I've been working on a '74 charger and at first I felt bad at doing things like cutting out a crude steel bracket to hold something in place, until i removed the dash and found several crude steel brackets covered in surface rust that im pretty sure came from the factory but could have easily been made by me in a hurry.
Man you should see the welds on an 80s to early 90s Ferrari frame. I've seen better stick welds from a battery cable and rod welder. Shit is scary looking.
“I’m a lazy engineer who’s just kind of winging it and seeing what happens. Also, here’s a completely custom front suspension setup using essentially 0 off the shelf parts I threw together in a single video. All hail the algorithm.”
@@jessevos3986 well, he does like laser cut and welded structures. And *in theory* he *could* order a couple hundred metal discs from SendCutSend, stack them one on another and weld them offset from the center to create a thread, kinda like 3d printers print threads. In theory.
it's going to be really interesting when you take it off road the first time, and figure out which Dodge(y) engineered part is now the weak point in the car.
My son is a mechanical engineer at a large semi truck factory. He does suspension and drive lines. He also has a 4runner he has significantly modified for off road. I showed him your channel and he loves it. He then informs me, "you know I have never really used my degree in my job." All hail the algorithm
I always assumed most trailers were made out of chopped up trusses and old Walmart ceilings. I did a short documentary for a motor oil additive manufacturer who was tearing down a million mile engine they had run as a test. It was a college project, I wish I still had the footage. It was really interesting to shoot a total engine teardown that was narrated by an engineer.
I've come to find out that you do in fact still need a welder. Can't wait to get one. I still need a drillpress (as well as a regular press). But it's nice to know everyone wants n+1 tools, n being the current amount.
dude i want to say i love how polished your videos feel (the voice over helps alot) mixed with your humors along with your engineering knowledge mixed with you not caring enough to make things perfect, it makes such a great combo for the videos
I just found this channel and I can't agree more. The subtle humor is great, and his engineering style feels way less out of the realm of possibility of some other channels on yt. Feels like I could go do this myself lol
@@SuperfastMatt Just remember there are four types of Humors that need to stay in balance. Flegmat (phlegm), Sanguin (blood), Coleric (yellow bile) and Algorithm (black bile), using a Dodge as a base throws them all out of wack.
seeing it go from CAD to welded and painted is so satisfying. in an unhealthy way. i should really get back to work trying to turn my CAD into welded and painted parts
I think when an engineer says, "I was lazy," the results are the equivalent of most other people saying, "I had to do a lot of thinking and did really well."
Tapping drilled holes. Typical taps being sold are Plug taps, these have the first threads tapered. The proper tap to use is a Starting tap, these have a longer starting taper and are made for , well starting. If tapping a blind hole, the process needs to be finished with either a Plug or Bottoming tap. In order to get threads to the bottom of a hole, a Bottoming tap is needed, these don't have any starting taper.
This is such a cool build, it's still hard to believe that it is really happening and not just some weird fever dream. But now that it's past the point of no return at least we know it's definitely not-not happening.
Well, it only has to get to the point of being a roller vehicle to allow it to be moved out of the way so Matt can work on one item of an old project before being lured by the Siren's song of a spiffy new project they he will then work on until he loses interest 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through it.
Your channel is so cathartic to watch compared to the rest of what youtube recommends me, fantastic man. Cant wait to see you overtaking prerunners while fully lit up 4th gear with the rear tire speed approaching the angry area of the speedometer.
"As soon as I slather this thing in semi-gloss black paint, nobody will know the horrors that lie underneath" - yea, I've said that more times than I wish to admit.
This project is going superfast, matt. The only thing I've done to my project car between this video and the previous one is starring at it with dissapointment. Really enjoying this videos.
Much of the early Vipers is strange. They’re almost like a kit car that was mostly built with parts from other vehicles by someone that gave up at about 90%.
@@NBSV1 That's what the Viper was, essentially. It's a sports car made on a tiny budget from parts bin and truck parts, by a bunch of secretive corporate criminal engineers hiding it from upper management.
