All The Forgotten Projects: Where Are They Now?

There's no such thing as too many projects, you just leave them in piles around the workshop, house, other people's houses, other workshops, then in a moment of boredom deep dive a parts catalogue order some parts and then leave them in the boxes. This is the way.

So many projects, so little time. And here I am with one project car that hasn't run in a decade and I seem to find any excuse not to work on it.

I do hope you decide to keep and "finish" the jag. It is how I and from the sounds of it many of your viewers discovered your amazing channel. It is to my mind the "superfastmatt car."

5:35 the reason you can weld it without it "bursting into flames" is because it's a magnesium alloy - most likely a mix of magnesium and aluminium and possibly a bunch of other metals which improve its characteristics. Also, when welding it, you are using a shielding gas which aids in avoiding ignition of superheated impurities. It's actually pretty safe.

I commend you for applying standards to your sponsorships. Too many (99.999%) YouTubers seem to have no issue slinging the worst kind of snake oil at their viewers with no remorse, even though the vast majority of online sponsors qualify as the aforementioned snake oil no matter how legitimate they might seem.

My buddy and I both had a "year of completion". It was moderately successful. Can't wait to see you build a plane.

You never fail to make me chuckle, so I command you to add another ten projects and amuse me still futher. Let it be so.

I'll be sad to see the Jag go. By Far my favourite Project to watch. An Aeroplane sounds...interesting.

Man, it‘s crazy to me that i found you by watching your jag videos and consumed your whole catalog after that. It’d be sad to see it go but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do

I loved the Jag series! The idea of a retro body with all the modern EV drive train and even a modern looking interior sounds like the perfect daily driver. Hey I’m an engineer with too many projects lol can I buy it? 😂

I found this channel trying to figure out steering linkages for a home made cargo bike. Now my ADD is ten times worse and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I really hope you finish the Jag and keep it! Add heat and a/c, and a whole bunch of cameras to solve the visibility problems. It will really be amazing.

I like how building that dry sump warranted purchasing a ton of specialized equipment And you are ditching it without ever running it on track But THE TRAINGLES were worth it for sure Stuff that goes to space has triangles

It would be sad to see the jag go... This was the first project of yours I've stumbled upon on YouTube and have watched since!

Matt I totally understand having the attention span of a crow, but a series of side project episodes like that would be extremely satisfying. You've trained us all to be like crows, and then do like 5 episodes of Viper shiny object. Give us a new shiny object.

You actually managed to surprise me here, I forgot the smart car even existed. Well done Matt

Speaking of weird 4x4s that shouldn't. There was a dude with an MG B, widened, lengthened to 4 door, mounted to some 4x4 frame at Watkins Glen vintage festival in September this year. It was wild, and an abomination, but truly remarkable driver. Reminded me of Matt's Viper.

For the LSR car's trailer, consider a deck which lays on the ground to roll the car on and off of it, and a trailer that picks the deck (with car) up, similar to the other trailer that you showed. That way the car can load with a minimal ramp, and there is floor under the car while on the road; it with casters on the deck you could also store the car in the garage while still on the deck without using garage space for a whole trailer. There are, of course, also designs for trailers which lay the deck right on the ground without resorting to a separable deck and trailer. The alternatives for their suspension and frame designs could be material for multiple build rounds and videos.

There are two states of existence for creative types in this reality: Thinking about projects that may or may not ever be completed in the future. Enjoying small moments of accomplishment or scolding yourself along with the realization that this is as good as it gets.

I found your channel when you were doing the Mark V Jag. I have an XK120 of same age. I was SO impressed with your engineering skill and beautiful workmanship doing the EV work. Keep the Jag, £32,000 is not an awful lot.