The ULTIMATE Rock Crawler’s Frontend puts up a FIGHT!!

[@FabRats]

Check out the new shirts here!! www.thefabrats.com

[@golfmike304]

just ordered mine. Can't wait to get it and start a WV fabrats fanclub.

[@randywebb938]

The blue was sold out, dang

[@ernestrollins383]

The fact that you have had the parts for this for 15 years makes me feel better about my projects in various stages of disassembly for the past 5 to 20 years. 😂

[@TrevorDennis100]

That's OK if they are your own projects. Not so good if they are projects your wife asked you to get around to.

[@TRLC]

My friends dad had his 54 Cadillac standing in his garage since the middle of the 80s in his garage just waiting for him to start renovating it and he began like 3 years ago. (This is in sweden here they arent that common)

[@Josh-lq5rw]

I'm thinking the same thing. I have half a dozen projects sitting around my shop on various stages of completion. Lol!

[@joesphbest3120]

"YOU" are one heck of a mechanic I've ever seen, except my Dad he could do everything to, he wasn't a teacher and you are witch I really enjoy watching you work. Thank you Paul, HAPPY FATHERS DAY" My dad was Paul to.

[@kevinfoley7704]

I love your commercials. Not only do I weld and beat on metal, I also care about pre mature balding. You guys fix everything.

[@randomjokers7185]

While you had that front end on the table I was just waiting for the "it's backwards" moment that happened during the last build. lol

[@jeeplife2035]

I don’t get why anyone would thumbs down this video. Why would anyone not like this content? This is like the most wholesome videos on KZbin and I truly enjoy watching all you guys do.

[@debbiehenson227]

Iam so amazed that you can take all those parts, and change things and put it all back and it runs like better than new, your very talented.

[@may2888]

You did that without cussing. I am really impressed.

[@TheUnchained]

Paul it is quite a pleasure watching you work! This is not easy work but you are a seasoned specialist. These vids will help out lots of rookie DIY'ers for years to come.

[@REDMAN298]

You`re too humble. That Taco of yours seem mighty sure footed to me from what I`ve seen it do.

[@joesprague1464]

It looked good on the Rubicon.

[@EL-Dude-A-Rino-0.69]

Only paid advertisement I have actually watched all the way through. You make great commercials! Papa Dar definitely pulls off that long hair. Nice work on the axel. That came out great.

[@block4565]

Really excited to see this crawler come to life! Happy Father's Day Paul. You've got some good kids that really want to make you proud

[@didtheyexpectustotreatthem574]

HUGE THANK YOU TO KEEPS. you made the right decision, helping out a guy and his gal..

[@deerfarm5982]

Reminds me of the late 70's we took King pin bushing out of my straight axle 1960 Ford stepside retired forestry truck 6 cyl. 4 speed with double low and positive traction rear end. My Dad and i done them so hard to get old ones out.Happy Fathers Day to all & the Father's who showed their kids how to work on your own rigs!!! Good times!!

[@kylegreen3728]

Taco seems likes a pretty solid rig! Congrats Landon on your baseball season!!

[@lesterholibaugh8784]

I love how thrilled Paul is in the promo

[@redline870]

You should put together a parts list with everything you used so people like me can copy you😉

[@TrevorMcGrathPhotography]

That's turned out like a work of art. It will be nice to watch the whole build come together.

[@derikdrinkle2084]

Mixing and matching parts to make it work. You are very knowledgeable. Happy father's day.

[@willemconradie424]

Hello from Cape Town , South Africa.....been a huge fan of your channel for awhile now. I enjoy every video that you upload. Being a mechanic by trade i love to see you guys building and repairing stuff. Stay safe!!! Willem Conradie

[@ifitsnotbrokenfixit1193]

Glad to see that I'm not the only one who has projects 5-15 years in the making. Thanks for sharing.

[@kennytree8801]

Great content, Paul you & your family are such positive individuals

[@sidheathman1076]

Another great video you teaching your sons how to build and fix there owns vehicles is awesome get that crawler done

[@eriksmith5950]

Get that thing done! You build everyone a rock crawler but you always get yours pushed to the side! Paul it is your turn to build yours!!!

[@justinfrater2426]

Wow. That was a seriously labor intensive project on that front-end. Hopefully it's indestructible.. It looks awesome 👌, especially that steering set-up. That looks sweet as well. Hopefully you have a nice radius with an adaptive lock-2-lock without any interference. Right on FabRats...

[@kevind5508]

Quick tip. Run a thin cutoff disc on a grinder around the base of the king pin. Cut in about 3/8s of an inch to cut the rust on the flat. A little heat and a few ugga duggas and they come right out. Learned that the hard way lol nice work on that axle

[@stout_tossme7541]

Dang it. I love these videos. Can't wait to see the rest of the crawler build.

[@gayle4804]

You always put others first, glad you had time for yourself!

[@robnobrc]

You WORKED those ball joints!! Man that was TIGHT!! Glad you put the steering arms on the correct position this time Paul!! Gonna be a amazing crawler I'm sure!!

[@grumpyartist9416]

Looks like you and Matt are having a race. I'm definitely watching yours first.

