awsome project! did you thought bout making and height adjustable suspension also ? that really would be nice, to be able to use it ,,standard low,, in normal conditions, but have the abillity to raise it if ya goin offroad? i mean something like airsuspension.. my friend did something similar, but he used Heavy duty bigass bags from a BUS ( did something very similar with his E30) - that way, those bags are just overkill and literally immortal and unbreakable on such a low weight.
@@jacobstraightpipee3991 I haven’t looked into anything that complex yet as it would be a big expense (among plenty of others for this car). The KW V1s do remarkably well on and off road but are too low even in their highest setting. The dream would be a custom rally suspension, but realistically just the stock E46 wagon suspension is probably the best way to go especially since it would be cheap and easy to replace individual components if needed.
There is something really satisfying about off-roading a car that was not meant to off-road, this is an amazing yet simple build. Loved the video as always!
Lol. Driving on gravel - dirt road is not an offroad. It daily day driving for dozens milions people in the wolrd. Driving we see here is slow and bad.
I don't know why on earth it took me almost 9 months to find this video. Man. This car just won everything for me. Its just perfect. Absolutely perfect in every way. This is what I imagine the perfect BMW for me to be.
This is a strange and beguiling mix of geeky, pointless and insane. But in a good way. A very good way. I love the steel wheels. A clever and practical change that also looks good. You don't mention cup holders. I am assuming they are stock.
Hahahaha, thanks! We use the stock cupholders, but also some of these during a road trip: www.ultimatecupholders.com It looks like they aren't currently available, but it's nice because it allows us to carry more water bottles and coffee thermoses and keeps them out of the way of the gearshift.
This may be the greatest car thing I have ever seen. I saw the original sale listing for this car when it was sold and my mind was blown when they were able to make a S54 oil pan work with awd. I am glad it is out there in the world living it’s best life!
It certainly is, and thanks! In the original build they didn't do the oil pan correctly, but the motor was rebuilt with a custom oil pan built for the task. I *think* Daniel discovered later that the normal 330xi oil pan would fit the S54 without modifications 😭
@@capturingthemachine Almost... the S52 oil pump on the S54 fits the 330xi pan without modification, but the 330xi oil pan doesn't fit the S54 without modification.
@@capturingthemachine funilly enough your content seems to be just what I’ve been needing as I am quite into photography and filmography and cars are often my subject matter. So I’ve stumbled onto a wealth of knowledge here, thanks 👌
I’ve been planning to do something like this. A lot less off-road focused but definitely meant to be able to go down the dirt roads. Cool to see it’s doable.
@@danielsloan there will always ONLY be one M3BARU!!! This thing is awesome! I currently have an 2009 e90 335i sedan that I love but it's no E46 M3 that's for Damn sure! Keep this work up brother and I can't wait to see what's to come for this little beast!! I've thought about turning the 335 into a little off-road vehicle as well because I'm an outdoorsy person and it is quite difficult to get certain places with factory suspension and components. But I love what you did with the e46 absolutely amazing and has inspired me just to get an E46 M3 in general to start out. Thank you again for the inspiration brother keep up the hard work again God bless!!
I am confused why I got this vid in recommendations only today!?! Very cool build, u made fantastic job on it! Wishing u more views on vid , more bimmer- and just car- guys should see it AND Hi from Ukraine
Off roaded my smart car in granby Colorado and loved how well it handled. Also I’d love to sell my e91 to this dude to see it made into a rally wagon too.
Perfect, I'm taking on a similar project - rallycross-ify a 2009 328xi e92. First mods snow tires and wheels (done) first rallycross race (done) skid plate (next) Lift - strut spacers / coilovers in the works. 328xi e92 is low, but it drove so well in the rallycross, civilized rally racing, who knew?
Love everything about this! Really enjoy this style of video - a good story, beautiful imagery and an amazing machine! In other news I now want an M3baru…
thanks so much Tom! I will have more photography content of course (some even related to this car) but I thought it would be really fun to share about this unique car, thanks for watching 👍
I kept reading that as muh-ba-roo. I love these builds. Cars being engineered bit by bit, morphed into a tool that accomplishes a goal. Most builds nowadays are just for shock or show.
😂 I don't partake in such things, but a week in the desert in the summer will have a similar effect! I've also been told in the past that I should do ASMR, and that I'm "severely calm" 🙃
those steel wheels we get in the cheapest specs of any car model, althought they look sexy af on this setup, mans really defined simplicity to its peek.
