Wow, there is a bit of sadness to this. Some of us remember the Tangerine being Jaymes daily driver, and also going out on jobs before it had a lot of upgrades.
@AFloridaSon Remember the Episode when Matt didn't follow Casey and instead took a different, much more difficult route? With the still stock Tangerine, while Red was spotting her. That was an epic episode!
As an older guy I'm very pleased to watch this. Being older realize that this is an epic time for everyone involved with this build and they will have memories forever about this good time and working with Matt.
This is th3 question we should all be asking! Seeing how it looked like the middle of flat ground it probably flipped doing donuts at a high rate of speed
Oddly, I can say that I helped my friend, Dave, build plywood doors for a CJ-5 as we fit a CJ-2 aftermarket hardtop to it. A mutual friend had totally wrecked his Jeep during the summer while the hardtop was in the garage, making that top available. The body tubs were about the same size and shape (IIRC... it's been about 45 years) but the CJ-5 had more windshield slope than the CJ-2, so the top extended past the windshield top leaving a large opening. We flattened out a piece of aluminum siding (it's what I recall we could find) and attached it to the bottom of the hardtop and the top of the windshield frame and trimmed it to fit. That made a a rather handy shelf space. Thus was born the "Duckbill Jeep" that was seen on central Illinois roads for several winters. 😊
We must all remember that no good deed (like loaning your vehicle to someone) will go unpunished. But - making lemon aid from lemons is a sweet comeback! This is a fun, quick project!
I love the steel tubing you added and your explanation of a unified body. Another way of talking about this type of construction is to say its strength comes synergistically. When I worked in the Chevy Engineering test lab, they had the Vega (1970s) floor pan on a cart. It was sagging at both ends because it was sheet metal attached to nothing. Its strength came later when it was a complete assembly, hence synergistic strength.
As far as fireproofing goes, other than leather blankets, I use 1/4" Hardibacker board (it is non-combustible and used for tile installations). It also keeps heat away from combustible materials. It is available at Home Depot.
Don't use a Rolock abrasive disk on a die grinder to clean things like open diff's, engines, and there covers. The sluff that spins off will stick on the oil wet parts and become an abrasive in the fresh oil. I've witnessed an engine wiped out in 30 miles right after the oil pan gasket had been replaced. All the rods were hammering. Use a good clean edge scraper/knife.
I enjoy watching yall make fire and breath smoke, dust, dirt, grit & grime. Its what makes life fun....instead of hyperventilating and panic attacking over every little thing. Thanks
Matt: "For what we do, we need to go light!" Also Matt: Has a real engineer at his disposal. *Also* Matt: Proceeds to have Rhett weld a metric crapton of mild steel to his rigs.
Being a fellow XJ fanatic this makes my heart hurt. Just seeing a nice rust free one get wrecked hurts but it being a rare one year color option, witch has been rumored to only been available for the last six months production of the xj stings even more. Glad to see they’re not just sending it to the crusher and it’s getting a second life.
Who rolled the Tangerine and why wasn't there a video on the recovery of said rollover? Peanut loves the openness of the Tangerine. Well, now Jaymie has her buggy.
What an absolutely fun, creative, friendly place to work! An amazing Shop Bossman Matt, and a team of energetic, interested, and anxious to learn and improve, team members! Love your channel and everything to share with us! It is a great place to learn, be entertained, and just feels great being a part of all the fun and action. Thank You!
You forgot monocoque in your list of body types 😂😂 And what do you mean, Matt? "Final form" of the tangerine? Nothing of yours is ever in its final form.. there's always modifications happening! It's one of the things we all love about you guys and the channel. Keep up the great work guys!!
My late Father In Law had a beautiful 46 Jailbar hotrod. It's earliest iteration had it painted in matte Bellflower blue, with white 'seaweed' flames. It looked great, and was roadworthy, here in Australia. I was at a run with him at the time, and he was chatting with an old mate of his, telling him that he'd been rejected from several hot rod competitions because of the matte paint. "No unfinished cars" was the reason given. The old mate was aghast! "They said WHAT?" he said, "custom builds are never FINISHED!"
That looks amazing. Mat you can curve the bar that you want to run behind the from seat toward the middle beam. That way you can control if you want it to hit the front seat or not. I think you need that bar right there. You need the back seats because you alway have to remember you have to have somewhere for the camera crew to sit.
XJ's rule - with and without modifications! So easy to work on, easy to run, easy to build! That is the first convertible one I've seen. All that in only ten hours?! Your skills at improvised building are amazing! See you at The Games!
I got hooked on this channel through my husband. We watch & re-watch every day. I love watching Peanut jumping & climbing on the mountains (mesa?). You souks attach a go pro to her, I bet she'd have incredible views.
What a great use of the Tangerine! Fast and fun project for all! Don’t forget winch and recovery points all around. Rear hitch would come in handy too. Flag holder, cap the roof for strength and weather. Just put a simple wind and flying debris shield in that can be removed when wanted. A simple light package with rock lights etc.would come in handy. Great content for you channel and use of Jamie’s beloved Tangerine.
Matt, since this is an open vehicle, you can probably go with a polycarbonate windshield, and chain link fence brackets to hold it in place to the DOM supports.
