So, we bought an Ambulance (EVERYTHING STILL WORKS!!!) 

Everyone* “ do the dually build” Dan* LETS GET A AMBULANCE WOOOOOOO

I’m an EMT, working on an ambulance I can say that those ambulances are super sluggish and fall apart. And I will also say, be careful walking on the roof of an ambulance, they made weak in the event one of the oxygen tanks explodes, it explodes upwards as opposed to outwards to protect everyone around the ambulance. Just some fun facts.

As a former EMT some of the equipment in the ambulance you could probably sell to volunteer fire department or rescue squad. The back boards, the cot, I thought I seen a stair chair in it. most of that stuff can be sold and re used. or ebay even.

"We could go through red lights so fast" 😂😂😂

Please keep the decals on it and just put an H in front of ambulance so itll be the Hambulance

Its so cool that you and Gavin collaborated, yall are the realest on youtube

Having worked for a private ambulance company for sometime, all of this is hilarious. Also, don't buy an ambulance, we all abuse the absolute shit out of them. . .

Did anyone elses parents say it's a bad omen to play around in a wheelchair because you'd end up in one? Does that apply to an ambulance? Lmfao

Damn looks like it's got a Carson commander siren, those alone are worth a couple hundred bucks lol. I love this thing !

There’s a decent amount of money in medical equipment on that ambulance.. that monitor and stretcher will pay for the ambulance itself when you sell them

DAN: "EVERYTHING STILL WORKS" TRANS: hold my beer

The cot, monitor, stair chair, backboards could be donated to a volunteer company. Give everything in the box a really good cleaning and make sure to vacuum out the air filter in the back. A lot of that stuff gets overlooked and should be taken care of before turning it into a living place.

That fish n chips thing got my laughing my ass off XD. I could watch a whole video of you just going around to random people and saying that through the PA

Literally the first thing I thought was wtf Dan. Also are you and cleeter in competition to who gets the weirdest vehicle

I’ve used retired ambulances for my electrical company for the last 7 years. They are amazing trucks. You can get them for dirt cheap, they are well maintained, and have sooo much indoor space, and it is 1000x better than a cargo van!

I can't wait to see the videos of your midlife crisis. Dan buys an island. "Yeah some guy who died in prison used to own it."

This is why Dan is the best! I get bored so I click youtube and in my head I say "Come on Dan! Post something" Click on subscriptions and Dan posted 5 seconds ago

As a firefighter for 10 years and watching your videos for about just as long... I am so hype for this build. Also straight dying listening too you trying to name the stuff in the ambulance. Keep on keeping on dan!

Also Ham should definitely start a RU-vid called Ham'sTravels

just letting you know it might be the transmission control module, if its stuck in one gear (which may be 4th), and if when you put it in drive it makes a cuncluk sound, also if you don't have a indicator showing its in drive or park, this happened to my dads truck and its a simple fix, just change the device and boom it works, but yes it may just be the trans

Love this. Been a paramedic for 5+ years - very entertaining of seeing y’all geek over it

when you were moaning in the ambulance it reminded me of old motovlogs when he would go “ooooo billyyyy”

11:00 LOL I love how he says, "Hey, don't hit my truck with your **ambulance**, like he's deliberately "saying it for the first time" to get his buddy accustomed to owning an ambulance :D

Honestly exited to see what JUSTIN has in store for this thang! 😂

Yes, cardiac monitors are worth some money. Can't tell if y'all have a Zoll or a LifePak, but the Philips monitors we have at my service retail for about $15k brand new.

When Dan was on the speaker phone I was expecting to get a “OHHHHHHH BILLY”

Gives me good memories, I did the same back in 2018 travelled around Canada, USA and Mexico with an old toronto ambulance. Living full time for a year in that with my gf. I would do it again any day.

Hey Dan, it might be a good idea to swap the transmission filter now and clean up the valve body just to get the van mobile again. It should be simple and cheap enough to get it around the shop. plus dropping the pan to change the fluid will let you see the clutch plates that alone will show you if the transmission truly needs to be replaced or if you can put money to other things.

I was hoping for a OHHHHH BILLYYYYY 😂😂😂

As someone who works on an ambulance for a living, don't use the reds, you'll have to remove them actually along with anything that says emergency or ambulance. It can be a felony to have those(impersonating an emergency response vehicle). as far as modding it into a living space, CLEAN EVERYTHING! so nasty. Also, it comes with a pretty beefy inverter, which will suit your living needs perfectly. Can't wait to see what it looks like all finished up.

