{"id":10197,"date":"2010-06-05T11:36:05","date_gmt":"2010-06-05T18:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=10197"},"modified":"2010-08-07T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T19:15:03","slug":"cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherish Her &#8211; Bear&#8217;s Nissan Hardbody"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F06%2FNissan-hardbody-on-bags.jpg&amp;description=Cherish+Her+%E2%80%93+Bear%E2%80%99s+Nissan+Hardbody\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" data-text=\"Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody\" data-desc=\"You've\u00a0 probably met guys like Jerry before. He\u2019s a good guy, always worked hard at his job, been around the local club scene for a while, and has built a few cool rides in his time. Then one day, he steps it up a notch and builds something really wicked. That\u2019s just what happened to Jerry\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10198\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Laid out Nissan Hardbody with airbag suspension\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan, Custom paint, Ragtop, Slider, Trueblue Pearl\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Nissan-hardbody-on-bags-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve\u00a0 probably met guys like Jerry before. He\u2019s a good guy, always worked hard at his job, been around the local club scene for a while, and has built a few cool rides in his time. Then one day, he steps it up a notch and builds something really wicked. That\u2019s just what happened to Jerry Taylor, of Glendale, Arizona and this Nissan Hardbody.<\/p>\n<p>Except Jerry doesn\u2019t go by Jerry. Most know him as \u201cBear,\u201d a nickname used by all of his fellow club members in Kastawayz. He\u2019s built a little stable of rides over the past few years, including a pair of Hondas, a bodydropped Nissan Hardbody, and a Toyota mini. When Bear bought this particular Hardbody a few years back, the goal was to really go above and beyond what he had done in the past. Something that would get some attention, and really take the custom scene by storm.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10202\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Billet grille on a bagged Hardbody\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup.jpg\" alt=\"Sliding ragtop, slider, Bonspeed, Billet grille, nissan hardbody\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/laid-out-hardbody-pickup-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It started in Bear\u2019s garage, a cozy little spot named \u201cBear\u2019s Customs.\u201d In that 20X20 space, he tore into his hardbody, starting with the suspension. The factory Nissan 6-lug had to go, so Bear did a spindle and rear axle swap with a \u201890\u2019s Toyota pickup, giving him the coveted 5-lug he needed to get some decent wheels. Next, it was time to get it on the ground. Up front, Slam Specialties bags smooth out the ride, while the back was completely redone from the cab rearward, with a custom cantilever setup built around a pair of Firestone airbags. In the bed live a pair of 3-gallon air tanks, which are flanked by an Air Zenith compressor. The whole truck was hardlined with copper tubing, for that extra step of reliability.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10207\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Air zenith compressor and air tanks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge notch, Bridged, Air Zenith, Air tanks, Air bags\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Airbagged-hardbody-bed-kit-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the frame resting on terra firma, it was on to the body. With a welder in hand, Bear went on a mission to weld up all the extraneous parts on his truck. That meant the third brake light, cowl vents, antenna, tailgate handle and gas door all went the way of the dodo. While the welder was out, he frenched a license plate box into the tailgate, and welded in a roll pan as well. As a finishing touch, Bear cut in an electric sliding ragtop to let the sun shine in.<\/p>\n<p>The sheetmetal work was out of the way, so now he had to get it all straightened out. Around that time, Bear had started a new day job at Autostyle in Peoria, Arizona, and just two doors down was the crew at Auto Renew. Dave took control of the project, first by blocking the truck down to flat perfection. Then he sprayed the truck with a House of Kolor True Blue Pearl basecoat, then laid down a simple graphic in House of Kolor Light Blue. The result is a paintjob that plays tricks on you; It looks like a single color from some angles, and from others it\u2019s got a killer graphic job.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10201\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Fiberglass and suede door panel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1.jpg\" alt=\"Painted, Smoothed, Speaker pods, Component set, JL Audio\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Custom-door-panel-monitor1-400x272.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the time, Bear\u2019s hardbody had a full interior, but it needed some work. Out it came, and with the help of Cameron from Autostyle, it was all replaced with a Katzkin black leather and blue suede kit. Now he needed a system, so he hopped next door to talk to Jason at Autostyle about doing his stereo. The crew installed a pair of 9\u201d Icon monitors in the doors, and an Eclipse in-dash dvd player up front. Then the extra-cab section was gutted and in its place a mammoth fiberglass box was built. It holds the trio of JL Amps: one 450\/4, and a pair of 1000\/1\u2019s. Those amps power a quartet of JL Audio 12W6\u2019s, subs known for their poundability. Everything that needed paint, including the dash, was sent off to the legendary Krazy Kenny to lay down some more True Blue Pearl.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10209\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Bonspeed 19-inch billet wheels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Billet wheels, ragtop, frenched, shaved\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bagged-hardbody-profile-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a long time, the truck was rolling on some 18\u2019s that were neat, but nothing crazy. A few phone calls later, and a set of 19\u201d Bonspeed Laguna II\u2019s were rolling Bear\u2019s way, wrapped in some super low pro 215\/35 Kumho tires.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long, strange trip as they say, but Bear\u2019s pretty happy with the results. He\u2019d like to throw some shouts out to Scott at Autostyle, Air Zenith, Kumho, Auto Renew, his car club Kastawayz, his brother Justin for helping put things back together, and a special thanks to his wife Bobby Taylor, and their son for all their support.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10197]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10208\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"JL Audio amp rack\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede.jpg\" alt=\"Amp rack, Custom stereo, JL Audio, Suede, Leather\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Hardbody-amp-rack-in-suede-400x269.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Cherish+Her+%E2%80%93+Bear%E2%80%99s+Nissan+Hardbody\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/cherish-her-bears-nissan-hardbody\/\" data-text=\"Cherish Her \u2013 Bear\u2019s Nissan Hardbody\" data-desc=\"You've\u00a0 probably met guys like Jerry before. He\u2019s a good guy, always worked hard at his job, been around the local club scene for a while, and has built a few cool rides in his time. Then one day, he steps it up a notch and builds something really wicked. That\u2019s just what happened to Jerry\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email You&#8217;ve\u00a0 probably met guys like Jerry before. He\u2019s a good guy, always worked hard at his job, been around the local club scene for a while, and has built a few cool rides in his time. Then one day, he steps it up a notch and builds something really wicked. 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