I’m so glad we still get to see Tom Tom after he left MORR. I was going to be so sad if this man disappeared.
@YusssoMАй бұрын
When he was still at MORR, he's always the one I was looking for. Both recovery or build project content gets technical with him and it was fun to watch. Now it's even better that we always get his content once a week 🙂
@retrotellephoneАй бұрын
The instantly high quality videos are a huge bonus too
@martinjackson3273Ай бұрын
@@YusssoMBeen that way my whole life …. It’s look at this look at that …… I ran away from it and moved 1200 miles away….. keep up the great work brother !!!!!!!!!!!
@LogicIndustriesАй бұрын
The body, frame, cage, etc are SPRUNG weight, IE the weight suspended by the springs. Unsprung weight would be the axle housing, wheels, tires, brake rotors, everything that is not carried by the springs. Drivelines are half sprung, half unsprung because they connect between the two realms. The springs themselves are unsprung weight, as are the ends of the shocks that are attached to the axles. The pool noodles are a nice touch.
@randytolle6706Ай бұрын
Beat me to it. "The stuff that moves with the suspension is "Unsprung." Less Mass can react to the bumps more easily and that is the reason to strive for less Unsprung Weight. I had offroad motorcycle racing friends who drilled holes in brake shoes on drum brakes to reduce the weight. Rock Crawlers tend to benefit from Low Center of gravity and I have heard higher Unsprung Weight can be desirable. But I am no authority on that.
@J.P.__Ай бұрын
Just commenting to push this to the top. Loved the video otherwise.
@tomtomsshopАй бұрын
I saw that I said it backwards in the video. Thanks for keeping me straight.
@michael1988CAАй бұрын
@@tomtomsshopwe all knew what you meant! I doubt anyone in these comments thinks otherwise. Awesome job so far!
@randytolle6706Ай бұрын
@@tomtomsshop you give out so much useful information and techniques on your channel. My intention wasn't to be critical, just helpful. When I first began giving classroom instruction on a technical subject and noticed students taking notes I thought "I hope I am wording my explanations correctly." It can be a bit of a burden when some people assume every phrase you say is completely accurate.
@wbball15Ай бұрын
Angela, thanks for sharing Tom with us.
@Microphone73Ай бұрын
Love Tom's enthusiasm. Congrats on the wedding. Cheers!
@frankchance557Ай бұрын
Tom, I’m very happy to see you with your own channel. I’m a retired Nuke power plant worker and that gives me great insight and humor in how you approach things and work through them. So between all you Utah You Tube dudes I follow I’m sticking with all of you and happy to add Tom Tom to the gang of favs….
@kevinfiebelkorn4715Ай бұрын
Thanks for always bringing a smile to this old face. You are not only informative, you're also entertaining. I love your sense of humor.
@jimcrossland557Ай бұрын
Tom, so many others do not paint. It is so important for longevity and I thank you for taking the time to paint.
@tiredagain6722Ай бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me when I see these super creative people 😂
@glyn1Ай бұрын
Hi from NZ Tom Tom just watching a 4x4 WIZARD at work your videos ROCK just like your 4X4 Will ROCK
@daycowhite6947Ай бұрын
If only we had a good supply of these types of trucks here.
@ddutton0Ай бұрын
Tom it’s great to see you on your own really digging into projects and executing them at such a high level so wonderful to keep watching you on your journey
@BruceOlschewskiАй бұрын
I love your definition of a messy shop! :) Many of us would kill to have our workspace as clean as yours!
@chuckrf1502Ай бұрын
Loved those Broncos! I have a ‘75, and it’s fun. That battery tray is seriously stout now. Can’t wait to see the mods and paint work.
@MurCurieuxАй бұрын
So stoked you are painting your truck. Boy does it need to get get up after all the work you are putting it. It deserves it!
@almclean4835Ай бұрын
Resurgence sound like very interesting guys to work with. Hope you show us more of their work.
@ajjcruz4337Ай бұрын
I enjoy watching everything that goes on in the shop, but taking us along on your road trips really sets you apart. I realize that some may be plugs for other shops but you don't just take us there and back. It almost seems like you actually want us to tag along with you and your family and that's awesome. Dig Dug is coming out quite, nicely. When is your store going to be ready?
@tomtomsshopАй бұрын
Thanks! I think next week we’ll have the website working and merch for sale.
@offroad6309Ай бұрын
As a classic Bronco owner i appreciate you showing Resurgence Automotive. Great to see what they are doing with Broncos. Keep up the good work. Have a few square bodies as well so I think you have good taste. 😊.
@TechmoChampАй бұрын
Resurgence looks awesome, if I ever hit the powerball I'm getting one of those broncos, those things look awesome.
@user-dy7ku4xv7hАй бұрын
i watch many of the towing, recovery. and fabrication channels. Tom yours is strong. keep the content coming
@erics1271Ай бұрын
I completely expected something to pop out of that box from misadventure labs!
@deanwellerassociatesАй бұрын
HI Tom, I love your enthusiasm and work ethic, If I was in the neighborhood I'm sure we could be mates. Best from Thatcham, UK 🛠
@wesleypulkka7447Ай бұрын
Tom Tom, love your attention to detail and your overall craftsmanship!
@user-tr5kr1re9rАй бұрын
Tom you’re an inspiration, I wish I had your knowledge and enthusiasm.
@Mr.OCanadaАй бұрын
Watching him makes me want to come be his assistant and help him with the awesome stuff he is doing. I'd probably be more in the way. 😊 He's so knowledgeable.
@rhekmanАй бұрын
Tom Tom, honest question at 3:26. Since you're _subtracting_ axles, wheels, and tires, aren't you calculating SPRUNG weight? Unsprung weight should be the weight of the components that are not held off the ground by springs - just the axles, wheels, tires, brakes, etc.
@ianbedwell4871Ай бұрын
I had the same thought, to me unsprung weight is the axles , wheels etc
@rhekmanАй бұрын
@@ianbedwell4871 Yup.
@whitman911Ай бұрын
Tom, I also followed you from MORR. I loved your fabrication work there, I love that you're doing your own thing now. Also, ILY.
@jeffomalley100Ай бұрын
Wow those Bronco's are amazing 😍.
@sarge27271Ай бұрын
Them Resurgence gents make some niiiice trucks. That shorty is gonna be sweeeeeet!!! Do a follow up when it's done! Cheers
@michaeltablet8577Ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Your passion and attitude are contagious! Thanks for the tour of Resurgence! Absolutely awesome work!
@davesdetail9066 күн бұрын
Great job, Tom! I love your explanations of your work and attention to detail! I recommend a sandblasting cabinet for your shop. They're not too expensive. Again, great job on your channel and what you do. 😊
@xjeeper1Ай бұрын
Tom, wire clothes hangers make great universal hangers for spray painting small components. Just chop them up to the size that works and bend a hook on each end.
@CoolBikeProjectsАй бұрын
I love all the attention to detail! Thanks for all your work documenting the process.
@garychaiken808Ай бұрын
Great job. Thank you 😊
@zerocoolakАй бұрын
Imagine the weight you could save with pool noodles. 😂 Love the channel. Keep the videos coming.
@danm2419Ай бұрын
Thanks TomTom! So much going on, and it's all so exciting! What a satisfying feeling when that life-saving battery dropped in like a glove!!! Keepm up the great work!
@12CortanaАй бұрын
Oh....those pool noodles are not structural? Goddammit. I liked those colors.
@LifeInJamblesАй бұрын
Petition to paint the structural members to look like pool noodles once it's done. Who's with me on this
@12CortanaАй бұрын
@@LifeInJambles that would be awesome
@davidflorcruz2908Ай бұрын
😂😂
@theburtseoniАй бұрын
Tom, someday you will need to get a full time sidekick to help you lift and fabricate items!
@pezpengy9308Ай бұрын
i dont know why im so addicted to watching this (i dont know which end of a wrench is dangerous) but its utterly fascinating watching you poke your way through the design/fabrication process to your final goal. rock wheeee!
