Too Many Set Backs, Can We Finish For Secret Mission?!

We kind of used the shotgun approach to working on the Banana this week.
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[@steveblankenship5474]

Trevor is pulling out every circuit we are not using- don’t forget that check engine light.

[@hondolane3125]

Everyone: "Matt, you can save most of that re-work if you plan it out carefully!" Matt: "I can re-work WAY faster than I can plan"

[@billbillinger2491]

You all are using the Hotrodder's Law: For every modification made, there are three 'other' modifications needed to make the initial modification work.

[@ront8261]

When my 2 and half year old grandson comes over to visit, first thing he says "Nonno, lets watch Banana!!"; thanks Matt and crew!! You guys are great!! Especially Trevor; that man is talented!!

[@tolson57]

Rudy: Whos Bob? Trevor: Your Uncle Perfect

[@SabretoothBarnacle]

Hands up for Ed needing to film his gold mining trips👏

[@idk-cv1pr]

Great idea

[@SabretoothBarnacle]

@@idk-cv1pr We secretly know it's not gold he's after anyway but that elusive vain of M&Ms

[@riverbig4279]

🙌

[@cast_outlaw]

🙌

[@chuckstith838]

He probably goes to the chicken 🐓 ranch

[@carlzirk]

Trevor is a good sport and a great electrician.

[@svein1754]

Trevor is good at all things I think. Oscar worthy :)

[@carlzirk]

@@svein1754 yes, good sense of humor and quick-witted

[@hansh8071]

Yes and happy birthday Trevor

[@uliphotode]

And he's always doing the worst jobs without complaining. Even comes in to fix stuff on his day off. Seriously, this man needs a raise. And i'm not talking about the wrecker...

[@carlmoore5521]

Trevor has a lot of patience to re-wire that entire harness. Props!!

[@jikemenkins7098]

Dude! Build a radiator shroud! They are INSANELY effective!

[@Cryaboutmyhandle]

Nah let's blame the electric fans instead! And use 100 year old tech!

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

Mad props to Trevor dealing with that wiring harness. That talks lots of patients.

[@23demolitionderbyman]

That washer bottle relocation is pretty neat

[@epsteined3899]

The relocating of the washer fluid container from under the hood to the back and it happened to fit absolutely perfect was just hilarious lmao.

[@landrover827]

This is how it really goes though when doing heavy modifications and waiting for parts. All those fantasy land shows on TV about cars have weeks to order and get everything ready, when real life is like this. Thanks!

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

Typically a radiator needs a fan cowl in order to pull air through it at slow speeds. Without one the fan will pull air from all directions instead of concentrating it through the radiator. I've seen lots of people not have a cowl then wonder why they're overheating.

[@dmaysx6]

It's just like your air filter hanging in the engine bay sucking up hot ambient engine bay air vs any kind of ram or fresh air intake

[@dmaysx6]

Similar concept

[@wssides]

Fan shrouds have a lot of science to go with them on placement and clearances.

[@gui577b]

They even help with gas mileage because the fan isn't churning up a bunch of engine bay air.

[@clivehorridge]

It’s gotta have a cowl / shroud, otherwise it’ll create wind, but won’t pull it through the rads…. JME…👍🏻🇬🇧🇷🇴

[@sergioquen1607]

That killed me. About the engine clearing the hood. "That answered about 200 question" 😅 love ur videos keep them coming.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

_sticks on adhesive hood scoop_ "Man, it _looks_ really fast." 😂😂😂💀

[@TRKISH324]

Love it when Matt references funny movies (like Tommy Boy, "Here"), just that 1 of many layers to him. Good natured, loves his music, movies, family, and helping. So glad I found this channel last year...

[@TRKISH324]

And then pulls some Rob VanWinkle freestylle. 😅This guy, Im tellin ya.....

[@angrydingus5256]

Trevor should get a raise just for dealing with all the wiring through his project ;) Happy belated birthday Trevor! Nice whip

[@paledawgoffroad3743]

The "Tommy Boy" reference is solid gold!

[@CanadaBud23]

I was just gonna say that shock mount was way overkill. Then I remembered,.. I did the same thing and welded in a 3x3 125 wall square tube to the frame and floor. It actually does help a ton for flex. That should have been there from factory to be honest. On top of that I welded 130 thick SS plate all in the back cause I wasn't sure at the time. So now it's a 3/4 ton XJ 😆

[@chubbrock659]

It’s a miracle that anyone can make sense of those wire bundles.

