» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 428,733 Views | | | | | | 08-13-2006, 09:27 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | Sleeping Beauty 1st post: Pics from about a week ago, while the head was in the shop, and the car was just sleeping in the garage... 2nd post: Pics from tonight, with the head bolted on and the cames locked into place.. (with a couple thrown in from earlier in the day) | | | 08-13-2006, 09:28 AM | #2 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | A few teaser shots earlier, now it's time for the operation. These pics are after a long day of putting the head back on the car, getting the head bolts torqued down properly, putting the lifters and cams in, and getting them torqued down to spec. I had some fun with a few of the pictures, so I hope you enjoy/appreciate some of the more abstract ones. Check it out. -Evan | | | 08-13-2006, 09:29 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | | | | 08-13-2006, 11:41 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | Holy**** you have a nice camera to take images like that, and DAMN nice looking car!!, I am looking forward to the finished product! | | | 08-13-2006, 01:25 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 669 | nice work and pictures. What cams did you install? | | | 08-13-2006, 04:35 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Port St. Johns, Florida Posts: 2,242 | at this point a M3 swapped Ti is going up on the market 1 a week. I think I would just buy one out of the box, or just a Mcoupe and keep the Club Sport 1.8 and do forced induction down the road. | | | 08-13-2006, 05:04 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: tailgating your slow ass Posts: 518 | Nice pics | | | 08-13-2006, 05:59 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | I love this one, your paint and grills looks prestine clean! I can't wait for my transplant!!! What type of camera are you using and what software? __________________ | | | 08-13-2006, 07:02 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | It was a Canon EOS D30 (3mpxl digital SLR), with a little help cropping by photoshop. -Evan | | | 08-13-2006, 07:53 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 | Pic #3 is absolutely beautiful! Ahheck01, Do you know what the camera settings were for that shot?? | | | 08-13-2006, 08:45 PM | #11 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | Quote: Originally Posted by CirrusSR22 Pic #3 is absolutely beautiful! Ahheck01, Do you know what the camera settings were for that shot?? | no, unfortunately not. I had it on shutter priority and let the camera do the rest. No tripod though for like a half second exposure.... I got lucky? | | | 08-13-2006, 09:10 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 | Those are amazing pics! Im not big on smoked lights but you need to put in smoked headlights and corners. That thing would look so bad ass blacked out. __________________ "Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | 08-13-2006, 09:20 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oakland, baby! Posts: 102 | Damn, those are awesome!! Looks almost like that car is black chrome in those pics. Excellent stuff __________________ www.bmwtuner.net - come say hi! 1997 318ti, meyle control arms, Bilstein Sports, BavAuto springs, treehouse racing eyeballs, Rogue Engineering RSM 1957 VW Oval window | | | 08-13-2006, 10:17 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: çî†ÿ øf åNgëL§, CA Posts: 5,314 | are you doing an engine swap or what are you doing? | | | 08-13-2006, 11:16 PM | #15 | Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50 | Quote: Originally Posted by 1996Bmw318TI are you doing an engine swap or what are you doing? | Headgasket replacement, go the head decked and a complete valve job, as well as replacing spark plugs and cleaning injectors and whatnot. -Evan | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |