How To Almost Pass Tech Inspection

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[@blalor76]

Not being on fire is highly underrated.

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

Fake news! Being on fire is actually good for you. Teach the controversy!

[@856Dropout]

Is it underrated thou?

[@Dirk0Zijlstra]

Its a luxury most people take for granted

[@mathijsdevries728]

Not being on fire is by far the best thing that ever happened to me.

[@aseheavyindustries798]

pretty mid

[@peterlee5535]

Accidental discharges are not uncommon? I've told my wife it happens to every guy once in a while. Glad to have that confirmed by someone with lots of pieces of paper saying they are super smart :)

[@mundanestuff]

Wait until you've been married 25 years. Won't be a problem anymore.

[@josephp9749]

AHHHHHHHHHHH HA HA HAAAAAAAAA

[@varmituofm]

I used to be a lab supervisor for a university physics department. We didn't use chemicals, but still had to have a chemical shower and eyewash. They "accidentally" discharged about once a year when the students found it.

[@mariuslouw78]

I’m very disappointed in Matt. I feel that a giggidy would have been in order. The standard of KZbin content have really taken a dive. Unsubscribing, wait am I even subscribed? 😁

[@michaelaguilar9751]

There are no unnecessary montages. They add runtime, which pleases the algorithm. A pleased algorithm gives more money. More money means better safety equipment. Better safety equipment means no SupersplatMatt.

[@artbk]

All hail the algorithm

[@jaynecobb6711]

@@artbk Monotone: ALL HAIL THE ALGORITHM.

[@albertpolak786]

"1/8 of a check" wow I need that level of optimism in my life!

[@vintyprod]

Glass 1/8th full kinda guy

[@alanrice8614]

Some more notes for new racers: 1. There is no time limit on the "Bailout". What the inspectors want to see is if you can do it easily. This means no struggling and knowing where everything you need to do in an emergency is, without hesitation. They'll tell you to put your hand on the fire bottle handles, or the seat-belt release. If you need to move the straps before getting out, practice doing it calmly and climbing out without any fuss. 2. Without a body, you don't need the tow loop. The front frame member is enough to run a tow strap around. Some of the cars (Streamliners are the worst) have no way to move the car without the specialized trailer. Even with the inspection form line, this is a problem every year at Bonneville.

[@zykotec]

'and since it seems imprudent to have a plane extending to infinity' is probably my favourite sentence spoken in any build on youtube that I can recall at the moment. I do watch way to much youtube builds to have any build of my own, but this level of comedy is rare.

[@JxH]

Antenna modellers cut off half the Universe with their infinite ground planes, and are then confused by the remaining half having twice the field intensity. Duh.

[@foobar201]

I also don't like being on fire. We have much in common.

[@mslevin11]

Something to note with the ESS self-fill bottles: I have the same setup for my road race car and it can only be certified if filled and sealed by an authorized dealer/filler/certifier. Not a big deal, but just don’t fill it before getting it inspected! IOPort Racing Supply in Lafayette, CA can help you out

[@majormojo]

This is a good point. Some racing organizations are no longer permitting self-fillable fire suppression systems, presumably because there’s no way to ensure it’s been filled properly. Something to be aware of. On the topic of accidental discharge, I can say from experience that the ESS foam has a fun and pleasant kind of fresh flowers/berries smell. I feel like it would provide a much needed calming effect if deployed in earnest.

[@SuperfastMatt]

I don't believe the SCTA requires a certification, only an inspection. I'll chat with the tech inspectors this weekend to verify.

[@h069401]

I'm into this for the "un-necessary build montage" and the accompanying peppy background music

[@piccalillipit9211]

*MY SISTER HAS A PhD* she can be spectacularly dumb, she can also be a genius - its very hit and miss* She also has a 5th DAN MMA black belt so I only ever tell her she is a genius for safety reasons. *she watches TV with a note pad and takes notes. PhD's can be weird.

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Black belt in what discipline? MASSIVE difference between a karate black belt and a jujitsu black belt. "MMA" is not a style...

[@12x2richter]

Important to remember, PhD just means they studied this particular thing a lot. The number of brain surgeons who can't replace a regular light switch is pretty high. A doctorate means they can learn and have done a lot of work, but doesn't mean they're smart about everything.

[@logmegadeth72]

I like to call that the difference between "book smart" and "street smart". Some people are somewhere in between those two things, it's like a spectrum, lol.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@logmegadeth72 - YEP - I have an ex GF - not a qualification to her name, one of the smarted STREET SMART people you could ever meet. 4 feet 6 inches Ukranian, the toughest person I have ever met as well, drop forged out of solid titanium, nothing ever phased her.

