Congrats Matt on getting the purple people eater in to ousci. I might actually make it there this year.

Congratulations Matt on the Optima invite! Well deserved :cheers:
You and the car were really dialed in, and just think how much more dialed you'll be by the time November gets here! :guns:
Thanks for the rides! :wow: :wow: :wow: You were flying!

Thanks Chris! Hope you make it down to Vegas this year. It has been a few years, hasn't it. At least a few beers are in order.

Karl you're welcome to hop in the passenger seat any time. Glad you picked up the Challenger so I'm no longer alone in the purple car club. I wish the brake lines had held up so you could have had fun driving all weekend. Somehow I have a feeling I will be seeing you and Blue in November!

Matt

As everyone has pointed out.... and I did at RTTC..... Well deserved Matt. You got a pretty cool Resume going for the 69. 2009 Sema invite, then a GM design award. Some time passes and you have been getting seat time driving, and getting faster and faster. Now an Optima invite. Great Job.

I can't wait to see what this 65 Fastback project may bring as it's build unfolds. It should bring several other feathers for your automotive cap.

Cheers to you.

Absolutely!

Matt, can't believe I missed this one until now... My 3600 lb car with its stock coyote is going to look like me running compared to this, obviously I love the motor choice, and the suspension choices (I had a 65 coupe planned with this DSE/Meier setup), and the body mods! Can't wait for a ride!

You're welcome to ride shotgun anytime, but I'm not making any promises that it will be fast when it gets done.

I got a wheel to test fit this week. It is an 18x10 with an old 275 going on it for mock up and to figure out how much I need to move the front wheel opening forward. The finished wheels will have titanium hardware and maybe a brushed or brushed nickel finish on the outers. Even unfinished I'm pretty happy with the looks. I contemplated getting a set of Forgelines or CCWs, (and might for track wheels/tires) but don't think they will ever come close to looking at home on the fastback like the Lites will.
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Matt

car is looking good. those are nice rims.. you should be able to fit a bigger tire then that on your car.. i have a 19x10 going on my 65 fastback and i am tubed to the frame and my tire is a 285-35-19.. on my iforged wheels

Thanks! I am looking at putting a 285 on that wheel and either a 295 or 315 on an 18x11 on the back. The car is going to be a bit nose heavy so I am going to try and keep the tires as close to square as possible to simplify tuning and balancing the car. With only 500hp I don't need a huge 335 out back.

You should be real happy when done, Kyle took me for a ride in the DSE mustang yesterday and I had a blast.

I looked at those mini-lites but could never get to the bottom of the whole new gen fiasco, but they are in your backyard.

those mini's should look pretty sick on the FB.