Point of NO RETURN! We might have RUINED the FJ45 Unicorn
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The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler build commences! We're moving on to shocks. Will Paul end up figuring out the best place to put them or did he just ruin a relic? Check it out!
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The Ultimate Rock Crawler's Front End puts up a FIGHT: • The ULTIMATE Rock Craw...
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Just home from a five day adventure ride on my ktm. Just got home and so stoked to see you are my first recommended video. I came from CA to do my first year after high school at Dixie in '87. I've been waiting every Wed and sun to see what "SUPER DAD" & Co are doing. You guys are the hope for America. Fj Fj Fj, I built a 40w a 350 in 1990. Thank your family for sharing purpose , honor and just plain fun. Much love. You guys are rock stars.
I scoffed at your title, everyone knows if there is a way Paul will figure it out & if there isn't he is gonna invent a way! Awesome build!
FJ LOOKING AWESOME PAUL.
Just say no to clickbaity titles
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Hey Michelle sure your the one reading these, thank you so oooo much for becoming the editor you are, these vids / shows whatever you wanna call them are so pleasing to watch. If you have ever read a bad comment on any of your content those ppl were idiots. Great work 👏
Paul, either you are the most patient man on earth or somewhere there is a pile of missing tools where they got thrown 😉. Love your cool demeanor, and if you don't lose it off camera, you deserve to. You're winning 👍
Once you spend some time building things you learn getting mad only makes things worse and never fixes anything.
One wrench thru a 23 T-bucket windshield cures the tool throwing tantrums. $1200 screw up & set me back 3 weeks. Haven't thrown a tool since.
@@RogerSegerJr that sucks, lol! Been there too! I found that it's cheaper to just scream out a bunch of expletives and walk away for a while!!👍👍👍
I think it’s great that you and Matt upload at the same time 90% if the time.
Man I was thinking the same thing I love it
Pretty sure that is by design. It helps the TH-cams make both of them more views and therefore more money.
I enjoy watching one after the other. Both are great channels 🚗🔧👍
And the fact that they interact between the two channels!!
Who tf is Matt?
If it was easy, everyone would have a rock crawler, its all trial and error, no two rigs are the same. Good on you to have the patience to work through it Paul. With no blue print to follow, sometimes ya gotta sleep on it before you can visualize the end result. With the front tires sticking out beyond the bumper, this thing should climb a concrete wall.
Fantastic that Paul love what he’s doing, not everybody has a job like that.. A lot of people are very lucky that TH-cam came along.. made it possible for them to improve their farms businesses and of course what Paul’s doing. Most people would say, not enough videos from fab rat. Carl from Wellington nv. There’s more trails in California and Nevada than you can imagine.. thanks again..
If Gov. Moon beam has his way you wont be able to drive on California trails unless you have an EV.
As usual, you are building better than factory! I do enjoy your problem solving. In fact, I wish you would film more of your "mistakes" and solutions! You have a rare gift and I enjoy watching you use it.
Those ORI Struts might be hard on the Wallet but they sure are the Best there is by far I need some on my XJ and Thanks to Matt from Matts's Offroad Recovery now I need a V8 Radiator on my 4.0 XJ and one of those fancy 4.7 race Jeep Engine lol
Oh gosh. It's absolutely amazing to see a strong man like Paul and the shop cat bonding. Men like Paul made America great!
And, they’ll make it great again, don’t you fret. ❤️🇷🇴🇬🇧👍🏻
@@clivehorridge I'm ready to start. I'm provisioned up.
Found you by watching a video of Matt's off road recovery. Due to the fact there is no quality programing on regular channels you are very refreshing. Being entertaining and educational at the same time. I have work in farming and trucking and the mechanical industry for 50 years. Most of my fab work and mechanical have been from the school of hard knocks. Paul's projects are very relatable. His skill level is much higher than mine, but he does make missteps and mistakes just like the rest of us. you are a real reality show. I watch you on tv rather than the computer. this limits being able to comment. So I have taken the time to get on the computer to send you a message. Thank you for all your hard work to put these videos out. keep up the good work!
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for yourself kind words! Your support means more than you know. 👍🏻
Custom work on the fly...you have great vision followed up with excellent execution! Shop cat is pretty obedient! You said to get off the fender... 🤣😂
Can't wait to see Paul's and the cats relationship evolve. 5 years time this guy is gonna be a full on cat dad.
🤣 not
Yep.
Dogs don't catch mice!
I'm a dog and cat guy. Had a friend didn't like cats. Every time he showed up Mama kitty would instantly be in his lap. He'd shove her off and say Go on cat. After about a year or less he call her Mama Kitty and talk to her and rub her.
