BUILDING a Roll Cage from SCRATCH!!

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Papa Dar's Jeep build is coming along quite nicely and it's just about complete!! We wanted to make sure that he was safe out there on the trails, so we built a "state of the art" custom roll cage!! He should now be safe to roll it as many times as he likes. ;)
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[@ford_drivingbuilder4225]

I got my gray hat just in time for the snow to melt. Up here in MN

[@FabRats]

Awesome!! Hope you love it!!

[@ford_drivingbuilder4225]

from a covair burnout to a jeep cage. what a great Sunday morning

[@perryleduc1954]

agreed! couldn't havr asked for a better morning llineup

[@zhallquist28]

My thoughts exactly

[@jeremygaddis112]

Lol right there with ya

[@Steveindajeep]

lol same

[@wjhjr1415]

That's damn near an external frame!

[@larrybreuer4495]

When you said a roll cage...you meant a ROLL CAGE! Ol’e Papa Dar must take his “ having fun “ seriously!

[@tumbleweed4185]

The true test of any good crawler. "Grandma's ditch!"

[@DrewEdwardBacklas]

How many times you planning on rolling that thing? That’s a lot of tube lol.

[@kg4gav]

I think it is "How many times are you planning to survive the roll" vs "How many times are you planning on rolling". I think he plans to roll all the way down. Unless Matt pulls the banana in the way to stop him!

[@jasonh4167]

There's a lot of weight in the drivetrain so if it lands upside-down it won't crush. Worst case survival.

[@jakep5121]

Years of welding and wheeling says this man knows what he's doin.

[@Druid_Plow]

@@jakep5121 I have no doubt that you're correct about that, and most of this cage does serve a genuine purpose in a worst case scenario. but things like those 2 extra angles behind the front seats and a lot of what's on the roof are superfluous. I would say redundancy is the only purpose for a lot of them.

[@rickrowe3903]

I'd weld the crap out of it to if my Dad was in it.

[@cathymoore1739]

🤣 First words heard " Dad we got a 🔥"... welding, grinding and an occasional fire ... lol... garage life! 💖💪👍

[@crazynotme7606]

Make sure you weld a d ring on the cage for Papa Dars hammock after a long day wheeling 👍💪

[@markworth7609]

The jeep is really coming together, love the show. can't wait to see the jeep up against the corvair lol

[@tommywallbanger]

Looks like the Corvair is gonna be finished first. I like the way the rigs look now while they are being built. I like the way this Jeep looks right now. Should be fun.

[@johndehaan1379]

Matt had a vid this morning and now you do. If the Essential Craftsman had one today it would be near perfect! And today is my week I don’t go to church. Thanks Paul!

[@hustlinghard8081]

All three channels you just mentioned are also my three favorites. I could listen to Scott from Essential Craftsman all day every day. Dude has such a vast array of knowledge and explains it absolutely perfectly.

[@cstrong9868]

love watching, these folks feel like family, thanks for taking the time to make it all, keep up the good work

[@odc43054]

Great looking $2 truck. Can't beat that. And great progress on they Jeep.

[@fredygump5578]

I wanna see the shake down run with Dar's jeep and the Corvair!

[@darkerbrother1]

Paul I so envy the fact that you just showed at least 3 generations in a room and all having the ability to teach, show or learn how to work with there hands

[@jrzyboy99]

When you build a roll cage that you can drop a building on...that’s Fab Rats! Probably could also double as a kid’s jungle gym! Will be sad time to see Papa Dar’s jeep not in the shop, but can’t wait to see it flexing on the trail!

[@joeyhoulihan2135]

😀

[@phichanyaungsri6340]

The jeep is looking good. Can’t wait for the Willys build to start.

[@davidstewart747]

Great work as usual Paul. Most likely shift linkages are lose? Possibly a broken pivot bolt. You've inspired me to start a channel showing how I repair and restore old welding machines.

[@rowlinstoned3715]

Love to see a father son team. Me & my dad do things like that together. He tought me all my metal working skills and lots more. Nice cage man!

