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What It Takes To Make George Into A Food Truck.

I am not sure where I get the strength some days to battle the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur.

All I know is I that have a dream and that I want to live it.

There are many sacrifices made upfront which involve  volumes of time and input to get to the final goal.

With George’54  we have to do a complete build out on an older British vehicle and turn it into something it wasn’t exactly made to do.

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This takes a lot of calls to England for knowledge and expertise when it comes to George,  as well as brainstorming with a fellow bus lover and colleague in PA.

The project takes some very carefully drafted plans and the work of Cad Students at the Bloomington High School Career Center. 

I am single handedly raising capitol for this crusade.  One investor at a time.  This effort is painstaking, takes a strident amount of my time and continues to humble me.

August – October, as we secured funds, we removed all the benches, stripped all the paint off the ceilings, sanded and refinished original wood floors, and began to rebuild the base of the stairs sourcing restored pine from Old House Society.

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The fun stuff like installing cooking equipment and hand crafting pine tables will happen later.

We’ve been polishing the aluminum ceilings, and buffing the exterior paint ( re: the paint — might seem super tedious – and it is – but it’s going to save us the $ of an exterior paint job. )

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Upstairs will require: an interior paint job, plus HVAC.

Downstairs will require: plumbing, electrical, hood fabrication, and refrigeration.

WHEW!

Should be simple enough right??

images by Photographer Karen Hanrahan ( used w/ permission)