Hello my name is John!
In July I bought myself a
boler. My plan is to live in it full time for 3-4 month in summer 2019 and travel along the west coast.
I have done a lot of work so far and am not quite done yet.
-removed frame, local trailer shop welded me some reinforcements that I thought could use some strength.
-wire wheeled the whole thing clean and painted with some black rust
paint.
-on the
boler itself I had to fix some
fiberglass underneath. Grind down some soft areas that were holding in the wood floor. Get ride of all the soft areas and then added new
fiberglass.
-installed new hubs and bearings
-new rims from vintage trailer supply with a half inch positive offset. I tried using canadian tire rims. They had 0 offset and they pushed the tire within a 1/4" of the fender. So I had to return them and get the new ones.
-tires I got were from tdot performance maxxis m8008, st175/80r.
-had a very fun time putting the egg back in the frame.
-the 2 side
windows I removed, cleaned them up with steel wool and some aluminum buffing compound.
-got new glass cut for one of the
windows which was cracked.
-reinstalled with fresh butal tape.
-front and rear
windows I got ride of old seals and reinstalled with new seals from
scamp.com
-installed a fantastic roof vent which I bought from Amazon. Made a wood frame for inlet in the inside and used 8/32 hardware to hold it in real tight. Butyl tape, then caulking.
-removed everything from the interior.
-clean clean clean cleaned the inside. Spent a few days scrubbing the interior walls and all the
fiberglass to get it fresh again.
-cleaned up
fridge which still works. Installed a new oat ply in the door to give it a fresh look. Reinstalled
-new cabinet doors all made from pine with a beeswax seal product.
-new counter top bought from home depot cut to fit
-new sink faucet
-new stove installed from atwood (amazon)
-build a fulltime bed set up with access door. Will be making drawers for the inside of the bed storage soon.
Can anyone date my
boler? Beside the door it says boler Voyager. I don't have a
vin number for it but I do had a very old sticker on the outside of it. Numbers were carved in by hand. Will be adding photos soon!
Lots of more work to go! But I am getting there.