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! ✅️

[@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

[@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? ✅️

[@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

[@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!!

[@therealtashiro]

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

[@ToddAdams1234]

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

[@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!

[@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 !

[@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 🙂

[@marvicty]

How can you not love Mike. Dude is a goofball

[@roberthevern6169]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@Sojourning_]

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

[@DownNDirty_OffRoad]

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

[@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.

[@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! 👍

[@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.

[@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!

[@stevebaker1260]

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

[@jacobdipietro375]

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

[@MrBillsfishin]

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

[@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.

[@007twm]

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

[@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.

[@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)

[@MrPhils1958]

That bar work came up awesome!

[@kibsheikh9695]

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

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

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

[@sumosteve665]

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

[@opendstudio7141]

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

[@hrtkspecialist]

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

[@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 ! 🚙

[@SUNRIDGE128]

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

[@Myhandle306]

NICE. Another Rory and crew shop video.

[@steveleverett2644]

As always you guys are amazing.

[@stephenshort839]

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

[@Sakratic]

The scope of your abilities continues to impress!!!

[@TrevorDennis100]

I love a video where we see so much progress rather than painfully following minute detail, so this really worked. Interesting hearing about the tint cab Robby supplied for his wrecker. That's the first I'd heard of that, so we'll know part of the reason for the slow start on that project. It was super impressive seeing this build come together. The tube bending was outstanding, and everything fitted perfect at the end. I'm sure that is a whole lot more complicaated than you made it look.

[@byronlee4902]

Great work your videos never disappoint the build videos are awesome

[@richard3141592638]

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

[@shane_7even_ten569]

I love Sean’s term “Columbused it”

[@tomgreen6206]

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

[@righthandy6526]

you boys are METAL MASTERS--great job

[@ducktaperc398]

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

[@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

[@redmondjp]

This is looking awesome! Thanks for sharing this build.

[@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 👍

[@Telephony954]

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

[@nobuddy1364]

Sounds better than "Buggurai'.

[@jcl1201]

Love the build.. looking forward to more build videos

[@RealJeep]

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

[@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!

[@edwinschlee8374]

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

[@gazzafloss]

Rory, Mike and Shaun your vast off roading experience shows in the design and build of this little project and of course your own "rock hoppers". Going great TM guys. 👍

[@bigpaugh]

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

[@mudfun3703]

This sure came together nicely

[@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.

[@markreetz1001]

Always the way. It goes "Rory, can you take a few minutes to make a couple changes in my roll cage and redesign the entire machine?" Good work!

[@benmoore2684]

Hey Rory, thanks for inviting us into your shop via video. It reminds me of when I got to hang out with an old mechanic buddy of mine that was always building something. I don't get to see him much anymore, but your fab videos make me feel at home again. Thanks again.

[@andrewlewis5762]

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

[@roberthevern6169]

Is that 4130 Chromemoly tubing? Wall thickness? I worked at a locomotive facility in Boise for a while. What you guys do has many similarities!! Love the channel! The look in everyone's eyes, as a new 'creation' becomes real is priceless! This channel has to be the best ever!!

[@dustymojave]

I hope the tubing is NOT 4130. It's more subject to fatigue failure and more brittle than mild steel. I would rather have a cage for an off road vehicle around me made out of ERW tubing with the weld seam stripe along the side than 4130. My old offroad race buggy was made almost 50 years ago of ERW and won championships. It ended its racing career when it was quadruple flipped wound out WFO in high gear. Nobody hurt. No cage failure. Yep, the frame had a twist of 1" from the front axle to the dash bar. That came out in the 1st 15 minute drive in the desert after the suspension was repaired. A customer of mine gently flopped his 4130 buggy in Baja. Mid 2nd gear, caught a trail edge berm. Again, nobody hurt. BUT...The roll cage was pushed down several inches at the A pillars and had several cracks. After that race I had to cut off and replace almost the entire cage. 4130 is stiffer. Has higher tensile strength. But has lower ductile and lower impact strength. For me the best cage tubing for an offroad car is DOM, which splits the carbon content between 1010 and 4130. And the price. As a retired fabricator of race cars, offroaders, road racers, sprint cars, super modifieds and movie sets, for an offroad crawler like that Samurai that you're gonna bang the cage against rocks without rolling it, not to mention occasionally putting it on its lid, I would choose ERW tube. Best bang for the buck. As the owner. As the fabricator. As the driver.

