When NEW Isn't Enough. What Is Happening To Part Stores?

[@rarelyright]

Tom is such a great addition to the team

[@TerrySTUBSZlinski]

Paul is cool. He can hunt, cook, weld and fix anything. He also goes home when he is told its time to be done. Great video guys.

[@marcosmata4625]

Don’t forget amazing dad and husband this dude rocks!

[@TerrySTUBSZlinski]

@marcosmata4625 I agree

[@jasonzerbini2375]

This video makes me wish I had him for a neighbor!

[@doughaven-rf8id]

Yep, Paul may wear the pants in the family but Michelle says which ones. LOL

[@professornuke7562]

@@doughaven-rf8idAnd tells him to pull them up if his crack is showing on camera.

[@johnhorwath5629]

I loved Ben when he was helping, I loved Sean when he was helping in the shop, and now I love Tom! Please Please keep him around!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

The FJ is an amazing part of FabRats, may it not leak and go forever. Thank you for sharing this amazing journey. ❤

[@theusconstitution1776]

❤️‍🔥“FABRATTERY”❤️‍🔥

[@katreniaclark]

Paul is a man's man. Those halapinio poppers looked great. May the FJ never leak ever again.

[@lancecorey6582]

I thought it was spelled jalapeños.

[@katreniaclark]

@@lancecorey6582 I am sure it might be but I spell phenitically

[@twotwentyswift]

@@katreniaclark You mean faneticly. 😉

[@katreniaclark]

@@twotwentyswift yes I think

[@Seonaidh966]

@@katreniaclarkwow…just wow.

[@dalegereaux1863]

True victory is a vehicle that does not leak ! Nice work Chef Paul ! 👍

[@dillonshipley8779]

“It all comes from somewhere” is such an underrated statement

[@andybee4236]

I'm so glad that Tom has a place and Paul has Tom. You two understand each other. Fab Rats is always evolving/changing. It's just the way life is. Your teaching of the next ones is superb, thanks, everyone ❤❤❤

[@GooseGosselin]

My favourite cooking show on KZbin.

[@rickbottoms7838]

That transmission video montage shows just how hard Paul is on employees. Every time he’s worked on the transmission he has a different employee helping him! 😂

[@Paintbing1]

Or better yet it just shows how great Paul is as a leader and mentor. Trains up the employees so they can move up and be successful themselves.

[@wlb-85]

One of my favorite quotes from the South Main Auto channel: "Just cause it's new doesn't mean it's good!"

[@Ohio-Patriot]

That and “Never trust your scan tool.” 😂

[@kokopellie]

Those tenderloins looked fantastic!!! He's a keeper Michelle... 😊🌶𐂂🥓

[@Sakratic]

Paul's a man of many abilities! It's all making a lot of sense why I follow this family, this channel and have from day one, always respected Paul's talent and character. At the same time it confirms why a lady like Michelle would marry someone like him! You kids should definitely be extremely appreciative to have a dad like Paul and a mom like Michelle.

[@robsrcjourney970]

Im glad Tom and Cooper came too the shop, as i was thinking Fab Rats wont be the same, but thankfully there making the grade and i still love watching the channel. 👍

[@joelmurphy7980]

Not just parts store stuff, but name brand hotrod parts as well. Numerous problems added months to my build.

[@robertritzman6094]

I've been watching you for a long time. My project is a 45 Ford GPW, it came from my wifes grand father ranch CA. Thank you for the reminders to build everything for easy removal for repairs. Love you guys. Bob from lake Tahoe.

[@gragor11]

" build everything for easy removal for repairs" As a renovator electrician this comment gets my full approval. Everything I install is positioned with repairs & renovations in mind. Septic tank floats and pump cord routing and splice boxes immediately come to mind.

[@karmafarbus160]

Congratulations on the Elk It was a good Christmas ..

[@kevbev1524]

I love me some Yota builds... And Paul is about the only one that delivers . Thank you 🙏🏻❤

[@caseyseago4519]

I hope Tom sticks around, he's so chill and a great fit for the channel

[@jackman6256]

Hope you get F j fixed she is amazing That little truck to me is amazing She is one of the most powerful Little trucks around you done great job building her

[@shaggy1958]

Congrats on the elk. Hunting is one of my favorite things to do. Also love processing the game myself. Love making jalapeño poppers also, but I cannot handle the jalapeños without gloves on. They are too hot for my hands. When cooked they are perfect for my mouth!

