The 89 MattMobile Build Thread.
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tim
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Matt, awesome progress, as usual. It looks like Bo has turned out to be a godsend...and a really good sport, to boot.
This thread has inspired me to start restoring my dad's first gen Camaro...not a Batmobile, but a good project nonetheless.
It's amazing how much you learn along the way when you start a big project like a car build.
This thread has inspired me to start restoring my dad's first gen Camaro...not a Batmobile, but a good project nonetheless.
It's amazing how much you learn along the way when you start a big project like a car build.
Tim, if you ever need any help with your car... bo is available!!!
Best of luck with your restoration sir! I hope it finds its way into a thread here on the board. As you say, I"m sure there's a ton of knowledge and experience that could be gained by fellow car enthusiasts here, including myself.
Jheilman, thanks! It's been a long time coming, and without joking, this has been in the back of my mind for 23 years. Even more so for the past 8. It's something I've been steadily working towards for years and years, and it STILL does not get old when I walk into the garage and see it there in front of me
Best of luck with your restoration sir! I hope it finds its way into a thread here on the board. As you say, I"m sure there's a ton of knowledge and experience that could be gained by fellow car enthusiasts here, including myself.
Jheilman, thanks! It's been a long time coming, and without joking, this has been in the back of my mind for 23 years. Even more so for the past 8. It's something I've been steadily working towards for years and years, and it STILL does not get old when I walk into the garage and see it there in front of me
tim
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Thanks, man. Chevyhotrod has been hugely helpful via PM, and I've been chipping away at the rust a bit at a time. I'm actually going to need somebody that can do good sheet metal and welding work, so if Bo has an East-Coast clone, I'm hiring him.Tim, if you ever need any help with your car... bo is available!!!
Best of luck with your restoration sir! I hope it finds its way into a thread here on the board. As you say, I"m sure there's a ton of knowledge and experience that could be gained by fellow car enthusiasts here, including myself.
Anyway, don't want to derail the awesome train of the MattMobile.
Looking forward to seeing the shell on the chassis!
I got in a couple of hours of body work yesterday. I'm patching up the really big gaps and mis-keyed parts of the body right now. I'm also still working on the gas cap, and the seam to the left of it. Just a lot of sanding, puttying, and primering. Not much fun, but so much to do. I don't want to get too deep into it before mounting the body, but it's a productive way to pass the time while I await Bo's return.
I've also been working on editing together my interview with Keith Carter, which is a great companion piece to the interview with Abby Dark Star. If you haven't seen it yet, please check it out here:
Abby Dark Star Interview - YouTube
I've also been working on editing together my interview with Keith Carter, which is a great companion piece to the interview with Abby Dark Star. If you haven't seen it yet, please check it out here:
Abby Dark Star Interview - YouTube
Chevyh0tr0d
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Thanks, man. Chevyhotrod has been hugely helpful via PM, and I've been chipping away at the rust a bit at a time. I'm actually going to need somebody that can do good sheet metal and welding work, so if Bo has an East-Coast clone, I'm hiring him.
Anyway, don't want to derail the awesome train of the MattMobile.
Awww thanks for credit, all I really did was give you some advice. Can not wait to see the shell on the frame and the car running
Qui-Gonzalez
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So...Bo Knows Bushings? Seriously, he is like your Lucius Fox and as others have said he is really warming to the camera.
New episode is up! Check it out and let me know what you think:
Rise of The MattMobile - Ep 22 - Suspension Work and Gas Cap Recess Installation - YouTube
Rise of The MattMobile - Ep 22 - Suspension Work and Gas Cap Recess Installation - YouTube
Monster Dave
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Awesome progress Matt!
Yet another new episode! They are comin' atcha fast and furious!
Rise of The MattMobile - Ep 23 - Relocating the Engine and Body Work - YouTube
Rise of The MattMobile - Ep 23 - Relocating the Engine and Body Work - YouTube
Still LOADS of work to do, but I'm hitting the low hanging fruit. Still getting comfortable with the tools and materials, just finding my way. It's still a lot of fun, which is a good thing.
Bo is coming over today and we are going to take another run at the engine mounts. I have changed direction since the last video, and decided to put the engine in a different place, at a different height. As the Dude would say "new *&^% has come to light!"
Thanks dude! I am also lovin' your smugglers room build, by the way. Really great and inspirational stuff!
Latches showed up yesterday.
Here's how things look right now. And I literally mean right now.
More pics and stuff here:
The Project Workbench: Body Work and Engine Mounts
More pics and stuff here:
The Project Workbench: Body Work and Engine Mounts
Definitely holding a firm place in the suggestion box.
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