This is cool as fuck. You didn't listen to anyones' preconceptions about cars and built your own concept and it is probably one of the sickest cars to drive out there in the world today. Fucking congratulations man. You are epic. I just came to BMw from the exact same place. Personally, I've always been into Japanese cars. I've never even considered getting a BMW. But I just compared Subarus to x-drive BMWs one day and I realized BMWs just give you more car, and you get a smooth i6 without needing to deal with a boxer engine. A 6speed AWD e46 wagon would be my dream car, but I was only able to find a 6speed AWD e90 sedan. Either way, I want to do something like this with it. For now it will be my snow monster. First step is the LSD...
have you looked into getting a Z3 or Z3M steering rack? I saw it mentioned in the FCP euro article that you were not super stoked on the steering feel, but have gotten used it to. I am sure you have heard, but I am here to confirm the Z3 rack in an E46 really is special & the steering ratio is faster in the best way.
Unfortunately, it isn't possible to (easily) swap racks on an AWD E46. The lack of steering feel is more due to the AWD E46s having less caster, not the quickness of the steering ratio.
what Daniel said 😂 The steering is fine, if I had to pick a weak point (versus a normal E46 M3 coupe), that would be it, but unless you drive back to back you may not notice. Thanks for watching and reading the story!
nice concept! I`ve built something same but in e46 compact body. I have 3.91 final drive (same as here) with two LSD (front and rear) but I also have a trnsfercase with electronically controlled central dif locking (like DCCD in subaru and ACD in evo)/ And it absolutely differnt car (in slippery conditiobs) in compare with stock e46x transfer. at the moment I have i bit spiced m54b30 around 250 bhp, but we mooving on..
This is exactly what I’d like too. I own a Subaru Outback (diesel Manual trans) of 2014 in azure blue. Awesome and very practical car that handles quite well for its category and comfy for long drives. We had a E39 530d touring before it. And I do love old BMW’s as well. The Subaru is quite good when compared to the E39, which was the gold standard of large stations of its time. I also have a Lexus SC400 with that awesome, incredibly overbuilt 1UZ in it. I have often dreamed of a Slightly lowered outback, with Koni FSD suspension, Big angry brembo brakes, custom exhaust and that Toyota 4.0 in it at the front. With a Supercharger of course. 👀 I would change nothing externally besides tinting the rear windows and a single exhaust poking from underneath the rear bumper. (And replacing the “Boxer diesel” Badge by a Toyo Land Cruiser’s V8 badge 😂)
Glad you like it! It's my friend's car, and he bought it with the swap already done, but he's taken it further with tweaking and developing it. I think it uses an X3 transfer case and some other odd things. BMW now offers AWD on the M3 and will build a Touring for Europe, maybe they were inspired 🤣 Here's the first article about the car I did for R&T: www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27322592/bmw-e46-m3-xi-touring-wagon/
The e46 325xi / 330xi oil pan bolts to the bottom of the s54, meaning you can keep the stock (or in this case slightly modified) xi drivetrain. Internal modifications to the oil pan are required.
I used to build E46 offroad packages back in the netherlands with mud tires 5 cm lift and much more but you have the bigger brakes so lift it 5 cm and go for the Malatesta Koala tires 215 60 R17 its based of the BFGOODRICH KO1 TA but finding AT tires for 17 inch wheels that fit a E46 is hard
I got it without the rails and think it looks sleeker without them. I'm not going to carry anything on the roof anyway when there's plenty of room inside 😁
In the 80s in sth Australia there was a legend rally car class for modified rally cars call GROUP G the highligh car for me was the MAZUBA a little Mazda r100 with a Bridgeport 13b rotary and Subaru 4wd . It blitz every thing. And was banned
@@capturingthemachine there is a small snip it of it on RUclips from an old vcr recording. I had an rx2 coupe that was an early gr G 13b bridge port , ford 9inch Detroit locker disc rear end , 4 link fully adjustable and upper arms came up inside the car = lots of travel, back seat all 205ltr of fuel tank, it had modified steering length arms for faster response, and coil overs . The mods were done in 1982 last race 1986 around Australia rally, sadly I sold it to help by my farm but one day I might get a phone call to go to Brisbane and have a ride in it at a rotary or rally revival event , that would nice
Cool idea, and I was wondering where that car went after it was at GlenShelly. I got my M3 from Alex too,but mine is a weekend/track car. I'm really surprised that they didn't do the Rod Bearings before selling it. The S54 is Gods Motor. Does anyone remember the VW Rallye Golf or Golf Country those things were Awesome too.