[@xenn4985]

"5th dan mma black belt" spit out my coffee, spectacular comedy.

[@keleighshepherd345]

I can't walk through a doorway without hitting the doorframe, door, or miss altogether. Yet I am trusted to maintain and fix medical linear accelerators with my electrical engineering degree. We're smart but we're also not.

[@RamtheCowy]

this is a massive mood lmao

[@invujerry]

Matt, not sure which video it was but the other day I caught my son watching one of your videos that he had independently found and subscribed to. Proud dad moment, but also hype that your videos are interesting enough for an 11 year old to watch.

[@daveamies5031]

If only my son would take that much interest in cars, he's 20 and still on his learners and I have to chase him to have driving lessons.

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

@@daveamies5031 geez, I find that crazy. I got my license the morning I turned 16. But then I got pulled over in the first hour of driving by myself....

[@daveamies5031]

@@dickfitzwelliner2807 I know I found it hard to understand at first, even his sister was more keen to drive, but I found out it's really common amongst Gen Z and millennials, In my country there's been a gradual decline in the percentage of under 25's getting their licence since 2000, and now it's low 40%, the ride share generation I guess?

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

@@daveamies5031 I guess so. My kids arnt car people like I am, but they do know what they want and have the desire to customize them. I think they finally get it after I took them for a drive in my grandpas 72 chevy c10. I'm optimistic

[@porschetech72901]

a ATV thumb throttle is a space saving option that may be easier to manipulate than a twist

[@emmajacobs5575]

Do they come with positive closing push/pull dual cables like Matt’s twist grip?

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I like that I thought "That right handle bar looks like it bumps the side of the cockpit." and was was instantly rewarded with you actually cutting it shorter. Yeah, exactly _that_ much closer to being an engineer.

[@EyeMWing]

FWIW, I'm not fast on tech-inspection-maximum-egress time on account of being a fat dude, but the one time I had to get out of a car that was actually on fire, it was Le Mans driver change time. One second I'm sitting pulled off the side of the track doing the dejected 'that sounded like a rod through the block :((((' thing, looking at all the smoke, the next I see a flame and suddenly I'm not in the car anymore with none of the usual drama, creaking, groaning, almost falling of my face-ing such a process usually entails. (the rod had in fact exited the block... through the power steering reservoir, a fuel line, and a wiring harness, hence the flames. They'd actually rolled the fire truck before I even *thought about stopping* because there was an inferno visible under the car while I was still going 'that noise wasn't there a minute ago, why don't I have as much horsepower as I should, that's a lot of warning lights') Anyway, you'd be amazed how fast people can do the undignified worm dance that is racecar entry/egress when it really matters. And not being on fire is good. Also, I'm pretty sure you can only get an inspection stamp on those fire systems if you have them filled by a distributor, so look out for that.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

I’d kinda be down to see you do some lemons racing after this project as a simple and fun project that doesn’t require you to build an entire car from scratch… unless you decide to make a SHO V6 mid engine Yugo.

[@vekicpetar]

I would rather see wankel powered yugo :)

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

Or the GM 3600 series “sound of power” V6

[@12x2richter]

As fun as it would be, if you want to win, get an engine that's not hard to keep running. Big engine little car almost always gets a ton of penalty laps. My cousin's Civic with a 1.8L Integra R motor received -999 laps, if I remember, and he actually DID buy it for $500 like that because the previous owner couldn't get the motor working. My thinking is you're more likely to place well if you just show up in a 1998 Dodge Neon with the base engine and duct tape wrapped around the radiator hoses for extra strength.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

@@12x2richter nah, you gotta get the right big engine. Blueprint 350 small block? No. Cadillac “High Technology” V8. YES. They leave loopholes for certain types of builds. They had a Viper powered Rolls Royce, a SHO V6 Geo metro, and a motorcycle engine swapped Honda Z600. None of them got penalty laps. It really depends on how creative your build is. They have a loophole allowing ANY vehicle powered by a Cadillac High Technology V8 no matter price to run, they also have a strong leniency towards Korean luxury cars. And recently they opened a loophole for anyone wanting to run an SRT4 powered Dodge Caliber so long as it’s running the race at maximum boost.

[@fucksusanwojcicki]

whats that car called again? the shogun?

[@CopperBased]

I too know people with pieces of paper that supposedly indicate that they are smart, yet they routinely forget which way bolts turn.