[@dennismaldonado6538]

Twin electric fans would be an upgrade that have build in shrouds, but maybe with the other mods you don’t have room. I CAN’T WAIT for that beast to be up and running, keep up the awesome work Guys!

[@awood825]

"cutting new grass like this" never heard that term before now. But it makes complete sense. Always look forward to your videos. Love watching your crew. Keep up the good work. Longtime fan.

[@mikeb.7068]

Trevor's a genius. Give the man a bench to do wiring harnesses on.

[@0714will]

Matt: "So last week I caught alot of grief about the fan setup.." 😆

[@0714will]

@@MattsOffRoadRecovery 😆 😆 😆

[@pboutdoors85]

@@MattsOffRoadRecovery stevie wonder can see next weeks coming! lol

[@xanderlander8989]

The sad thing is a mechanical fan will work just fine, has done for 100 years. The reasons to use electric include fuel savings, space savings, and the option for continuing cooling after engine shutdown.

[@Wetpaperbagcb]

The fact that Matt referenced a movie (Tommy Boy) and Vanilla Ice, is awesome. And Trevor adding in the plucky comic relief..

[@CarswithNash]

I never was a fan of the Cherokees until I started watching this channel, my opinion has been altered LOL! Can’t wait to see the Banana up and running again.

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

seems like a 1950's 4x4 power wagon ambulance would be the ticket to a great recovery vehicle. Get big enough tires, and motor, all that room in the back for every recovery tool you would need.

[@paledawgoffroad3743]

As a support vehicle it might be a great choice. Although my opinion is the humvee would be more cost effective. But if they have to go on the tight trails those light weight Cherokees and even the moorvair are really ideally a good fit.

[@kaylak1781]

Thank you for yesterday this is the Wisconsin/Page AZ people for making our special trip to your shop a great and exciting trip. It was really nice to meet everyone there. Next time make sure Matt and Lizzy are grounded and on time out like Matt did to Max Hahaha lol. On a serious note you guys are awesome and keep up the great work 👍 we will continue to watch. There will be a next time that we come up to see everyone. Thank you

[@KarrierBag]

Trevors Beard Is just the best, I have been growing mine for many years and have nothing on his.

[@randomjokers7185]

I saw those big ass scissors and couldn't figure out what they were for then I realized Matt was using CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) to develop his new system.

[@oneshotpete6.591]

On top of being able to do a backflip , Trevor is a great sport , man what a guy !! Great vid guys 👍👍

[@freeidaho-videos]

Hi Lizzy, I had the same question about the fitment of the valve cover and just went back a few episodes to where the original engine was in the Banana. It looked the same, so I knew the new engine would fit. Two big electric fans with shrowd on the front of the radiator solves the cooling, the engine-driven fan coming forward into the radiator, the engine-driven fan hitting the hood, and trying to make a shrowd for the engine-driven fan. Yes, I know you are skeptical about electrical fans, but they work in high horsepower applications, not just Jeeps. Banks makes amazingly good parts, mostly for diesels, but for other stuff too. I would have thought that two limit straps, tied to the top shot mounts would have been lighter and simpler.

[@jimshoe6828]

Happy Birthday Trevor 🥳🎉 You are amazing when it comes to chasing wiring and weeding out the excess. Good job everyone 👍👍

[@jilliansadventures4679]

Awe, I love Max and Lady! Happy Birthday Trevor!

[@larsradtke4097]

When you see them the next time, remind them of always wearing safety goggles, especially lying under the van welding.

[@0714will]

Silly. 😆

[@JayWillis2120]

"to the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal. Light up the stage and WAX a chump like a candle" but very close!

[@williamd1891]

Dance, rush the speaker that booms I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom

[@shizzlistic]

Rob Van Winkle would be proud

[@bluewest8]

When he said "to the extreme", I immediately thought of this song.

[@aberendt]

Ice ice baby!

[@ryanharding4199]

Justin- I was almost in tears laughing so hard!!!!

[@EM-fi2qg]

Ed: "It was a little smokey, but we got me out"!

[@KappyKitty]

Hey Trevor, I think the reason they ran the extra ground wire in the loom was for something called “star grounding”, or “star point grounding”.

