UPDATE: The bus is parked in front of my house, my mechanic tells me all it really needs is a tune up. According to him, the owners were just bullshitting about the cylinder because they didn't want to deal with getting into the spark plugs. I take his word being that he actually has worked on this ...

Cool, thanks for the links. VERY helpful.

"Also: rolling ossuary? F*ck yes!"

I know right!? I'm so excited!

A light bulb just went on in my head! This art car is planned to be a rolling ossuary. The bulk of the bones are sheep from a local farm but there may be a few other misc. skulls incorporated. Does anyone know of any laws prohibiting crossing state lines (California to Nevada) with said bones? I've ...

okay I get the final look at the soon to be donor vehicle tomorrow. I've shopped around and even if this thing needs a new motor it would only run me about 3k -4k which is less than buying a similar vehicle. The plus side is that there is no money to spend upfront which means I can take my time shop...

update: I was given some false information, the "friend" that I talked to was not told anything about the van and was basically feeding me some bullshit. I got to talk to his boss who is the one who actually made the offer and this is what I got: The company vehicle is an '03 E450, v10, around 235,0...

Oh I forgot to mention that the lift would be replaced with a ramp, so wheelchair access would still be available. Now how to get a WC access to the roof.... That's a challenge to be addressed later for sure.

Actually I never said I had knowledge. Perhaps you misread the post. The vehicle has a gas engine not a diesel, which in some ways a plus and a minus I guess(I've heard great things about the longevity of some Diesel engines). Thanks for all the tips. I have done some research locally and found that...

Hello family, I gots a question for some of you out there that have some vehicle knowledge and/or art car building experience. I have commited to making my art car dream happen and have been browsing for suitable donor vehicles. An offer arose from some coworkers that are willing to give me a FREE v...