I REBUILT THE CHEAPEST PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN S | FINAL PART
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The restoration and repair is finally complete and the end product is amazing! I bought the car from Copart and i was the only bidder, every panel on the car was damaged and over 3 months i have rebuilt the Porsche Cayman s piece by piece, turning it into a GT4RS replica.
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i am blown away by this car. What an amazing restoration!
Tell me if I'm wrong but I was of the impression this talented man has signed up with a media company. It would explain the videography.
@@secretov1da nope 😂😂 don’t have that budget just yet
Perfect Job. Hello from Germany 😊
@@MatArmstrongbmx we will see any colab with @Zedsly wich he own the z-perfamnce we love wheels
crazy how far he went with this
The quality of videography when revealing the car was next level. Felt like I was watching The Grand Tour! Brilliant stuff.
I'm glad you said Grand Tour 😎👍👍
@@battlight3476 in my eyes, nothing else exists anymore 😂👍🏼
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The only thing that was missing was Jeremy talking about the car over the footage.
Absolutely, got me rock hard my guy
omfg that exhaust. well done. this is def my new favorite car channel on youtube
Don’t know anything about cars but binged this whole series in one stretch! So well done and making it even better then it was for the price of the cheapest one available it’s just a good job!
I'm not a mechanic and have never watched anything like this, but it is addictive viewing! Roll over Netflix binge watching, I couldn't put this down and ended up watching all 8 parts. Much respect for the bravery in taking something like this on. Really excellent presentation and infectious enthusiasm . Not sure that spoiler is an improvement, but the rest looks great!
Same happened to me, episode after episode, watched them all :o
Flipping genius Matt, what a car, what a production, excellent in every way...congratulations buddy, I’m proud that we finally have a British A list automotive youtuber, Shmee’s got money, you’ve got balls and talent 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Can u tell me how that shmee is so rich?
He claims it’s from his media work etc, but it’s family money.
Regardless, my point is that some UA-camrs buy great cars and make great content but Matt buys cars that in principle should have been melted and turned into sauce pans but instead gives them an unimaginably and stunning new lease of life.
PLEASE NOTE:: at 1:10 - THAT is NOT an exhaust... THAT is an absolute work of art.
yeah, talk about stacking dimes...beautiful welds on that car fart.
Hey man I just wanted to say I am not a mechanic nor a huge car guy and I am an older guy but I have to say the work you do is beautiful, your enthusiasm for your work is contagious and you really do make great videos. At times the amount you are paying for twisted wrecks is shocking but the final product you put out on the streets is just simply amazing. Very best wishes from Miami….
Who would have thought this could happen from a wreck? Simply gorgeous. Well done Mat and all those who had a part in it.
I've just had the absolute pleasure of watching the build from start to finish, all 8 episodes. The colour looks unreal, and the whole car just looks soooo good. I think this build has to be my favourite. Kudos to you, you've smashed it out of the park! Phenomenal car.
Proper humble guy that gets the results every time. Thanks for the trust Mat 👊🏻
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I love that you show the cost of the builds. I feel like alot of people stop doing it when there channel's get bigger. I'm glad you still show its really good to see
Wow this turned out so much better than my expectations. You really have a good eye for these builds. Respect 💯
I've watched all of your builds & this one is by far my favorite... you basically re-manufactured this car from scratch from bare chassis.. and it turned out amazing, looks better than most porches i've seen on the road & I see alot of porches where I live... great job 🙌 you inspire me... keep up the good work
You are a Master of rebuilding this Supercars !!!! Excellent WORK
I am in awe of you Mat. You take big risks and put in so many hours and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making such entertaining restorations of these cars I could only dream of affording. Absolute class guy 👏❤️
You’ve pulled it out the bag yet again Matt. Looks amazing and should be very proud of yourself and the team.. 🎉
Dude you have absolutely outdone yourself on this one... wheel and paint combo is spot on and that exhaust sounds awesome. My favourite car youve done to date. Great work matt.
