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These are some neat projects.  We finally finished out basement as well.  Bought the house 7 years ago.  Basement was sorta finished, but just very white-box-ish.  So after a couple years we added a bathroom, then demo'd the rest, then it sat until the end of last year.  Finally got moving and finished it.
Basically how it started last year....we have pics of what it looked like when we moved in somewhere.  The whole ceiling was dropped and had conduit everywhere.  In these pics, the ceiling is gone and I relocated all the wires into the joist like they were supposed to be.







Here I have a bunch of the bar framed in and the plumbing pretty much done.  Had to dig a sumpcrock into the floor then route everything overhead.  I hired someone to do the framing but did the electric and plumbing, just to keep the project moving.


Ran a second zone of HVAC too.


Opened up the stairwell and added stair lights.

Exercise was staying the exercise room so it became a temporary home to a lot of crap

It was not fun getting things down the stairs, but having it opened helped A LOT

The movie room stayed the movie room but we had to fix the back wall (left side in pic) and the ceiling got insulated and painted black.

I hired out the drywall too. 




Movie room sucessfully blacked out

Decided to add some stone walls:

The wifes design pallet


It was a long wait on the cabinets, but they started to roll in.



Tin/copper ceiling was tricky

Then added more stone and more tin:



Then the big wait was for the counter tops.  So we finished a bunch of the other stuff



Finally the tops came in so we could finish the back-bar....more stone and cabinets.  Haha




Movie room got furnished

Appliances

Crown to finish off the ceiling

Finish work on the stairs

Then....the coolest part.  We unpackaged everything we had been storing for 7 years from our old house.

Got it all organized.  Installed my lights and shelves in the towers.


We are still working on some things.  Decorations.  I want to build a bar sign for between the 2 towers.  It was a fun/stressful/rewarding/expensive project.

if you build a stadium in a toilet bowl, even if its made of solid gold, you still have to wade through shit to get to it. 
go pack go! 
 

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Assistant to the regional manager

Added another spring to the wastegates :). I've never experienced anything like this before, pulls so hard. Enjoy!

Just a 2nd gear roll on the throttle.

well this is one way to turbo your lambo....
https://www.gofundme.com/f/underground-racing-turbo-kit

es was the way to way to go

well it has finally set in that my 335 is gone and the 528 is just not doing it for me. Now to decide on a "project car" or a new daily that is a little more fun

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Located in Wisconsin.
Clean title.
Purchased from original owner.
$18,000 
2009 BMW 335xi 
Last 7 of vin - A404715
Automatic transmission
99,9xx miles
~525awhp on 93 octane (MHD - Wedge Tuning)
2 sets of wheels
Stock parts included
Will make well over 600whp with a Spool Helix OD installed. Was going to be my next mod, but now need to sell the car due to moving across the country.
Loaded Options:
Sport Package
Comfort Access
Navigation
Park Distance Control
Cold Weather
Active Cruise
Adaptive lighting
Sun blinds, side/rear
Current mods are:
MHD Custom Wedge Flash
Alpina Transmission Flash
BMS DCI
CPE chargepipe 
HKS BOV
Active Autowerk Race intercooler
RB Two Plus turbos
RB Inlets
VTT aluminum outlets
CPE catless downpipes 
Eisenmann race exhaust
Fuel It - Stage 2 Bucketless Pump
RB PCV w/external catch can
BMS OCC 
Eldor coils
NGK 97506 gapped to .020"
3.5 bar MAP sensor
“IS” Engine mounts
KW V1 suspension
M3 rear sway
Forgestar F14 18x8/18.5” with Michelin PSS Summer tires  
Style 287 OEM wheels with Michelin PSS AS tires
Maintenance Log:
Oil - Motul Xcess 8100 5w40
Previous owner:
New BMW battery in 2018
Injector recall 
70k - Water pump, oil filter housing gasket
80k - Valve cover gasket, intake valve cleaning, idler pulleys/belt
My ownership:
95,000 - oil change, NGK 97506 spark plugs, Eldor coils, BMS DCI, intake valve cleaning
96,000 - fuel-it stage 2 bucketless lpfp
96,500 - silicone vacuum lines
97,000 - OEM Oil pan gasket, OEM IS engine mounts, OEM engine ground strap, OEM pre cat O2 sensors, RB Two Plus turbos, RB inlets, VTT aluminum outlets, OEM coolant pipe, OEM lower steering shaft, both front wheel bearings OEM, Wedge Custom 93 tune
97,500 - OEM LPFP sensor w/hard line
99,700 - Rear OEM passenger control arm, rear OEM passenger brake caliper, rear Zimmerman rotors, rear Textar pads, OEM post cat O2 sensors, both front OEM tie rods
I’ve owned the car for just over a year. I travel for work and don’t put many miles on my vehicles. However, I am now relocating across the country and will need to part with the vehicle. It was purchased from the original owner, a fellow enthusiast, who took very good care of the vehicle, used all OEM or quality parts and did all preventive maintenance. My intention was to hold on to it for quite a while, which is why I have done so much maintenance in my ownership and spared no expense with upgrades. The car is set to go for a long time with all major maintenance done. It is ridiculously fast and will put a massive smile on your face getting on the highway or when you have to pass someone. 
The bad:
Small crack in front windshield, filled with glue and not expanding.
Door dings.
ACC currently not functional from sensor not being properly aligned due to intercooler air flow diverter. Can be fixed by using a different intercooler such as a VRSF or similar. I opted for better performance as I do not use the ACC.