[@bane8305]

Theres definitley some competitiveness with their channels but its a good kind of competitiveness to push eachother - not to say one is better than the other but to recognize where they came from

[@tomlucasrccrawlers9108]

I'm assuming this is a new front-end for his white Toyota?

[@genesnyder2985]

Doesn’t matter which one you watch first as long as you watch both

[@bane8305]

@@genesnyder2985 Exactly

[@13AK98]

@@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 nope, there's a rock crawler build going on. I assume it's for that.

[@goaway3717]

The banjo and fiddle music while they're fighting those fittings was perfect!

[@moabwheeling1305]

Going to be such an awesome rig when your done with it Paul . Looking forward to your next video . Happy fathers day to you !! Take care .

[@thatradkid]

one thing I've learned from watching your videos is that, its not just me, that starts a project and finds out some of the parts i need for the day are not right and or missing lmao. i thought i just was bad at planning but its just the reality of making anything

[@Gowherejeepsgo]

Like these vids so much gonna watch them again. Such a great build , wish some day I could build a truck just a " half enchilada" as nice as urs and I'd be through the roof happy. Thanks for recording

[@hustlinghard8081]

I don't think I've ever seen Paul torque anything down, that's my kinda guy! I haven't used a torque wrench in years.

[@tomowens2720]

Exactly what Mr. Rollins just said! Paul that is one beast of a front end. It'll still be beating hell outta rocks at the second coming!

[@alfredocarpaneto5976]

Watch the Whsitlin Diesel video of the Toyota Hilux at Moab. He absolutely abuses those same ball style hubs like nothing I have ever seen and nothing breaks. That front end will never break. Awesome.

[@EpIc_NaChO]

17:44 That's ART my friend. Beautiful

[@johnnymac8179]

Wow !! That front end looks stout!! nice build! Cheers from Montana!

[@jimshoe6828]

Paul, I think they put the permanent locktite on those parts 😉 Do you ever notice how much faster it goes the 2nd or 3rd time putting it together 😉😖

[@cathymoore1739]

Pipe wrench, cheater bar & ratchet down. Then "ping"...the satisfaction of tossing something in the floor. That's wrenchin' 👍😄 Great work Paul

[@chrislpauli7048]

Good stuff! Papa Dar 🤣!! Paul you are a bad azz!! Definitely one of my favorite channels!!

[@williamiverson903]

The trick I learned to remove those pins is to pour cold water inside them after heating the knuckle to shrink the pin. Then immediately give it a quick yank with 3' bar. Keep up the great work!

[@christhompson2006]

Watching you build yours while I should be working on mine.

[@ronaldbarnes8302]

Papa Dar with the wig on always cracks me up..cool video Paul and Michelle! Always look forward to your posts.

[@nostromo4269]

Paul is so excited doing that commercial.

[@jimwilson9005]

Absolutely the best commercial I have ever seen

[@genegreer3212]

Nice steering idea . Happy Father's day

[@murphy6767]

That was funny when Paul turned an said that’s tight. Lol. Great Videos

[@asablack1364]

I want that tow truck and the wood hauler. They’re just beautiful.

[@henryg683]

Team work makes the dream work your son did a awesome job helping you with the upper thing amagigs!!!!!!!

[@davidmorgan745]

Wow that front end is a work of art! Nice job. However Michele once again steals the spotlight. Great video!!

[@crispywhips9530]

That was me 2 weeks ago getting my tie rod ends off 😆 Love the solid axle content. You guys are killing it!!!!!!!!!!

[@almclean4835]

Looking good. Nice to see someone else struggle to get bits off old trucks😁

[@White.Elemant]

"Tha'was tight" - understatement of the year candidate number one 😂

[@TrevorDennis100]

The finished axel looks huge and made for an army truck. That will surely last for ever.

[@bane8305]

You're a Mentor for me bro I never knew about car basics and mechanics and you teach me more every video!

[@JGUNW1R3D]

“That was tight” … understatement of the video.

[@mikedaniels626]

Happy Father's Day I love your videos.

[@Heeman5]

Excited to see the rest of the build.💪🏼💪🏼

[@jrzyboy99]

Should have Dar wear a different wig for every Keeps commercial! Would love to see Dar rock a ginger Afro wig! 🤣 Keep up the great content! 👍👍👍

[@FabRats]

That’s actually a great idea!😂

[@bradleymadosh911]

Papa Dar made me laugh with thst wig on 😂 I miss seeing hom at thet Shop please come by more papa Dar 😢

[@DrMuFFinMan]

Got my new shirt today and really like the material it's made with, also fits perfectly. Thanks for the merch and great videos.

[@dgclassic5591]

Happy Father’s Day from East Texas ✌

[@368fan4]

Thought that was Fabio for a second. lookin good papa dar. HAPPY FATHER`S DAY

[@spheise252]

I've been waiting to see that vent fan get installed for two months....and all I got was the before and after. Lol.

[@bryduhbikeguy]

"Keeps" uh...'segment'.is still pretty funny. Landon and and the team got To the Championship,and that's dang good Period./I never saw the silicone?bearing covers before.That's awesome.(Could've used them on my 77 Toronado).Can't wait to see more on this build,as we don't come Fall.

