Mat armstrong

[Muzzer79]

Pistom said:

We have to remember that this is an entertainment program >snip<, with the professional help he's got in, I doubt anyone is going to want to have an unsafe structure associated with them.

This.

[sandman77]

raceboy said:

At what point do you decide that front splitter is more trouble than it's worth.
And are the remaps worthwhile if they play havoc with the cars 'normal' settings and it sts itself every time there's a factory update?

I thought the exact same thing.

[bristolbaron]

John87 said:

Looks like the BMW could have been doing with a slight increase in ride height

The latest video on the second channel was very chaotic with the number of topics covered. Could easily have been across about 4 videos!

That mk2 channel video was brilliant, proper behind the scenes stuff and shows what an average week must be like for Mat.

The BMW incident was hilarious, helped by Mats reaction - fair play, I’d struggle to find the funny side in the moment.

After his last visit here I’m not sure he’ll be back, but if you’re still reading Mat I take my hat off to you.

[Digga]

Muzzer79 said:

Pistom said:

We have to remember that this is an entertainment program >snip<, with the professional help he's got in, I doubt anyone is going to want to have an unsafe structure associated with them.

This.

Agree. 99.99% but the engineer in me craves to actually know the detail.

[Pistom]

Digga said:

Agree. 99.99% but the engineer in me craves to actually know the detail.

Agreed but I think we're probably not your typical Mat Armstrong audience and that kind of detail might dent his viewing numbers.

[pingu393]

WestyCarl said:

There's far too much thought going on, remeber this is a Lambourghini, they probably just used what they had lying round in the prototype workshop when designing it.

That would have been how the tractor boys would have done it, but it is designed by Audi now, so it will have been CAD to death.

At the factory, it may have been welded from inside the frame as well as outside, as they were working on a tub, and not a fully built car.

[The OG Jester]

I'm sure Mat could pop on and answer the welding queries that folk have got?

At the end of the day, it's his car and he's going to be the one trusting all the work done is going to be enough to keep him safe IF he was unlucky to have another smash.

[Digga]

Pistom said:

Digga said:

Agree. 99.99% but the engineer in me craves to actually know the detail.

Agreed but I think we're probably not your typical Mat Armstrong audience and that kind of detail might dent his viewing numbers.

I watch and enjoy a lot of his stuff, but I agree. His videos need to work broadly on YouTube to fund the ongoing project and they require a careful balance.

FWIW I think the detail he and his crew go into in showing the ins and outs, the pitfalls and pratfalls, are far, far more transparent than not only most YT channels, but also TV shows. Kudos to them.

[pingu393]

I just watched the latest "Richard Hammond inspects my McLaren" video.

He must be knackered. I get tired getting up to switch on the kettle .

[SydneyBridge]

Perhaps just put the splitter on when it snows, to clear the road...

Made some noise when it hit the floor and broke the tiles

[honda_exige]

bristolbaron said:

John87 said:

Looks like the BMW could have been doing with a slight increase in ride height

The latest video on the second channel was very chaotic with the number of topics covered. Could easily have been across about 4 videos!

That mk2 channel video was brilliant, proper behind the scenes stuff and shows what an average week must be like for Mat.

The BMW incident was hilarious, helped by Mats reaction - fair play, I’d struggle to find the funny side in the moment.

After his last visit here I’m not sure he’ll be back, but if you’re still reading Mat I take my hat off to you.

I've done similar driving into a car park on a decorative strip of bricks, a very slight dip in the road caused the splitter to hit the bricks dead on, car stopped dead and actually bounced back, sounded like an explosion and cracked the clam. Most confused I've ever been in my life to have an experience of hitting something head on when there was nothing there

[T_S_M]

Just watched the latest MK2 video with the BMW repairs and Richard Hammond.

I have to say, Matts attitude is always so admirable. He never seems to get angry/frustrated about set-backs, and just gets on and does what needs to be done. “It’s happened, now let’s crack on and fix it”. I’m sure there are a few “fk sake” moment behind camera

I look forward to every new video he releases.

[Promised Land]

T_S_M said:

I’m sure there are a few “fk sake” moment behind camera

I’d guess that night in Ibstock being probably the biggest of them.

[skwdenyer]

Digga said:

It sort of is a case of, "you can't get there from here".

If you imagine a very basic square tube that has a cross-form inserted as a continuous piece, then it can't really be re-joined in sections.

It could probably have been repaired by sleeving within the cross-section (so 4 sleeves in the box with a cruciform section), then fixing the sleeves with suitable adhesive and securing from outside with self-piercing rivets. But then the sleeved are would be markedly stiffer then the surroundings, which might in turn cause different problems.

Having watched the video, the cross-webbed members are transverse at the front. I'm guessing (but haven't done any sort of analysis) that they're primarily there to aid with crash protection, allowing the members to progressively deform under load. If that's so, the welding done may not be awfully material in the grand scheme of things.

The bigger problem for me are the longitudinals made up of two adjacent, "staggered" square sections (as seen in the second photo above). There's no way the overlapping section can have been re-attached by perimeter welding.

Speaking personally, I'd have bought the "spare" chassis as a datum, purchased the full replacement parts from Lamborghini, then sold on the spare chassis again. But it is Mat's car, his to crash; if he's happy with it, I'm happy too

[996 Turbo Time]

Digga said:

It sort of is a case of, "you can't get there from here".

If you imagine a very basic square tube that has a cross-form inserted as a continuous piece, then it can't really be re-joined in sections.

Surely you could, uts just a lot of work?

You remove the external faces. Weld the internal cross and then weld the external surfaces back onto the cross section and each other.

Huge amount of time and effort, but it is possible.