FIRST START of my Crashed 997 Turbo Race Car, but there's a problem...

[@mk2turbo1]

I think you can leave the seatbelts black with the nearest color stitching that match your seats.Nice work!

[@Bossbaby242]

T22 is the winner

[@MR_equis]

As big fan of colored seat belts on a 911, because your interior color, I think black would be the way to go. It gives good contrast to the interior color plus it goes with the other colors in your interior, like your dash and steering wheel. I wouldn’t be surprised if your leak is power steering fluid.

[@toosublime1]

No yellows or oranges - go with T22

[@Streeter_NSX]

If anything, a chalk grey belt would be the better choice. Or black with a single stitch accent color. Any of the other colors are a bit too much with the terra cotta

[@jmqwert]

Not agreeing…grey belts would look dirty all the time.

[@Streeter_NSX]

@@jmqwert you're acting like this is a truck and he's going to be filthy all the time in it.

[@jmqwert]

@@Streeter_NSX No, from experience in humid climates, light colours is showing everything. Nothing to do with trucking, this car is setup for daily driving, hense light coloured safety belts over short amount of time going to show dirt quite visual.

[@Streeter_NSX]

@@jmqwert I'm going to continue to disagree considering I live in Washington state, have had yellow seat belts in my NSX for the last 40K miles and they look as clean as the day I installed them. Not sure what you're doing in the humid environment you live in differently but I can assure you, it's not issue like you make it out to be.

[@sutherlacd27]

​@@jmqwertI have yellow seatbelts in my 997.1 turbo and they look good after 159k miles still

[@norevlimitr1602]

Yellow seat belts with redish seats is Ronald Mcdonald spec. 😅

[@jmqwert]

Blend clour, if possible.. Red calibers, black with red stribes safety belt.. looks more prestige than an unicolor.. Yellow, no bueno..no colour at the car match! Oil probably oil feed/return lines from turbo charger or lines to oil cooler..

[@triverbike1368]

T22 is the one to go, it’s balanced with the pastel grey of the body and complements the terracotta interior. But honestly, black with terracotta stitches as suggested is even better.

[@philipcrank4000]

Honestly, your lady is right…best complimentary color is one of the brown belts.

[@stefaneulenstein]

bronze + grey is win

[@ruicoelhoruic5678]

White or light gray seatbelts is my vote

[@walkershippy]

Any of the orange belts would look great. Calibers that color with the gray will look great too

[@wwgbert]

Whatever seatbelt color matches the seats best but you're driving and living with it. I will say I don't like the yellow but I understand your logic. Hey you got it started that is a big W!

[@LuisGonzalez-227]

Orange seat belt - matching the seat is my vote!

[@arial_01]

My vote for the belts is black with stitching that matches the terracotta, unless you cant get stitching with a similar color, then maybe black with grey stitching or black stitching. Congrats on the startup, we enjoyed the special guest today!

[@MrGrenader4]

Got to give it to your girl. The brown/gold she picked is just right with the terracotta.

[@RidgeRaptor210]

If all else fails in life, you should have no problem getting hired as a porsche mechanic. Great video... happy for you brother!

[@matt13ross]

Haha I think they would laugh at me.

[@Bnm-fk9fi]

Matt, love the honesty in your videos. So not staged like some others. Really shows us the pitfalls and traps when doing such a complicated swap. Kudos!

[@matt13ross]

I try to keep it real!

[@JT-162]

Black with terracotta stitching….”I did something right!”…you did lots of things right. By the way, that mystery plug goes in the back of the steering column😆

[@matt13ross]

Yup you got that right!

[@sutherlacd27]

Black seatbelts. And keep the calipers red. You have sport brakes on the car which means red calipers from Porsche. Yellow calipers are for the PCCB setup. Lime green for hybrids. I believe that black is for the standard brakes on the lower trim level Porsches.

[@trevortrent9453]

hard no on the yellow seatbelts, especially with the chalk paint. probably an orange

[@graemecraddock8846]

07 gets my vote, hello from Stratford on Avon UK

[@rayvandervoort5164]

G1, no doubt

[@willydubbs420]

the colors your girl chose will hold up better long term. i'd say the yellow is a no-go

[@fernandovaca7970]

R6 look the best with those seats

[@bmc5108]

I agree with the lady. Belt matches seat. Calipers can play against the body, not the belts.

[@AndrewSandilands-tk6st]

Personally, I’d go black with yellow stitching - a little more subtle than full yellow, but still a hint towards the callipers

[@nickhaslam3253]

Definitely not yellow. One of the orange look much better

[@matt13ross]

You think? Now I'm kind of leaning towards red.