They did do the rod bearings just before selling it - I'm guessing because they did an oil sample and found that they were wearing thin - but they unfortunately did NOT resolve the issue of how the S54 pump was grinding into the oil pan causing metal shavings to circulate through the engine, so the bearings failed just a few thousand miles later. An unfortunate $10k mistake. I also bought an M3 coupe from them later in 2019 that looked great on paper and in person but has since required a lot of big repairs in just a few thousand miles. I don't think they were malicious or negligent, I just had some really bad luck.
With all due respect to Subaru - as I DD a '97 Tommy kaira M20b wagon - a WRX or STi is not an appropriate vehicle to take on extended offroad trips of any kind - especially if a passenger is anticipated. They are wonderful rally/sports cars, and tremendously and endlessly capable, but they are not quiet. In fact, even after adding a lot of sound dampening during the restoration and upgrade project, the car remains stubbornly loud. The triple-seamed chassis transmits every single bump, ripple, and stone straight through to the driver's extremely deep bucket seat. The suspension squeaks and groans, the tyre noise is loud. The wind noise isn't great. And the combination results in a car which leaves you aurally exhausted after just 5 hours on tar sealed roads. Thrashing a WRX/STi/M20b on gravel roads is a non-stop joy, but it's extremely loud, and you would want ear plugs if you intended to drive hard for longer than 15 minutes or so. The amount of gravel hitting the underside of the car, and the wheel arches is astonishing, especially when AWD drifting: the racket produced means you can't hold a conversation in the car! So, using a BMW and WRXizing it is a pretty cool idea. It'll be a shit-ton quieter, much more luxurious and probably won't burn any more fuel. When the M20b boost kicks hard, the gas bill is horrendous @ $2.70/litre!
Thanks for sharing your perspective! You explain the differences perfectly. One of my favorite things about the M3baru is how it feels like a regular BMW E46 when driving normally, so it's pretty comfortable on long drives.
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I might be biased, but I think this is the best M3baru video of all time.
I'm humble, but I'll say it's in the top ten
I can't believe you sold your cabrio!
@@ADBBuild 3nd of an 3ra
awsome project! did you thought bout making and height adjustable suspension also ? that really would be nice, to be able to use it ,,standard low,, in normal conditions, but have the abillity to raise it if ya goin offroad? i mean something like airsuspension.. my friend did something similar, but he used Heavy duty bigass bags from a BUS ( did something very similar with his E30) - that way, those bags are just overkill and literally immortal and unbreakable on such a low weight.
@@jacobstraightpipee3991 I haven’t looked into anything that complex yet as it would be a big expense (among plenty of others for this car). The KW V1s do remarkably well on and off road but are too low even in their highest setting. The dream would be a custom rally suspension, but realistically just the stock E46 wagon suspension is probably the best way to go especially since it would be cheap and easy to replace individual components if needed.
There is something really satisfying about off-roading a car that was not meant to off-road, this is an amazing yet simple build. Loved the video as always!
Thank you so much!
totally agree! oh how i wish it were actually "simple"...
Aaand it's called the art of rallying
Someone saying simple with anything BMW has never worked on one.
Lol. Driving on gravel - dirt road is not an offroad. It daily day driving for dozens milions people in the wolrd. Driving we see here is slow and bad.
I don't know why on earth it took me almost 9 months to find this video. Man. This car just won everything for me. Its just perfect. Absolutely perfect in every way. This is what I imagine the perfect BMW for me to be.
Thanks so much!
I keep rewatching the intro sequence, it’s incredibly exciting and very beautiful. Loved the video, the car. My WRX wagon is jealous.
thanks so much! The intro is an homage to 'Climb Dance', be sure to check that out if you haven't seen it!
This is a strange and beguiling mix of geeky, pointless and insane.
But in a good way. A very good way.
I love the steel wheels. A clever and practical change that also looks good.
You don't mention cup holders. I am assuming they are stock.
Hahahaha, thanks! We use the stock cupholders, but also some of these during a road trip: www.ultimatecupholders.com
It looks like they aren't currently available, but it's nice because it allows us to carry more water bottles and coffee thermoses and keeps them out of the way of the gearshift.
