We've Been Searching For This For Months! The Last Piece To The FJ45 Ultimate Rock Crawler!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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We haven't been able to find these missing pieces to the FJ45 wing windows up until now! Plus, we figure out the heating problem. Check it out!
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When you build a radiator/fan shroud and you lay sheet metal against the rad you basically eliminate that area of the radiator from flowing air. Usually building race and pulling radiators we will leave a bubble of about an inch above the core so air can move through all of the rad vs only the fan area.
Absolutely right!
True, but i dont think he has even a half inch to spare under that hood lol
Agree. Paul said he was going to drill holes in the 4 corners of the shroud, I presume for more air flow, but didn’t do so. Personally, I would have removed all the old sign reflective covering from all pieces.
@@JT_70 Why? What does it hurt?
Evidence.... ;)
Funny incident that Paul using the arrow sign reminded me of. We were building a brush truck for the VFD. For the switch panel I grabbed an arrow sign that was laying in corner of the FD/county barn, cut it, bent it, drilled it and made a nice aluminum panel out of it. A week later the county commissioner was looking all over the building for the arrow sign he had ordered. He never did find it. Hope he doesn't read the comments to Fab Rats! Lol
I can’t believe how much the boys have grown from the time I started watching
I've been watching since the 2000 when he was derbying
@@nathanhearld474 Quit bragging. Lol
@@nathanhearld474 🍪
@@chaosseat yes sir
Yup
Paul of course it works you did it at least twice! I love the interaction between Hunter and Grandma! She holds nothing back. A little editing covers what we all know is going on 😜 She is my type of woman. With age comes a lot of I don't give a hill of beans what they think. Thanks for brighting up my morning.
Stay safe healthy and happy 👍
I'm just gonna say Paul might be one of the coolest dads constantly keeping the boys on there toes an he can build or fix anything plus he has a stable of sick cars and trucks you boys and hunter are lucky keep your eyes an ears open around Paul couldn't learn from better
Have to agree big time with that...in today's word that is far more than just rare!
I'm impressed that there isn't a period in sight!
He lets them blow him
Yup. I put a $180 rad in my 2000 WJ with a 4.7. Cooling problems-GONE!!! Well, plus a water pump, fan clutch and helper fan motor, but still overheated until I replaced the rad. Best $180 ever spent on that WJ. LOVE that thing!!!
A trick we used to use when we did 24-hour road races was to "cross the beams" of our lights. That is: the right light is aimed to illuminate the left side of the track and vice-versa. That way you get light on the track in front of you plus light on the track curves. Anyhow, fun video but I'm done with my morning cup of coffee and it's time for me to head to the garage to complete this week's goal on my '59 Jag project (swapping in a modern dual brake M/C). Cheers.
Hmm not a bad idea
I just did all the weather stripping for both my 64 Nova and and my 1950 Chevy 3100. It is so nice to have quiet warm vehicles. My wife and I love your videos and the great, wholesome content you all give us every week.
Another day in the life of a FJ 45 with Paul at the helm and Hunter the cinematographer :-) and we can’t forget the editor for putting this production together . Another job well done . Thanks for sharing .
Well it's pretty late on Friday night here in Australia, but my goodness this is a great way to end a week, seeing a fab rat video
Hi Paul and Michelle and kids
It is a but late isn't it
Hey Paul, another possible thing to help address your heating issue. Your air intake is right above you exhaust manifold. You're sucking in a lot hot air direct in to your engine. Gale Banks has a great video discussing this topic.
Snorkel time..
i'm impressed with your tig welding.. except the couple times I heard the tungsten touch the puddle..it happens, Tip.. i'd get yourself a stainless wire brush and use it only on aluminum ..will save you a lot of problems later.
Gooooood morning Fab Rats! Happy Friday everybody! goodvibes
Yoohoo!!
Happy Friday!!
😁👍
i see a potential cooling problem with your electric fan mount as it obstructs the four corner areas and stops airflow around the fan...! Do not block any air flow areas Paul!
