The Phoenix: My Build Journal Excerpts

[jet_dogg]

Matte is definitely my preference for engine bay parts - it just looks nice, and less frequent detailing needed

Ironically my preference is for gloss re: csl airboxes but I got this one too.

Casa de Mesa and I intend to find this out for us. I'm waiting on bearing break in and I understand he has a car to put back together. We will report back...

Ah yes I forgot you got one. Waiting on this fucking guy casa to get his act together (not that I should talk with my neverending project) so we can finally dyno these things.

[liam821]

Congrats on the PY. Always nice to see another one being properly taken care of.

[Casa de Mesa]

Waiting on this fucking guy casa to get his act together (not that I should talk with my neverending project) so we can finally dyno these things.

I'd say I'm about an hour away from having the airbox installed:

[Mayan-Viking]

This is an endeavor...

[Tbonem3]

But did you find the 10mm socket in there?

[Casa de Mesa]

But did you find the 10mm socket in there?

Ha! Had a text thread going with some buddies about that.

10mm still missing.

Epoustouflant , sorry for stinking up your thread. Back on topic, that Haimus box in matte looks incredible. I actually like their simple clean logo as a change up from the typical BMW M Power... which I have.

[jet_dogg]

I'd say I'm about an hour away from having the airbox installed:

Installing it and installing it in a running vehicle are two different things.

[Epoustouflant]

Ha! Had a text thread going with some buddies about that.

10mm still missing.

Epoustouflant , sorry for stinking up your thread. Back on topic, that Haimus box in matte looks incredible. I actually like their simple clean logo as a change up from the typical BMW M Power... which I have.

No worries! I've always found the M Power sticker slightly awkwardly positioned to account for the strut bar.

[Epoustouflant]

Started to shovel her out at the shop.

[maw1124]

Started to shovel her out at the shop.

I suppose that's another reason why coupes are preferred to rag tops. Only the Allroad spends time in those conditions for me. But of course, that's also why I'm out of garage space and cannot buy any more toys unless I sell something, which ain't happening just yet.

A horrific irony that outdoors is a poor place to store cars. Who woulda thunk it?

maw

[jet_dogg]

Meanwhile 88 degrees in socal.

[maw1124]

Meanwhile 88 degrees in socal.

And 70's in SoFL... that ain't right... I think they're calling for the warmest Super Bowl on record.

maw

[Epoustouflant]

Meanwhile 88 degrees in socal.

I wish, ahah.

[Obioban]

I wish, ahah.

88 is unpleasantly warm.

[jet_dogg]

I wish, ahah.

We always have a mini heatwave in the middle of the day the first half of february. Heater at night, a/c in the afternoon for a couple hours.