The 89 MattMobile Build Thread.
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Monster Dave
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Just look at those beautiful rims:
Nice!!
Nice!!
DL4567
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Sounds like your neighbors are a bunch of a$$holes! What happened?
Jamie Staff
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Holly crap that's a lot of rubber...
Darth Brass
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Man, I wish I was still in town!!! ARRRGH! MUST....HANG...WITH...RPF CREW AGAIN!
No building today, but a few logistics taken care of. Picked up the black sandable primer I need, found an AWESOME metal supply place just a few minutes away that has EVERYTHING in the world. It was here that I acquired the box steel needed to build new engine mounts.
I also picked up a replacement 1/4 ratchet for my tool set that somehow got lost. If not for the fact that we needed it yesterday, I probably would not have bothered.
I also picked up a replacement 1/4 ratchet for my tool set that somehow got lost. If not for the fact that we needed it yesterday, I probably would not have bothered.
Today I laid down a coat of primer on the nose cone.
I also got some box steel for the engine mounts at an awesome store I found in Irvine.
I've got a pretty good sized blog post all written up, with many many pictures on it if you'd like to check it out.
The Project Workbench: Nose Cone Work, Metal Supplier Found, and More.
I also got some box steel for the engine mounts at an awesome store I found in Irvine.
I've got a pretty good sized blog post all written up, with many many pictures on it if you'd like to check it out.
The Project Workbench: Nose Cone Work, Metal Supplier Found, and More.
greylocke
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I just had a thought. When everything is down and the shell is mounted on the frame, is your garage door tall enough to allow the car in and out? I ask this as I was over at my mothers house earlier and my suburban with the antennas and the light bar is just a touch too tall to fit in her garage. And the mattmobile's tail fins are a bit tall.
Chevyh0tr0d
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Speaking 1st hand I can tell you this much, the body being mounted to the frame the MattMobile will still clear the garage vertically with a whole bunch of room to spare. If I had to throw out measurements I would say the Matt Moblie will ride no more then 5-7 feet off the ground(with the air ride/hydraulic suspension up to max ride height). The Garage is 10-12 feet tall. You would be surprised how low the Matt Mobile is off the ground when you look at the frame and shell 1st hand.
Also for the record grey most garages have a height of 10-15 feet, allowing for most cars to be put in just fine. The only time I have ever seen a car not fit in a garage is in high school. A girl I was dating had a K-10 blazer with a 24 inch lift kit on it. Let me just say it was a pain in the butt to work on, had to basically do all the work on a ladder!!! One day when we were drinking she tried put the blazer as close to the garage as possible to see how far off it was, the bumper basically reached the top of the garage door.
epilepticsquirl
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Nice to see you putting that cherry picker to use!
The rims will be painted black. But that's low on my list. The main priority right now is to get it driving. Anything that does not contribute to that goal will be avoided or ignored.
Unless I have free time, while waiting for something to happen.
lol. I was really surprised how many times I was asked that at the party. The chassis is in the garage head first, the shell is tail first.
Prince NEO
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Hey Matt, I don't know if this was covered but are you making the car rear wheel, front wheel, or all wheel drive?
Also what is that engine? Is it a 4cyl?
Also what is that engine? Is it a 4cyl?
Monster Dave
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I vote turbine!!
A bit over kill...but wow!
A bit over kill...but wow!
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