V8 M3 swap build thread--worth reading

[JST]

http://www.mikaelvroom.com/?page_id=37

Saw this on Jalopnik, but only bits and pieces of it. Kind of entertaining to see what you can do on a serious budget.

[bren]

That was a good read. I'm not sure it qualifies as serious budget as much as serious time commitment and the right tools.

[JST]

That was a good read. I'm not sure it qualifies as serious budget as much as serious time commitment and the right tools.

Serious budget meaning "cheap." Seriously restricted budget, I probably should have said.

[bren]

Definitely some creative solutions.

[John V]

He lost me at Ford 4.9

[bren]

The whole time I was reading it wondering with amazement that anyone would waste so much time and effort and use a lousy Ford v8.

[JST]

$350.

[equ]

Great reading, he's a very entertaining writer.

[John V]

Yes, he's really entertaining. This has rekindled my desire to build something that makes V8 noises.

[equ]

Moto guzzi ; )

[bren]

Yes, he's really entertaining. This has rekindled my desire to build something that makes V8 noises.

I recommend you stay away from tonight's Top Gear USA episode.

[clyde]

Yes, he's really entertaining. This has rekindled my desire to build something that makes V8 noises.

Want to put an LS in an NA?

[equ]

Yes, he's really entertaining. This has rekindled my desire to build something that makes V8 noises.

v8 noises, you say?

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[John V]

I wouldn't kick that out of bed...

... but I'd rather have a Camaro.

Anyway, I'm thinking more along that $10k price point, not the $50-$60k price point.

[kognito]

Want to put an LS in an NA?

I helped a friend drop a chevy small block into a Datsun 240z (I believe they are then called scarab's) but I bet it is harder to find a donor 240/260/280 now than it was back in 1986. It sounded and ran great.

[Josh (PA)]

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=915423

here is one in MD for sale with an LS1

[John V]

I don't think I could seriously live with a creaky old E36 at this point in my life, especially for $14k.

[Jeff_DML]

I don't think I could seriously live with a creaky old E36 at this point in my life, especially for $14k.

mine wasn’t creaky but yeah not a structurally stiff as a modern car

[clyde]

I don't think I could seriously live with a creaky old E36 at this point in my life, especially for $14k.

Want to put an LS in an NA?

[John V]

A 190k e36 is creaky.

No interest in an LS miata, but if I sell the bike I'm kicking off an RX-V8

[rumatt]

if I sell the bike I'm kicking off an RX-V8
This might change the answer I gave in your thread about keeping your bike.

[JST]

This might change the answer I gave in your thread about keeping your bike.

Definitely changes the answer I gave. I will provide my customary assistance on an RX-V8 build, i.e., I will stand around and drink beer and watch you do the hard stuff.