Appreciate you sharing the good& not so good days Justin. Reminds us even Superman has less 100% days. Keep the content coming your an inspiration to us regular guys
I fully get missing the teaching, I teach Design & Technology to 11-16yr olds(I thunk you guys call shop) ive been trying to keep the teaching going since we locked down in the UK back in March but man it's hard to come up with stuff kids can do at the other end of a computer. The feed back you get from students makes your day (good or bad!). Im at the point on my project (full every nut, bolt, wire, pipe panel rebuild of a land rover defender 110) of working out the wiring and combination with all my additions, i had to learn TIG from you from your videos so I could rebuild the entire rear tub which is all Alu! Ill fire up some pics before n after. Thanks for all your help! I bet you get yours finished before I do!
I love ur content! Even at ur most mentally blocked days its still better than mine lol. I have been hitting up TH-cam for about 2 months now trying to teach this old dog new tricks. Came across ur channel and have watched just about every video. I am saving up to get a little better welder so I can start my fab journey. I'm afraid nothing will ever be this kind of project but little things for sure. I'm a truck driver by trade. Help my friends with their cars on weekends and I just need a hobby, at almost 40 years old its time. Thanks again for the videos and please don't stop.
I just wish I lived a lot closer I would love to take a class from you. I used to tig weld for work 16 years ago then I had an accident that left me as a functional quad. recently I started mig welding (safely) we adapted a few things and now I just dabble with it if you ever get up to n.e. Ohio I'll be sure to get a class from you lol
would be cool to see your classes and the different project your students are working on as well. love the channel bro best thing for the home fabricator. thank you....
The backwards 4 link will wheel hop it will work against it's self .the tork will lift instead of planting also the ride will be terrible when hitting bumps jamming and jumping and braking will be choppy .fab work is awesome
Justin on tight cuts like that bracket on the cross member sawsall is my best friend also plasma cutter if sawsall won't fit. Everyone has their personal favorite way of doing things though and long as the end result is satisfactory that's all that matters. Keep up the awesome work I've been really enjoying this series 👍
I've had to assist people get better at their welding skills(?). A comment or two in this video reminds me of some of my most used comments (in one form or another)... "That looks like crap" and "thank the gods for hand grinders" and "you are suppose to be welding. I have no idea what that crap is".
Good vid as usual Justin, could you do a vid on welding alloy without using amperage control ie set and forget as not everyone has a foot pedal or thumb control to use, would be interesting to see someone with your skills do it like us plebs have to in the work place
Seriously Justin. Can't believe you still don't have a hand rail on those stairs. You should also consider pulling them back a few feet making an offset landing to get around that return in the wall of the loft area also to help make them osha compliant. Do something with the aerosol cans on them too.
@@TheFabricatorSeries wow 6 weeks ago, timelines get messed up, so what you are saying is you have this all finished and have been burning rubber for 5 weeks!
I get the impression he’s doing drop spindles and moving things around. He said the ball joints were maxed out with the airbags installed. Lifting or dropping a vehicle almost always fcks with the designed center axis of the ball joints.
I'd keep the stock suspension geometry just move it all up as much as it needs to be lowered. on the off chance the bag really doesn't fit just make a custom upper that allows it to pass through or drop the mounting point relative to the lower so the bag kinda mounts thru it... I've had to do both of those things on past projects but it's really the steering geometry that dictates where u can and can't move the suspension..I try to stay away from drop spindles because they do mess with handling and they put wierd stess and leverage on upper ball joints although looking at the rear I don't have any hope for " normal" handling characteristics anyway
@@ianbuilds7712 ya the reverse 4link is meh. Quality drop spindles keep the same "general" geometry as the OEM ones, it just mounts the hub higher, Which eliminate's the upper ball joint from being maxed out. Longer upper control arms + moving the mounts lower and further back (keeping the same geometry, just longer) would also work. Or replace the ball joints with uniball's and get more suspension travel👌
which episode did you do the splice of the chassis to the rear frame? I thought I had watched all of them and can't find anything about it looking back in the series.
Justin, when you said "LOOK I'm putting stuff back!" as the shop bitch who cleans up after the fabricator I respect that you put in the effort to clean up.
We constantly clean around here. I hate working in a scattered mess. If I feel a mess is slowing me down or breaking my concentration, I literally stop everything and clean up. Sometimes it drives the crew nuts haha
He mentioned it was due to the conventional front mount not fitting in the planned vehicle. It can cause oversteer twitchiness problems in bump/roll steer depending on the linkage angles, but looks like it should be OK.