0:35 "they're all held in with these rivets . . . apparently not considered a serviceable item." I once had a car were the engine undertray was riveted on. That doesn't sound so unusual, except that you had to completely remove it to get access to replace the blinker side repeater bulb. This was in the owner's manual. Apparently blinker bulbs weren't considered serviceable items. (It wasn't a BMW, so not replacing the bulb wasn't an option, the blinkers needed to work.)
"Sliding backwards on fire into a PF Chang's" is my new favorite way to die. If I'm gonna die from my burns anyway, may as well have some delicious food before I cast off these mortal coils.
Matt is the reason why I CADD up stuff I need now and just pay one of my friends to 3D print it for me. This week I upgraded from a 13 inch tablet to a 16 inch tablet for art purposes, and my stand is no longer big enough, so instead of going through the gauntlet of guessing which Amazon/Ebay stand is right for me, I just designed one. We're waiting on printing wire now.
POR 15 is only effective when Painting Over Rust. Rust the inside of your uprights/suspension parts prior to using POR 15 if you want proper adhesion-- otherwise it will just peel off over time
If I remember correctly on my Gallardo brakes, the rear brakes used the same caliper as the front brakes off a Viper which made pads cheaper the fronts were 8 piston though nowhere similar
Are you sure you are using the taps correctly if you keep breaking them? In the short clip of you tapping a hole, it seems like you are just going forward, normally you would switch directions every now and then to break of the small chips before they clog or jam the tap.
Having to reverse to break chips is why hand taps are evil. Always worth it to spend the extra ¢ for a spiral point or flute tap if you're making more than 1 hole.
I'm using them correctly. I only broke the one tap. At the end of the video when i talked about tapping the upright it was the drill bit that broke that time, not the tap. The broken tap happened with very little force, right at the beginning of the tap, so I think it was a material flaw. I hate fishing out broken taps, so i'm usually pretty good at using tap magic and backing out periodically.
Never had an issue with 'Dormer' taps.. Well, technically that's a lie, the price, I have an issue with the price, but turns out, cheaper than buying 10 ebay taps, made from Chineseium...
@@SuperfastMatt Chinese metal is crap guessing that's where the tap came from. Tip/reminder for Future Matt, Don't overlook sump and oil pick up. Like the vids and the dry sense of humor. Nice.
Fun Fact: AN (also A-N) fittings stand for Army-Navy, kind of like the annual football game where they try to hurt each other. Badly. It’s from WWII when the Army and the Navy got together and collaborated on setting a set of standards common to both! Brightly colored anodized options came later, in anticipation of WW4.
Great progress Matt! As a fellow design engineer I always enjoy following along on this type of thing to see the different design choices and work flow. Quality entertainment!
Just in case you didn't think of it, a Fox Body Mustang chassis would actually work really well for a 2WD pre-runner style conversion. I thought about doing that over 20 years ago, but never did.
You either die a person who makes fun of machinists by saying you're going to lathe something or live long enough to become someone who corrects people on the difference between damping and dampening
"The early Vipers are notorious for having crappy brakes." Yes. The only Viper I've actually driven (as opposed being curled up in a fetal position in the passenger seat thinking "is my will in order?") was a 1st gen coupe, on a very tight, relatively-easy-on-the-brakes track. The brakes were soft after two laps and useless after 3.
My understanding is you need a minimum of 3 degrees of caster to have good on center feel for the steering, so 4 degrees should at least work. I also believe, but might be wrong, is that you want more caster, like around 8 degrees for off road applications, so if the steering seems like it wants to just wander, especially at higher speeds, you may need to add more caster.
Thank you for making this. I want to do the same (though with a Bentley that's about the same price) but I lack the time. And money. And engineering skills, patience, mechanic skills, planning, video editing skills, probably a couple other things.
Three things. Your build is awesome. Get a mig with inner-shield wire, 110v. Crank it and go. I should have said something earlier, sorry. Did you put in Crack stops on your slices? It's amazing how fast cracks propagate.
Don’t worry, Matt. The indifference with which that Viper was thrown together at the factory make your worst welds look like a work of art.
