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Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swap

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:57 pm
by mark0006
This guy had a wild imagination. Car started life as a BMW 316i Coupe E30.

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From article:
The anemic 102PS (101hp) 1.6-liter inline four was replaced with a 286PS (282hp) 4.0-liter V8 from an E34 540i paired to a short-shifting 5sp manual; the steering system was borrowed from an E36 M3, while the new brake system is said to have been sourced from an unidentified M5.

17 pictures and full article

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Re: Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swa

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:10 pm
by DaveyB
Awsome.

Re: Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swa

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:13 pm
by Rich2388
If it was in a sensible colour i think id actually quite like it

Re: Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swa

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:51 am
by mark0006
Rich2388 wrote:If it was in a sensible colour i think id actually quite like it
Black or white would be cool.

Re: Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swa

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:36 pm
by Phill172
Fuck me that's horrid, really don't understand pick conversions

Re: Frankenstein - BMW M3 E30 looking Truck with 540i V8 swa

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:29 pm
by Motorhole
I actually quite like it...