Cutting A Samurai In Half

So here's what it's like having a squirrel mind. I often get in over my head trying to help friends. I wouldn't change that about me, but it can become stressful. My buddy Jeff asked if I could fix the cage in his new samurai to make for more headroom. I said sure, probably just a couple new bars. Which is all it would've been but then I kept looking and my mind went and things got out of hand. Here is the video of that taking place. Thank you everyone for watching and supporting us.
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[@Elden_Lean]

"Don't worry, they can never see both sides at once." that is some great advice

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

By the time they've walked to the other side, they've already forgotten what they saw.

[@roberthevern6169]

Sounds like a carpenter friend of mine!! If they can't see it, they'll never know!! Words to live by!

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Thats when you work on a boat😉. Its never water level😉.

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

Before I was old enough to have a drivers license my dad was taking me to track practice and when pulling into the parking lot crossed the double yellow line. He said that you are not suppose to do what he just did. I replied, but you crossed the yellow line one at a time. He rewarded me with an ice cream cone after practice for thinking creatively.

[@matttrujillo4571]

Von Dutch said it first about the Hirohata Merc

[@jcar1417]

Bending a tube in 2 planes is tough enough , bending in multiple is crazy difficult. Rory’s spatial awareness is spot on. Helps when you have a solid crew. Team Trailmater 💪👊

[@UmmmmmmmWhat]

Honestly, just think of the geometry and physics involved in the pulls on recoveries. Rory just 'knows' math, even if many probably wouldn't think of him being a 'smart' guy.

[@toddwilliams5905]

Pretty sweet buggy cage for just eyeballing it@@UmmmmmmmWhat

[@secret5.]

He'd be a pro at bending conduit, would make a good electrician!

[@jcar1417]

@@secret5. that’s where I learned to bend, there is some cross pollination skills

[@gerard8496]

so your in the woods on this, it could brake in many ways

[@bishmayoung]

Shawn saying Mike Columbused it was some world class comedy .

[@Tpbmods]

I love projects like this. I come for the offroading, but stay for the fabrication!

[@roberthevern6169]

100%!!!!!

[@wesman7837]

Yeah, and how about that tube Bending? Dude that was expert level $#it right there! ✅️

[@vdub5818]

I cant be the only one that thought of Wilson from Tim Allen's "Home Improvement" when Rory was sitting in the Samurai and staring at the camera just over the cage. 😂😂

[@roberthevern6169]

Well, howdy, neighbor!!

[@1OldCutlass]

For those of us looking to see a rig come together, this was extremely satisfying. 😁👍

[@Posting-Maharashtra]

I am still awaiting the long promised Robby Lytons build

[@Kabraka123]

I love it when you guys show shop stuffs. More of that type of content for sure :)

[@davestevens4263]

Hell yah ! Larry curlie & mo can build stuff . Good stuff !!!!!

[@wesman7837]

​@@davestevens4263Yeah that tube bending was some expert level $#it wasn't it? ✅️

[@aussiebloke609]

I blame the seats being mounted too high. I'm 6, and in a factory stock Samurai I have several inches of headroom before hitting the steel roof (which is about the same height as the factory soft top and the top of the windshield.) Never ran out of leg room either, even with rear seats and passengers in the back. Edit: All that said, it was common back in the day to build a Samurai cage on the outside, just so you don't back the side of your head on a bar too often. Plus it protects all the pretty bodywork! 😁😁😁

[@ToddAdams1234]

I would like like an outside cage to come back “in fashion”. I personally don’t have ANY PROBLEMS with that type of thing!

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

"He columbus'd it"😂 that's insane guys. I've been a fitter, and I spent a few years running a custom fab shop. The work you got done that fast. Holy crap

[@therealtashiro]

What I enjoy most about this Channel, are the smiles and continuous laughter! 👍🏻🍻🇺🇸

[@ToddAdams1234]

And just the general fun times that they have!!! 🫡👍

[@theuglytruth8162]

Mike with tools IN hand scares me more than him going backwards on trails next to a 1000 foot drop.😮

[@onefootfighter22]

The look on Rory's face as he says " tiny little pieces " ! Priceless !

[@marvicty]

How can you not love Mike. Dude is a goofball

[@roberthevern6169]

Yeah, but he's an 'expert goofball'!!

[@pault781]

“You can never see 2 sides at once.” ….. I really like that quote. Thank you!

[@davebenson1504]

The lead in video clip shows how they can maximize parking in downtown Moab 😂🤣😂 Love the grin when Rory says, "Now we are chopping his Samurai into tiny little pieces". Amazing fabrication 🙂 ... a gorgeous pretzel 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@wadericker4795]

That was absolutely hilarious when you climbed into the Samurai and looked eyeball level above the roll cage!!! LoL

[@DB-yj3qc]

A feeling some of us have getting into many new cars on the market.

[@dahvay]

2:40 made me literally laugh out loud. I was terrified by the way Merlin drove at the Wrecker Games last year.

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Dude has NO fear! 👍

[@jacobdipietro375]

12:35 was that a fab rats call out 😂😂 all out of 1 bar 😂😂 great job fellas looking great!