This may be the greatest car thing I have ever seen. I saw the original sale listing for this car when it was sold and my mind was blown when they were able to make a S54 oil pan work with awd. I am glad it is out there in the world living it’s best life!
It certainly is, and thanks! In the original build they didn't do the oil pan correctly, but the motor was rebuilt with a custom oil pan built for the task. I *think* Daniel discovered later that the normal 330xi oil pan would fit the S54 without modifications 😭
@@capturingthemachine Almost... the S52 oil pump on the S54 fits the 330xi pan without modification, but the 330xi oil pan doesn't fit the S54 without modification.
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You built my dream setup. I’m have a humble 323it 5speed, it’s done over 15k in camping roadtrips over the past couple years and has been great.
nice!!
The ode to climbdance was a nice touch
So glad you caught that! 😄
Sheer driving pleasure is the BMW motto, but that's passion, Passion is loving something enough to suffer for it. Respect.
Thanks!
I just love that old school Peugeot Pikes Peak intro tribute! Very nice touch from a man of culture!
thank you so much! 😄
Oh my God. Climb dance. Nailed it on the intro. Was waiting for a big wing Peugeot with big turbo noises to make an appearance.
thanks so much, glad you liked the intro!
The pursuit of joy and happiness, more than just a car.
Excellent cinematography... SUBSCRIBED!
Thanks! Most of my videos are photo tutorial types of things, hopefully that’s up your alley 😄
@@capturingthemachine funilly enough your content seems to be just what I’ve been needing as I am quite into photography and filmography and cars are often my subject matter. So I’ve stumbled onto a wealth of knowledge here, thanks 👌
@@finnice awesome - welcome, I'm glad you're here!
That intro was magnificent. The build on this project was incredible, looks stupid fun. Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
OMG This is so good. I'm definitely stealing that shot of the camera pointing up at you guys from the engine bay 🤣
that's the 'Tarantino shot' that I stole (usually he does it from a trunk, not engine bay) 😄
one of those "bmw's that should have been build by bmw“.
🤩
Exactly. Instead of building a M SUV again and again and another one 🤡
BMW sold their soul when they made the first M SUV.
@@claudyfocan731 m-motorsports and suv's put together..
..that makes physically no sence.
The Ari Vatanen 'Climb Dance' intro was sooo sick
thank you! 😄
I love seeing people's unique builds and the stories behind them. Great video made me happy to watch
This thing is fantastic - the e46 touring we all wish existed on the used marketplace.
Thanks!
Intro looks like it was inspired by the well known Pikes Peak Climb Dance video. Respect for that!❤
Yes! Thank you!
As a owner of 3 Subarus (1 offroad spec) and admirer of older BMWs, i'd like to thank you YT algorythm for showing me this vid!
thanks for watching and commenting! 😄😄😄
A guy in my area has an rwd e46 wagon with a zhp engine swap. This is really the ultimate e46 daily driver.
I’ve been planning to do something like this. A lot less off-road focused but definitely meant to be able to go down the dirt roads. Cool to see it’s doable.
Hell yeah!
Perfektes Auto, hervorragende Idee, gepanzerter Motor, Allradantrieb, !!!! Gratulation .upss noch eine Sache sehr schöne Autofarbe.
What a cool project! Many congrats!
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm buying an E46 m3 now. This has inspired me! Great video brother this thing is wicked cool!!! Love ur passion as well for BMW! God bless brother!!
Thanks! Good luck with your search!
@@danielsloan there will always ONLY be one M3BARU!!! This thing is awesome! I currently have an 2009 e90 335i sedan that I love but it's no E46 M3 that's for Damn sure! Keep this work up brother and I can't wait to see what's to come for this little beast!! I've thought about turning the 335 into a little off-road vehicle as well because I'm an outdoorsy person and it is quite difficult to get certain places with factory suspension and components. But I love what you did with the e46 absolutely amazing and has inspired me just to get an E46 M3 in general to start out. Thank you again for the inspiration brother keep up the hard work again God bless!!
That little thing cool AF. Nice
Great cinematic work
So glad I found this video. Huge fan of this!!! - fellow s54 lover
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am confused why I got this vid in recommendations only today!?!
Very cool build, u made fantastic job on it!