[@herrunsinn774]

11:56 "What will I build next?" ... I vote for NOTHING... that is until you "finish" the Jag. A successful measurement of that metric would be when Jay Leno features it on his show. Then and only then will you be allowed to start new project. Hee hee! 😅😂🤣

[@Seethenhagen]

How to not pass tech inspection: Threatening the steward to show them your rod end's thrust rating

[@hightech_lowlife]

I wasn’t reminded to hail the algorithm, but here we are hailing it anyways.

[@jesusmurillo8652]

I think it’s funny and understand the confusion when talking about the VIN. When saying “VIN number”, people inadvertently say Vehicle Identification Number number and I think it’s funny.

[@BelSei]

Since you mentioned it during the introduction, I actually thought this would be a "SuperFastMath"

[@philippvonweitershausen3076]

Love this build! I too really like the ESS system. Also how it’s just 4AN lines everywhere. In 12 years of Lemons, I’ve seen the kind of kill switch you mounted fail a few times. I’d bring a spare, or change to the kind with the removable key. those are somehow more reliable.

[@alanrice8614]

How thick is your seat panel? Mine was 1/8th alumunium. After I crashed ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ6knZWAoKenaMU ) we doubled it up to about 1/4. A foot operated 'chute release means you don't need to let go of the steering to deploy it. Love the build and can't wait to see it race. Car-9999

[@SuperfastMatt]

It's .090 but backed up with steel tubes. I'll plan on upping it to 1/4 though because it is braced similar to yours if I remember correctly.

[@alanrice8614]

@@SuperfastMatt That is basically how we did ours. I could feel all of it the next morning! We added an additional layer and two more supports to distribute the load. The best idea in the world was two side bars and none up the middle.

[@DrFiero]

I work with a bunch of really smart enginerds, but frequently have to explain how common sense things work in the real world. 🤨

[@Stu_2112]

I've worked with some incredibly talented engineers and scientists.....but some of them would probably need telling which end of the soldering iron to hold!

[@shorty808100]

Most genius’s are mentally handicapped in some way you do know that right we also have drug addiction issues, we use cuss words a lot, some can’t read or wright, Albert Einstein couldn’t tie his own shoes he wore Velcro shoes his whole life, genius can also keep a person that has a deadly illness alive longer than they should live like Steven Hawking he Had ALS for over 50 years before he died from it, the avg person with ALS dies 2-5 years after diagnosis about 10 max, and dealing with the real world is very difficult especially when your IQ is almost double everyone around you, Genius is a Curse and a Gift all at the same time lotta downsides ppl don’t know about being a genius, if it weren’t for autocorrect you wouldn’t be able to read this cause I can’t spell, the words I really have trouble with I look up on google and it tells me how to spell it I can read any word but I can’t spell them it’s stupid especially the small words like really I spell it “realy” that’s how it sounds the sound it out method doesn’t work like opossum, and pneumonia *( I had to look that one up on google lol )* etc.., but you can always find a way to adapt and overcome

[@waimser]

If you dont mind someone without pieces of paper making a suggestion. Id absolutely add a shield over the tube you put the brake line through. Chains dont always stay in their rotating plane for very long after they break. The tube is going to have to overhang the frame rail to guard against this, and a chain will happilly grab that tube and do bad things.

[@jsquared1013]

He might be referring to routing it through the chassis tube or swingarm tube, but I agree anyway. Better extra shield than not enough.

[@peppelorum]

Good videos lately, you're on fire Matt!

[@jimm9776]

Not with the sweet suppression system! I might install one on my road car - just in case someone rear ends my pinto...

[@thedude4795]

thank god he installed the fire suppression system...

[@gafrers]

Quality 👍👍 It's always absurd to see that unless specified in the rules and compulsory, the huge majority never bother with any fire suppression systems and not even a (useless in some cases) compact portable one. Even on super expensive racecars/builds.

[@Callofdootie]

VIN number, another case of RAS syndrome. (Redundant acronym syndrome). Like ATM machine or PAT testing.

[@93Martin]

Your channel is right there next to Project Binky(excellent) except you put out videos more than twice a year :)

[@skinife]

Cool how little Matt is safe n sound after the crash at the end of the video

[@ChuckUnderFire]

I think what you mean about the safety rules you have to follow is that you have to follow them so that “You don’t die” EASILY…. Though, I’m sure with your level of ingenuity and dedication you’ll still find a way.