Those rear hatch lift assist cylinders can be repurposed to the hood and you can delete the prop rod, or leave it as a backup. Did it to mine with the old, worn out ones that wouldn't hold up that heavy, fiberglass hatch, anymore. Works great!
Peanut just sitting there wagging her tail tells me more about how they treat these dogs then anything they have ever said about that. Those border collies enjoy what they do, probably almost as much as border collies that are sheep dogs.
On our way to Zion today from Monterey CA. We just passed by Sand Hollow and saw the wrecker on a trailer on an overpass near Hurricane. Made me smile. We almost stopped to get a couple shirts. I was remarking how familiar we feel with this area because of your videos. You guys (and gals) are very entertaining, nice departure from a lot of other you tube content. We might stop in Weds 12/6 if you’ll have us.
Swing by their shop! I have been there 2x. They are super nice and if they aren't filming/recovering then they're more than happy to say hi. Also great to get a shirt and see the rigs in person.
I'm interested to see more of that Corvair Monza Coupe at around 8:42 . Also, being a unibody, I'm impressed that removing the roof didn't cause the tangerine to sag......then again, a lot of the strength is in the floorpan box sections, etc....Loving the end result with the cage fitted. Re-use, don't throw away.
From what I know about unibodies, the primary purpose of the roof as far as the structure is concerned is to prevent the floor pan from snapping when it goes on three wheels or less
I know it's likely you're being facetious, but in the event you do need to hear it, nothing makes a person a man but how they view themselves. I understand a healthy masculine appeal to the sort of stuff Matt gets up to, but in the event it is the case, it's not worth selling yourself short over. And if I'm reading one little comment wrong, then feel free to point and chuckle. Just hoping you can have a healthy confidence in yourself I somewhat have yet to find.
I worked in a factory that had robots welding car parts, and breathing those zinc fumes for 15 months aged my face about four years and compromised my otherwise very healthy immune system. I'm 9 months out of that job and still dealing with a general unhealthiness that I never had before.
Mostly because monocoque is an entirely incorrect way to describe a unibody car. Monocoque is an old aircraft thing meaning "stressed skin", which a Jeep XJ most definitely is not, considering no body panels are structural.
@@jaredlancaster4137 The XJ Cherokee introduced for the 1984 model year was the first Jeep with a ladder-boxed chassis integrated into a single monocoque unit rather than the traditional separate body-on-frame This was copied directly from Google. Even Google disagrees with you.
@@WBatte1 if you remove the hood, fenders, doors, hatch, and core support from an xj, how structurally sound will it remain? 100%. An XJ is at best half stressed skin, and even then the structural floor pan gets most of its strength not from the skin but from the box sections of the frame rails and rockers. Likewise the roof skin does not contribute to the structure, only the roof rails around the edges. Hence sunroofs. Really the firewall is the only part of the unibody that contributes a whole lot of strength without having boxed tubes. And I hope you don't honestly believe that the Google summary of the Wikipedia page is the source of all engineering truth.
Awesome video! By the way your "Free unit" or "Freedom Unit" are Imperial Unit belonging to the British people, the very people American people tried (and succeed) to get rid off during the American revolution. The metric system was created after the French revolution by the People for the People, to make calculation easier and to prevent the People to be cheated by the nobility. So technically, the metric system is the "Freedom unit".
We really enjoy your videos and have been watching for 4 years. I like the new content and my husband really likes the detailed "real" time builds. All the best to the crew and family from us in the North Eastern Peace country BC Canada.
12:28 My Father worked at UAW Plant when he was younger, he was on the local union executive committee too. So he wa well versed with safety procedures even back then. We were at a family event, just talking about work stuff and about welding fumes, he said *I* had an advantage over him and my two brothers (who all smoked cigarettes daily). I don't smoke and never had, his opinion was that was HUGE health advantage, when you think about cigarette smoke combined with welding fumes etc.
Much like convertible and targa vehicles. The floor has to carry the loads and flex torque. Multiple are stronger than single thickness strength. You had excellent explanation on this rebuild/restructure
Matt lets be honest as the owner you are always on call. I can definitely see Katelynn being the first one to roll the modified vehicle. I think this was a great idea I will miss the Tangerine but this will be a new fun vehicle
XJs are surprisingly easy to roll over. Fortunately, they tend to hold up pretty well if it happens. From the pictures and the damage it looks like they weren't going too fast, so hopefully nobody got hurt.
They kinda scare me. I recovered one once after it slipped on black ice and rolled. The roof was even with the top of the doors. I'm not even sure how the driver and passenger managed to make it out with no injuries. They must've been contortionists to crawl out of that thing.
I've rolled two, a '98 and a '96, survived both without a scratch. Both XJ's were totaled, at least insurance wise. I didn't have a garage at the time otherwise I would have bought them back.
Actually, they aren't at all easy to roll. Sure, they have a higher center or gravity than a Mustang or a Camaro, but as SUVs go they aren't at all easy to roll -- unless you drive like an idiot.
Awesome 2-3 billed on the new buggy. Not sure why it takes some folks weeks and months (he said sarcastically). You should paint the outside "rattle can blue", put a giant alligator decal on it and go see Holly. I truly enjoy the whole family experience in your shop. However, except for some domestic stuff, sweeping up the broken back window. Jamie and Katlynn were just eye candy. Still a nice touch.
