A Distraction of Sorts: My 1991 BMW 318is

[CubbyChowder]

Aaaaaand I might just steal your idea with that roof rack. My dad has an old Nardi wheel from his roundie TII and i don't know where to get an adapter but I think the matching wood color is sooo cool.

I got my Nardi hub adapter here: http://shop.vendio.com/crowderscusto...073/index.html

I have a custom wooden shift knob in the works to match the nardi which I'm pretty excited about. I'll post it up when it's done.

[Zreberlcoe]

I got my Nardi hub adapter here: http://shop.vendio.com/crowderscusto...073/index.html

I have a custom wooden shift knob in the works to match the nardi which I'm pretty excited about. I'll post it up when it's done.

What is your wheel from?

[bataangpinoy]

its a 360mm Nardi Classic. You can get them new.

[Zreberlcoe]

Nevermind I understand how it works now. My dad has an adapter or whatever it is for a 2002 on it now. I would just need to get an adapter for the E30. here's a pic of it (iphone pics)

[archie]

Love it!
Have One Day Paint slap a quick paint job on it for just under a grand. It will be perfect!

[CubbyChowder]

I got my Nardi Classic off eBay.

Love it!
Have One Day Paint slap a quick paint job on it for just under a grand. It will be perfect!

I'm repainting it myself, I want the practice and experience so I have at least one car under my belt before I paint my 2002.

[Zreberlcoe]

I got my Nardi Classic off eBay.



I'm repainting it myself, I want the practice and experience so I have at least one car under my belt before I paint my 2002.

Either way it'll turn out great! I know how to MIG weld easy stuff but the things you do are incredible. But I'm also 16!

[CubbyChowder]

Either way it'll turn out great! I know how to MIG weld easy stuff but the things you do are incredible. But I'm also 16!

Just keep welding, I had basically zero experience with welding before my BMW. It's just a matter of practice.

[Zreberlcoe]

Just keep welding, I had basically zero experience with welding before my BMW. It's just a matter of practice.

I'm in a metals class and me and a friend are about to make a pontoon boat out of 55 gallon barrels and whatever else. Maybe I'll make a thread about it.

[CubbyChowder]

Ordered a custom wooden shift knob from forum user Nygdup. I had a vision in mind and he nailed it and even added his own twist which ended up working perfectly for what I was going for. I requested to have the knob shipped raw with no stain so I could stain it myself. I found out about his knobs from his thread which show some of his work in the link below, I highly recommend his custom knobs! Very affordable and he's super determined to create something that the customer will be happy with.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=275553

This is how I received it in raw form. I wanted to paint and stain it so that it matches my Nardi wheel:



I painted the recessed areas black to match the black stripe on the Nardi:



I then sanded the surface of the knob to remove any excess paint and proceeded to stain the rest of it. I have very little experience staining wood so this was kind of a shot in the dark for me. I picked a stain which matched the color of the Nardi perfectly on the label, but the finished product isn't an exact match. Finished it up with a few layers of a glossy polyurethane coating and installed it. Although it's not perfect, I'm still very happy with how it turned out. Here is how it looks:

[XW70]

Wheel and shifter are killer. Nice build!

[roguetoaster]

Neat, hope the knob ages to match the wheel perfectly!

[CubbyChowder]

Just finished smoking my Ellipsoids. Had to wait for a replacement lens since I shattered one upon disassembly. Got everything sealed up and they're good to go:

[Zreberlcoe]

Damn that is a cool shift nob.

[M42Technik]

This reminds me of my old car. Alot.



Oh, the nostalgia of it all. Nice work you got going here.