School Bus Conversion into Tiny Mobile Home that Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Zola converted this 24 foot school bus into a functional tiny mobile home on wheels that runs on free waste vegetable oil collected from restaurant deep fryers. Zola's Fire Dancing Facebook Page: / zolamolotov
Following a freegan philosophy, she attempted to reuse and scavenge many materials for the skoolie bus conversion, including the sink and propane stove that were given to her in exchange for demolishing an old trailer.
She and several friends worked on the camper tiny house so they could use it as a tour bus for their multi-disciplinary fire shows which they performed all over Eastern Canada.
To see photos and videos of Zola Molotov's fire dancing performances, check out her website here: zolamolotov.org/
The waste vegetable oil system (WVO) or straight vegetable oil system (SVO) was installed by a diesel mechanic that Zola prefers to keep anonymous.
When collecting waste veggie oil from restaurants, she uses a fuel transfer pump to get it from the dumpster into one of her 55 gallon oil drums. Once it the drum is full, she filters the oil through a filter bag, and funnels it into the second drum, which is the burn barrel (the fuel tank that is hooked up to the engine).
A hotfox system was installed to run warmed coolant through a pipe in the oil drum to heat the oil to the same viscosity as diesel so that the waste vegetable oil can enter the engine smoothly. Before getting to the engine, the oil runs through a water separator filter, and a second filter to ensure there is no water or food residue in the oil.
The Hotfox (coolant operated tank heater) and oil filter bags that Zola mentions in the video are from the PlantDrive online store in BC, Canada: plantdrive.com/
A diesel engine that has been converted to run on WVO still has it's original diesel fuel tank because the engine needs to run on diesel for approximately 5 minutes at the start and end of each trip to ensure that there is no WVO left in the engine when it's not running because it would solidify and make it difficult to start the engine again the next time.
Zola's performance website is Zola Molotov: zolamolotov.org/
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Mat & Danielle
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VIDEO CREDITS
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Music & Song Credits:
All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives.
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Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives
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Evan613 took the group shot, and the shot with the fire fans with three people in water.
Yves Elou Légaré took the shot of Zola fire hooping with her head looking down.
That voice! I could listen to her talk about veggie oil forever. The bus is an incredible idea.
Greg Appelgren...Me too, but she was more like a relaxation tape, than an instructional video. ;-)
I thought i was the only one who noticed.
Right Lol
She seems like such a nice person. I hope your bus finds a good home.
Zola is a lovely woman with lots of great stories! We really enjoyed meeting her :)
this channel is one of the most valuable I know. Thank you for all the effort for putting together such amount of information and inspiration.
Thanks so much for the super positive feedback! It definitely encourages us to keep working on more videos :) :)
Did it get sold? (We're looking) Love that she referenced Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide! That's my number one favorite set of books. (42) ❤️ I love that she elected to go with veggie oil. Definitely want to do that with ours...
I had a Green Energy/Environmental teacher in highschool that had a friend with one of these. We went on a field trip on it. Me and my buds were going to smoke a joint in the back, (he had a seperate bedroom in his), but were respectful instead. Though we didn't smoke, Hoax and Co. got Donue super baked and we all did the "Donue Dance" on the bus later on. That was a good class.
I have a friend who ran his Isuzu truck on veg oil all the time, it depends on the engine. The exhaust from his truck smelt of egg and chips, I always felt hungry when I was in his van 😀 In the U.K. Veg oil is a legal taxable fuel.
"I've never used the toilet, I just go at the gas station or ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD"
hahahaha
I mean, that's pretty normal for people who spend a lot of time on the road. In some rural areas could be hours of driving between towns. Pee. It's a thing.
Nomadic Gearhead...EVERYBODY POOPS!!! ;-)
I've always maintained that the ONLY tough people on Earth are the ones that have taken a dump outside. From Soccer Moms to Green Berets, it doesn't matter. If you've shat outside, you have separated yourself from the rest, and placed yourself among elite company. It's pretty-much like losing your virginity. You've either done it, or you haven't. And your life is never the same afterward. No one can do this for you either. And you can't experience it vicariously. So if you've managed to see another person crapping outside, you STILL don't have membership. And if you sacrificed one of your socks to wipe when you were (almost) done, you're on Instructor status. Be proud of that.
i keep seeing peope converting vans and buses without toilets or showers. What's she going to do in the middle of the night? Ugh. Scary.
