The Yellow Banana Gets CUSTOM work done at FAB RAT'S GARAGE!!

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The Yellow Banana Gets CUSTOM work done at FAB RAT'S GARAGE!!
Matt, from Matt's Off Road Recovery brought the Little Yellow Banana in for some maintenance work which included a new steering system custom built by Paul and himself in the Fab Rat's garage. In this episode, come along while Paul and Matt work together to create an awesome steering system for the famous Banana! Make sure to follow along with us as we build and fabricate cool stuff!!
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[@ddon1797]

No idea why these started to appear on my recommendations but its a good watch. Nice seeing real folks on youtube with unscripted content, just good old passion and talent.

[@FabRats]

Welcome! Glad you like what’s being recommended!👍🏻

[@om617yota8]

I know why it was recommended to me, been subbed to Matt's channel for awhile!

[@Aussiem8e]

Can't beat it hey! It's like we are there working on the jeep with the boys.lol

[@redrockitinerant7776]

All that plus it's such a nice break from all the political and riot nonsense going on these days. Watching these real people doing normal things makes me feel happy and peaceful.

[@om617yota8]

@@redrockitinerant7776 100%

[@DrMuFFinMan]

I can't imagine just looking at a job like this and just knowing what needs done, what a wealth of information you guys have and pretty awesome to watch it all unfold.

[@phemmeke]

Everyone is a beginner once.

[@brentmcgillis]

The sheer enjoyment of rebuilding your own 4x4 front end is immeasurable, because racing teaches you ultimately that you will need to do it yourself; if you don't want to be a DNF in the mountains. Great videos, watching the dogs lead makes if even better. Crazy recoveries, old mountain wrecker guys drool on your videos. Nice job bustin' iron on that front-end.

[@FabRats]

I think most of what you were talking about is Matts vids, but thanks for checking ours out too!👍🏻

[@crazy1kid]

Clearly the best part is having everyone hanging out at the end of the build great support and passion for all that you do

[@dawabbitt3079]

Learned something new today, starting at 5:55 ... Left-handed thread suspension components have a line on each corner of the nut's hexagon. I used to struggle years ago remembering to compare the direction of threads with a scrap right-handed bolt, but now can simply look for these lines, so thanks Paul & Matt. Now hopefully, this'll apply to all Makes / Models and not just this particular Make / Model suspension.

[@T25de]

4:00 Tim so ready to be crushed if that burger wasn’t ready! I was relieved that it was!

[@jeremyspecce]

Dude did NOT look especially thrilled

[@16driver16]

Tim definitely is a hero, an essential worker with the same look they all have nowadays.

[@adamdreier]

His shirt says “Hindu Kush”

[@T25de]

It does ^ 🤩 good eye

[@thomasprinsen1241]

Tim looked like he drove 2 hours without waking up.

[@domthomas1002]

I love watching you guys work together. It reminds me of working with my fellow soldiers, laughing and joking around and still getting the job done.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for your service!

[@5MillCity]

I’m only about as handy as engine and differential oil changes, so I love these videos. Way beyond my skill level. Love the chemistry between everyone in the shop.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikeantj]

The chemistry between them two and the camera shots are on point in this video. It's hard watching someone replace parts or do an upgrade without losing the attention span to the audience, that was not the case here I enjoyed watching every minute of it. I saw the video of the Ranger bumper build and I am now a subscriber, nice work

[@oleroy4749]

Tim thought y’all were going to make him cook burgers 🤣🤣🤣

[@GhostDrummer]

Watching this sure makes me miss being able to do auto and fab work anymore...I have a whole Snap-On box in my garage just sitting now days. Car accident in 1993 and a bad work injury in 2009 have finally caught up with my body. But I sure enjoy watching the two of you guys working together. Thanks for sharing.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!

[@LesCanDo2]

So typical when we worked on our hot rods 50 years ago. Always problem solving and thinking outside the box, fun times mixed with hard work. Thanks for the memories!

[@FabRats]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@zwolfe12]

It's really great hanging out with you guys for a few minutes of my day. Thanks!

[@FabRats]

Thanks for hanging out!

[@BikingVikingHH]

6:20 been “screwing” around with cars for 17 years, since I could drive, and you guys just taught me something new.

[@dalestone8619]

Jamie. The Queen of Patience. What a sweetheart.

[@BikingVikingHH]

Dale Stone the ironic thing about modernity is, 99% of the women I know here in San Francisco would do anything to trade their single professional Xanax fueled lifestyle to hang out in a shop and take a nap mid day while their masculine husband worked on cars with his best friend.

