Welding Helmet, Blade, Mirror

I have a couple of little updates today that are directly related to the MattMobile project. But one is kind of tangential.

When I purchased the Caprice, it did not have a rear view mirror. I went down to Kragen Auto Parts in Irvine and picked up a mirror, and a separate attachment thingie. This isn't exactly what I would call "heavy lifting," but it does constitute some work on the Caprice. Which is on-topic. Here's a picture of the completed project.



I'm also trying to stay pretty much on track with my plan of doing ONE THING per day towards the MattMobile. Until I have suitable workspace, most of my effort is going toward parts and tool acquisition. Today I picked up a welding helmet, and also a metal cut off wheel that can be used on a rotary saw. And yes, I already own such a saw.



While I was at Home Depot, I was also looking for a metal cutting wheel for my chop saw, but alas, I could not remember the diameter of the blade, so I held off. That will be a very important purchase for me, as I plan on using my chop saw to cut all of the steel necessary to build out the frame and roll cage for the MattMobile.

Legion Flight Ring

I've had this in my collection for a couple of months now, but I never quite got around to posting about it.

This is a Legion flight ring, as seen in numerous issues of tons of comics from the DC universe. A ring similar to this has also shown up in a bunch of episodes of Smallville, including the recent season 10 episode with Booster Gold.



Overall, a very well made ring, with a great finish. Sadly, it's slightly too big for my dainty fingers. But then, I probably wouldn't really get a lot of street wear out of this, so not a big negative really. I think this will make for a great display piece, as it's highly recognizable, and quite shiny! Everyone likes shiny things!

Jack Stands

I picked these up at Sears yesterday. These will be incredibly useful in the upcoming year for working on the MattMobile. I will also get some use out of these when working on my daily driver.

I'm On A Boat, Mutha *&%$&, Don't You Errrrr Forget!

This is a fun little paper prop I whipped up over a few hours. It's inspired by the song "I'm On A Boat" by The Lonely Island. Here's a link to the video, the uncensored version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avaSdC0QOUM

Mine is not TOTALLY perfect, as I could not find the exact font. But it's really close, and unless you're holding it next to a screen cap, it's pretty hard to tell the difference.







Who should I pick to go with me????

Gas Caps Arrive

My two shelby gas caps arrived today, and they are BEAUTIFUL! Much bigger than I expected too. (that's what she said)

I got these from www.stang-aholics.com

They were not the cheapest I found, but their delivery time was VERY quick, and I'm extremely happy with the purchase. Thank you, guys!

Second Headlight Arrives

I received my second headlight yesterday, and I think it's busted. It looks like there's some kind of charring in the main reflector. Like the bulb in it blew up. Hrm. My first disappointment on this project! I'll take a closer look at it and see if there's a way to either clean it out, or refurb it somehow. It only cost 20 dollars, so it's not a total/epic failure, but it's a little sad.



The new one is the one on the left.

Wizard World Anaheim

I spent Saturday up in Anaheim walking around the con with some buddies. Made a video too. My first in HD! Check it out!

Buying The Donor Car - Video

Here's some footage I shot with my HD video camera while I was shopping for my donor car. The video is not in HD, but I just wanted to point out that I have a new HD camera.

New Tools

It's a guy thing. I'm pretty sure of it. But buying tools is ALWAYS so much fun! I have been wanting to have a semi-respectable set of automotive tools for a long time now, and today I took my first step into that larger (more expensive!!) world.

I picked up this set from Sears. It retails for 229.00, but was on sale for 149.00, and I got a ten dollar gift card for my next buy. Not a bad deal.





It sort of reminded me of Christmas morning, putting all of those tools into their proper places in the trays. Now I just want more!!

Camera Case

For you gear sluts out there, this is a case I picked up to house my new HD video camera. I got the camera to help document my MattMobile build up, and also for future episodes of "On The Laam", the webseries that I am producing.





I took some footage of the Caprice prior to purchase using said HD camera. I suppose eventually I will edit that together and put it online. Stay tuned!