[@JenzRock]

Red for sure. Nice contrast against ur body color.

[@jamesdunn3387]

What a great episode. It was fantastic that you shared your mistakes with the starter and the immobilizer wiring. Congratulations on getting it started.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks! I show all my screw ups, there are plenty lol

[@willatkinson1271]

R12. Don’t worry about the calipers.

[@elduderino1809]

That T7 color sample is my vote. Another great match would be the sample @11:57 on the extreme right hand-side which seems to be a T9, and much more of a match than both T21 and T22. Happy seatbelting!

[@shiny_f_eighty]

Congrats on getting her to turn on!! Black with chalk gray stitch seat belts if possible. If not ..black.

[@povlrueger3898]

I like the brown belts too. Also, consider brown calipers...probably would look alright tbh

[@aaronf4201]

I love the progress. Amazing work. I still vote for black with stitching of your choice. Not stripes but stitching…subtle.

[@myuserbloodyname]

G1 for the belt. Needs to be yellow cos callipers but darker for the tone to match the rest of the interior

[@bernarddalbeck2199]

Brilliant video and I would go with an orange 🍊 seatbelt but it’s your car man.

[@peted2300]

If it isn't too much to ask, me and son love the content, but we love a breakdown of that chevy truck .

[@matt13ross]

Thanks! Have you checked out my videos on it? I've made a bunch of them. Tons of upgrades.

[@gothicwarcry]

I would look for belts that get as close to the exterior grey color of the car as possible. Most of those colors just dont gel well with the terra cotta, but that grey would tie the exterior and interior together nicely.

[@vincenthanna2162]

Followed this from the start. Utter genius.

[@matt13ross]

Thank you!!

[@anthonybrand6137]

Hi Matt, Many congratulations on getting the engine installed & running, albeit with some pesky leaks that I'm sure you'll be able to sort out in the next episode. Concerning the interior, I think black seatbelts with contrast terracotta stitching would look classy. Keep up the great work! 👍🔥👍

[@matt13ross]

Thanks so much!

[@stefansstuff2290]

Brilliant episode! So chuffed you got her running. Seatbelts, I would go black with accent stitching, looks classy

[@snoopyslr]

O1 Bright Orange looks really cool. I also think if you're matching the calipers to the belts, that orange would look good against that paint color you choose... But it might look a bit ricer for some people. White or Silver belts might look good if that's an option too. Match the paint of the car.

[@MobileTech296]

It's alive! It's still on life support, but it's alive. lol. Awesome job, Matt. Personally, I'm not sure solid colour seatbelts is the way to go with that interior. As others have suggested, black or a dark charcoal grey with accent stitching to match either the terracotta or the brake calipers would look brilliant. And stay (or at least look) cleaner longer.

[@matt13ross]

Life support hahaha!

[@kallefleck8717]

Black or the gold” Brown” 👍🏻👍🏻

[@976darkboy]

Go for the yellow mate, will look great for sure Plus yellow is the best colour for calipers in my opinion.

[@sutherlacd27]

Yellow calipers on a Porsche is the factory color for the PCCBs. Red is for the sport brakes. IMO painting the calipers yellow when they aren't the PCCB setup is wrong

[@zedeg94]

Make seatbelts chalk grey, and paint brake calipers terra cotta. This way you will have accent outside that matches inside, and this will be good, beautiful contrast

[@nemanya24]

T21 because it's the closest match to the seat's color. Greetings from Europe ;)

[@joncamilleri2172]

I would go red seat belts and calipers, great upload and progress Matt.

[@migmogaming]

I’m a fan of O7 or R6. Think it would go well with your exterior color.

[@Mr_kay240]

07, or R6... R11 if you wanted to pop it a bit more for belt color.. same color on calipers would look super custom against the grey.

[@Kristina-kf3qd]

Hey Matt, thanks for sharing! I've found the perfect Christmas gift for my dad in your video, the amazing ANCEL BD310 diagnostic tool. Hope he will love it!

[@matt13ross]

Glad I could help!