I poured one out for the poor Tangerine. Seeing Jaime peer over the engine bay reminded me of a Mother looking over a sick child. ❤ What brand of wheels are on the Tangerine? I quite like them. Looks like those rear seats need to go back 6 freedom units.
Would love to see you guys get Derek Bieri of Vice Grip Garage for off road games. I seen in one of his video's that he started out building off road vehicles and off roading.
I love the way you just tear into things and just build it as you go. The eye-ball8ng of the windshield bars... I'd have measured that 15 times to get it right. Now i want to go cut the top off of something... I love it, can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Is Seth from Berm Peak really going to come to the Offroad Games? Please 🙏 his commentary on off-roading would be amazing and we would die to see our 2 favorite TH-camrs together. Berm Peak + Matt’s Off Road Recovery = amazing
As a compleat novice an outsider but avid watcher of the channel can i ask weather or not is arch-eye is a problem for dogs?,i note you all wear welding eye protection or turn your head when just tacking before seem welding,as the dogs have free roaming in the shop which is great to see and your obveious effection for them and myself an exmilitary Police Dog handler an situation awareness for both dog and handler i tend to 'look out-side the box' for potencial hazards for both of us,i hope to not sound like a male Karen but has that ever been an issue,although based in the UK i have done some 4X4 mud puddling,nothing to what you guys do while doing either recovery or fun stuff,keep up the good work and look forward to many adventures to come
@tubeentonces I like Makita but their drills are really junk, I wore one out in under 2 weeks. I have a little bit of everything because it depends on the tool for me which brand I prefer.
The Bar that went across where the front doors was should have a bend in the. It looks stupid straight across like that..and should have bent the front roll cage at the dash instead of just leaning then back. Just my opinion
I've got a friend who always picks up a $25 dollar used chainsaw that is in good running condition, at garage sales. Then when a neighbor or friend asks to borrow his chainsaw, he loans them the garage sale saw and when it comes back with the engine locked up, even though he explains to the borrower at the time of the loan that it needs gas mixed with oil, he doesn't care. He goes on to further explain, that this way he is not loaning out his expensive personal saw and not coming of as a jerk, by not loaning out "his" chainsaw when a neighbor asks him for it. This story came to mind when I saw the wrecked picture of the tangerine.
I did something similar with my chainsaw situation. No need for firewood anymore and my small acreage doesn't need much heavy cutting. So I bought a corded/elect. chainsaw. Now when someone wants to borrow my chain saw to go up and cut firewood I simply show them my electric 14 inch and tell them they need a generator also.
That's why I have at least two tool sets. One from Harbor Freight that I'll use where I might lose a tool, or lend to a friend or neighbor. And one that's the good stuff made in USA, Germany, and Japan.
Dang Matt, With soooo many wise and learned viewers telling you what you're doing wrong , in each and every vid, you ought to be getting damn close to perfect ! I figure if YOU follow all of that sage advice You'll live forever !
Can't say I'm not sad being that's the best color I've ever seen on an XJ, and a rust-free unit that's been a part of the channel at that. But I'm so glad to see this being repurposed rather than junked or parted and then compacted!
@MattsOffRoadRecovery its okay with the fumes if you say so, but its a realy dangerous thing, to use an anglegrinder without the Diskguard. If you dont believe just google for exploding anglegrinder disks. If they Shatter they are like a weak Claymore with shrapnels penetrating even protective goggles. And my Zincfumes comment was about Katelynn hanging with her head directly in the fumecloud while welding. That can be enough for a bad zincfeaver. Just hold breath for a moment is enough for preventing this, but she has to know.
Well you just confirmed that I am watching far too many TH-cam videos if I recognize most of the characters in upcoming event. Love that Project Farm and Laura Farms are in the mix. If not too early would like to nominate LockPickingLawyer and Whistlindiesel as a tag team for 2025 as appears some interesting dynamics would be at play😊
Ow man, I think i love this build the most of all!! Simple, sturdy, functional and not afraid to use it. I’lol tell you, this tange (no tangerine, the “ine” has been chopped off) if the best so far!
Cut the rockers up higher! Take 2 more inches out and cut 2in off of the bottom of the doors if you put them back on.. I did that to mine and gained more clearance, and it's the same amount of work!
i think you should add a pipe on each side from the back seat hoop, to somewhere in the rear structure, would help with the looks of it a lot. also putting the "tailgate" back on will deff help a lot in the looks department too.
just hang some safety chains across the door openings and fill the cut off A, B and C pillars to get rid of cut/scrape injury hazards....add some seatbelts and keep functioning tail/signal, brake lights and for summer excursions give it a tent roof and folding windshield...!
I admire the patience of you and your crew when it comes to calming the fears of all these backyard mechanics and know-it-alls telling you how to build your projects and how to be so safe while doing it. They drive me a bit crazy.
I think it's called Milwaukee gave free tools. That's what Milwaukee does, they give everyone free tools for everyone's good word. I highly doubt Matt switched on his own when he talked highly of Makita before
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Nice work Matt👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
What happened to it?