[@DownNDirty_OffRoad]

Merlin was a madman in that wrecker without a cage!!! Samurai is looking great, excellent tube work Rory!!!

[@Sojourning_]

Love you guys, such a joy to see the three of you making it happen. The Lord Bless you and yours.

[@shane_7even_ten569]

I love Sean’s term “Columbused it”

[@dstaff4134]

Holy Moly, you fellas were seriously fabbin with that little rig! So very kewl how fast you all can modify/create an awesome trail machine. Truly enjoy every type of content you all create and share!

[@MrPhils1958]

That bar work came up awesome!

[@grannyt6819]

Rory in the Barbie Samari is hilarious!

[@owendodman3037]

The amount of work you guys put into the samurai really shows that you guys are the right guys for this kind of job.

[@joehall6709]

Great video guys. Really enjoy watching all the transformation in a single video. Some would have milked that for weeks, but not you guys. Looking forward to the Robby's truck coming in the shop.

[@micah6855]

A “z” was the mark of Zoro. Tire tracks up random vertical surfaces, the mark of Rory. Great job in fabrication, the roll cage is a work of art.

[@Myhandle306]

NICE. Another Rory and crew shop video.

[@petereriksson4405]

I LOL'd so hard at "Mike Columbused it"

[@Sakratic]

The scope of your abilities continues to impress!!!

[@wesleyedwards2764]

I keep thinking about Paul's saying when I make goofs too Mike. "We do it nice because we do it twice." It's definitely good to give credit. You guys have some of the best chemistry and humor on YT. Sometimes I'm not in the mood for some of the other channel's content, but I'm usually clicking in to watch you guys when it is posted. Neat project.

[@wesman7837]

Yeah it's going to be able to get into some tight stuff and be a great rig!

[@offroad6309]

Maybe. Except that Paul does it 3, 4, maybe 5 times, but who's counting 😅. I'm pretty sure he didn't come up with it.

[@RealJeep]

That makes my ears ring just watching you run those grinders.

[@stevebaker1260]

Seeing Rory sitting in that samurai just shows how much of a unit he is, very enjoyable watch, thanks guys 👍

[@marvincarter870]

Rory is amazing with that tubing bender this cage looks awesome! Good job to Shawn and Mike are great at what they do and that's what makes this Trail Mater Team such fun to watch! Great video!

[@Telephony954]

So now we have a cross between a samurai and a buggy, is it now a smuggy?

[@nobuddy1364]

Sounds better than "Buggurai'.

[@MrBillsfishin]

Two days to make that cage is crazy. Thanks so much for the hours and hours of entertainment.

[@007twm]

I'm at a loss for words. Great video and excellent workmanship. Thanks for sharing.

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

Looking forward to seeing the Samurai out on the trail. Thanks for sharing.

[@mudfun3703]

This sure came together nicely

[@steelmill]

Between Rory,Shawn,and Mike I cant figure out who is the biggest kid.Thanks for showing all of this on one video.Alot of other channels try to stretch out content way to long.

[@javman03]

The tube work on that Samauri is beautiful!

[@ljprep6250]

That lower bar was a real piece of art, and then I saw the full top bar. Gorgeous! Kudos, guys. I really like watching you guys fab something up.

[@stephenshort839]

You make it look easy because you know what you are doing.

[@1944chevytruck]

WOW! AWESOME!

[@vinamerosa1923]

I'll take watching Rory make dangerous recoveries look easy all day long. Tail Mater isn't a Video production company, they recover off road in extreme places, the focus is on the rescues. Most of us 200k+ enjoy real content, not " let's reshoot that scene " BS. I happen to like the " in the shop " episodes, Sean and Mike crack me up sometimes, they have a good time. Keep doing it " YOUR WAY " Rory , I wouldn't' change a thing ! 🚙

[@DukeDave1]

I like your plans Rory, Mike and Sean are go I d guys too 😎

[@edwinschlee8374]

That is one nice looking roll cage. now to get the rest of the things to fit!

[@steveleverett2644]

As always you guys are amazing.

[@opendstudio7141]

Comedy, design and engineering. Great symmetry on that little roll cage. 👍👍👍

[@ducktaperc398]

You guys make that shit look like cake you guys are Fukin OGs of off roading fo sho!! Fukin flawless!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@righthandy6526]

you boys are METAL MASTERS--great job

[@rattles3044]

Rory climbs into the the Samurai..... "Look ! Killroy is here !" 🤣

[@cdale93mike29]

Please make another dhort video stating your going to get Robbies tow truck in the shop this winter. That statement deserves a thumbs up of its own!

[@kibsheikh9695]

Bravo what a great build. Less talk & more progress . Love it guys 👍🏼👍🏼

[@lazylizard6532]

MIKE COLUMBUS'D IT. I laughed so hard my wife wanted to know what was going on. She was happy to hear of such a friendship. I'm so glad to see a work environment that can joke like that. Mine? Nevermind, I made the choices I did for the $$ I make, I don't want to kill the mood. This made me happy.

