It's been over 9 months since I last blogged about Polar Bear's status . A lot can happen in 9 months. I've invested a fair amount of blood , sweat, and tears. I laid down new flooring . Currently I have bed liner...
Read →Almost 3 months ago, I posted that I was gutting Polar Bear . The saga continues, and much has come to pass. I ripped out the flooring, headliner, seats and dash. I cleaned, painted, and started rebuilding. I've started
Read →Since my last Polar Bear post (think I might start them all this way) , I haven't spent much time or money on Polar Bear. I did have an adventure with the radiator blowing up. I wanted to replace it myself but time...
Read →Since my last post , I've put new tires and fender flares on Polar Bear. I started off with the notion of getting simple black steel rims. I ended up with teflon rims. They were nearly twice as expensive, but it's...
Read →After spending piles of money on paint and a rear diff rebuilt, I finally got a chance to re-install the spare tire mount. Before reinstalling, I ground the whole thing down a bit and put about 5 coats of black spray...
Read →The attached image is a photoshop Nino did that includes a lot of the cosmetic changes I want to make to Polar Bear. The cargo box and solar panel were not in my plans, but Nino just happened to find that particular...
Read →On October 24th, I purchased a van from a fella in South Lake Tahoe. Nino and I named her "Polar Bear". The idea is to turn this van into a camper. To be honest, I'm not 100% confident that this is the van I want to...
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