[@cassiegadischke907]

love watching your videos and seeing your great things from scratch

[@sourbrothers73]

That hole saw jig is _awesome!_ Also, good for him. You can't beat a $2⁰⁰ truck. I miss my first ever truck! I wish I still had it 13:56 Your oldest is a mirror image of you btw.

[@febbral]

Paul, the only thing I could think of when flexing jeep is to lower tire pressures and check clearances. Excellent work on fabricating cage.

[@ljoffe]

The cage looks awesome. You have to include a bar behind the front seats that goes from behind drivers head to behind passenger seat. Then a bar straight across between the B pillar bars. You can also do a complete X behind the front seats. These bars will stop the cage from collapsing if rolled over. Look at any race car and you will see what I am talking about.

[@wrs52011]

That was a LOT of welding!

[@kioschraffenberger3131]

Looks great. You will figure out the transmission. You can do it.

[@berryreading4809]

I wish Paul had an ironworker too! (also while we're wishing, I'll take one for myself as well 😉) let's hope someone in upper management from one of those big name manufacturers becomes a fan of the channel 😄👍

[@moabwheeling]

Your work is so awesome Paul , that's one heck of a roll cage you built there sir . You have done a amazing job on Papa Dars Jeep . Looking forward to your next video sir. Until next time take care and be safe.

[@carlstanoyevic3070]

Now if you sheet that beautiful cage if papa rolls it over on snow he will slide all the way home. Really that’s the nicest cage I’ve ever seen great job. I still think Ramcharger orange white top. Love the looks of it.

[@Mike-zv7ou]

Awesome video/fabrication! I can’t wait to see papa Dar wheel this thing, it’s going to be an animal!

[@joeyhoulihan2135]

Providing it can move 😊

[@ronjohnson9032]

You definitely could use an Ironworker, Paul. They are very handy.

[@RanaJi-hi3hd]

Calling that cage stout is an understatement...that is a monster of an cage

[@ae80typed]

Awesome work! Real fabrication is why I watch. Nice flex!

[@99unclebob]

This is a roll cage from a rock crawlers perspective, don't want anything coming in from the top to hit you in the cabbage, Paul you built 3 things in one , the coolest roll cage , a kids jungle gym and a platform for papa Cars rooftop tent which someone out there can send to him as a sponsor , 👍 Sunday mornings just don't get much better , A Corvair video and Fab Rats video

[@Prisonmike89]

Damn at that point you could've just used steel plate for the cage lol. Great video

[@canyonrunner]

I roughly calculated the added weight from the estimated lengths of the tubing in the roll cage. I won’t disclose it so as not to embarrass myself; but, Papa Dar better not be planning on taking that beastie out into the sand here in Utah. (Yes, I am a native) He will sink like a rock tossed into quicksand. The more he fights against it and the faster his wheels spin the quicker he will sink. As a rock crawler he would be advised to add several hundred pounds of lead to the bottom half of his Jeep to redefine and to relocate the centroid of his Jeep so he DOESN’T roll over. LOOKS GOOD, though.

[@Shilohii65]

Hey Paul, in the refinery with welders, there are always Fire Watch personnel around any welding job sites. That might be something to consider, after Land caught that one. Not bagging on ya, but like Mrs. Michelle with the eye and hearing protection, we just want you to see and hear in a few years.

[@lunam08ify]

I'm glad papa dars arm is back in working order.

[@kg4gav]

More steel in the cage than the entirety of the rest of the jeep...including the engine.

[@3.0colorado21]

Can’t wait to see this and the corvair do some wheelin!

[@thomasbailey8306]

Nice job on the Rollcage...Sweet...Great video thank you for sharing

[@StefanSchluppeck]

Can't wait to see the next episode.

[@fletcherbarnes9230]

"Just a skosh more..." Was that a metric skosh or an SAE one?

[@michaelrobbins6694]

Whitworth Standards .at have been accidentally used.

[@Mike__S]

Judging by the amount of reinforcements in the cage, PapaDar must like that skinny pedal even with a tire off the ground lol This is some cool content. makes me want to throw money at a garage and learn to fabricate the correct way

[@rossgross7497]

Dar will definitely be safe if it rolls over. Nice cage

[@off-roadoutlawrepairs2910]

those Nissans are awesome we had one growing up on our ranch and we could take that thing damn near anywhere we wanted to take it.

