About this project
What is our cause?
We are putting together a documentary about two friends who converted a car to run on vegetable oil and their upcoming road trip through eastern Canada, the U.S. Atlantic coast, and Appalachia. The film will show the biofuel conversion process and document any repairs that happen while traveling. We plan to travel over 6000 miles across North America to film interesting sites, people, and anything we encounter. Imagine a cross between "Survivorman" and "Junkyard Wars" and "Trailer Park Boys."
Why?
With increasing fuel costs worldwide, everyone is looking for new types of energy. Used Vegetable Oil is an exciting alternative to conventional petroleum resources. We have been experimenting with Vegetable Oil Fuel Systems for years and have been able to develop a system for long-distance travel.
How to help?
All donations are welcome. We are accepting monetary contributions, but also, if you are a greaser on our route, filtered/dewatered veggie oil donations are great too.
Funding helps us in the following ways. First, we need to do conversion and automotive repairs/maintenance on the vehicle. The vehicle will need to last several thousand miles on an experimental fuel, so proper maintenance is a must. Second, we need to acquire camera, audio, and storage equipment to document the trip. Since anything can happen on a road trip, we need to keep the cameras rolling. Last, it will cover any expenses incurred for repairs and other things during the road trip.
Thanks in advance for your support!
Here are some more links that show our previous adventures:
Yellowhead Hwy and U.S. Desert Road Trip of 2010
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 17, 2011.
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CONTINENCE PACKAGE: Bumper Sticker, a Thank You in the Credits in the Documentary, and Autographed Photograph of Glenn Urinating
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Nick and Glenn have been friends since kindergarten and are road trip veterans. Nick is a funny, brilliant, sexy architect from Los Angeles. Glenn is a quiet, slow, frugal I.T. guy from Wisconsin. They are both amateur mechanics, have been testing greaser fuel systems for years, and have been known to “MacGyver” automotive fixes on the fly. You can find maps, logs, and photos of our previous road trips at http://www.nickpisca.com/wvo
Elayne is the founder of WEBISODE STUDIO in Los Angeles and Executive Producer for the project.