Katie Blackmon if that happens just hold on to it. Don't let it out until morning time.
What a lovely young woman. Wish her luck in her acting career. Or, she could sell her bus & open a cocktail bar.
Thank you for the tour of her system. It was really informative.
I used B-20 biodiesel in my truck for years. (It's 20% vegetable oil, 80% petroleum diesel.) My Cummins N-14 had about 600,000 miles when I first tried biodiesel. After driving only 50 miles, my engine was eerily quiet. It ran smoother & seemed to have a bit more power. I was sold on biodiesel. Sold the truck when the clutch failed again, but it was still running strong with over 1,200,000 miles on it.
I once tried 80% veggie oil, but never 100%.
She has some great friends. I love this idea. Recycling vegetable oil and using it for fuel would be awesome. I love her philosophies!!
Amazing bus conversion. Her presentation was outstanding, too. Great explanations. No wasted time. Really enjoyable to watch! Highly informative. My very best wishes.
"So long and thanks for all the fish!"
...oil.... 😄
very nice! the oil drum could be fitted under the bus sideways giving you room for a shower/toilet 👍
Free spirit! That bus and life runs on passion....Kudos. Wish you guys much success! Seems like passion is always the key...
I love it... and right here in Ottawa. A bit more than I could afford, and more room... but it's great and I think the used veggie oil is cool.
I don't know what I like more?! The BUS or the GIRL!!
It's incredible how she found a way to make a vegetable oil ran bus. Her anonymous friend deserves all the credit he/she deserves. I wonder why he/she wants to be anonymous?
livelaughForte most old diesels will run on veg just fine with a bosch pump. i have an old merc and add a dash on petrol and it runs great without any modifications..
livelaughForte
You can do this with any Diesel Engine.
I don't understand why though because if they weren't all mysterious they could probably make more business. But, that just might not be their thing! Converting a car to veg oil may seem simple to some but I couldn't do it. My car knowledge is the bare minimum!
The original diesel engine ran off of vegi oil. There are a handful of people that run their vehicles this way. I have personally seen two. I have even heard of people using vegi oil to warm their garages in Alaska when I lived there. Basically the oil goes to a stove and circulates. However, it seems a bit dangerous (structure fires??).
So very cool!
Zola,....first of all..."con-Freakin-gratulations"....you're young, beautiful...and worthy of living free, at least whilst young...as you are. It's awesome...it has some really nice finish carpentry looks to it, without being overdone. There are 3-4 peeps around the world that do nothing else but build these old buses for others to buy and travel in...might be a future for you too here.
Love it...wish I was 30 again...I'd come and chase you down...."like a hound after a fox". I'm sure you're not lonely,...with that brain and comely looks....not possible....Cheers! No need to write back...I'm just a bit envious.
She's awesome.. but the thing needs to be gutted and done properly...
She is beautiful and this channel is so cathartic for those seeking alternatives to our current lifestyles
I agree.. after 40 years in 2 different management jobs, .... slept through shift.. aka .. considered voluntary resignation.. .. SICK of the Societal Norm brainwashed life of 40 hr/week JOBS... I'm selling everything I own... Tons of STUFF.. 5 cars, etc... buying an older Toyhauler RV with a back end garage that will fit my new 124 Spider... and hitting the road a NOMAD... do ebay / ecommerce to support myself.... Like one RV life lady said.. that had a 2500 sq ft house... "I only used my bed, kitchen, etc.. the rest of the house was "just space to fill up and clean".... I agree... give me a bed, kitchen, table, computer station... Good to GO....
that's a great idea using vegetable oil...kinda makes me wish I'd bought a diesel for the van build I'm doing. wow she is stunning and has a sexy voice I could listen to her all day. Love the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference.
Great philosophy and a nice work around to a running diesel bus. Great ideas that need to be shared!
Thanks for your comment Tony :)
So cool to have a bus run on vegetable oil! We'd love to do that one day.
I love this gal and her inspiration.
So does she live on the bus? Or does she just use it from time to time? It really doesn't appear to be lived in..
What an amazingly talented and beautiful young woman. Her bus is a treasure and anyone should be proud to own it. I'll share around the video. =)
One day maybe all of us will be clever
Solo Roamin' clever?