Got mine! See y'all in March
Well, since dogs are free - I had no reason not to. Ticket bought; hotel reserved. See you in March!
Who borrowed the tangerine, I don't remember 🤔
I think the tangerine earned a new name [ the orange crush ] ! it will never be the same !
It can be the Crushed Tangerine.
Love it
Orange Crush!!! Love it!!
Or “The X-treme Tangerine” 🍊 🍊
I like the x-treme tangerine best @@MiniBullyMom
Wow, there is a bit of sadness to this. Some of us remember the Tangerine being Jaymes daily driver, and also going out on jobs before it had a lot of upgrades.
Eh. She’s got the Highlander as a daily. Plus she seems to use the Rental Jeep a lot. She’ll be fiiiine.
@AFloridaSon Remember the Episode when Matt didn't follow Casey and instead took a different, much more difficult route? With the still stock Tangerine, while Red was spotting her. That was an epic episode!
Such a waste, it could have been repaired and fixed with a replacement roof. Looking at the rockers being opened up, there was no rust. What a shame.
Sorry Who ?
That thing was so rust free-amazing floorboards-says the guy from Wisconsin.
You can tell Jamie is genuinely sad about the Tangerine. It was such a nice XJ in a unique color.
As an older guy I'm very pleased to watch this. Being older realize that this is an epic time for everyone involved with this build and they will have memories forever about this good time and working with Matt.
18:30
I love how peanut is just slapping her tail against the seat in excitement. I think she likes this vehicle
I'd like to know the story behind how the tangerine ended up with all four tires pointed at the sky.
This is th3 question we should all be asking! Seeing how it looked like the middle of flat ground it probably flipped doing donuts at a high rate of speed
Same question
Wasn’t it loaned to Tom?
@@acruz639 Previous video would suggest it was loaned to his son.
its a who done it. I feel like you kiss your anonymity away if you borrow a MORR vehicle???right
Big shout out to Jamie she's awesome.
Little did I know how easy it is to make a convertible. This is right out of the Red Green playbook. 🙂
Red Green!!!! 😂😂😂❤❤
Red Green would have at least made duct tape seat belts. Ya know, for "safety".
Just have to mash an XJ wish a K car 😂
Mat and Red would make a good team
Red Green, LOL! 🤣😂🤣
This channel is great! It moves along briskly, shows the technical details, provides corny humor without being stupid, and no profanity! Awesome!
Hey Tom. Go to a fabric/sewing store and ask for a Seam Ripper.
It works fabulous for cutting open wire looms Without fear of nicking any wires.
You definitely need to consult Ed on this build . Something like this just isn't complete without plywood doors and body panels.
Oddly, I can say that I helped my friend, Dave, build plywood doors for a CJ-5 as we fit a CJ-2 aftermarket hardtop to it. A mutual friend had totally wrecked his Jeep during the summer while the hardtop was in the garage, making that top available. The body tubs were about the same size and shape (IIRC... it's been about 45 years) but the CJ-5 had more windshield slope than the CJ-2, so the top extended past the windshield top leaving a large opening. We flattened out a piece of aluminum siding (it's what I recall we could find) and attached it to the bottom of the hardtop and the top of the windshield frame and trimmed it to fit. That made a a rather handy shelf space.
Thus was born the "Duckbill Jeep" that was seen on central Illinois roads for several winters. 😊
😂😂😂😂
I'm sure everyone on the east coast is marveling at that pristine rust-free floor.
I actually did comment to myself when they pulled that carpet “wow, no rust.” 😂
I have an XJ from Pa.
Serious rust bucket
Yeah. From the UK. Just had to weld all new flooring and sills. Can't even get the repair panels this side of the pond.
Am on the east coast, can confirm I marveled at that floor.
Moi Aussi... East Coast trashed my 2004 Wrangler Rubi.
“exhales zinc fumes” was so perfectly timed hahaha
Lmao, yeah had me cracking up
Editor is 1/2 the secret sauce at least.
What’s the time stamp? I missed it lol
@@ThatDapperTrapper18:05
@@ThatDapperTrapper Around 18:00.
We must all remember that no good deed (like loaning your vehicle to someone) will go unpunished. But - making lemon aid from lemons is a sweet comeback! This is a fun, quick project!
I love the steel tubing you added and your explanation of a unified body. Another way of talking about this type of construction is to say its strength comes synergistically. When I worked in the Chevy Engineering test lab, they had the Vega (1970s) floor pan on a cart. It was sagging at both ends because it was sheet metal attached to nothing. Its strength came later when it was a complete assembly, hence synergistic strength.
As far as fireproofing goes, other than leather blankets, I use 1/4" Hardibacker board (it is non-combustible and used for tile installations). It also keeps heat away from combustible materials. It is available at Home Depot.
Short pieces of metal roofing scraps are my go to for welding and grinding shields.
Even if you don't want people in the rear seat, the dogs have to sit somewhere.
That's what Peanut was trying to tell Matt!
Started laughing my butt off at 18:20 mark with Peanut in the back seat banging her wagging tail.😆😆😆
Don't use a Rolock abrasive disk on a die grinder to clean things like open diff's, engines, and there covers. The sluff that spins off will stick on the oil wet parts and become an abrasive in the fresh oil. I've witnessed an engine wiped out in 30 miles right after the oil pan gasket had been replaced. All the rods were hammering. Use a good clean edge scraper/knife.