Huge supporter of gavin and a old fan of yours So happy yall collabed

Plot twist: It's just low on transmission fluid and no one checked it lol.

25:37 dang that ambulance driver statement hit home hard lol

“Hawww fish and chiiiips” 😂😂😂😂😂

Yes I love it! The van movement is alive 🚑

This will be a house? Dang, must really be scared of the Rona he needs to constantly be close to an ambulance.

I love watching people who are clueless about Ambulances play around in one.

Most company owned trucks are governed at 65, some of us get 70. But also when you're fighting the mountains you have to be careful, uphill or downhill.

Good job Ham, way to take the big step👍🏻 Can't wait to see what you guys do with it, it's gonna be so unique from the other builds. Dan better do one of those live edge epoxy counters or something in there👍🏻

Working at a fire/EMS station I find it cool changing this bus (ambulance) into a little house 🤙🏼

Can you name it "The HAM-bulance"?

For some reason this Surprises me more then if Dan said I bought a tank or a helicopter or a plane

Put a “W” in front of Ambulance so it says “Wambulance”

2009 is the LMM Durmax 6.6 engine. But it doesn't really matter what you Allison you get, maybe a Ten speed if Allison sells it.

Dude, as a truck driver, for what you’re trying to do with it, an Alison swap is 100% gonna be a solid choice. I’ve driven a handful of semi’s with AT’s and they fucking get. Up. They get kinda sluggish at higher speeds but who cares? They are the absolute best for getting around town or non-highway areas where you’re stopping and going. My professional opinion is: 👍.

7.3 motors will always be sluggish due to the valve on the turbo being slightly closed to help with warm ups. Being in the southern parts just unplug the connector on the turbo. Being a van it should be easy if you take the cover off between the seats

nice toy HAM. When you think about it an ambulance is just a sad taxi :) Have a good day boys.

External power plug in and gas lockers outside already such a bonus

This is sick! I live full time in a self converted 6tonne truck. Excited to see this build.

JB Hunt is governed to 65mph. Swift is governed to 62 1/2. USA Truck is governed to 65. The only 18 wheelers goin faster than 65 are O/O ( owner operators ). If I remember right, CFI ( XPO Logistics ) are governed to 70 mph, they are the exception. I say this so matter of factly, is because I drove em for 6 years. Majority of my career i spent at USA Truck, along with CFI ( XPO ). But anywho, great vid as always.

Helllllllllll yeah brother. I want to convert a bus in the way it sounds like y'all are building the ambulance up. Can't wait to see how y'all do it!

You should put a pop up camper on the top for a second story for more room

as a trucker and a JB hunt driver. we are limited to 65 miles and hour on the ECU with adaptive breaking that will slow us us to 65 if in gear (Georgia overdrive is the only way to get above 65)

That Zoll Cardiac Monitor on the floor is worth some money for sure!! (The zappy thing)

ACW is gonna love wrapping that thing

19:26 when she lets you hit it with the lights on

7.3s are slow and sluggish but they are tanks. My old 97 7.3 beater has close to 500K miles on it and still runs like a champ.

I watched all kinds of videos on Vanlife and different builds a couple years ago. Definitely looking forward to seeing what you guys end up doing with this thing.

Legally you need to remove the "ambulance" decal and some of the siren tones or you could be arrested for impersonating a public servant. Also you legally cant use the lights on public roadways.

As an EMT, when my friend decided to move into a van I made him promise he wouldn't buy an ambulance. No amount of cleaning could make me live in one of those.

Had a situation with a floating title here in Florida...turned out you can fill out an affidavit from the seller stating that it was a failed prior sale, and attach the affidavit to the title and DMV will issue a new title to the buyer. Might want to check into it in whatever states you deal with because it can be a huge hassle savings. my mechanic shop was flipping out because they had already signed over the title to a car and then the buyer backed out and they have no way to contact them. They were told they would have to go ahead and retitle the car to themselves again and reregister it. She was totally freaking out over the time delays and cost. I made a quick call to a contact at DMV and found that we didn't need to go through any of that. She was so thankful I got a free oil change and tire rotation LOL!

7:17 no, most trucks are limited to 60-65. There are companies that will go to 70-75, but it's rare.

Clean Ambulance just remember as long as its clean you can break any law imaginable.

