Hey Matt the reason our winches are hidden behind the bull bar is because of the transport department rules where you can't have anything protruding past or out of the perimeters of the bull bar
same in the uk there are very strict rules regarding mods for on road use no way round it as all vehicles over 3 years old have to go through a very strict and extensive annual mot test and inspection we would never get away with anyway near the mods you do unless it was for offroad use only
Yes, yes, yes. I've stood on the front bumper of a truck just like Spud more than I care to recall. If it had been a little wider that would have been very nice.
Amen. The emotion in his wife's voice when she objected to it being in her yard was sad. My older brother was a VW rail job nut. Never home, always hobbying.
Having competed in the NORRA 1000 (Vintage version of the BAJA 1000) 3 times, I can assure you that sand in the starter is not the only place you'll have to be concerned about. The silt beds are a "mechanical everything" killer. We had to replace the clutch every day (sometimes multiple times a day)... I commend you for wanting to take part in the SCORE Baja 1000 but you may want to get your seat time in the NORRA Mexican 1000. It would shorten your time table by 1 month but it's much more manageable for your 1st taste of the Mexican racing events in my opinion. In any case, press on, you're doing great!
@@ericperkins3078lets be realistic. Youre not gonna see anyone outside of the top classes worrying about hitting the gym for race prep unless they take themselves too seriously
@@jblob5764 holding on to a wildly bucking off-road vehicle at high speeds for hours on end is physically exhausting and can cause permanent injury to joints and connective tissue if you haven't properly conditioned. It is absolutely an athletic event. Pretty insulting to professional racers to pretend they just climb into a motor vehicle and steer it to victory.
I can’t say I’ve ever seen the inside of a Corvair engine but the rules of engine building have never changed…..cleanliness is next to Godliness……and I would never think about putting this engine back together until it was thoroughly cleaned!! Every tiny orifice. I watched this 17 year old son of a guy I worked for glass bead all the pistons since he was going to re-ring this 350 and he put it together over the weekend stuck it in this lifted square body! It ran for about twenty minutes before I’d started knocking really bad. Well come to find out he didn’t clean all the glass beads that had stuck in the underside of the piston skirts!! That decent motor went to the scrap iron pile!
I saw negative comments about Jake and Katlyn. Don't understand why. Jake seems comfortable talking on camera and i enjoy his addition to the team. Katlyn is knowledgeable and i enjoy her input to the channel. I think most of us miss Lizzy but if Katlyn leaves we will miss her too.
Really grabbed my heart to see Matt hug Ret like that. Nice, Matt. What a blessing to have such great sons to have so much fun and life with. And, of course, lady Jamie is such a gem.
Hi all at MORR, so sand In your starter, brings back memories of my Stock car (English stock cars a single seater steel tubed frame with steel bumpers front and back,) but I was racing with others on an English speedway track In the stadium on a surface we called shale, it was more like red brick dust ground finely, but was a wet meeting, as I went round a turn (a race of 30 laps with 20 cars out there) through a puddle that got thrown up into my bell housing, as I had my foot on the clutch, the fine particles got behind the circular spring of the clutch stopping it from gripping when I released the clutch peddle. My night was done. I enjoyed the BAJA build but worried you may need stronger shocks all around judging by other competitors' vehicles. But you build tough Derby cars so you know vehicles needs. Good Luck when it comes around
Fish plating a frame is typically used when someone is building a custom frame and two pieces of steel are met and a plate is created to overlap both pieces to add structure support: that’s the best I could find
"I'm just gonna stop working on the prerunner and cuddle with Peanut for a minute." Wise words Matt! We should all remember to stop and smell the roses.
Best Wishes for a Good Baja, I Love the sport. The competition is well seasoned, You will have serious alpha racers there. If you want to WIN my advice to your team is: You can't just bring your "A" game, you have to "BE "A" GAME 24/7" ....... If you want to win. If your just going for the experience and to make cool video's your going to the right place, but I think Utah has more to offer and could be the planet's next BAJA type race if organized. Please be safe and watch out for each other, Real Life Bandits are at BAJA.. Love the Show, Love the team, keep it real.. LIve Well, Be Well.
For sure. Someone should be near the tools and parts at All times. Keep the vehicles Locked. It'll only take a moment as seasoned thieves will walk by and what's at hand will be in theirs. Motion activated lights set up at night near all your stuff !!
I’m a Corvair nut too. First contact with them is doing warranty work on them at the Chevrolet Dealership where I worked in the repair shop. I can’t remember how many I’ve owned, as many as 7 as I recall. The one that I remember the most was the one we did a complete painting restoration on and put a Olds 403 inch in the rear ( radiator in front ) with a Toronado front drive unit . I would have loved to build a BB 427 for it. That car was the sweetest ride I’ve ever owned. I probably bought and sold at least 500 cars and trucks along with installing engines I built for them ( 396, 427s and 454s.) I’m figuring that I have one more complete build in me. I would love to teach a course on building a 1969 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro 302 DZ motor, M22 trans and a 4:10 12 bolt rear axle with disc brakes. Including complete interior rebuild includes dash .
I had an Olds 403 in a '77 4-4-2, later swapped it out for a Rocket 455 with a jet boat cam which was a torque beast! The 403 is the same engine that went into most of the '79 Pontiac Trans Ams...yes, the prominent 6.6 for that year was an Olds 403! Good engine! I toyed with the idea of making my 4-4-2 into a dual engine AWD using a pair of 403s and Toronado front drive units since the 403 is technically a small block and weighs less than the 455. Shoulda woulda coulda. Maybe there's still time! Not a Corvair, but still...memories!
Wow! So many projects! Sand buggies, pre-runners, Corvairs, derby cars, Spud-Truck. Engines getting rebuilt! You have a LOT of things going on. Love it!!!!
32:16 The Aussie thing. With the winch inside the bumper it doesn't get smashed when your bush bashing, crashing through scrub, or dodging Roo's on the road :)
Hey Collin, the door handle on your ford is a mechanical linkage(cable I believe)it may just need re-attached inside the door. I'm a collision tech, worked on lots of them
Love the Sunday videos "I've always been really meticulous about putting engines together as clean as possible." Proceeds to assemble engine sitting in kitty litter. LOL
Flitch plate: Steel stiffener sandwiched between 2 wood beams to make the beam stronger. Fish plate: extra piece of metal across the gap of two other pieces of metal to join them together. Or in Ramsey's case, fish plate is something with pictures of pisces on it to eat food from.
