This is becoming less a funny ha ha blog about all the wacky stuff we get into, and more like some grim survivor’s diary. Like Shackleton’s journey this started with a great idea and has quickly descended into madness and terror.

Anyway with that uplifting intro out of the way. Here is another visual essay for the 6 people not on Facebook. Craig had a baby about a week before this, so I was fighting one handed. We brought in some paid & highly skilled labor to try and kick start things into high gear. We made decent progress doing ‘race car’ stuff, basically fabrication and things that neither Ted, Brendan, nor myself have a ton of experience with. We worked from 7:30am to 3:00am, it was brutal. Most notably I only lost my temper with a rant once, and really only felt like crying once too.

I work occasionally for a day, sometimes 3 with limited sleep (or none). I can tell you there is a significant difference between 20 hours of ‘computer’ type work, and actual manual labor.

Front view with Engine, Radiator, and front clip installed.

Diff and Tranny Oil coolers

The E90 has an electric water pump stock, this one is bigger.

And the coup de grace, the tow hook was done by yours truly and is one of 5 or so things I’ve done that I’m pretty proud of. Its more impressive (to me anyway) when you consider I did it at 1am. OEM fit and finish.