It doesn't function the same though. The engine torque rotates the links, very hard to set the anti/pro squat (and no one makes it adjustable anyway) But it's an 80s mini truck/wagon so who cares
This guys a good welder like the channel but don’t understand the huge c notch and and still don’t lay frame but maybe he gonna add a fifth wheel and tow with it idk
Sheet of Celotex for insulation with Matt aluminum surface, been using for years as a reflector board. Light, flexable,can be cut and folded, and cheap. Cheers....keep up the great work Justin....
You're dead right about backing off on the work when you don't have all your ducks in a row cause you may make mistakes you won't even notice until the next day. Than it'll take twice to time to correct it. Thanks, JD
justin heres is an idea... instead of tearing apart your mega welding cart how about having a drawing? have fans submit a picture of their best welds 👍 and you decide who wins😁👍 what you think???
Been watching your videos since the roll cage tutorial (which is now strange as watched adamlz for years and now seeing on his chanel) But dude you look drained.... Take a holiday ha
Appreciate you sharing the good& not so good days Justin. Reminds us even Superman has less 100% days. Keep the content coming your an inspiration to us regular guys
I fully get missing the teaching, I teach Design & Technology to 11-16yr olds(I thunk you guys call shop) ive been trying to keep the teaching going since we locked down in the UK back in March but man it's hard to come up with stuff kids can do at the other end of a computer. The feed back you get from students makes your day (good or bad!). Im at the point on my project (full every nut, bolt, wire, pipe panel rebuild of a land rover defender 110) of working out the wiring and combination with all my additions, i had to learn TIG from you from your videos so I could rebuild the entire rear tub which is all Alu! Ill fire up some pics before n after. Thanks for all your help! I bet you get yours finished before I do!
We all have those days buddy. Keep up the good work. Loving the content.
I love ur content! Even at ur most mentally blocked days its still better than mine lol. I have been hitting up TH-cam for about 2 months now trying to teach this old dog new tricks. Came across ur channel and have watched just about every video. I am saving up to get a little better welder so I can start my fab journey. I'm afraid nothing will ever be this kind of project but little things for sure. I'm a truck driver by trade. Help my friends with their cars on weekends and I just need a hobby, at almost 40 years old its time. Thanks again for the videos and please don't stop.
I just wish I lived a lot closer I would love to take a class from you. I used to tig weld for work 16 years ago then I had an accident that left me as a functional quad. recently I started mig welding (safely) we adapted a few things and now I just dabble with it
if you ever get up to n.e. Ohio I'll be sure to get a class from you lol
Motor cycle doors .....LOVE it
would be cool to see your classes and the different project your students are working on as well. love the channel bro best thing for the home fabricator. thank you....
The backwards 4 link will wheel hop it will work against it's self .the tork will lift instead of planting also the ride will be terrible when hitting bumps jamming and jumping and braking will be choppy .fab work is awesome
Justin on tight cuts like that bracket on the cross member sawsall is my best friend also plasma cutter if sawsall won't fit. Everyone has their personal favorite way of doing things though and long as the end result is satisfactory that's all that matters. Keep up the awesome work I've been really enjoying this series 👍
I've had to assist people get better at their welding skills(?). A comment or two in this video reminds me of some of my most used comments (in one form or another)... "That looks like crap" and "thank the gods for hand grinders" and "you are suppose to be welding. I have no idea what that crap is".
When are you going to finish that sweet ride, or are you like me stuck waiting for parts for the project?
for the proportioning valve you can put a cable that go inside the cabin on the load bracket. that way you can change the brake balance from inside
Hey man !! I check ypur channel periodically for an update on this little monster you're building here :P all power to ya!
@7:00 what was your setup to cut the pipe at this sharp angle? I think it's around 70 degrees
Is this for his pickup he built the chassis jig or? Kinda confused 🤷♂️
lots of hard work,, last year i fell from a 6' ladder and crack 2 reeves. it really hurts!!! would mind putting a hand rail on thous stairs.>
Here in California they closed everything back down again. I'm ready for everything to go back to normal.
Good vid as usual Justin, could you do a vid on welding alloy without using amperage control ie set and forget as not everyone has a foot pedal or thumb control to use, would be interesting to see someone with your skills do it like us plebs have to in the work place
What type alloy,? ferrous, magnesium,copper, buckle, aluminum,titanium?
Have you finished the mighty max yet?
When you welded the Watts linkage brackets to the rearend, what did you have to do be able to weld on the rear? Purge with argon, clean good, nothing?
where is this rolling chassis now?
Seriously Justin.
Can't believe you still don't have a hand rail on those stairs. You should also consider pulling them back a few feet making an offset landing to get around that return in the wall of the loft area also to help make them osha compliant.
Do something with the aerosol cans on them too.
What’s the progress on this build
Like this style of video
So with the USA reporting the most daily new cases yesterday you are starting classes again?
This episode was shot 6 weeks ago. We opened up classes on June 4th in accordance with the guidelines that have been put in place by our Governor.
