20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

[FluidMotorUnion]

Perhaps all that rain yesterday got us excited (if you're not from Chicago, it rained. a shitload). Either way, we couldn’t contain these pictures any longer.

We can’t/won’t say exactly what this is, and we’re not going to tell you what we’re affixing it to (hence the blur in the last picture), but the title should give you enough of a hint. We’ve put a lot of planning into this specific thing, and it’s not entirely done yet, but we wanted to give you guys a sneak peek at what’s coming out of fabrication this week. Once it’s fitted exactly where we want it, we’re going to paint it to match the rest of the vehicle, giving it a nice sleek look, on top of that “ridiculous” look it’s already got.

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[mjch3n]

snorkel on the project x5

[Pir8 97]

Snorkel :D

[Jedidiah]

absolutely awesome! And here, I thought you guys were wrapping it up.. keeps getting better and better!

[FluidMotorUnion]

absolutely awesome! And here, I thought you guys were wrapping it up.. keeps getting better and better!

We can't wrap it up yet, because the company supposed to send us dies for our bender (to aid in creating a new front bumper) still has yet to do so. Today, they sent us one of two, but it wasn't the diameter we needed for the aforementioned bumper. In the meantime, we've been brainstorming new ideas.

Now, in case the Mississippi/Chicago rivers overflow on a massive scale, at least 5 of us will be comfortable in our German-built raft.

[Han]

Haha, awesome. Need to take pics when fording a river in this thing.

[Vegas13]

make sure you bring this by my house when youre done. it has rained for 2 whole days dude.

WHAT ARE THOSE TIRES!!

[Zic]

Never thought i would see a snorkel on a x5.

[firelizard]

BMW electronics + fording = ???


:D

[FluidMotorUnion]

BMW electronics + fording = ???


:D

it's how we are revolutionizing the fishing industry.

Step 1: Drive X5 into river
Step 2: Wait for the electronics to start sending unchecked amounts of amperage into the water
Step 3: Collect the dead (and now also pre-cooked) fish from the comfort of leather E39 M5 seats
Step 4: Drive X5 home

[Dr.AK]

it's how we are revolutionizing the fishing industry.

Step 1: Drive X5 into river
Step 2: Wait for the electronics to start sending unchecked amounts of amperage into the water
Step 3: Collect the dead (and now also pre-cooked) fish from the comfort of leather E39 M5 seats
Step 4: Drive X5 home

Win.

[MikeG]

Love this project wheres the build thread? I want more pics!

[Kielan]

it's how we are revolutionizing the fishing industry.

Step 1: Drive X5 into river
Step 2: Wait for the electronics to start sending unchecked amounts of amperage into the water
Step 3: Collect the dead (and now also pre-cooked) fish from the comfort of leather E39 M5 seats
Step 4: Drive X5 home
Step 5. ?????
Step 6. Profit.

[FluidMotorUnion]

Goal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7wXNKOat6U

[Jedidiah]

Goal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7wXNKOat6U

dare you. :shifty

[hill9]

Have you checked your local shops? Actually Brembo breaks works well in BMW 325. I own a BMW z3 and Brembo works well on those. Why don’t you give it a try, else if u find difficulty in getting that gen 3 then get a similar part then modify it to your BMW 325.