IT'S ALIVE!!!! The YJ Rides Again!!!

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Today in the shop, the Fab Rats finish up the floor in the YJ, do all the tedious wire work, and get the ole YJ ready for it's first maiden voyage out of the shop for a couple months!! There's still a few more things to do, but there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel on this build! Check it out!!
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[@FabRats]

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[@Ironwolff-69]

LOve my hat and T-shirt, Thx!

[@mitchellmccarthy5725]

Blue

[@reggie5983]

camo Green

[@thomasriggle6371]

Keep it Red.

[@mrheart4242]

May I please inquire on where and what brand are the new head lights in the jeep? I would love a set for my ford.

[@stymiesnerdly771]

Hillbilly electical tip - Instead of cutting all the wires to the same length, if you stagger your connections, the entire loom will stay more consistent in size throughout. Placing all your connections at the same spot makes it look like a snake swallowed a rat. Loving this build!

[@chipprice1174]

well it didn't let me post a pic, but what it is , is a shop light, 5500 lumen, has a rotating feature so you can direct the light where ever you need it, stands about 40ish inches high. Was my answer to all my lighting needs under my lift.

[@jeffreyharbert3439]

Thats standard practice, not hillbilly! Very good advice though!

[@matthewbarnhill5402]

I'm a subscriber of both Fab Rats and Matt's Off Road Recovery. One thing I like to see is two friends wheeling or working. I've noticed that Paul will drop whatever he's doing to help Matt in a recovery or whatever he needs and I'm sure Matt does the same. That's a true friend. This world sure needs more of that. Well done guys and keep the great videos coming!!

[@OurBossiAdventures]

We think a good “Mountain Dew Green” would look great. It’s good to see Papa Dar awake during the entire video. Good job guys

[@myconight]

He would be if he drank enough Mountain Dew...lol

[@nite_driver_7895]

Mountain dew green? Aka p1ss yellow? Lol

[@eeiichill]

I love Michelle she is so positive and happy and outgoing all the time it makes me feel happy to see a great family , love you guys

[@jesseboomershine3227]

This channel is so underrated! Love seeing builds that are done quick, somewhat informative and not dragged out.

[@FabRats]

Thanks! That means a lot!!

[@ericcorse]

That is awesome, in the short rows. Those floor pans looked pretty substantial. Glad to see Dar has his cast/brace off.

[@robertgriffin6668]

I look forward to seeing Papa Dars jeep and Matt's Corvair climb the waterfall.

[@generalsignout]

me to me to!

[@kevinrandlett2920]

the Corvair look so heavy

[@6788tappleton]

@@kevinrandlett2920 I think matt said in one video its supposed to be around 4500 lbs

[@skylarkovack2561]

Papa dar must be getting excited, he didn't take a nap during this video! 😜👍😂

[@ballbounces968]

The power of editing probably

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

hahahah...Darr, " I cut it 3 times and it's still to short"...Get this man an emmy!

[@daviddelaney5180]

I was about to give up on the Fab Rats video drop for today! Really glad I got to see the Superhero in his Heromobile!

[@manbearpig2164]

Paint it army green, look like an old school army jeep on steroids

[@josephprentice8354]

The mt dew decals army green and the rest mt dew green

[@localyz808]

That would be the best an army green like the old school jeeps ,or like a sand tan color that they used to have on the military humvee's .

[@glenbarnier]

if i could paint everything i own army green, i would

[@rileyflanigan5309]

Looks like Papa Dar is feeling better, and eager to help out!

[@wwgbert]

it's nice to have good friends to work on fun projects while building memories.

[@darwinbarrett86]

Thanks for posting! The race to the finish line. Paul building the Yj, and Matt building the Corvair. Love watching these projects come together.

[@tinker2evers2chance]

Yep. Which one will be done first.

[@darwinbarrett86]

Tinkers Chance, we need to “make book” on the race. 😎

[@benritchsmith]

Ralph Red. My grandfather Ralph Thompson painted everything Rustoleum red! Lol

[@BTSCONSTREMOD]

Good to see Dar's arm back in action!

[@jucrew1759]

Now it’s time to build the boys square body; excellent father son, and momma project. Looking forward to that build.

[@anthonylee2099]

Great follow up on Papa Darr’s YJ running after Pauls weld up. Lots of work. Great job Paul 🤙😎

[@jethro83100]

Perfect video, there's only 2 channels on KZbin that I watch every ad on. Yours and Matt's.