[@Kevin-ti3rz]

Yeah don't rub your eyes . But some food would not be right with our Jalapenos. Like Black eyed peas and corn bread . Gotta have the Red dot and Jalapenos slices

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Glad to see you was victorious with the oil leaks. 😊😊 .

[@jacobthornock317]

Filling up the oil pan first was a pretty good following of a prompting there fellas. I can imaging the guesswork you would of had wondering where this intermittent oil spot was coming from after some dirt had built up on it.

[@BKoenning]

What is happening to Part Stores? After spending 48 years of my life and currently working part-time in one I can tell you that it is getting harder to find Parts since Covid. Several suppliers simply went out of business. Majority of parts from regular part stores to dealerships are no longer built in America. Before I retired in 2021 I worked at a GM dealership. Prepping for inventory just before I retired I decided to count how many parts were produce outside of America. 72 percent of the parts in our inventory was produce in different countries. Next time you purchase a part look on the package to see where it was manufactured at.

[@patcoder7308]

China he's happened to parts stores

[@jimmywilliams9824]

Yes and they suck

[@3.0colorado21]

Mexico and China seem to be majority of the parts I get😢 and it takes two or three tries to get a brand new part that works right.

[@wesgraham9588]

🇺🇲👍

[@paulshannon4576]

I spent 17 years working at Ford dealerships in parts. And I glad I moved on in 1994.

[@oyeahthatguy]

watching this from northern Idaho, about 30 mins to montana and canada, while my grill is heating up to cook up some elk Brats for lunch... Appreciate the content, look forward to the new year!

[@donwilliams3626]

Another victory repair and a victory lunch to top it off. Have a prosperous New Year!

[@JasonAJames]

10:52 I love my Green Mountain Grill!! I have the Daniel Boone wifi+. Thanks for telling me the wrecker display unit info!

[@glenludwig5135]

Good job on the mix Paul. Man of many talents.

[@karimoulton2201]

Green Mountains are good. Wore mine out. Bottom fell out after too many times firing. Yoder Smokers from Yoder Kanas are my new go to. Over 1000 lbs of meat smoked in November and December. One trick with the poppers. If they are a little too hot for some. Par boil the peppers for a couple minutes in salted water before stuffing and wrapping. It takes some of the jalapeno bite out without taking all the flavor. Another fun one to try is a boneless chicken thigh seasoned with a sweet hot rub, wrap with bacon and season with a little sweet hot rub, smoke at 275 until the bacon starts to crisp, brush with real maple syrup and return to smoker to set the glaze. You will have a moist thigh wrapped with a bacon candy. I can almost taste the poppers.

[@kimetherington2252]

This is what a family and a family business is all about! You raise your kids with good morals and good values! You take pride in your work and have great employees who see the same in their work ethics as you do! You live, laugh, love, work hard, and you get the respect you deserve! You do for one another, you take care of one another, it doesn't get any better than that! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊

[@Alaskabuilt_]

When you coming up to Alaska for moose season? Opens September 1st. Closes the 20th… Alaska has terrible hunting seasons. Super short and the most hunted place in the world. Makes it an absolute mad house.

[@89G]

Them poppers looked good! Nice work on the FJ too.... best channel on the KZbin!

[@jamesschuchart4784]

23:07 is that link missing a bolt? Or am I looking at it wrong

[@Zaafgguggrw]

Tow truck all over again

[@northedgeironworks7106]

I see a bolt head there.

[@countryboyscooter3402]

Very good question 🤔

[@BringerOfDearth]

11:14 NOOO! The best, capsaicin, part. Oh my dang heck. Wildin' sacrilege! 😁 Alright, I still want a taste though. LOL!

[@JasonKahn]

I manufacturer retail displays, and biggest problem I'm seeing is the older generation retiring and the people replacing them just don't care anymore. Now this is not 100% a cross the board still some fine vendors producing quality stuff. But COVID and China have slowly replaced high quality manufacturing with that'll do. We wind up re-working so much stuff. Now on the plus side though our internal fabrication team has grown as a result, and I was able to get jobs for a bunch of guys who would been out of work for years. They guy running my model shop is a personal friend whom I got the job for and he's as old school as they come and man has our manufacturing and prototyping turned around in the past year. What we wind up doing is sending our own people around to vendors to babysit and make sure stuff is made correct.