Paul a little secret to fix your over heating - put a small air dam at the bottom of the radiator it will direct the air flow up to the radiator You will see this on a lot of cars from the factory This trick fixed the late model circle track car i crew chiefed
That's an excellent suggestion. He definitely needs more air flow.
I have real good luck with BeCool triple flow radiators. The coolant goes through three times before back to the engine. I even use one on my fummins truck. The rad is for a performance big block chevy. Never gets hot even towing heavy loads in Texas.
I've ALWAYS ran the cheap aluminum rads in my vehicles. I go with the 3 core aluminum $100-$150 rads. Never had an issue. I even run one in my new Silverado. It runs 20° cooler than what the factory one runs. Also the OEM harmonic puller is the best puller you can buy, I've got the same one and use it for so many different things. Keep you a couple push rods from junk motors of various lengths to use instead of the ones that came with the tool, they won't bend as easy as what comes with the tool.
After 5 heart attacks and cancer I had resolved myself to stay in my lil piece of heaven in tn. Told my family this morning I want to go see yall at the tow truck games, 🤞🤞
After seeing you use that black and green tape measure on a previous episode, I decided to buy one. It is so easy to read and is one of the best investments in lower cost tools I have ever made.
What's the name of that tape?
@@RogerSegerJr it is a Lufkin night eye
Man, the mouthy kids tie it all together. This basically sums up my childhood. My dad always gave us as hard a time as we did him, but if we ever came up with a good idea he was always happy to acknowledge that forever, and with pride. I’m 42 and we still talk about the stuff we did when I was a kid.
Funny the way Hunter looked at the camera when Paul said that'll work. Just after he got the first wing window done.
Grandma Lolli cracks me up. I laughed and cried as she reminds me of my mom who passed last Oct.
Just FYI if you are going to use a wire brush or wheel on aluminum, it should be brass. Anytime steel comes in contact with aluminum it can leave carbon deposits which can make the weld dirty....
Or use a stainless brush and dedicate it only for aluminum, don’t use that brush on anything other than aluminum
Definitely DO NOT use a brass brush, ever. Dedicated stainless brush is the way to go. Mark it 'Aluminum TIG only', because even one use on another metal will contaminate the weld.
I pray that all your young men will go on missions, young women too, it can be the best thing to happen to them in there lives, it's only 2 years but what a blessing to behold. Just some thoughts from the hearts of the skinners family members. See ya in Sunday school 🏫. God bless the Cox family members,such delightful some people. We love families. Love elder skinner and family.
nice to see some roo's on the channel. i think the wing glass needs the rubber trimmed flat on each half that rotates away from the door frame. stick that expensive radiator on the roof so the air turbulence draws heat off it as a second cooler.
COME ON 500K subscribers. That's a huge thing that not meany hit! great job Fab Rats Keep going ☺
Guess you decided not to cut the holes in the shroud and put flappers on… not a problem, it only helps at higher speeds anyhow, which, once you’re up to speed, it doesn’t take much horsepower to stay up to speed, so the engine is making less heat anyway… nonetheless, I reckon, once Summers here, if it don’t stay cool at higher speeds, with the a/c on, flapper holes in the fan shroud would certainly help, especially since the shroud is so tight to the radiator.
Did I get a hint a grouchy from grandma? 🤣 love your channel Paul and Michelle, ya'll are good people. Now, get to work on that wrecker!
The reason your wing windows wouldn't open is because you have to cut your rubber at the pivot on the bottom, and one half of your rubber trim faces inward, while the other faces outward; It's pretty straightforward once you see it.
I believe his operater was hitting the roll bar!
Sounds right to me, I remember using these on an old buick and noting the way the rubber was at the bottom of the window however since he glued it I guess it's just static now.
