I am starting to feel the love on here, must be spring time! I have been working my bum off here in Portland, accumulating funds for the adventuring. The time is near, and I have begun looking at buses. The excavator turntable is the leading idea at this point. I am not too concerned about frame ben...

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My latest vision is to figure out a hydraulic lift located at the center of gravity of the length of the bus. attached to a solid, widely footed base that would have the ability to lift the bus a few inches and then rotate it around the center axis. Mixed with strobe lights and disco balls and a goo...

Thanks for the responses. I am excited to start working out the technical details, but the realization is still a few months off. As far as the bus being tip top, I would like that, but Breakdowns on road trips are where the fun begins, and since the nature of the project will be giving the bus atte...

This is the birth of a travel project I am hoping to materialize between now and the 2008 event, and through at least September if not longer. I want to start in Anchorage, Alaska and purchase a diesel school bus in Late May / early June. I hope to have a set route taking me from Anchorage to Montre...