They really brought it up a level!

Thank you! It was definitely fun to be able to show it in detail.

Thanks! Keeping it clean was definitely a goal of mine.

Thanks for commenting man! I’ve loved watching your videos. The paint is just part of it, maybe I should make a video about everything I’ve refreshed! Haha. People think it’s a new vehicle despite being a daily driver and off-roader. 😂

@@fj_matt yeah man, I’ve seen how you wheel on instagram, and I’m really surprised to see it in this condition close up haha

Much appreciated, and I vote you do it!!

thanks wide neck.

Thanks! I have some more exciting stuff coming to it soon.

Thats Red Dog Fabrications.. best looking bumper ever.

Glad to be here. haha

Thanks!

Thanks! I probably won’t have an action one until the 37s, but we’ll see!

It took a while. haha

Are you biased? thanks!

That's great to hear!

Thanks for both compliments!

That’s the goal!

Thanks Mike! I’m excited to bring everyone along for the rest of the journey.😁

I’ve got a 2500 ram and I can appreciate the work you’ve done!!!

Thanks man! It’s really nice seeing appreciation between brands.

Thanks!!

Yup, first one!! The interior will be out on Friday!

Thanks! I feel like it's a good starting point!

Sweet! The trail teams editions are a nice platform to start with!

Thanks for the compliment.🤙🏼

Thanks Nick!

Just wait for April when it gets even bigger.👀 haha

Thanks, I always thought my fj stood out

Thanks Jack!

Thanks!

All it takes is time and money. 😂. I really appreciate the compliment!

Thanks!

Thanks!!!🫶🏻

It’s definitely possible. You can get very close to this kind of look with fewer parts.🤙🏼

Thanks!

Thanks!!

Thanks bud

Firstly, I have to compliment you on your name! 😂 Gladiators are dope, and thanks for the compliment!

Haha! It’s the best part.

Thank you! I love keeping things clean when I can. Haha

My setup is actually a custom one they built back when I was running customer service for them. I have a new setup going on in a few weeks that will be available on the website. They’ll be called the stealth series and should look pretty sharp! Lights definitely make a huge difference when trying to update the looks of FJs.

All it takes is time and money. 🤣

That is so true. Haha

Thanks!!

Haha now that’s some flattery.😂

Thanks!!

Thanks Steve!

There’s only a couple of cool things. Haha they’ll be in the next video though!

He's been super busy, but the goal is to have a good one in March!

That’s sad.😭 Thanks for the compliment though!

I appreciate that! (Jeeps are sweet)

Is i legal to have tires wider than the car you can run over a person and not know it?????

I had to cut it off with a grinding wheel.

Thanks man!

That’s quite the list! Definitely a little more performance oriented, but I’ve done a few things so that I can move these heavy 35s (soon to be 37s) around. Haha that long travel will be sick!

@FJMatt I can't wait to have it all put together! I just go by around every 2 months to the shop to look at it through the window 😂🤣 I still don't even know how it looks entirety or how it sounds at all with all the upgrades. It's been in the shop since May of last year 🥺🥺 And yeah I went more for performance than anything with the 5 tunes it has and Unichip ECU upgrade I should be pushing close to 350hp to the wheels not the crank. Then after I finish the long travel suspension, the URD Whipple supercharger is the last thing i will upgrade as I will def go up to 35 inch yokahoma geolander MTs as BMC is already done and will be more than able to with the long travel suspension and I will have the first and only FJ to probably reach the 400+ hp range on the original engine. I do love those lights though may I know where you got them? I might end up replacing then again 🤣😂 I love thar look.

Matte black would look sweet! The interior video should be out on Friday.

Haha! Thank you from Canada.🤙🏼

It’s from Sherpa. I’ll confirm, but there should be a link to the website in the video description! Thanks

😂😂 I knew this was coming at some point. Haha normally I wear skinny jeans, but these ones got forgotten in the dryer, so they’re on a different level. I appreciate it.🤙🏼

Sweeeet! Thanks!!

I appreciate it!

