FuturisticConcept Art BMW E36 with a V8 on a bottom dollar budget

[YoungCR]

seeing that in a apartment basement garage makes me smile

[B C]

Please tell me this is the winter daily driver.

i’d love to see some old-timer get utterly confused about what kind of car it is by the sensory overload they would receive.

[Jdesign]

B C said:

Please tell me this is the winter daily driver.

i’d love to see some old-timer get utterly confused about what kind of car it is by the sensory overload they would receive.

The looks I get are hilarious. I will daily it as much as I can, although its kind a pain in the ass getting in and out of a fixed back race seat. Maneuvering around the target parking lot is also very obnoxious.

[Jdesign]

White knuckle riot in the snow. Traction is limited with these old mud tires, and a welded diff makes almost any throttle input spin the tires. 
I will be sure to post here when I end up stuck in a ditch .

[Nick_08]

This is a badass machine you've built here. It's gotta be fun to drive around. Can't imagine the looks/comments you get. 

[jc43089]

With the hobbyist plates you aren't supposed to drive in January, although keep them covered with road slop and snow spray and you should be fine. 

[YoungCR]

jc43089 said:

With the hobbyist plates you aren't supposed to drive in January, although keep them covered with road slop and snow spray and you should be fine.   

No fear the government gives you a work around first hand. 

https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/formdocs/mv2750.pdf

[jc43089]

Not exactly, that's only to operate for 5 days.

"6. If you need to use the vehicle for more than 5 days you will need to re-register the vehicle under the regular registration provisions"

[patsbimmer1]

jc43089 said:

Not exactly, that's only to operate for 5 days.

"6. If you need to use the vehicle for more than 5 days you will need to re-register the vehicle under the regular registration provisions"

They'd have to catch you more than 5 times in the month of January.  I guess it depends on how close the FBI guy following Jason around is paying attention to this end of days war wagon.

[Jdesign]

Nick_08 said:

This is a badass machine you've built here. It's gotta be fun to drive around. Can't imagine the looks/comments you get. 

Most common is "COOL!....what the the hell is it?"

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

No fear the government gives you a work around first hand. 

https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/formdocs/mv2750.pdf

jc43089 said:

Not exactly, that's only to operate for 5 days.

"6. If you need to use the vehicle for more than 5 days you will need to re-register the vehicle under the regular registration provisions"

patsbimmer1 said:

They'd have to catch you more than 5 times in the month of January.  I guess it depends on how close the FBI guy following Jason around is paying attention to this end of days war wagon.

Im aware of the DMV 5 day pass, but I'm a risk taker and snow slop seems easier. Besides I'm mostly driving back roads anyways with an occasional stop at the Starbucks for a white gurl frappe.

[HipMF]

Jdesign said:

a white gurl frappe. 

triggered

  made the mistake of clicking on a suggested video; worst photoshop ever (amongst other things...)

[Jdesign]

Found some nice contrast 

[B C]

The red window tint really works with this car. Makes me think of those green translucent visors

[Jdesign]

Mmmm salty. 
 

:side note: The car heats up quick now with the coolant system and heater sorted. BUT, I have a few holes I need to plug to keep the air from coming in. Without interior panels it’s quite drafty.

[Jdesign]

At what point would you start to worry about getting pulled over for poor visibility due to salt? 

[HipMF]

Jdesign said:

At what point would you start to worry about getting pulled over for poor visibility due to salt? 

omg

[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

At what point would you start to worry about getting pulled over for poor visibility due to salt? 
 

I'd be more surprised if THAT was the reason you got pulled over.

[Jdesign]

Drove this most of the winter. Heat worked great, traction was sketchy, but it was a blast. The light bar was the only thing that didn’t survive. The brackets were made from ACM, and I thought they would have been stronger but the cold made them brittle and it came down on the windshield one morning. So now I mounted it to the bumper with metal brackets. It will be more usable here anyways, as before snow, rain, and dust would blind my sight with it on.  Now I won’t be able to run into random shopping carts and road cones without risking damage but oh well.  

I also had to trim a brake shield in the rear. With that, it gave me an opportunity to try out my new shipping scale. These tires are BOAT ANCHORS! 
 

[B C]

If you ever have grandkids, show them these photos. You will be their hero until they realize it was not only gasoline powered, but a V8, and they will forever blame you for everything.

65.8 lbs…
Try running helium in the tires?