Sunday, October 17, 2010

Redesigning the Car

Thursday night I drove up an isolated road leading to a reservoir dam and a fire station outpost. I parked on the side of the road half a mile from the fire station hoping for a semi isolated night. The next morning several service vehicles drove past, all slowing down as they did. I was just waiting for the cops to show up, but in the end I left before any of that happened. This was the last in a long line of experiences that motivated me to spend, Friday transform my car into something a little more covert.  The previous traveling circus design had my bed level with the windows which allowed me to store stuff underneath. It was also the only way to fit my bed in because the back seats stuck up even when folded down. However, this design puts me and a large portion of my stuff in plane view. I spend the afternoon paring down what I actually needed in my car, and taking out the back seats. I arranged the remaining stuff so that it fits bellow the windows and is covered by a black piece of fabric, which makes my car almost look normal.

Bellow are a few pictures of the project:

Before the redesign:






After the redesign: 



At the moment I am staying in a church parking lot, but Im hoping this improvement will help me avoid the attention of the cops when I am staying in public parking lots. It is also nice to have a car that looks half normal.

1 comment:

  1. Looks less like the Beverly Hillbilly mobile. Much more presentable!

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