I've been working on a '74 charger and at first I felt bad at doing things like cutting out a crude steel bracket to hold something in place, until i removed the dash and found several crude steel brackets covered in surface rust that im pretty sure came from the factory but could have easily been made by me in a hurry.
Lmao cheaping out on cars is proven technology 😂😂😂
Man you should see the welds on an 80s to early 90s Ferrari frame. I've seen better stick welds from a battery cable and rod welder. Shit is scary looking.
You should see the welds on early Teslas. The cars were held together by seam sealer
Reminds me of the Car&Driver review of the Yugo. "Vehicle gives the impression of having been assembled at gunpoint."
Time to leave this project half done and get back to the land speed car!
Or to the ham sandwich.
I was hoping to, but sadly the race this past weekend was cancelled due to rain.
@SuperfastMatt keep trying to make it to land speed races, the southwest needs the rain.
@@Odins-DadGood point! 👍🤣🤣🤣
@SuperfastMatt there is always the 4runner's backlog.
“I’m a lazy engineer who’s just kind of winging it and seeing what happens. Also, here’s a completely custom front suspension setup using essentially 0 off the shelf parts I threw together in a single video. All hail the algorithm.”
Hey now, it's been at least 3 videos I think - tear down & design, cut & weld, and now install/reengineer 😁
No one is more self-critical than a self-employed engineer
Those bolts and nuts are off the shelf parts. Probably. Maybe. I hope so.
@@igorordecha he doesn't have a lathe yet, so I think it'll be alright.... for now
@@jessevos3986 well, he does like laser cut and welded structures. And *in theory* he *could* order a couple hundred metal discs from SendCutSend, stack them one on another and weld them offset from the center to create a thread, kinda like 3d printers print threads.
In theory.
Sliding backwards on fire into a PF Chang's sounds oddly specific... is there a story we've yet to be told? All Hail the Algorithm!
I think he just mispelled Dollar General.
We need matt on VinWiki
@@brianb-p6586 I've watched them all - guess I missed that one.
I laughed so hard at that
it's going to be really interesting when you take it off road the first time, and figure out which Dodge(y) engineered part is now the weak point in the car.
surely not the double tabbed tabs, they have enough welds to count as castings. Maybe some parts got hammered enough to count as forged too.
@@gigiopincio5006 I totally expect it to end with Matt's suspension rolling down the road with with a trail of the OEM parts behind him
It's clearly going to be the frame
I think the frame is gonna bite the dust.
My son is a mechanical engineer at a large semi truck factory. He does suspension and drive lines. He also has a 4runner he has significantly modified for off road. I showed him your channel and he loves it. He then informs me, "you know I have never really used my degree in my job." All hail the algorithm
I always assumed most trailers were made out of chopped up trusses and old Walmart ceilings. I did a short documentary for a motor oil additive manufacturer who was tearing down a million mile engine they had run as a test. It was a college project, I wish I still had the footage. It was really interesting to shoot a total engine teardown that was narrated by an engineer.
"I like to do things right the third time"
I feel this in my soul
Me when I tell myself I'll get back to countersinking those holes after having "test fit" my parts for months on end.
A grinder and paint will make you the welder you ain't!
Wassup
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I've come to find out that you do in fact still need a welder.
Can't wait to get one. I still need a drillpress (as well as a regular press).
But it's nice to know everyone wants n+1 tools, n being the current amount.
@@phenomanII this is so true. Have a welder and drill press, need lathe.
@RyanFrancis94 a drill press on its side is a basic lathe.
dude i want to say i love how polished your videos feel (the voice over helps alot) mixed with your humors along with your engineering knowledge mixed with you not caring enough to make things perfect, it makes such a great combo for the videos
Thanks!
I just found this channel and I can't agree more. The subtle humor is great, and his engineering style feels way less out of the realm of possibility of some other channels on yt. Feels like I could go do this myself lol
Has good teacher energy. Great work!