[@msgtdan60]

Grounds can be weird things. Modifying KC135 in the Air Force we had 3 ground points to the frame within 1 inch of each other under the copilots side panel. 1 was DC, 1 was AC and 1 was shield. If you got the wrong wire on the wrong post you'd get all sorts of strange indications.

[@rebelyell1580]

@@msgtdan60 Then that is a crappy design to begin with.

[@ke6gwf]

@@rebelyell1580 it was a carefully engineered design to avoid ground loop currents by having distances be exact etc. I work in pro audio, and good studio and theatre electrical systems have very complex grounding designs keeping wire lengths identical, etc, on the high voltage side as well as the audio side, all the lighting, etc. Any time you have a difference in potential you have problems, and the Jeep having star grounding is only because they had issues and added it, they wouldn't waste the work and wire if they could avoid it lol

[@darwinbarrett86]

Happy birthday Trevor! Enjoyed the video, even though you all were all over the map. I know you will magically pull it all together in the end. Thanks for posting.👍👍👍👍👍

[@feralcanadian3947]

I’d run two electric fans before I’d set up a misaligned clutch fan. One fan on front blowing through and one fan to the rear doing draw. On separate circuits so if one goes…

[@Rccrdawgs]

With a little rpm a mechanical fan cant be touched by an electrical fan set up!

[@feralcanadian3947]

@@Rccrdawgs not if the clutch fan is misaligned with no shroud

[@ThisTall]

@@Rccrdawgs I like the reliability of a mechanical fan. But I doubt you’re going to get 3800 CFM out of a single clutch fan. There’s single electric fans that can do that and more. And you can add 2 of them, unlike a clutch fan setup.

[@0xsergy]

@@Rccrdawgs in the desert heat? lol

[@ceisarsrepair7958]

If you want to prove what works in heat, look at front wheel drive Cadillac, the most crammed engine compartment with the most accessories and designed to run AC all day long in the 120 Arizona heat, they use Electric Fans just fine. That will save water pump bearings, will remove the fear of the fan eating the radiator for lunch, and in certain situations, like fording a river or in a mess of sand in the fan, you can turn off the electric fan momentarily to get through whatever it is, the clutch fan will just drown your engine in a mess. And the clutch fan when fully engaged takes atleast 10hp away from what you could have at the wheels, makes the engine work harder as outside temps rise.

[@diyfferent]

It's great that you have Trevor to figure out all that wiring!

[@theboringchan]

Matt is a lucky welder. Noone welding alot or typically much at all are brave enough to not wear gloves. Once u get a burn all the way through the middle of a finger nail, it's a mind changing ordeal.

[@TheMailbackwards]

Matt is back with his brand new edition, water pump bearings were in there too tightly, rescuing vehicles daily and nightly!

[@doobielawson702]

Will he ever stop?

[@bearallen852]

I now see Matt where’s a ball cap lol 😆 he’s got a very Eddie Munster vibe going.

[@rebelyell1580]

LOL - Thinking the same thing!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Little by little it's coming along great! Happy birthday Trevor! Love watching! God bless you guys!

[@davidnalls8628]

Vanilla Ice and Tommy Boy in the same video. Perfect.

[@ryansouza2579]

The extra ground wire is necessary. It was likely there to prevent ground loops and get to the ground star point.

[@angrydingus5256]

Ehhh, I think we're going to find out in the next episode just how necessary it is lmao.

[@ke6gwf]

@@MattsOffRoadRecovery as someone familiar with ground loop issues, if you ever start having your computer do wierd stuff, try putting that wire back in... Lol Let's just say that Jeep didn't spend that work and money on millions of Jeeps without a need, they like making profit instead of giving away copper! You may get lucky, you are reducing the amount of electronics in vehicle, but generally it's better to leave the 2 oz in and trust the electrical engineers... ;)

[@richardkerns5213]

Just a general comment: I would prowl the beaches of Cape Cod Mass in my stock 1989 3.0 Toyota Pick up and rescue full size pickups buried to the frame..they often said "your going to pull me out with that!" Most of the time they just didn't air-down...but some spots had some nasty (sugar sand) that I even had trouble with...Still got her...330k happy one owner miles..Really like your channel tkx

[@johnlockett1565]

Stop apologizing and enjoy that excellent work you all are doing. All the best

[@stevenzimmermann4775]

I like the quote from Tommy Boy. "Not so much here, or here, but right here" haha

[@jeffbeaird747]

Glad to see Ed’s return and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREVOR...!!!

