The "Dumpster Fire" turned out to be the Picasso of the competition. You guys definitely are showing the world the fj80 doesn't need to be re-engineered to compete yet you dedicated your time with cranking out some truly beautiful work.

@DesertRox

Жыл бұрын

I think you hit the nail on the head! The ramcharger build kills me specifically because of this.

@CACressida

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRox i just can't watch that build without making WTF faces. It makes you wanna call Matt to rescue the build.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. It’s a clean rig

Another win for Dirt head , is it me but welding is so therapeutic lol . Cheers 🇨🇦

@thedirtheadshed

18 күн бұрын

It is pretty good when it’s good!

Two of the best fabricators online, great to see you working together.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

The odd couple working to make Summit Great. Good job fellas

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I would like to go one day

I would put a plate over the face of those lower rear trailing arms front mounts. On my 100-series, banging those on the rocks, the weld down the center splits eventually.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s in the works

Always a pleasure to watch a master at work!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@BPF80MCar-vi1pg

Жыл бұрын

A MASTERbater. Sorry had to do it. I love the White Dave Chappell

@blkmoon5596

Жыл бұрын

@@BPF80MCar-vi1pg lol

This channel should take off quick. You have a lot of loyal fans that value your work and skills. Thanks for keeping the show going brother 🤙 Top notch sliders

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! I’m looking forward to where it goes

Rock sliders looks great finished just Stunning with the black against the orange

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s nice to finish things off

@AntonioClaudioMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I bet

Fred, every time that I watch you work on a project I am amazed at the level of workmanship that is the result with the tools that you work with. You show us that it really is possible for a person to work out of their garage and get a high degree of quality work accomplished. Those rock sliders are very cool. Simple, very functional and nice to look at.

@thedirtheadshed

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!! But I’m Dave. Fred’s the other guy

@bobbolieu9013

6 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I am so sorry for that mistake. The compliment is genuine, and it is meant for you Dave. It may have been a mind slip because I enjoyed watching you and Fred on Dirt Every Day. Still, I enjoy watching your ideas flow and becoming drivable reality.

Custom rock sliders coming along sweet looks good

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@AntonioClaudioMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed anytime

Always amazing to watch a master at work

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’m still learning every day

@AntonioClaudioMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed great thing about life We never stop learning

Looking like the winner for sure 🤙🏾

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Bleepin jeep is running away with it though

Love this video, great to see a longer episode!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you didn’t get bored with it

I've been waiting

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully this keeps you stoked on it

Great job and you are my vote for the right guy for the job

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Cheers

I'm always amazed at how many hours there must be in a Dirthead day , please give yourself a break now & then , great work , as always Man...

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I was freaking exhausted at the end of the video

Well done Sir, love your fab work!! Thanks for pointers.

@thedirtheadshed

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support

Woow! Fantastic work, appreciate all details, start rating 10 stars!

That machine to automate cutting is going to be a amazing game changer when you get used to it down the road

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Let’s hope so

Those look awesome! Your fab skills are so good.

@thedirtheadshed

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great video dude! Been looking forward to this one!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm loving the dirt head shed , why couldn't we have had dave for our metal shop teacher back in highschool ,we would have built some awesome stuff.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That would be a good job

I just did sliders on my 2nd gen 4runner. The rockers were already smashed somehow... I cut the rockers out and welded 2 pieces of rec tube corner to corner. I welded those to the pinch seam and along the top. Fully welded. They are so strong! All just body mounted. I went to moab last month and hammered on them hard AF. The driver's side literally broke a chunk of rock out of a step on Jalepeno. It just had a little chunk of paint missing.. Anyways, good job on the fj and everything else. I'm not tech savvy either. I just melt metal, drill holes, break stuff, and fix stuff. Every day!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Nice! That’s a preferred method of mine too

@theericbenson1692

Жыл бұрын

I've watched you and Fred since I was a kid. I hope to meet you in person on the trail someday. You'll know me when you see me.. I'm the guy in a Toyota doing the funnest lines, with a red beard, a bunch of cute kids, a good woman behind me in her big black toyota, and an Italian mastiff... Living the dream. Party because of you.

I miss dirt every day episodes

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Me too

Hands down my favorite off road fab dude! Great job once again Dave. Making it so i can understand is a job in itself! Thank you again.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Ironworker here. When I built handrail in the field.I always cut those fishmouths with a cutting torch..lol. got pretty good at it. That notcher woulda been sweet.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s like cheating. The old way is the way to learn

I Needed that…good info for one of my Todo stuff in the next years to come👊 All the best from upnorth Norway

@thedirtheadshed

11 ай бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching

Cuttin, Weldin, and Grindin. Cool!! Love dirt. Thanks

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Love watching your fabrications and narrative 👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hey dave! Thanks for waving to my kid today right there at the Yellowstone trail! We had a fun day riding bikes at 4th of July pass! So cool seeing your Mazda, and you!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Nice! It was beautiful out there

What pleasure to watch your videos. Your language to describe both your thoughts and action are wonderful. The editing continuity leaves little room for confusion.