@@SuperfastMatt Just remember there are four types of Humors that need to stay in balance. Flegmat (phlegm), Sanguin (blood), Coleric (yellow bile) and Algorithm (black bile), using a Dodge as a base throws them all out of wack.
seeing it go from CAD to welded and painted is so satisfying. in an unhealthy way. i should really get back to work trying to turn my CAD into welded and painted parts
The only thing we have to work is work itself -Mahatma Ghandi
Procrastinating on putting things into CAD models for work while watching a guy be lazy on putting things into CAD models for a project.
Excellent.
Same damn thing here
and he keeps saying he's lazy... but he still puts way more stuff in then I know I would 😛
Is it just me or is this build getting completed faster than usual
It's rapidly approaching a point where he will lose interest. Can't wait to see what he starts once this is 3/4 finished!
Complicated.
@@operator8014 My bet's on when he gets the wheels'n tires on enough to push it into the corner of the garage.
I think when an engineer says, "I was lazy," the results are the equivalent of most other people saying, "I had to do a lot of thinking and did really well."
Tapping drilled holes. Typical taps being sold are Plug taps, these have the first threads tapered. The proper tap to use is a Starting tap, these have a longer starting taper and are made for , well starting. If tapping a blind hole, the process needs to be finished with either a Plug or Bottoming tap. In order to get threads to the bottom of a hole, a Bottoming tap is needed, these don't have any starting taper.
This is such a cool build, it's still hard to believe that it is really happening and not just some weird fever dream. But now that it's past the point of no return at least we know it's definitely not-not happening.
Well, it only has to get to the point of being a roller vehicle to allow it to be moved out of the way so Matt can work on one item of an old project before being lured by the Siren's song of a spiffy new project they he will then work on until he loses interest 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through it.
Your channel is so cathartic to watch compared to the rest of what youtube recommends me, fantastic man.
Cant wait to see you overtaking prerunners while fully lit up 4th gear with the rear tire speed approaching the angry area of the speedometer.
Excellent as ever, Matt - thanks. Algorithm hailed...
2nd
The random tube is a pilot tube for those moments when you're airborne...
Airspeed indicator! 😅😂
i think you meant pitot tube, not pilot tube.
A pilot tube, for when you really have to go but really can't.
It was the fix for the bad brakes.
*IMPRESSED WITH* the clamp solution on the loose rod end
The complete suspension on the last shot does indeed look awesome
The project stage when you throw out any hope of perfection and adopt the “get it done now and fix it later” attitude is too relatable
Today, I learned that if I want to do something the best, look for the product with the most warning labels. My wife is sure to love this thinking.
"As soon as I slather this thing in semi-gloss black paint, nobody will know the horrors that lie underneath" - yea, I've said that more times than I wish to admit.
Always a delight when a SuperfastMatt episode appears on my list 🙂. Many thanks from the UK
@@richardlamm4826 yes, I got the same scamming e-mail 'You've won a prize' 😡😡
It’s gonna be awfully tight to make Hot Rod Power Tour.
Famously, the best part of hot rod power tour is that it happens once a year. It's okay to miss one.
Just poking fun at all the CZcamsrs who are creating last second drama for HRPT.
This project is going superfast, matt. The only thing I've done to my project car between this video and the previous one is starring at it with dissapointment.
Really enjoying this videos.
those factory loose but permanent shock bolts are very strange, along with the umserviceable fender liners
Much of the early Vipers is strange. They’re almost like a kit car that was mostly built with parts from other vehicles by someone that gave up at about 90%.
@@NBSV1 That sounds like Matt, or, me.
@@NBSV1 That's what the Viper was, essentially. It's a sports car made on a tiny budget from parts bin and truck parts, by a bunch of secretive corporate criminal engineers hiding it from upper management.
Doing it right the 3rd time, with a clamp (or clamp like device) ?
«chef kiss»
I think the wittyness of the commentary is also a function of how much you care about welding quality
0:35 "they're all held in with these rivets . . . apparently not considered a serviceable item."
I once had a car were the engine undertray was riveted on. That doesn't sound so unusual, except that you had to completely remove it to get access to replace the blinker side repeater bulb. This was in the owner's manual. Apparently blinker bulbs weren't considered serviceable items.