New subscriber. Love your content. Got started on your Morvair build. Used to have a couple Corvairs. Gave them up when my son came of age. Built his favorite car, 1967 El Camino as a father son project when he was in high school. He's moved on now, so I'm back to my Corvairs. Just picked up an all original '62 Monza with only 67k miles. Gonna drive it as it is, kind of like I see your family does. Keep it coming.
Matt, quick google search proves you right! A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish,[1] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile.[2] The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an even alignment between the two rails when the fish plate is wedged into place by tightening its bolts during installation.
Mr. Massey, You are obviously blessed with technical ability and mental acuity/intelligence. I wanted to take the time to simply complement a stranger and fellow American. Our country needs these things more than ever. May God bless you and your family.
I just assumed when he said Gordon Ramsay had contacted him about a "fish plate" we were talking a MORR take on seafood, maybe even a chain of restaurants.
0:01 When I was a boy everyone at school wanted a cool 'Dune Buggy" :) ... We lived on a farm, so when I was 12 I bought my first car, an early 1950's VW Beetle!! .. (I worked for weeks doing Hay for a nieghbour and they paid me with the VW). ... I took the body off and got it running with help from my older brother. I had a working Dune Buggy!! NOW that I am retired, I want to buy a Corvair, and make IT into a dune buggy, like Matt does!!! !
Matt, Fish plates were used in railway metal workings.They were long thin plates with 4 slotted holes that aligned the rail ends together pre welding the rails. They were bolted either side of the rail at the joint. The rails and fish plates were slotted to allow for expansion or contraction as the temperature rose and fell.
Watching you guys fit the front clip to the Spud Truck made me think that you should make the whole front clip tip up for accessing the engine, pivoting at the cowl. Way easier to access and suuuuper kooool.
Matt found this on Widipedia. A fishplate joins two lengths of track. A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish,[1] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile.[2] The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an even alignment between the two rails when the fish plate is wedged into place by tightening its bolts during installation.[3]
At the start you said that people dont care about engine stuff, I care, I love the flat aircooled engines! Please tell us more about the sand in the lifters or something like that
On the winch issue, I feel fairly confident in saying that like myself, most if not all of your Australian viewers get a little bit (actually a big bit) jealous when we see the modifications you guys can make to your vehicles. While the laws here do vary slightly from state to state, there is nowhere here where you can raise your suspension even 4 inches, and good luck getting a car registered on 37" tyres. You can get a vehicle "engineered" but that is an expensive process and still produces an end result that you guys would struggle to discern from "stock". As others have mentioned accessories like winches cannot protrude past the face of the bar, but that also counts for things like uhf antennas and spot lights and light bars. If our vehicles get defected its usually a case of returning it to stock or finding an engineer willing to sign off on any modifications before it will be allowed back on the roads. I love watching what you guys are able to do with your off road fleet, but have to accept that I wont be doing anything of the sort unless I relocate to the USA. You're not hiring by any chance are you? Asking for a friend...
@@simon_says_shhh not familiar with that particular individual, others who make their living off UA-cam off road channels don't actually use their vehicles to get to where they are filming, instead trucking their vehicles to the start point of their trips. You will rarely (if ever) come across police on the tracks. On and around the beaches though you will as the beaches are classed as part of the national highway network. As I said you can have a modified vehicle certified by an engineer, which is not a cheap process, and still won't stop a copper from defecting your vehicle for the slightest issue. Don't get me wrong, you can absolutely build and use a modified 4wd here, but we can't 4 link a vehicle, suspension mods are limited mostly to longer springs and shocks, to solid axle swap an IFS vehicle you're looking at a 15-20k investment. We can't increase the wheel/tyre size by more than 5 or 10% without the aforementioned engineers certification and you'd better bring your cheque book if you want one of those. 35" tyres are like waving a flag saying "come and get me". Vehicles like the Morvair, the Wrecker, Trail Mater or the Spud Truck simply don't happen here because it would never get registered, and modifying an already registered vehicle to that level would be a huge waste of time, money and effort because the first traffic cop to see it would write a list of defects long enough to keep it off the road permanently. Also just had a quick look at 4xoverland, camping fit-outs are accessories, not modifications. Even his HiAce was bought from Bus4x4, a company that manufactures and certifies their vehicles under the Road Vehicle Standards Act.
That’s what happens when people start accepting a government that’s not “by the people, for the people”. Don’t worry, we’re rapidly approaching your level of government intrusion and intervention. When people from other countries look at our decisive politics and can’t understand, it’s all about this. Half the people, mainly who live in the cities, want the government to take care of their every need, with everything that comes with it, and the other half don’t want the government in their lives at all, or any more than is absolutely necessary.
@@OrmondOtvos I live in rural Kansas and our government for the most part is not intrusive. You might even call it Libertarian. When you compare it to the government’s in other countries, it is literally the Wild West. And that’s the way we like it.
Apart from rules in some states a winch behind a bar is protected from damage and is pushing on the back of the winch plate, not trying to shear the four mounting bolts; the main bolt load is on the bolts holding the mount to the chassis rails and they are usually much larger. It is also pulling directly in line with the chassis rails rather than pulling the bullbar or whatever it is mounted to downwards and creating another sheer force.
“Analogue Governor.” Pretty smart!!! Great videos. And: flitch is a term for cut layers of wood. “Flitch.” Perhaps that is the word you were looking for. “Matching flitches” are used in the finest of woodworking. : )
In Australia we stash our winches inside our bull bars so they don't get smashed up. It's easier to bash a bull bar straight again compaired to replacing a shattered winch.
A FLITCH plate is the steel plate filling in a timber sandwich, the whole assembly being bolted through to create a one piece structural member. The steel is used to reinforce the timber where the benefits of a timber beam are required with the strength of a steel one. A FISH plate is a metal reinforcing plate fixed to the side of another (usually steel) member to improve the structural performance of the main member, invariably at the ends for additional shear strength.
As an Aussie who built many Aussie bull bars for on 4x4s we put the winch behind the bar not on top to protect it from damage. I now live in the USA in California and see winches mounted in view with little to no protection it amazes me.
If you're referring to how dirty all of the various car parts look, especially under the Morrvair and banana, that's a very intentional choice. I honestly don't remember which shop video it was but I think it was relatively recently - Matt actually answered that question and said that they'd rather have all the dirt collect on the outside of the parts and stay there, than power wash it all and risk dirt getting into sealed areas they shouldn't be getting into. I have no idea how legit that line of thinking is, but that's at least what he said.
What would have been cool was if you'd welded the bonnet shut and made the whole front section tilt forward like you see on a Triumph Spitfire. Makes working on the engine a heck of a lot easier.