Aries Hare he meant what he said.
Cleaver?
Zola hosting more tours would be awesome! she is the sweetest. Maybe ill watch this one twice.
Agreed, she is a pretty awesome host! Thanks for watching :)
TurkishKB...She could record herself talking people to sleep with instrumentals in the background. ;-)...She's pretty relaxing & chill & slap her face on the cover, record, tape, thumbnail & WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!! ;-D
I'm in love with your bus. I love you didn't put the beds in the back
The voice, the looks. She's got it all, and then some.
Something about a simple life just sounds ok to me.
This woman is a beautiful person both inside and out. Everything about this video (with the exception of interior decoration lol) had me mesmerized.
Well.... she did say "I'm not a fancy girl"... lol... but yeah.. the decor is horrendous
Best of luck to you in your acting/performance career!
I wonder if her favourite song is Molotov Girls by The Zolas!!
Great mobile home!
I still love this channels o much. Its one of the reasons I started mine and now live full time on the road.
Wow...love the fact that you can use veg oil as I bet many restaurants would give you it for free!! Great simple set up!! Too bad it's not a little bigger as she is not too far from me by looking at the kijiji ad.
Beautiful lady and a nice mobile home.
this is my dream bus very simple and looks easy to make(apart from the vegetable oil part)
She looks and sounds like Michelle Rodriguez from the Fast and Furious movies. On another note, I love watching all these tiny home and tiny bus videos but I'm feeling an overall sadness for all these people. They all remind me of my friends from art school mates in many ways.
really cool idea allways liked the bus idea
This. bus. is. AMAZING. So much space!
You know more than you think! I thought you did s good job explaining how things work in your bus👏🏽
What a nice person you are Zola . . love your way of showing us around
the veggie-bus and the right down to earth explanations you serve us.
All the best
Torben, Denmark
love the idea of biofuel. I really don't like the interior at all, but that is just personal preference.
I'd gut it... do it in stained cherry/mahogany wood tones.. charcoals.. stainless... bathroom/shower... kitchen, etc... You can even get cool little woodstoves..
That is a really cool idea 😎. I'm currently converting a school bus to a mobile home in Germany but our authorities will never accept ☹️
Wolfgang Wilbois...AWWWWW!!! :*-(
Why? no revenue for them?? That is SAD ....
These converted schoolies look very interesting, but I would want to know what the average cost of ownership really is. Big diesels typically cost more for maintenance and up keep.
cool vid, cool bus, cool individual. maybe catch one of your performances one day 😊
such a lovely human
Wow, she did a lot of work on that bus and it shows. It's beautiful.
Thanks for checking out the video Trevor =)
Really hope her acting endeavors go well
wow she is so pretty :), her smile, her eyes, her voice too. Seems a lovely person.
I love her voice!
My heart just broke!!!...I NEVER want to hear "THE FRENCH FRIES ARE LONG GONE" EVER AGAIN!!! :*-( ;-p...Kinda though, my heart cried a little when you said that...Well, maybe my tummy cried, but no matter, I still feel sad for the missing French fries...YUM YUM! ;-p
P.S...Is your bus named "FRENCH FRY", Cause she's ALL GONE! ;-p...BA DUM CHAAAAA!!!...Thanks, I'll be performing all week. Try the fish!..."SO LONG & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH!" ;-p
Function over form, I LOVE IT!
I appreciate your post😊. seems a lot of good, smart people are not willing to be drownded in debt? smart girl, also it shows with how beautiful your home is. just a good girl thanks.
Really awesome RV and such a lot of really useful detailed information and useful tips.
loved it
😊
Happy you enjoyed the video, thanks for checking it out :)
Pretty awesome!
Absolutely fabulous love it you rock! Love your home
! You need a puppy
Mrs Elephant...Fire breathing dragon?! She LOVES fire!...I want to show up at her door with a fire breathing dragon & ask her to hang out.
;-p
I need to see one of these with a shower.
I love your home on wheels so awesome and beautiful.
Wow! This video is amazing! We love your channel!!
Thank you!!
¡me gusta la idea! felicitaciones a esta joven por su invento 👍 Bendiciones ~
S. Zúñiga , Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?
she is so darn cute. :)
I don't know you, but I'm super proud of you.
straight simple questions, how much for the bus?... year/ make/ miles/ anything wrong to be aware of? state tags?