Wishing u more views on vid , more bimmer- and just car- guys should see it
AND
Hi from Ukraine
Mad Climb Dance vibes 😂 was almost waiting for Ari in a pug to come screaming by, gets a like without the watch just for that intro👌👍
We invited Ari on the trip but he was busy that week 😂
hahah glad you got the reference!
Just stumbled across this on instagram, really fell in love! 😍
Yay! Thank you!
Off roaded my smart car in granby Colorado and loved how well it handled. Also I’d love to sell my e91 to this dude to see it made into a rally wagon too.
Right on!
Really enjoyed this.
thanks Jeremy!
Nice video, fantastic build.
This was so well done. Definitely here for more👀
thanks so much!!
Excellent music choice. Thanks so much for crediting the composer! Love the video, too!
of course - thanks so much!
Perfect, I'm taking on a similar project - rallycross-ify a 2009 328xi e92. First mods snow tires and wheels (done) first rallycross race (done) skid plate (next) Lift - strut spacers / coilovers in the works. 328xi e92 is low, but it drove so well in the rallycross, civilized rally racing, who knew?
Hell yeah, that sounds awesome!
I'm so glad that someone actually went and did this... I've always wondered what itd be like 😂
😄
Love the Climb Dance tribute at the start
Glad you caught that!
Awesome project! regards from Spain!
Thank you!
Uniqe build.....That 17 inch steel wheels are interesting.They would look great in shiny black colour.Bmw power.😎💪
What a cool build!
Amazing work, love It
Thank you! Cheers!
Love everything about this! Really enjoy this style of video - a good story, beautiful imagery and an amazing machine! In other news I now want an M3baru…
thanks so much Tom! I will have more photography content of course (some even related to this car) but I thought it would be really fun to share about this unique car, thanks for watching 👍
something different and always fun to drive...what else ?
I kept reading that as muh-ba-roo. I love these builds. Cars being engineered bit by bit, morphed into a tool that accomplishes a goal. Most builds nowadays are just for shock or show.
Thanks Pankaj!
Loving the GT5 inspired intro
thanks!
I love it when i know theres people who like the same things i do 🤝🏽
This is what is missing in my life.
Don’t tell me I can take me 3 series off road when it’s RWD I don’t need anymore temptations and this is so tempting 🤩
his is awd i believe, not that it wouldnt be possible just the awd is more capable
Amazing job mate, I love your M3baru. It’s really amazing👍🏻
Thanks!
Thanks a lot!
awesome shoots, awesome car
Glad you enjoyed!
This is my favorite one of Daniels cars. Amazing video as always man!
Thanks a ton! It's going to be hard to go back to just shooting M3s on pavement-only haha
I own a e46 touring 325xi Facelift and basically I love U. U build the best car ever and nothing else.
Thank you, I just made the video, the car accolades deserve to go to Daniel! instagram.com/dslovn.drives/
Brilliant video guys!!!! Well done!
Thanks so much!
i love this intro like Climb Dance - 1988 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Ari Vatanen
You know your stuff! Thanks for watching my homage intro 😁
Video : having „climb dance” intro
Me : subscribed
thanks so much, I'm glad you liked that! 😄
Daniel a tip; don’t get baked before a video shoot. Great car.
😂 I don't partake in such things, but a week in the desert in the summer will have a similar effect! I've also been told in the past that I should do ASMR, and that I'm "severely calm" 🙃
those steel wheels we get in the cheapest specs of any car model, althought they look sexy af on this setup, mans really defined simplicity to its peek.
Verry nice shot and car. Perfect done!
thanks so much!
_"so why not buy a subaru"_
i firmly believe that was meant as a joke 👍🏻♥
The absolute dream. Well done.
thanks so much!
amazing footage, awesome project 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
thanks so much!
This is cool as fuck. You didn't listen to anyones' preconceptions about cars and built your own concept and it is probably one of the sickest cars to drive out there in the world today. Fucking congratulations man. You are epic.
I just came to BMw from the exact same place. Personally, I've always been into Japanese cars. I've never even considered getting a BMW. But I just compared Subarus to x-drive BMWs one day and I realized BMWs just give you more car, and you get a smooth i6 without needing to deal with a boxer engine. A 6speed AWD e46 wagon would be my dream car, but I was only able to find a 6speed AWD e90 sedan. Either way, I want to do something like this with it. For now it will be my snow monster. First step is the LSD...