We hide our winches because the law in Australia states that we cannot have anything protruding beyond the natural shape of the vehicle. The reason for this is pedestrian safety in case we hit someone. This includes tyres.
We have a lot of safety rule in the US but they are all based in common sense you guys are treated like kids in your own country not many people here jump out in front of trucks with winches
@derrickhardy1071 I watch 4wd 24/7 based out of aus. The guys are great. Videos amazing.. theyve done a few streams about regulations and new regulations the gov is working on now could make offroad as a hobby nearly impossible for anyone but the ultra wealthy. I mean 90% of Australia isn't really populated so their normal commute in those places is offroading. To get from village to village is a task. And they have lightly modified vehicles. Nothing like you see here in the USA. Heck we can slap 37s on anything we want and send it. They have to go through engineering inspections and all things have to meet certain things or it can't be used on the road. It's insane. None of my vehicles would be legal there. Even my mostly stock JK wouldn't cuz the tires stick out
@swampypolitics9574 if that's the case my Ole Nissan sentra with 17s would be illegal as hell my jk couldn't leave the US lol maybe my subaru but that's not stock either
I am away from home for five weeks, (currently between Iceland and Greenland) and I was assuming I would miss out on my favourite channel, but it seems that Elon Musk's Starlink systemhas enough bandwidth to allow me to view MORR at 729p (on 14" Macbook Pro). All I can say is thank goodness for that.
I love what you do. I've been in welding and industrial manufacturing, making food-grade equipment for 35 years. You called it right: fish plates. The size and shape of the plate will change to match what it is needed for. Keep up the excellent work. Maybe I'll come out to see you someday. Fish plates are a reinforcement used in welding to strengthen joints and prevent stress risers. They are typically used in frames, particularly in areas where flexing or movement occurs, such as A-frames or tag trailers. Design and Placement Fish plates can take various shapes, including diamond, arrow, or pyramid forms. The most common design is the diamond shape, which doubles the weld area compared to a simple rectangular shape. They should be placed strategically to distribute loads and reduce stress concentrations. Welding Techniques When welding fish plates, it’s essential to ensure a strong and consistent bond. A common technique is to weld the bottom of the plate from tip to tip, then angle the tips upward at a 30-degree slope to reach the center of the beam, channel, or tube. Prevention of Stress Risers Fish plates help prevent stress risers by distributing loads over a larger area. This is particularly important in frames that flex or move, as holes or welds can create stress concentrations that lead to cracks. Key Takeaways Fish plates are used for welding reinforcement, particularly in flexing or movement frames. Diamond-shaped fish plates are the most common design, doubling the weld area. Placement is crucial to distribute loads and reduce stress concentrations. Proper welding techniques, such as welding the bottom of the plate and angling the tips, ensure a strong bond. Fish plates help prevent stress risers and cracks in frames.
Regarding the fish plate/fitch plate thing. I know a fish plate as the bolted plate that connects two rails together. The riveted/welder reinforcing plates are usually called "doublers" I think.
As someone who spent the first half of his life working on trucks the same size and vintage as the spud truck... extend the front frame out a 12-16 inches past the nose and build a platform to stand on. Mount your bumper to that. Makes it so much easier to work on. (then you could also hide the winch in there and make him happy)
16:48 .. What wholesome shot!! :) .. I love how everyone on the show is just like family! (especially all the dogs! :) Sometimes it makes me sad, asIc have 4 kids myself, but since my wife passed away we just never got to be a real family agan :( ...
Matt we (Australians) are not embarrassed about our winches, we like them on our rigs not someone else's; to easy to be stolen hanging out the front like you guys do, it's also to do with our road rules and probably because I'm used to them in behind the bar I think it also a cleaner look.
Because they get stolen when sitting on top of the bumper in plain sight, also the recovery trucks with tipping beds in Australia are called tilt trays.
My F350 bumper was made to order in the US by Buckstop Truckware, and the winch is not "hidden" but protected. Get the name. Buck. Stop. Deer strikes, or bumping or pushing a vehicle, tree or boulder can damage the winch housing, drum, line, etc. A cast aluminum winch housing is not a bumper, and vs. a solid impact it doesn't fare very well. Buckstop caters to the emergency response community which requires a vehicle that "survives to save lives." They are not overly concerned with rules in Australia. These bumpers are based around 1/4" steel plate, double reinforced in critical winch areas, and are dead-on reliable. They also provide increased protection for the winch and synthetic line from UV, mud, debris, and theft.
Collin: little tip on getting into the drivers door. hit unlock release then hold the unlock button on the key fob for 3 seconds the front window will auto roll down and you can reach thru to open door. save you from crawling thru the door. love the video's
Aussies hide their winches to make them harder to steal. It WAS a penal colony remember, thieving is part of the DNA here. My work truck had the winch stolen, so I welded the bolts to the bar, so they stole the bar AND the winch. Then I welded the bolts for the winch AND the bolts for the bar, so they stole the whole truck, and paddock bashed it to death and set fire to it. When we reported it the cops actually showed up looking like chief Wiggum, with box of donuts and cups of coffee in hand. I couldn't have a made a comedy and scripted it or cast the actors any better. I told them where the thieves had broken into the yard and what else they'd been into, and they're like "you know an awful lot about this...where were you last night". Geniuses.
Wow. Aussies are cool people even if you folks can't pronounce China "Choy Nah" or aluminum " ali lumen ah". I think the rest of the world has forgotten that it was a penal colony. I've heard how worthless the police are down there but dang to accuse you of stealing your own truck is ridiculous.
Atta Boy Rett!!!! This is a dream of mine! Some day I hope to have some boys, and I hope to build some derby cars with them! Can't Wait to watch the derby!!
Nor even have tyres sticking outside the guards (hence why bolt on flared grades were a thing once). Its all about pedestrian safety. Pretty sure they were talking about no bullbars in the city once too (unsure if that's a law or not, probably not).
So if a pedestrian gets hit with the winch it will hurt you, but if they get smacked with the bumper it's not a problem. Safety nazis got it all figured out.
Ha, peanut starting to look the right color for a shop dog... and has she put on a little beef? Also, Australian here. It's a roo bar, not a pissy bumper. It is structural and the winch is mounted to it. You don't want to be scraping roo out of yer winch.
@@jessepitt Nah, I've had all sorts of comments disappear on all kinds of videos. It's just UA-cam being incompetent at being an interactive platform as usual.
I just got done watching LT's video. I agree with him lol. 408 stroker with super charger for the spud truck. Long time fan. Can't wait to see it completed.