[@MightyMouseESP]

Seatbelts. Go with black with brownish edges. The one beside T7. 11:46

[@leebuckles2364]

Excellent progress Matt espically as you have done 96% of it all on your own its defo going to be a good car once complete and running correctly

[@benvan-ness1030]

Since those seats are so distinctive of the colored belts I like the one that has the black with the red stripe was that one of the outside of the car

[@IanClos3]

Been MIA again. Sorry Matt haha. Been so busy myself. I stayed up until 2am tonight to caught up on the last 4 videos haha. I had the biggest smile on my face watching the 997 kick to life and your excitement had me on the edge of my seat. Can't believe that was an empty frame only a short time ago! Killing it bro! Also I'm digging the O11 myself. I do see where people have been coming from with the T22 but its got too much brown in it for me. Now if you had an option for an actually grey belt I think that could be cool. Chalk grey anyway. I chose O11 because I think it would be a neat reference to the original color the frame was and orange calipers would be amazing against the color the body will be. It may not be the greatest color with the interior but it would be one of those personal touches that we the viewers knowing the car was once orange and yourself would enjoy. Be a great story to add to the rebuilt tale haha.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for catching up! Good idea with the tip to the old orange color. I'm still torn on what to do haha

[@IanClos3]

@@matt13ross always love catching up on the progress! It's gonna be one of those situations where you all of a sudden see something or look at one of the belts and know that's it! Can't wait to see what it turns out to be

[@kelvingermosen8814]

Yellow is the way to go 💪🏻

[@TheZaomei]

R6 would be a cool color. As close as possible match to the seats. You can do other accents. The yellow ones scream "I need a dollar!".

[@twistingterrain7748]

I like the brown. Classy. Brown calipers? That’s dope no one has done that.

[@PTL2502]

Well done, inspiring as usual!!! Just a little tip I got when I got my 996 TT: never ever boost the battery on a Porsche! It might not do it right on site, but it can fry your fuel pump, relays and most annoyingly your wiring harness. A massive bummer, ask me how I know…😅 Kudos for this build!

[@matt13ross]

Yikes!!

[@charha01]

For the belts.... If they can do grey with a terracotta accent, that would be cool!

[@996Revival]

Really should leave the belts black or 07, since the interior color is so nice imo

[@jeffzaporowski9977]

It's alive!!! Well done Matt! I immediately focused on the area underneath where the leak was but you spotted it as well. Its alive! Now, just time to troubleshoot. Way cool!

[@matt13ross]

I was so happy it started the leak didn't bother me haha

[@charless2684]

Nice work dude! This is a crazy project. Glad to see it starting to come together. 🎉

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for watching!

[@Chevy3o3]

orange 1 or 7 whichever has the best finish that matches the right shade for the calipers to match the Grey. hope that made sense 😅

[@thesearch9048]

Congrats on the first start! Listen to your lady regarding seat belt color. Yellow is a no go from my perspective. Go with a brown or orange. Sure looking forward to your next video!

[@alekos5356]

I think you should go with grey for the seatbelts P.S. love your videos

[@dzlnitro]

In all my years...I've never seen boxed oil like boxed wine. That's hilarious and if there's no way to measure it straight out of the box...what was Mobil thinking! Great job! I've really enjoyed watching this build!

[@matt13ross]

First.time for me.too lol

[@plus790]

Excellent--just in time for me to download and watch on my flight from Mexico City back to Chicago.

[@matt13ross]

Hope it made for a fun flight!

[@hse5.0]

G1 yellow looks good and will look good on the calipers

[@kiwihame]

Great work Matt, re belts, not too bright, and not too matchy, so no to yellow and brown, red is way too much. So an orange, 011 or 02? Or Black with orange edges, or maybe chalk coloured belts. Or maybe not.

[@renjen89]

Can't go yellow on the brakes without PCCB. The grayish T22 could work well with the terracotta and the lighter exterior though if you're trying to match accents

[@sutherlacd27]

Spot on with the brakes

[@Tetriiix]

Hey Matt! Been a follower since the LS swap for the E36! Love how much have you grown! Seatbelts should be black and stitch them with the color of your choice for the calipers!

[@matt13ross]

Been around for a long time. Thank you!

[@DRjbp]

Pick the color you like it's your build enjoy

[@nojedyh8520]

07 or R6 seat belt for sure, colour match looks best IMO

[@michaelmcguire3649]

Ok first off happy wife happy life, lol!!! So I would go with an orange (02 or 011) and have the calipers powder coated the same color. loose the yellow my friend! best of luck sir.

[@Scott_Meyer72]

Congrats on getting the engine to run, and chasing down the electrical gremlins. As for the seat belts…probably not the answer you want, but Black is an accent color to all of that Terra Cotta (leather, carpet, trim). The oranges don’t match or compliment, and the yellow clashes. I’ve used Safety Restore on my wife’s Cayman - we did hot pink on an all black interior with Arctic Silver exterior and color matched the calipers to the belts. It does look good…but I’m not sure Terra cotta or orange calipers would look right on a Porsche. If you wanted to do red, consider the deeper red “R6”, or the black with small red accents stripes on the both outer edges.