[@glenns5627]

It's race day and I can no longer get into my cockpit, having inexplicably gained 10 pounds since I was l last in it. I couldn't get my feet inside. Solution: Mom bought me moccasins. Safety requirements weren't much in the Soap Box Derby. But the memory of that claustrophobic flop-sweat panic has stuck with me to this day, 50 years later.

[@unlimitedfactory4297]

Best fabrication channel on youtube.

[@cleokey]

Have fun, don't forget El Mirage fills everything with dirt & dust.

[@BrainsofFrank]

The view with you inside the cockpit looks sooo much like your little superfastmatt avatar. It’s awesome and I don’t know if it was intentionally

[@jeffbuller6708]

"better too big than too small" is true on so many levels.

[@RUSHMOREPODCAST]

I went to a drift event recently, the tech inspector came up to me and said “you’ve been here before, right?” I lied and said yes, then I got a sticker. I’m glad it’s not like this with land speed.

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

I'm glad you remembered Homer's only words of wisdom "an F becomes a B so easily, you got greedy"

[@brianhaygood183]

Next time you need to remove a grip, use compressed air to push it off.

[@oldschool1993]

I raced for 50 years- 1964 to 2014 SCCA, NASCAR ,IMCA and unsanctioned stuff. The tech guys are all the same, as if there is a maternity ward labelled" future tech". Like teachers, the ones who can't- tech. Nothing more fun than seeing your fire bottle empty for about 15 seconds in the shop after one of the guys accidentally pulled the pin.

[@fredio54]

Disappointingly contains zero actual inspection, just pre-inspection checklist checking, but in Matt's usual style this was better than tolerable. :-)

[@ToriL97]

That 6 door Chevy pickup though. That guy probably had a mullet lol

[@martinbell3302]

Common Dog is often inversely proportional to the number of Degrees someone has, you seem to be the exception that proves the rule. Another great vid, keep up the good work. All hail the algothingy

[@davidwalters4014]

Always glad to see the progress!

[@GOLD117on]

Everyone else on KZbin is building burnout cars and This guy is out here building a top speed motorcycle race car thing from scratch!

[@EngineersHomestead]

That finance department comment hit home. Also...dang...a PE! Now I feel inadequate. I'm used to mostly civil and architecture guys getting their PE. In my 10+ years as a designer I've never needed anything signed off by a PE...granted I'm designing diesel engines. I got my BSME the spring before you wrapped up that masters.

[@spitfire12able]

cant wait too see how you build the body for it

[@operator8014]

LOVE the crash scene with your superfast outline.

[@zippityzbrake]

If you've ever seen that scene in trailer park Boys with Ricky doing math using his plants in the rink... that's how me and my friends build cars without degrees

[@Trickniner]

I'm liking this channel more and more with each video.

[@MrLargePig]

Everyone has moments of brilliance, and moments of utter stupidity. That's why there are world speed records.

[@BorisSpark]

The lock wire on the steering does look particularly good, would have done it a little different.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

This reminds of the time I was sitting in my slightly modified 66 VW Bug eating McDonald's at McDonald's which was the town's hangout and the three bored cops called to disband the band, jocks, freaks, leeches, punks and everyone else decided to find every "illegal" thing wrong with my car and write fix it tickets. Altered front suspension: check Motorcycle headlights: check Blue dot taillights: check Open exhaust: check Aftermarket rear view mirror: check Tinted windows:check Hi mom! No seat belts: check 14 in total that time: check

[@GunFunZS]

Did you write a big check?

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

@@GunFunZS Totaled it after they let me go when a dog ran out in front of me around a curve.

[@shepherdsknoll]

@@tihspidtherekciltilc5469 ,sounds like a bad day.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

@@shepherdsknoll Oh yeah. Because I missed the dog the owner of the fence I took out thanked me for not running their dog over so there's that and I didn't have to pay the tickets anymore.

[@CPTTango30]

My dad set off the fire suppression system while hooking it up one time at Bonneville. Boy that was a mess. We ran a 1970 Superbird in the 80's.

[@jeffsmith6388]

Good day, I dont know how much motorcycle experience you have, but a broken chain at speed can be fatal. The damage can be extensive. The chain guard on bike should be called a crappe guard, just keeps flung chain lube off ya ride. A broken chain can remove your rear brake caliper. Saw a counter shaft "removed" from the motor in one case, right thru the cases. If this be stuff ya already know, tell me ta shut up! Am digging the car. Good luck, safe runs and a following wind!

[@jeffharrison5265]

Making great progress!

