CUTTING MY BODY INTO PIECES!!!
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- I've tried really hard to keep as much of this truck as I could but it seems like every stage I get to, more and more stuff gets thrown out, cut off, or changed all together. Today is no different and I'll be removing and throwing away quite a bit but I'm also cutting my body into pieces. Hopefully this isn't a mistake.. I guess we'll see.
#fabrication #tacoma #offroad
Trent stop worrying about what anyone else thinks,you’re doing great
Jack of all trades
Trent you are amazing young man , you are much admired!
Your knowledge about building houses and rebuilding a truck always amazes me. I love your confidence and attitude! Hi to Allie and Brandon and Leo too. 🙋🏼♀️
From my perspective Trent, you're doing great job on your crawler, just like you do on your house. Hang in there Buddy, we're all rooting for you!!! All the best from Gene in Tennessee.
Thanks Gene!!! 😎🤘🏼
Your energy inspires me - working on the house during the day and the vehicle at night 😊
Really dig Sunday mornings now. Thanks Trent
So happy to hear this!! Thanks for tuning in!
Great Work Trent, enjoy your realistic filming of your work, with no editing to try and misrepresent the job.
Some CZcams videos misrepresent projects and present their finished content as perfect which as we all know is not humanly possible. Think you're actually having fun.
About properly correcting issues; that was one of the hardest things to teach as the Work Center Supervisor on my ship. Even though it takes longer today, it will take less time over the longhaul. And the piece of mind knowing something is 100% correct is a great feeling.
The truck rock crawler is starting to take shape and show some serious progress! Keep up the great work, Trent!
Just a wee bit of advice Trent ,always when mig welding have the material as clean as pos ,always grind the millscale off or the weld wil have poor penetration and the weld will be weak . Also avoid welding downhill (poor penetration) always weld uphill for a way stronger weld . Great build by the way ,really enjoying it .
Thank you 😊
@@Trents.garageIts really good to hear people with genuine experience , having the decency to offer you advice to follow in the future. It's so inspiring when people with knowledge are so helpful and polite in imparting that knowledge .... and not just to you but to all of us who are following you and reading the comments. Thankyou @Jacob-64
Good to see Brandon show up later in the vid. Cudos to you and Allie, Leo and Brandon for all that you guys do, Trent, good seeing fun things happen around there.
Nice choice of music when you and Brendon were lifting that item into place. Shades of a Clint Eastman movie. Someone needs a poncho, a stubby cigarette dripping from a lip, a wide brimmed hat, and squinting eyes. A pained look. You're making progress, slowly but surely.
I thing fully mounting the transmission is a big deal. You do appear to make magic and talk the talk I watch so I can pretend I know what you’re doing. Plus it’s oddly satisfying, interesting and fun. Love the music choices!
Nice work! I personally would have slugged the frame and bolted in the cross member. You have the ideal setup with 2 flat-faced frame rails. It would have been a little more work but future removal would have been a piece of cake. Keep diggin'.
I wanted to do this originally, but the extra work seemed like something I could push off so I welded it in and will most likely create a removable version out of this crossmember down the road
Trent, this is a great project to share with us, so thanks! Anyone who scratch builds runs into the issues you are having which makes it real for folks thinking about their own rigs. All the best!
Trent, as a great person once said: " just keep on, keepin on". ( Joe Dirt )
You are an inspiration to us all. ( me)
It's coming together Trent. Good show today.
I know nothing about what you’re doing but I find it interesting to watch you! Don’t know how you have energy to do this after working on the new hose build!
I often wonder where he gets his energy from. Maybe AG1? Or maybe he just never ever stops. Lol
It’s both haha 🙃
That’s what moms call our tummy, belly pan 😂
Trent your so talented are self taught welder/ fabricator and mechanic.
For that porosity in the weld you could always use a rotary bit in tight places.
I don't know how you do it, but you always succeed, Trent! Good job.
Great effort. Hats off for diving into unknown territory and running with it.
Tip: welding... always run vertical up. Especially on structural components.
