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It’s been a while since I’ve posted up any updates on the ole Polar Bear. As I have written in the past, I wasn’t real happy with the 8.1L fitted with the RayLar cam. Nothing against Raylar, but finding a local talented tuner to perform the ECM tuning turned out impossible. I feel this cam...

Exactly, I could see a SWB struggling more than a LWB on Lockhart. The biggest and heaviest truck in our group was a 2005 Dodge 2500 quad cab Cummins SWB with a full width Phoenix popup camper. He didn’t have any issues but he is also a well-seasoned off-roader with over 25 years experience...

That is a nice little Frontier! Looks tastefully done. You will love the creature comforts of a popup camper when you get there. Don't get the idea you will miss out on trails like Lockhart once you get one though. A group of us spend a week in Canyonlands doing WRT, Lockhart and a few...

Thanks Chili! It’s turning out nice. Don’t worry about the frame flex. People worry more about the frame flex of old trucks than they ever need to. Don’t bother trying to stop it or something will give someplace else.

Actually, when I first bought my Polar Bear Burb it had some ugly chrome nerf bars that were held on by the forward body mount bolt and forward rear leaf spring bolt. It was a terrible execution but the idea was on the right track. Certainly better than bolting a nerf/step bar to the body...

Adding frame ties sounds like a recipe for disaster as the body and chassis are moving at different frequencies. Eventually, the fasteners that hold the N-Fab nerf steps to the body are going to get pulled out of the body because the sheet metal would be the weakest link. In my opinion...

I personally wouldn't use either of those because they bolt to the body instead of the frame. The first time you snag anything on either of those it will rip the body to shreds where these things mount. Those are intended for mall crawlers not real world off-roadsters.

I opened the seat cover sides by unlacing the strings and opening the Velcro to poke the inboard and outboard arm rests out then resynched the Velcro and lacing. It goes real easy on these old dual arm rest Suburban seats that I have in this Burb and my K10. Actually, the I pull the seat...

Looks great! Along the lines of new products, what is preventing Bushwacker from tooling up a set of fender flares for the 1996 to current Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanna vans? There are millions of these vans on the road that have virtually not changed in 20 years. Surely, tooling up a...

It's going into a buddy's 1995 Tahoe that is getting a 8.1L transplant.

Thanks! Yeah, there are a lot of guys on the 8.1L Facebook group that have done the intake mod. When I was at RayLar last week I got to see intakes in process. Pretty cool. It’s supposed to help greatly with the top end. I’m personally not interested in doing that mod to any of my 8.1Ls...

Hello! Welcome to Expo! I feel honored my thread is your first post. No worries about steeling ideas from my Burb build….Hell, I stole most of them from others as well. LOL 6.2/6.5L’s are awkwardly cool. I wouldn’t mind having one myself running on a Banks Sidewider turbo. Nice looking...

Hello, Thanks for the comments No, nothing new to report on the ole bear as its been a crazy busy summer and I’ve been busy building a 1991 K5 Blazer for a buddy of mine in my spare time. The only thing going on with the bear is that fact that I given up getting it to run correctly with the...

Very tastefully done Fronty you have there Bijanjames. I’ve been following your build as well as wreckdiver’s for a while. Been a big fan of the current gen Frontiers since they came out and would love to build on up someday but with a bit more lift. I dig your truck right down to the color...

Agreed, but there is a fine line between Freedom of Speech and just going on a tirade, unfortunately many of you can't tell the difference and realize what you've read is only one side of the story. I have no way of knowing both sides either but working in the vehicle manufacturing industry in...

Gender is not an issue and never was an issue. Congratulations on your Service accolades. Thank you for your service. If you haven’t already done so, joining irv2.com is a great place to complain about DaimlerTrucks having regen issues, CAC’s loading with oil and issues with Leisure Unity...

Look hero, posts 2 & 3 instantly started making suggestions back to that train wreck thread as did post 6 so don’t start with me about moving on until everybody drops it and moves on. There are 3 sides to every story and I trust somewhere between her story and whatever Phoenix would have to say...

Nah, “He” was very much a “she”. That is one of many illusions going on with that thread.

Yep, my experience with Phoenix has been outstanding as well. Mine is a bit younger that yours, 2011 model year, but unlike many campers, mine actually sees A LOT of major off-road duty cycles and extreme temperatures. It’s been baked in the desert, frozen in the mountains, shaken, twisted...

Nice looking Tahoe…. Are those Subaru wheels or Rubicon wheels on there with a 6 to 5 lug adapter?