All The Forgotten Projects: Where Are They Now?

[@moominadam84]

There's no such thing as too many projects, you just leave them in piles around the workshop, house, other people's houses, other workshops, then in a moment of boredom deep dive a parts catalogue order some parts and then leave them in the boxes. This is the way.

[@inofarr8622]

This is the way

[@oikkuoek]

Then there's the X'mas party: Go to a room or warehouse designated for project(s) and start digging. "Wow! this is cool! Wonder what it's for..?" "Wait.. I have two sets of these now?!" Best party ever.

[@ggrigo33]

This is the way

[@jsquared1013]

This is why roughly 1/5 of my M3 by weight is in my living room...

[@tylermfdurden]

"order some parts and then leave them in the boxes" I feel personally attacked

[@DrCoolHands]

So many projects, so little time. And here I am with one project car that hasn't run in a decade and I seem to find any excuse not to work on it.

[@I_am_looking_for_GF]

You can do it 💪 PS: make a video about it so we can see :D

[@steelavocado1]

You should do it! Get on it man. Spend 20 minutes here and there, make some lists of what to do, and slowly start! Just do it

[@benjaminbuljevic7977]

​@@steelavocado1yes, you are absolutely right! OP, get on that thing and make it roadworthy!

[@oscix]

Finish it, just do it it is worth it. I am partly finished with my project car now and I can tell you that the satisfaction of completing stuff and knowing that you have done it all by yourself is high. Even still a couple years later after partly finishing my project car I still look at it and I'm blown away at what I have achieved. Still slowly making progress on it currently I'm at the interior sewing some leather seat covers. So get going and get that thing running and driving! Best of luck

[@marcelwk]

No worries! My last motorcycle project (also the only project if you don't consider moving twice and having a kid to be projects) took 7 years to complete. Can't imagine how long a car would take me..

[@Ki113r210]

I do hope you decide to keep and "finish" the jag. It is how I and from the sounds of it many of your viewers discovered your amazing channel. It is to my mind the "superfastmatt car."

[@professortrog7742]

Exactly

[@irenefrank2734]

This.

[@ThermalDragon]

I second that.

[@Simon.the.Likeable]

I'd be so happy if this channel was only the Jag and the Honda being slowly perfected ad infinitum. I know that's never going to happen. All Matt's other projects a far, far away from my focus. Don't get me wrong, I love all things Mopar most of all, so for me, a Viper is a very cool car. It's just I think this channel is at its best with qwerky engine swaps into obscure road car bodies. I don't care if I never see the saltflats or a desert washout again.

[@andoletube]

5:35 the reason you can weld it without it "bursting into flames" is because it's a magnesium alloy - most likely a mix of magnesium and aluminium and possibly a bunch of other metals which improve its characteristics. Also, when welding it, you are using a shielding gas which aids in avoiding ignition of superheated impurities. It's actually pretty safe.

[@MetroidChild]

You can weld pure magnesium as long as you can keep the overall temperature of the piece below the autoignition temperature, this is fairly easy in bulk such as solid plates, and as you said won't happen as easily with shielding gas.

[@tylerfb1]

Careful with that gas though. If it ignites, carbon dioxide won't put it out. It makes it burn a little better.

[@brianb-p6586]

Good point@@MetroidChild; however, From a quick web search: "The autoignition temperature of magnesium is approximately 744 K (473 °C, 883 °F)" "It has a melting point of 650 °C" So it should burst into flame in the area of the weld before it melts, and the shielding gas is presumably the key. Of course the rest of the piece is well below both autoignition and melting temperatures.

[@MetroidChild]

@@brianb-p6586 As long as the piece is kept fairly cold there's not nearly enough heat to make the whole thing catch fire (it only briefly burns where you're welding), if you have a bar of magnesium it takes like a solid 10 minutes to get it to soak up enough heat to make things happen.

[@fredygump5578]

Also shielding gas. No oxygen = no fire

[@RealBLAlley]

I commend you for applying standards to your sponsorships. Too many (99.999%) KZbinrs seem to have no issue slinging the worst kind of snake oil at their viewers with no remorse, even though the vast majority of online sponsors qualify as the aforementioned snake oil no matter how legitimate they might seem.

