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BMW v8 engine coffee table project


straight6pwr

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so, i tried a few techniques and the best turned out to be rolling the clay into same-sized balls (ha) and then pressing them individually into place. it was the only way that really worked with the fact that it was a T weld on a curved surface. i also tried to leave the edges over-exaggerated in case shrinking or paint layers hides it later on.

air dry clay

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pressing the pieces into place one at a time

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some finished tubes

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the clay requires a water-based paint to seal it, and the Spaz stix chrome final coat requires a black based undercoat, so two birds with one stone:

couldnt find any water-based spray paints at the hardware store, so had to go to an art supply shop for the paint 'Liquitex' was on sale.

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just waiting for it to dry before chrome finish.

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just another random parts shot

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  • 2 weeks later...

intake manifold done.

throttle body and pcv installed with new hardware

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injectors painted blue for a little color.  the studs/nuts above them are the inside mount for the glass piece to rest on, made from all m60 parts.

hopefully it will look good once all together, but i can always change it.

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