[b]Info: (Can be skipped, but helps to give an understanding about the project)[/b] In Norway we have this time in highschool where we become something called "Russ". Russ is a tradition of celebration for norwegian students in our final spring semester of high school dating back to as far as 1905. These celebrations usually go on from april 20th to may 17th (Norways national day). Close friends then usually team up to make a "Russe gruppe" or Russ group. These groups usually contain 5-7 close friends and have a custom name and theme. They usually create a logo, hoodies with their logo on, party songs. One of the main highlights of the celebration is something called the "russebuss". Each group usually buy their own bus. The bus, or in our case van is then used by its group to drive around and party in. These busses are usually decorated to their groups theme. Our groups name is "Heffalompen" which is the norwegian name for the Heffalump from "Winnie the pooh". [b]Our project:[/b] Our project revolves around our van. We want to stand out from normal everyday red Russ van. Therefore we want to turn our van into an elephant, that to some degree resembles the Heffalump from Winnie the pooh. Something similar to this would be the "Mutt Cutts" car from the movie "Dumb and Dumber". We dont expect to be able to be near the level of craftsmanship on that car, but something similar is what we strive for. We are planning to add purple fur as an exterior to the car, either only on the front section or on the entire car as a whole. We want to construct elephant ears, either on the side of the front mirrors, or the side of the car, possibly on the doors. On the front of the car we want to add some sort of elephant trunk. It needs to hold its shape without being stiff enough to make it illegal. To top if off we would like to put a small tail at the back of the van. [b]Pictures of our van: (Car model: Ford 100l)[/b] [url=https://imgur.com/2pj4siv][b][url]https://imgur.com/2pj4siv[/url][/b][/url] (Front) [url=https://imgur.com/xMgsAgP][b][url]https://imgur.com/xMgsAgP[/url][/b][/url] (Rear) [url=https://imgur.com/ZBsjMtv][b][url]https://imgur.com/ZBsjMtv[/url][/b][/url] (Left Side) [url=https://imgur.com/zPf8ngF][b][url]https://imgur.com/zPf8ngF[/url][/b][/url] (Right Side) [b]Pictures of cars resembeling how we want the car to end up:[/b] [url]https://imgur.com/UFF4lqE[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/6QI5D50[/url] ("Muff Cutts car from "Dumb and dumber") [url]https://imgur.com/HDNLt7m[/url] (Posssibly a more reasonable goal to strive for) [url]https://imgur.com/tTRwvyn[/url] [url]https://imgur.com/q9d4pRO[/url] [b]Questions we have about turning the van into an elephant:[/b] What type of fur would be optimal for use on a car? Where can we aquire this type of fur? (A link or site would be fantastic!) What is the best type of way to attach fur to the side of a car and still be able to get it of without ruining the paint? Will the car be cleanable with the fur on? What would be the best way of constructing ears for the side of the car? Where would be the optimal placement for these ears? What fabric should the ears be made of? Same fabric as the fur? Should the ears be able to flutter in the wind, or be somewhat stiff? How far out from the car can we make the ears? What would be the best way to construct an elephant trunk at the front of the car? How can we make it so it holds its shape without being to stiff. How flexible should the trunk be? What shape should the trunk be? Any other things, tips or tricks we should know going into this project? Anything that can help us is greatly appriciated! [b]TL;DR:[/b] Need help turning a van into the elephant "Heffalump" from Winnie the pooh to celebrate norwegian graduation. [b]Thanks to everyone who read through the entire post and helped us![/b]

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