[@FabRats]

Awesome!!👌

[@chipprice1174]

Saw you knocking your light off, I'm sure it's happened before, I know for me, it happened a lot, so I built this. Makes it look like the sun is shinning on it. Repurposed every thing. Wheels are off an old office chair. Very light weight, you you hit it, it rolls instead of flopping over. Has really worked well under my lift.

[@kentuckykuntreekiddkustoms8590]

21:15 God I love that laugh !!! Your 1 lucky man!!

[@h2recoveryteam2]

Papa Dar had the look of ABOUT TIME on his face. It was priceless. Even when everything goes like it is supposed to. They take forever to build. Great job as always Paul.

[@741662027]

It's nice to see Dar out of the cast and using his arm!

[@cribbsprojects]

My Mum at 85 used to drive her heavy diesel engine station wagon which had no power steering.... when the guys from the garage came to pick it up for a service, they used to complain about that.. they had a tough time steering it round the block... ha ha. This jeep looks like it has a long life ahead of it! Looking forward to seeing it get a work out.

[@richarda996]

The trick to steering is to be rolling. If it is stationary you need a sumo wrestler to move the steering wheel,lol

[@jimshoe6828]

Dar's Jeep has beat the Corvair to the self driving benchmark!!👍 It's getting much closer to being able to do some rock crawling 🥳 I'm thinking Dar will want a seat that is a little more secure and has a little more padding for those occasional bumps 😉 Good job 👍👍

[@larrybreuer4495]

Crab olive green exterior( it’ll hide the scapes and pinstripes better)...bed liner EVERYTHING else. That thing is a beast! 👍👍❤️

[@taylormechanical1971]

Dar should paint it purple in honor of the missing wire color.

[@NaeKid]

Agreed ... Slurpee Straw Purple

[@grahamb1]

Great video, it shows all the little bits of work that need to be done to get a project to the end.

[@irishman312]

Somebody ought to make a list of all the stuff that has to be done, otherwise a bunch that little shi..... Will be forgotten, I'm just saying 😎

[@markreetz1001]

The state color of Alabama: Primer. At least that's what Larry the Cable Guy says.

[@juliostulios8125]

Nice job.

[@kevlartwinky]

Paint it bright orange w a text on the side, or hood saying ”orange is purple” 😆

[@therealryan55]

I put the same headlights in my XJ, just with a black housing instead of a chrome one. They are FANTASTIC

[@Erhorn300]

Funny, here in rust country when something needs transmission lines it gets the steel lines cut and rubber lines installed!

[@FishyFriendsForever]

Can't wait to see videos of this on the trail. Fab videos are great, but let's see more of the fabs being used on the trail. Beautiful country out there.

[@tjtobin86]

5 years from now Paul will be like "what idiot used a purple wire to extend an orange wire!" :D

[@ae80typed]

Right on!! Now we just need a video of Papa Dar wheeling with Matt's Corvair. Let's go!

[@2-old-Forthischet]

Definitely one of a kind! He'll be the envy of the Jeep guys on the trail!

[@bro718]

Great work sir thats a pretty sick extendo jeep

[@rockabillyrebel9207]

Cant wait for the how to paint your jeep with Michelle segment :)

[@cottonmouth71]

AWESOME video as always ! I've watched [an even done a couple myself] a TON of car/truck build's over the years but THIS/papa Dar's jeep & Matts Corvair are at the top of the list of ALL TIME favorites ! Me ,my wife & my kids [even the grown 1s] ALL watch together an we LOVE yawl's stuff BIGTIME ! Thank you guys for bringing us this AMAZING informative & family friendly content ! HOWDY from the boondocks in East Texas !

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!! You’re awesome!!

[@OpieDogie]

Reminds me of a CJ 8!! Great job! I think he should paint her a desert tan like on the old toyota trucks used to come in. I believe mine that color was an 89.

[@tumbleweed4185]

Does anyone else look away from your computer when Paul strikes an arc? Old habits....when the mig start frying......"Oooooh oooh don't look!"

[@NOTIFACTION]

I’m watching from the uk and loving the channel I hope to get out that way in the future 😊

[@grenobel]

Starting to come together real nice. That'll be a beast when you're done.

[@Bigmannature]

The hood decal should be “RUBIDAR”

[@mattoneill9723]

I've never seen anyone use a torch to solder with! Awesome work guys!

[@johnnysaffel797]

Good to see a smile on darrsvface.