[@theusconstitution1776]

100% agreed I worked in the oil and propane business every aspect of it for 35 years. The replacements have LIMITED OR NO PRIDE CANNOT PLAN AHEAD QUALITY is not in their vocabulary. They’ve all been taught to do things as FAST😳 They don’t want to learn FROM THE VETERANS WHO’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 30 😢 Many show little respect to their elders veterans in the trade😡 AND they demand the same money as the guy who’s been doing it for 30 years and they have excelled at everything I’ve mentioned above plus face-to-face customer service. That is the biggest area that the replacements are lacking in their communication skills suck all around😔 When you lean in as their supervisor with 35 years of experience, they can’t be bothered 😢 They better hurry up and come up with a robot. That’s gonna replace these guys, because otherwise there won’t be any new business because they’ll be BALLS TO THE WALL DOING ONLY CALLBACKS! And when you tell them that the good LORD GAVE THEM TWO YEARS AND ONE MOUTH FOR A REASON. They complain to your supervisor 💩

[@agentcrm]

Doesn't matter is it's Chinese. Made in the USA means the same quality with a more expensive sticker. Since shareholder profit is more important than quality.

[@nickprice7752]

You’re right 100%

[@theglowcloud2215]

@@theusconstitution1776 why do you think they don't value quality and only speed? Shareholder value. Those Damned Kids ™aren't coming out of the womb this way; their managers and the managers above them are dictating profit growth at all costs, no matter what corners have to be cut along the way.

[@timothycarey3883]

Republicans have been mostly responsible, they are the biggest owners of outsourcing work to china and similar countries so they dont have to pay a real wage. Most republican construction companies take advantage of illegal immigrant labor and ship jobs over seas. They like to talk about buying local but they own all the companies like walmart that get everything from china, everything trump makes is from china. The only people buying local american stuff is the vegans and hippies.​@@agentcrm

[@krenkosenforcer]

11:00 Beautiful kitchen

[@scottkrieger4701]

Not so much the part stores as where it's made is primary problems ,very expensive parts and usually no warranty. Loss of money for the person and no recourse all around.

[@FatGreenSheep]

This is a perfect example of how a “10 minute fix” becomes all weekend. So much work over a little leak. We’ve all been there.

[@starmauser]

same problem here in italy, quality of the parts are worst than ever.

[@dougdaniels]

12:32 Great saying Cooper 👍

[@stevenpierre1987]

I make poppers too but i use patty sausage and i don't cut the pepper in half and I don't throw away those delicious seeds. I like all of your rigs and I'd be proud to own any of them but i think the FJ45 is may favorite. Its also where i picked up on the channel.

[@JoeBlow-j6y]

Paul from a fellow knife, man, remember every time you hear your knife hit your steal, you are rolling the stael over on the edge you are trying to make. It should be no noise, just slide. Congratulations on the elk.

[@wesleypulkka7447]

Paul, that is one bad ass FJ! You turned a Toyota into a Realota! Congrats!

[@nocrackhere]

10:00 the eternal oil change!!! Classic

[@quinnjones60]

Paul is a hard worker and he helps poeple out

[@bryanoverton4675]

Always enjoy. Thank you Paul, Michelle, and Coop. And Tom. Living my off roading vicariously through y’all. FJ and Willy’s my fav.

[@WrenchingRooster]

17:29 was a clean transition.

[@shane_7even_ten569]

Or making my mouth water with those jalapeño poppers they Paul thanks for the recipe brother gonna try them tonight. I’m gonna have to use beef.

[@live4life767]

3:40 Hey guys love your channel & been watching for years. A suggestion is maybe you can illuminate more when working on your vehicles so we can see your work better. 😎👍🏼

[@jameskendrick573]

The masterpiece of fabrats it's beautiful Paul Your best the fj all the way

[@ronalddimond3752]

Use 2 wrenchs. Put the box end over the nut and hook the box end of 2nd wrench over the open end of the first wrench and you have a extension.

[@chriswtburke]

more of that living off the land stuff!!! Love it!!! We started homesteading in Canada 2022 after the trucker convoy (epic experience).. grow all our own meat and veggies.. well almost all.. we're still nailing down the right numbers.. but getting closer each season!!

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Always tie on shop towels around the wrist to stop the fluids from running into the pits.

[@SchnebsGarage]

Got a brand new ACDelco alternator a few weeks back, wasnt putting out enough voltage so we had to put a new voltage regulator in it, when we pulled it apart there was old parts inside. Parts quality has declined so much that last decade or so its scary.