Hi Matt Why we Australians hide our winches?? Here in Australia it is illegal to have anything sticking out past the bull bar or bumper bar, so it has become regular practice to put the winches behind or underneath. Even hood ornaments are not legal unless they are collapsible this is in case you hit a pedestrian. Love your show keep it up !!
Fishplates are indeed a thing - an old metal construction bracing plate (not a gusset) and was used to join rail track sections together - still used that way here today in the UK - also used on bridges and some chassis. You are correct :)
Driving a long trip , sometimes you want to be behind the wheel . Especially when you get food poisoning and you know your "friends" wouldn't stop every 5 minutes like you have to
We do the same in China (hiding the winch), it does a 3 n 1 job. Protects your winch, Prevents your winch from getting stolen, Keeps sand, bushes, trees and road kill out. I have notice a lot of off-road rigs in the US have expose winches and things are just getting beat to snot when running through the woods and such.
In general we in the states try to stick to established routes so we aren’t running over trees and wildlife on a daily basis 😂. I guess china/Australia does it differently.
The government bodies in Australia were at one time talking about banning bull bars. The theroy is that if someone gets hit by the front of a car with a bull bar they have more chance of being injured than a normal car. As a result, bull bars have to reach certain standards and one is to have the winch behind the bar to reduce the risk if more unjury if some one is hit. We also are allowed to do any of the fabrication that you do unless it is Engineered and a certificate issued. Enjoy your life Matt. :)
It's "Fish Plate." Fish plate welding involves using metal plates, known as fish plates, to join two sections of a structure, typically railway tracks or beams, by welding them together. This technique is often used to repair or reinforce structures. The fish plates are placed over the joint and then welded to ensure a strong, continuous connection. This method is especially useful in maintaining the alignment and stability of the structure being worked on.
its not flashing for the naked eye though, the camera makes it look like flashing because the refresh rate of the leds is lower then the camera can record
You got it Matt! We're a Yankee Doodle Dandy...We're a Yankee Doodle Boy...Jimmy Cagney said it better than both of us. Yup...That was a great movie...and you're a great fabricator.
Hey Matt the reason our winches are hidden behind the bull bar is because of the transport department rules where you can't have anything protruding past or out of the perimeters of the bull bar
same in the uk there are very strict rules regarding mods for on road use no way round it as all vehicles over 3 years old have to go through a very strict and extensive annual mot test and inspection we would never get away with anyway near the mods you do unless it was for offroad use only
@@outbacknomad9939I love AMERICA!
Just as I watched it, I called that out. And here you are lmao!
@SteveB4x4 you all need to finally stand up to your government and take your rights back!
@@hillbilly8558 I think the people of the UK are pretty happy to have the right to drive on roads not shared with dangerously modified cars, thanks!
Matt, my suggestion for the front bumper. Make it wide enough to stand on when servicing the engine.
That is a great idea! Working on a tall truck with a stepladder SUCKS!!!👍👍
Yes, yes, yes. I've stood on the front bumper of a truck just like Spud more than I care to recall. If it had been a little wider that would have been very nice.
I came here for this. Big heavy flat bumper that you can stand on. Will also serve to help offset all the weight on the rear.
@@travisanderson4263 plus if Matt hinges the top of the bumper, he can intergrate a couple of toolboxes/storage.
The whole purpose of this channel, all the merchandise, the tow company, and everything else is to feed Matt's Corvair addiction.
Amen. The emotion in his wife's voice when she objected to it being in her yard was sad.
My older brother was a VW rail job nut. Never home, always hobbying.
I never even knew what a corvair was until I started watching Matt, and now I am a big fan! Lol it's sure I will own one at some point 😂😂
32:16 Aussie here, I like the look as it looks neater in my opinion, also by tucking it inside the bullbar, it’s somewhat protected when you hit a roo
There are no sray animals in the deserts of US I guess
Not as big as a roo
More deer would get hit in a month over there than a whole year of smashed roos here.
@@sixdegrees6434not in the desert
Having competed in the NORRA 1000 (Vintage version of the BAJA 1000) 3 times, I can assure you that sand in the starter is not the only place you'll have to be concerned about. The silt beds are a "mechanical everything" killer. We had to replace the clutch every day (sometimes multiple times a day)... I commend you for wanting to take part in the SCORE Baja 1000 but you may want to get your seat time in the NORRA Mexican 1000. It would shorten your time table by 1 month but it's much more manageable for your 1st taste of the Mexican racing events in my opinion. In any case, press on, you're doing great!
You didn't mention the physical conditioning necessary. There: mentioned it for you.
I had never heard of the norra 1000, ill have to look into that
@@ericperkins3078lets be realistic. Youre not gonna see anyone outside of the top classes worrying about hitting the gym for race prep unless they take themselves too seriously
@@jblob5764 holding on to a wildly bucking off-road vehicle at high speeds for hours on end is physically exhausting and can cause permanent injury to joints and connective tissue if you haven't properly conditioned. It is absolutely an athletic event. Pretty insulting to professional racers to pretend they just climb into a motor vehicle and steer it to victory.
The idea of them entering the Baja 1000 can only be some form of a joke or just bait for more views.
I can’t say I’ve ever seen the inside of a Corvair engine but the rules of engine building have never changed…..cleanliness is next to Godliness……and I would never think about putting this engine back together until it was thoroughly cleaned!! Every tiny orifice. I watched this 17 year old son of a guy I worked for glass bead all the pistons since he was going to re-ring this 350 and he put it together over the weekend stuck it in this lifted square body! It ran for about twenty minutes before I’d started knocking really bad. Well come to find out he didn’t clean all the glass beads that had stuck in the underside of the piston skirts!! That decent motor went to the scrap iron pile!
I was astonished that he is reassembling an engine that he knows has grit in it. At least, he never showed it being cleaned.
That’s a comment generator!
I love that Rhett made Matt a derby car , what a good son. You can see how proud Matt is for that car, good job rhett
I thought Matt was like, wtf a derby car
Yeah, he didn't seem super thrilled with the derby car. great something else i have to work on.
I saw negative comments about Jake and Katlyn. Don't understand why. Jake seems comfortable talking on camera and i enjoy his addition to the team.
Katlyn is knowledgeable and i enjoy her input to the channel. I think most of us miss Lizzy but if Katlyn leaves we will miss her too.
Some don't like positive people. Both are always smiling.
I love the joyful look on everyone’s faces driving the Baja buggy. The look that says “this is awesome and I’m getting PAID to do it.” 😂
Matt sure loves those kids,how good is that!!!God bless you all!! Such a great family!!! Thank you for the journey!!