[@michaelblacktree]

I've lost track of how many sponsorships I've turned down from sketchy vendors. They seem to be attracted to small channels.

[@426baron]

I stop watching KZbinr who starts selling magical wallets or such s**t. It generally goes hand in hand with a loss of quality content by the way. And is quite revealing about the sincerity of previous content too.

[@RealBLAlley]

@@426baron Wallets, mattresses, shoes, cereal, meal kits, VPNs, journals to help you manage your fragile fee-fees. It's all BS.

[@devtech4661]

He does, read the channel description

[@Roguescienceguy]

Well those guys with their razorblades look alright. However, I don't want to see Matt without a beard😂

[@papalazarou5428]

You never fail to make me chuckle, so I command you to add another ten projects and amuse me still futher. Let it be so.

[@halliwedge]

I'll be sad to see the Jag go. By Far my favourite Project to watch. An Aeroplane sounds...interesting.

[@brianb-p6586]

The 'good enough" approach is great for entertainment and works for most projects, but should never be applied to aircraft.

[@jpkatz1435]

Will the plane look like the Jag? I SURE hope so!

[@3SM20Pilot]

My buddy and I both had a "year of completion". It was moderately successful. Can't wait to see you build a plane.

[@plwadodveeefdv]

😏

[@langsor]

@@plwadodveeefdv Maybe he will build the Jag into a plane ?

[@ezyto]

Man, it‘s crazy to me that i found you by watching your jag videos and consumed your whole catalog after that. It’d be sad to see it go but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do

[@dijosto]

Keep the jag!!

[@emiliorescigno]

Same. I'm here because of the Jag, and have followed a lot less closely when he switched to the Viper.

[@andreinuber8379]

The Jag is something special. I know it’s not as much fun as the Honda, but I find it way more interesting. I also got into the channel because of it.

[@raymondclack282]

Finish the Jag. Keep the Jag. Be "classy" in the JAG!!

[@dalexa]

So did I and that car is the best project of them all. I would love to have it but I’m in the wrong continent and can’t really afford it right now. That would be an easy daily driver if one wants to.

[@xoverzero]

I found this channel trying to figure out steering linkages for a home made cargo bike. Now my ADD is ten times worse and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

[@Ariccio123]

Are we me? Because this is me.

[@lahiru97]

I loved the Jag series! The idea of a retro body with all the modern EV drive train and even a modern looking interior sounds like the perfect daily driver. Hey I’m an engineer with too many projects lol can I buy it? 😂

[@robertberger8642]

I really hope you finish the Jag and keep it! Add heat and a/c, and a whole bunch of cameras to solve the visibility problems. It will really be amazing.

[@jpkatz1435]

It's ALREADY amazing.

[@rightleftmiddle1020]

Matt I totally understand having the attention span of a crow, but a series of side project episodes like that would be extremely satisfying. You've trained us all to be like crows, and then do like 5 episodes of Viper shiny object. Give us a new shiny object.

[@Roguescienceguy]

This comment is pure gold😂

[@BobTheMartin]

I like how building that dry sump warranted purchasing a ton of specialized equipment And you are ditching it without ever running it on track But THE TRAINGLES were worth it for sure Stuff that goes to space has triangles

[@kushiva7651]

It would be sad to see the jag go... This was the first project of yours I've stumbled upon on KZbin and have watched since!

[@mundanestuff]

Speaking of weird 4x4s that shouldn't. There was a dude with an MG B, widened, lengthened to 4 door, mounted to some 4x4 frame at Watkins Glen vintage festival in September this year. It was wild, and an abomination, but truly remarkable driver. Reminded me of Matt's Viper.

[@nomadben]

That sounds excellently insane.

[@gasolinefumes]

I saw that too!

[@MartinBalle7]

I vote for keeping the jag. It was the car that led me to your channel

[@brianb-p6586]

For the LSR car's trailer, consider a deck which lays on the ground to roll the car on and off of it, and a trailer that picks the deck (with car) up, similar to the other trailer that you showed. That way the car can load with a minimal ramp, and there is floor under the car while on the road; it with casters on the deck you could also store the car in the garage while still on the deck without using garage space for a whole trailer. There are, of course, also designs for trailers which lay the deck right on the ground without resorting to a separable deck and trailer. The alternatives for their suspension and frame designs could be material for multiple build rounds and videos.