Everyone would turn their head so he didnt see us laughing. Once he had a girlfriend, they had a cat or two or three and he'd talk to em all like he'd done for years. One day somebody mentioned how he'd changed from the first month's of he and Mama Kitty. He denied it all that made it even funnier.
Well hell, it wouldn't let me finish. Somebody mentioned how years before he couldn't stand Mama Kitty, he took umbrage and said he'd always loved her. Everyone just grinned.
FABulous work! can't get enough of your videos. I was looking forward with your channel cranking more content since your announcement of working full time in the garage. . .. your videos deserve to be longer too as they are not boring...
Paul's one of the finest imagineers I've ever see and that's of several folks out yonder and hereabouts
Love your safety ethic. Feel a little incomplete for some reason, even though it wasn't ever claimed to be such. Thanks for the video.
Enjoying the FJ build and watching you figure things out. Love your videos! Thanks Fab Rats!
Really like your channel and your way of figuring out how to get stuff done but wouldn't it have been easier to just c-notch the frame over front axle and install shock mount on top of notch..Not a fabricator but was just wondering.
You are right, you are not a fabricator. Not, your suggestions is not a good suggestion for many reasons.
"The blueprint is in my head, but sometimes... it's not very accessible."
Lol! Amen, brother!
I still have the blue print for my dream house in my head. Unfortunately, I'm now 66 and disabled, so it will never happen. Wasted space in my head, I guess.
Great work! Looks awesome! I’m very happy that you can do this full time now. 👍🏼👍🏼
Can never get enough of Fab Rats!! 🐀
The picture on the wall of the old Ford destruction derby truck by the trophies, it all comes together now. I watched all those videos, you were unstoppable in that thing.
Both you guys and Matt are the first go to with my Sunday morning coffee!
I look forward to Sundays and Wednesdays it’s the first thing I look for when I get up!
Now that’s LOVE ❤️
Paul you have amazing Fabrication Skills 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
WOW!, just WOW! What you are doing is amazing Paul. People sometimes wonder why a custom machine cost what it does, well THIS is why! Guys like you and Matt are a dying breed. So few have the patience to do this kind of work but the result is just amazing. I can't wait to see the end result. Oh, you spoke about the air supply, it can go anywhere you know. Air lines are easy to run. Not that you need any ideas from someone like me, just saying. Love the channel, be safe.
That FJ is going to be one modified Rock Crawler. Get It On!
Nice work Paul.
I guess two things are true at this point: screw the rad, winch goes there, rad goes in the back. Or, narrow talll rad goes there, seemless tube goes down the chassis as a winch rope guide and a bit of extra chassis ridgidity. - honestly a rear winch and rad was spot on for me, but I was at the dafter end of off-roading :o)
Nice progress, Paul. You're gonna have yourself a crawler that you'll be proud of and happy to drive/wheel. It will certainly be one of the more unique vehicles on the trail, but you knew that, right? Dig your frame rail air tank idea, great way to utilize space. Will be curious to see how much she weighs after all your mods are complete. I'm guessing between #3500-#4000. I'm wrenching on a '65 Corvair, but had to put that on hold for a shoulder replacement surgery that I'm recovering from now. It'll be another six months before I'm wrenching on anything, so watching your progress helps me feel a vicarious sense of completion. Looking forward to its maiden voyage.
Great video thanks! This is definitely not paint by numbers, changes changes changes you seem to take it all in stride. The truck is getting to have a real mean look! Play through!
Paul, you are blessed with a creative brain, love watching how you figure out stuff as you go along.
No such thing as failures.. Just happy little detours! Great job as usual Paul.
Just wanted to say I can really tell a difference in your videos now that you're doing youtube full time! Thank you!
Front suspension is suspensioning! Great work Paul, and what Fab Rats is all about, very impressive! 👍🇮🇪
“I’m not a cat person”
You aren’t very convincing, Paul, that cat seems to be a big fan of yours 🐈
I was gonna say, you don’t get to pick if you’re a cat person. They decide that for you.
I was here to say the same thing.
Hi Michelle,
Paul, yay, a FJ45 day. Your regulars know that title was clickbait. I knew those top links were going to move that way, and commented on it last time. But I am extremely happy that you found a strong solution. I can't wait to see how it looks with raised front fenders. Sure hope you remembered to plug those new frame rails. :)
Love the shop cat!
The FJ will be a monster. Great job problem solving. I believe the shop cat is working its charm on you.🐱 Can't wait to see it on the trail with the Morrvair, but I'm also enjoying the journey, as well.👍
I enjoy watching you and other Fabricators work out problems. You made an interesting comment about the blue print is all in your head. My Late Dad and younger brother can build stuff with just the blue print in their head. Me? I got to draw the thing out with measurements and some times it still doesn't come out.