Matt and his son hugging was an awesome " father son moment " 💯
Really grabbed my heart to see Matt hug Ret like that. Nice, Matt. What a blessing to have such great sons to have so much fun and life with. And, of course, lady Jamie is such a gem.
In Australia, drop bears will rip off winches sell the copper. Hiding them is generally enough to deter.
Drop bears? Is this someone that goes around stealing metal? Also there are special mounting bolts made for your winch to prevent that
I’d be more worried about the hoop snakes always chasing ewe downhill for your Fosters and TimTams.
Fosters is an export brand. I have never seen one in Australia.
Uhuh, beer is spelt XXXX over there
Hi all at MORR, so sand In your starter, brings back memories of my Stock car (English stock cars a single seater steel tubed frame with steel bumpers front and back,) but I was racing with others on an English speedway track In the stadium on a surface we called shale, it was more like red brick dust ground finely, but was a wet meeting, as I went round a turn (a race of 30 laps with 20 cars out there) through a puddle that got thrown up into my bell housing, as I had my foot on the clutch, the fine particles got behind the circular spring of the clutch stopping it from gripping when I released the clutch peddle. My night was done. I enjoyed the BAJA build but worried you may need stronger shocks all around judging by other competitors' vehicles. But you build tough Derby cars so you know vehicles needs. Good Luck when it comes around
Fish plating a frame is typically used when someone is building a custom frame and two pieces of steel are met and a plate is created to overlap both pieces to add structure support: that’s the best I could find
"i love puttin stuff on other peoples plates" what a great kiddo you got
The young ones are learning fairness and compassion in the schools. How outrageous!
"I'm just gonna stop working on the prerunner and cuddle with Peanut for a minute." Wise words Matt! We should all remember to stop and smell the roses.
Or... We should all remember to stop and smell the ancient oil, carb cleaner, and burnt wiring.
@russbell6418 That, is probably why she was later shown freshly bathed ;)
Stop and smell the peanuts... lol
Cool cool thing about a used Corvair, is that there are just as many engine parts loose in the cab as there are in the engine bay.
Best Wishes for a Good Baja, I Love the sport.
The competition is well seasoned, You will have serious alpha racers there.
If you want to WIN my advice to your team is:
You can't just bring your "A" game, you have to "BE "A" GAME 24/7" ....... If you want to win.
If your just going for the experience and to make cool video's your going to the right place, but I think Utah has more to offer and could be the planet's next BAJA type race if organized.
Please be safe and watch out for each other, Real Life Bandits are at BAJA..
Love the Show, Love the team, keep it real.. LIve Well, Be Well.
Yeah, What he say's.
For sure. Someone should be near the tools and parts at All times. Keep the vehicles Locked. It'll only take a moment as seasoned thieves will walk by and what's at hand will be in theirs. Motion activated lights set up at night near all your stuff !!
I’m a Corvair nut too. First contact with them is doing warranty work on them at the Chevrolet Dealership where I worked in the repair shop. I can’t remember how many I’ve owned, as many as 7 as I recall. The one that I remember the most was the one we did a complete painting restoration on and put a Olds 403 inch in the rear ( radiator in front ) with a Toronado front drive unit . I would have loved to build a BB 427 for it. That car was the sweetest ride I’ve ever owned. I probably bought and sold at least 500 cars and trucks along with installing engines I built for them ( 396, 427s and 454s.) I’m figuring that I have one more complete build in me. I would love to teach a course on building a 1969 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro 302 DZ motor, M22 trans and a 4:10 12 bolt rear axle with disc brakes. Including complete interior rebuild includes dash .
I had an Olds 403 in a '77 4-4-2, later swapped it out for a Rocket 455 with a jet boat cam which was a torque beast! The 403 is the same engine that went into most of the '79 Pontiac Trans Ams...yes, the prominent 6.6 for that year was an Olds 403! Good engine! I toyed with the idea of making my 4-4-2 into a dual engine AWD using a pair of 403s and Toronado front drive units since the 403 is technically a small block and weighs less than the 455. Shoulda woulda coulda. Maybe there's still time! Not a Corvair, but still...memories!
36 year old fabricator raised by a fabricator and I was taught "fish plate". Never heard it any other way
Wow! So many projects! Sand buggies, pre-runners, Corvairs, derby cars, Spud-Truck. Engines getting rebuilt! You have a LOT of things going on. Love it!!!!
32:16 The Aussie thing. With the winch inside the bumper it doesn't get smashed when your bush bashing, crashing through scrub, or dodging Roo's on the road :)
Yep and to keep weight closer to the front wheels
thats what i thought. i think it just looks cooler too xd.
I think it's more about pedestrian survival. Nanny state
Yeah, nice try. It really stems from regulations, it seems, lol
What kind of winches you have over there? Usually the winches we have are stronger than the bumper it's mounted to lol.
I did enjoy seeing Rudy working with you all.
Some people in this comment thread should really count to 10 before posting. Just because you can, doesnt mean you should. Be better.
Yes, Melania!
As much as I agree with you the algorithm does not
Hey Collin, the door handle on your ford is a mechanical linkage(cable I believe)it may just need re-attached inside the door. I'm a collision tech, worked on lots of them
I got the impression in the bear video that it was the locking solenoid that had given up the ghost. Either way, why not just fix it?
“We put it on display like it’s half off”
Jake’s one liners are the best. 🤣
Love the Sunday videos
"I've always been really meticulous about putting engines together as clean as possible."
Proceeds to assemble engine sitting in kitty litter. LOL
Flitch plate: Steel stiffener sandwiched between 2 wood beams to make the beam stronger. Fish plate: extra piece of metal across the gap of two other pieces of metal to join them together. Or in Ramsey's case, fish plate is something with pictures of pisces on it to eat food from.
New subscriber. Love your content. Got started on your Morvair build. Used to have a couple Corvairs. Gave them up when my son came of age. Built his favorite car, 1967 El Camino as a father son project when he was in high school. He's moved on now, so I'm back to my Corvairs. Just picked up an all original '62 Monza with only 67k miles. Gonna drive it as it is, kind of like I see your family does. Keep it coming.
Matt, quick google search proves you right! A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish,[1] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile.[2] The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an even alignment between the two rails when the fish plate is wedged into place by tightening its bolts during installation.
Mr. Massey, You are obviously blessed with technical ability and mental acuity/intelligence. I wanted to take the time to simply complement a stranger and fellow American. Our country needs these things more than ever. May God bless you and your family.
Long live Perplexity. Hurrah.
I just assumed when he said Gordon Ramsay had contacted him about a "fish plate" we were talking a MORR take on seafood, maybe even a chain of restaurants.