@donlarsen9807 the reason it's hitting is because he has his windows on the wrong side of the fj
Too bad he had to glue those shut. Remember turning the little vent windows around to blow fresh air inside, or adjust them so less came blowing in the larger window. Guess it's been quite a while, but I was sad when they began disappearing.
@johnh8192 exactly, we still have a fair few Toyota's around my area here in Qld Australia especially the 45s and 47s
You guys are great. Entertainment media has needed some nice wholesome reality like your channel for so long, and the nice thing is that the one thing that seems to have been driving your ever increasing popularity, is you just being genuine and doing what you do best and filming it. I watch your channel, Matt's Off Road Recovery, Robby Layton, Merlin's old school garage, and Rudy's adventure and design religiously! Watching all you guys's videos has been the single most inspiring thing to learn new ways of creating that I've experienced in my entire life. at 53 years old I've finally learned to weld. I was inspired to learn from watching you guys, and every time I watch you guys building vehicles I learn more on how to build my own off-road rig, AND how to effectively off-road it! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army with 6 deployments. Having experienced that I feel like I have a fairly decent understanding of quality of character in a person (at least from my perspective, whatever that's worth). You guys all set an amazing example to your fans on how to never give up, to think your way through obstacles, and accomplish what you set out to do, even when things get difficult. Thank you for the entertainment, but also the inspiration you give me with every one of your videos! Please never stop making them!
I couldn't see exactly how you did that, but if you haven't left a significant gap between that aluminium plate and the radiator you've effectively blocked off almost half the area of the radiator.
In the past when I had an issue with a system overheating I would check the thermostat and make sure I was using the highest temperature I could get. This will allow the thermostat to close longer and the air to move though the radiator and cool the coolant and then when the thermostat opens it is more likely to keep cycling and keep the engine from overheating. In Palm Springs California I used 205 degree thermostat any time I could get it for a vehicle to help keep them from over heating in the hot summers. A thermostat that has been removed or is stuck open will make a engine over heat on hot days. BTW I love all your content and have seen them all.
Thanks for letting us know how a thermostat works 👍🙄
You and Matt & Robby all make this type of work seem fun. And it is, when you're working on stuff you want to.
Kudos!
I usually have a air gap on the shroud by having it against the back all that section is sorta useless if there’s no flow
I had the exact radiator issue with a 350 S10 pickup. I fought overheating for a year until I found a lack of airflow through a 4 row aluminum radiator. I put a 2 row in it and problem gone.
I love seeing Speedway parts in videos. My nephew is a welder/programmer/custom fabricator… at Speedway. He’s very proud to work at such a great place and just about every shirt or hoodie he owns has the big Speedway logo on it. Love the show keep up the great content.
Most likely the first radiator would have worked if there wasn't a big tyranny cooler and winch in front, but with everything in place the wider opened fins on second radiator will work a lot better. Good upgrades
Yeah. There's too much gear in front of that rad. See what happens I guess.
I was thinking the very same thing.
I'm wondering about the quality of the fan, as well. There's a lot of even not so cheap electric fans that aren't worth much. No room in this case; but typically you can trust engine-driven fans to move more air.
No reason to buy an expensive radiator. I have had great success with 120 dollar aluminum ebay ones, i have one in my ls1 camaro, my wifes jeep, and my 600hp turbo LS zj grandcherokee, all work mint.
@@marcgatto9675 he'll know if it worked, once he gets into 100+F temps while on the trail. Until then... it's still an assumption.
Man, the Fab Rats youtube channel is just the best. I can't imagine a better youtuber and inspiration than everyone on this channel
I had the same cooling problem with a Dodge I built. They only way I resolved it was to increase the space between the AC condenser and the radiator. I also moved the trans cooler.
You're #1, Hunter! hahahaha! I love Grandma.
The Yota's cabin is getting better insulated and more comfotable. The wing mirrors and door seals should dampen the rattles and reduce humidity build-up. Nothing like more night lights to shine a path. Just need to label some of them switches. All you need now is a good winter storm or some heavy rain or later in the year, some extreme heat. Maybe towing under load.
dish soap would have helped a lot on the window seals for installation. Always enjoy seeing progress on the Yota!
