Mat armstrong

[LeighW]

WPA said:

Really enjoyed the Lamborghini update, the quality of the guys doing the frame repairs was something else, some of the best Tig welding I have ever seen.

Hats of to Mat, really well put together video.

Yep, another good video, enjoyed that one.

[Jim H]

On first viewing after the crash.

I thought that Lamborghini was only fit only for the crusher. He’s done a good job getting it back together.

I agree with others, how does he find the time and the energy….!

[Pistom]

Another note of appreciation for this latest video.

The frame rebuild is exactly the kind of detail which I like to see.

Considering it's not so long since he had his little scrape with it, he deserves very loud applause for the speed at which he's sourced the parts and got it to this stage.

The overall quality of video production is excellent too.

[T_S_M]

Really enjoyed the latest Lamborghini vid!

Again, they all just make it look so easy. I’m sure it’s not and they have to really work hard to get these cars done, but they disguise it well

When he first put the engine back in and it was just a sea of wires and pipes, I wouldn’t even know where to start!

[Smollet]

Great video. Over in a flash but so much content

[John87]

I enjoyed seeing the detail of the frame repairs and the sheer skill of those doing the work. Just when you think you have seen MA do the same repairs over and over he shows a different aspect.

Possibly not the best video to use for a car vertical advert though

[paulw123]

Great video that one, superb skills from the welding team.

[ray von]

Assuming it was a Hollywood shot but welding with no gloves and what appeared to be no extraction is a massive canny video though

[pingu393]

ray von said:

Assuming it was a Hollywood shot but welding with no gloves and what appeared to be no extraction is a massive canny video though

I don't think I've ever seen TIG welder use a glove on the feeder hand.

[ray von]

pingu393 said:

ray von said:

Assuming it was a Hollywood shot but welding with no gloves and what appeared to be no extraction is a massive canny video though

I don't think I've ever seen TIG welder use a glove on the feeder hand.

Use to have to wear like a fine nappa leather one. Think Alvin Stardust

[Smollet]

ray von said:

Use to have to wear like a fine nappa leather one. Think Alvin Stardust

He was a TIG welder??

[NordicCrankShaft]

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

[robemcdonald]

pingu393 said:

ray von said:

Assuming it was a Hollywood shot but welding with no gloves and what appeared to be no extraction is a massive canny video though

I don't think I've ever seen TIG welder use a glove on the feeder hand.

Professional welders will always wear gloves on both hands. They wouldn’t last more than a week if they didn’t.
You might get away with it for the sort of work in the video to be fair, but you’re probably saving up problems for later.

[skwdenyer]

NordicCrankShaft said:

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

At the point he doesn’t just stick the front of one to the rear of another whilst wearing a t-shirt saying “call me Billy Bostik.” Proper repairs, however complex, are not the same as the ole cut-and-shuts.

[Muzzer79]

NordicCrankShaft said:

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

At the point where he doesn't repair them to the same standard as factory.

The Lamborghini is repaired to the same standard as factory (better, in respect of some of the welding.....)

Edit - you also need to realise what a cut and shut was (is)

Cut and shutters would literally take two halves of cars and weld them together across the roof or other such structural weakpoint, with a mig-welder.

The weld was then smoothed out, filled and the car painted. There's no consideration for structural integrity, nor alignment - hence why, in an accident, the two halves would simply break apart.

What is shown on these videos is very different.

Edited by Muzzer79 on Tuesday 25th June 10:33

[Boleros]

NordicCrankShaft said:

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

At which point did you decide to stop using apostrophes? Genuine question.

[pingu393]

Boleros said:

NordicCrankShaft said:

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

At which point did you decide to stop using apostrophes? Genuine question.

Without checking, I'm pretty sure that apostrophes are acceptable in numbers and abbreviations when pluralising.

[Smollet]

pingu393 said:

Boleros said:

NordicCrankShaft said:

You go back to the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, at what point are his cars now just cut and shuts?

At which point did you decide to stop using apostrophes? Genuine question.

Without checking, I'm pretty sure that apostrophes are acceptable in numbers and abbreviations when pluralising.

News to me

[Boleros]

pingu393 said:

Without checking, I'm pretty sure that apostrophes are acceptable in numbers and abbreviations when pluralising.

Lest this turn into an adenoidal thread, I don’t think so. I see this a lot and I’m genuinely curious as to why people do it. The plural of the 1980s is 1980s or 80s. Not 80’s. Some will argue that an apostrophe should go before the eight. But further on, ‘cars’ is written correctly. The plural of car is cars. Add an S to a word to make it more than one, simples.

Edited by Boleros on Tuesday 25th June 12:54

[LeighW]

Boleros said:

pingu393 said:

Without checking, I'm pretty sure that apostrophes are acceptable in numbers and abbreviations when pluralising.

Lest this turn into an adenoidal thread, I don’t thinkp so. I see this a lot and I’m genuinely curious as to why people do it. The plural of the 1980s is 1980s or 80s. Not 80’s. Some will argue that an apostrophe should go before the eight. But further on, ‘cars’ is written correctly. The plural of car is cars. Add an S to a word to make it more than one, simples.

Let's not go off topic, this thread is to discuss MA's video's.


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