[@REYKING-Muzic]

No no that's SHERIFF MATT I cant see him in drag , I already have messed up dreams don't do that to me. Now where were we (in my gun smoke voice ( HIGH UP ON A RIDGE OR A SANDDUNE SOME IDIOT SOMEWHERE GOT THEIR YUGO STUCK (from the ground looking up out from close up of matt on his horse as old west music plays ) now roll credits....... see I got it all played out . You gotta at least let me do 5 episodes MAN I GOTTA GETVIN TOUCH WITH SHERRIF MATT & his trusty sidekick ED (like festus) please don't kill me ?? ... but I'm serious about this .

[@REYKING-Muzic]

@@BikingVikingHH when you say xaxex fueld you really mean meth dont you ?? ... uh huh I know that's true dontcha know. (In my Wisconsin voice) ..lol. dam in funny "!!

[@williamsealy8781]

@@BikingVikingHH they would do "anything" except go and find one of those guys which would only take about 2 minutes and also giving up any hopes of a posh lifestyle.

[@BikingVikingHH]

William Sealy that’s the problem though, these women don’t respect masculinity and so are uncomfortable in the presence of it, they don’t know what a strong man is so they are threatened by the idea of it. The reason they are threatened is because they themselves lack femininity.

[@Morrison_Builds]

I went to watch it this morning right before you pulled it down to edit, nice to see it back so quick! I enjoy how both you and Matt are jack of all trades lol

[@FabRats]

Thanks for being patient! We are in no way professional editors.😂

[@myreviews8099]

You did fine

[@Sun-for-man]

@@FabRats thank God! All real is better.

[@Boze0415]

You guys make a great team. Love watching professionals make tough jobs look easy. Kudos to you both!! Great job men.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!!

[@dukeflem]

This was FUN. It was like watching two electrons in motion. You know they are there but you are never sure where they are at any instant. Great job!

[@BoomBoomLou]

Came here from Matt's Off Road Recovery, love this channel too. Keep up the great content!

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Kaiussl]

Are you and Matt brothers? After watching almost all of the Matt's videos, it kind of feels like we part of the team, great job both of you guys ⚒️

[@billietyree6139]

Couple'a guys having good, wholesome fun. Ahh, those were the days.

[@lockedin60]

I am glad that you all can work together so well. It looked like a lot of fun. I just wish I understood all that you worked on. But just leave it to the experts!

[@tobiastho9639]

Tim to the rescue! He's always a good sport and great support! Since I like his camera work I'm starting to become a fan of him too...

[@Jokatyal]

Watching you two working together is pure entertainment

[@edzimdahl1158]

Great seeing the various projects undertaken and the sharing with the whole family participating, as my parents did and I did with my kids,,, on current 98zj just used a rough country 4" longarm conversion,, nice the way Matt converted his xj from leaf springs to coil longarm on the rear,, with what he does and where he does it light is might and articulation needed

[@murphtahoe1]

“You need those stickers...it makes you go faster”. Truth, you get at least 20 more HP. Great video!

[@duaneross9271]

I proud of the upgrades your doing,it will pay for its self in the long run. Gotta take care of the bread and butter,almost as important as the ol lady ✌️

[@johnguilfoyle3073]

I love all the chatter in the background. It's a family affair, a real sense of community.

[@andyrbush]

My Dad had joined the UK REME age 14, he fixed military vehicles in WWII. So I grew up working on cars and bikes with him. Nothing is as much fun as taking on major jobs with your Dad and your family if you get the opportunity. Great to watch these guys working together.

[@FabRats]

You’re right. Nothing beats it! Thanks for watching!

[@jps99]

What a glorious bunch of lovable, talented goofballs!

[@JwcubTHS]

I love watching you and Matt work together! 😎

[@loydpittman6647]

Man, I love these shop work videos! Makes me feel better about my "fumbles" when I'm doin project work myself! Keep up the great work!

[@rudiekeyser2495]

What a Great family and friend's, no ugly words, no abuse of our Father's name. How nice is that. Thank you so much. Keep safe. Capetown.

[@davevoorhees5994]

Paul, I enjoy watching you and Matt fabricate! It would be fun to come and work with you guys! Unfortunately, my lower back is a wreck, had my second back surgery on May 15th, I cannot work on anything right now, your videos are therapy for me!

[@FabRats]

Heal fast!

[@drsus0]

“Is it already made” .. truer words have never been spoken by a man with no more time to spare

[@Al3xTrucho20]

The Chemistry between you two is unparalleled!

[@gordonpeden6234]

Best content on KZbin! Skilled AF!

[@davesdiy2791]

There's nothing better than good friends..... with a shop....

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Paul and Matt are a lot of fun to watch work together, not as good as Paul and Ben, but still good. :)

[@soulsurfer8797]

Nice work! And hats off to Tim. That’s true family dedication.

