
THE PROJECT
BUS EXTERIOR PRE-CONVERSION

PROJECT:
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To convert a school bus to run on recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO) to be used for healing work and community outreach.
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​STATISTICS:
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1980 International Harvester School Bus with Bluebird Body
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28 ft. Long
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DT466 International Diesel Engine
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Allison MT 643 Automatic Transmission
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Power Steering
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Air Brakes
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PROJECT COMPLETE! WE ARE ON THE GREEN ROAD!
THE CONVERSION IN PICTURES...

Filling up the 90 gallon tank with recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO) at JUST vegan food manufacturers in San Francisco, CA

Painted bus

Getting help with painting the bus in Arroyo Grande, CA from some of the participants of my workshops

Getting some help with filling up the 90 gallon tank with recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO) before setting off to teach grief classes and facilitate rituals at the Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium.

Storing recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO) at one of my fuel stations in Sebastopol, CA

First phase of electrics is complete. This wiring is for the house batteries and solar panels. Ready to go!

Filling up the veggie oil tank for the first time

The filter for the veggie oil filters through 30 microns to prevent larger particles from entering the engine

The supply valves controls the supply of fuel to the engine

The Hot Fox heated pick up and auxiliary standpipe

The heat exchanger heats the vegetable oil to 180' Fahrenheit

The return valve returns any unused cooking oil back to the veggie oil tank

The 90 gallon custom made veggie oil tank

Detail of the Lizard Skin

The bus is fully sprayed throughout with Lizard Skin to reduce noise and provide some thermal insulation

The bus is fully primed and ready for spraying with Lizard Skin

Protecting the cab in preparation for spraying the interior with Lizard Skin

Preparing for spraying the interior with Lizard Skin

The bus is fully stripped back and the floor is primed and painted

Removing the windows in preparation for spraying the interior

Exposing all the hidden electrics

Bagging up the fiberglass

Ripping out the fiberglass

Removing the internal metal panels

Using rust convertor to treat any remaining rust

Sanding the floor

Wire wheeling thirty years of rust off the steel floor

Removing the green vinyl flooring

The bus with all the seats removed
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