@rerun578Ай бұрын
Tom - great interview with Resurgence. Such an easy visit with them. i have seen such visits where interviewers didn't even know host names - really embarrassing.
@kevinp.2039Ай бұрын
Hey Tom Tom, loving the truck! Comment about your rear weight via scale setup, hoping you considered the leverage arm of the rear scale being so far back resulting in a light reading.
@skateinspaceАй бұрын
offroading is fun
@Sir_MaxDАй бұрын
That battery looks like an old micro machine tower. Showing my age lol
@CrewsyАй бұрын
My little brother had Micro Machines. Showing my age too. 😉
@markcatanzaro9699Ай бұрын
Another great one! Love you TomTom!
@johnperun232Ай бұрын
Thanx for sharing your experience with your Build Have a Great Day 👍
@doughaven-rf8idАй бұрын
Would like to have heard you sing the song you traded for the transmission. lol This is a great build and really like how your videos flow so smoothly.
@larrystevens3170Ай бұрын
Love your road trips .
@benmudnАй бұрын
Maybe the title should be "The Day My Seat Belt Tried To Kill Me"
@EnufIsTooMuchАй бұрын
That would be more accurate and truthful. That battery did not save his life. No different than any other battery that tipped over, shorted out but not a firm enough contact to explode it.
@PercivalProjectАй бұрын
Lifes a garden dig dug it!!!
@rayporter6197Ай бұрын
You do good work Tom !
@robertr4193Ай бұрын
Truck is coming along nicely. I'm sure you are really looking forward to getting it all put together the way you want and getting to working again.
@Kevin-ti3rzАй бұрын
Will Dig Dug be ready for you to Pre Run with Matt's off-road racing team.
@jeffomalley100Ай бұрын
I think you should keep the foam. Could make it amphibious lol.
@sketabug1259Ай бұрын
I love watching your videos and I like you you explain in detail and show the process instead of trying to explain and say ill be back when it's in. Keep up the hood work cant wait to see digdug painted.
@neilkirkesАй бұрын
I’m not sure you know what unsprung weight is. That would be axles,wheels, tires, half of the link and shock/spring weight. What you are trying to measure is “sprung” weight. Just thing about it. It is the weight sitting on top of the springs, therefor it is sprung.
@tomtomsshopАй бұрын
You are right. I said it backwards in the video.
@neilkirkesАй бұрын
@@tomtomsshop I say stuff backwards all the time, but I don’t have 30,000 people nit picking my every word. Love your content keep it up! The real question is, how soft are you going to go? Hovercraft or full on cloud. How much stability are you going to sacrifice for comfort? Tune in next week!
@jefferywells2288Ай бұрын
Sorry Tom. The battery never saved you 😢. Don't click bait us man! Your content is great for those who love it.
@EnufIsTooMuchАй бұрын
I enjoy Tom's style and content but I agree with you on the battery. Nope, it did not save his life. Not a good reason for being devoted to that battery brand.
@katreniaclarkАй бұрын
Great to see Dig Doug coming along. Save the air compressor for airing up tires and such.
@edchenal821Ай бұрын
Tom, If you suspend small parts from an overhead support with bailing wire, it allows you to paint the whole object with ease. I use a rolling clothes rack to suspend parts. Keep the Faith.
@bjornegan6421Ай бұрын
Keeping up the enthusiasm and charisma while by yourself and filming yourself is something that i would suspect is not 'easy'. I realize youtube is a job, but a lot fizzle out when changes happen. Thanks for keeping it up.
@BuilderofRatАй бұрын
In 2009 I bought a new Polaris quad. It came with an AGM battery. Earlier this year, I sold that quad. It still had the original battery in it, and it was working fine. All of my toys have batteries. I have replaced all of the factory flooded cell batteries with AGM batteries. I am THAT sold on AGM batteries. I have a 1923 T-Bucket. It is 100% hand built. There is a long story, but it was originally going to be a street-legal dune buggy, but to get it titled, I had to turn it into a T Bucket. I had to cut the fiberglass body in half so I could widen it to fit my frame. When I got to the point of starting the 396 Chevy engine, I bought an AGM battery. This was about 2014. That battery is still in my T Bucket, and it is working just fine. I also have an Optimate battery charge indicator installed on all of the batteries of my toys and lawn equipment. I can tell with a glance if I need to hook up a battery charger to them. The Optimate also has a handy 12 volt two wire fused link to the battery. I have modified all of my trickle chargers with this same two wire connector, so if the orange light starts blinking, I know that it is time to hook up a charger. You just plug it into the Optimate. It can't get any easier than that.
