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Update on the next video & project Marbais, E30 320i

Update on the next video & project Marbais, E30 320i

Just wanted to give you a quick update and progress on things. 

The next video is taking longer than usual since I had a lot to do these past couple of weeks.

The vapor blasting cabinet finally arrived from the UK from Vixen Surface Treatments and it's magnificent! You can see b...

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I Got a FREE BMW E39 528i Touring Individual - Project Liedingen: Part 1

I Got a FREE BMW E39 528i Touring Individual  - Project Liedingen: Part 1

Just finished editing this video!

As mentioned before, super nice Patreon Timo has given me this glorious E39 Touring Individual with the mighty M52 2.8L straight-six engine.
It's awesome! I'm already contemplating to fix it up now and use it as a daily this winter. E39 is magic! ...

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Update on the previous update on project Chicago, Alpina B7

Update on the previous update on project Chicago, Alpina B7

I wanna express my biggest gratitude to all of you for joining Patreon and kindly supporting me, the channel, and the projects! Thank you, thank you!

Newest Alpina update -- on the last update I told you I'm going with a brand new block. Well, change of plans.

My correspondence w...

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Adventurous BMW E34 M5 Inspection & Drive - Project Marta - Part 1

Adventurous BMW E34 M5 Inspection & Drive - Project Marta - Part 1

Direct link - https://youtu.be/IXTzDduRXbM

Finally E34 M5 on the channel! Sadly not mine, but Misha Charoudin's. In case you don't know him, he makes vlog type of videos at the Nurburgring.

Misha imported it from Ru...

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Cheap Alpina B7 is Dead - Supercharged V8 BMW - Project Chicago: Part 3

Cheap Alpina B7 is Dead - Supercharged V8 BMW - Project Chicago: Part 3

Here we go! Complete teardown of the Alpina engine down to bare block. 

It escalated quickly as you already know, it's in million pieces now but she'll live again.

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Update on project Chicago

Update on project Chicago

First of all, we recently went over 1.000 Patreons which is just amazing! Thank you so much! It means a lot to me. 

After bad news with Alpina, time for good news. I've decided we are going to fix this thing and rebuild the engine.

Thank you for the recommendations in the previ...

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Sad news on project Chicago, the Alpina B7

Sad news on project Chicago, the Alpina B7

First of all, I want to thank all of you for being here! Since the last video, we gained more Patreons and many upped your level, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Now onto the bad news. Right after I posted the last video on here, I went to the shop to unload some of the parts that a...

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Broken Alpina Is Hiding Secrets and a NAIL, Literally - Supercharged B7 - Project Chicago: Part 2

Broken Alpina Is Hiding Secrets and a NAIL, Literally - Supercharged B7 - Project Chicago: Part 2

Direct link - https://youtu.be/SMfC4LLMJgM

We are continuing with Alpina! 

I was so curious to see what's wrong with the engine that I had to put E30 on hold and tear into this thing. Lots of surprises and one u...

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I Bought The Cheapest Supercharged Alpina B7 In The World - Project Chicago: Part 1

I Bought The Cheapest Supercharged Alpina B7 In The World - Project Chicago: Part 1

Here it is! The much anticipated Alpina B7!

It's glorious and quite broken. I love it and can't wait to start digging into it deeper.

How do you like it though? Think this will make for exciting series. 

Cheers!

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Let's Make It Roadworthy Again - Classic BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 5

Let's Make It Roadworthy Again - Classic BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 5

Part 5 of project Marbais has landed!

The beautiful E30 is roadworthy again! But it wasn't a pass from the first, more on that in the video.

We also have an old friend make an appearance. Felix, a young upholsterer from Ranstadt is showing us how to rewrap M-Tech 1 steering wheel with...

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Project Chicago arrived!

Project Chicago arrived!

Alpina landed in Frankfurt early on Tuesday morning!

Lifts and equipment from Bendpak landed the day prior so I haven't even had a chance to look over this glorious turd. Just snapped these 3 pics and parked it. The battery is kaput and the mandatory check engine light is there, I already l...

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Comeback With a Vengeance - BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 3

Comeback With a Vengeance - BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 3

Fresh off the editing block, part 3 of project Castellón!

The glorious turd lives! This car was a proper struggle to get running, but what a result in the end. Lots of troubleshooting and fixing in the episode!

Buckle up for another hour-long adventure!

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Update on project Castellón

Update on project Castellón

Direct link - https://youtu.be/WQjeE5M7W10

Oh, yes! It's very much alive and kicking!
More details will follow in the video, but this car is a massive surprise. 

I'm stuck waiting on parts before I can finish...

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26 Years Of Sitting - What Will It Take To Get it Running? BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 2

26 Years Of Sitting - What Will It Take To Get it Running? BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 2

Direct link - https://youtu.be/3dpFu1nJBec

The time has come to revive this turd after 26 years of standstill!  Project Castellón proved to be the most difficult and disgusting car I ever attempted to revive. We have...

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26 Years Of Sitting - What Will It Take To Get it Running? BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 2

26 Years Of Sitting - What Will It Take To Get it Running? BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 2

The time has come to revive this turd after 26 years of standstill!

Project Castellón proved to be the most difficult and disgusting car I ever attempted to revive. We have everything you need in this episode, a rabbit, burly manly sounds, varnished fuel, stuff living in the cooling syst...