[@camillosteuss]

Glad you refused the ad money in return for maintaining of your own integrity... Its not just commendable, but it tosses a grain of sand onto the positive end of scale weighing my general opinion of humanity... Also, i totally understand the too many projects issue... I have lets say 10 machines in restoration, a car in need of a restoration and like 5 other projects on the back burner that are self contained fabrications or stuff that would allow me to complete the other projects with greater ease... All the best and kind regards! Steuss

[@AuronJ]

This video about projects in your garage you need to finish is giving me anxiety about the projects in my garage that I need to finish.

[@mikesleftarm84]

I have 7 cars, all of which are projects and only 3 of which run. I know the feeling. Your projects have actually helped stoke some of the fire to actually finish mine, so keep it up!

[@someguydino6770]

There are two states of existence for creative types in this reality: Thinking about projects that may or may not ever be completed in the future. Enjoying small moments of accomplishment or scolding yourself along with the realization that this is as good as it gets.

[@JoanMendoza]

1:01 Thank you for being honest in your ads. I fee like this mentallity makes your audices more valuable to sponsers since more of you're audience will be willing to take your word on products/services.

[@fredericksaxton3991]

I found your channel when you were doing the Mark V Jag. I have an XK120 of same age. I was SO impressed with your engineering skill and beautiful workmanship doing the EV work. Keep the Jag, £32,000 is not an awful lot.

[@brianb-p6586]

You missed the joke: he said "32... pounds" (a ridiculously low and arbitrary number, and in British currency), not £32,000. The point is that it could be worth a lot... or next to nothing.

[@fredericksaxton3991]

@@brianb-p6586 Damn, I am actually watching posts from my post-flu sick bed this week. My hearing is obviously worse than usual. 😅

[@Booba-Fett]

You actually managed to surprise me here, I forgot the smart car even existed. Well done Matt

[@nospoon4799]

You are not alone, I also deny the right of the smart car to exist.

[@dirtdart81]

All hail the fleet! And I hope the new owners of some members enjoy them fully

[@ShaneMatthews27]

I saw the s600 there at the Honda event! I just moved to LA a few months ago and totally never expected to see that car, though if it would be anywhere I suppose it would be there! I was also early and waited in line for an hour and a half. I was with all the insight folks.

[@driftizio]

Thank you for making a video that I can immediately share with my significant other who thinks a vintage motorcycle and a land rover rebuild (and all the home projects I've been promising I'll complete) are "too many projects!"

[@fredygump5578]

Watching videos like this is my excuse for why I'm not finishing all of my projects. Thanks Matt!

[@oliversnow]

I watched this whole video and with each vehicle thought “that’s a reasonable assessment of the state of the project”. And I mourned the loss of a few projects but I understood the tradeoffs. And finally I thought SuperfastMatt has matured, like Apple and their latest commitment to bug smashing. California is committing a year to quality for the first time in a decade. And at the last moment you raised the stakes in a way I wasn’t ready for. Thank you for never changing.

[@JoeFroShow]

The timing is weird that you reference a 3 legged dog that will never die. In the last 2 years my dog had escaped death 3 times. 1st time with late stage kidney disease that I fixed with a change in diet. 2nd time acute pancreatitis which again was fixed with a change in diet. 3rd time cancer under the shoulder blade that dislocated his leg, fixed by having the entire leg removed at 15 years old with kidney disease. He lasted another 5 months after surgery, went on long walks, swam, played with other dogs, all on 3 legs. He succumbed to other issues about a month ago. Absolute legend, happiest guy ever.

[@louisjones2653]

Welcome to the CRF 300 Rally club! I rode mine from California to the Arctic Circle this summer. They're great little bikes.

[@paulkinzer7661]

It's on a much smaller scale*, but I really feel this one. I have far less money to spare, and am old(er) and literally somewhat crippled, so my projects are not anything like as cool or complex, but I sure do have a lot of them in competition for time, space, and lack of completion. I love coming here to see the progress you make on yours! Or the new ones you start when you see something shiny.