[@larryheppler9517]

I first started watching Matt and his road rescue show. On one of his shows I saw you were friends. On this video I see you are from Glendale. I'm from Hunt, Texas and spent 2 summers of my high school years working for my dad's uncle Whit MacDonald. His ranch was on the corner of the intersection of the road to Alton. We baled and stacked hay as well as dug the irrigation ditch across the meadow at that intersection. Also you or Matt mentioned going to Todd's Place.The original owner Todd was friends with my dad and Whit. The ranch just south of Whit's was owned by Graham MacDonald. These guys were brothers to my Grandmother. I also have many relatives in St. George and Hurricaine. Small world. Enjoy both your shows. Great work.

[@FabRats]

That is a small world, because his great granddaughter happens to be one of my best friends! I sent her a screen shot of your comment and she would LOVE to get in contact with you! If you will email us at [e-mail] and give us your number then I will pass it along to her! Thanks for reaching out!

[@akghound]

When your feet come off the floor, you're pushing down as hard as you can!

[@mrsir9616]

Yup, love the orange and Black.

[@pablocruise678]

Vegas calling!!! Love you guys!!! ... I’ll get some merchandise soon...and HFD!!!!!

[@DanielB-py1yi]

Holy smokes, that's the biggest and strongest truss I've ever seen. The rocks will move just seeing that lump of metal comin.

[@TheOldaz1]

Wow, that's some front end, can't wait to see what's next.

[@TheFoxygrandpa69]

Love the channel. Makes me feel like getting back on the horse and tackling some projects

[@KarateSensei71]

Is that Papa Dar or Fabio at the end? Seeing Papa Dar in drag made my week. Great build Paul, love to see that you make mistakes like we all do (but you fix them), your creations are inspiring.

[@babybuluga1554]

Your Taco is gonna be the “Taco Supreme”! Cannot wait to see your rock crawling build.

[@jasonburleigh8731]

Sweet vid Paul and Fab Rats crew. Just shoe horned a 5.3LS into my 93 4runner. Now it's time to rebuild the "waggy" D44's I'm putting under it. RCV for the win!!!

[@harlanmclain1719]

That right stuff is the best for front & rear seals on Chevy, intakes manifolds never had one leak after throwing gaskets away & puting right stuff In place of them! Wouldn't use anything but.not cheap but get what u pay for lol thake care & god bless

[@CXensation]

Such an adorable elderly lady !

[@jonvenden4284]

If you're wondering why the king pins are tight is because they are torqued to 600 ft lbs. Paul didn't torque the replacements to that. The torque wrench for that level of torque is a nominal $1000. Basically you don't go to harbor freight to get a torque wrench. This is Proto or Snap On type tools.

[@tychlg]

$79 3/4" Neiko digital torque adapter is good up to 750lb/ft. Used one on Dana 80 Pinion nut, seems like the most cost effective way for occasional use when the additional length isn't a problem.

[@bradleystrazzarino4909]

Gotta love the PSC hydro. Lift the whole rig from one wheel.

[@mygarden365]

I got my answer, when I watched to the end of the video. THANK YOU..

[@guyfromthemidwest8583]

I really wanna drive from Michigan to have you work on my Jeep. I have a Ford 8.8 and a axle swap kit from iron rock I need a hand with 😂

[@Anokaman]

At 10:50 you showed us how to test the truss! Good stuff!

[@bradywilliams2666]

A trick to get the king pin out is to take a cut off wheel and cut right above the inner C into the pin. Just cut a groove not all the way through. This will release the pressure.

[@everythingsucks6086]

Happy Father's day Paul!! Your awesome buddy!!! I wish you were my dad haha!!

[@chucksmith155]

Wow I have never seen a welding of the trusses being real tight like this one

[@teamidris]

The diff-sliders were good. They stopped the edge of the axel case digging into stuff. And stopped the cover bolts getting whacked. *can’t be seized if it’s a liquid :D

[@daryljones445]

My 88 jeep Comanche needs a front end like that.

[@Xxazer23]

kind of wish this was a two hour video going into detail about how to rebuild a diff.

[@makeitpay8241]

looks like that truss would be excellent at getting full of mud & rocks

[@marklgarcia]

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." Archimedes

[@triciaadamson2285]

Happy Fathers day to all.

[@szcustomwoodworks6401]

I got my tow truck shirt ordered!!!!

[@scottbroussard9491]

Happy Father’s Day

[@bakersakers953]

We have a few projects on the back burner also

[@raulmartinez3632]

hi good morning, just want to start off by saying you guys are amazing I love your videos. and I live how u gave the Taco hell at the Rubicon... that beast preformed AWESOME and I was really impressed. Keep on rocking fab rats. blessings for u and your loved ones. checking in from San Diego California. 👍😎👍

[@bigtsperspective5831]

The mad scientist style edit is the best 👍❤️

[@JF32304]

He's gaining subs FAST! Way to go! Good content!

[@rayneethling7809]

Love it Paul and Michelle but please go and help Matt, Lizzy and Rudy with some fabrication and machining skills on the Banana, Please.