Paul be careful with aluminum radiators as far as system pressure. The core tubes will balloon with high pressures and in turn block airflow. High pressure caps and high leak test pressures will ruin any aluminum radiator core. Don't treat it like an old copper brass radiator and throw a high pressure cap on it.
And I love all your content you got a great family I've been watching it for a while now and I go back and watch your older videos and I enjoy each and every one of them God-bless you and your family and your brothers and your mother and all your relatives
If you're not going to use the wing window, you might want to cut the hinges off so when you close the doors hard it won't break your new windows
I noticed that you used a regular wire brush,,for aluminum you would need to use a stainless steel brush and that will make you a master of disaster in aluminum Welding
Michelle you have been adding some really cool tunes to the vids when editing. Thank you to everyone involved with the Fabrats crew and all their hard work! My wife and I love watching all the videos!
I love that your family is always a priority as it should be.
It's hard to call any repair a win when you're repairing a hand built FrankenJeep that is designed to be abused. You build it, abuse it, break it, you fix it. I think I'd label any repairs as ongoing temporary adjustments. The shakedown period for any home made Offroad rig is extended for as long as you own it. Good luck Paul in competing in King Of The Hammers, stay cool and be safe!
3m makes an adhesive removing wheel that's s rubber sorta compound that works amazing and it's paint proof. I took off the stupid plastic strips off my 08 duramax and had the worst adhesive residue all along the door. Found the 3m wheel and was nervous to start thinking my paing was in jeopardy, but wouldn't ya know if came off beautifully and all the paint was still perfect. The process was super quick and impressively effective. 3 years later and you still can't tell those ugly door plastics were ever there.
Everyone loves hunter, granddaughters in love with hunter, he is going places that for sure,cause he has the best teacher's. Paul and Ben. Such a nice family,and great content. Fj is looking good 👍😊👍😊👍. Latter brother skinner and family.
Your shroud needs to stand off the back of the rad way more than that. You're choking-off half the rad!! That's your cooling problem.
I've been working at a body shop for a bit now and extra tips I learned was if you're painting the door, it's better to take off the mirror and belt molding (the trim at the bottom of the window) for a better paint job in the end. The mirror can get in the way, and if you're unlucky, the clear coat could stick in that gap between the door and the belt molding
Hunter is doing an amazing job as a camera man, hopefully your paying him well so he stays. Smiles 😃 from Canada 🇨🇦
He's #1.
Between Fab Rats and Matt's Off-Road Recovery, it looks like a lot of love for the HF Apex winches...
Hey Paul,
That was a busy video !
Was good to see the cooling system working properly.
Maybe !
The true test is waiting out on the trails.
Work Safe, Be Well
Keep Warm
Glad you were able to troubleshoot the radiator. Never would have guessed it had an open area/too fine a mesh issue. Getting that 1" plenum gap between the coil and the fan should allow the air to pass the whole area on the highway too. If you want two stage fan control, you could try reinstalling the original twin fans that you had, and also get some clearance to the belts & pulley.
Nice fix.
Awesome video, love the longer edits of fabbing the shroud.
You have made such a wonderful job of your FJ, please consider painting it, and another thought although you are probably sick of our comments and Ideas, what about plumbing a second Radiator in series, from the bottom of the radator under the cab and place it under the deck at the rear above the frame, would increase your water capacity and cooling area. A small copper line (1/4") from the higest point of the secondary, back to the top of your main radiator with maybe a tiny pump, would take care of any air locking.
I would suggest to install a light to tell you when the cooling fan is on and a bypass switch to manually turn the fan on. On my car the sniper handheld was telling me my fan was on but the fan was not on. The Holley reads the sensor and not the fan so the handheld may give you a "fan on" but that could be a false indicator. I have my indicator lights wired into the 2 fans so when lit I know the fan is on.