[@twistedimages405]

There are a couple of ways to quiet that air compressor down. They normally come with little rubber feet that do a fair job of isolating the noise and vibration from the rest of the metal in the car, but there are also isolator kits that suspend the compressor feet using coil springs- with those you’ll only hear the motor and head, with almost zero resonance getting to the rest of the car. Holler at me if you need more info on either!

[@TheOystei]

is the primary purpose of the smart to get you to the shops whenever you found a new broken thing on the 4runner?

[@digitalgord5694]

Save the Jag ;-) That's my favorite. Really they're all great to watch!

[@NickGregory]

Matt, I love all your projects (big fan) but please finish the Jaaag! I promise that a few more videos and then one mega ‘over view’ video of the project start to finish will kill. It’s got everything KZbin loves and will get so many new eyes on your channel! Tesla + classic car, it’s a winner!

[@kevincrawford6864]

Goal was to finish 2 projects by end of year. Only finished One because the motor blew in the other one after a tune and alittle to much boost. Just finished a motor build but decided to paint engine bay due to bad rust issues and redo front end. It never ends.

[@Funtimes670]

This is the only build channel I watch that narrates over video so effectively. You have a talent for it. You should make audio books as a side gig😂

[@Scoots1994]

You need to pre-coat everything just before you go on the salt. Then clean it when you get off the salt ... then keep cleaning it for the next month ... then take it all apart and clean it ... then fix the rust and re-powdercoat the parts.

[@stretch44875]

I hate salt so much from rusty ohio cars, I can't imagine taking anything to the salt flats. Wait, I'd take a rental.

[@Scoots1994]

@@stretch44875 Pretty hard to set a record in a rental :) I used to live in Western PA ... The salt flats are SOOOOOOO much worse :)

[@rexmundi8154]

I have another lifetime of projects waiting and I’m not getting any younger. Sometimes I look at all the junk I’ve collected and wonder wtf I’m doing with my life. Maybe it’s about the thrill of the chase, maybe I’m a dreamer, or maybe I just vastly overestimate my ability and underestimate the time X will take. Anyway, don’t feel bad whoever you are and whatever you’re doing. None of it will matter when you’re dead

[@jpkatz1435]

Forgive the whole "catastrophe".

[@captnshrms]

I had never seen the scooter, you definitely have to finish it! 50kw, 200v. Should be a drift monster 😂

[@darwinskeeper421]

I'm sorry to hear that you're thinking of selling the Jag, it was the car that got me interested in your channel. I'd almost offer you a piddling amount of money (like $3,200) but I already have two project cars and am considering retiring in a few years. On top of that, I have to hire out work on my project cars and I don't know of anybody in Kansas who could take care of issues involved in a Tesla/Jaguar.

[@3th1xs]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with 20 project cars and a project airplane. Sometimes I think about going to a doctor and getting a prescription for ritalin, but then I usually go back to walking around the garage tinkering with something very low on the priority list.

[@andrewdekoning]

A proposal - for the next one, instead of starting and half finishing projects, start with someone else's half finished project, and complete it. There's a near infinite amount of half-finished projects out there to choose from. Just make sure the person giving you the project says it's 95% done. That seems to be about half when someone else picks it up.

[@Sir-Prizse]

I love your projects, you are a truly exceptional KZbinr... I only have one project, my '98 Miata and it's going to cost me a lot of money in the coming year just to get it to an acceptable condition.

[@alexvernyi2368]

Can't wait to see what you have in mind for bumpers/sliders on the viper!

[@TheRedstonelabz1]

It would be so sad to see the jag go. It is honestly the best project you have and the one i am always exited about when a video comes online. Also the main reason i watch your channel. But i understand you have too much projects. It just feels so close to completion.

[@leifhietala8074]

THANK YOU for being true to yourself vis-a-vis ads. To HELL with advertisers.

[@sylvieslug]

hi matt. cool videos. i like them. thanks for making them so darn good.