Tip 2: Your crossmember shouldn't be welded in solid,you should have it be removable for future service. The last thing you want to do is start a transmission/transfer case R&R with a saw or grinder to cut out your crossmember.
Food for thought.
Thank you! And yeah I’m sure a removable crossmember will be soon on the list
"I'm nervous about it"... "I'm a little nervous"... "I'm really nervous about this"... Please! Tired of hearing "nervous" all the time! Better to say, "I'm gonna have to be really careful", or "This is gonna be difficult, but I'm ready to go for it." Whatever; it's your show.
The title of this video reminded me of a painting I did after my last divorce. 🤣But, I am excited for you!!!
So glad you went with Toyota and not Dodge! Toyota is top notch. great engines too.
I would build yourself a template out of cardboard for the floor section and put your new seat in to make sure everything fits. You can use the template for your plasma table. I would consider making the floor out of something a little sturdier then sheet metal. I think that mounting bar you cut through for the front of your factory seat may have doubled as a structural support.
on thouse two you made I would put a plate on top them to make it slide on to of the frame for more suport I put a log mud truck to gether with my Uncle Gary you did a nice job the way they are the plate did was simeler
If I were a newbie to the channel ( have watched from beginning) I would think Brandon is your brother ( i had three of them) Cheers to both of you fellas
Once again a perfect and instructive video of how I turn a wreck into a great car, good guys from the Netherlands Hans.😂👍👍👍👍👍🍀💯
Great job Trent , transfer cases are always the most difficult for clearances at least now it’s set for the drive line and suspension arm setups can’t wait to see what you end up doing!
Good morning Trent, here watching
Oh goodness Trent you are doing a really great job, and don't worry about what some of those rude people say, because you are doing a great job and will get it all complete because this project really has been quite the process. also so great seeing Brandon helping you again he is just such a great sweet friend that cares about you all so much. Have a wonderful rest of your day and also the week coming up, sending love and hugs, bye! 😂🥰🤗💜💜
You can re-route the tubes in the drive axle area and still have the support and strength like a 1/2. or3/4 C type tube I'd think🤔and repurpose the cut out inside to build the tub to cover the transfer case look factory then 😆👍 good luck you guy's got this✌
Trent, that looks so complicated, bits to weld on here and bits on there. You are doing so well.
Good luck for the rest you have to do, from Mike. 👍
Hey Trent! You are truely a "King of scetch", by looking how did you used the angle grinder at 17:12 . My god, that is so dangerous, if the cutting disc brakes, the peaces will fly into youre chest or face.
Great job, Trent !!!!
Dude your kicking ass! This will be so cool to see you out on the rocks! Thanks for letting us be a small part..
Keep moving forward great job.
Use the cut pice and flip it over and you have your sheet metal piece
Trent the transfer case looks great.👍 Glad you took the time to do all the work to get it in a better position. 👍👍👍 keep up the great work 🤘🤘🤘
Good morning Trent thanks for everything you are doing showing us how to fixed cars 🚗 ..😊 you have a fantastic weekend stay safe out there happy Sunday 😊
Just saw a video from Litebright Nation where Chris installed an Atles transfer case. He spent alot of time going over the shifter mounts for the dual shifter levers. Might help you out.
Don’t know how you will stand it running rocks and rocks are going to say did you see that pitted welding job . lol your doing great keep it up
Awesome video thanks for sharing! 👍😎❤️
More name ideas:
The Ginger Crawler
Ginger Goat
The Ginger Taco
Mountain Made Crawler
Mountain Goat
Thanks again, Trent!
good vid
Trent reminds me of Dr. Frankenstein when he was building his monster
“it’s Alive!!!”😬
It wasn't a waste of time because. If You didn't do it the way You would never know that you had to modify the transmission mount so the drive shaft would fit. Three steps forward two steps backwards that's fabricating in a nutshell keep at it looks good that's going to be a sick toco😮
Trial and error! That is what fabrication is all about. Good job.