Yeah Gordon, I'd like a fish plate please. 🤣🤣🤣😀❤👍
Matt you are honestly the dad I wish I could have. Thank you for everything you do for people and your family.
0:01 When I was a boy everyone at school wanted a cool 'Dune Buggy" :) ...
We lived on a farm, so when I was 12 I bought my first car, an early 1950's VW Beetle!! .. (I worked for weeks doing Hay for a nieghbour and they paid me with the VW). ...
I took the body off and got it running with help from my older brother.
I had a working Dune Buggy!!
NOW that I am retired, I want to buy a Corvair, and make IT into a dune buggy, like Matt does!!! !
Matt,
Fish plates were used in railway metal workings.They were long thin plates with 4 slotted holes that aligned the rail ends together pre welding the rails. They were bolted either side of the rail at the joint. The rails and fish plates were slotted to allow for expansion or contraction as the temperature rose and fell.
Watching you guys fit the front clip to the Spud Truck made me think that you should make the whole front clip tip up for accessing the engine, pivoting at the cowl. Way easier to access and suuuuper kooool.
Matt found this on Widipedia.
A fishplate joins two lengths of track.
A fishplate, splice bar or joint bar is a metal connecting plate used to bolt the ends of two rails into a continuous track. The name is derived from fish,[1] a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast that helped round out its desired profile.[2] The top and bottom faces taper inwards along their short dimensions to create an even alignment between the two rails when the fish plate is wedged into place by tightening its bolts during installation.[3]
At the start you said that people dont care about engine stuff, I care, I love the flat aircooled engines! Please tell us more about the sand in the lifters or something like that
Of all the dogs I have ever seen, I think Peanut is the most loving of all time. A real sweetheart!
On the winch issue, I feel fairly confident in saying that like myself, most if not all of your Australian viewers get a little bit (actually a big bit) jealous when we see the modifications you guys can make to your vehicles. While the laws here do vary slightly from state to state, there is nowhere here where you can raise your suspension even 4 inches, and good luck getting a car registered on 37" tyres. You can get a vehicle "engineered" but that is an expensive process and still produces an end result that you guys would struggle to discern from "stock". As others have mentioned accessories like winches cannot protrude past the face of the bar, but that also counts for things like uhf antennas and spot lights and light bars.
If our vehicles get defected its usually a case of returning it to stock or finding an engineer willing to sign off on any modifications before it will be allowed back on the roads.
I love watching what you guys are able to do with your off road fleet, but have to accept that I wont be doing anything of the sort unless I relocate to the USA.
You're not hiring by any chance are you? Asking for a friend...
Gow does 4x overland(Andrew) get away with all his modifications.
@@simon_says_shhh not familiar with that particular individual, others who make their living off UA-cam off road channels don't actually use their vehicles to get to where they are filming, instead trucking their vehicles to the start point of their trips. You will rarely (if ever) come across police on the tracks. On and around the beaches though you will as the beaches are classed as part of the national highway network.
As I said you can have a modified vehicle certified by an engineer, which is not a cheap process, and still won't stop a copper from defecting your vehicle for the slightest issue.
Don't get me wrong, you can absolutely build and use a modified 4wd here, but we can't 4 link a vehicle, suspension mods are limited mostly to longer springs and shocks, to solid axle swap an IFS vehicle you're looking at a 15-20k investment. We can't increase the wheel/tyre size by more than 5 or 10% without the aforementioned engineers certification and you'd better bring your cheque book if you want one of those. 35" tyres are like waving a flag saying "come and get me".
Vehicles like the Morvair, the Wrecker, Trail Mater or the Spud Truck simply don't happen here because it would never get registered, and modifying an already registered vehicle to that level would be a huge waste of time, money and effort because the first traffic cop to see it would write a list of defects long enough to keep it off the road permanently.
Also just had a quick look at 4xoverland, camping fit-outs are accessories, not modifications. Even his HiAce was bought from Bus4x4, a company that manufactures and certifies their vehicles under the Road Vehicle Standards Act.
That’s what happens when people start accepting a government that’s not “by the people, for the people”. Don’t worry, we’re rapidly approaching your level of government intrusion and intervention. When people from other countries look at our decisive politics and can’t understand, it’s all about this. Half the people, mainly who live in the cities, want the government to take care of their every need, with everything that comes with it, and the other half don’t want the government in their lives at all, or any more than is absolutely necessary.
@@stevenlewis6781 Standard Libertarian spout-off. Our national substitute for politics.
@@OrmondOtvos I live in rural Kansas and our government for the most part is not intrusive. You might even call it Libertarian. When you compare it to the government’s in other countries, it is literally the Wild West. And that’s the way we like it.
Australia is a nanny state when it comes to vehicle mods(and anything else that is fun) .
Apart from rules in some states a winch behind a bar is protected from damage and is pushing on the back of the winch plate, not trying to shear the four mounting bolts; the main bolt load is on the bolts holding the mount to the chassis rails and they are usually much larger. It is also pulling directly in line with the chassis rails rather than pulling the bullbar or whatever it is mounted to downwards and creating another sheer force.
“Analogue Governor.”
Pretty smart!!!
Great videos.
And: flitch is a term for cut layers of wood.
“Flitch.” Perhaps that is the word you were looking for.
“Matching flitches” are used in the finest of woodworking.
: )
In Australia we stash our winches inside our bull bars so they don't get smashed up.
It's easier to bash a bull bar straight again compaired to replacing a shattered winch.
love the "Caution: Children at Play" sign. Brilliant double-entendre!
A FLITCH plate is the steel plate filling in a timber sandwich, the whole assembly being bolted through to create a one piece structural member. The steel is used to reinforce the timber where the benefits of a timber beam are required with the strength of a steel one.
A FISH plate is a metal reinforcing plate fixed to the side of another (usually steel) member to improve the structural performance of the main member, invariably at the ends for additional shear strength.
As an Aussie who built many Aussie bull bars for on 4x4s we put the winch behind the bar not on top to protect it from damage.
I now live in the USA in California and see winches mounted in view with little to no protection it amazes me.
Sweet Peanut sure does love her some Matt
Ahhhhh Reversion I love it Muhaha. Can't believe there's Corvair motors still in use in Baha.
I know your shop is busy but you guys would benefit from a good-sized parts washer.
If you're referring to how dirty all of the various car parts look, especially under the Morrvair and banana, that's a very intentional choice. I honestly don't remember which shop video it was but I think it was relatively recently - Matt actually answered that question and said that they'd rather have all the dirt collect on the outside of the parts and stay there, than power wash it all and risk dirt getting into sealed areas they shouldn't be getting into.
