Follow the Adventure
| Click on the links above to see our "Wok-umentary" of our three
month journey living in a bus as our family of five converts the
world's first luxury motor home to run on free, waste vegetable oil,
and then drive home, cross country on
The Fat Of America |
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Reference
Here is additional info.
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Details on the Technology |
I will complete this link as soon as
I can.
I think the most amazing thing about our trip was that a family
of five could live on a bus together 3500 miles from home for 78
days and not kill each other!
Other people, however, seem to be interested in just the
technology. I will post as much as I can here about the
details of the technology used on Elbee.
Anyone can convert their bus to run on WVO too! -- I'll
bet! The question is, after reading the content of this site,
"Do you really want to?"
Our conversion was particularly difficult. The Cummins
M11 engine has design parameters that make it a complex
undertaking when altering the stock fuel system. The 8'
long, 1200Lb fuel tank was going to need a new design, as the
materials used for a typical car kit may not be suitable
for these kinds of to structural stresses. Added to that
was the integrated filtration system, and the technology
allowing the 12.5Kw on board electric generator to also run on
WVO. |
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The
complete, Original thread on the Frybrid forum |
Here is the original thread about the RV on the
Frybrid Forum. |
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www.frybrid.com |
Here is a link to Frybrid.
While there are several companies that sell conversion kits for
cars, Mr. Goodwin is one of the very few people I would trust to
make an integrated, complex Veggie install like this one. |
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Some Inspiration |
I usually program the nuts and bolts in the backend of the web, not the
actual web pages that people surf.
I shamelessly pilfered from Gary Spetzer from the Metamorphbus site on the left to create this one.
This family is COOL! My hats are off to them! |
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Can I quote you on that? |
It is in very bad taste to
quote ones' self in a public setting. It says a lot about a
lack of a mans' integrity. What's more, I would avoid appearing like some self
centered,
ego maniac at all costs, since I completely disrespect that.
I figure then, I am a hypocrite, with bad taste.
Here are a bunch of quotes that I have coined through out my
life. Both my friends still remind me of these every once in a
while. Since I am not an author, and will most likely
never has a respectable platform from which to pontificate, I have posted them here
in a fit of poor taste. I hope you enjoy. |
SPECIAL THANKS
in no particular order
Credit goes out to the following
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Gary and Becky Spetzler |
- I don't know them, but there bus story inspired me - and
their web site was obviously pilfered by your narrator.
But you know what they say, "Imitation is the most sincere form of
plagiarism" |
| Chris , Stefani, and Halle |
Our Elbee trip was made whole by Chris and Stefani's
adoption of our family into theirs for the unplanned, extended
stay in Seattle. These people turned out to be some of the
most interesting, loving and cool people we have met. We
deeply regret that we don't live closer to each other. All
my friends here
(yes, both of them) would really dig these guys from Seattle. |
| Rudolf Diesel and his red headed step half brother, Turbo |
For making the compression engine what it is today.
Without Diesel, we would call that stinky petroleum fuel they
use,
"Compression Engine Fuel" That just does not have a ring to it. |
| Tigman |
AKA Jeff Carlisle. Took us in in at Great Falls Montana,
gave us 190 gallons delicious WVO, and made us feel a little less
crazy. |
| Alexi and Deef |
They watched
Witman the cat while we were gone. We said about three
weeks, and were gone about three months. |
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