@thedirtheadshed

11 ай бұрын

Filming myself as I build, and trying to do it in a timely manner is difficult

Thank You for sharing your video Dave .

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it

I’m about ready to build mine, but instead of marking angles on the bench and worrying about symmetry I find it more accurate to define the position by way of constraints. Using a simple 3/4”wooden block as an offset from the body to position the slider rail. Then connect the supports to the chassis wherever there is room. Then the angle is defined by the constraint that it must not be higher than the door. The “poke” is defined by the tire extents. It pretty much defines its location itself.

Badass!! Always appreciate your craftsmanship and attention to detail. You make it look easy!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Still a ton of work

Awesome fabricator good looking sliders

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I learned a ton about fitting a roll cage and rock sliders. Awesome video!! Thank you and keep the great content coming.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks

Awesome sliders, good explanation

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad it wasn’t too boring

Now i need to make rocksliders 😥 😅 well done Dave.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Love this build.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Cnc plasma cutters are amazing

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They really are

@AntonioClaudioMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed you will be wondering how you got things done without it after you get used to it

Them welds lools Gorgeous

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@AntonioClaudioMichael

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed very welcome

Enjoyed seeing the fab work on those! Rig looks great! You and Nate are a formidable team, for sure!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I think colt has it in the bag though

Just when I thought I was getting somewhere on my fabrication skills, I see this. Definitely one of my favorite video, seeing you in your element and so informative 👍 baaaaaaaaadasssssss

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you dig

Heat shielding fabric used for sweating copper pipe in tight wall areas works great. It was the only thing between my roll bar and headliner for my 12 point cage in my 71 Mach 1. I've soldered custom battery cables right on the fender. Great work.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering where my blue demon cloth was

@Vagitarian01

Жыл бұрын

Hah! I was asking about this very thing when he was doing the interior cage.

Have to start calling you TechHead Dave

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s not me man

Great job Dave. Rig looks great.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

That rig is so slick! Voted Dupster fire

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

I like the gazettes. I have always wondered if transferring the body weight to the rocker was the best idea. Thank you for the real world off road tech.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I really like that FJ..its sweet. Good video. You've done well with all the editing. We need DIRTHEAD SHED shirts...lol

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’ve got them. Shoot me a message on Instagram and we will figure that out

Now that’s a nice set of sliders! Great video

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Great work as always, loving this build!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Great video, like the design of the rock sliders, they looks super clean and stout. Very excited to see what this rig can do!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Thanks

Those turned out awesome

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark

Nice Job Dave !👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good stuff per usual!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm pulling for you and Nate. So far you guys have the best looking rig!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s simple and should work well

Good stuff Dave.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Remember when you built your shop, how big it was. Funny how fast it fills up.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yep. The key is to not let the clutter get out of hand. Mine is getting there

Ya always great to see you custom make stuff. Very talented guy!! They really messed up letting your guys show go away. Dirt EveryDay was my favorite show when it was on tv.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Those were good days

Cage and sliders came out top notch, nice work Dave 🤙🏽

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great job 👍👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like ‘em! When I welded mine onto my 80 I added square plates on the frame to disperse the load. I am curious how this style handles the weight of the 80 when it nails a rock

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I initially planned to. But didn’t feel it was necessary

@xavior718

Жыл бұрын

I would’ve done plates on the frame knowing how hard Nate goes on the trails.

Just want to tell you I got me a mom’s spaghetti. Mine going to be more mall crawler and light wheeler. Dana 44 front and 9 inch in the rear with 35 on it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Also still waiting for your and Fred to do something together. Love both you guys.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That will be a fun rig. I’d like to build a long travel ttb one

@JimBosGarage49

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure if you do it will be awesome.

I’d love to have half of your talent!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment

Great video!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks

There is only one word really. LEGEND!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Aww man. Thanks

Good job man they look awesome!👍👍

@thedirtheadshed

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Need to make some for my rigs now

@jasonscharf97tj

5 ай бұрын

Whip me up a set for my tj while yer at it 😁

Nice work!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Those Arcdroids are cool. No more having to dedicate a lot of floor space is a really nice. You're welds look great. They're better than what I can do.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The Arcdroid is pretty awesome. And thanks on the welds

Really dig the sliders Dave! Never built anything like that myself. But I learn new stuff from your projects 🤘🏼

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Right on! That’s the goal

@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports

Жыл бұрын

Totally agreed!!