I have no idea how legit that line of thinking is, but that's at least what he said.
7:28 Enjoy those hugs, Rhett. You'll miss em when you cant get em anymore
What would have been cool was if you'd welded the bonnet shut and made the whole front section tilt forward like you see on a Triumph Spitfire. Makes working on the engine a heck of a lot easier.
Wow, awesome work. At Minute 24:51 there is a shot that would be front page (cover) of any off-road magazine . thumb-nail. From Ivan in NZ.
We hide our winches because the law in Australia states that we cannot have anything protruding beyond the natural shape of the vehicle. The reason for this is pedestrian safety in case we hit someone. This includes tyres.
We have a lot of safety rule in the US but they are all based in common sense you guys are treated like kids in your own country not many people here jump out in front of trucks with winches
And crash safety. Some of the morons here use huge bullbars that have actually penetrated into other people's cars and killed them.
And...if you get hit by a big steel bumper...or a winch...i thibk the end result is the same.@derrickhardy1071
@derrickhardy1071 I watch 4wd 24/7 based out of aus. The guys are great. Videos amazing.. theyve done a few streams about regulations and new regulations the gov is working on now could make offroad as a hobby nearly impossible for anyone but the ultra wealthy. I mean 90% of Australia isn't really populated so their normal commute in those places is offroading. To get from village to village is a task. And they have lightly modified vehicles. Nothing like you see here in the USA. Heck we can slap 37s on anything we want and send it. They have to go through engineering inspections and all things have to meet certain things or it can't be used on the road. It's insane. None of my vehicles would be legal there. Even my mostly stock JK wouldn't cuz the tires stick out
@swampypolitics9574 if that's the case my Ole Nissan sentra with 17s would be illegal as hell my jk couldn't leave the US lol maybe my subaru but that's not stock either
Love the fact that you are giving your team these experiences
I am away from home for five weeks, (currently between Iceland and Greenland) and I was assuming I would miss out on my favourite channel, but it seems that Elon Musk's Starlink systemhas enough bandwidth to allow me to view MORR at 729p (on 14" Macbook Pro). All I can say is thank goodness for that.
Great video...lots of variety...Kaulin and Jake are a fun duo.
Love how Katelynn is evolving, fun gal.
Great team Matt.
Another day of workin on the Baja 1000 car is just what we needed! And spud truck!
I love what you do. I've been in welding and industrial manufacturing, making food-grade equipment for 35 years. You called it right: fish plates. The size and shape of the plate will change to match what it is needed for. Keep up the excellent work. Maybe I'll come out to see you someday.
Fish plates are a reinforcement used in welding to strengthen joints and prevent stress risers. They are typically used in frames, particularly in areas where flexing or movement occurs, such as A-frames or tag trailers.
Design and Placement
Fish plates can take various shapes, including diamond, arrow, or pyramid forms. The most common design is the diamond shape, which doubles the weld area compared to a simple rectangular shape. They should be placed strategically to distribute loads and reduce stress concentrations.
Welding Techniques
When welding fish plates, it’s essential to ensure a strong and consistent bond. A common technique is to weld the bottom of the plate from tip to tip, then angle the tips upward at a 30-degree slope to reach the center of the beam, channel, or tube.
Prevention of Stress Risers
Fish plates help prevent stress risers by distributing loads over a larger area. This is particularly important in frames that flex or move, as holes or welds can create stress concentrations that lead to cracks.
Key Takeaways
Fish plates are used for welding reinforcement, particularly in flexing or movement frames.
Diamond-shaped fish plates are the most common design, doubling the weld area.
Placement is crucial to distribute loads and reduce stress concentrations.
Proper welding techniques, such as welding the bottom of the plate and angling the tips, ensure a strong bond.
Fish plates help prevent stress risers and cracks in frames.
Regarding the fish plate/fitch plate thing. I know a fish plate as the bolted plate that connects two rails together. The riveted/welder reinforcing plates are usually called "doublers" I think.
Its so cool seeing you all work with LT. I grew up watching that dude and watch his youtube channel from time to time. Cool dude.
8:43 "3,2,1 we're in Colorado... i can smell the, uhhhh, smoke from, uhhhn 'wildfires"'
As someone who spent the first half of his life working on trucks the same size and vintage as the spud truck... extend the front frame out a 12-16 inches past the nose and build a platform to stand on. Mount your bumper to that. Makes it so much easier to work on. (then you could also hide the winch in there and make him happy)
18:12 - Awe cuddles are Peanut’s contribution to the project 😂
16:48 .. What wholesome shot!! :) .. I love how everyone on the show is just like family! (especially all the dogs! :)
Sometimes it makes me sad, asIc have 4 kids myself, but since my wife passed away we just never got to be a real family agan :( ...
Thanks for noticing how we mount our winches down under. Sometimes less is more (+ pedestrian safety)
I wanted to say thank you about the welding. Never welded on a vehicle much less these computerized ones.😊
16:39 the more i see that cradle, the more i like the idea. Might come in handy for a hot swap engine package idea i've been doodling with.
Matt we (Australians) are not embarrassed about our winches, we like them on our rigs not someone else's; to easy to be stolen hanging out the front like you guys do, it's also to do with our road rules and probably because I'm used to them in behind the bar I think it also a cleaner look.
Because they get stolen when sitting on top of the bumper in plain sight, also the recovery trucks with tipping beds in Australia are called tilt trays.
My F350 bumper was made to order in the US by Buckstop Truckware, and the winch is not "hidden" but protected. Get the name. Buck. Stop. Deer strikes, or bumping or pushing a vehicle, tree or boulder can damage the winch housing, drum, line, etc. A cast aluminum winch housing is not a bumper, and vs. a solid impact it doesn't fare very well. Buckstop caters to the emergency response community which requires a vehicle that "survives to save lives." They are not overly concerned with rules in Australia. These bumpers are based around 1/4" steel plate, double reinforced in critical winch areas, and are dead-on reliable. They also provide increased protection for the winch and synthetic line from UV, mud, debris, and theft.
Jake's world, Kaulin's world, party time, excellent!
Get the bois an old phone booth and let em cook.
@@duramaxdadI thought Bill and Ted did the phone booth thing.
@@RustyEast Party time. Excellent.
Collin: little tip on getting into the drivers door. hit unlock release then hold the unlock button on the key fob for 3 seconds the front window will auto roll down and you can reach thru to open door. save you from crawling thru the door. love the video's
Jake & Caulin sounded like bill & ted crossing into Colorado. Is it their bogus adventure lol😂
It's cool to see these youngsters growing confidence in what they're doing with MORR!
