u/ErgoNomicNomad

A custom little 3d printed can I made. I really like the aesthetics of the ridgeback Rhino silencer and wanted to make a miniature 22lr version. So, here's my best attempt. Printed in ppa-cf at 350c at 8mm³. Weighs 2.9 ounces including the aluminum thread adapter.

No baffles, uses a gyroid pattern chamber I was testing which makes the path that the gases have to travel be very chaotic and so far I'm seeing that I like it's performance in this platform as well as a 9mm version I made. The 22lr can has over 500 rounds through it as this point, the 9mm variant has about 200, mostly rapid fire redneck nonsense because I'm trying to break them. The 22 variant sounds roughly like a paintball gun (before someone says camera microphones can't capture impulse sound correctly)

I've had my 87 325is with factory zender body kit for almost 30 years. About 20 years ago I added a gt35r and mega squirt stand alone to it. Blew the head gasket twice over the years and it's now been sitting for 12 years. Has the 4 speed auto tragic box in it.

Currently I want to get her back on the road. She has 98k original miles. A/c was working when she was parked.

Currently debating between rebuilding the engine again and swapping something like a g260 or zf trans into it, but I'll have to research what I need for that swap it's been a long time.

Or, should my money be better spent on something like an m50/52 swap and 5/6 speed tranny? What's the popular swap to do these days and still keep AC? Living in AZ, it's non optional. I'm tempted to want to do that since I still have a stage 2 supercharger kit from my old 98 m3 in a box somewhere in the garage which is mostly complete. Though, might just sell it to fund this project.

I can wrench to some extent, though my Army injuries are starting to catch up to me and my ability to do big jobs is starting to become limited but eventually I think I could afford $2-4k.

Any suggestions on direction I should take?