Fluid MotorUnion’s 2011 Year In Review

Fluid MotorUnion’s 2011 Year In Review

It was a big year over at Fluid MotorUnion, so we have a lot to cover. Let’s not waste any time, shall we?

sw_fluidcrew

As we said, the last 364 days have been a flurry of activity. All sorts of interesting cars have rolled through the lot at Fluid. Let’s take a look at some of the cars that came in this past year for smaller, more service-related work, with a bit of fabrication thrown in as well:

slanderous2
slanderous4
lincoln1
lincoln3
defender1
defender7
orange_camaro13
orange_camaro8
spec_miata1
spec_miata3
blast_past3
blast_past2
looks2
gt3_prep1
gt3_prep3
bronco1
bronco3
pearly_white2
pearly_white4
polar_opposites3
polar_opposites4
size_matters3
size_matters4
fabel7
fabel16
mondial6
mondial11
local_ratrod1
grain1
grain5
upcomers1
brake_swap1
paintitblack5

As you know, we pride ourselves on our fabrication skills. And it’s not just limited to close-up shots of welds, either. Take a look at some of the various fabrication projects we completed this year:

sl500_build19
sl500_build53
new_stacks4
smallthings_8
mfest_depart
wicked2
wicked9
invader8
parting_gift9
wed_weld2
viper_hs7
viper_hs10
m5pipes10
m5pipes2
m5pipes6
sw_oilcap2
sw_oilcap3

Smaller projects aren’t the only things that left our shop this year. Some longer-term projects finished up as well, such as the MGB, the world-first USDM 997 on STANCE coilovers, Project X and more:

audi_dyno3
farewell5
porsche_final6
porsche_final9
farewell1
farewell4
back_in_black4
back_in_black6
bjw1
bjw4
bright_white2
bright_white5
mgb14
mgb4
bs_ebd9
bs_ebd6
bs_ebd12
bsheaders1
bsfullexhaust
x5_wild5
x5_wild7
x5_wild12
x5_wild13

Fluid MotorUnion also visited a number of shows, starting with Tuner Galleria in early March and ending with the FMU BBQ and Stretch Your Legs IV in October. Here’s a few choice pictures from the various events, which also include Supercar Saturdays, MFEST V, Friday Night Lights and SEMA 2011:

galleria_4
galleria_7
mfest1_1
mfest2_16
scs_may_1
scs_may_15
scs_june_28
scs_june_27
scs_july4
scs_july30
mu_recap26
mu_recap58
mu_recap64
fnl_sept6
fnl_sept4
fmubbq4
fmubbq11
syl4_3
syl4_15
syl4_20
sema11_11
sema11_39
sema11_46

Finally, we had to say some goodbyes during this calendar year. Four of our project cars will be sold (or have already been sold) to make way for the 2012 lineup, and we also shrunk by one employee, as Aaron moved on to different ventures:

mfest1_11
mfest1_19
dcm3_peace1
dcm3_peace15
wicked4
e90_sunset
m45_sw1
m45_sw4
aaron_retro1
aaron_retro2

All in all, it’s been a crazy year. If you want to know more specifics about what we’ve done over the past 52 weeks, check out the “Projects” tab at the top of our website, and browse around to see every blog post connected to the various cars that have come through our doors. We apologize if we missed anybody, as this post could have easily been three times as long. Either way, here’s to a new year, and we at Fluid MotorUnion wish every single one of you health and happiness in 2012. Let’s cap off the year the right way — with a picture of Jade on a car.

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