1974 boler restoration (start to finish)

[Siris]

hi everyone as you now i have been playing with bolers for some time now
having competed my mario boler i started to work on another. but that boler is going to take alot more time than i thought to finish so im leaving that boler for a while untill i have more time.
im going to start this one which is alot like the mario boler with fiberglass floors and a descent body that doesent need alot of work. and this way i can be ready for summer.

[Siris]

ok here are some pictures of the boler when i got it to the shop.
being excited i can finaly work on them again i started to break the boler down. first i had the fun job of taking out all the old junk that was left in it (filling up my dumpster) as well as taking all the cabinets and benches out.
on a closer look i found it did not come with the long bench just inside the door (how did i miss that idono)
its a good thing i got a couple spares yaaa.

[Siris]

more pics

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today i am working on cutting out the windows on both sides as well as cutting the hole bigger for my new fantastic fan.
im also going to attempt to take the shell off the frame (im going to build a new frame that will be better supported and will have two small extensions on ether side for storage and a box for the propane tanks).

we shall see how far i get
i will post pictures again when i am to tired to do more lol

[CliveAlive]

Nice. I'll enjoy watching your resto. Keep us posted.

BTW, interesting suspension. Is that a torsion axle that has springs added?

[Siris]

i think its a old car axle. i dont now much about axles but i will be replacing it. does anyone now which one i should get im unsure on which to use.
i would like to keep to the same size and bolt pattern due to the fact i already bought new rims for it and new tires. its a standard boler 5 bolt ....

[Siris]

windows are out ((damn rivets)this boler is going to be rivet free).
side windows are now cut to the new size
roof vent is also cut to the right size but now i need to build a frame to lift the new fan so the molding on the inside does not stick out.
took out some more garbage and worked in the insolite a little(needs alot of work).

[Siris]

now for the frame
this thing is rusted and bad
it has holes and cracks everywhere in fact when i was sliding it out along the ground the welds in the middle gave and it almost split in half.
good thing im going to build another

here are pictures of it in the air with scary small jack stands on bricks lol

i will be lowering down on a dolly of sorts so i can roll it about the shop and so i can go inside again but i left that at my house (next time).

yes i now i cut the frame in half and its going to scrap
but first i will use it as guidelines for the new and IMPROVED frame one that will support the door and not allow the fiberglass to crack in the top right hand corner like they all do lol.

P.S the little dog her name is Anabelle and she is helping lol

[Siris]

if anyone wants the old windows or roof vent or even the icebox
i would like to sell them just make me any offer it will help with funding the new boler

here is a picture of the other boler i was working on till i found this one. i would sell this for cheep to if you want to come get it
it is moble and has all the cabinets the windows are broken but i now where there is a few not being used lol.

not the one with the mario that's the other on i did i just wanted to put a picture of it up lol

[Donna D.]

Brayden, your new old Boler is kinda like Humpty Dumpty... it's gonna be fun watch you put it back together again

[james kent]

Are we having fun yet???
I loved seeing the Mario Boler come together. Looking forward to seeing what you're going to do with this one.

[ann cody]

Hi Brayden. Your amazing! Great work. I'm curious as to how you can put the cupboards back in, and rivet free. How do you make it rivet free. Something that I might want to do to ours. Hmmm.

[Siris]

Originally Posted by ann cody

Hi Brayden. Your amazing! Great work. I'm curious as to how you can put the cupboards back in, and rivet free. How do you make it rivet free. Something that I might want to do to ours. Hmmm.

To get rid of all the rivets
I cut a 1" line in the insolite between the cupboard and the fiberglass shell
Sand both the cupboard and the shell than clean it off.
Than I use a 3.5 min 2 part urethane glue
To glue both together.
Keep in mind you need to use a two part for it to be structurally sound as well. (carry weight)
The glue I use is the same glue they have in AUTOBODY shops to glue body panels together
It's from proform products
I have been using it for a long time and still love it
It's paintable and strong strong strong

I will be doing pictures of this when I get to that point

[Siris]

ok everyone another day done working on the boler.
i didn't get all i wanted done but what can you do there is always another day.
today i started on the two big holes in the boler where the vents were for the fridge.
as well as the front which had a large heat crack, and the back were the spare tire bracket was. the one on the back looked to be repaired before using some spot putty. (shrinks in large areas).

[Siris]

i first started out grinding the areas so when i glue back together it will have somthing to bond to not just the old paint.
than i took some old fiberglass form a broken closit and cut that to frame the large holes. i could have used fiberglass and resin to to it but this was alot faster and stronger nowing the fiberglass lasted this long lol. after gluing the peices in using the pf glue i sanded it down.
i also used the glue to repair the large crack by the weel well and anywhere else there was a good brake in the fiberglass.

[Siris]

after the urethane was dry and sanded i applied a two part fiberglass bondo to get most of the leveling done. here is a picture of the products i am using at this time. as you see the glue needs a specific gun that most bodyshop supply stores have. we sell them for $60 or have rent and return deal so im sure others would do the same
as for the fiberglass bondo its made by u-pol spreads and sands great (first time trying it).
o i also glued in the taillight pots so there wont be any rivits but i still need to fill those holes.
the last picture is of the inside of one of the big holes. the inside is not finished off yet i will be putting a nice bead of glue around the edge.

[Siris]

last thing i did today was taking off the water tank from underneath. i will be building another shelf for it later.
i also removed the two smaller windows. one form the door and the other in the kitchen area.

[peter]

Looking at your picture of the door, I see you have installed the 3 point hinges from Scamp. I took our door off our '73 Boler (Peace River model), and found that as well as the brass ball bearings there were two half bearings (one each hinge) stuck in there. I had never heard of that before...did yours have that? Of course I am trying to realign the door using the existing 2 point hinge, but so far not so good but at least the new brass balls slow the closure movement of the door down to a more manageable pace.