Thanks Allie!!🎧🎹🥁🎸
Doesn’t much matter what it looks like so long as it is what’s needed for it to work!
Matters to Trent and the exposure his work will get when he's out there using this vehicle, competing against his peers.
Not sure if you'll have room(going further up) for your Trans mount, but, there isn't any reason that the mounts have to be straight across from each other, the drive shaft will be going down as it moves toward the front, so you could mover the drivers side of the mount towards the front and have it run at an angle from one side to the other. Also, I'd leave it as is until you get your axles, wheels and tires on, so you can cycle the suspension to see where you will need to move your trans mount or anything else
That’s a great idea!!!
Keep on keeping on.
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You're doing great Trent you got this You're a jack of all trades
Stop worry about what people say have two channel u doing amazing take ur time no rush
Before modifying the trans mount so the front drive line clears, consider a body lift so you still have sufficient strength in that trans cross member.
You’re doing great Trent thanks for the entertainment
Thanks for the explanation! I commented on a subsequent video that I'd appreciate more design details - maybe i spoke too soon?
You have made great progress on the build of your truck, keep up the great work!!
looks like you should of made a straight trans xmember because once you rotate the transfer it would of gone over it. looks like its going to hit your xmember when you rotate the transfer case.
You guys work hard. Everything looks great. Have a great week.
Great video Solo Trent ! Honestly you are very knowledgeable and capable than what you let us all believe. 👍
Please make sure the front end is fully supported. With everything up front and nothing in the back, the front can tip. I’ve seen several videos where that happens.
I’ve got it pretty well balanced as it is now
If the carpet doesn’t work out, get some of that rhino lining or garage floor, texture coating. I am enjoying watching your garage channel as much as the Trent and Allie channel. I have almost given up on all other television because I have so many channel subscriptions.
As a van owner would say a “doghouse” for the transfer case cover.
👍👍 two thumbs up Trent, looking good. I’ll be watching for the next one until then peace and chicken grease 😁👍👍😎
having that transfer case on the other side of the transmission you are totally going to want to make that transmission crossmember removable.
I’m sure I will eventually haha
Fun Fact Trent. Pigs don't sweat, horses do
Always love to see you, it’s always interesting.
I HATE the “ music” ALLIE CANT POSSIBLY have picked it…..could she??🤔😵💫
Trent you've said that it might not be pretty. Well, just remember that "pretty is in the eye of the beholder". We're going for function here not eye candy.
I do agree, but functional eye candy is the ultimate objective haha
@@Trents.garage Trent, it's like the old joke. Yea, I hired a new secretary. She's beautiful but I can't expect to do good work too. I'd rather have a good working truck that you can depend on than a pretty truck that can't even hold a load. Wish you the best on getting this job done!
get an extra roll of weldingwire (do pack it so moisture and air cannot get to it and cause it to rust) , and while youre at it get a spare bottle of shielding gas too as these allways run out at night over the weekend when nothing is opened and youre holding one end of a long tube while the other end is allready tacked in , with the extra stuff you can switch to a freshy and put the stuff on the shoppinglist for whenever the next time youre in town will be , having some spare consumables like weldingtips and maibe some o rings and a liner for the mig gun might be a good idea as well the consumables probably set you back about 30 bucks but saves you having to stop and wait for the stores to open and do an unsceduled shopping run
as for moving the project uot from between the lift posts , wat you can do is make some casters on a stick , temporarily weld or clamp them to the 4 frame ends so you can roll the whole thing around some , setting it down on a set of car moving dollies with axlestands on them would work too though a little more janky
sumting i seen done to make a nice looking cover for the hole where the transfercase goes intoo you can try to find the metal bucket for a wheelbarrow , these things have multiple compound bends and you can cut and weld those and made the hump in the floor look factory , another option would be to go to the wreckingyard with some carboard templates for height and length you need and the angle grinder and sawsall then start hacking piecec of roof section pieces of the hood of older trucks and corners / metal bumpers out of cars that can be made to fit the floor
about the transmissionmount , maibe you can fit a piece of thickwal pipe in there cut in half , basicly a sort of c notch loweringkit for a minitruck frame , think you can cut a piece out and weld it where its sitting , might need to cut another square of floor out to get the notch to sit high enough to clear the driveshaft
Looking good man! Tacking stuff together until you know everything works would save you some time. I learned that the hard way. I was thinking that would have saved you time on that cross member.