@MurCurieuxАй бұрын
Really enjoy the Timelapse of you cleaning your shop after you are done :)
@rehepeksАй бұрын
If you have the scale under rear bumper then you do not get the actual weight that is going to be on rear axle. Its going to show less on that scale and the ones under front axle will get more load.
@anomamos9095Ай бұрын
Unsprung weight is the what is below the top of the springs not above the top of the springs . So the diff control arms wheels tyres shocks and springs are all unsprung weight. Everything that is held up by the springs is sprung weight. If you use a fancy canter leaver suspension then the springs and shocks are sprung weight.
@seelafeverАй бұрын
One thing I'm interested to know more about is "where you weigh" on the vehicle. Total weight would be the same regardless but if you put the jack on the very rear, as in the video, the ratio of front to rear would be different than if you measured it closer to the axle or center of the vehicle, which is just an extreme example. Same with the cargo, spare, etc. Also, how do you figure the leverage on those long arms when the shock/spring is part way up the arm and not near the axle? Love the channel and all you are doing.
@guypehaim1080Ай бұрын
In the future, paint the bottom of any parts and then paint the top side. That way the top side always looks best.😊
@MotoDeSotoАй бұрын
Nice truck.
@enordquist1Ай бұрын
Great Content Tom! I had a square body back in the day - be sure to lube those hood hinge pivots to avoid the dreaded hood buckle. Will be awesome to see Dig Doug with proper gears, lockers, and suspension, it will be a great crawler. Glad you got the "sprung" weight figured out, how does the math go on what rate springs to used?
@njlookseeАй бұрын
Good video. I like the out of shop adventures.
@charliejarvis2961Ай бұрын
OOPS! The unsprung mass (colloquially unsprung weight) of a vehicle is the mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them.
@jesseleesamplesАй бұрын
When he said that, I was thinking that unsprung was the wrong word, but later he did say he’d have to subtract the weight of the axle and tires, so I think he knew that. Unsprung weight is really just anything below the springs, or anything that isn’t supported by the suspension
@jordangryg5442Ай бұрын
im happy for you tom tom , glad your doing what you enjoy !
@eekee6034Ай бұрын
I should be in metal fabrication. That battery box work is right up my alley. Maybe I'll do something with my old bike, I'm sure I could improve its low-speed stability. I saw a shortie or two in magazines back at the end of the 80s. As if the Mini wasn't cute enough already... *shakes head & grins* But I didn't realise there were people building whole new bodies for old cars. It's great! I did wonder about Robbie. Good to know he's not short of work, and it's good to see other crews.
@rockercoverАй бұрын
I recall the battery incident on Matt’s channel. Glad that was not a flooded-cell lead-acid type. 12:42 - Family friend had that era of Bronco, what a luxury looking rig this one is. The original Bronco’s were more like a noisy metal can. 👍
@mh7743Ай бұрын
Another great episode, stoked to see the paint job Resurrgance will do for you. Betting they do better work than the guy that turned you away! lol😂
@maryshandley403Ай бұрын
Mr Tom Tom and his skills really enjoy your videos. Thanks
@FrankMeiser-yv4rnАй бұрын
Thank you Tom. Good video.😇🇺🇸👍🙏
@xxBlazinBobxxАй бұрын
Love the new channel, Tom! You are a natural at this stuff and the work is top-notch!