[@UncleManuel]

"We do it nice because we do it twice...................... wait, that's somebody other's line!" 😁😁😁

[@hrtkspecialist]

Hell yeah, I am a samurai guy too. You guys killed it on the style of the cage!

[@deebiz3500]

Robbies towtruck ain't never gonna be done 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@regbale]

Why the procrastination? Get on it!

[@trailmater]

Cuz I have nothing but time. No other things pulling me in a thousand different directions. I just sit around and do nothing. Luckily it was either gonna sit in Robbys back yard and do nothing, or it can sit in mine and wait till I have time... But at least you guys have something to complain about right?

[@deebiz3500]

@@trailmater it's ok uncle Rory , just breaking ya balls 🎉😁

[@forestgreen1623]

I laughed my ass off when you said Robbies tow truck

[@bigpaugh]

Thank you!! Its a pleasure watching and supporting!!

[@Patrick.Weightman]

Man that is a good looking cage

[@sumosteve665]

Another great video from the hardest working guys in the game. Love the TrailMater Team

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 😀👍

[@steveschmitt5137]

That was a fun. build .for sure. Keep us posted with the finished buggy. Thanks for sharing Trail Mater crew. Stay safe ( especially you Mike)

[@michaelwpaulin4876]

Great Pipe Work Guys. That’s going to be an awesome buggy...

[@Keinandrew3]

Morning Trailmater thanks for the video

[@andrewlewis5762]

Aussie came in 4th......not too shabby 😂 please don't hurt yourself safety officer Mike.....😊

[@jcl1201]

Love the build.. looking forward to more build videos

[@benmcdonnell139]

Rory looked like HighTower from Police Academy in that little buggy 😂

[@katreniaclark]

Great job Rory, Mike and Sean.

[@byronlee4902]

Great work your videos never disappoint the build videos are awesome

[@tomgreen6206]

Wow!! Great job on the cage. Your video is never boring.

[@brandonrawleigh9404]

Bad ass I use to have a samurai and that's how I wanted to build it but life took over great video keep up the great work guys

[@larryradelet1503]

Awesome design guys.it should make him happy.😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@pauljohnstone4723]

The KZbin haters will be rising from their couches and whinging that there were no recoveries on this video. They can get stuffed because I love this stuff and I could watch it all day, I always learn something and I am entertained. The fact that what I learn I probably will never have the opportunity to use is not important.

[@snyderstrailsidedesignchad6854]

Great build guys!

[@redmondjp]

This is looking awesome! Thanks for sharing this build.

[@SUNRIDGE128]

I love you guys! You make everything look like you know what you're doing. You're the best 👌

[@scottkrieger6386]

You guys warm now with your barrel furnace going now.😊

[@arnildflowers1444]

Damn boys that tube work looks amazing. 👍👍👍👍🤘

[@coreywolff7071]

Thanks for crushing my dreams about the Samurai

[@earlscheets7550]

Rory and crew, keep doing what you do. The things yall do make me feel like I am part of the crew! People that make the negative comments apparently have never been in a shop before. I know what a grinder sounds like. Big stinking deal if the sound wasn't perfect!!! At least you are out there doing something rather than sitting on the couch stuffing their face telling everyone how you did it wrong. 😢 always gona be haters, dont let them influence you or your channel...

[@Lunentucker]

Pretty sneaky of you guys to edit out every time you had to stop and go back and read the engineer's drawings. My father in law built his son's drag car frame exactly the same way. It's a true gift.

[@richard3141592638]

What a great little project, that looks like it'll be a bigger project. More, please.. thanks all - happy new year

[@ark212]

Awesome fabrication. Great design. Cool video.

[@rambonit]

Love too watch you work laughing And teasing each other. But the best part you do it your self you three guys no camera crew its the reality show 👍

[@donfrenette713]

Guy's that pipe bending is just beautiful...nice job and happy new year to yous all .Respect from Canada Lonewolf. Ca

[@Clawson_customs]

He is a amazing tire guy he fixed a flat tire and a bad wheel for me late in the afternoon once a long time ago

[@WithoutCertainty]

Awesome buggy. Nice job on the cage guys.

[@Heeman5]

I love these kind of builds!❤

[@HardwayRanch]

Thanks again for letting me hang out in the shop with y'all.

[@fjb420]

Absolutely my little escape, hanging out with the king's. Shawn cracks me the fuck up.

[@kennyFF033]

Great work on the Samuri guys, those bars are ti... they look amazing!

[@FenzoMac]

Love the shop time and the projects!

[@rsaldivar4218]

Awesome job on the Samuri! You guys are quite a team! 👍🏼

[@cadilakisrodcustom]

I've been waiting to see the video on this project. It turned out so good!

[@Drones_and_more]

Brilliant work, so relaxing to watch lol

[@richardgarza3906]

Awesomeness 😎

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

Awesome cage work!!

[@sgtayl221]

Nothing better than watching the Three Amigos start a new project with a reciprocating saw. Has the making of another excellent adventure.