Try reusing the piece of floorboard you cut out before you make a new cover using sheetmetal. You should just have to flip it over. Maybe you'll get lucky and have less to fabricate. Good luck
trent you should be come a shop teacher, and help kids learn technical skills they will need for future endeavors, you would be one of the most coolest teachers around and at 50k+/yr you might do alright...................
9:01 nice camera angle!
Can’t wait to go rock crawling in October😃
Stocking up on butter popcorn with great anticipation!
(Since there will probably be 5 feet of snow on the ground by November 1, we need to get on this 😆😎).
Nice work Trent!👍🏻
You can weld that floor piece upside down and will look oem
20:47 fun music here 🎼
When you're fabricating a car, you never weld anything in until the car Is done now, you gotta cut the whole thing out, don't get ahead of yourself. It'll bite you in and touch every time. It will bite you in the tush every time
Clean it good and paint it a couple of times with rustoleum paint
Trent, make a template out of cardboard for the tub.
Get a die grinder and grinding burrs for hard to get spots. It’s difficult grinding but you will be able to get the porosity in the welds and do another pass to clean it up. Oh one more thing be safe have fun 🙂👍
Definitely Rhino line the floor!
Was wondering if u have thought about your drive line angle once u move that transfer case higher up into the body?
It’s gonna be out here out of harms way, but I will also be trying to keep the ride height pretty low
@@Trents.garage just keep in mind the articulation of ur front diff and the angle of your u joints at full articulation.
Trent your doing a great job so far BUT I think you are making a Very Big Mistake by not making the cross member removable!! All Vehicles have Removable REMOVABLE cross members!! I really think you should slow down and really think about down the road!!
I know it can be irritating and time consuming to do all the steps you have to do but… it’s better to do it and get it right and then be done. It’s a piece of mind!!
Take the doors off for easier access to the interior.
Why did you buy a truck at all when you're replacing everything except the cab shell? There are many crawlers made with basic tube frame and basic custom tub cab. Just curious 🤔
If you need to ask, you'll never understand why. Just saying.............!!
Trent, good video.
May I suggest if you insist on making your own transmission cross member, please gusset the heck out of it with some 3/16 plate. Ive built many cross members and one a lot like yours. They bent... And that in turn can break an engine mount or the casting on the transmission. I know I've seen it both. Thanks for the video Happy trails my friend!
I do plan to add a lot of gussets, but I also have a crossmember that will mount to the tail housing of the transfer case as well. Hoping between the two and my rather solid motor mounts, it will be ok.
Whoot Whoot 😊🎉❤
Be careful Trent!😊
you need to grind those welds out... they are full of porosity. they are weak welds
I know it’s done but that trans and the tcase crossmembers should be bolt in. You’re going to have to cut that out if you need to remove the trans for repairs. I would recommend using poly bushing at the frame ends, similar to those you used for the motor mounts.
If you need some guidance for link setup or anything else I would highly recommend joining pirate4x4. It’s a great forum with tons of knowledgeable people. They also have a Tacoma dedicated sub forum there too.
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No Trent don't do it it's just a sewer line. DONT CHOP YOURSELF UP OVER HITTING IT FOR THE 15TH TIME. HEHE!!
OK OK got to rub in alittle bit ya know.
Body lift could help you out there. Isn't that a collision cross beam that you cut out? I would add some vertical support ribs to the transmission mounts. Too much potential flex there.
If your cutting your body into pieces what is your wife and child going to do LOL
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I would cover that windshield w a sheet of cardboard… grinding inside the car while the windshield is in will b regretted quickly.