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The head unit in Vlad seems to have lost the rear channel. I decided to give the Blaupunkt Skagen 400 DAB a go (see...

By 11:30pm: Sadly, while we had it running, the car was not drivable in time for the drive4corners drive saturday...

This weekend was the weekend the car failed last year. www.drive4corners.com is the event, and I was eager to get Vlad back together in...

If you have a classic BMW with a G260/6 or G265/6 transmission, you know what "Death Rattle" sounds like. Now you know what it LOOKS...

Did a deep clean on the engine bay. And fabricated this heat shield that mimics the one that came on the M5. I found the aluminum...

New head, all back together: When I first built the engine, I inspected and cleaned the oil pump. This time, I decided to be extra...

This tool is called an Iron Maiden. Supposedly, it's possible to compress the rockers springs with a collection of screw drivers, 6...

The head i broke was the same specs as this one, built to Paul’s specs. It has an n21 in it. 10.5:1.

Clean, again. At least underneath. I put the subframe and steering components back in, but didn't reconnect the steering shaft...

Who amongst you *doesn't* have a steering box fort? Vlad is getting the blue-label, M635Csi, 3.0 turn-to-turn box that I...

Luck: When opportunity meets preparation. Bottom end seems fine. I am going to carefully clean off the piston tops to make...

The trusty cradle was with a friend in Seattle. He finally shipped it back to me. Still works great. Yep, rear main seal is...