[@8134brad]

Great job Paul, spot on

[@tonyjessen8204]

Kinda, sort of, not quite perfect, close enough, good enough, it’ll work,love these mechanical terms 👍👍

[@larryslater307]

dont forget eyecrometer

[@danhambrick6331]

Congratulations,it moves again....😁😁👍👍

[@jojothepopoman]

Paint it Partridge Family style. It's Frankensteined together, make it look so.

[@alanwondergem2105]

It's great to see a father and son working on a project and no cussing. Good job to the both of you.

[@kg4gav]

I was getting worried that there was a MORR video, a Casey video...but no Fab Rats video. You came thru!

[@jmdoutdoors5729]

Great job Paul. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@cjj7264]

Always looking forward to your channel!!

[@stevenhartman254]

Great job men. It's nice to see it finally rolling. One step closer to wheeling.

[@jasonsullivan1790]

The jeep looks like one of those old "radio flyer" wagons

[@anthonyreid7221]

That would be an epic paint color!!

[@888johnmac]

lol , i knew the proportions reminded me of something .. thanks

[@CherokeesJeepLife]

I love watching yalls videos. Paul is an absolute genius. Not to mention a stellar person. Actually everyone there are amazing people. I am originally from Colorado, and yall and Matt's crew remind me of back home. The way people are super nice and willing to help anyone. If yall want to come to Florida and help me with CJ-7 that would be awesome. Even have a brand new welder for the boys to play with. Beer & BBQ are on me.

[@FabRats]

We’ll be right over!! Love Florida! What part? We visit family as often as we can down there. 👍🏻

[@1988texasaggie]

4:06 you mention having a 50/50 chance. Had a college professor that taught our class about the 50/50/90 rule. He pointed out that anytime you have a 50/50 chance, 90% of the time you will pick the wrong thing. I don't know if I have encountered a more true statement in my life.

[@joeJrbill]

THIS REPLY MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY TO THIS VIDEO...A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS WATCHING UR VIDEO ON & ABOUT SHOWING UR WIFE HOW TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL IN HER CAR..&..YOU BOTH DID A COMMENTS REVIEW THING...I THOUGHT THOSE COMMENTS TO BE RUDE & MORE OF SAME...PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE URSELVES BECAUSE OF BAD COMMENTS...PLEASE PLEASE ALLWAYS REMAIN UR TRUE SELVES..THATS WHAT MAKES THESE VIDEOS INTERESTING & REAL...WE REQUIRE MORE REAL ALL THE TIME... L O L OVE ...

[@jilliansadventures4679]

Lol, I got a flat tire in Mt. Carmel yesterday and we spent the time waiting for help (recovering from surgery) watching FabRats videos. 😁 It was a good way to pass the time.

[@FabRats]

We could’ve helped you, if we would’ve been home.

[@jilliansadventures4679]

@@FabRats lol, our insurance sent help from Panguitch. We were trying to go to the Balloon Festival in Kanab. We didn't make it, but it just made for another adventure.

[@johngraham1210]

It’s already red ! Just easier to keep it red. 😉

[@stevenelson8560]

That'd be my choice, although the Army green suggestion sounds good too.

[@milotorres6894]

Desert camo bottom with green camo naturally blended together ,jungle meets sandy desert mirage like one of a kind.🤔👍😊

[@patriotpatriotic3894]

Awesome, greetings from Bulgaria.

[@twistedlv]

Yep. Definitely (Go Juice) Mountain Dew Green.

[@SurvivalistMedia]

That is the best YJ I've ever seen. I'm thirsty for more videos. Built!

[@richardlaqua8113]

You and you dad are awesome the way you work together. Myself and my dad were both carpenters I became a millionaire many times over but would have traded places with you any day. Keep up the great work.

[@richardlaqua8113]

We didn’t get along very well

[@rickharper1497]

Old army green is a good color? Someone already suggested!!

[@boared21]

I feel like it should have a "fabrats" livery on it . There is alot of fabrication on that beast , all it would do is show off the work you guys put it into it . Glad to see dars arm is doing good , also happy to finally see that thing move . I cant wait to see it all finished up, complete and on the trail again . Good job guys !

[@knotbumper]

And everybody thinks the oversized Amazon boxes are a waste of cardboard. Little do they know...

[@quesoblanco5586]

It looks pretty sick. Can't wait to see the completed form. It's gonna be badass.

