Rock Rails for 4x4 Van

We are going to build Rock Sliders for my 4X4 Sports mobile Van. Using a laser to cut out Chromoly tubing for these rock rails. My friend Justin from the KZread channel "The Fabrication Series" welded up this project in his shop In Las Vegas. I will show you all of design challenges in the video. We floated a lot of ideas, and in the end came up with what I think is an amazing build. Check out this hi energy video.
Trolls: This was video was shot before the COVID-19 outbreak.
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  • @jeffflanders1378
    @jeffflanders13784 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see all the builds for your van..

  • @AlisonWheeler
    @AlisonWheeler4 жыл бұрын

    Justin's beer idea is, of course, 100% right.

  • @AdrianPardini
    @AdrianPardini4 жыл бұрын

    Gosh. That metal supermarket makes me green of envy.

  • @TheFabricatorSeries
    @TheFabricatorSeries4 жыл бұрын

    You should totally edit my vids... That was an awesome time working with you, but the edit makes it look even morer awesome-er 🤣

  • @Devin82m
    @Devin82m3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, lets see the van builds, this was great!

  • @wayfastwhitie455
    @wayfastwhitie4554 жыл бұрын

    YES lets see the van upgrade builds.

  • @edsmith3317
    @edsmith33174 жыл бұрын

    Yes more van builds

  • @poundkake13
    @poundkake134 жыл бұрын

    "I'm kind of good at this." "I just saw a video on KZread of how to weld..." Totally me.

  • @nikond90ful1
    @nikond90ful14 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Keep safe and stay well.

  • @TheMulk777
    @TheMulk7773 жыл бұрын

    I like the van stuff too

  • @coleboonecustoms
    @coleboonecustoms4 жыл бұрын

    Cam for steps, stayed for the jacks.

  • @waltermonical2653
    @waltermonical26534 жыл бұрын

    Anything you post is great Dale. From shop to van👍. Thanks for the good video.

  • @baggd65
    @baggd654 жыл бұрын

    Yes, more please.

  • @leebatt7964
    @leebatt7964 Жыл бұрын

    The beer swilling, brainstorming design process has yet to fail me. You should really try it.

  • @Jameson4327
    @Jameson43274 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see more of the build on your van

  • @brandonraggette
    @brandonraggette4 жыл бұрын

    def would like to see some of that van build!

  • @ROBRENZ
    @ROBRENZ4 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed Dale! ATB, Robin

  • @paulshapiro6119
    @paulshapiro61194 жыл бұрын

    Great episode.

  • @foureyedlabs
    @foureyedlabs4 жыл бұрын

    Let's see that jack!

  • @EcoMouseChannel
    @EcoMouseChannel4 жыл бұрын

    It's an interesting perspective when you see a KZreadr in your town, going to the places you go to on a regular basis. Curtis Steel, Precision Tube etc...

  • @hawkie333
    @hawkie3334 жыл бұрын

    That laser tube notcher is siiiick! I bet that saves hours of fab time.

  • @rickpalechuk4411
    @rickpalechuk44114 жыл бұрын

    The van series would be cool (laser cutting that tubing was kickass) shop stuff also.... Just more content Dale. Cheers

  • @bagheadbaby
    @bagheadbaby4 жыл бұрын

    Justin’s awesome 👍

  • @dillydallydollcomachineand8246
    @dillydallydollcomachineand82464 жыл бұрын

    I like the builds miss the machinery builds . My best

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman45564 жыл бұрын

    There has been a dearth of videos...so yes please all the van build videos will be grasiously acepted. It was good to see the evolution of a design from scratch to finish. Great video Dale, thumbs up.

  • @TomZelickman
    @TomZelickman4 жыл бұрын

    This was great, Dale. Really enjoyed it! Hope you guys are well. - Tom Z

  • @magictune7935
    @magictune79354 жыл бұрын

    Yup! See moooore

  • @kens1776
    @kens17764 жыл бұрын

    yes, please

  • @hawkie333
    @hawkie3334 жыл бұрын

    Awesome collaboration!

  • @williamzoom
    @williamzoom4 жыл бұрын

    Always wanted a 4x4 van!

  • @michael7324
    @michael73244 жыл бұрын

    This is cool. I was already following him on youtube.

  • @RockingJOffroad
    @RockingJOffroad4 жыл бұрын

    The Van build would be interesting to me!

  • @chrismorris8695
    @chrismorris86954 жыл бұрын

    We're the rails only attached to the body panels?

  • @waynecoots3634
    @waynecoots36344 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a collaboration between the two of you. I missed FABTECH this year, maybe I'll see you guy's this year. You should absolutely do more videos on your van project. But add more details than you did In this video.

  • @experienceoutdoors6279
    @experienceoutdoors62794 жыл бұрын

    I think if you run a formed 3mm sheet behind the rail we're it's bolted to the car to reinforce/spread the impact.

  • @neffk
    @neffk3 жыл бұрын

    Anything you do to make a hi-lift jack different will be an improvement. Unless you decided to add more jankiness or upgrade from smashers to tiny finger guillotines.

  • @LightningFabrication
    @LightningFabrication4 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see the van build.

  • @dscrive
    @dscrive4 жыл бұрын

    I would be especially interested in that high lift jack, I keep balking at the cost of buying one, so the idea of seeing one built really intrigues me. I also want to see the other stuff :)

  • @schlomoshekelstein908

    @schlomoshekelstein908

    4 жыл бұрын

    hi-lift jacks are like $60...

