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    loonie
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      hello everyone im crossing the divide atm from sj to pv for one post only haha. im looking for an admin by the name of General lighting i heard that he drew up some plans for a rig van to have its rig bolted down in the back. i was just wondering if i could please get a reply from him about these plans as i am dad keen to get a rig put in the back of my van or if anyone else has ne ways/ plans of doing this i woiuld be very much appriciated

      thanks all for reading and possibly writing back

      loonie

      #1092328
      General Lighting
      Moderator

        hi loonie… welcome to partyvibe!

        I may have sketched out some plans/ideas for someone a couple years ago (I don’t even own a van/rig myself although I used to help out at a few raves)

        I’ve moved this year to the other side of the country from Reading (where I used to live), calmed down my rave activities loads and unfortunately a lot of my info like this is back in Reading rather than online!

        TBH if all you are worried about is the rig moving about whilst in transit then a bit of sensible packing and bungee ropes should make it safe….Also depends on whether you are using the van merely for rig or also to live in.

        A mate of mine built a compartment into his truck (a big ex-BT van) to hold the rig in whilst the middle part is used for living in (but can also store rig material)

        If you can get or blag the “rentacrates” used for office moves they are excellent for storing small items in that otherwise go flying across the van when you take a sharp turn..

        #1092332
        Raj
        Participant

          welcome to partyvibe :groucho::groucho::groucho:

          hang around and he may reply – oh look he has

          :lol_crash:lol_crash:lol_crash

          #1092336
          loonie
          Participant
            General Lighting wrote:
            hi loonie… welcome to partyvibe!

            I may have sketched out some plans/ideas for someone a couple years ago (I don’t even own a van/rig myself although I used to help out at a few raves)

            I’ve moved this year to the other side of the country from Reading (where I used to live), calmed down my rave activities loads and unfortunately a lot of my info like this is back in Reading rather than online!

            TBH if all you are worried about is the rig moving about whilst in transit then a bit of sensible packing and bungee ropes should make it safe….Also depends on whether you are using the van merely for rig or also to live in.

            A mate of mine built a compartment into his truck (a big ex-BT van) to hold the rig in whilst the middle part is used for living in (but can also store rig material)

            If you can get or blag the “rentacrates” used for office moves they are excellent for storing small items in that otherwise go flying across the van when you take a sharp turn..

            yeh cheers man well basically all i wanna do is get like an leayland daf van and rig out the back ive got a pic but fuck knowes how you post em up on here(so diff to sj haha) umm ive seen it don befoe with 2 scoops at the bottom and then like a kicker sub (car audio) in the middle with a scoop box around it and then 2 top speakers above those small lil rig bout 3-4k

            i’d love to make something like this just to show up all the pricks that think little cars from the 80’s are cool (alot of those wankers arond here) and just show em up for some giggles. if you have anything at all man i would be so greatful it would be unreal

            just even a way of putting em in and not getting nicked by the police coz i cold get done for carry sound equip unless it was bolted in right??? but would i be able to get t in and out easily and like i have so many questions genny or engine etc etc

            #1092333
            Raj
            Participant

              hey loonie

              make a list of what you want to cram in and we can all give you advice 😉

              #1092329
              General Lighting
              Moderator

                I see what you mean now..

                I’ve since vaguely remembered what this was all about…when I lived back in Reading a mate of mine called Random Tom was doing just this – he had already got some speakers in the van and whilst on the way back from some Ridgeway rave I sketched out some plans to put in more kit in there, and (most importantly) how to get sufficient electric power to all this equipment – as otherwise you will cane your vehicles battery and not be going anywhere 🙂

                Sadly I don’t have these sketches any more as they were left behind in the garage at my old house in Reading when I was moving out and mice got in and nibbled them!

                No great loss though as lots of things would be different anyway for your vehicle and my designs were based on what was easily available/could be blagged from surplus equipment (we were doing a lot of warehouse parties at the time)

                Unfortunately these days having the rig in your van and blasting it out at cruise meets (although I can see the comedy value in this :laugh_at:)won’t stop you getting beef from the cops nowadays as they now have a law where they can confiscate the vehicle if locals complain its too noisy..

                And 3-4K rig won’t run off a car battery, you will need a genset (a big one)

                however if you still want to try this feel free to ask further questions… BTW to attach pictures use the “manage attachments” button below the window in which you type the messages in..

                #1092330
                General Lighting
                Moderator

                  one thing I forgot to add (which is quite important) that happened to my friend is that the moment your vehicle is seen often at raves the cops put its details on a special computer record which means that every traffic cop in the area is told to pay more attention to the vehicle ….

                  because of this he was busted for driving when stoned and lost his license although he admitted himself he was in the wrong I still think the cops wouldn’t have bothered him so much if he wasn’t known for attending raves..

                  so if you do want to get involved in driving rig vehicles you have to drive more carefully than anyone else on the road…

                  #1092337
                  loonie
                  Participant

                    thanks general

                    this sounds good, i see your points on the o.b front and this is the problem. but then again wouldnt some false plates do it??? just to stick em on and then wip em off. but then i suppose if they do decide to look in/around the van i would be fucked wouldn’t i.

                    but thats for me to worry about hey:wink:

                    ive got a pic of a rig van that looks well good it has 2 scoops (18’s) i think and then a square sub which i have never seen used in a rig before yet have seen in car audio(i didnt think u matched these 2 in the same rig, i may be wrong) and then 2 tops. but as i say once i get my mits ont my other comp i’ll upload it and show you.

                    cheers man your a legend thanks for all of your help everyone.

                    loonie

                    #1092331
                    General Lighting
                    Moderator

                      fake plates == very bad idea; you are passing a load of hassle onto another innocent person, will still get caught eventually and the cops will treat it as far more serious than just making a noise in your van.

                      It doesn’t matter anyway, laws have been changed so if you make too much noise from your vehicle traffic cops can confiscate the vehicle anyway, whatever plates it is showing

                      http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=section+59+vehicle+seizure&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

                      dunno where you live but they are well on top round here in Suffolk..

                      most of my mates who drive to raves get round this problem by making sure their vehicles are 100% leagal and by driving carefully..

                      #1092338
                      loonie
                      Participant

                        here is the pic of the van i was talking about its a fucking rude boy but i was thinking perhaps some punishers at the bottom rather than scoops but what the rfuck is that kicker sub doing in there

                        met a guy at the weekend hu was runing a 15” 2×12” and 2×10 off of a 350w splx amp!!!!! now this did sound like it ws pushing but the drivers wernt peaking at all was quite wrecked aswell so was a little hard to destinguish but yeh i hope this gives an idea init

                        #1092334
                        Raj
                        Participant

                          may i advise jacking up the rear suspension if you havent already done so?:groucho:

                          #1092339
                          loonie
                          Participant

                            if i had the oppertunity to uprate my suspension do you think i would be posting this topic ?? or am i just being silly.:wink:

                            #1092335
                            Raj
                            Participant

                              :laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:

                              its a DIY culture mate :groucho:

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