[@rickilee961]

I say bedline the whole thing if you're going to make it rough and rugged you might as well go all the way

[@irishman312]

Yeah just don't use the guy at ?Las Vegas rhino liner?? that Matt used for the corvair. !!!!! It seems like he had poor quality control

[@ervinnez6713]

The jeep is alive...👍. Papa Darr has a good looking Jeep...good job Paul...

[@5MillCity]

Paint it “go go juice” green.

[@gregormiller4037]

Or British Racing Green, or that Jaguar Green :)

[@rodchristian1363]

@@gregormiller4037 wanted to paint my rally car British racing green and was told it will show every panel fault so black and white it was ,cheers mate

[@quincyherbster5888]

What sort of things in a tunnel would have a light on it... beware the light and get out the way! Great build glad to see you so close. Thanks for the video.

[@brianhaygood183]

Banana yellow upper half with some medium gray on the rest comes to mind, for some reason.

[@youneverknow1316]

Trimming a cardboard template with double cuts. Love this channel, I never would have thought of that

[@watrousmark401]

Definitely not "Winder yellow", how about the same shade of red that matches the interior?

[@bobcatsmith246]

Glad to see papa Dar is back in working order. Love the video's keep up the good work and god bless and stay safe.

[@robertdavis2373]

You should paint the jeep the same colors as the corvair on matts channel lol. Y'all both crack me up 😆. Papa Dar not taking a nap in the shop? That guy loves his naps 😆.

[@Husky1run]

When old guys need are nap

[@DADDYO3]

Looks good. Well done.

[@spicydeath82]

Color, either caltrans orange or equipment yellow.

[@davidsnow1481]

Good job on the Jeep. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.

[@carnivalbarker8505]

Dad gum it! You messed up my Sunday morning by not posting a video. Now I'm all discombobulated. I hope you're happy.

[@jasonh4167]

Me to!!

[@raymondcoggins297]

Messed me up too

[@raymondcoggins297]

Great video ya beat Matt he's not running yet good job oh I miss the cackling behind camara

[@FabRats]

Oh you guys! We eventually got it posted up.😜 Glad you miss me! -Michelle

[@treddirt335]

Hey, y’all just made my Sunday evening. Will ya please get Dar a pocket knife! Good grief.. Y’all are a hoot to watch !

[@Bill-xc8le]

Copper, like the jeep golden eagle.

[@ottokiehl5413]

My "Golden Eagle" was white.

[@Bill-xc8le]

@@ottokiehl5413 yes. Some were.

[@Junk_Yard_Dog]

I had been wondering how you get away with driving vehicles around without registration, lights, brakes and the like. Then I realize your neighbor and good friend use the mayor's father....... Great too have those kinds of friends. Love the builds.

[@doskraut]

How can you let that old dude drive that death trap, give that jeep to me and I'll take care of it. Kidding but I'm happy to see it go.

[@vondutch666]

good to see Dar on the mend! take care y'all.

[@mattbrown9770]

I say you paint it the same green you painted Matt’s trans.

[@Husky1run]

I agree paint it same color of mat's trany

[@007twm]

Looking good so far,Gents.

[@TimberTramp]

Vintage tool rescue builds an “original crescent” and they are perfect to hold wires while soldering! Amongst other things. I use a couple of them when soldering and welding!

[@campingwithhomer7371]

Thanks I enjoyed that! Dar is looking real happy!

[@petepeterson7230]

My folks where part of a Moose Lodge Jeep Posse in the 60's. From old photos most of them where painted with a red/white combo. It looked a lot like a McCormick Farmall red. Deer hunting in the fall was quite breezy with these guys only the pick-ups had cabs.

[@Uncle_Yukon]

Watching this again, the M&Ms package reminded me I have 2 bags of M&Ms in the kitchen cupboard, Almond large and Caremel HUGE PARTY bags. MMM Good caremel.

[@jaegeen]

Really nice! Wish my YJ was set up like that. Glad to see I am not the only one who gets caught on the door lock pins.

[@j.c.5393]

The metal at the beginning looked like pure Beskar. This is the way!

[@harrisjessop1679]

I know this is an older video, but it's first time I have seen it and when you made the Flintstone's comment I spit out my drink thinking "Barney Rubble"..... Keep up the great videos!!

[@davidruppel1216]

Love the little wire clampy thing!

[@melvingibson4525]

Hey Paul ever thought about doing some videos on your diesel? Maybe some modifications like traction bars or long arm kit. Interested in fabricating myself some and wanna see how you do it. Thanks

[@timvanasen6711]

I think a patina forest green would look proper, Jeep is looking awesome guy's 😉👍