[@JoshD10]

I like the color she picked

[@MikeBMW]

More great progress, Matt, and, still, one of the best edited videos around!. Seatbelt-wise, I'm voting for the R6 - to me it's more important to keep the interior coordinated than coordinating with exterior items. Looking forward to the next update! :)

[@matt13ross]

Thanks so much! I'm so torn on these belts haha

[@MikeBMW]

@@matt13ross I can understand, but, you know, that yellow is just going to get dirty over time. :)

[@Terraprime42]

Great job. R12 belt looks best.

[@Weidjeep]

Black with the duel orange stripe also known as E-10 @11:48.

[@loue4548]

It runs, that was so exciting to watch!! I was literally on the edge of the couch muttering “Please start” under my breath. 😂

[@matt13ross]

Started without much hiccup!

[@keithmason5584]

Guessing the oil is from the turbo cooling lines looking at where it has landed and the smoke ? You didn’t show us much 😂 Seat belts your choice but black for me 👍

[@violinmiata]

Black seatbelts with terracotta stitching. It runs and leaks oil like a good German car should, massive accomplishment!

[@matt13ross]

Hahaha yup!

[@millertimebmw]

I’m sure you’ll touch-up the caliper, but red would look sick! Keep it up Matt!

[@matt13ross]

Yes the calipers will be re painted for sure

[@humbertojuhasz1475]

I think the seatbelts could be between R6 and 07 colors, to match the seats.

[@pix3lmac]

I still like the black with the orange edge accent, but I can’t tell if the accent on the sample is orange or red). If not that, the orange will be close enough to the terra cotta to keep it from getting too many colors. Orange will pop on the calipers. Mainly my advice would be keep the number of colors to black, chalk, and orange. Yellow just doesn’t work with this mix.

[@matt13ross]

I think it's more red than orange

[@marchough2424]

She's alive..... Great work Matt.

[@matt13ross]

Thank you!!

[@tomburns890]

Black or Terrocatta seat belts or yellow if you have PCCB. Love the terracotta interior

[@matt13ross]

I love it too!

[@tomburns890]

@@matt13rossmy 996 turbo stick had silver exterior with terracotta now my 997.1 turbo Tiptronic which I absolutely love is meteor grey with sea blue interior with yellow seat belts to match the PCCB. Check my video. Congrats on your insane project!

[@JulianVR4]

I like the Cobra Kai karate belt (Red with the black stripes on the outside)

[@jasperj4607]

Well done matt. Be careful when the steering fell apart the clock spring didn't get moved too much

[@matt13ross]

It seems to still be in the middle.

[@ChileVuela]

Personally, either Black or T22 for me. The gold is distinct enough from the interior to serve as an accent, and will go well with the chalk exterior. Plus, gold calipers would look classy.

[@cristmh]

Awesome job, Matt! So great to see it turn over. I'm with your gal on the belts. The brown makes a nice, subtle contrast with the terra cotta.

[@ramzey7891]

Seat belt colours you could use R6 or 07

[@urbanmechanic9254]

The orange would have been awesome with the grey and black interior but with that interior maybe a grey or that dark red

[@rogeritt88]

R11 The red is the best for longevity. Won't date and have a friend with an older Ferrari and can attest to how bad the yellow belts look as they get dirty over time. Probably a bit biased have my 991.2 Porsche 911 with red belts and it looks amazing.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for the tips. I don't want dirty belts.

[@sutherlacd27]

​@@matt13rossmy 159k miles 08 turbo has yellow seatbelts and they still look good

[@Fotomotion_garage]

Black seatbelts or even the brown look pretty good. Red and yellow is out

[@italichi99munoz]

I think the yellow one and the black one would look great, it will have some contrast Also I’m glad you are sharing your oopppss. I’m in the middle of building my 911… so thank you for sharing it

[@matt13ross]

You're welcome and thanks for watching!

[@peted2300]

The content is absolutely brilliant. We'll done! Keep it up.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks so much!

[@tiammax]

The Red II for me😊

[@phillevin6651]

Black w orange stripes

[@bujan_RS5]

It´s quite subjective and it´s your car, but I personally dig 07 and T21 for coloured seatbelts. They should blend, not pop.

[@matt13ross]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@epiccheatmealday1180]

The diehard battery with John MacLaine got me 😂.

[@matt13ross]

I'm glad it got noticed!! lol