I'm happy to see how well Colin is doing. Love the build!
I enjoy watching yall make fire and breath smoke, dust, dirt, grit & grime. Its what makes life fun....instead of hyperventilating and panic attacking over every little thing. Thanks
I love Jake’s addition to the team. His facial expressions say more than words can!!
I also love how much he loves what he's doing. No matter what the situation or what he's doing, he always has a smile on his face.
I think he's a bit awkward on camera but he's a good guy to have around, he works hard.
He seems like he actually enjoys coming to work lol.
i haven't watched in a couple years, where's Rudy?
@@og.nohaze7740Rudy's Adventure and Design is his channel. Pretty successful too.
Received a MORR heavy jacket from my wife for my bday last week!! It’s freaking awesome. Super warm and comfy. Love what y’all do!! Keep killin it
@18:28 Happy Peanut tail thumps! She's just so happy to be involved in whatever you're doing
Matt: "For what we do, we need to go light!"
Also Matt: Has a real engineer at his disposal.
*Also* Matt: Proceeds to have Rhett weld a metric crapton of mild steel to his rigs.
Yeah but he takes a lot of stuff out and kinda knows what he's doing. He's weighed the rigs, all of them are relatively light.
Isn't Matt also an engineer?
@@isaakstagl3749lol no dude he likes to think he is tho. He’s actually a roofer that bought a tow company
Being a fellow XJ fanatic this makes my heart hurt. Just seeing a nice rust free one get wrecked hurts but it being a rare one year color option, witch has been rumored to only been available for the last six months production of the xj stings even more. Glad to see they’re not just sending it to the crusher and it’s getting a second life.
Who rolled the Tangerine and why wasn't there a video on the recovery of said rollover? Peanut loves the openness of the Tangerine. Well, now Jaymie has her buggy.
I think what Peanut wants, Peanut should get, she is a valuable member of the team
What I'm gathering from the information I have heard. I think it was Tom tom's son who rolled it doing donuts.
@@austinaltemeyer7302 not good. Is that why Jamie had the rental 392 which I think is hers now?
Tom Toms son should be the one working on it if he ruined the jeep
Matt made quick work making it from a invertable to a convertible.
He "circumnavigated" the potential problem too before circumventing it 😂
What an absolutely fun, creative, friendly place to work! An amazing Shop Bossman Matt, and a team of energetic, interested, and anxious to learn and improve, team members!
Love your channel and everything to share with us! It is a great place to learn, be entertained, and just feels great being a part of all the fun and action. Thank You!
You forgot monocoque in your list of body types 😂😂
And what do you mean, Matt? "Final form" of the tangerine? Nothing of yours is ever in its final form.. there's always modifications happening! It's one of the things we all love about you guys and the channel. Keep up the great work guys!!
Caitlyn is more right than she knows! @ 26:25 she says "It will NEVER be done!" Hahahaha!!
Is the Banana really done? I suspect not.
My late Father In Law had a beautiful 46 Jailbar hotrod. It's earliest iteration had it painted in matte Bellflower blue, with white 'seaweed' flames. It looked great, and was roadworthy, here in Australia. I was at a run with him at the time, and he was chatting with an old mate of his, telling him that he'd been rejected from several hot rod competitions because of the matte paint. "No unfinished cars" was the reason given. The old mate was aghast!
"They said WHAT?" he said, "custom builds are never FINISHED!"
This was so fun. I had two great laughs. Rhett vs. the wiper and when Tom and Katelynn couldn't wait to roll the Tangerine :)
That was Kaulin.
That looks amazing. Mat you can curve the bar that you want to run behind the from seat toward the middle beam. That way you can control if you want it to hit the front seat or not. I think you need that bar right there. You need the back seats because you alway have to remember you have to have somewhere for the camera crew to sit.
Good thing he has you to tell him out to do it. He'd be lost without you.
XJ's rule - with and without modifications! So easy to work on, easy to run, easy to build! That is the first convertible one I've seen. All that in only ten hours?! Your skills at improvised building are amazing! See you at The Games!
Half done Rudicon has one. Matt's kid Rudy built one a year or two ago.
I got hooked on this channel through my husband. We watch & re-watch every day. I love watching Peanut jumping & climbing on the mountains (mesa?). You souks attach a go pro to her, I bet she'd have incredible views.
What a great use of the Tangerine! Fast and fun project for all! Don’t forget winch and recovery points all around. Rear hitch would come in handy too. Flag holder, cap the roof for strength and weather. Just put a simple wind and flying debris shield in that can be removed when wanted. A simple light package with rock lights etc.would come in handy. Great content for you channel and use of Jamie’s beloved Tangerine.
Good thing he has you to tell him out to do it. He'd be lost without you.
@@B4UClose 😅
Matt, since this is an open vehicle, you can probably go with a polycarbonate windshield, and chain link fence brackets to hold it in place to the DOM supports.
I think that Robby's Jeep should be the Plaintain! It's kinda like a banana clone
This needs to happen!
Robbies color is Blue, so it will be the Blueberry. With the Banana and Tangerine you got a fruit salad.