Nice job on the rock sliders! I hope Hollie will be ably to compete in off road challenge, after she broke her back!! Hope she heals up fast!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

For real. Hope it’s a quick and full recovery

It’s a good day when the dirthead uploads!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Insane work as usual. Man I really hope I can get stationed up in washington before you retire so I can bug you to let me be an apprentice and learn from you.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’ll probably work till I croak

Hey Dave, great video!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

another one glove Michael Jackson welder...lol... Wish those Arcdroid units were around when I got my Lincoln table would have saved me a ton of $$$ You will wonder how you ever lived without it soon enough. Great build hope you guys win the OnX challenge

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have a bunch of burned up right gloves and new left ones

MAD SKILLS!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Medium skills.

Excellent sound. Sounds like a new mic. Excellent.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was having a few issues. Had to not use some clips cause it was popping

Nice build

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks: it’s a cool rig

Raddest rock slider man on urth!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Awesome job on those sliders they turned out great. I’ve been wanting one of those arc droid plasma things for a while

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I hope to get better with it soon

Love it.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Just saw the ROADKILL with RODKNOCK in MOAB .. lol .. want more of you on MOTORTTREND !!! conspicuous absence of another personality .. oh well .. UR channel is getting better and better 😏

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

cool stuff

Good stuff!! I need these on my Sequoia!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah you do!

These look great! I think I'm going to try making a pair for my '68 Bronco. I just bought an Arcdroid for work and the team and I love it. I, too, have tried to avoid technology but I've found that with the Arcdroid once you get the basic instructions down on the screen it's relatively simple. An issue I ran into was the grub bolts that hold the belt pulleys on came loose and it started cutting ovals instead of circles.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear you are able to use it. That gives me hope

Great content and great video work. You seem so much more comfortable in front of the camera now. Nice work!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s a struggle

Starting on fitting sliders and a tube rear bump on the Silverado after 2023 UA Loui V10's success and see how Bleepinjeeps S10 works .. looking for Dana 60 : ) .. Gee u sure are a regular on Motortrend lately ...... hope that gets u ur own show

@thedirtheadshed

8 ай бұрын

Nice. Hope it turns out well!

Great work as always Dave, I feel better now that it took me a while to build the sliders on my fj80, it’s not an easy job

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They were a Ton of work

Absolutely love your videos! Keep up the great work! I’m always TERRIFIED of welding on chassis. I’m scared of stress cracks.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

You can fix then

@devil2jz500

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed you are not wrong. I’m gathering parts for a Cummins 6BT 12 valve on my 92’ Land Cruiser, and I have been thinking a lot about making a few braces to strengthen the chassis.

I will never understand why people avoid CNC. Having that skill makes your metalwork more percise and you a more advanced fabricator.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

For me I am always building one off parts and am pretty fast at it. The computer seems like it will slow me down for a while

Only you can prevent body damage

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I can’t. We all know that

Nice work

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

If you don't want to cut out circles for tube ends, steel engine freeze plugs work great! They also give you a rounded end for aesthetics.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I used that trick back in the day. It’s a good one. Put them inside out for a real funky look

You should pair up with the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. over in the Sandpoint area to build Ethan's Tacoma "Crunchy Taco" crawler! Would be an awesome collaboration!

@thedirtheadshed

10 ай бұрын

Oh I will! I talk to Ethan regularly

@brandonbaldwin6845

10 ай бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed awesome! Can't wait to see it, should be epic!

As a guy who wheels in an 80 series, as hard as I can, I highly suggest quarter panel protection as well as some front fender protection! These things are big enough to burn diesel and if you get them on a side-hill, well there goes that Bodyline. 🎉

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yep. My old cruiser was hammered from lack of protection

Looking great. These 80 series don't have many options for weld on sliders - most are bolt on, I think because of the exhaust and how it wraps over the frame and changes depending on obd1/2 models. Nice custom work!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah. They can get really complicated with the stock cat

Thanks for the great explanation on your thought process and how you managed the build. What went where and when.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along. It was quite the process

... the build in action on Dirt lifestyle .. Rockers looked good ..

@thedirtheadshed

11 ай бұрын

Nice. It’s a cool rig

Rock sliders oh yeah

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

👌

If you ever have any questions about your new plasma cutter table, talk to fab rats, they have the same one, I think your one of his idols 😉

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I talked to Paul when I was getting mine