(It wasn't a BMW, so not replacing the bulb wasn't an option, the blinkers needed to work.)
What's the applicable expression? "A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't"? All hail the algorithm!!
You need to use metal blades in your jigsaw if you want to cut plastic. Wood blades are not meant for plastic, as they will generate too much heat.
@@richardlamm4826 It is.
"Sliding backwards on fire into a PF Chang's" is my new favorite way to die. If I'm gonna die from my burns anyway, may as well have some delicious food before I cast off these mortal coils.
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Matt is the reason why I CADD up stuff I need now and just pay one of my friends to 3D print it for me. This week I upgraded from a 13 inch tablet to a 16 inch tablet for art purposes, and my stand is no longer big enough, so instead of going through the gauntlet of guessing which Amazon/Ebay stand is right for me, I just designed one. We're waiting on printing wire now.
The mail genitalia drawing you started in the paint/dirt/metal shavings on the floor needed to be concluded - Bravo sir.
POR 15 is only effective when Painting Over Rust. Rust the inside of your uprights/suspension parts prior to using POR 15 if you want proper adhesion-- otherwise it will just peel off over time
Yeah even that doesn't always work so great
i love how parts of this are designed with safety factors of 50 and others of like 1.05
If I remember correctly on my Gallardo brakes, the rear brakes used the same caliper as the front brakes off a Viper which made pads cheaper the fronts were 8 piston though nowhere similar
Are you sure you are using the taps correctly if you keep breaking them?
In the short clip of you tapping a hole, it seems like you are just going forward, normally you would switch directions every now and then to break of the small chips before they clog or jam the tap.
Also cutting oil and making sure the hole drilled was the correct size
Having to reverse to break chips is why hand taps are evil. Always worth it to spend the extra ¢ for a spiral point or flute tap if you're making more than 1 hole.
I'm using them correctly. I only broke the one tap. At the end of the video when i talked about tapping the upright it was the drill bit that broke that time, not the tap. The broken tap happened with very little force, right at the beginning of the tap, so I think it was a material flaw. I hate fishing out broken taps, so i'm usually pretty good at using tap magic and backing out periodically.
Never had an issue with 'Dormer' taps..
Well, technically that's a lie, the price, I have an issue with the price, but turns out, cheaper than buying 10 ebay taps, made from Chineseium...
@@SuperfastMatt Chinese metal is crap guessing that's where the tap came from. Tip/reminder for Future Matt, Don't overlook sump and oil pick up.
Like the vids and the dry sense of humor. Nice.
Fun Fact: AN (also A-N) fittings stand for Army-Navy, kind of like the annual football game where they try to hurt each other. Badly. It’s from WWII when the Army and the Navy got together and collaborated on setting a set of standards common to both! Brightly colored anodized options came later, in anticipation of WW4.
Great progress Matt! As a fellow design engineer I always enjoy following along on this type of thing to see the different design choices and work flow. Quality entertainment!
It's a relief that you're still latheing parts on your lathe
This is the jankiest off-road Viper build on CZcams.
I love it! ❤
I'm having flashbacks of this video every time I'm engaging in some sloppy CAD work, like improv battery dimensions to account for wire routing
Good call on the brake adjustable proportion valve. Al Go Rhythm
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. A grinder and some paint make me the welder I ain't.
I watched this instead of getting ready for work and now I'm late. Worth it.
really happy with all the videos coming out lately! keep up the good work
What's funny is that I always thought that The purpose of paint was to protect the welded metal and not the welder of the metal
Seeing the sad and insufficient underpinnings of this machine's engineering from the factory reinforces the old addage of "Never meet your heroes."
Do you have enough space in those front arcs for big wheels? Kinda looks like you need to modify front bumper as well.
Good job!
"i like to do things right the third time" 🤣😂😅 definitely stealing that one for work
Really enjoy seeing the whole process to understand why a decision was made. Looking forward to the future videos!
Looking really good. That paint works.
