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	Ok, so I bought this plastic shelter from Cover-It and decided that I would make it serve double duty: as a greenhouse in the summer and as shelter for the Autocycle in the winter. Well, it took me several weekends to plan, survey, stake, dig and level a site. The black object in the foreground is the complete package that the shelter came in. Of course, I have it well covered and protected from the elements. To the right is my Honda tractor that I used to level the site. (not to be confused with the Pontiac Transport an the far right.) Sunday, April 19, 1998 is the day that the structure is to be put together.
	The foundation consists of 4x4x12 pressure treated lumber. Here I have just completed putting the frame together. The hardest part was putting up the first frame piece. I had no one to hold it up while I put the second frame piece together. How I did it is a secret. You may notice an apple tree at the upper righthand corner of the shelter frame: I was going to chop it all down but I left one stem for shade. Way in the back you can just make out the barn roof of my nearist neighbor. I can hear him when he yells at his cows. He can hear me yell when something goes wrong. We use the same words.
	Well, here it is in all it's glory. I had to lighten the picture a little becuase it is late and the area is in shade. Over the next few days I'll be tightening up the laces so that all the slack and wrinkles are taken up. I slept like a rock that night and walked a little slowly at work the next day. So, where is the Autocycle? That's another story.
May 15, 1998. Here is my LiteStar fresh off the flatbed truck. Click on picture to see larger version.	Ok, so here is the rest of the story. Dan (that's the guy who owned the LiteStar) said that he would discount the price of the LiteStar if I was willing to take it "as is". Remember, the machine had an electrical fire when he started it with a jump from a running car and the wire harness was a solid piece of rubber and plastic. He had put the fire out with a fire extinguisher from the house. Not ideal for putting out electrical fires but "any port in the storm". The engine would turn over but would not start. At first I said "no" but after waiting several months for Dan to find the time to fix what was wrong, I decided to take him up on the offer. We agreed to split the cost of shipping the LiteStar from San Diego, CA to Mauston, WI. Dan found a company that would ship the LiteStar (another story) and it was on its way.
Click on picture to see larger version.	On May 15, 1998 the BD LiteStar AutoCycle has finally arrived at its new location. Luke checks it out. The LiteStar's old windshield was replaced with a new polycarbonate material. It still had the protective covering on when it arrived. Luke is checking out its sexual orientation.
Click on picture to see larger version.	Here is its new home for the next few weeks as I work on the things that don't work. That's the nice part of buying "as is": all the little surprises that you uncover.