[@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 🎉😁

[@michaelwpaulin4876]

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

[@cadilakisrodcustom]

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

[@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...

[@teresawoodruff1170]

The old WVA fella is loving this build. You guys are killing it. Can't wait until the next phase ❤

[@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.

[@donfrenette713]

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

[@grahamfrisken]

No doubt about it, 3 very talented men that make a truly incredibly capable team. thanks for allowing me to enjoy your channel

[@jaredgreen502]

I really enjoyed this video. Fun to see you guys imagine this & build it. Looks awesome.

[@Heeman5]

I love these kind of builds!❤

[@petereriksson4405]

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

[@katreniaclark]

Great job Rory, Mike and Sean.

[@HardwayRanch]

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

[@ggalland1]

I don't remember the exact story or stories of how Mike and Shawn joined this team, but WOW what a combination!! Very very impressed with thee fabricatiion skills. One bar bent so many times in so many different directions and it fits! So much done in so little of time, can't wait to see it out on the trail. thank you so much for sharing

[@hermione6830]

I would like to hear this story. Maybe they can do a video about it.

[@flyingmachinecustomparts8227]

I love watching you guys do fab work!! It's a pleasure watching your recovery and fab !! Really professional efforts always. Good job guys

[@DukeDave1]

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

[@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.

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

I love these build videos. Thanks Fellas !

[@spunky11111111]

Badass driving !! Thanks for the excitement !!

[@rattles3044]

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

[@MarkoMygun]

Wow you guys did that fast man Great job. Just go's to show how much experience you guys have. We need Shawn to learn how to weld. I haven't ever seen him weld. GO SHAWN LOL. Come on man you can do it. Thanks for the video guy's.

[@trailmater]

Shawn is an excellent welder.

[@aaronnavarro7071]

That was cool watching you guys build that. It would be great to get more information on your green buggy also. It is amazing how good that things does without costing 100k. That just proves you don’t have to be rich to build something and have fun. Nice work

[@refuge6944]

That’s a miracle caught me…😂😂 You guys are the best,brings big smiles 👍

[@LawlessOffroadAdventures]

👋 I could use that cage for one of mine. I'll pay shipping 🇨🇦 put some pool noodles on it an float it over to my back yard 😂 awesome to see you guys build a zuki, doing the same here

[@LawlessOffroadAdventures]

No, I'm serious 😅 how does that rust free cage make its way here??

[@sgtayl221]

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

[@javman03]

The tube work on that Samauri is beautiful!

[@paulcooper9135]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@snyderstrailsidedesignchad6854]

Great build guys!

[@Keinandrew3]

Morning Trailmater thanks for the video

[@kennyFF033]

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

[@grannyt6819]

Rory in the Barbie Samari is hilarious!

[@monno1hardy]

One of the best videos lately I must say guys! Truly skilled at what you guys do !!! Awesome. I am impressed and you guys keep delivering. Team Trailmater 4 life!

[@chuckster6513]

Hey TM crew, Great transformation on what is left of the Samurai ! That cage looks to be so much better than the original. Hope to see this rock crawler in action soon. Mike, do you not understand the design of the sawzall ? ( Not really picking on Mike, I see people on many channels doing it. ) The foot on the business end of the saw is meant to stabilize the the saw so the blade can do its job. If you try to hold the saw like you are the stabilizer you lose about seventy five percent of the blades ability to cut. Press that foot against whatever is being cut people ! Rory, Has no one told you that you can not climb up a wall like that ? Oh Wait, you just did it ! Never mind. Thank you Trail Mater crew. Take Care

[@WithoutCertainty]

Awesome buggy. Nice job on the cage guys.