The 89 MattMobile Build Thread.

It's looking really awesome. That hoist is a great idea. Having done a fair bit of work on my friends' race cars (chassis welding and body work) I can certainly appreciate the amount of work that goes into a project of this magnitude.

Having a hangar to work in would be awesome. I know I certainly couldn't tackle a project like this in my garage!
 
Rod A said:
My skill-set is the basics. I can do grunt work plus get the pizza and beer.
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Well if you are around, while I am helping Matt with his "MattMobile" feel free to ask me any questions on parts on the car and what they do. I am usually do not mind passing on some car knowledge to those who do not have it.
 
It looks as if my skills as a diplomat have finally paid off. Looks like the build is back on, but with a MINOR restriction. The neighbor has requested that I finish work by 6:30 PM each night, which is quite fair, considering the proximity of my neighbors.

So, back to work!!!
 
Dang! And I was going to go get my Marshall stack out of storage and start brushing up on some nice metal tunes to play in that hangar... :lol

Amazing progress on the MM!
 
Put in a few solid hours today on the shell, just putty and sanding. The usual stuff. Neighbor even came by to say hello and gave me some level headed feedback on the diplomacy efforts. His main complaint was fair enough: he never knows when the noise will stop. Which i guess is reasonable, and I can see how that would be stressful.

But all good now, and back on track. Bo still has a TINY bit of work to do, and we have that scheduled for thursday.
 
So Matt, just out of interest, if this is going to be legally driven on the roads, how hard is this sort of vehicle to road register and drive in the USA? In Australia it would never ever touch a public road without jumping through all sorts of hoops, engineering, thousands of dollars spent getting it all up to speed and having to submit it for inspection after inspection.

Do you need to go through a lot of hassle to be able to drive this, or are the rules a lot easier to cope with over there?

Looking great by the way.
 
Good news Matt. Does this also mean that he will let you have a party past 10:30 on a Saturday?
 
^ Matt, good to hear that the diplomacy paid off and the interaction went well. It also has the secondary benefit that the neighbor might be less likely to complain in the future even if he gets a bit worked up over something.
 
MattMunson said:
It looks as if my skills as a diplomat have finally paid off. Looks like the build is back on, but with a MINOR restriction. The neighbor has requested that I finish work by 6:30 PM each night, which is quite fair, considering the proximity of my neighbors.

So, back to work!!!
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Really 6:30? I would sometimes be working on my chevelle in the front yard till 9 or 10 oclock to fix it. He could at least say 7 or 8 I mean even kids stay up till then.
 
^ It is a bit early, but I'm imaging Matt will take what he can get. Quibbling might get nasty given the type of person the neighbor seems to be.
 
tim said:
^ It is a bit early, but I'm imaging Matt will take what he can get. Quibbling might get nasty given the type of person the neighbor seems to be.
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True, it probably also helps Matt is retired so he can work on it like all day. Remind me never to move out to that area, I would get kicked out in like 2 weeks thanks to cry baby neighbors and me working on a car after work till 8 or 9pm at night.
 
pfillery said:
So Matt, just out of interest, if this is going to be legally driven on the roads, how hard is this sort of vehicle to road register and drive in the USA? In Australia it would never ever touch a public road without jumping through all sorts of hoops, engineering, thousands of dollars spent getting it all up to speed and having to submit it for inspection after inspection.

Do you need to go through a lot of hassle to be able to drive this, or are the rules a lot easier to cope with over there?

Looking great by the way.
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Thanks!

Please see question 1 on my FAQ:

The Project Workbench: MattMobile FAQ
 
Chevyh0tr0d said:
Really 6:30? I would sometimes be working on my chevelle in the front yard till 9 or 10 oclock to fix it. He could at least say 7 or 8 I mean even kids stay up till then.
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The difference all boils down to where I live. Frankly, I'm grateful for what I've gotten.
 
Rod A said:
Just want to say great job on MattMobile as well as the updates on this thread!
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Thanks Rod! Glad to know it's still entertaining :)

I got in another couple of hours of body work today. nothing really to show that hasn't been shown a few dozen times before already, but work continues. Bo is coming over tomorrow for a little bit of work too.
 
So with all the puttying and sanding you've been doing, how have you been managing all the dust? Do you periodically rinse off the body with a hose or something?

Sean
 
masterjedi322 said:
So with all the puttying and sanding you've been doing, how have you been managing all the dust? Do you periodically rinse off the body with a hose or something?

Sean
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Pretty much. I have a sponge and a bucket of water. A couple passes over it will pull all the dust off the body, and I end up sweeping the floor frequently. And yes, I wear a respirator whenever I do body work, so hopefully I am not collecting most of it in my lungs.
 
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