It's a Chev-J!!! Day is now complete for this retired Ole Man love Fab Rats and God Bless America!!
Nice to see the FJ shaping up.
Hey FabRats! Something I have always done with my dirt track cars and mud trucks is running a piece of screen (screen window) between the grill and radiator to catch mud and keep the mud out of the radiator. Works great and is way easier to swap out than it is to clean mud out of a plugged radiator
Great job Paul, but worrying about staying warm in a crawler just means you’re feeling your age…😉😉 and yes I’m older than you AND all my heaters work extremely well.
or trying to make your wife happy so she will come along
Soapy water was always my friend when working with older window gaskets
But it's the middle of the winter. You don't think it's running hotter in the summer?
In the old car's, we used to cover up the radiator in the winter, to get it up to temperature.
I don't know, just sceptical 🤔
Great video! We miss Michelle! Her laugh brightens the world! I've watched every video and I still look forward to the next one! God bless you all!!
I've learned the same lesson Paul their are times when less expensive parts do the job, The FJ might actually be finnished at least for now lol, great video thank's for sharing God bless ❤😉👍
Is that rad fan actually a pull fan? I ask because the blades look like it's ment to be a push fan
I do believe you're correct.
Ive seen alot of guys make that mistake. 4 core radiator 4" thick is for when your going 100 km/h and theres air speed to push through it.
I have a 1976 FJ40 with a Chevy 383 had the same over heating problem went with a very expensive radiator like you did. Went to a cheaper radiator like you did but still didn’t work had to put the mechanical clutch fan back on. Problem was solved. Enjoy your videos, retired US Army, Sergeant, Major Gamsby.
Thanks for the time eating material for the workday! Make the day fly by!
First time I’ve been disappointed on Fab Rats. I love wing windows, that function. It was one of the things I really liked about my YJ. Wish my TJ had them.
I love the enthusiasm with the steering wheel, don't let Derek near your FJ. He'll steer it with some vice grips
I had the same experience with an old Pontiac years ago. Took out the super expensive aluminum radiator that I bought and replaced it with a $100 aluminum one. Never had an over heating problem after that for the next 10 years that I owned it 😊
Paul, if you're still having issues with cooling when the weather gets warm again, a couple of suggestions.
Many people are commenting on you not having you cooler or condenser in front of the radiator. Where exactly do they expect them to be? You obviously have no more room to remoter mount them elsewhere. This is not the problem.
I have been a diesel tech since 1996, since I was 21. I don't mess with cars and trucks. I have worked on the craziest things over the years, and had to enginer and troubleshoot cooling issues on vehicles like fire trucks and large cranes that have mid engine designs(basically an enclosed hotbox thats insulated to trap all the heat from the inside where passengers(firemen) would sit inches from detroit diesels.
From just looking at the way your front is set up, you have less air flow in the bottom, due to the bumper and winch. The rule of thermodynamics is you want your delta T to run hot with hot and cold with cold. The top part of your radiator is going to get more airflow. So even though it seems counter intuitive, You might need to swap your rad hoses. You want your upper hose(the hottest coolant) running to the bottom, and the coolest(the return) coming out of the top of the rad. ALso, we had this one firetruck years ago that we we scratching our heads over for months. Tried everything. Eventually we found adding a restrictor in the return hose fixed the issue, like a secondary thermostat. We found the coolant was bypassing the radiator too quickly and it wasn't cooling off enough before it returned to the pump. Basically we stuck a thick washer in the hose. It never has issues again. This was like 20 some years ago. The radiator was setup like yours where part of it was not getting full air. It was a bad design by EONE
21:45 Safety squints engaged!!
Have you ever considered adding wetter water to your radiator makes a decent difference I use it in everything I notice a difference with my rv tow rig
Hmm , 🤔 we use wet water on firefighting to aid in oxygen
suffocation on classB fires , and sometimes on brush fires if the root systems keep reigniting. What's the
theory / effect re: a coolant system ?