SEMA show build quality. 😂 (I appreciate someone more motivated to get a job done than pretty.)
Just in case you didn't think of it, a Fox Body Mustang chassis would actually work really well for a 2WD pre-runner style conversion. I thought about doing that over 20 years ago, but never did.
I like that you show everything, even all the stuff that doesnt work. Makes me feel better when I mess up! haha
super cool project!
You either die a person who makes fun of machinists by saying you're going to lathe something or live long enough to become someone who corrects people on the difference between damping and dampening
Jesus christ look at those stock brakes. I'm pretty sure my 1987 klr650 has more braking power than the stock viper...
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This is insane. Done with all the care of a Chrysler engineer. Love it!
Paint's good. Helps spot the cracks.
Looking Great Matt! Keep it up!
"you will spin out and slide backwards on fire into a pf changs" -Superfastmatt
Great job on the video Matt! Thanks for making it.
impressive amount of work done in this video!
A good Dremel with the flexigizmo is a "quick"welders favorite fix for tight spaces.
Genuinely surprised at how "shed built" the factory viper bits look.
I was not expecting the ground down tap to work 💀
I hope you never change the brief interlude (chapter-change?) music. It’s just perfect
😎🎩♠️💙
I love the way you work, it's so realistic of how projects are actually done, I work the same way, but just a lot slower 😂
Grinding off paint and metal is my most favorite part of any project bc then after I get to make a metal shard angel on the shop floor 🥰👼
I am sure when it is done it will be a true work of art... All hail the algorithm.
For a 5 year old.
Your uploads are wonderful, your bespoke projects are wonderful, ergo you yourself are a wonder.
"The early Vipers are notorious for having crappy brakes."
Yes. The only Viper I've actually driven (as opposed being curled up in a fetal position in the passenger seat thinking "is my will in order?") was a 1st gen coupe, on a very tight, relatively-easy-on-the-brakes track. The brakes were soft after two laps and useless after 3.
Weld it strong and grind it pretty...and remember that PF Changs needs a drive-through.
Love this channel, makes me want to design more stuff for my robotics team
The viper was just a half-assed go kart with a big engine, from the factory, this is basically the same thing just taller
Once again, the best build videos on CZcams. All hail the something something
Sick. Gonna be fun to see it rolling.
5:36, you missed an opportunity to use "lathe" as a verb and thus make my bloodpressure go nuts.
Keep up the Great work! I Love It!
Amazing that you can do that stuff…quite impressive.
Enjoying this, keep the videos coming
love your dedication
9:11 NOW you're thinking like a Mopar engineer!
Love this project!
I can simultaneously believe and not believe Dodge decided fender liners were non-serviceable.
All hail the algorithm.
I can't think of any other CZcamsr I enjoy watching more.
true
Yay new Matt video! Perfect way to start my week 🙏🏼
Really flying with this build 😀
Seeing the video notification for this video saved my day, thanks as always for the awesome content
My understanding is you need a minimum of 3 degrees of caster to have good on center feel for the steering, so 4 degrees should at least work. I also believe, but might be wrong, is that you want more caster, like around 8 degrees for off road applications, so if the steering seems like it wants to just wander, especially at higher speeds, you may need to add more caster.
Good stuff, thanks for sharing 👍.
Thank you for making this. I want to do the same (though with a Bentley that's about the same price) but I lack the time. And money. And engineering skills, patience, mechanic skills, planning, video editing skills, probably a couple other things.
Three things.
Your build is awesome.
Get a mig with inner-shield wire, 110v. Crank it and go. I should have said something earlier, sorry.
Did you put in Crack stops on your slices? It's amazing how fast cracks propagate.
I'm not even slightly interested in an off road viper, but it still managed to hold up my evening wank.
Well done.
You should try Steel It paint, you can weld through it and it’s super durable.
“Off-road Viper” and “Ruined Viper” are nowhere near mutually exclusive.
I am not into vipers, suspension or off roading, but like cars and tools. Your videos and commentary is awesome. Whatever u do, I will want to watch.
Impressive. Makes me want to put IFS on my ZJ 😊