@jackrichards1863Ай бұрын
Hey Tom. Nice to see you got away from that bearded image full time. Have you considered getting Lizzy in for a Cameo appearance on your channel? She has a lot to offer as a fabricator and has the sort of character that lends weight to anyones on screen persona. Plus it would be nice to catch her in a friendly stop by after you both have left working with Matt. Your Dig Dug build is starting to be a phenomenal truck. Proper harness and crush protection is a must but aside from that lightweight is a massive bonus for going places.
@1rstTryАй бұрын
Cringe
@gungadingoАй бұрын
Lizzy fangirls suck. I for one don’t miss her for a second.
@chrisjohnson5888Ай бұрын
I agree Caitlin is a hell of a lot better than Lizzy, Lizzie always acted like she was better than everybody else. I got to tell you the look that she gave during the off-road games, it was so funny Caitlin was getting all the attention and Lizzy wasn't getting none. you could tell that she was not happy to be there. 😂😂😂@@gungadingo
@1rstTry27 күн бұрын
@@gungadingo I’ll bet you’re fun at parties, huh?
@stephenpoe2037Ай бұрын
Great improvements on the truck ! Thanks for sharing !
@jamessmith7691Ай бұрын
Professor Tom Tom. You have so many thoughts in your head at the same time , how do you keep them in line ? Hoarding is always a good thing. Having spare parts is parts for any occasion the way I figure.
@jeremychvilicek118Ай бұрын
What lights are you using to illuminate your workspace and record? It looks like some sort of magnetic attachment
@dirtrocker8Ай бұрын
I have two of them in my duramax. They have been in there for 6 years now and still start up every time
@davebaker489Ай бұрын
For a rocket scientist you ain't baaaad. Well thought out and well done sir.
@TheCosmicRealm3Ай бұрын
When you turn out not not be right, just go left. You can never go wrong going left.
@CrewsyАй бұрын
Sometimes it might take 3 lefts to get where you want but left still isn’t wrong. I worked with a guy in the 90’s who would make 3 right turns instead of a left turn because in his mind it was safer. Yes. Everyone hated him and he took forever to finish his delivery route even though his route was right where the yard was.
@timwintersoncntrАй бұрын
You mean *sprung* mass (weight), Tom; but you know that. It's nice to finally find a YTer who does thing right and actually knows how to use tools.
@charleswelch249Ай бұрын
Dig Doug is going to be awesome.
@mikepayne5032Ай бұрын
Good morning ☀️
@simonmitchell7439Ай бұрын
On board air compressor can be useful to air up tires.
@krick9181Ай бұрын
This channel is getting better and better. Great video today.
@everettdegrasse8478Ай бұрын
Wow, Resurgence Automotive is incredible! I am amazed at what people are capable of doing.
@WolfburnsАй бұрын
Thanks for bringing us along! Love the videos!
@andrewcaune5293Ай бұрын
Well on his way to 250k subs. Well done Tom Tom
@KristofKay-k3eАй бұрын
great video as always Tom, loving the new battery tray and it looks nice where you placed it, thanks for sharing
@davemurphy4056Ай бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos, Tom! From watching Robbies videos, I see how far behind he is. To many irons in the fire lol.
@JfransomeАй бұрын
While your at it you should consider converting to a tilt forward nose like a semi truck. It was a pain but I did it on my small block swapped wrangler and let me tell you it was so nice for maintenance and people who saw it were dark green with envy.
@rogeredwards7056Ай бұрын
It doesn't look like the extension shaft out of the new trans is sticking out far enough to get into the new transfer case. Maybe just an optical illusion? RenoRoger Long-time off roader
@joecolumbia5104Ай бұрын
When using rollos make sure the item being weighed is level it will make a difference in CG.
@fredwatson441Ай бұрын
It's fast, but I did figure out my alternator!😂
@FreedbirdАй бұрын
I wasn't too fussed you got sprung/unsprung twisted. But, why scientific curiousity didn't make you do a four wheel weight first kills me ! A weight mesurement from the front crossmember would have been interesting. Of course, the final, finished weight versus now, would be interesting too.
@ThePobolycwmАй бұрын
Did Tom Tom delete the part where he lays the rumours about why he left Morr to rest, about to have a second watch in case i missed it