[@Mico8791]

Nothing better than to see a shop that looks like work really happens in there.

[@RedRider2001]

Nice video and now I’m really lookig forward to getting the rear end done. Also ,a summary of how the update makes the XJ perform better would be nice. Thanks!

[@Mass_hole508]

The first wrecker i drove was a 86 F350 460 gas and a 440 Holmes. Sling only no wheel lift. That truck was awesome for off road recoveries. Without a doubt my favorite wrecker that i drove was a 97 F450 with a twin line aatac long body with the tunnel box that was converted to use vulcan sliders & spoons. Damn i miss that truck. I'd love to see you guys build an off road wrecker and flatbed/rollback.

[@TheSIeepyhouse]

Way impressive to see Matt and Paul work together. Paul needs gloves like corded mittens, then he can just hang them around his neck for safe keeping.

[@heatherbrown732]

Yay Matt nicely done the both of you.😉 stay safe and well and rescue on

[@francismalonza6114]

Wow. Matt and team are good at workshop stuff. Thanks for updating the Jeep.

[@davidtowne9459]

Paul and Mat are very talented men

[@50lane50]

Fun Stuff!! Nice to have a lift!! Sucks working off jack stands!!

[@chriswhalley]

The man drives two hours to deliver parts and when he's asked if he wants a hamburger, he wants to know if it's already made. ROFL, well done sir, well done

[@wescollins7331]

Yah Tim looked super enthusiastic about being there. Haha

[@420hike]

@@wescollins7331 the hindu kush shirt says it all

[@fixednstoned861]

@@420hike I thought I saw that. Had to rewind 5-10x haha couldn’t agree more!

[@cashalonzo2641]

i know Im asking the wrong place but does someone know a method to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

[@coltjoey6773]

@Cash Alonzo instablaster =)

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

I love how they always phone in Tim for those "We forgot the keys, could you drive 5 hours to get them for us?" jobs.

[@richardlovins6222]

Paul you do some fine custom work

[@RjsEpicAdventures]

I love watching the Jeep modification videos and the collaborations with fab rat

[@FabRats]

Well we love you watching!👍🏻

[@3bnjo3]

Watching you guys work looks like a lot of fun. In my circle of aircraft mechanic friends it's, "What are the engineer specs?", "Plus or minus 5 thousandths", "Who put the 12 point socket in the 8 point socket drawer?", "Has this torque wrench been calibrated?"

[@gregr.3886]

So i'm not the only one that has stuff like that happen, thats comforting

[@mc4492]

Cool how your wife and kids go along... And getting nephew Tim involved is the icing on the cake🎂.. Good video..

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching! The Wetzel’s come over as often as they can. 👍🏻

[@Holescreek]

"I hope it likes its grease 'cause that's all it's getting in it's lifetime" Classic!

[@zachfskipper]

I felt that lol

[@tonyincs]

Good Stuff! Such a relatable experience! I ran into the grease fitting bind as well!!

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

It's crazy to think of what that truck does and what it's been through with what little it really has!

[@mikesblueskyproductionsuta7634]

I still can’t get over how good the new exhaust sounds!

I love the way you guys work together both off road and in the garage. Please use a light when filming with a bright background. I’d like to see the mechanical details.

[@martinjcamp]

Brake Parts Cleaner to quench hot stuff. I thought I was the one that invented that! Love your Videos, Matt. Thank You over and over!

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching! Glad you’re liking our videos!!👍🏻

[@martinjcamp]

@@FabRats OOPS My Bad. Are you one of Matt's people, or is he one of yours??? Great teamwork though, regardless.

[@FabRats]

@@martinjcamp we’re just really great friends so he’s been in a lot of our videos. 👍🏻

[@AH-st1my]

So neat. I live a family working with each other. I love it.

[@ddgatewood71]

What an awesome "Family".

[@davids6533]

No matter what other mods are done, when that cherry bomb muffler got replaced, it became my favorite mod. There's a special place in... the bottom of a volcano for those things. : )

[@markshelby2141]

Keep that Yellow Banana going! We need more Matt fun!

[@kevinstorm6009]

I'm so glad that he uses a helmet when he welds! LOL Now if we can only get Matt to set a good example by using eye protection!!! This is at least the second video I've seen where he's drilling with no eye protection. The last one had his eyes mere inches from the drill bit!

[@aarone3790]

Love this video, So awesome to look back and see how far you all have come

[@Nathan-gj8ch]

most amazing development in tools in the last few years is all that battery stuff, no more air tools

[@cember01]

With the hammer action.

[@whiterabbit2786]

I'm glad I am not the only one who has difficulty removing the grease gun adapter from the zerk fitting.

