HipMF

Much better.

Feels like I own an e21 again, instead of a big lump of metal that does nothing but sit around on jackstands collecting dust.

So fellas I bought my first car. It's a 1999 323is.
I bought it from the ORGINAL OWNER!
Came with window sticker and a bunch of service manuals.
Whole suspension was replaced. Needs nothing but a seat belt buckle because an airbag light is on. Has 180k
I plan on replacing headlights, clear corners and such. Possibly m3 front bumper and definitely wheels.
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My favorite quote from "Exit through the gift shop":
Banksy: I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore.

My favorite quote from "Exit through the gift shop":
Banksy: I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore.

My favorite quote from "Exit through the gift shop":
Banksy: I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore.

Easy there cowboy. I think you're more excited about this stuff than I am.
The machine is at my shop space, which is 100 miles from where I live, so I only get to play around with it on the weekends. It's summer though, so there's other stuff to do on the weekends too. It'll be a month or two before I start to get the machine and the process dialed in. For the moment I'm happy just using whatever bits I got from the previous owner or picked up from the big box store to turn out some hobby-grade projects.

All I know is that I don't want to get to low on The "HOT" scale, because that's a "NO GO".

All I know is that I don't want to get to low on The "HOT" scale, because that's a "NO GO".

All I know is that I don't want to get to low on The "HOT" scale, because that's a "NO GO".

Sorry man i'll keep it at bay. I do this stuff every day and still have not lost interest in it. It's what I do for fun as well as a job

sooo...
burnout vids then?

Finally got the software for the router on Thursday.
First project finished. A Hoffmeister kink inspired paper towel holder.

I'm still on the learning curve with the machine, but it seems to work alright. Not as precise as I would like for routing, but better than the poorly-setup Shopbot machine they had at FVTC.

Finally got the software for the router on Thursday.
First project finished. A Hoffmeister kink inspired paper towel holder.

I'm still on the learning curve with the machine, but it seems to work alright. Not as precise as I would like for routing, but better than the poorly-setup Shopbot machine they had at FVTC.

I was just trying to figure that out.  I don't know the requirements or the size limits, but I'll give it a try...
 
 

A coat of paint and some wheels and that will be a $14000 car.

Finally got around to getting the pics of the suspension off my camera and made some eye-infecting visual AIDS.


Also got some raw materials to work with now, so hopefully I can get back to work on the car this weekend. Oh, and another engine to replace the Automotive Supply enhanced unit that's currently in the car. Thanks Industrialsized!

I've got a fender roller if you need it 

Someone on the saaabaru forum is swapping the engine/trans from a crashed focus st into a transit connect. Looking pretty awesome so far. 
http://saab92x.com/viewtopic.php?id=77657&p=1

Picked up a CNC router table a couple weeks ago.

Still waiting to get the license for the software to run it transfered over from the previous owner, but in the meantime I decided to test the machines capabilities. I intend to pay for the machine by building bed-of-nails fixtures for circuit boards. Long story short, this requires drilling very small holes in fiberglass or plastic at very precise locations. I had some 0.024" drill bits laying around, so I poked some holes in a piece of 1/8" hot-rolled steel that was laying around at the shop.

Sweeet.

Something about Tim's car and dicks...

Picked up a CNC router table a couple weeks ago.

Still waiting to get the license for the software to run it transfered over from the previous owner, but in the meantime I decided to test the machines capabilities. I intend to pay for the machine by building bed-of-nails fixtures for circuit boards. Long story short, this requires drilling very small holes in fiberglass or plastic at very precise locations. I had some 0.024" drill bits laying around, so I poked some holes in a piece of 1/8" hot-rolled steel that was laying around at the shop.

Sweeet.

Ford Transit Connect.

If you could get one with a manual, I'd probably buy one...

Picked up a CNC router table a couple weeks ago.

Still waiting to get the license for the software to run it transfered over from the previous owner, but in the meantime I decided to test the machines capabilities. I intend to pay for the machine by building bed-of-nails fixtures for circuit boards. Long story short, this requires drilling very small holes in fiberglass or plastic at very precise locations. I had some 0.024" drill bits laying around, so I poked some holes in a piece of 1/8" hot-rolled steel that was laying around at the shop.

Sweeet.

Rented this in April, I believe list price is in the $5000-5500 territory.
Getting back on my hybrid bike was like going from a baja truck to a nissan hardbody
Even if I did trail riding 10x a year it would still make sense financially to rent a top end bike like that (until you wreck at least)

Getting back on my old bike yesterday was a little tough after riding a $2300 rental bike last weekend. That being said, i still can't justify spending that much money on a bike that doesn't even have an engine...
Where the dirt bike trails at?