But in terms of the most recent activities which pertain to IMS Equipment and Facilities, a big part of my focus is on rebuilding some of my machinery. Right now that means engines for a few vehicles. I have used a 1961 Corvair Rampside for many years as my work truck, but this truck has been in mothballs for eight years. I am feeling the urge to get this going again, as I had put the kabosh on grease monkey work, in deference to finishing up The Gnomes project. Well, stopping everything for the Gnomes has started to catch up to me. I have a great deal of other work that NEEDS to be done and so I am beginning to address that work.
One thing in particular, that this means is that I am now into engine building. For those of you who are Corvair enthusiasts, that means I will take on engine jobs. I used to have a business called Just Vairs where I was building engines, including race engines, but I dropped that to work on music and writing for the Gnomes, but also for my other theatre work. Well right now theatre is not paying me what I need, so I'm shifting for awhile back to the mechanical work. I only plan on doing that long enough to get a few of my machines back together (which includes a 1931 Model A Roadster) so if anybody wants me to do any of that for them speak up now, because once I'm done with this splurge of mechanical work, I'll probably quit doing it.
Here's a shot of my truck before if got ratty;
Some day it will be Seafoam Green with dark stripes
(basically the opposite to the way it is painted here)
The other aspect of what I expect to be doing is to establish the recycling yard again. This will involve membership and access to materials for theatre production work. I am currently rebuilding the stage which was used at The Meadow Amphitheatre and I am building a rental Choir Stage and a few other items. If you are interested in these projects, let me know.
That's all for now. AG
