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

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mark0006
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Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:57 pm

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.

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DaveyB
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Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:10 pm

Awsome.
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Wanted Nothing atm :)!
Rich2388
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Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:13 pm

If it was in a sensible colour i think id actually quite like it
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mark0006
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Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:51 am

Rich2388 wrote:If it was in a sensible colour i think id actually quite like it
Black or white would be cool.
Phill172
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Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:36 pm

Fuck me that's horrid, really don't understand pick conversions
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Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:29 pm

I actually quite like it...
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