You know Paul, it's awesome going back and catching up on some of the videos I haven't seen before, it gives me great inspiration, like I was watching this video and I got to thinking, "that dude needs some help in the shop," then I got to thinking "what about Paul's brother Ben". And walla, you read this and now we time travel to 2022 and it happened! Woo Hoo, I'm going to have to try that again!
Love the FJ build! Can’t wait to see you put it to the test!
Nicely done, again. Keep up the fabbin'. We'll keep watching. Just so you know, the cat has claimed you. You might as well run with it.
Nothing appears to faze you, you hit a snag, you find a solution. Loving this build
PAUL When you said " Ultimate Rock Crawler " You were
not Whistling Utah . NICE Fab work , give that cat a welder 😃
that's wild how easy you made it look, but its definitely the reality when making custom stuff work!
Master fabricator in action, good job. Thanks
😂🤣😄😂🤣😄😂🤣😂😂🤣😄😂 “I’m not a cat person.” Silly Paul, the cat decides that not the human.
You guys are awesome!!! Keep filming. I need to see more.
I whole-heartedly agree with the statement "I'm not a cat person". The animal that my wife brought home is referred to as "four legs", because cats are damned sure not smart enough to respond to their given name, as dogs are. I give exactly two craps that my wife calls the feline "Sophia"... you can say "hey dipsh*t " in a gentle tone and the critter will come to see what you are feeding it.
@@mikeorr3333 I had a female friend that named her male cat "Pecker Head".
My shop cat is named Hemi.
Wow 1 tons in an FJ with lcg is tight, so happy to see this build coming together for you Paul
I would build the air tank into the frame or bumper:) Looking like another awesome build.
Fantastic job. It's going to be an awesome rig.
John Dunkley Excavating had a Airtank front bumper on a R model Mack.
It was pretty Badass.
Looking good Paul. Sure is interesting watching you work through the problems. Seems every job I do, ends up involving an unexpected element or the need for a tool I don’t have close by.
Keep up the great content Paul. Love seeing every bit of fabrication...
I enjoy watching because my dad could do the same things you do. I do not have those skills. One of the last things my dad took apart and rebuilt was his electric scooter. I can see you doing the same thing when in your 80s, filming it and making the rest of us envious of your ride.
The blueprint is in my head and sometimes it’s not very accessible. That is so well said it is genius, pure genius. I take my hat off to you out of respect.
Great video. Great fabrication skills. That is going to be one perfect FJ-45 rock crawler. Who has one of them? Not many. You don't see those anywhere anymore.
Lots of fabricating to do Paul but your getting it done. Papa Dart saved the day lol haha. Hi Michelle 💓.
I wish I could get my cruiser built as fast as you can do yours. Thanks for sharing this project!
Love watching this channel. It’s like “This Old House” but with metal…….😍
Cats seem to gravitate to those who dislike them. My wife loves cats I don't of course one of them has to make sure it seeks me out. Its relentless no amount of pushing away or moving it deters it one bit. It slinks back sooner or later argh it never gives up! So good luck Paul life as you have known it is now over you will be assimilated into the cat collective!
You (probably) envy Matt's Off Road Recovery, because Matt doesn't seem to waste time waiting for metal to cool to Room Temperature. Gets more Stuff done that way, I bet.
Lots of hard work going into this build, good luck and I'm sure the final result will be awesome.
Real life fabrication folks. Except at my place there is a pile of "scrap metal" that used to be fresh steel from the steel store, but I turned into scrap, and now save it to use for other pieces. with the price of steel these days I don't really scrap anything larger than a dollar bill, LOL. Its getting there Paul. Gonna be sweet when its done.
Like I said before there will be pet breaks ,, next there will be pet beds ..then a cat climbing tower it could also be used as a shop light and camera holder .. great video ,,trying to get video footage for this video 2 hours of work 12 hours of Paul playing with the cat .. lol ..
In life some people think…..I wonder what is in Paul’s mind and what’s he’s thinking…..As a semi fab/mechanic, I do not want to be in your mind or even take a peak. It’s like a room full of puppies, wall to wall, just barking and running around and all you are trying to do is figure out what the hell is going on, meantime stepping in poop. Listen it’s not a good example but you get it lol CRAZY GENIUS
Two steps forward! Three steps back! Nice work and we believe in your blueprints in the brain!
Paul the FJ is coming along great can't wait for the next upload on the FJ
Your 100th like on this video is 100% for the shop cat.
Paul you are cool too but that cat adores you lol.