That's amazing!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
This is amazing! I hope your video sparks inerest in many others, and your bus goes to someone who truly uses it the way you want
Thans for the positive vibes =)
She's great
Really love the veg oil system. Would like to learn more about this system
where are you guys based? I live in Mississauga, On. It will be my honour to take you guys for lunch. cheers!
(Hula) Hoopers rule! I've wanted to live in a converted school bus since I read Spiritual Midwifery 32 years ago. 😀🇨🇦
Cool. Interesting . A point in a time in your life but a passion which can be passed on and has purpose. I wonder will we have youth to carry the torch ??? Thanks! Best wishes to you.
"That is a lovely, lovely voice"
I have a commercial license class B so I can identify with your idea
She's so beautiful ;_;
coolest girl eva
If she adds 15 - 20% gasoline to her waste oil she wouldn't have to heat it.... Great bus by the way....
That's great to know, thanks for the tip :)
philzambo Gasoline, even though it's a diesel bus?
It acts as a solvent and changes the gelling point of the veg oil, if you add the gas before filtering, the oil runs through the filter bag 10 times as fast, it stops insects and animals from eating the fuel and adds some extra power to the fuel.. Never use bio-fuels or veg oil in common-rail diesel engines, Bosch V series pumps as fitted to older VW/Audi group diesel engines seem to tolerate alternative fuels the best. Good luck with the bus
philzambo Thanks! A bus has been a dream of mine for a long time. Veggie oil vs fuel seems like a fantastic alternative.
This only works with older style diesel injection systems, common-rail injection will not handle bio-fuels, VO or WVO. Before winter additives were added to diesel fuel, Mercedes in their old handbooks recommended adding 15 - 30% gas in their diesels in areas that experienced extremely cold temperatures.
Good luck for u. 🍀🍀🍀
Thanks for checking out the video :)
wow, all i can really say is that she's really beautiful. Those eyes are very captivating.
I would SO live in that bus (especially with a small enclosed trailer behind it with 2 motorcycles and tools to keep them going :-p )
I love the bus! Where did you get your pink blanket in the beginning of your video? It's too cute! 😍🤗
Hope your acting career takes off, you get my vote!
I wish u a world of good luck young lady
Very liveable. Great job.
You can always tell when a veggie oil vehicle drives by, it smells ......like french fries.
you could just do it up, park up and live in it as cheap accommodation.
Wonderful! But where do you keep your food/pantry items and where do you keep your clothes? Biofuel sounds great - a wise use for waste products.
This bus is an International IC. IC took over from AmTran,and AmTran took over from Ward.
Let's not forget: vegetable oil is taxed the same way as diesel and this can run you in some issue depending in where you are. Do you research people! ;)
Also, this conversion might not follow your local guidelines and laws for safety.
I like it when people feel so inclined to stick to rules they make up while they go.
Hope that gives you a safe feeling. Don't draw outside the lines, you might one day do something extraordinary!
Wow... Purveyor of Doom, and Gloom..... well, at least in the USA.. It is NOT taxed, and it IS free.. and totally in accordance to all laws and statutes..
This, it's not for me! I applause your creativities and your alternative for your situation. Good work!
One of the coolest gals on this planet.
Zola, great job! Do you have a source that could outline exactly how I should construct a vege oil propulsion system?
Thanks for the video -
Very nice Hope you find a good soul to take it over.
She seems like an awesome person! Your videos are so very interesting. I'm planning on buying a used large van and convert it to a camper. My only worry is that there aren't many trailer parks and sewage hookups in my area.
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Doing this!
Good God She Is Beautiful!! BTW Congrats, I see you almost have 240k subscribers! Wow!! I remember Way back when you both were just starting out. Keep up the good work :)
It's cute appearance car!
thanks 4 share
You're very welcome :)
Beautiful soul
She should keep this bus and make it Airbnb.
how much are you selling it for, and where is it now?
I'm not sure if she sold it yet but if you click the link in the description and the ad is still there you could contact her. Best of luck!
Wooow that is so damm smart amazing idea could make a fortune with this!
Nice job on your converted bus - did you do the work yourself or did you get help? - would like to know the total cost to convert your bus - thx
Marnelle Corege and tutorial too. i want to convert my 1992 diesel delica
Marnelle Corege Apparently she had a lot of help.