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Update on project Castellón E21 and project Marbais E30

Update on project Castellón E21 and project Marbais E30

Howdy folks!

I know it's been a bit, but don't worry, I've been busy and working on reviving the E21 323i all this time. I'm at it for 2 weeks now.

This piece of destruction is the hardest, worst condition car I ever attempted to revive. It was sitting for at least 26 years and everyt...

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More Mechanical Bits - Neglected BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 4

More Mechanical Bits - Neglected BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 4

Direct link - https://youtu.be/yFb-1lggqMc

With this video, I'll start doing something I should've done from the get-go. I'll be disabling ads for all Patreons and then shortly before the video goes public, enable them aga...

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Long Overdue Service - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 3

Long Overdue Service - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 3

Direct link - https://youtu.be/7N17UMMZRas

The new video is finally up! Part 3 of project Marbais is all about wrenching. 

Thorough service of the engine is completed. I was planning to do more work in this epi...

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Update on the new video

Update on the new video

Hola amigos!

Just wanted to give you a little update.
I'm currently working on project Marbais, the E30. It's going to be a looong wrenching video where we do bunch of repairs, should be fun. We also hunt down a mouse.

The bad part, It'll be around week and a half before it com...

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Inspection & Update On All Projects - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 2

Inspection & Update On All Projects - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 2

Direct link - https://youtu.be/twWYGFRAEnk

2nd part of project Marbais is here!

Michel's E30 landed in the dojo and we take a closer look at it. This lovely gem from the '80s is going to remain absolutely original....

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First Time On The Road In 6 Years - V12 BMW E32 750iL - Project Karlsruhe: Part 6

First Time On The Road In 6 Years - V12 BMW E32 750iL - Project Karlsruhe: Part 6

Direct link - https://youtu.be/4BtUtCzhzms

Part 6 of project Karlsruhe has landed!  We hit the road with the E32 after many years of it being out of service. I needed to do a nice test drive to see how badly it leaks ...

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Original Owner True Classic Survivor - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 1

Original Owner True Classic Survivor - 1983 BMW E30 320i 5-speed - Project Marbais: Part 1

Direct link: https://youtu.be/N0Lnoxz9D_Y

Part 1 of project Marbais! 

Incredible early example of E30 that had an incredible owner all its l...

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Project Marbais is coming home!

Project Marbais is coming home!

This special E30 is coming to Frankfurt!

Yesterday we went to Marbais and meet Sébastien and Michel. Wonderful people and amazing experience, Sébastien even surprised me with a basket of beers! How lovely is that!
Michel is the original owner of this classic E30, bought in July 1983 an...

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Yet another project!

Yet another project!

That's right. It's the E30! Finally! 

Meet project Marbais: 1983 E30 320i with a 5-speed manual, finished in delphine metallic with Sport seats and M-tech steering wheel. Lovely 2-door coupe! 

Car is located in Belgium, Sébastien who's a Patreon on here sent me an email som...

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A visit from BMW Group Classic

A visit from BMW Group Classic

You might've seen on YT community tab or Instagram that BMW Group Classic dropped by the dojo today. 

Here's some insight from you. Benny, who you probably know from BMW Group Classic videos, and his coworker Mathias came by to hang-out and talk.

He brought this incredible unicor...

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Project Chicago is on its way!

Project Chicago is on its way!

The Alpina was picked up today in Chicago and should be delivered tomorrow to a port in New York. Once papers are sorted, it goes in a container and heading to Bremerhaven.

Alex from LSC never responded so that collab is not happening, at least not now. 

Anyway, just wanted to gi...

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Top-Speed Run aka Stress Testing - V10 BMW E60 M5 6-speed - Project Raleigh: Part 6

Top-Speed Run aka Stress Testing - V10 BMW E60 M5 6-speed - Project Raleigh: Part 6

Here we go! 6th installment of project Raleigh where we find out its speed limits and stress test the engine.

Been wanting to do this ever since I got it. I'm still blown away by how well-engineered and how capable this 4-door family sedan is! It gets up and stays at high speeds effortlessl...

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New Tools & More Storage Space - Workshop Build: Part 2

New Tools & More Storage Space - Workshop Build: Part 2

2nd part on workshop build!

Installing more lights, Hazet tools, more racks, moving the lift and lots of shouting.
Slow but steady progress. Can't wait to have all of the lights connected but we are still waiting on the drywall to come and then I can flip over the electricity.
The g...

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New project inbound!

New project inbound!

Say Hallo to project Chicago!

That's right, finally an Alpina on the channel!
2008 Alpina B7, black on black, 128k miles, loaded, Texas car all its life with a clean title. 

I was not looking for a BMW with a famously "reliable" N62 engine, but it rather found me. A nice view...

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Delivery & Inspection - Garage Find V8 BMW E39 M5 - Project Skövde: Part 2

Delivery & Inspection - Garage Find V8 BMW E39 M5 - Project Skövde: Part 2

Part 2 of project Skövde! 

The E39 M5 has landed in Frankfurt and we take a closer look at it. 9 years of sitting took a toll on this beauty and it's going to take a decent amount of work to bring it back to condition it deserves to be in.

Found some slightly surprising stuff in...

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