[@rc2634]

Trevor is my hero! What an electrician! I would love to have such skills. Great job

[@jfk64kennedy95]

TREVOR, make a small break in the wire loom, easy to get at, that disables car, and extort matt for a raise...then you'll fix...lol

[@coenvanwyk1]

When we had a Cherokee I tried desperately to find a detailed workshop manual. All I could get was the manual for the gasoline model electronic system, useless om=n my diesel model. So I admire your ability to decypher the wiring system!

[@edwardrucker5412]

Why not run a electric water pump and fan? You could have a switch inside to keep them running with the engine off to help cool it down when its really hot out and you are working it really hard. Or to the ecu but im sure you are running the stock one.

[@williamfoster4268]

I doubt the electric water pump motor could stand the heat.

[@qwikz28]

This is what I would do. I remember seeing this with the LS drag racing crowd. Apparently it's good for a few hp as well since it isn't driven off the crank. And I'm sure there are warranties in case it fails prematurely.

[@ionstorm66]

Because then when you're alternator fails you're stuck

[@eddymahon1503]

I love Ed. I hope he finds the mother load but he’s already rich with all the awesome people in his life. Best channel on KZbin. Not even close.

[@DavidCooperGB]

Brown dog motor mounts would be a better bet, with more mount points to the engine block. In my XJ, I run a Taurus electric fan, with a BMW engine temp sensor, a Volvo relay to turn it on and off, and a golf cart relay for power delivery. It does work very nicely, especially since it allows the engine to get up to operating temperature quickly, but a good fan clutch is probably a lot simpler if you can make everything fit.

[@anthonyseymour2097]

Please remember; ALL great strides in manufacturing and great creative effort starts as an idea and then slowly comes together as a magnificent stride for humankind. Your adventurous reworking of the Banana is a great illustration of that. You stay with it until it looks like what you wanted, and then try it out and redo to taste. Thanks for letting us learn ! talents

[@richardhill4862]

I think the Banana needed the upgrades and will end up being at good tool when it's done. I'm glad that this is a recovery crew and not a painting crew, although the big "T" wasn't bad.

[@GoatOffroad]

Matt, Banks is a good header! Joe had one on his TJ. And it’s on our Motorhome. Happy birthday Trevor 🥳🥳 You are a wiring genius to figure all that out! Love the “new” car 🚗 Love watching the Banana build series! It’s my favorite! 💯❤️🐞

[@thebeeps8450]

Hey Bug!!! Always look for your comments on Matt’s channel! Can’t wait to see the Grey Goat go wheeling with the new and improved Banana! Maybe you’ll get to go on a recovery with MORR again and take the Goat!

[@hole7612]

Banks makes good stuff! Had the Banks system on my motor home too. However, mine was a gasser! Can’t wait to see you load up the Goat behind the LAMB and head out on adventures!! Make your first stop to see Matt please!!

[@pnwxj1776]

Bug !!! 😍😍

[@GoatOffroad]

@@hole7612 - we definitely plan to go see MORR when we hit the road! 😎

[@cliffcross6487]

I totally enjoyed watching a typical week at the shop. Everything doesn't go perfect.

[@PoppiB]

1. Happy Birthday Trevor 2. My eyes are all scratchy and sore from watching years worth of CRUD fall off the back of the Jeep as Matt worked so delicately without his safety glasses. Now I have to go rinse mine…hope it works. 3. Rudy, fantastic work on the limiter strap, precise and dang professional looking too. 👍

[@Farm_fab]

Trevor's age is metric. That's why the 99. However, I can't seem to find a conversion formula to find his actual age. He might have two of these a year.

[@thequickbrownfox7289]

Could always go the arborist route and count the number of Trevor rings... although Trevor may object to being cut open.

[@tumbleweedking5668]

@@thequickbrownfox7289 All that junk food from the Maverick is adding years fast!

[@billnalder1017]

According to an email i received from Lady- Trevor is 7 in dog years so thats that~

[@gord7025]

3-7/8"

[@rmccarrillo1759]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

[@Mike-xq6ce]

I thought you were going to surprise him with a new car or something... But nope, just gave him some work cleaning that shit off

[@hamiam2243]

Yeah ,I want to see that video.

[@chuckstith838]

Paybacks are a bitch. Right Trevor ?

[@SuperAWaC]

I wouldn't clean it. I'd run it.

