thinking about taking the chrome grills off my front and putting mesh across the whole thing between the lights.
any pictures flyin around?

UHHHGG...........i think that would be a bad idea

UHHHGG...........i think that would be a bad idea

Yes, please don't. Its hard to even picture that, but it would be very bad.

you mean take out the kidney's?!?!? why the hell would you do that?

It might look mean replacing the plastic horizontal grills that are between the kidneys and lights with tight weave black mesh......but i dont know....

had to see it, so I chop shopped it for ya real quick with photoshoppe'

dont bitch if its a little butched, I did it in 20mins....

http://a300.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_7662d76f3205f6951150991f4d3fdd93.jpg

coming to a RD shop near you!!!

and introducing............drum roll please.......





the Shelby E34!!!!!!
http://a514.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_1e75d2efcb9e71911ea890f20c26a639.jpg

Just Pchopped some photos; just waiting for Photobucket to come back up.

and introducing............drum roll please.......





the Shelby E34!!!!!!
http://a514.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_1e75d2efcb9e71911ea890f20c26a639.jpg


LMFAO!

I wanna puke now....

I can't see the photo shop pics for some reason, but I can't imagine that I'd like it. Sorry NYJHL. I Don't mean to be rude. That's just my personal opinion.

now you need to put flames on the hood and swap in some old mustang headlights and it would be perfect!

whatever u do, don't take out the kidneys. If you look closely, they are meant to follow the lines on your hood.

I spent a few hours on photoshop and this is what I ended up with...Let me know what you guys think.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/87-93/88/88BRCH00.jpg

I spent a few hours on photoshop and this is what I ended up with...Let me know what you guys think.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/87-93/88/88BRCH00.jpg

:rofl::rofl:

I kinda like it with the kidneys still on....might be better on a black car

and introducing............drum roll please.......





the Shelby E34!!!!!!
http://a514.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_1e75d2efcb9e71911ea890f20c26a639.jpg



Though no e34 were harmed in the making of this thread it is thought thatr one did want to harm their beloved E34.

Regular Grill:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/wolfstrong/bmw/regmesh.jpg

Black Grill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/wolfstrong/bmw/bmesh.jpg

Hey Wolf, edit your post, I think you posted the same pic twice. Or is it supposed to be like that?

just curious want to see what you did:D



<edit> I see, you blackout out the grill surround, thought you meant black grill. cool!

Hey Wolf, edit your post, I think you posted the same pic twice. Or is it supposed to be like that?

just curious want to see what you did:D



<edit> I see, you blackout out the grill surround, thought you meant black grill. cool!

The first one has chrome kidneys.. the second has blacked out kidneys.

ugly either way.

and introducing............drum roll please.......





the Shelby E34!!!!!!
http://a514.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_1e75d2efcb9e71911ea890f20c26a639.jpg

:lol

http://smiliesftw.com/x/hsughugh.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

Actually, the one with mesh instead of the horizontal plastic grill (but with kidneys) looks decent, at least in the photo. Reminds me too much of a P71, though.

I'm toying with the idea of removing the vertical grill from the kidneys (but not the kidneys themselves, of course), and installing some short plastic pipe inside and smoothing out the edges, so the kidneys look a bit like jet engine intakes. I imagine it'd need some mesh grill further back. Thoughts? (Photoshop? *looks hopeful*)

Regular Grill:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/wolfstrong/bmw/regmesh.jpg

Black Grill
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/wolfstrong/bmw/bmesh.jpg

perhaps with black grille as well?

perhaps with black grille as well?

+1

I would say go with a black mesh and keep the chrome kidney's, or even do a black chrome for the kidney's.

The silver mesh is just too much.

id do a pshop but Ive already got 12 clipping paths to do in pshop for work.....

Ugh, its up there in terms of tard-ness with the square E30 headlights that the clowns at Racing Dynamics produced.

Actually, the one with mesh instead of the horizontal plastic grill (but with kidneys) looks decent, at least in the photo. Reminds me too much of a P71, though.

I'm toying with the idea of removing the vertical grill from the kidneys (but not the kidneys themselves, of course), and installing some short plastic pipe inside and smoothing out the edges, so the kidneys look a bit like jet engine intakes. I imagine it'd need some mesh grill further back. Thoughts? (Photoshop? *looks hopeful*)

sounds cool, ill do a photoshot tonight if you can describe it better, im having a hard time visualizing exactly what you mean.

o yea, wide grill or no?

Ugh, its up there in terms of tard-ness with the square E30 headlights that the clowns at Racing Dynamics produced.
:lolhaha, but isnt it fun? <atleast its not on my car!>

bit of down time here at work so i make Wolf's bimmer have black mesh in the kidneys
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34meshcopy.jpg

Ugh, its up there in terms of tard-ness with the square E30 headlights that the clowns at Racing Dynamics produced.