[@steelavocado1]

I have 7 right now. 1966 beetle, 1968 Yamaha yg5t, 1971 beetle, 1971 xs1b, 1980 xj650, 1985 vanagon, 2004 f150. Luckily they all run. Not all drive tho :/

[@rakr9334]

You need a ultra high rev V8 made out of two inline 4 bike engines. And then a small car to throw it in. Like your S600, but with more cylinders and more power.

[@984francis]

There is nothing goofy about your videos. They are bloody good.

[@JosephHalder]

Wait... the B====D were all penises? Dear lord.

[@RCS117]

Thank you for making this channel. You're like an extreme version of me so my wife thinks my project car isn't a mess lol. nobody tell her the truth! the fuel leaks are on purpose... you know... for ambiance or something.

[@KevinBein]

I'm somehow both intrigued and concerned at the though of a SuperfastMatt airplane.

[@smirnoff20k]

I'm not very active around here but thank for not taking on terrible ads. Love your work!

[@richardcampbell8685]

You know I just appreciate that you’re honest about unfinished projects unlike other auto KZbinrs cough Tavarish cough cough

[@chrisschlis9440]

I arrived at your channel when the 600 started. Enjoyed all of the builds along the way. And "forget the Samrt car" works out... because I had. Your project amount depends on how you handle stress. Unfinished things drive me nuts and my limitations are purely financial. Good luck in whatever endeavors you choose to pursue.

[@benbunch4159]

Hey NT-01s on the S600. Good choice. I see you are a man of taste.

[@427060]

As an engineer with ADHD, I want you to know that you can focus on one thing. It took a lot of practice and meditation, but I eventually learned to make things that are imperfect and to focus on one thing at a time. You can get there.

[@PrincePolaris]

Man, it would really suck to see the Jag have to go, that car is how I found this channel to begin with!

[@fhqwgib]

I love the scooter! I heard something the other day that broke my brain and it might help you out. Friends hired a company to assemble their flat pack furniture. They had moved house and the furniture had sat for months unmade. So they got it sorted. My takeaway is, you can get help to do something even if it's something you can do. I love your videos and knowing that someone else with ADHD is building the toys I dream of making. Anyway, enjoy the ride, that's what these wheels are for eh.

[@David-gk2ml]

The jag is my favorite, it's what brought me to this channel, but I'll forgive if it's sold.

[@mceajc]

Your videos - whole channel, really - are so aspirational. I love it. Keep doing what you like doing, I'm happy to follow along.

[@SamChou]

...and then you have to edit and post videos on a regular basis. This video itself was its own project. And I commend you for finishing it. Your to do list makes me feel so much better about mine.

[@JanBabiuchHall]

NOOOO DON'T SELL THE JAG! Or if you do, make the buyer swear to make videos about it.

[@bobroberts2371]

According to the net, Mag can be identified by wiping with vinegar. If the surface turns dark, from a reaction, it is Mag. Aluminum will remain silver.

[@111elf1]

oh my, i really want to see the Jag finished. and driving. Also, it's worth at least 32£, 50Eurocent and all my 200¥ if i can find them.

[@KarriKoivusalo]

It's so true about getting swamped with projects, if you have ten projects going on, managing the workplace takes far more effort than there is going into the projects themselves.

[@criticalmass181]

I'm so glad you turned up, right now. It's 03:37, and I was hoping you'd stop by. I always enjoy your video's and, sometimes, your timing is impeccable. Thanks.

[@Werdna12345]

So glad I live in this timeline with the generous amount of uploads at the moment

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

Thanks! I was feeling down about all the projects I had in some state of partial completion... now I feel better.

[@randomDIYguy-k4r]

What you say about the jag makes sense, but I think you should keep it anyway because it is the most Superfast Matt thing ever.

[@oroboras]

I'd happily give you a bunch of British Pounds for the Jag - which was the car that brought me to your channel. Being British, they are fairly easy for me to get hold of, in small quantities. You did an amazing job, and I'd love to see it finished.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

S600 is what drew me into your channel. TBTH, I'd not seen a couple of those 'projects', like not even a mention. For some reason... I am thinking you had one or maybe more other ones you didn't mention... hmm...

[@h069401]

Start more projects. Live large, spend less. You are the best!