[@CortJohnson]

Bob's your uncle indeed! Just amazing....

[@ace1usmc]

@ 3:43 - Werewolf!!! 😁😉 Just kidding!! Love your videos, Matt! I've watched all of them this summer when I discovered your channel!

[@kevdonew1412]

There are three things you don't screw with,my wife ,my lunch and my freaking car Trevor is a better man than me!!

[@bigjay6743]

I'm with u on that. I no it was all in fun but I would not be happy but a least it's only a VW and that hood scoop might make the value actually go up.

[@craighearn747]

I agree.

[@bynumjimmy]

3:42 Eddie Munster makes a cameo. Great video. Good luck with the build

[@karlschwaber7006]

good eyes! the exact same hair.

[@brianhaygood183]

Yeah, but Eddie was a sharp dressed dude, so no shame there.

[@ceisarsrepair7958]

My hood needs paint too, think I'll come to your shop for my birthday! 😂👍

[@Ashlen68944]

This cracked me up! 13:35 Rudy: who's Bob? Trevor: your uncle......... 😂😂😂

[@bradleynealdaley]

mechanical fans are great, but a good SPAL electric fan does wonders. (I have tried other brands and they didn't work as well as the SPAL.) (I would leave the mechanical if possible on most setups, but when it is that offset, I go completely electric. On setups with a mechanical fan I may add in an aux electric fan) It adds additional electrical draw, but an electric water pump and electric fans lets you run the fans and pump at high at low engine RPM. It also allows you to have them continue to run when you shut the car off until the car comes down to a setpoint temp. I use the davies craig EMP pump and controller, SPAL fans, and build my own radiators using Bell core's for all of my agricultural and street stuff. End's up being a little pricey, but the result is something that holds their temp no matter how hard I push or what the outside temp is.

[@Hoops_McCan]

Birthdays are next level with Matt's Off-road Recovery

[@beavernut2079]

I love the Chris Farley reference!😁🤣

[@josecondemarin9586]

Well guys... even tho you guys were all over the BANANA it showing some progress. Use electrical fan for the radiator they come ready to install saves time and headaches. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Trevor !! Good video thanks 😊

[@bettymaverick1098]

Matt's hair style reminds me of Eddie Munster's. And that's a fact Jack.

[@slateslavens]

0:48 So what you're saying is that "No the Valve cover _doesn't_ clear" unless you install solid motor mounts. It'll rock over under load and _could_ still contact the hood.

[@slateslavens]

@@MattsOffRoadRecovery Wow! That's cool! Nicely done. Honestly, I figured it'd work - you're too on top of your game to miss that.

[@marialuizalemosmarcon9521]

Happy birthday, Trevor... God blessed you! 👏🏻👏🏻🎂🎈🎁🎊🎉❤😍😘😁🤩

[@hole7612]

Loving this build! Especially like the way all your ‘ plans’ come together! Great job MORR crew!

[@jonathanvancelette172]

Oh my god I can’t wait to hear this thing rip, you guys rock!!

[@ronaldbarnes8302]

Hope you had an amazing birthday Trevor! Great job with the wiring mess.

[@clivehorridge]

I’m looking forward to the 5hr video of Trevor removing all that Plastidip 😢🥴

[@mxspode]

Get a shroud around that fan and it will work fine. The shroud is more important then the fan in many ways.

[@ovrlxnd]

Don't worry about the fan clutch. If it's too close to the radiator when pulling, it will self-clearance. 😂 Years ago, I had an '00 XJ. I actually had plastic spatter on the hood where the engine mounts were loose enough to let one of the pulleys rub. I ended up going to Yellow Dog mounts to control the engine movement. They redistributed all of that vibration and energy back into the unibody and that thing was just miserable from then on. I'm happily on Paul's side of things these days. Despite the limitations, the Toyota stuff seems to work better for me and what I do.

[@dawabbitt3079]

• What made you decide to use a mechanical fan, as opposed to running an electric (or *dual* electric) fan(s)? • Plasti-Dip does not remove easily, if only a thin coat is applied. EDIT: I found (the same day I posted this original comment) that in a previous video, the decision was made to replace two of the three existing electric fans with a clutch fan, which solved the overheating problems. It simply seemed to me that having to get a hub machined to adapt the clutch fan to the water pump, combined with having to fabricate a fan shroud - was much more difficult than simply installing a single 3000 CFM electric fan, or 2-3 smaller 1700 CFM electric fans... especially when space, difficulty and time to return to service is a major factor.