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

Lol, bet the cage weighs more than the jeep did stock hahaha. I said it before so gotta say it again, PAPA DARR KING OF THE HAMMERS 2022

[@petercashboyd]

Great build man.

[@ervinnez6713]

Nice roll cage...keeping papa Darr safe. Better to be safe than not. Nice video...👍👌

[@rogermontee8264]

Nice roll cage!!!!! That’s how to build a roll cage.☺️☺️☺️👍👍👍

[@fredmartine674]

Cool roll cage set-up, the blue Nissan pick-up is cool. I have a 94 Nissan Altima SE with the 5-speed manual transmission. Mines had the 2.4L 4-cylinder engine which it shared with the Nissan pick-up during that time and the engine lasted me a lil over 465,000 miles so I know the 2.4L engines were well made, I retired the car and put it up on cement blocks and the dogs use it as a shade during the summer months lol 👍🇺🇸..

[@NameNaameNameeNaamee]

Nice to see you passing on your knowledge to your kids! And that old Nissan D21 is awsome! Some truck heritage right there.

[@Miketm155]

Bloody fantastic! Impressive flex! 👌💪👍

[@lesaatuatasi6267]

WOW! That cage is Badass!!👍

[@gsmith6255]

She’s a BEAST! Great build.

[@dieselman2229]

Good morning 🌞 everyone

[@codygrooms3127]

Looks like a jungle gym attached to a jeep

[@elwoodtaylor1092]

hopefully papa Dar keeps the shiny up and the greasy down but if not no worries the jungle gym will protect him for sure, nice job on the roll cage

[@GRS-gd3ig]

If you form DAR with those tube pipes, the name alone holds structural integrity. Add Pauls craftsmanship, she’ll be impregnable !

[@GusCarlson]

"Dad, how do they determine the weight limit on bridges?" "Well, they drive bigger and bigger trucks over the bridge until it breaks, then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge." -Calvin and Hobbes I thought of that when Lan was expecting the forklift to roll the jeep.

[@dougbourdo2589]

Holy Ballz, I have an 18 ton boulder in the back yard that would have a hard time busting through that cage if it fell off the mountain.

[@ruubguus4321]

Good Job Paul!!!!!👍💯

[@monkeymanyoung6153]

Sweet cage. Nice job. Thanks for video.

[@woxie4990]

There's nothing more gratifying than building your own stuff, from scratch. Lucky.

[@ArizonaKid]

Good video as always Paul.

[@tonysantana1493]

That is one sweet ride!

[@Bradzuzu]

Nice job on the cage build Paul , probly went through a spool of wire just about Ha !! This summers gonna have some outstanding off road trips I can feel it !! Papa Dar's got himself a machine !!

[@orangepickel2]

Rebuilt the front end, the rear end rebuilt the suspension; streached frame, breaking system. Roll cage wiring drive shafts transmission. And in the end after playing around in "Grandma's Ditch" you learn that you weren't as shifty as you thought you were. Michelle I didn't hear you at all laugh in this video.

[@nathangreer8219]

You know you live in a great small town when older farmers gift their old vehicles to eager boys anxious to work hard on them!

[@lyndonhamby7432]

I was bored. Then boom. New video. Perfect timing Fab Rats 👍👍

[@davidpay6684]

That's a pretty stout roll cage! I've seen the places you go and expect that with all that weight on top, it will get put to the test at some point. Papa Dar might want to invest in a stout harness and some limb restraints!

[@TheDazman50]

You an Mat just the best.

[@jordantrudeau-adams4213]

I like when Papa gets in there wrenchs around when he can

[@archstanton9206]

You'll get it Paul. 700 is a different animal. Look at the TVA. Heck of a job on the whole build.

[@DIGGER19860]

You should get your boys taking some autocad or solidworks classes so they can start making parts in the computer for you. Then get yourself a plasma table to cut everything out. Youll be selling parts like trusses and bumpers in no time. I wish someone told me i could make jeep parts in the computer when i was in high school. I had no idea what autocad was back then. Now im trying to figure it out on my own. Sketchup is also a good program and its free.

