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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