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

[Jdesign]

SteelBlue said:

My buddies reaction when they saw this at RA for vintage weekend was absolutely priceless.

I can't begin to tell you how many people stopped to ask about it. It was pretty funny watching people whip their phone out to snap a pic of my car as I drove past. I guess in a sea of Ferrari's, Maserati's, and Porsche's its was pretty hard to not notice it. 

[YoungCR]

Is the brightness on the light bar adjustable?

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

Is the brightness on the light bar adjustable?

Kind of? It depends on the amount of voltage sent to it. in this case the halos are backfeeding it so it glows a bit when they are on.

[Jdesign]

Sadly I havent driven this car very much as I hoped in the past few months. Time, weather, life, and other projects have been standing in the way.

Because of this, I have been considering a new approach for this car the next few months. Since my winter/daily is starting to rust, and a civic hybrid isn't the most entertaining thing to drive in the snow, thoughts of lifting this car and adding some knobby tires keeps popping into my head. 

Thoughts on this idea? Am I going down a wormhole? Anyone have experience lifting an E36?

[GunMetalGrey]

Jdesign said:

Sadly I havent driven this car very much as I hoped in the past few months. Time, weather, life, and other projects have been standing in the way.

Because of this, I have been considering a new approach for this car the next few months. Since my winter/daily is starting to rust, and a civic hybrid isn't the most entertaining thing to drive in the snow, thoughts of lifting this car and adding some knobby tires keeps popping into my head. 

Thoughts on this idea? Am I going down a wormhole? Anyone have experience lifting an E36? 

Don't do it, I don't know who in their right mind would lift a BMW.

[P_Roloff]

I say go for it, that'd be pretty cool. It already has a truck motor and a roof rack, is basically a truck already, right? And with the welded rear end, it'll be a hoot in the snow!

[YoungCR]

I foresee more rust in your phuture

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

I foresee more rust in your phuture

[Jdesign]

@GunMetalGrey , @HipMF, and I got together this weekend and I had a friend of mine at Noggle Photography shoot some pictures of our cars. Need less to say it was a blast and we hit a couple local spots in Madison. I have just a taste of images to share, but we visited an airport, cement factory, abandon house, and some unpaved roads. @GunMetalGrey Was able to concur a massive water feature , and I found a complete E36 M3 bumper in the middle of the woods.

http://noggsphotography.com/ did exceptional work, I cant wait to see the rest of the images.

video-1540085052.mp4

[GunMetalGrey]

Twas fun hooning around with you! 
If you do decide to lift it I will lend a hand!

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

Twas fun hooning around with you! 
If you do decide to lift it I will lend a hand! 

Hell yeah!. I need to fix the heat and finds tires first, but I will let you know!

[SteelBlue]

You found a bumper in the woods? lol

The fact that it was an E36 M3 bumper too...

[Rekpoint]

No way..... Are you fucking with us or did you actually find that?

OEM?

I have a plate holder trim if you feel the need of buying one.

[GunMetalGrey]

SteelBlue said:

You found a bumper in the woods? lol

Rekpoint said:

No way..... Are you fucking with us or did you actually find that?

I can confirm that it was just laying in the field that we drove in to take pictures... Super odd

[Rekpoint]

GunMetalGrey said:

I can confirm that it was just laying in the field that we drove in to take pictures... Super odd

Here I was.... 6 months ago. "I want an M3 Bumper I wish I could find one for free. "

Damn you  Lucky Find..

[Boris3]

Great find!

Strange things can happen in parts finds. The hard top in my old 93 Miata was being used as a sled by some kids when the PO found it. He was driving by, did a double take, stopped and picked it up.  A bit of fiberglass to repair some small cracks on the edges, new paint to match his Miata and good to go. I bought it from him and a few years ago sold it with the car.

[Jdesign]

SteelBlue said:

You found a bumper in the woods? lol

The fact that it was an E36 M3 bumper too...

Field*

Rekpoint said:

No way..... Are you fucking with us or did you actually find that?

OEM?

I have a plate holder trim if you feel the need of buying one.

I will gladly take you up on that. 

Rekpoint said:

Here I was.... 6 months ago. "I want an M3 Bumper I wish I could find one for free. "

Damn you  Lucky Find..

Funny thing is its in better shape than the bumper on my car.

Yeah it was the most super completely random thing. Andy jokingly was like, hey there's an extra bumper for your car (as he points to a white object in the middle of some tall grass and mud. I look over and see a bumper face down in the dirt. I could see the black molding on the side and replied with "Actually, that is a BMW bumper of some sort, I can tell by the trim." So I walked over and picked it up.  Well no shit, its actually a perfect fit for my car. 

[m42b32]

Jdesign said:

Field*

I will gladly take you up on that. 

Funny thing is its in better shape than the bumper on my car.

Yeah it was the most super completely random thing. Andy jokingly was like, hey there's an extra bumper for your car (as he points to a white object in the middle of some tall grass and mud. I look over and see a bumper face down in the dirt. I could see the black molding on the side and replied with "Actually, that is a BMW bumper of some sort, I can tell by the trim." So I walked over and picked it up.  Well no shit, its actually a perfect fit for my car.  

This blows my mind, of all things to find in a field haha

[Jdesign]

I managed to find an Rx3 too when I went to pee behind a building, but it was completely rotted out.

[GunMetalGrey]

Pic of said RX3