Stunning transformation! Great colours, ride height, exhaust and attention to detail with the roof and the shut lines. Great build Mat & your energy, enthusiasm and optimism are extraordinary and best of all infectious!!
Have to say, when you first showed this car as a total wreck I thought no way he's going to be able to sort that out, but it's turned out the best car you've done so far. The body kit, colour and wheels look sick. Totally blown away by the reveal, what an amazing looking car, a real trash to treasure transformation.
Man, I just found this channel and series this beautiful Sunday and enjoyed every episode so much. Finished part 6 and was sad, that I can't watch more. Refreshed your channel and part 7 is here. I'm beyond thankful :D
Insane job Mat and friends!
Dude i had quite literally the same experience. Found the channel today in the morning, binge watched all this series, then went into the most recent vids to see the next one and was bummed out. Then a few hours later this pops up in my notifications
@@brunofilipe9623drops 1 every Sunday and 1 in the week 👍🏾
Same, love this channel
Man that colour looks incredible with the carbon accents and dark wheels. I wasn't sold on the wing, but I must say, with the car being lowered and sitting in it's final form, it's really grown on me.
One of the best restoration jobs on UA-cam... Awesome Job Mat! - You deserve every success, never lose your passion never lose your heart!
Mat, you are so fun to watch! When you painted the Cayman yellow(ish), it brought back memories of my 1970 914-6 which was orange and black. I enjoyed it so much and wanted that sports car feeling back, so I bought it's best replacement, a Cayman S. The Cayman is the 914-6 done right. Thanks!
Good work Mat. Glad you "get" what Porsche is all about - once they get under your skin, they stick! I loved my 911 - what you say about the handling and feel through the steering is spot on. Few cars offer such feedback imho. Now, when are you getting that GT3 going? :D
Spectacular transformation, that is a stunning car. The decision to paint instead of wrap makes this build next level.
Looks great! For the passenger air bag, I would check the fitting for continuity; it’s possible that the connector fused itself during the accident. A multimeter should give you an unification of if it’s still working properly or not. Worth checking
would never check any airbag system with a multimeter unless 100% disconnected! The easiest way to check is to fit a 3 ohm resistor instead of the airbag and see if the code deletes
The amount of progress this guy can make in 3 months is crazy, love the car and can't wait to see the other projects finished!
Know very little about car mechanics but your stuff is compulsive viewing. The enthusiasm is infectious! I'm down in NZ so from the other side of the world, keep them coming.
Mat, this Porsche Cayman rebuild has to one of your best looking projects to date. The transformation from a crash damaged/wrecked car to a stunning looking GT4 Cayman is next level. Loving the stunning new colour & the lowered stance with the new wheels. Absolutely brilliant! 👍🔥👍🔥
Well done, Mat. This car restoration is a work of art. Really enjoy this series.
The Porsche turned out amazing, the colour definitely makes it pop from others and the whole build is amazing. One thing that would have been interesting too see is, if you were able to tint the red part of the taillights black. This is definitely one masterpiece of a build. Looks great!
So without the expensive paint, body kit and seats, and one or two more details, you could have had a completely rebuilt 718 S WITH an awesome exhaust and some more additional stuff that sounds like THAT for what... 30k?? Insane bro. Awesome build, awesome vids, and I respect the decision to go all out in the end because it was definitely worth it for how insanely sexy the car looks. Bravo.
Late to the party and also binge-watched.. Great series - far from tinkering on your drive with welding & paint job, but as always... the end result - absolutely incredible, well done!!! 😊
This man just keeps absolutely smashing everything he does! This right here is proof to not give up on your Dreams!
