matty martins mild custom wagon

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:22 pm

Hi Matty,
noticed you have changed your title - I have done likewise - good suggestion by Thomno.......

bet it took all of a nano-second to tell Joe you were happy to have it done by the end of the month - but which month was he thinking of...... April, May, June...........

keep it coming, Matty....... she's nearly your's again.....

Bet Joe needs some "rest" - he looks pretty comfortable "sitting" down on your sill.........

frats,
Rosco

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:11 am

hey guys,

i recently got a reply back from a place that installs airbags... there work look to be top notch...

i email them firstly with a recent pic of the wagon & i told them that i was interested in getting dsome airbags on it...

if they could give me a price guide for what it would cost for the set & installed... (this included a 4 link rear end, as they said that its needed, as the bags dont work well with leaf springs)...

qoute... $9000.00

i guess no bags for matty martin

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:27 am

tell 'im he's dreamin' prolly thinks yor a brain dead minitrucker

when i get a chance i'll speak to the guy that did EKKOOL, but i think he's in the states at the moment

bexterity · Post by **bexterity** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:22 pm

hey matty, have sent you a PM regarding airbags.

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:27 pm

There was a set for sale a few months ago that came out of an EH, was for sale in Cruzin, full set up with disc brake front $800-

I couldnt ring quick enough but were long gone. Cost him $2500- to set up with a leaf spring rear. At this stage Im just going to stick to 4" blocks and cut springs till the moola flows in.............if that ever happens. If you want I will get his number and you could give him a call he seemed like a decent bloke, could point you in the right direction

mez · Post by **mez** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:30 pm

hey matty i got my full rear set up from air ride tech in melbourne
for 1100 inc postage-springs rest with all new bushs etc
i got a hr diff and removed the bump stops and fitted u bolts and 2 inch blocks- the diff when fully down sits on the rear rails but there is not much room left in the wheel wells to arch so its not worth notching out
with out changing wheel archs(big pain #lots time)oh the bags i got have bump stops built in them -i think they were real easy to fit coniderin
ive only done the rear with dropped spindals and lowered springs in the front and havent cracked 2K yet goodtimes i think

gazrat · Post by **gazrat** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:23 am

i did my hole coop for around 3,000 they r very easy to do and glen from air ride is very helpfull and will work with u give him a ring

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:36 am

hey guys,

thanks for the replies...

ratbox, that would be great... if & when you get in contact with that would be really appreciated mate...

bex, pm sent back, thanks...

tayz, $800... sound too cheap/ too good to be true...

mez & gazrat... there's no way i'll be doing it myself as i'm no that mechanically minded, (i wish i was) also i dont have the resourses, (tools or space)...

mez, do you mean that there is no bag set up in the front... (just the drop spindles & lowered springs)... if so can you give more details on your set up up front...eg, how much lower are the springs & whats the drop from the drop spindles...

thanks again
matty martin

FCCOOL · Post by **FCCOOL** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:23 pm

man your panel beater is flying along there.
i remember seeing a neat 57 chev wagon in these colours at wintersun last year, yellow with a white roof.

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:31 pm

hey leon,

thanks, yeah the wagon has burst of work, he's going on holidays for month now, so not alot will be happening over the next month...

mate , how's you wagon coming along...

is this the wagon that you saw... (i loooove this wagon)

ps, hows the power windows going...(i love the switches you've put in, where do i get some of those)

thanks
matty martin

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:45 pm

hey guys,

almost forgot that i went & saw the car the other day & its ahd some more work done & is slowly coming together...

*chrome is starting to go back on...

!!!!
*the inside of the guards have be sprayed with some sort of black stuff... (how technical of me)...
*also dr will be pleased that the area has been painted semigloss black behind the grill...
* dash will start being put abck together...

thanks
matty martin

Post by **Blacky** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:49 pm

Looking good there Matty, is all the paint done? And where are the pics of Leons window switches ?

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:01 pm

hey blacky,

no paint is not finshed... but, WHY do you ask????

here is leons buttons...
http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.ph ... 30.80.html

matty martin

Post by **Blacky** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:05 pm

Just curious Matty, if it is painted you can start putting it together while the painter is away.

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:25 am

hey balck

i would love to... but its at this guys house, besides i'm still working myself, as i only get one day off a week...

i also have a bit of runnig around to do next monday (my day off) droping off bumpers to get rechromed... & picking up some more polished stainless.

i'm also trying to find time to drop seats for retriming... (when i decide on a colour... i'm finding this the hardest thing yet, 2nd only to choosing the car colour)

at the moment i'm personally doing a new dash/gauges in white & trying to clean up some little bits & pieces, like the wiper motor, chrome heater air switch & gear selector thingy...

plus i waiting for the BLOODY RUBBERS to arrive...

the worst thing that i've done for myself is where everything is getting done...

stainless repairs, 45mis from home
panelbeter, 45 mins from home, 1 hour from stainless repairs
mechanic, 45mins from home also 1 hour from panelbeter...

the amont of fuel i'm using is enormous... $1.57 OUCH......

(chopper said it best)
winge fukn winge...

matty martin