Dan, coming from a trucker, not all the Mega Carrier trucks can run 70+. Sadly 99% of those trucks J.B. Hunt Swift Schneider etc, they're limited to 62-66mph

This is the only RU-vid channel I like watching them talk for 5 minutes straight

Why does ham look like the bad guy off of sonic 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

Got my first shift as a career firefighter tomorrow so this is a fitting video for the night, also thinking about all the things that bus has seen, I can't imagine living in that 🤮

I work for an ambulance service in Nevada, we have 5 of those chevys and I can tell you that they are always having transmission issues. The other 35 units are fords

If you want to keep the lights on it but still keep it "legal", you can replace the light heads with amber ones. They look like whelen 900 series. Like everyone else has said though we abuse tf out of our rigs, so don't be surprised when problems start popping up lol

I think the vent issue with the AC may be a vacuum line. I know the Crown VICs had the same issue. It should be a pretty easy and cheap fix.

Dude those Gurneys are like $5,000-$10,000.. What a freaking steal.

As a paramedic I’m just saying you guys have a good bit of equipment you can sell for a good amount of money. Looking forward to this build.

Here in Scotland we flash our hazards to say thanks all the time, its not just truckers who do it

Wait a minute SOUTH CAROLINA that’s a my kingdom

As an EMT imma let you know ambulances get the shit ran out of them everyday, especially by the bigger places that can turn 25+ runs everyday. My personal suggestion would be to look at a BigBox ambulance normally they are international 4400 series and those are normally less ran hard because they’re for critical people. This being said they do have air brakes but you open up to a lot more room and better electrical systems. If you put a toilet in a vehicle that has air brakes then you can register it as an RV and you don’t have to have a CDL

When you commit a felony while making a RU-vid video

As an EMT watching you guys try and figure out the stretcher was my absolute favorite😂😂 bravo gentlemen

You should have ACW give it a good ol wrap and be the baddest ambulance out there

Compound turbos + Manual ZF6 swap please! Love the content!

I'm definitely interested in the ambulance build

as somebody who has worked on an ambulance, they're absolutely disgusting on the inside lol. Make sure you do a thorough cleaning first. Remove the flooring too because blood and other bodily fluids may have seeped into the seams, especially around the hardware that keeps the stretcher in place. And just be sure to remove the stars of life because I'm pretty sure that in most states if you have them on the vehicle but are not actually a part of an ambulance company, you can get seriously fined

The 7.3 made a whopping 175hp. They are sluggish but they run forever

you should've gotten a retired "activities" short bus with a cummins 5.7 throw the death pin fix on it and you got a SOLID base for a camper, no weak roofs, easier to do mechanical work on, and alot more responsive. the reason to get the retired activities short bus' is because they tend to have less wear and tear, are highway capable, and have storage for the instruments/equipment students would have for their trips.

maybe buy a warehouse to store all the unfinished projects (make it a large warehouse)

Ham my man. We’d love to see you camping in this thing when shes done bud .

this will be interesting to see how it turns out!

imagine living in something someone probably died in lol other than than it would be a dope tiny home

The hazard light "Thank you" is being used all over Europe, UK and Russia by everyday commuters. Also flashing your high beans twice to someone who wants to turn into your lane means that you'll let them do that.

watching this as an emergency outfitter is so funny 😂

As a Paramedic, it's so interesting watching someone discover the specialized equipment that we use, haha!

1st off congrats. Good luck with the wiring....in a abundance. Inside is not much bigger than a promaster or sprinter.

I had a customer that was doing this exact build. He contacted us to build him a roof rack for solar panels, now you know who to contact if you need one :)

When you bumped on that rear light bar. I felt how satisfying that was :D Those masks will be worth millions in a few years!! Congrats Ham :)

sweeet...cant wait to see it not get finished

Once you strip all the excess crap out of that thing, the performance will be so much better and there will be room for a bathroom and more storage. Nice score!

the caution thank you is common practice out here in dubai! im telling you man, you need to come out here! there are a bunch of used ambulances out here on auction, i ALMOST bought one but couldnt get over the fact that "many people probably died in this!" i dont wanna sleep in it! lol

Lol as an emt in texas i do 911, looking at you guys saying diffrent names for all the equipment gave ideas on what to call it from now on lol😂😂good luck ham👌

Atlanta is hard to navigate when (stoned) lol. Yall seem really fun to smoke down with.

It should already have an Allison transmission in it. Duramax is the engine not the trans. And I'm sure it probably already has a 6 speed in it. They've been putting those in since the early 2000s

Dan blasting that matt maher!