations (Jamie via Cory)

June-August 2007: Rex Task List

Links to Rex Google Calendar: HTML iCalendar XML (Atom - like RSS)

  1. May-June: Find home for Rex
    • Find Home (100%)
    • Negotiate Insurance (50%)
    • Transport Rex to Navy Yard (0%)
  2. June-August: Rex Outfitting
    • Build roof rack metal structure (0%)
    • Build side speaker supports metal structure (no lowering option this year) (0%)
    • Open front side (0%)
    • Cover roof rack with plywood (0%)
    • Build DJ booth (0%)
    • Paint inside (0%)
    • Paint outside (0%)
    • Fabricate and install Sign Mounts (0%)
    • (add item here)
  3. June-August: Rex Repairs
    • Replace thermostat (0%)
    • Check cylinder compression (0%)
  4. June-August: Sound System
    • Pick-up from Virginia (100%)
    • Test at Geo's (0%)
  5. June-August: Assemble Driving Team (see above)
  6. August: Drivers Training (0%)
  7. Diesel budget (0%)
  8. On-road repair research (0%)
  9. Route Plan (0%)


Design Ideas

Inspirations: Large BM Art Cars
Outside art by Archer (Playa photo courtesy of Junko). Rex draft.jpg
Roof sculpture by AKAirways Braceletsbus.jpg
add your idea here

May 16 2007

Teagan, Hot Sauce and The Eye visit the Rex in New Jersey
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Rex dimensions scan.jpg

April 2007

The bus, soon to be named Rex, is driven from Denver to New Jersey by Ben Sparks sparkyrobot-at-gmail-dot-com. (add Ben's recommendations here)

February 2007

Geo purchases an articulated bus in Denver, CO
Make: M.A.N.
Model: SG310-Type293
Year: 1983
VIN: 13M293020DC020531