Amazing work mat! You really are setting the bar now and your progress is crazy! 😁👌🏻
Mat, that looks incredible, honestly. Well done to everyone who contributed to this build
Pfffffhhhhhh... What an amazing looking Car! My dream car! Absolutely love it. Oh and visuals are SICK🔥🔥🔥... the editor gets 20 out of 10!! Amazing stuff Mat!! Ur an inspiration bro!! ✨️
The detail and work needed to get this going Mat, one of those baffling ones, i never thought you could ever repair all of that, getting that roof off, jeez, to sorting the radiators and getting the inside right too, that troublesome left hand side as well, more a headache, but the end result. wowsers. Lot of work but by god what a result.
Another masterpiece! Honestly Mat I love the kit, I love the new wheels and I adore the paint job and the colour! It looks amazing! Awesome work!!
This build has been one of my favourites for sure. The whole transformation is mind blowing!! Would love a car like this.
Great content as usual Matt keep smashing it 👍
What an absolute work of Art, looks stunning, Fixed up & Looks Sharpe. Well done Mat, you cease to amaze
never thought id look at a cayman the way im looking at this car! wow MashAllah love it! just front limo tints missing for me then that tops it off. love limo tints on porshes
Binged this rebuild and wow what a superb job Mat&Co !!!
I thought you’d see sense and pull the plug early on, but so glad you didn’t.
That cayman is siiiick bro!!!!!
Great energy as always Matt. You guys have smashed, the car rebuild along with the TV production perfectly complimented by your character are always great to watch.
Pat on the backs for all of you guys 👍🏽
That’s badass. Love the fact it’s painted and not wrapped. Wheels are killer.
You nailed it AGAIN Mat! One of the best builds of your channel. I thought the yellow would suck but it looks stunning, fascinating car!
this - is - mental!
I really like the build and all the history behind.
nobody sees the work it takes to rebuild and upgrade a car like this after it is finished - and that's a pity! because it not only takes time and money to come this far, it also takes "Herzblut" as we say here in Austria.
btw - i really like your channel! I don't have much time watching youtube and stuff, but when I do I only pick quality stuff -- and your's is quality from my point of view as another car guy doing lots of work by myself. :)
Wow I found you about 3 weeks ago and I have been dreaming about finding a front crashed 718 and converting it to a GT4 body kit for 4 years now. Since finding you Matt I have not stoped watching all your videos which are amazing and my other half thinks I have a man crush on you 😂😂🙈. But I know now I am going to follow in your steps just trying to find the right car now. Well thanks so much for inspiring me to take the leap 🙈
The colour looks absolutly stunning! Well done Mat! When you painted it i was doubting the colour, but seeing it finished it just looks amazing! Great rebuild by you and the crew. Love it.
Your best one yet. Looks amazing. The work you put in with absolutely no fear is credit to you. Well done 👏
Your taste in spec for all the cars is so sick. It’s literally everything I would want done to my cars. Props on this build and all the others. I look forward to seeing that murci though. Congratulations on all your recent successes, it’s well deserved. All the way from Arizona, cheers.
Nice work Mat..I loved this and all your Builds..I popped my Achilles 2 months ago, so ive been pretty much housebound..you and the team defo helped me through a tough time.
At first I didn’t like the color choice tbh
BUT very quickly I changed my mind after the wheels, carbon & and everything came together on it. I’m not a yellow anything guy but I wanna call the color an orange/yellow hybrid which is why I’m liking the “Oran-ellow” color lol
Sick lookin Porsche Matt. Great job. I love how different the processes on your rebuilds are. Keeps you learning loads, and is never boring to watch.
Killed this👌🏼
Wow this thing looks stunning! The amount of work on this seemed unrealistic but what a result Mat! 😎
Looks bloody amazing, color, wheels, interior, plus the extras! 😍
Great job mate 👌🏾
This Porsche rebuild was my favorite series :) Great job!
Love the build. That's one sweet ride Mat! Hats off to your craftsmanship and perfectionism. Loved it. One suggestion though - I would recommend you to get this car PPF wrapped so that the beautiful paint remains in pristine condition for a longer duration.
Porsche done. Let's get the Lambo now!
I'm a huge Porsche fan, absolutely loved this series - congratulations Mat. Incredible job.
