Nutts And Bolts Restorations

Nutts And Bolts Restorations My name is Matthew Nutting. Welcome to the things I do in life that truly put a smile on my face. My

Thought I’d give an update on the track car nose for my senior project! I have all the panels shaped, fitted, and welded...
04/15/2021

Thought I’d give an update on the track car nose for my senior project! I have all the panels shaped, fitted, and welded together. Made a nose piece with an Indy car inspired open grille. I’m getting ready to rivet that piece on and then polish and paint the whole thing!

Newest member in the line of projects is this 1964 1/2 Mustang! She’s been sitting in a field for some time now but it’s...
01/04/2021

Newest member in the line of projects is this 1964 1/2 Mustang! She’s been sitting in a field for some time now but it’s a factory 289 2 barrel with a dealer installed A/C package since they weren’t factory. I couldn’t let it sit and a lot of the parts are readily remanufactured. Big plans ahead for this pony and it’s going to be a long journey!

About a year ago this time I was finishing up this awesome mini seat project in my Automotive Trim class. I’ve always lo...
11/09/2020

About a year ago this time I was finishing up this awesome mini seat project in my Automotive Trim class. I’ve always loved the Ford GT and thought it would be cool to do a Gulf Livery inspired seat! Before this class I had never even used a sewing machine and by the end of it was able to create this really cool project I’m very proud of! I got the inspiration to do what’s called a double piped French seam to separate the blue and orange form The Hog Ring. Those guys make some pretty awesome custom seats so check them out! Trim was fun for me to be able to put my creative touch on something without getting my hands greasy and making a mess which was definitively a cool perspective on this part of the industry.

I can’t make this page and introduce myself without paying my respects to the car that truly paved the path that I’m on ...
11/07/2020

I can’t make this page and introduce myself without paying my respects to the car that truly paved the path that I’m on today. This is my father and mines 1962 Ford Galaxie. My father trusted me enough to teach 16 year old me how do drive stick on this beast as well as my sister. Neither of us toasted the clutch which was fortunate and we took this beauty to some local car shows often. I had the amazing privilege to daily drive this car to high school and work for two years and I loved every moment. We got the car with a 428 Ford and 352 heads on it as well as a killer exhaust leak. After two years of driving it, the engine bent a pushrod and we retired her to the garage. My father was lucky enough to come across a 427 Ford engine many years ago and had recently rebuilt the engine. So now our beloved Galaxie got a nice power upgrade to 600+ wheel horsepower (number will be confirmed once broken in and dyno’d) and a hole in the hood to fit the air cleaner. This car is 100% the reason I made the final decision to come halfway across the country to study auto restoration and without it, I wouldn’t be in the position I am today. I think it’s always important to take a step back and remember where you came from and the reasons you made the decisions you did. For me I find it humbling.

Finished products on each side panel. Once I completed the drivers side first the passenger side was a lot easier as I k...
11/06/2020

Finished products on each side panel. Once I completed the drivers side first the passenger side was a lot easier as I knew what to expect from the metal and where it needed to be formed. I was also able to reuse the paper pattern from the other side by flipping it because the two sides are essentially mirrored. I am very excited to see three panels on there at once! The top piece fits awkwardly with the extra space from the side panels but once they are trimmed to fit, they will be clean. All I need to do is make my bottom piece and TIG weld them all together!

For my Senior Project at school I was assigned to build an aluminum track nose for a Kurtis Kraft Midget Race Car. I wan...
11/05/2020

For my Senior Project at school I was assigned to build an aluminum track nose for a Kurtis Kraft Midget Race Car. I wanted to challenge myself in metalwork and this is a great project to do that in. Aluminum is more challenging to work with than steel in some ways as well. The first two pictures are of the example my amazing sheet metal professor Ed Barr made along with the buck I use to fit the panels on. This is the top panel for the nose and is one of 4 pieces I will make and then weld together. This piece required the most shape out of any of these pieces and was definitely the most difficult to make. It fits nicely on my buck though after at least 8 hours or so of work on it. I also had to relearn how to use some of the tools because it had been some time since I took sheet metal freshman year.

This is my 1990 7UP Edition Foxbody Mustang. This is the first car I purchased myself and also my first restoration proj...
11/05/2020

This is my 1990 7UP Edition Foxbody Mustang. This is the first car I purchased myself and also my first restoration project. This car has had an amazing journey since I bought it and is not in its final state but has been good enough for me to daily drive. This car actually taught me a lot about the restoration process and that ripping everything off the car right away is not always the best thing to do. It sat in my garage for a long time and there were days that it really annoyed me to look at because some of the progress wasn’t as quick as I wanted it to be. I then learned patience in the craft and that projects don’t make themselves overnight. I applied that to a lot of things in my life and became interested in the process as a whole rather than the finished product. Sure the feeling of accomplishment I got when the car was stripped down, repainted, and reassembled in a month over the summer was amazing, but every second I spent daydreaming about it and building it is what I really fell in love with. You have to learn to love the hard moments and get frustrated but not give up. This car has been an amazing and rewarding part of my life and it’s all because I love doing this. Go search for something in your life that you love doing, go after it, and learn to listen to what it may teach you.

11/05/2020

This page is going to showcase the cars I own, build, and drive. For some time now I have wanted to make a business building and restoring cars so this is my start. I love what I do and I hope to inspire others out there to take initiative and start doing what they love right now. I kept telling myself that I would start this after I graduate college and get a job and make some money but I realized that I don't have to wait to post content about what I truly love doing in life and that I can start right now. You can too. So welcome to my trade, my craft, and my brand.

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