Thanks for the add! Here’s my 2018 F80 VRacing Stage 2 tuned, HR spring on 19s, Catless downpipes, MPE exhaust, Carbons here and there lol

looks like it turned out pretty dang well

This week I officially accepted a position with SD Wheel/Fitment Industries/Custom Offsets as the Commodity Manager over Suspension and Accessories and gave notice at my current job.  I'm thrilled to start working with these guys in a segment that i'm so passionate about!

I think we should start an annual wibimmers scramble this year. I would definitely be in for that. And if anyone around milwaukee just wants to golf I wouldnt be opposed to it

I think we should start an annual wibimmers scramble this year. I would definitely be in for that. And if anyone around milwaukee just wants to golf I wouldnt be opposed to it

Don’t know if anyone else here likes golfing, but I love golf. Not great at it, but usually shoot around mid 40s for 9. Been sharing my dads old iron set with my brother for awhile and decided to just get my own to get my own full set of clubs(had my own driver, wedges, putter).
Went with Callaway Preowned’s as I don’t need a $1000+ set of Mizuno’s or Titleist’s for my skill level. Purchased the Callaway XR’s in 5-PW in average condition, but received the XR Pro’s. Not complaining about a free upgrade. 
 
Felt so good coming off the club when making contact, loving them so far. Birdied the first hole last night with a little 15 foot put. But proceeded to play as usual afterwards lol

Just in time for the long 11 day weekend. Gonna do some paint correction and upgrade my subpar hifi speakers in the f10

Just in time for the long 11 day weekend. Gonna do some paint correction and upgrade my subpar hifi speakers in the f10

Procured a POS people-mover:

Couldn't decide what to do with the compact or what to replace it with, so I decided to buy another car to "fill the gap" between it and my next car so I don't have to drive the e21 everywhere... I can totally see myself dailying this POS for a couple years because I love it. I had a ton of anxiety about buying it because I was worried about all of the things that could go wrong, but as soon as i drove it, it made me laugh and it puts a smile on my face every time I get in it. I had forgotten how good it feels to drive one of these cars.
It's rusty, has a bad exhaust leak, the shifter has 3-4 inches of slop, drivers-side rear wheel bearing is bad, clutch engagement is weird (master cylinder?), brakes have some feels (not the good kind), along with innumerable cosmetic issues, but there's something about a dilapidated old e34 that just puts me in a good mood. Maybe it's nostalgia, but it's also impressive how something that's so old an improperly maintained can still run and drive as amazingly as an old e34. Maybe one of the last truly over-engineered BMWs?

Well my winter setup showed up today, ordered yesterday around noon, arrived today at 2. Tirerack is the amazon prime of the tire world. 

Well my winter setup showed up today, ordered yesterday around noon, arrived today at 2. Tirerack is the amazon prime of the tire world.