Ah, wish I could afford to buy even a broken porshe. Amazing content as always, you are true inspiration, made my day!!!
What an amazing build! Well Done Mat :)
Dude that looks INCREDIBLE. In the autumn leaves like that, perfects shots. Drooling.
I didn’t expect it to look that sick I’ll be honest, it’s mint. Loved this series.
great videos mat 👍
£9500 for a paint job! OMG - It does look tremendous though! I'm not a huge Cayman fan but you have done an incredible job on this. Also loving the editing and soundtrack at the end. Cracking job all around Mat 👍
Well done guys. This was one of the best builds yet. I love everything that you have done to the Porsche. Awesome stuff.
This looks amazing, it came together so well 👍 loving the new directing/videography too, keep up the good work, can't wait for more
Lots of things that was not accounted for on the tiny blackboard
1- New Suspension, shock absorbers, lower arms, drop links
2- New Alloys
3- Cost of tracking and allignment
4- Cost getting it VOSA MOT to be certified back on the road
5- Service parts, spark plugs, oil filter, air filter and oil
6- How many hours did you actually spend putting to all back together?
The videos are inspiring when you have UA-cam money and T-Shirt sales to surrport you.
But the average man getting involved to do this will be in negative value once its built.
Hence why you was the only one bidding on it. The car was good for parts only. As if you had factored all the above and labour rates and mates helping you out too can add another £10k easily.
But great videos Matt really enjoyed the rebuilds. But anyone thinking to getting involved and doing it needs to know the numbers.
After it's built it's then a CAT N car. Very hard to sell on!! As Porsche customers are throst fussiest customers in the world. Customers have been known to walk away from a deal if 1 service stamp is missing.
Would be more credible if you accounted for every item cost spent. Including rent, rates, electric, fuel, Insurance etc etc etc
It looks awesome!!! Love the gt4 style look. I don’t think I could ever do the gt4 justice with my driving skills, so having a cayman S that kinda looks like a gt4 might be the perfect compromise, awesome looks, good driving and not too fast
Very, very nice build. 718's are unfairly maligned for not being flat 6's. Owning one, a 718 Boxster S, I can tell you that the turbo 4 really pulls and I think it sounds great. Furthermore, if you look at the numbers, paying an extra 20K for a 718 GTS with the 4.0 flat 6 only buys you a 10th of second to 60. Get one with a manual while your still can, the next Boxster / Cayman is going to be electric. Given that the 911 has beefed up to GT size and has become crazy expensive, the 718 could be Porsche's last real regular production sports car. Well done Mat, very tasteful job.
This car was a great buy! Great video as always, can’t wait for the next! 😃
The result is outrageous! What an epic episode. Loved every second as always l. So happy for you mate. You nailed it 💪⚡️
From when we got to vote on what Mat should get next, to the Porsche being complete.. Thank you for an awesome journey Mat 👌
This car looks are off the scale, in my mind this needs to be the next Bumblebee car. But is this better than your beloved Aston Martin? Hmmm, it's so close but I think your Aston has the edge imo. Amazing work once again Mat and co.
Your CAYMAN is a full success. A lot of work but the result is breath taking. You have made the good choices all along the restoration. Wonderfull wheels and the best suspension we can imagine (BILSTEIN) . This car is much better now that the car of the stock from PORSCHE. It is more than a CAYMAN S. Congratulations.
Superb build and the quality keeps going up, it's great to be on a journey with you mat, cheers mate.
I have to say Matthew that’s got to be one of the best cars you have done !! Not too over the top , colour is amazing . Well done on your restraint on this one ❤
Absolutely sick it looks awesome Matt what a job you have done 👍
You can’t keep them all,like looseing a best friend but if the kitty needs topping up this car and one more will let you get the galago completed .
