[sdiy] Suitcase??

[Rude 66]

those vans are cool too. i actually got the idea when a few years ago, we
played at a festival in france. there were a lot of 'travellers' and sound
systems there, and one guy literally backed his truck up to the stage,
hooked up the sound and played from inside his van. i never saw exactly what
was in there, but it was some sort of studio with a mixer leaning out the
back doors. it looked like quite a setup.

yes, the vw is a sweet car. infinitely reliable.. we had it serviced and the
garage replaced the distributor cap. they showed it to us: it was the
original one from 1976, ther plastic literally falling apart, it was so
brittle. they were amazed it even still ran, the thing was so old. yet it
always started the 1st time. we bought is in rust-free california and
imported it to holland. owned by older couple, stack of bills, the works.

2 things keep me from putting my studio in it, however, apart from ruining
the 'classic' westfalia pressboard interior:

-the van is my wife's daily driver. apart from what the rattling roads would
do to the equipment, i'd never be able to use my studio when she's at work
-the van is parked on the street here in amsterdam. i wonder how many hours
it would take before someone cleans out the interior..;-(
and somehow i don't think car insurace would cover this.. " well mr.
insuranceman, i was so unsatisfied with current radio stations, i decided to
build my own studio in my car".

but.. imagine showing up at one of those boombox car meetings with a car
with a built in 808..;-)

r./


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Ruberto" <frankentron at hotmail.com>
To: <r.lekx at chello.nl>; <metasonix at earthlink.net>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Suitcase??


>
> >
> >heh.. we do have a '76 westfalia vw camper..i've ofteh thought about
> >converting this into a mobile studio..
> >
> That is a sweet little van! love the color too! maybe we should start a
new
> club for mobile studio systems built into old vehicles. I love to work on
> old cars but the synths take up most of my time so this would be a great
way
> to combine the two.
> I used to have a pic of my monster in the computer but I can't find it
> anymore so here is a link to the original sales brochure for it:
>
> http://www.falconman.com/fullbrochures/67evfullbrochure.htm
>
> unfortunately, it doesn't show mine which is the heavy duty longbed panel
> van. I believe that this model was only available as special order for
large
> commercial fleets. I was told that mine served as a fleet vehicle for a
> heating service company until 1988 around Pheonixville PA which is where I
> bought it from a gas station owner who used it for towing his boat to
Murtle
> beach every summer. that was 12 years ago. I have driven it all over the
> country and it has always started and always runs like a kitten. it's also
> really sweet to have a V8 engine, they all came with straight 6 engines
but
> the previous owner needed some more torque for towing. he did a good job
> squeezing it in the "dog house" but I must say, changing the plugs REALLY
> BITES!
>
> hmmm I wonder just how many modules I can mount inside.....
>
> ~M
>
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