Hi Brett, sorry for the slow response. It appears that Underdog Racing Development no longer sells the exact exhaust I have. It was called the Spec-U and it included the equal length Y-pipe in the kit. If I remember right, the kit was about 1.2k USD. It’s definitely more open than the stock exhaust, but most noticeable gains came from doing an AFE Momentum GT intake and a MAF controller, also from Underdog Racing Development. Sorry I can’t be of more help!

Haha meanwhile I don’t like the stock reflector headlights.😂 It’s cool to hear your thoughts though!

That’s awesome having two! Especially as you are keeping one mint but having fun modding the other. I’d love to get a second FJ, but if I do, it’ll probably be to do more of a budget build. Haha I’ve actually changed up my headlight and signal lights since this video, but I like the updated look they all give. The factory chrome ones do date the FJ a bit. You did in fact see a maple leaf. Haha I’m in Alberta.🤙🏼

​@@fj_matt I bought the second one for a steal from a friend that was moving to Asia for work. I have had my fun with it and about ready to sell it to make room for something new! It had pretty high kilometers when I got it, and I added enough since we supercharged it lol. I want to try a 4x4 made by someone other than Toyota lol

I did! As well as a hole through the bumper plastic behind the wings for the wiring. These pods luckily come with a paper template, so it’s much easier.

Thanks! It was made by Red Dog Fabrication.

The lights are from www.freedomoutfittersus.com and they ship worldwide.🤙🏼

The stance is about to get crazy. Haha

Good eye! The next video will be the interior walk around!

Thanks! It was from Red Dog Fabrication.

🙌🏻

That’s cool to hear!! Thanks John

Would you happen to be willing to message me on Instagram? I can pop the cap off to give you a close up look. I basically cut out a square hole, siliconed one in place, and then used a rubber gasket I had hanging around to make it look clean.

@@fj_matt yes! Will do that now. Thanks!

FYI- this would make for a nice, quick channel vid. Food for thought.

True! I appreciate the input.

I'll mention the other ones in the next one! From this video it would just be the high flow exhaust and 4.88 gears, but I'll make sure to mention them again! Thanks

Cheers!

It was made by Red Dog Fabrication in Canada. 🤙🏼

Interior video is coming out next week if things go according to plan! However, you’ll see that I actually decided to leave that factory. 😂 A lot of people are surprised by that.

So FJ rear brakes are basically the same size as 5th Gen 4runner ones, but because I was replacing the callipers anyways, I changed them over.

Here’s a link to the company that made them. Cheers! www.freedomoutfittersus.com

Here’s the link!! Thanks sherpaequipmentco.com/products/fuji

Hahaha

Thanks! And that’s sweet!

I’ll post a link to their website just after this comment. This was a custom setup, so I had them add the FJ etching. I think they still offer it on some of their headlights, but not all. The next setup that I’m getting sadly won’t have it. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! www.freedomoutfittersus.com/fj-cruiser-headlights

​@@fj_mattyou NEVER mentioned the suspension height....

It’s just 3” suspension, no body lift needed.🤙🏼

Thanks! Same to you

Hey there, I could definitely get you pictures. The only issue is that the FJ is body on frame and the Renegade is a unibody, so the mounting points would be extremely different. You might have better luck tying to find pictures of the mounting spots used on other renegade steel bumpers. Let me know though.🤙🏼

@@fj_matt I currently have a steel winch mounted to my Renegade and it works fine. I am trying to get a bumper that helps me with ground clearance and better airflow for my transmission, it tends to get hot when climbing hight altitudes - it happened when I was in Colorado 😂. I thought your bumper may help. I am dropping my Jeep tomorrow with a local shop to get a custom bumper made for my Jeep, we will be looking at some similar design to your bumper and the ones I have seen on Tacomas. We will see what we come up with.

The 5th Gen ones are almost the same size, so I just kept the FJ ones.

It was made by a Canadian company called Red Dog fabrication. Unfortunately, the company was poorly run, and they made max 20 of these bumpers.

A rough idea is about 30k Canadian into everything.

@@fj_matt Thanks.....thats really a piece of Art you have created.

It’s a struggle!! My biggest thing is washing a lot, and using wand washes to get underneath.

Thank you!!

Are you sure? hahaha

Biggest means 20 feet is it

Right now it's worse being winter, but with this heavy 35" setup I get about 220 miles per tank.

That would be awesome!