Blu-Barrie… because it’s a girl 👧
The banoona
Perhaps Banana Split. Robbie can add the whip cream and cherry on top.
Peanut 🐶 is not included as a backseat passenger.
Those rear hatch lift assist cylinders can be repurposed to the hood and you can delete the prop rod, or leave it as a backup. Did it to mine with the old, worn out ones that wouldn't hold up that heavy, fiberglass hatch, anymore. Works great!
Matt pulling the ol “Hey baby, just hold on TO ME” trick… well played
I got the best laugh ever @ 26:25. "It'll never be done"! Nothing is ever finished on this channel.
Project vehicles are never finished in real life though either.
@@jasonbecker4997 not so, I follow other channels that finish their projects completely. They never even finish 1 on this channel by accident.
Love the dog waiting in the back seat ready to go somewhere.
Peanut just sitting there wagging her tail tells me more about how they treat these dogs then anything they have ever said about that. Those border collies enjoy what they do, probably almost as much as border collies that are sheep dogs.
Gees, hope nobody was hurt, that was a gnarly rollover🙃
On our way to Zion today from Monterey CA. We just passed by Sand Hollow and saw the wrecker on a trailer on an overpass near Hurricane. Made me smile. We almost stopped to get a couple shirts. I was remarking how familiar we feel with this area because of your videos. You guys (and gals) are very entertaining, nice departure from a lot of other you tube content. We might stop in Weds 12/6 if you’ll have us.
Swing by their shop! I have been there 2x. They are super nice and if they aren't filming/recovering then they're more than happy to say hi. Also great to get a shirt and see the rigs in person.
I'm interested to see more of that Corvair Monza Coupe at around 8:42 . Also, being a unibody, I'm impressed that removing the roof didn't cause the tangerine to sag......then again, a lot of the strength is in the floorpan box sections, etc....Loving the end result with the cage fitted. Re-use, don't throw away.
From what I know about unibodies, the primary purpose of the roof as far as the structure is concerned is to prevent the floor pan from snapping when it goes on three wheels or less
Peanut’s sitting in there like “stop blowing holes in my ship!”
Absolutely loved this comment!
No, she was wiggling. You should all put glasses on your nose.
that is one shiny comment!
The confidence it takes to just take the top off of a car…maybe one day I’ll be a real man like Matt.
Probably helps when half the roof is caved in
I know it's likely you're being facetious, but in the event you do need to hear it, nothing makes a person a man but how they view themselves. I understand a healthy masculine appeal to the sort of stuff Matt gets up to, but in the event it is the case, it's not worth selling yourself short over.
And if I'm reading one little comment wrong, then feel free to point and chuckle. Just hoping you can have a healthy confidence in yourself I somewhat have yet to find.
Super happy to see Scott-- host of Driver61-- on the list of competitors. He's an insanely good driver already, curious to see how he does off road.
I was hyped to see seth from bermpeak
Todd from Project Farm too!
Didn’t see Paul from “Fab Rats”. Am I blind and missed it or is he not participating?
Check the website
Check the website. Fab Rats is coming. Vice Grip couldn’t make it.
NOOOO NOT THE TANGERINE!!! Glad to see y'all giving it a new purpose though.
I worked in a factory that had robots welding car parts, and breathing those zinc fumes for 15 months aged my face about four years and compromised my otherwise very healthy immune system.
I'm 9 months out of that job and still dealing with a general unhealthiness that I never had before.
You can judge a mans heart by the way he treats animals...look at Mat and Peanut
It always makes me laugh when people complain he abuses his dogs by making them run in the desert. 😂
@@jilbertb If any of the complainers would actually watch the videos, they would see that the dogs actually ASK to be let out so they can RUN!
You did remember uni-body, unitized, unit construction and unit body. But you've completely forgotten about the monocoque side of the family.
And un
Mostly because monocoque is an entirely incorrect way to describe a unibody car. Monocoque is an old aircraft thing meaning "stressed skin", which a Jeep XJ most definitely is not, considering no body panels are structural.
@@jaredlancaster4137 if you remove the floor pan, firewall and roof from an XJ, how structurally sound will it remain?
@@jaredlancaster4137
The XJ Cherokee introduced for the 1984 model year was the first Jeep with a ladder-boxed chassis integrated into a single monocoque unit rather than the traditional separate body-on-frame
This was copied directly from Google. Even Google disagrees with you.
@@WBatte1 if you remove the hood, fenders, doors, hatch, and core support from an xj, how structurally sound will it remain? 100%.
An XJ is at best half stressed skin, and even then the structural floor pan gets most of its strength not from the skin but from the box sections of the frame rails and rockers. Likewise the roof skin does not contribute to the structure, only the roof rails around the edges. Hence sunroofs. Really the firewall is the only part of the unibody that contributes a whole lot of strength without having boxed tubes.
And I hope you don't honestly believe that the Google summary of the Wikipedia page is the source of all engineering truth.
Seeing that photo of the Tangerine upside down was sad. Think the build is gonna be kinda cool. Looking forward to see how this turns out.
Awesome video! By the way your "Free unit" or "Freedom Unit" are Imperial Unit belonging to the British people, the very people American people tried (and succeed) to get rid off during the American revolution. The metric system was created after the French revolution by the People for the People, to make calculation easier and to prevent the People to be cheated by the nobility. So technically, the metric system is the "Freedom unit".