You young kids are inspiring from a 70 plus avid admirer 🇬🇧👍😀Dave
Dude! I watched this over 2 days on a business trip, and at part 4, 1am in the morning you had me thinking of how I could start doing this hahaha! Not gonna happen, but that's how much I enjoyed watching it until then end. New subscriber, look forward to the old and the new. Great work, I love Porsche and this was a job I thought wouldn't make it looking at the state of it in the beginning. Great content, great editing and the short parts are easy on the watching time. Thanks!
Mat this build is insane!!
Awesome build Matt! One of the best looking caymans out there! 😍💛
When I look to that color, I immediately think about a cheeseburger with ketchup.
Ys that brother, that's pretty ruud brother, how can u compare food to this beaut?I'm mean come !😬🤯👁👁👁🙈😱🙈🤨🤔🤨🤯🤯🤯
@@craigmorgan4676 relax
Sounds like jealousy has a shade, and it turns out its cheeseburger coloured
@@GLORYZONE92 the mustard color not my favorite.
Smashed it matt!!!! I agree, its the sickest looking car in your A1 collection!!! Fantastic build by the wizard car builder himself 🧙♀️ 💯💙✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅💯💯💯💯😂
That's a nice looking rebuild Mat. Hearty congratulations to you, team, and the myriad of great suppliers and vendors who support each and every project. And also, the car photo stills and videography are of an incredibly high standard too so a huge shout-out to the team of specialists involved! Warmest Regards - David from Melbourne Australia
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Amazing outcome Mat! Bodykit, colour, wheel etc 10/10. Each time you finish a project I go, thats my fav. This doesn't dissapoint.
matt the work you put into the cars with a little help from your friends, is truly amazing, what a car.
Great project and it’s turned out great. Car looks superb.
Have to say though there are lots of costs missing from ‘the blackboard’ though. Wheels/tyres/exhaust/tints/ suspension to name but a few.
For the tint! It normal to have bibles on the edges as it’s not flat! A pretty good way to go around is by using waterfriendly and washable glue on the edges (where there is the tiny dots) it gives amazing résults
Well sir, I'd certainly tick the Mat Armstrong package on mine! This rebuild is the best thing to ever happen to this Cayman S. Blown away!
Looks absolutely sickkkkk! Arguably better than the real GT4RS! Wasn’t sure about the massive spoiler when first revealed it! But soooooo so cool! Nice one! 👊🏼
Looks absolutely stunning! My favourite so far. Where has the BMW 635CSI gone? I can't wait to see that finished!
Wow🔥🔥🔥I'm blown away every time👌🔥
Amazing build, definitely you have a knack for perfection.. you didn't compromise anywhere on the quality of the repair which is purely reflected in the end result.. well done!! Just a small piece of advice if you can manage to keep camera movements bit slow n smooth it will make the videos a lot more enjoyable..😊
New to the channel and loving every build so far. The work done is incredible. One thing, after a respray do you not need to let dvla know there has been a change of colour? Tax checker shows it still as silver.
Great journey to get to this point, got to love Caymans. I had a Mk1 picked up from Silverstone Porsche as a surprise for my 40th leased for 3 years. One of the hardest things I had to do in my life was hand the keys back
The Car looks fantastic awesome work loved watching you rebuild and bring back to life
Love this car and the more things you added the better it got. I'm a big fan of the colour. I love dewalt tools infact my wife says I have a problem 🤣 and the car almost looks like dewalt yellow 💛. Best car you have done. 👏
Those wheels are sick. This is my second time watching this build and still do this day it’s one of my favorites.
Loved watching this build , awesome content .. may I ask it looks like there was a few things missed of the price board , wheels , seat belts refurb , the welder , the wing mirror parts ect . Was they in the grand total and you just didn't write them or was they missed ? Interested to know ....... looking foward to the m5 build
This is actually incredible, this entire journey. To go from what it looked like, all the way to the finished product is absolutely mindblowing. Incredible work man, love your content!
My first time watching one of your videos. Went through the whole series and really enjoyed it!
How many hours did you have into the build and do you consider that as part of the total cost? As a viewer I felt like you should place a value on your time and those who helped and include it in the total valuation of the build.