[@pullingtaffyproductions8148]

Absolutely awesome, love Elk meat too... my last cow harvest was 2021. Have filled many tags in Arizona my home state.

[@joshcoffin4869]

Nicely done Fab Rats crew,..love the Elk jalapeño bacon poppers 🫶

[@royunderwood7514]

Great work. That FJ45 is the coolest trail rig I’ve ever seen.

[@mikevieira6373]

“Let Michelle clean up the mess” …..Cracked me up 😂

[@rickdavidson3534]

A great video! Class act not naming the pan manufacturer. I have to know, what was the reason for the trans seal leak, what was the solution? And.. excellent editing! Cutting the Elk hunt, and cooking, into the video was genius..

[@scottstone4948]

Winter Jam is in a week at Sand Hollow. You should do a viewer ride.

[@davidjabbusch9632]

Hello from Hurricane. 50 mph gusts last night. Get er done!

[@rogerbrennan4170]

I'm not a hot pepper person, but that venison/elk, looks sooo super tasty! Having watched since before the broken arm, I noticed in a number of vids you "favouring" that arm, I know it's not too long since, and "they"say that it takes up to 2years to heal properly, but! As a carrier of titanium in 3 limbs out of 4, (two different insertions, 2010 R forearm, 2015 R femur & L shin!), I don't wish to discourage you, but it doesn't get any easier. You're probably doing the right thing, keep on working it, but don't overdo it. You're probably 20 some yrs junior to myself, but looks after it, especially in the winter time!

[@gragor11]

I'm always worried he'll rebreak it

[@TrailTime.]

1:32 check the depth that they drilled and tapped into this pan. I got one that leaked oil through one of the lower holes that was drilled too deep.

[@goatskullrebellion4800]

Great job! The food segment was awesome! Killer crew and great editing! 💪👍🤘🔥

[@johnmccann1234]

So many times you've had to haul the trans out! Wow. You need to go ahead and add quick couplers to the exhausts and anything else that's in the way. That way, you will never need to go back in. I really love your builds! Was pretty sad that I didn't win the Willys....

[@jeremysigfusson2640]

Michelle that's a good look for you, such a pretty gal Paul keep up what ever your doing to keep her around brother

[@pawelniedzielski2157]

It's not the parts stores problem. It's about manufacturers and resellers/distributors or what you call them in English. The same problem is occuring around the world. Some time ago you could pick a brand that gave you almost 100% guarantee that you'll find qulity parts inside the box. Nowadays you can find the same crap everywhere. Literally the same - sometimes the numbers or logos are grind off, but those are still the same crappy parts. Well, who could imagine, that outsourcing almost the whole production to China (or Asia in general) could cause that, huh? Somehow things that a 10-year old kid could figure out are completly unimaginable for most CEO's and mid-level management. Frankly, I think it astually is imaginable for them, but they just don't give a shit in long-term, because when a company will be ruined by that, they'll be long gone CEO-ing in another corporation and the bank account balance sure checks out for them.

[@trentgay3437]

Trickle-down economics sure is fun.

[@TheMidnightcwby]

100%

[@williamlloyd3769]

Another 20 years and you’ll scan and print your own replacement part

[@pawelniedzielski2157]

@@williamlloyd3769 nah, man - here in Europe it's more probable, that in 20 years we'll be banned from owning private cars.

[@marvincarter870]

I know that good feeling when you get the leaks fixed on a vehicle and it's great! The FJ is back! The Elk steaks looked good too!

[@davebenson1504]

Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@wayneclark7048]

I see you did the doors, and put in the full doors. 😊

[@tonyurquhart8278]

"I feel like i'm preg checkin"... Haha! Wonder how many heads that went straight over. Farm boy here, knew exactly what you meant!

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

I used to live in "Detroit in the Delta," Stockton, California. On Alpine a couple blocks west of Oak Park is Carniceria La Sierra. They have a big grill out front where they mesquite BBQ chicken, tri-tip, and bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers. They're awesome. I've never seen them anywhere else until today. I'm impressed that you came up with that idea.

[@awwjr29]

Harvested 10 wild hogs here few weeks back. But no elk? I go west for those. But I do have bacon!