Those square headlights were the worst ever.

bit of down time here at work so i make Wolf's bimmer have black mesh in the kidneys

[pict]




Not my cup of tea, but not that bad either.

sounds cool, ill do a photoshot tonight if you can describe it better, im having a hard time visualizing exactly what you mean.

o yea, wide grill or no?

Narrow grill.

Ok, so the vertical plastic bars inside the kidney grills - they're to be removed. The inside of the kidney square trim is to be extended inward something like 15cm, basically as far as they'll go without hitting the aux fan. Basically, the kidney grills will look like intake tunnels for a jet engine (squarish ones instead of round, but whatever). The lips of these intakes are the squarish trim pieces. And at the end of this "tunnel" (whose profile is the shape of the kidneys, and whose opening is the kidney trim) would be something like window screen material - basically, as invisible as possible while keeping things from hitting the aux fan, to make these "intakes" look as deep as possible.

I'm having trouble finding a good pic to start from. It'd be one that clearly shows the vertical bars, and where the sides of the "intake tunnels" will be.

I looked at your design project moroza. All it did was make me feel stupid. You guys lost me after the...ummm....ahhhh. Pretty picture, me like to draw:wiggle.

Narrow grill.

Ok, so the vertical plastic bars inside the kidney grills - they're to be removed. The inside of the kidney square trim is to be extended inward something like 15cm, basically as far as they'll go without hitting the aux fan. Basically, the kidney grills will look like intake tunnels for a jet engine (squarish ones instead of round, but whatever). The lips of these intakes are the squarish trim pieces. And at the end of this "tunnel" (whose profile is the shape of the kidneys, and whose opening is the kidney trim) would be something like window screen material - basically, as invisible as possible while keeping things from hitting the aux fan, to make these "intakes" look as deep as possible.

I'm having trouble finding a good pic to start from. It'd be one that clearly shows the vertical bars, and where the sides of the "intake tunnels" will be.

so, you are just wanting to fab walls that extend the opening of the kidneys toward the fan? will the intake be narrowed as it approaches the fan? and you want to be able to see the fan through these through unpainted mesh screen or have black mesh at the back(make the tunnels look like voids)?

so, you are just wanting to fab walls that extend the opening of the kidneys toward the fan? will the intake be narrowed as it approaches the fan? and you want to be able to see the fan through these through unpainted mesh screen or have black mesh at the back(make the tunnels look like voids)?

Straight or slightly expanding tunnels.

Black mesh.

Voids is the perfect word to describe them :), thanks.

Straight or slightly expanding tunnels.

Voids is the perfect word to describe them :).

k. already found the pic to work on.

<in the mean time, hows the car project going>

ok something like this......

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34_intake2copy.jpg


or real fuckin deep

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34_intakecopy.jpg

Some German engineer spent hours designing that front grill just so you could take them off and run a mesh grill. I feel sorry his hard work goes to waste.

Here ya go!!!

http://www.jimmy540i.com/moron9999996.jpg

http://www.jimmy540i.com/nightmare3.jpg

I think I just barfed in my mouth a little....

bit of down time here at work so i make Wolf's bimmer have black mesh in the kidneys
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34meshcopy.jpg
That...actually doesn't look too bad with the darker mesh! :confused

That...actually doesn't look too bad with the darker mesh! :confused

needs to be a little darker....


Some German engineer spent hours designing that front grill just so you could take them off and run a mesh grill. I feel sorry his hard work goes to waste.

goes to waste? Na! It sits proudly in my driveway still attached in all its glory to a beautiful e34 540 with a slight buzzard problem

id never consider actually doing this to my car, those Germans already designed it perfectly. Theres no way itd ever look beter than the way it already is (-the bird feathers)

ok something like this......

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34_intake2copy.jpg


or real fuckin deep

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34_intakecopy.jpg

You get an A for effort (and for appreciation. Thanks!), but it looked a lot better in my head. Maybe because mine are blacked out. Or because these are missing shadows.

The project? I have way too much work these days, but the last I got working on was the interior. Specifically, the dashboard, and trying to figure out where to put the shifter, such that it doesn't look like the driver giving the right passenger a handjob. One idea was having flappy paddles, but with a real clutch. Before that was peering into the can of worms that is the design of the engine itself. Specifically, I have an idea for a 1-valve per cylinder arrangement (using one of the 5-stroke cycles I read about somewhere), but judging its theoretical effectiveness goes well beyond what I know and understand about engines.

ur right, needs to be dark dark. last attemp
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/cwbeas/e34_intake3copy.jpg