Aussies hide their winches to make them harder to steal. It WAS a penal colony remember, thieving is part of the DNA here. My work truck had the winch stolen, so I welded the bolts to the bar, so they stole the bar AND the winch. Then I welded the bolts for the winch AND the bolts for the bar, so they stole the whole truck, and paddock bashed it to death and set fire to it. When we reported it the cops actually showed up looking like chief Wiggum, with box of donuts and cups of coffee in hand. I couldn't have a made a comedy and scripted it or cast the actors any better. I told them where the thieves had broken into the yard and what else they'd been into, and they're like "you know an awful lot about this...where were you last night". Geniuses.
Plus there’s a law about protruding parts. Nothing can protrude past the bar! Wenches, antennas, lights etc can’t.
Wow. Aussies are cool people even if you folks can't pronounce China "Choy Nah" or aluminum " ali lumen ah". I think the rest of the world has forgotten that it was a penal colony. I've heard how worthless the police are down there but dang to accuse you of stealing your own truck is ridiculous.
@stevenpierre1987 Americans mispronounce and misspell ALUMINIUM, notice the second i.
@@Lewisandthe3Bs well ya got me on the spelling. I guess the entire rest of the world pronounces it wrong including Choy Nah.
@@Lewisandthe3Bs yep even according to Wikipedia the English version has only one i.
It’s the way we pronounce it. A lum i num
Atta Boy Rett!!!! This is a dream of mine! Some day I hope to have some boys, and I hope to build some derby cars with them! Can't Wait to watch the derby!!
"My job is to prevent Katelynn from helping Matt & Jake" -- Peanut
I love all the awesome toys you just keep collecting. It's pretty cool!
2 reasons for the winch being in the bumper.
1. Our laws on protruding parts excludes them from being free.
2. The winch is protected.
Yes not supposed to have projections infront of the bar or bumper, for pedestrian safety. Also enclosed winch is protected from collision [low speed].
Can’t also legally build your own bullbar over here either
Nor even have tyres sticking outside the guards (hence why bolt on flared grades were a thing once). Its all about pedestrian safety. Pretty sure they were talking about no bullbars in the city once too (unsure if that's a law or not, probably not).
It's basically government overreach, plain and simple @@kimsland999
So if a pedestrian gets hit with the winch it will hurt you, but if they get smacked with the bumper it's not a problem. Safety nazis got it all figured out.
These builds are great to watch !
The format of this episode is really good
Ha, peanut starting to look the right color for a shop dog... and has she put on a little beef?
Also, Australian here. It's a roo bar, not a pissy bumper. It is structural and the winch is mounted to it. You don't want to be scraping roo out of yer winch.
Careful what you say, I mentioned peanut looking a little thick and they deleted my comment 😮. Probably trying to protect her feelings.
@@jessepitt Nah, I've had all sorts of comments disappear on all kinds of videos. It's just UA-cam being incompetent at being an interactive platform as usual.
Yeah for Colorado Springs! Love to see you lot out here wheeling in our mountains.
Sunday morning coffee and more MOOR!
Kaulin and Jake you guys remind me of the guys in super troopers movie lol
I just got done watching LT's video. I agree with him lol. 408 stroker with super charger for the spud truck. Long time fan. Can't wait to see it completed.
Winches in Australia are hidden for pedestrians safety. Also stops them getting broken when you hit roos.
In addition to all of that, have you ever tried pulling dead kangaroo out of a winch??
And it looks cleaner too! 😊
They need less pedestrian on the trails
Pity there's a huge amount of 4WD owners that ignore the law banning lights on top of the Bull bar.
You guys are so considerate for your pedestrians
Hi Matt
Why we Australians hide our winches?? Here in Australia it is illegal to have anything sticking out past the bull bar or bumper bar, so it has become regular practice to put the winches behind or underneath. Even hood ornaments are not legal unless they are collapsible this is in case you hit a pedestrian.
Love your show keep it up !!
Can we get a full Peanut video including a GoPro strapped on? I need to see all of this from Peanut perspective.
That spud truck would look beastly with a hulking bumper like an M936’s with a visible winch mounted right on top of it 😊
I like these early morning videos
Fishplates are indeed a thing - an old metal construction bracing plate (not a gusset) and was used to join rail track sections together - still used that way here today in the UK - also used on bridges and some chassis. You are correct :)
always good to see posted a minutes ago
Absolutely love how you give your kids the confidence and opportunities to shine. Good job dad!
Driving a long trip , sometimes you want to be behind the wheel . Especially when you get food poisoning and you know your "friends" wouldn't stop every 5 minutes like you have to
LOL At 33:00 Matt started wondering if his life choice of having a child was the right one. The Jake chimes in
We do the same in China (hiding the winch), it does a 3 n 1 job. Protects your winch, Prevents your winch from getting stolen, Keeps sand, bushes, trees and road kill out. I have notice a lot of off-road rigs in the US have expose winches and things are just getting beat to snot when running through the woods and such.
In general we in the states try to stick to established routes so we aren’t running over trees and wildlife on a daily basis 😂. I guess china/Australia does it differently.
@@jessepitt It helps that the Southwest IS a desiert.
The government bodies in Australia were at one time talking about banning bull bars. The theroy is that if someone gets hit by the front of a car with a bull bar they have more chance of being injured than a normal car. As a result, bull bars have to reach certain standards and one is to have the winch behind the bar to reduce the risk if more unjury if some one is hit. We also are allowed to do any of the fabrication that you do unless it is Engineered and a certificate issued. Enjoy your life Matt. :)
That random Danny boy tune is instantly recognisable to any irishman
It's "Fish Plate."
Fish plate welding involves using metal plates, known as fish plates, to join two sections of a structure, typically railway tracks or beams, by welding them together. This technique is often used to repair or reinforce structures. The fish plates are placed over the joint and then welded to ensure a strong, continuous connection. This method is especially useful in maintaining the alignment and stability of the structure being worked on.
I love the flashing “87” on the dash when Kaitlin is driving!!🤣
I think that is Colin 9:09 unless I missed where she was driving something going 87.
It is weird seeing the octane rating flashing on the dash. 😉
its not flashing for the naked eye though, the camera makes it look like flashing because the refresh rate of the leds is lower then the camera can record
Speed limits 80 or 85 there
@@paulb5390Not in Colorado
You got it Matt! We're a Yankee Doodle Dandy...We're a Yankee Doodle Boy...Jimmy Cagney said it better than both of us. Yup...That was a great movie...and you're a great fabricator.