[@TheLargedwarf]

The IG in MOG and TIG stands for Inert Gas. That's why you can weld magnesium. The inert gas keeps oxygen out and that prevents it burning.

[@j-ant]

Awe I remember my scooter project, started it with my dad when I was likely 12, and there it sat. Senior year of college I spent 4 hours to give it closure. I decided to 3D print some mounts and borrowed some electric longboard parts to be able to call it done after some laps around the block. After, I happily dropped off the frame with a free sign in the Mechanical engineering lab.

[@423julian]

Great videos, thanks. Love your sense of humour and your ingenuity and skills.

[@petem6291]

Matt you welding has improved greatly and a trick with lowing the resistance of wheel bearing is to use vaseline it softens with heat than get stiff a gain you just repack the before each trip to the drag strip / ect

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Matt! Thanks for making it.

[@drain_001]

I heard some sage advice over on the Howling Wolf Garage channel yesterday. "An hour a day will build your hot rod in a year." "Don't take your work boots off until you get that hour in."

[@napalmholocaust9093]

I know people wanted you to use plywood in the Jag dash. If you have space behind, another thin slab glued cross grain will solve warping issues if they start to arise, you need not replace them again. Wood glue does funny things, sometimes warping wood. It has quite a bit of pull when it dries. I use superglue or epoxy if size is critical, like my hepa box. The first one shrank and warped the filter too much with woodglue.

[@KyleSForrest]

I feel you on having to many projects. Between my solid axle C5 drag week project, a 350 small block swapped into a mule, and rebuilding a low boy trailer all while insulating and finish out my shop walls I am fried.

[@jcorkable]

Don’t forget to patch the hole in the viper frame and that other stuff you told us to remind you

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I bet your list of projects reminded you there are so many projects to do to all of your projects!

[@Secretlyanothername]

The advice for paying down debt is: Tackle the smallest one and get it out of the way. Or take on the one with the highest interest. I think these principles work well here!

[@brianb-p6586]

"Smallest" would mean least effort to complete... but the work to completion expands automatically as the project proceeds, so that's a moving target. "Highest interest" would be the most cost to keep; perhaps that would be some combination of storage space, tied up asset value, and insurance cost.

[@Secretlyanothername]

@@brianb-p6586 great interpretations! I take these as the least effort and the most exciting, which are probably the scooter and Viper. The Jag and motorbike are probably the two to sell as projects.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

I agree with your assertions wish you speed and luck.

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Re: welding magnesium I would think that the energy required to melt it is significantly below the "activation energy" to ignite it, in the way that you can hide hit thermite with a torch without issue, but a spark igniter gets you new joints in railroad tracks.

[@idiotluggage]

The Jag is why I started watching your channel.

[@patrickfreeman8257]

I love that we live in a day and time where a guy in his garage can make a living showing videos of him messing around in his garage. In my day we'd sit around in someone's garage. drinking beer and making fun of whoever was currently working on their car. Because none of us knew what the hell we were doing

[@MrHandyDad]

As someone who has several (dozen) unfinished projects, I fell the pain... Literally...

[@cats_ARE_better_than_you]

I rented a Grom recently and loved it. I have been searching for one to buy for the past month or so (and nearly purchased a brand new one). I would LOVE to buy yours except I live in Tokyo so... some other lucky bastard will get it. Thanks for the fleet update!

[@hey_neighbor]

"Persistent oxygen sensor code" lol relatable! I have a Jeep with a recurring o2 problem. I'm getting rid of it because it will never go away. Replaced a few things to attempt to fix it. It's not worthy to shoot off the parts cannon anymore.

[@AnthonySvt_]

0:28 made me spit my water out 😂😂 it caught me so off guard

[@lotsofmagnets]

voting to keep the jag which is the car that bought me to the channel. would love to see that one "finished"

[@Hopalong..75]

At the start of 2023 I vowed to not start any new project until I have complete all my existing projects. So far, so good. Try it.

[@TaylorFirestone]

Love all the videos but really enjoyed the 4Runner checklist ones from awhile back.

[@ChrisMuncy]

Thanks for the update matt 🙂

[@matheuswohl]

"I have too many projects" story of my life