[@julias-shed]

Looking good on the checkbox exercise 😀

[@54mgtf22]

Love your work 👍

[@-MacCat-]

Thanks Matt

[@rallymax2]

This was really interesting. Thanks for another update!

[@rodawallace]

AAaah, restraints... Light bondage gear brought to you by Bill Simpson. Enjoy scrubbing THAT visual from the ol' think sponge.

[@jblob5764]

I love the pro taper pillowtop grips you're using. I have had them on my dirtbikes for a few years . currently using the thin/lite ones

[@BaddDukk]

I too dislike being on fire. If fire gets on you, you really need to get it off right away!

[@manuelmanterola7070]

hell yeah new matt

[@nathaniellangston5130]

You and Two Stroke Stuffing should get together and build a custom super small engine to have in your car. I'm not sure why but I really like the idea of the small engine class constraint. It just makes it quite interesting to see really how fast you can go with a tiny engine.

[@perfectlylonely]

Thanks!

[@cooperturbo4598]

Looking forward to the next update

[@Thrillrider10]

I've never done racing of any kind, but from what I've been told of the sport, I'd say not being on fire is maybe just a little important.

[@jozsefizsak]

This is a wonderful channel you've got here, son.

[@elandanieldeleon]

No joke about “Accidental Discharge”. I’m disappointed

[@user-gdxt-7399]

Some of us never experience this issue, so the opportunity to use it as a joke just does not come naturally

[@jamesgilbert124]

It's all been great to see so far. Very curious to see what direction you're going to go for the body.

[@jsquared1013]

Typo-created inadvertent humor? 😆

[@jamesgilbert124]

@@jsquared1013 yuuuuuuuuuup. Oh, well. Gotta get internet famous somehow.

[@jackhowell8708]

Hey, stumbled upon your Leno episode with the Honda. Nice.

[@compu85]

I love the progression in splat graphics in this video :) Did you dub the audio of you speaking next to the car? It's exceptionally clear.

[@mowerboy330]

7 minutes ago and I'm on break at work... This is a blessing

[@clonkex]

I'm on a break at work too. Can't promise it's not because I just discovered Matt posted another video.

[@TheJademan85]

finally GOT IT!! good luck & have fun!! 😁😁

[@nexgenjdm]

nice work!

[@deeiks12]

I get claustrophobia just by watching the video.

[@-private8214]

"HMM, no check sounds bad, lets go with 1/8 check"

[@marshallkok5267]

I loved the casual masters degree in mechanical engineering flex.

[@richardnida7919]

Thumbs up for the shirt. Brian is great and supermoto's are the best!

[@Oliver_Piluski]

Go fast, Matt

[@GingerNingerGames]

Police: "You need padding on that Roll cage" Me: "If I'm in an accident bad enough that I hit the roll cage, it's because the car folded in half, and padding will not help" Yeah, that "rule" about my half cage in the back of a two seater didn't last long.

[@snappyaj9053]

I liked your series so much, then I see you went to OU. That’s okay, I also went to school in Oklahoma but the other school that started as an Agricultural and Mechanical College.

[@medievalhamster]

I was unaware you went to OU. Went to Pizza Shuttle a couple weeks ago while passing through Sooner country. Go Pokes!

[@Kinetic38]

Wow this video is quite relevant to a conversation I had today...

[@smiley800]

Well now, this is pretty cool. I think I'll have to subscribe to this and see how it goes.

[@bodanerius]

Its some 15 years ago now but. Someone explained to me why you should shorten the right side of a throttle grip. Something with gloves sticking to everything to the left of it. Particularly in high stress situations. 🙏🏻

[@totensiebush]

I like the Socal Supermoto shirt

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Does the last 20% take 80% of the time as Pareto suggests? Cannot wait to see this thing launch down the salt flat!

[@Wannes_]

Glue on the rubber throttle grip You don't want to miss setting a new land speed record because you couldn't go WOT ...

[@VolV8]

yep 👍

[@beratsbuilds]

I'm starting a petition for more unnecessary build montages right here 🔽

[@STOLerant]

If you need vinyl decals, I would be happy to send some your way.

[@parkershaw8529]

Wow, that is a lot of Franklins!

[@TestTest-eb8jr]

Al Gorithm mostly approves your build.... 😎

[@jenesisjones6706]

Your style of narration reminds me of another channel I adore...TheTimTraveller. 😊

[@XylophoneAtomique]

A plane extending to infinity 🤣

[@ex-engineer6657]

Nice!

[@cannonroberts5129]

Fire bad!!