[@ArizonaKid]

Good repair guys

[@dano4572]

you have a true and trusted friend there, Matt

[@RustySh4ckleford]

"...is it already made?" I felt that one Tim. Lol

[@mandellafect6261]

Good stuff....could watch this all day long....

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!

[@CXensation]

Banana ready for inspection - or more work to do ? Thanks for sharing - 2 times !

[@FabRats]

Matt finished the rear end so it’s good to go now. 👍🏻

[@edwinschlee8374]

Boy nothing like having 4 supervisors. Good job getting the front rebuilt!

[@gayle4804]

Good friends, 👍 great team work 👏

[@tedm9865]

I too have put the axles back in with the grease zerks in the bottom ball joint only to find out it was a no go.

[@MikeB-gf6dj]

You guys are so funny together. Get why you're such good mates. :D

[@markdelange7120]

I would love to live in this family of friends. I can’t wait to watch normal decent people just live a nice life. They work hard. The treat each other with respect. I want to visit them snd thank them for keeping me Sane through Covid God bless you all

[@romanvictor8544]

You two work well together 😊

[@TrevorDennis100]

Great job guys, and I loved the thumbnail stills at the end. That put a welcome smile on my face.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!

[@paintham9430]

I had the same problem with those grease zerks I didn’t notice until I spun the rotor and heard it hitting the joint. I ground them down a bit to get clearance.

[@gihonda127]

Tim, " is it already made?" priceless, dedicated!!

[@gihonda127]

hopefully you torqued the brake bolts from the road call you did earlier

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Nice. Good video. Happy Motoring.

[@harlonsjr]

I been watching both of you for a while now just learned you are friends been thinking about starting my own specialty recovery team keep up the good work guys.

[@bc30cal99]

Fantastic video once again folks. You both work well together and in my experience - semi-old guy here - that's more a rarity than not anymore. As well a tip of the hat to you both for your inventiveness and ability to build what you see in your mind needs doing. The highest compliment I can give you all is you could either be Saskatchewan farm boys or BC bush mechanics! Thanks again and stay well.

[@FabRats]

Thanks for the kind words!! You’re awesome!!

[@BikingVikingHH]

To take your videos to the next level, give us a legit narration of what you guys are doing. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a fly on the wall and watching you guys work/have fun, but the mechanic in me wants to know what exactly you guys are up to. On the flipside, a lot of people with no mechanical/ machining/hands-on experience watch related channels because of the narration that allows them to experience something they probably will never do in person. Like a ride along. “This Old Tony” is a a great example of such a channel, I’ve never machined anything in my life but I love his videos. Anyways, keep it up! Also, what’s the name of that conical drillbit thing you used to reshape the ball joint sockets? I’m about to buy a jeep and assume will be doing the same thing since it will be high mileage, and I’ve already had a jeep with a death wobble 😓

[@kentuckywindage222]

Nice to see others have normal looking garage's! With normal ,hold your mouth right to get it work tools! Nice video! Keep'em coming!

[@FabRats]

Thanks for watching!

[@miguelreynoso4879]

Ya gotta have the angle of the dangle or else .....................don't forget to grease your bushings since your down there ! Jaime ...What a Trooper, she rocks!!

[@om617yota8]

Great re-edit. Thanks for fixing and reposting!

[@FabRats]

2nd times a charm.😂

[@castledomeknives9395]

Blue toolbox/ cart=. BEST BOX MONEY CAN BUY!!

[@archieletsyouknow5508]

""'WIPING OFF WITH THE WRENCH "" LOL GOOD ONE! NEW MEXICO LOVE!!

[@spyder000069]

A zlink bar between the pitman arm and knuckle made a big difference in bump steer when I built my samurai. Helps keep the geometry inline.

[@type1warroirrath427]

The ford and the old Jeep be savage saving people

[@akabruno1]

You guys seem like real nice people

[@desolatesurfer8651]

As busy as that jeep is upgrade everything.

[@dustintunis9347]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that ball joint presses don't cooperate with.

[@xd_gangster693]

Matt is the reason why I want an XJ

[@kultm.3124]

When I've won the German big bucks lottery and subsequently have relocated to the US Southwest Fab Rats will build my Tacoma

[@Hallnick77]

You don't say?!!?!? When ( not if I win) I will get a bunch of. Military surplus . Plus I would have him upgrade my '92 GMC k2500 diesel... 👹👹👻👻

[@HuckOrris]

I love that reference to throwing chairs Orange County Chopper style. 1:13

[@rockercover]

4:28 Chuckler; “sweet-dreams or equivalent” tune played. (Nice touches during editing).

[@msnapp169]

That boy tim looked hungry and happy af when she asked him if he wanted a burger