My dads 84 wagoneer/ xj was stolen and flipped on it side by crooks. We chopped top and installed roll cage. It is a blast. Good work MORR crew :)
We really enjoy your videos and have been watching for 4 years. I like the new content and my husband really likes the detailed "real" time builds.
All the best to the crew and family from us in the North Eastern Peace country BC Canada.
That little dog loves you for good reason, you rescued her.
Love how Peanut was already sitting in the back while looking at the crossbar.
12:28 My Father worked at UAW Plant when he was younger, he was on the local union executive committee too. So he wa well versed with safety procedures even back then.
We were at a family event, just talking about work stuff and about welding fumes, he said *I* had an advantage over him and my two brothers (who all smoked cigarettes daily).
I don't smoke and never had, his opinion was that was HUGE health advantage, when you think about cigarette smoke combined with welding fumes etc.
Much like convertible and targa vehicles. The floor has to carry the loads and flex torque. Multiple are stronger than single thickness strength. You had excellent explanation on this rebuild/restructure
Bonsoir, c'est toujours un plaisir de voir vos dépannage et aussi la transformation de vos véhicules. Didier
Matt lets be honest as the owner you are always on call.
I can definitely see Katelynn being the first one to roll the modified vehicle.
I think this was a great idea I will miss the Tangerine but this will be a new fun vehicle
XJs are surprisingly easy to roll over. Fortunately, they tend to hold up pretty well if it happens. From the pictures and the damage it looks like they weren't going too fast, so hopefully nobody got hurt.
They kinda scare me. I recovered one once after it slipped on black ice and rolled. The roof was even with the top of the doors. I'm not even sure how the driver and passenger managed to make it out with no injuries. They must've been contortionists to crawl out of that thing.
I've rolled two, a '98 and a '96, survived both without a scratch. Both XJ's were totaled, at least insurance wise. I didn't have a garage at the time otherwise I would have bought them back.
Actually, they aren't at all easy to roll. Sure, they have a higher center or gravity than a Mustang or a Camaro, but as SUVs go they aren't at all easy to roll -- unless you drive like an idiot.
Great team. That went so smoothly and quickly. Jaymie deserves flowers, chocolate, and a spa massage. gift certficate.
Awesome 2-3 billed on the new buggy. Not sure why it takes some folks weeks and months (he said sarcastically). You should paint the outside "rattle can blue", put a giant alligator decal on it and go see Holly. I truly enjoy the whole family experience in your shop. However, except for some domestic stuff, sweeping up the broken back window. Jamie and Katlynn were just eye candy. Still a nice touch.
I poured one out for the poor Tangerine. Seeing Jaime peer over the engine bay reminded me of a Mother looking over a sick child. ❤ What brand of wheels are on the Tangerine? I quite like them. Looks like those rear seats need to go back 6 freedom units.
Would love to see you guys get Derek Bieri of Vice Grip Garage for off road games. I seen in one of his video's that he started out building off road vehicles and off roading.
What video is that?
@@Bill-xc8lehe build a jeep on his motortrend tv show.
@@epstiendidntkillhimself20231 I never watched that, thanks!
I wonder how many times in that shop someone has said "Hey Matt! Something is on fire!!"
Didn't Tom Tom say that when they were all stuck at the bottom of the hill that the wrecker couldn't climb?
Yes lol
I love the way you just tear into things and just build it as you go. The eye-ball8ng of the windshield bars... I'd have measured that 15 times to get it right. Now i want to go cut the top off of something... I love it, can't wait to see how it all turns out.
Cage needs to be painted tangerine, Even if you had to use factory belts, it's easy to weld and strengthen tabs onto it. Great job MORR crew!
peanut is such a sweetheart that wants to be loved all the time lol
Is Seth from Berm Peak really going to come to the Offroad Games? Please 🙏 his commentary on off-roading would be amazing and we would die to see our 2 favorite TH-camrs together. Berm Peak + Matt’s Off Road Recovery = amazing
If only they could get Sam Pilgrim too!
Yes! Seth! This is the ultimate melding of my two worlds!
Gives off a bit of "Humvee Vibe" with the roofline.
Zinc helps shorten Colds too, a nice benefit.
As a compleat novice an outsider but avid watcher of the channel can i ask weather or not is arch-eye is a problem for dogs?,i note you all wear welding eye protection or turn your head when just tacking before seem welding,as the dogs have free roaming in the shop which is great to see and your obveious effection for them and myself an exmilitary Police Dog handler an situation awareness for both dog and handler i tend to 'look out-side the box' for potencial hazards for both of us,i hope to not sound like a male Karen but has that ever been an issue,although based in the UK i have done some 4X4 mud puddling,nothing to what you guys do while doing either recovery or fun stuff,keep up the good work and look forward to many adventures to come
That turned out really good. Interesting that you switched from Makita to Milwaukee.
Sponsored free tools I'm sure
I noticed that too! I'm a Milwaukee guy so it makes me happy to see.
@tubeentonces I like Makita but their drills are really junk, I wore one out in under 2 weeks. I have a little bit of everything because it depends on the tool for me which brand I prefer.