FabRat holds a record with me. I have multiple channels I watch videos of including Matts Wrecker. Sometimes I say to myself "This video is freaking boring" and then I X out of that. Including occasionally with Matts Wrecker. But Paul that has yet to happen with FabRat.
I grew up watching power Nation and my classic car and all those hp TV Saturday mornings,but now we have all these great channels outta UTAH... Well it's AWESOME congrats to all you for hooking us up with great vehicle content
Hey I've been watching a lot of your videos and I realized there's something I think you would benefit from it's called a zip tie gun and it is a game changer when it comes to zip ties.
Did Grandma Ollie, give hunter the bird?🤣 I couldn't exactly tell how she had her hand, but she told him he was number 1 as he gave her the ✌️ sign.😂 Gotta love that lady, she so laid back and fun to listen to give the guy's crap at time's!
Now Paul you know men don't read instructions we just WING it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't resist the pun
Grandma is always working since her job is to supervise and make sure you guys are getting things done.
I wish you had Michelle in the videos more she adds her own personal style to the video and I admire that
I love how Paul does things like the Chevy logo on the steering wheel just to make people mad. Its exactly what I do with my car
So....
Grandma Lily pops in and out of the vids with her version of “Door Dash”.... Is this mostly from her kitchen or from town? Like story time ; our fam are interested in cookie recipes.... would she be interested in sharing? We love the back tunes and inserts the Editors throw in! It’s evening family time on new episode Wednesdays!
Thank you for sharing your activities with us!
happy friday FRamily! im pumped, ordered a hat, it gets delivered today.
Gotta love grandma. ❤️ Cheers 🍻
It is cool to watch you guys fabricate and create vehicles
Dude. You amaze me. You can weld, fabricate, rebuild automatic transmissions and even grind your own valves. I often wonder if there's anything you can't do. Then I watched you install your wing window backwards and like you even more that I know your not perfect.
I am always amazed by your patience Paul and your perseverance in everything you build,on camera it looks easy but actually it takes alot of time,keep up the awesome work you do in every project.
g-g-g-gol-darn'ya - - - ya done good, bro, on that there window an' door trim there - - - an' a mighty fine job too - we're all proud of ya
say hi to grandma for us - we're rootin' for her 🤗
The winch is pretty much covering 75 % of your grill. Lower you which mount. That’s one reason you run hot.
Please add the boys activities. Mine are all grown up and gone but the memories are etched into my mind for ever.
Michelle been adding some nice beats lately, your jams are much improved, your videos are top shelf as always. But having a great camera guy like Hunter must help.
So are you going to notch the rollbar so the vibration doesn’t break the wing windows.
Oh yeah Paul has changed the expensive radiator to the cheaper one that works much better "it cools now"! Paul found some wing glasses and plugged those two holes so the FJ will be warmer in the winter. The new seals around the doors will help too.Grandma Lolly stopped by to make sure the boys were doing everything correctly. This will be much better!
Replacing the bug-catcher window rubber on my 65 FJ40 was probably the worst part of the entire restoration. I think I was the one who told you to buy this kit from Kurt @CruiserOutfitters.
I remember back in the day one of my buddy had the same problem, with a S10 Blazer with 350 swap. He bought this expensive radiator to cool it and it would not run cool no matter what he tried. Finally he accidentally messed up the radiator one day, putting a small hole in it trying to mess with the fans to try to figure out what the issue was. He was pissed at himself for messing up such an expensive radiator. He couldn't afford another one so ended up getting one from a scrapyard picking one up for like $30 and worked great, not a single cooling issue ever again.
Truly love this channel. And I can appreciate what all it takes to keep a production like this going. But Dang,,, it's got more commercial breaks than QVC. That's alright, they're much briefer than the ads on TV.
Nice FJ, there’s a company here in Australia called Terrain Tamer that’s a great source for anything LandCruiser especially FJ. Cheers from down under.