Go fast.
I became a mechanic out of nowhere!
The successor of the infamous inline six cylinder N54 motor, was produced in the car above. The B58. My experience with this car (above) was like driving on a rocky road in a car that was made for off-road driving. I enjoyed every minute.
As I entered the life of a youtube mechanic (LOL), I started off slow with modifying my car. I didn’t want to be too hasty with purchasing and installing parts without the proper plan on how to build it. One thing I did know was that I wanted to go fast. Every forum or youtube video that I watched mentioned “FBO”. I realized that if I was going to claim to be a “car guy”, I was going to have to learn the terms. “Full bolt on” parts were what I needed to push the car to the next level of fast… close to five hundred horsepower, fast.
Between fast and cute (cosmetic) upgrades… I had to decide which was the best route for me to go whilst ordering parts to make this car look 1 of 1. There were things I never thought I would dare to do with the help of some friends but I managed to bring my vision to light, all while getting my hands dirty.
This is a very graphic image of the front end; my first time replacing the headlight lense and then some. Since I had a crack in the headlight lense, I decided to open up both headlights to paint the housing for a shadowline look.
Don’t judge me. There’s a first time for everything. This just so happened to be the one thing that I didn’t mess up (painting). I always have a hard time following the directions on the spray paint bottles but I really wanted this to be perfect.
I think cosmetics was my favorite part of this whole build. It really brings out the character of the car. ESPECIALLY, the wheels. Drop the car (coilovers, springs or air suspension), aftermarket wheels, with a low profile tire, and some wheel spacers! Wheel spacers have to be one of the most underrated modifications out there. Bring that wheel out to the fender and STOP PLAYING!
Performance. Shall we?
I actually have many videos. They’re pretty raw, and amature-like BUT for the sake of this blog and transparency I’ll share it with you as a treat for reading this post.
I enjoy the raw sound of an engine through a full, non-restrictive exhaust. I upgrade to a catless downpipe and a cat-back exhaust. Those were the best parts I purchased.