[@mattc.310]

You'll be back replacing that seal since the issue hasn't been addressed, but you definitely know the steps to get it done. Just getting parts is getting hard enough, but stores need to do a better job checking returns. It's scary what just gets put back on shelves. Looking forward to seeing the Yota back on some serious dirt.

[@markhaszoe-life6337]

Great Channel you do cool stuff, really enjoy your content, your wrecker is awesome, everything you build is. keep up the good work.

[@zeleskim]

Yoda FJ is in the shop. Pry Bar!

[@brad-uc9bq]

I hope you are right and you fixed the problem. A while back I had a similar problem, I replace the seal which worked for a little while. Turned out the problem was the flex plate was warped.

[@AgresticShadow]

Great video guys. That elk looks amazing!! Now I'm hungry. Lol

[@greggaston6906]

Drooling from Spokane WA!! Absolutely THE BEST meal there is - Elk anything - yum! Nice work Paul- Harvested- butchered- wrapped- prepared all by oneself!! Anyone that hates on subsistence can go fight their neighbors for the last package of top ramen and toilet paper on the store shelf... As I sit here and eat venison, tuna, and fowl all brought to the table by hard work and skill! Good on you! Thx for sharing!

[@FLGuy777]

16:19- I feel for you with the loss of power in the broken arm. I broke both index fingers when a revolver exploded in my hands. Twelve years later and I still have difficulty opening a bag of potato chips much less getting a bolt out.

[@anthonycrumb9810]

I went with a Green Mountain Grill pellet smoker as well. I love mine.

[@trakyboy5128]

Hey Paul, could you PLEASE give us a run down on your entire engine ??? What is it n what all you have done for it ??? Will b a good video !!!!

[@marlobreding7402]

29:00 The first thing to do on an electric problem is to perform a Powers and Grounds, followed by a charging system test. You won't feel stupid later when this fixes many electric problems. ❤ 50 years auto experience. CCC Condition, Cause,and Cure.

[@MichaelMaxim-ft5sv]

Those two together are awesome to watch...

[@sgroennings5953]

Big thumbs up for the Green Mountain!

[@1944chevytruck]

Nice Elk! good job!

[@joebreitenstein3475]

I'm going to have to try these tender loin poppers. They look 💣!!! It's a good thing we get to live and work where we do. Being able to enjoy the abundance that the land provides us.

[@TheGrizz1717]

Well, at least it's reassuring that I'm not the only one that has part issues.

[@garychaiken808]

Great job guys. Thank you 😊

[@lonhoschar1943]

I've got to hand it to the Fab Rats crew!! You guys are all awesome!! That "leak" thing bothers me too, so I know how you feel. Glad you got it fixed. Saaaaaay.. those poppers looked really good. Hope you have a really great hunting season, the FJ is leak free forever and that it runs for YEARS!!!

[@CTMadModz]

I need to fix a bunch of leaks in my Suzuki Samurai… but I don’t have it in me neither 🤓🤣

[@davidlebo8005]

Congrats on the elk Paul..👍It looked delicious, especially wrapped in bacon 👍👍

[@Crewsy]

@3:44 “Shine it in your eyes so you can’t see.” Like every kid that ever held a light for their Dad.

[@spookydonkey2195]

10/10 converter dismount Tom. I don’t think you got a drop on ya. 👏

[@MikeBaxterABC]

7:12 ... I would send them an email (the manufacture) and a link to the video!! :) ... But yes? What do you do, weld it and carry on. Oh!! Welding up cast aluminum is not easy! (it's al full of impurities, air bubbles and bits of junk) Great job Paul!

[@twotwentyswift]

Congrats on keeping this episode family-friendly Paul. 😅I know removing that trans for what had to seem like the millionth time had to be testing your patience!

[@eugene4154]

A very big HAPPY NEW YEAR to the family and team from australia

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

I always shortened the pump seal spring 3-5 links. They are notorious for leaking if you don't. you can't be too far in or you are putting pressure on the pump long before you pass the seal.

[@OldManJimmy1]

Watching you fight with transmissions reminds me of why I love standard transmissions. Also, I love my pellet smoker too Paul.

[@johnnietomlin-y1o]

I use Parts Geek to get original manufacturer parts for my Mercides. Most parts stores don't stock parts for it.

[@czack6696]

Vote for. Cooper shirts! Paul you took the heat right out of those peppers but man they looked good!

[@PaulBarwick]

Watching you cooking those, my mouth is watering and wishing you would offer them in your online store. :)