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yeah, of those, 5 and 10.  you have to have a logo which can be used as just a small symbol, not just text.
the company I work for has a 'logo' which is just the name of the company in a font style, and 1)its boring 2)its not very functional or adaptable. you have to think of how it will look 1)on a piece of paper as letterhead, 2)logo on a t-shirt and other swag 3)on a website, apps, digital advertisements, etc.
 
i see a lot of companies under-estimate how much effort should be put into their first logo design. get it right the first time and save lots of time and money down the line.
 
also, i'd stay away from anything that hints at the BMW roundel. nothing like spending money on all the design and merchandise to have bmw slap you with a cease and desist.

It's been a while. I haven't done much with the car since my last update besides an oil change or two. Life has been busy. I bought a house with an awesome, huge garage (surround sound ceiling speakers, air compressor with hose outlets everywhere, 220v, insulated, TV, fridge, storage space, etc.)
 
Anyways, I just ordered a bunch of parts. I've decided to drive the car through winter again this year. I'll post pictures once everything has been delivered.
 
Breaking my build thread rules and posting a cell phone picture...

But, this should make up for it...

Happy Birthday brosef!!!!
 

Yeah a 300hp SBF typically has 350+tq so it's way faster than a m6x.

They had a higher output from the factory but they are about 100% more expensive to make go faster.  The 5.0 with gt40 heads, cam and an intake will put it around 300hp then you have the ridiculous aftermarket to make it even faster.  So much on the m60 has been optimized from the factory that your only options left are forced induction or a chip and cams which will cost quite a bit for minimal gains (chip and cams).  

Hell yes. Nice work!

Hasn't been such a big deal before with past events but I guess you can make the event private with the option to invite friends of friends.
I'm all for anybody coming to the meet without a BMW who genuinely wants to meet/learn about our cars. People showing up to make a scene though isn't cool.

How is that M5 of yours doing?

How is that M5 of yours doing?

She moved under her own power today. All of 2 feet, but happy with the progress.
 
Video of it running in better light:
 

Awesome - glad you got this running!

sweet! also cant wait to see it

Congrats! Definitely looking forward to seeing/hearing this thing in person!

Don't mind the video - just turn up your speakers...
 

Yeeep.
 
A little trial and error and boom.
 
Now all the little wires, straighten up some of the routings, bleed the brakes/clutch and give it some abuse on Sunday.

Yeeep.
 
A little trial and error and boom.
 
Now all the little wires, straighten up some of the routings, bleed the brakes/clutch and give it some abuse on Sunday.

Don't mind the video - just turn up your speakers...
 

well the original plan was to create a block out of wood and metal brackets since I didnt keep my block from the parts car. miraculously, i found a b40 block with broken bellhousing mount on ebay that was a local seller.  after negotiating, i was able to do a trade+cash for my old auto transmission.
 
he was even available the same day so i went and snagged it last night

 
bonuses: its already been stripped and is super clean. also, it has a bunch of the covers/parts: valley pan, rear coolant cover, front idler sprocket, rear main seal.
 
i'm fairly sure, but hopefully the b30 heads and the b40 block have aligning holes for the head bolts.

Picked it up on Craigslist this morning. Manual 1991 318i convertible. Swapping the coilovers (stance) over to the V8 car, fixing some wear items and sell it in the spring.

thats a 'brilliant' observation.

I think its about a 50/50 comprehension rate in this thread.

Who doesn't want a piece of a car in their living room? (besides your wife)
 
Well I do! Been drooling over engine coffee tables everywhere I see them, and I love model building, so it was inevitable for me to do this.
The opportunity presented itself when I bought a blown-engine e34 for the rest of the drivetrain, so I saved a bunch of the parts to make this happen.
 
I'm sure you've seen plenty of these projects, but usually they just take the block and spray paint it and call it a day.
I'm taking a different route and using the top end of the m60 instead of the block.  It will be the heads, the intake manifold/throttle body, and I'm going to carve a replica portion of the block out of wood to save weight and size.
 
Step 1: Disassemble
This is pretty straight forward, and I didn't take any pics.
Only special step is I rented a valve spring compressor from autozone and made a custom tool out of conduit ( 3" long x 1" conduit), as the spring tool does not have the reach to get down in the lifter holes.
 
Here's a picture of the valve stem seals after the valves have been removed.

 
Step 2: Clean
I'm individual washing and scrubbing every part.
The heads were really gross, and cleaning inside them is far too difficult, so I had Kyle chemically wash them at his shop (Thanks Kyle)
 
After cleaning

 
Step 3: Prep and paint
I'll be cleaning/polishing all gasket surfaces that will be visible, as well as the hydraulic lifters, and some various bits.
 
Here i've done the polishing on one head and masked them for paint

 

 
I'm spraying the heads and various parts with duplicolor silver wheel paint. it has a good metallic finish that looks alot like bare aluminum to me. I've used it on some wheel refinishing with good results.
 
Paint finished on the head and lifters and valve springs cleaned and reinstalled.

 
I'll update with more pictures as I go!

I've gotten away with worse.
 

I've gotten away with worse.
 

Officially addicted to auto x

First time ever doing an event like this and it was tons of fun. Will definitely want to do this again. After pushing my car to the best of my limited abilities I can see how a proper suspension helps. Yogurtland springs on bilstein HDs made for an interesting combo of body roll, lols, and getting sideways.
There were a total of 21 drivers in the novice class and I was super happy to come in 5th! I was trying to break 38seconds and finally snuck into the 37s on the very last run