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael4 жыл бұрын

    That cnc is huge to hold that long of a pipe wow

  • @dkmhreed
    @dkmhreed4 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see the builds. You do a great job with your videos.

  • @TomMakeHere
    @TomMakeHere4 жыл бұрын

    The tube CNC amazes me every time I see it and yes show your other builds, this one was cool

  • @gregheideman36
    @gregheideman364 жыл бұрын

    more stuff on this van is good by me.

  • @kapilista
    @kapilista3 жыл бұрын

    I'd really like to see you go out and drag your van across some rocks with those rock rails. I'm very skeptical that mounting them to the body was anywhere near strong enough. Lots of money for something that looks nice and gives you a wonderfully false sense of security. I hope I'm wrong. So lets see a test video!

  • @BuildSomthingCool

    @BuildSomthingCool

    3 жыл бұрын

    You did hear me call them nerf rails? they are one-time use, and I know that but that onetime will save my van. :-)

  • @bubbatron4
    @bubbatron44 жыл бұрын

    Show me more, show me more!!!

  • @AndrewSpencer2
    @AndrewSpencer24 жыл бұрын

    You know how you toured Jason's shop a little while ago? I'd love to see a similar shop tour of Justin's place, he has some incredible tools!

  • @rtyhgfplmkoi4784
    @rtyhgfplmkoi47844 жыл бұрын

    Add grip tape to the steps ( skateboard tape or step safe tape )

  • @CapeCodCNC
    @CapeCodCNC4 жыл бұрын

    So where is the press you painted?????

  • @jimmycote808
    @jimmycote8084 жыл бұрын

    of course and by the way your channel say Build something cool go for it !!!!!!

  • @1ljs
    @1ljs4 жыл бұрын

    Is this the second time for this video? LaVern

  • @1970chevelle396
    @1970chevelle3964 жыл бұрын

    Great Video Dale. I'm going to have to do a collaboration video next.

  • @midnighttutor
    @midnighttutor2 жыл бұрын

    7:41 what kind of foot pedal is that? I think I need one for in situ tig. Thank you.

  • @johnmccanntruth
    @johnmccanntruth4 жыл бұрын

    Could you add some small gusset plates from the frame to the plates you added for the rails, to reinforce them? Space or any other problems aside, that would keep them from bending up the sheet metal, and be much stronger overall...

  • @dougchristopher2072
    @dougchristopher20724 жыл бұрын

    Deja Vu I've been here before, haven't I?

  • @mkalb4g63
    @mkalb4g634 жыл бұрын

    What ever happened to the machine shop tours? I was looking forward to seeing the one of the sugar plant in Sterling CO.

  • @FenderBender503
    @FenderBender5032 жыл бұрын

    Hey recently discovered your channel. I noticed you haven't uploaded lately. I hope things are going okay and we see you soon!

  • @johnshoureas1629
    @johnshoureas16294 жыл бұрын

    Hey Dale, do you still have your Land Rover ?

  • @BensWorkshop
    @BensWorkshop4 жыл бұрын

    You uploaded this a couple of days ago...

  • @BuildSomthingCool

    @BuildSomthingCool

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know, im sorry there was some editing problems That needed fix.

  • @BensWorkshop

    @BensWorkshop

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BuildSomthingCool I wasn't going mad then. Good to know, always a possibility.

  • @IamVince1aa
    @IamVince1aa4 жыл бұрын

    anything you do I want to see

  • @ButBigger42
    @ButBigger424 жыл бұрын

    "pre corona" lmao.

  • @BenMitro
    @BenMitro4 жыл бұрын

    I've seen this vid before...or am I clairvoyant?

  • @sweetkellymay
    @sweetkellymay4 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to go to Vegas, but do I have to bring, my own cardboard box to live in.. Everything is closed..

  • @schlomoshekelstein908
    @schlomoshekelstein9084 жыл бұрын

    what's the story behind aluminum not being plentiful in arizona? I thought Arizona was nothing but clay and sand -- exactly what they use to make aluminum, so what gives?

  • @logicalguy488
    @logicalguy4883 жыл бұрын

    Justin looked like he really didn't want you there. You were wasting his precious time.

  • @killahjeep
    @killahjeep4 жыл бұрын

    never bolt something like this to the body.... ALWAYS to the frame.... first major rosk he hits is going to bend up the body, and cause major damage, defeating the purpose of rock sliders... I would rather have dropped the bars off the the frame, and lost a slight amount of ground clearance bolt on plates that encapsulate the frame rail like the mobtown offroad sliders.

  • @petermurphy3354

    @petermurphy3354

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same, seeing how it flexed when he stood on it. Maybe add some 1/2" plates across to the chassis/frame & bolted through the chassis/frame might suffice.

  • @jokamwellington4806
    @jokamwellington48064 жыл бұрын

    re upload ...?

  • @ifell3
    @ifell34 жыл бұрын

    Re-posted?

  • @TWX1138

    @TWX1138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Looks like it.

  • @BuildSomthingCool

    @BuildSomthingCool

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it was. I had a problem with the first edit.

  • @Syltibob

    @Syltibob

    4 жыл бұрын

    Double ad-moneyz! 👍🏻👍🏻💵💵

  • @christopherlease
    @christopherlease4 жыл бұрын

    Don't think I would like the increase in fuel consumption!!

  • @quantumss
    @quantumss4 жыл бұрын

    My, that music is not necessary.