Rorys got a off-road buggy and Matt needs one too. Make lemonade out of lemons.
Orange juice out of tangerines 🍊
Is this going to be Jamie's rock crawling buggy for the competitions?
Should be, by golly!
I agree with this
The Bar that went across where the front doors was should have a bend in the. It looks stupid straight across like that..and should have bent the front roll cage at the dash instead of just leaning then back. Just my opinion
Jeez. That hurt to watch. Between the market and rust issues, it's tough to find a decent XJ up north. Love those jeeps
with the initial cutting i thought: there goes structural integrity! ....it has improved!
I've got a friend who always picks up a $25 dollar used chainsaw that is in good running condition, at garage sales. Then when a neighbor or friend asks to borrow his chainsaw, he loans them the garage sale saw and when it comes back with the engine locked up, even though he explains to the borrower at the time of the loan that it needs gas mixed with oil, he doesn't care. He goes on to further explain, that this way he is not loaning out his expensive personal saw and not coming of as a jerk, by not loaning out "his" chainsaw when a neighbor asks him for it.
This story came to mind when I saw the wrecked picture of the tangerine.
I did something similar with my chainsaw situation. No need for firewood anymore and my small acreage doesn't need much heavy cutting. So I bought a corded/elect. chainsaw. Now when someone wants to borrow my chain saw to go up and cut firewood I simply show them my electric 14 inch and tell them they need a generator also.
This video is an excellent example of why I don't loan things in general, unless I come with it... .then it's my responsibility
That's why I have at least two tool sets. One from Harbor Freight that I'll use where I might lose a tool, or lend to a friend or neighbor. And one that's the good stuff made in USA, Germany, and Japan.
Dang Matt, With soooo many wise and learned viewers telling
you what you're doing wrong , in each and every vid, you ought to
be getting damn close to perfect ! I figure if YOU follow all of that sage advice
You'll live forever !
No doubt
He's masterful
Just a little polishing and ppe and he'll be invincible too
I'm guilty. I made a zink comment last week. I can't stop myself.
Can't say I'm not sad being that's the best color I've ever seen on an XJ, and a rust-free unit that's been a part of the channel at that. But I'm so glad to see this being repurposed rather than junked or parted and then compacted!
@MattsOffRoadRecovery its okay with the fumes if you say so, but its a realy dangerous thing, to use an anglegrinder without the Diskguard. If you dont believe just google for exploding anglegrinder disks. If they Shatter they are like a weak Claymore with shrapnels penetrating even protective goggles.
And my Zincfumes comment was about Katelynn hanging with her head directly in the fumecloud while welding. That can be enough for a bad zincfeaver. Just hold breath for a moment is enough for preventing this, but she has to know.
As an expert in absolutely nothing, I love what you do. Thank you for all the fun adventures
As another Colin I felt that wiper slap personally! I still wanna get pats with peanut and lady though.
Well you just confirmed that I am watching far too many TH-cam videos if I recognize most of the characters in upcoming event. Love that Project Farm and Laura Farms are in the mix. If not too early would like to nominate LockPickingLawyer and Whistlindiesel as a tag team for 2025 as appears some interesting dynamics would be at play😊
Yeah I’d love to meet Todd at Project Farm.
Ow man, I think i love this build the most of all!! Simple, sturdy, functional and not afraid to use it. I’lol tell you, this tange (no tangerine, the “ine” has been chopped off) if the best so far!
Cut the rockers up higher! Take 2 more inches out and cut 2in off of the bottom of the doors if you put them back on.. I did that to mine and gained more clearance, and it's the same amount of work!
That poor Jeep. It was clean too 😭💀
A moment of silence for the old Tangerine...
Who'd you loan it to? 😂 3:34
Doughnut Media? 🥯
Just a guess, no idea really....
IIRC, Tom-Tom's son borrowed it a few months ago.
i think you should add a pipe on each side from the back seat hoop, to somewhere in the rear structure, would help with the looks of it a lot. also putting the "tailgate" back on will deff help a lot in the looks department too.
just hang some safety chains across the door openings and fill the cut off A, B and C pillars to get rid of cut/scrape injury hazards....add some seatbelts and keep functioning tail/signal, brake lights and for summer excursions give it a tent roof and folding windshield...!
the roll cage makes it look like a HumVee, good job you all!
I admire the patience of you and your crew when it comes to calming the fears of all these backyard mechanics and know-it-alls telling you how to build your projects and how to be so safe while doing it. They drive me a bit crazy.
The "Safety Police" drive me crazy .....
You guys switched to Milwaukee!!! I didn’t notice with the recip but then I noticed in the impacts. Awesome.
I think it's called Milwaukee gave free tools. That's what Milwaukee does, they give everyone free tools for everyone's good word. I highly doubt Matt switched on his own when he talked highly of Makita before
Getting paid to use them. I wish I can get that deal as a handyman! @milwaukeetools
@@dougpowell875 I rather not sell myself out to Milwaukee and the Chinese govt but that's me
Peanut is an integral part of Matt's team. I guess she's a mascot in training.
Matt tell your camera guy to wipe the lense off you can tell when it dirty when the lights in the shop are all blown out and blurry looking