Wannabe tuckasaurus

[Majend]

Pls dont dip it

we can do some crazy stuff with dip, i understand the hesitation but please wait to see what it looks like when it is all done

love the interior bits! how'd you do them?

it is a process called decoupage. I found an extra set of wood trim in a junk yard (yeah i know i won the lottery) so i decided to do something interesting. Basically it is a process of gluing paper to an object and then using a special clear coat that seals everything. i chose to actually cut out individual panels instead of just using whole pages so it took forever to cut everything out but i am really happy with how everything turned out.

Dope!!

thanks!!

[Randomofodication]

Cool, thanks man. It looks like it turned out awesome.

[Majend]

Got the last bit of the interior in that i wanted to do. I wasn't a huge fan of the wood shift knob in the car since the M decal on the top was starting to come off and it was the only bit of wood left inside. On top of that the stock shifter throw on these cars is quite long so i decided to have a bit of fun with the set up.

I got a shift lever from an e60 545i which has a different pivot point making the throw much shorter (feels like it is half as long) but i didn't want to stop there. I found a 220mm shift knob from Its Proper and had the new shift lever machined down and threaded to accept the new shift knob. I don't drive the car hard so i'm not worried about it breaking. i might redo the setup in the future but we'll see

here is the stock knob with the stock lever


IMG_0933.jpg by Majend, on Flickr

side by side of the old and the new, note the difference in the pivot point


IMG_0936.jpg by Majend, on Flickr


IMG_0938.jpg by Majend, on Flickr

the threaded top (normally BMW shift knobs just clip on)


IMG_0939.jpg by Majend, on Flickr

and all in


IMG_0940.jpg by Majend, on Flickr


IMG_0941.jpg by Majend, on Flickr

i'll have one of my photographer friends shoot some proper shots of the interior some time soon.

[dylan.]

Awesome! I wanted a 540i so bad before i got my 330ci. Lovin the interior and look of this thing just how it is.

[E28stoff]

Pretty sweet so far, nice work on the trim!

[Majend]

Awesome! I wanted a 540i so bad before i got my 330ci. Lovin the interior and look of this thing just how it is.

I was looking at 330ci's when i bought this and i'm really glad i decided to go with the 540i

Pretty sweet so far, nice work on the trim!

thanks man, it is coming along but it isn't quite there yet

[CurtOldBimmer]

Love your work; this will indeed turn out great!

[staciwaas]

looks good, i like the interior choice.

[e36rjbmw]

theres a dildo where your shifter should be.























good work.

[Majend]

right now i am debating taking the e60 shifter out and installing a UUC kit since it is made out of T-304 Stainless. And since the car is my daily i don't want to have to worry about the lever breaking while i am driving. however, $500 is pretty damn spendy...

[Majend]

found these today, they basically sum up why i did the interior the way i did...

[Majend]

so i know a lot of you are not a fan of dip but because of the condition of the paint on the car and since i am going to have it professionally resprayed this winter i thought i would have some fun with the car. My buddy Chase and the guys at DipSource mixed up a custom color for the car and we dipped it this last friday night. I am going to try and get a different set of wheels on by the end of the week but i couldn't help but pull the camera out while visiting my father as i tend to do on sundays

i'll be honest, you really need to see the color in person but these will have to do

[R2dmax]

Interesting. The main thing is you are happy, but i would like to see that in person

[Majend]

Interesting. The main thing is you are happy, but i would like to see that in person

yeah i know it isn't for everyone but i'm happy with it. now lets hope i can get the new wheels on before i leave for sowo

[Majend]

finished a couple of more photos