I can’t hardly wait until that beast hits the trail 👊🏻💪🏻
Well Paul I would have been lost as a bitty in high weeds . But you are da man glad you have the tools and the knowledge to figuring it all out great Job .!! Now I can't wait to see it running God bless ya and the family too
Paul, the plan in your head seems to be evolving 😉
I can see you are sneaking up on awesome 👍👍
Incredible resiliency and determination - you are an inspiration good sir - thank you for sharing your work with us
Came upon your family’s channel last week.
As a Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser fan, as well as gear head….you are doing it right.
Prayers and blessings to you and your extended family
Glad to hear you got the suspension suspensioning ,and
Figured it out
I still think you'd be better off cutting the frame at the firewall and arching it up high (like level with the engine mount or more) and triangulating the uppers a bit. Probably have to get a shorty header for the driver side, or get another pass side header for the d-side and run it the exhaust around the front.
Looks like you got it figured out though. Looks good.
Good idea, do it on your own crawler.
@@science.unlimited lol I have, on several. Usually 3 links with a panhard are easier to package on rigs with full body where you want to keep the front axle in the general vicinity of the stock fender without having to tub the firewall and set the engine back into the body.
I’ve been right where Paul is on many projects and the continued cutting off and rebuilding can get frustrating as the project progresses and you make design changes on the fly while trying to maintain a certain look and layout while constrained to a stock body/chassis. Sometimes you work yourself into a corner and it’s hard to see the way out. There is a reason that most all tube buggies have small foot wells and the axle sets way in front of the engine.
I don’t know how far out these vids are, he may be driving it already.
Visualizing what the needs are, is 80% of the battle. Most folks can't get to 20%. Then there's Paul.. I think he's at about 98%. Nice work, nice tools, and nice solutions.. regardless of the feline.
Adapt and overcome. Great strides on the build. Thanks for sharing.
The FJ-45 is looking good. That "Cat Clip" was hilarious! Typical cat, couldn't care less about you. Only themselves!
As the meme goes, Cats were worshipped as gods in Ancient Egypt. Cats have never forgotten this.
He’s trying to convert Paul...... THEN he’ll ignore him. It’s the way of the cat 😋
seems like thats what fab work is. and I think many people dont always understand that. Its sometimes a lot of trial & error until you get it right then maybe even re-do it a few times after you look at it awhile and figure out a better way.
Can't wait to see the old FJ completed you do great work Paul looking forward to more of your videos
Awesome job Paul!!
Great video. You did a great job. Glad that it is all comming together. Keep up the good work.
Nothing is irreversible with metal. Paul my man your the metal wizard. Zuessing up a metal Symphony for offroad destruction.
haha, the shop cat is cute.
They 100% know if you're a cat person, they will seek out those that aren't.
Personally, I'd want to keep the stock guards.
Great progress.
I'm trying to put in to words how impressive and inspirational you are...I just can't...I wish I was this smart. I've watched for awhile and you amaze me every time..
I love watching your videos and Taylor Ray's and Matt's off road for all the fabrication
Looks awesome bud!!
You might think it's ruined but nothing can't be fixed or altered. Love the build
LOVE the Fab of your design.
Design on the go, and make it how you like it to fit and make it work well with fine clearances. :).
The best way to Fab., from scratch.
I use to Fab., up motorcycle parts from scratch and make things fit and work, yeah ok it's a one off part, but you know if you build it it will NOT break. :D
It's freaking awesome how cool that fj is 🤯🤯
I know the pain of making sure of what you first design doesn’t interfere with the next bit and that bit doesn’t hit something else, it’s a real headache. Ive done plenty in my time so I know how satisfying it is when it all comes together though.
Freakin’ awesome fabricatin’ bud!!! Fun to watch thanks for bringing us along!!
Love the channel 👍
It’s all coming together! I cringed a little when you cut the frame! After seeing the end product I’m impressed! Seeing you test for the articulation was great!
I knew you would figure it out Paul,you have a good sight on how things are going to work.Thanks for sharing.☺️☺️☺️👍👍👍👍
That shop cat really loves you though. It knows you have its back if anything goes south for it.
Paul
You and Matt are two people I idolize. Thanks for entertaining us.
Another great video Fab-Team 👍😁
No question, another pinnacle of "shade tree engineering". Good work!
I was talking with a friend today who has an issue with frame rot on his gooseneck scrap trailer. I told him where I’d take it but Maryland is a long way from Utah! 🤣 I’ve never seen a fabricated trailer frame rust into layers but his has. It breaks into 1/8” strips!
You make this fab stuff look easy. I would have definitely gave up! Good Job!!
Thanks for the perfect subtitles, Michelle!
Brilliant fabrication work. 👍