BMW v8 engine coffee table project

[straight6pwr]

well the intake mani seals i pulled from my actual car were almost in brand new shape even after 130k miles, so i decided to add them to the project.

i am now 99% done with the table. all i have left is to get a plaque with the technical deets on it. deciding between etched glass or laser engraved aluminum.

photoshoot to come...

[Doorman]

Etched glass as in etched on the top itself?

wont that get ruined by spilled pop, pizza, juice boxes, those little white speckles on sno-caps and mess up doing lines of coke on the top?

I vote laser engraved plaque!

[straight6pwr]

Doorman said:

Etched glass as in etched on the top itself?

wont that get ruined by spilled pop, pizza, juice boxes, those little white speckles on sno-caps and mess up doing lines of coke on the top?

I vote laser engraved plaque!

lol lines of coke.

glass would be etched (in reverse) on the bottom of the glass. leaning towards the plaque since its possible for the glass to be lost or broken.

getting quotes/feasibility from a few places, but if anyone has a source for this sort of thing i'm all ears.

[straight6pwr]

ok so no update in a while for a number of reasons, but mainly i had to move this month so i didnt want to do final assembly only to tear it down and do it again.

here's a sneak preview of all the parts, should be together in a couple days.

[B C]

Where did you move, and more importantly was leadballs your agent?

[straight6pwr]

lol, leadballs.  apartment to apartment in the same building, so no agent. homeowner-ship? then I would have no monies for dumb stuff like engine tables.

[straight6pwr]

dun dun dun! finally finished with photos - didnt get great shots, lighting was a little dramatic, but they'll have to do.

[Earl]

Wow...I need to find a spare m42 now

[Bassboy3313]

Amazing!!!!!!!

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[m42b32]

Thats incredible

[B C]

It aint no LS E30 project, but I guess its alright. [emoji14]

Not only is the execution great, but the design and how you chose what to keep/remove from the engine.

Im going to show this off to everyone now

[REKIII]

Very cool.....gonna be a pain to dust though.

[Boris3]

Beautiful job!

[straight6pwr]

Thanks, guys!  fortunate/unfortunate that I get to rock it right in the living room for now.

REKIII said:

Very cool.....gonna be a pain to dust though.

do you mean powerwash?

[Jdesign]

My Gawd. Nice work man it looks epic!

[straight6pwr]

thank you sir!

[andrewwynn]

Wood doesn't feel right I'd have used clear plexi or metal/paint the wood (maybe with BMW logo and the black/gray stripes like engine cover) otherwise fantastic idea. I have a rim from my first favorite car been aiming to do similar for a while

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[straight6pwr]

andrewwynn said:

Wood doesn't feel right I'd have used clear plexi or metal/paint the wood (maybe with BMW logo and the black/gray stripes like engine cover) otherwise fantastic idea.

huh?

wood doesn't feel right - that's what he said.

[andrewwynn]

Unless perhaps black and rubbed to a smooth hard finish. Yeah I went there. Seriously though piano finish black vs wood grain. Absolutely love the engine block table and super smart to add the wheels

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[straight6pwr]

thanks.

still - what are you talking about? there is no 'wood grain' anywhere on the table....

the only wood is the exhaust header plates, which were filled/sanded/painted chrome and someone couldn't tell they are wood by looking at them.

what part do you think piano black would be good for?