@@TheFabricatorSeries wow 6 weeks ago, timelines get messed up, so what you are saying is you have this all finished and have been burning rubber for 5 weeks!
Instead of drop spindles could you just move the control arm mounts up relative to the chassis??
Air bags wouldn’t fit
Better for roll center handling to move the mounts though
I get the impression he’s doing drop spindles and moving things around. He said the ball joints were maxed out with the airbags installed. Lifting or dropping a vehicle almost always fcks with the designed center axis of the ball joints.
I'd keep the stock suspension geometry just move it all up as much as it needs to be lowered. on the off chance the bag really doesn't fit just make a custom upper that allows it to pass through or drop the mounting point relative to the lower so the bag kinda mounts thru it... I've had to do both of those things on past projects but it's really the steering geometry that dictates where u can and can't move the suspension..I try to stay away from drop spindles because they do mess with handling and they put wierd stess and leverage on upper ball joints although looking at the rear I don't have any hope for " normal" handling characteristics anyway
@@ianbuilds7712 ya the reverse 4link is meh.
Quality drop spindles keep the same "general" geometry as the OEM ones, it just mounts the hub higher, Which eliminate's the upper ball joint from being maxed out. Longer upper control arms + moving the mounts lower and further back (keeping the same geometry, just longer) would also work. Or replace the ball joints with uniball's and get more suspension travel👌
which episode did you do the splice of the chassis to the rear frame? I thought I had watched all of them and can't find anything about it looking back in the series.
What a good day
Justin, when you said "LOOK I'm putting stuff back!" as the shop bitch who cleans up after the fabricator I respect that you put in the effort to clean up.
We constantly clean around here. I hate working in a scattered mess. If I feel a mess is slowing me down or breaking my concentration, I literally stop everything and clean up. Sometimes it drives the crew nuts haha
The thumbnail looks like the dragster from the munsters, just needs the exhaust pipes out the sides.
I have a question why is the parallel 4 link mounted just the opposite of how it's normally mounted?
I think he wanted to do something different. It functions the same, just looks wierd.
He mentioned it was due to the conventional front mount not fitting in the planned vehicle. It can cause oversteer twitchiness problems in bump/roll steer depending on the linkage angles, but looks like it should be OK.
It doesn't function the same though.
The engine torque rotates the links, very hard to set the anti/pro squat (and no one makes it adjustable anyway)
But it's an 80s mini truck/wagon so who cares
This guys a good welder like the channel but don’t understand the huge c notch and and still don’t lay frame but maybe he gonna add a fifth wheel and tow with it idk
I've been sittin' on this guess since the last episode: Mystery Machine from Scooby-Doo.
Posting for posterity for when I'm wrong (or right).
So when you gonna buy a proper fill light for filming?
When it's in the budget.
Sheet of Celotex for insulation with Matt aluminum surface, been using for years as a reflector board. Light, flexable,can be cut and folded, and cheap. Cheers....keep up the great work Justin....
Wish I could work with you haha
Sounds like a normal day for me..
You're dead right about backing off on the work when you don't have all your ducks in a row cause you may make mistakes you won't even notice until the next day. Than it'll take twice to time to correct it. Thanks, JD
I like holes.
This thing has the length of a Schoolbus:-0
I think it’s time you give us the concept
Already did. You just have to look for it.
The Fabrication Series I guess I will have to wait because I have watched all of the content
TFS
Tomorrows
Fabrication
Series.
Good night's sleep zzzzz
justin heres is an idea... instead of tearing apart your mega welding cart how about having a drawing? have fans submit a picture of their best welds 👍 and you decide who wins😁👍 what you think???
This cart wouldn't fit in most people's garages very well haha
@@TheFabricatorSeries well then time to remodel the garage 😆😆😆😆
Exhausted or hung over :D
Both. It was a pretty miserable day
This guy is a REAL TOOL!!!
Be careful showing that staircase on videos as it has no hand rail. That will send some OSHA inspector to pawing at the wind.
Been watching your videos since the roll cage tutorial (which is now strange as watched adamlz for years and now seeing on his chanel)
But dude you look drained.... Take a holiday ha
Hello brother
Dude u looked cooked . Sleep is your friend
shoulda woulda coulda
Aaaand POST!
Go back to the old video format. I want to see the chassis content but don't want to hear the gossip and non significant small talk.
Not trying to be that dick but reverse 4 link is one of the worst rear set ups you can do ... the physics of it are all messed up
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, ya, delete .........................
No offense but id reccomend music in the background in some parts otherwise it seems dry and long
Heck no. I hate all the vids with music. Distracting and annoying
No music pls... It's perfect...
copyright youtube blar.... easier not to have it cos some would be pissed with it some not.