[@craighearn747]

I anticipate tears in this story.

[@murderedjku]

plasti-dip is a nightmare

[@Jasonoid]

I agree with the plastic dip, thick coats come right off! One coat is a nightmare

[@lumpyzx2645]

From what I've heard, the trick to removing thin plastidip is to add more to it so it'll all peel off easily, haven't tried it personally though

[@pgtmr2713]

All true. Don't put it on oxidized paint. It won't let go from mechanical grip. One thing you can try is purple degreaser and a giant soft sponge. I went from a completely plasti-dipped car, (Rust-o-leum version, brilliant blue,) to spray paint. I still have one piece that's plasti-dip. It's a perfect match to Bahama blue metallic from dupli-color. Maybe you could feel a difference. Horizontal surfaces are the worst with spray paint.

[@edwinschlee8374]

When you remodify things there are a lot of things that don't always match!

[@marshalloram1999]

From Vanilla Ice to JJ Cale, awesome!

[@BrownyCakes1]

My xj may never be built up to be this serious, but I'm still so stoked to see this thing get back to getting em out! I'm learning so much about offroading and recovery from this channel.

[@lagoonrd4173]

He still remembers vanilla ice lyrics 😂🤣

[@brianhaygood183]

Who doesn't?

[@jilliansadventures4679]

@@brianhaygood183 exactly!

[@paulplant7956]

MORR’s new slogan: “We got stuff done.”

[@DDD-us6uu]

You wild and crazy guys ! Enjoyed it.😂🤔😂😂😎

[@madog1]

@ 1:20 'stuff right here, not so much here, or here, but here'. Tommy Boy! Love it!

[@jerryplante4239]

Dunno if you need to think about this, but there may be a problem with that plastic fan and uneven air flow. I know there is an issue on OTR trucks that block off a portion of the radiator. The part of the fan that is working moving air tends to flex. If it happens over the entire fan the forces balance out, Just something to watch.

[@terrydepew1252]

Not only that but with age, the plastic fan will fatigue crack. A whole blade or portion of one will break off and eat the radiator. Happened on a Peterbuilt i was driving. Shook like crazy (out of balance) and coolant fell out on ground pretty quick. The boss had a fleet of them and after a few of them had the same failure they started replacing the old fans with new ones on the rest of the fleet. Seems like the failures started happening around 7-9 hundred thousand miles. Matts fan is definitely going to flex the bottom blades foreward when they grab a bite of air. Then at the top where the fan is higher than the radiator the blades will relax. The constant bending will eventually break the fan. It might take longer than the Bannana lasts but eventually it will break

[@CheckYaSix]

ceramic coating or just wrap the headers :) keep the enginebay a little cooler

[@whodahellru8124]

I’m not saying the rear shock mounts are inadequate, but I think I would’ve taking the time to put some reinforcement inside the hatch area and spread the load over to the fender wells … just for a peace of mind since you’re putting them in a location where they weren’t originally.

[@derekrobinson2287]

OMG I about spit out my beer when Matt starting singing vanilla ice lmao!!!

[@i2nupman]

They are expensive but why not high flow electric fans for the radiator?

[@DieselRamcharger]

you woulda been better off sticking with cast manifold, or in the very least thermal coating or wrapping that header. the intake is going to be ON FIRE my man. reverse flow heads suck for this reason.

[@brianhaygood183]

They aren't done, yet. I'd be surprised if final assembly didn't include some coating and/or wrapping.

[@sitiwrattz]

Trevor deserves a raise!

[@thatgamerguy1324]

Why didn't you go for an eletrical fan setup so when it's idling the fans can ramp up and not depend on the engine Reving

[@odomandr]

They also come basically shrouded... So no need to worry about the fan coming through the hood or the grill on a kinetic pull

[@craighearn747]

That's good thinking right there.

[@RunDub]

"Bob's your uncle." "Who's Bob?" "...your uncle."

[@jilliansadventures4679]

@@Daniel-S1 no uncle Bob, but my kids have an Uncle Sam.

[@paulmacwales]

Strange how the video @2.38 shows perfectly what in my world is me taking out my frustration because my "plan" failed. Yet here it is you guys successfully accomplishing precisely what you set out to achieve.

[@huf67]

3:44 ... Holy cow, Eddie Munster Off-road Recovery