[@FishyFriendsForever]

Think you could drop it from an airplane and have it survive landing on the roof. Looks great! Thanks for sharing these builds with us

[@larrydavidson3402]

Paul, a man of many talents!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@Sevenslotdad]

I wished I lived closer, just to help out around the shop and learn as much as I can.

[@tractormantp2113]

Great job on the roll cage !

[@ianburit3705]

Hiya all, Now, I have a problem watching you fabbing up stuff, being an ex engineer (no not a train driver but making stuff that flies) I can watch you all day fabbing stuff and thinking it through as you go, rather than just watching and saying - OHH hes so clever, yes you are good, but Im not saying that lol.. Clever people working with metal to me Is an art form, I done stuff making things from Hi Tech metals and alloys for years, it was my job, I enjoyed it, but I too come from motor sport on the Ovals so made things that worked well also/ well retired from both, but, just love watching you work making art forms Into functionality (ohh thats a big word).. All I can say Is keep up the good work.. So Ill keep watching it all happen.. Thanks for the video - Ian - UK.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Steveindajeep]

Gonna be a sweet sweet rig.

[@bosshilf]

Now that's a proper cage, nice job. As for the transmission, tomorrows another day.

[@maxkaboom2961]

Cant wait to watch you guys pull Matt out with that

[@roundmidnightsuttree]

I just love your stuff. Thanks.

[@nobsatthistime]

What you need is a small Shear and a Press Break for bending to go with that Pipe Bender.

[@1944chevytruck]

looking good boys!... nice work!... thanks 4 video. be kind.

[@TennesseeCheeZe]

Sick cage and Fab work ... That jeep would look bad ass with a canvas safari top on it ..

[@brookieant]

Fair play paul there's some nice fab work gone into that cage m8 👌🏼👌🏼🤘🤘🤙🤙

[@kstricl]

Waking up to Papa Dar is always great. Next best thing is any video rescuing Matt...

[@block4565]

As soon as the video starts I hit that like button. I know I'm about to learn something, laugh and be inspired. Your videos never fail! Keep it up 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Love this jeep build!

[@justinmills8084]

Looking great 👍

[@robertstephenson2945]

I'm fairly sure that if that Jeep rolls that cage will definitely not fail! It may have added 1,000 pounds to the Jeep. That's alot of metal. Papa Dar will definitely be safe.

[@joelaperalez6608]

Grab pipe handle on A plier in side of windshield so easier to get in and out..just a suggestion. Fantastic job

[@jusike633]

He Love Dar that cage supper tuff.

[@nealesmith1873]

Looking good!

[@00nutt]

Grandma saying those dang kids at it again!!!!

[@larrybe2900]

She just can't understand, as she looks out the window, what pleasure they get driving in and out of her ditch. If that is all it takes to please them she needs to make a few more. .)

[@Husky1run]

That's one all some roll cage 💯

[@jamessmith7691]

Addicted to spark. You sure seem to have a good time. lol

[@priusrepellent]

Bravo Bravo Bravo!!! Cage looks amazing Paul! The transmission on the other hand, gotta fix that! The flex also is pretty sick!!! Good job!!!

[@Majja13]

DAMN That is a serious Roll cage Great work boys it is looking fantastic and great to see Papa Dar with out the sling!!

[@everythingsucks6086]

This is my favorite fab channel!!

[@shullln]

Paul, You and Matt should build a 24 hour of Lemons Car. It's a racing series where the total value of the car can't exceed $500. Looks up their videos on here they're a hoot. With your your and Matt's building and mechanical skill's you'd do awesome.

[@sammartin8624]

Hello, I enjoy your videos very much. I’ve even rewatched some to learn some really neat stuff. You done some really cool projects.

[@daviddelaney5180]

Wow, 2 videos dropped about the same time, Matt's and Fab Rats! Fab Rats won the which to watch first! We can see the satisfaction that Dar and Paul have with the completion of this build coming to a conclusion.