Thanks! It has been a very expensive and frustrating journey, but the driving experience has made it well worth it.
Awesome video!
Thanks!
We need more videos like this!!
thanks so much!
I see you're a fan of the Climb dance Peugeot 405 pikes peak intro
😁
have you looked into getting a Z3 or Z3M steering rack?
I saw it mentioned in the FCP euro article that you were not super stoked on the steering feel, but have gotten used it to.
I am sure you have heard, but I am here to confirm the Z3 rack in an E46 really is special & the steering ratio is faster in the best way.
Unfortunately, it isn't possible to (easily) swap racks on an AWD E46. The lack of steering feel is more due to the AWD E46s having less caster, not the quickness of the steering ratio.
what Daniel said 😂
The steering is fine, if I had to pick a weak point (versus a normal E46 M3 coupe), that would be it, but unless you drive back to back you may not notice. Thanks for watching and reading the story!
BMWRX is right there man! thats what i call 335xi's anyway.
haha, Daniel and I like BAD puns, this is too clean 🤣
Now I want rally lights on my Touring
Go for it!
Nice ClimbDance reference upfront! for some reason I thought it would have an EZ30 turbo in there, hence the name but never mind 😪
thanks! I can see how the name is confusing, it's a dumb nickname we came up with and joked about, but it stuck 🤣
Great video! big up from Russian e46 club
Hey, thanks!
Not sure exactly why this video popped into my feed, but I'm glad it did. Cool as shit build.
Thanks!
Yeah man I feel you, ticks all the boxs its awd, a wagon and has a fat six in it 😄 Cool Car😄
nice concept! I`ve built something same but in e46 compact body. I have 3.91 final drive (same as here) with two LSD (front and rear) but I also have a trnsfercase with electronically controlled central dif locking (like DCCD in subaru and ACD in evo)/ And it absolutely differnt car (in slippery conditiobs) in compare with stock e46x transfer. at the moment I have i bit spiced m54b30 around 250 bhp, but we mooving on..
Sounds amazing! Do you have the build details posted anywhere? Or do you have an Instagram?
That's amazing! We never got the E46 compact in the states, I think they're so cool
Please don't be mad I meant no harm, Daniel looks like a young Kevin Spacey, just a little.
hahahahaha
Based on this, the larger E61 535i xDrive Sport Wagon would probably be a very good overlander. Though a couple of inches of lift might be needed.
That would be cool! An underrated platform for sure
Yes I think it would do well with a lift. And the newer xDrive system can be more easily customized than the system in the E46.
This is exactly what I’d like too.
I own a Subaru Outback (diesel Manual trans) of 2014 in azure blue. Awesome and very practical car that handles quite well for its category and comfy for long drives. We had a E39 530d touring before it. And I do love old BMW’s as well. The Subaru is quite good when compared to the E39, which was the gold standard of large stations of its time.
I also have a Lexus SC400 with that awesome, incredibly overbuilt 1UZ in it. I have often dreamed of a Slightly lowered outback, with Koni FSD suspension, Big angry brembo brakes, custom exhaust and that Toyota 4.0 in it at the front. With a Supercharger of course. 👀
I would change nothing externally besides tinting the rear windows and a single exhaust poking from underneath the rear bumper.
(And replacing the “Boxer diesel” Badge by a Toyo Land Cruiser’s V8 badge 😂)
you basicaly built a testing rig for the s54 XD its a super cool car
😄
Love it dude
Cool man🤘
thanks!
What a machine! 👌🏼
Rad build man! I'm searching for a V70 R to do the same with. My S70 got me hooked on Volvos
nice!
How in the world did you incorporate all-wheel drive into that M3 engine, it's a terrific setup something BMW should take notice of ,,,,, your build
Glad you like it! It's my friend's car, and he bought it with the swap already done, but he's taken it further with tweaking and developing it. I think it uses an X3 transfer case and some other odd things. BMW now offers AWD on the M3 and will build a Touring for Europe, maybe they were inspired 🤣
Here's the first article about the car I did for R&T: www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27322592/bmw-e46-m3-xi-touring-wagon/
The e46 325xi / 330xi oil pan bolts to the bottom of the s54, meaning you can keep the stock (or in this case slightly modified) xi drivetrain. Internal modifications to the oil pan are required.
fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
So into this.
I'd love to try and keep up in my rally-raid wanna be 3.0 5spd manual E53.... just gotta supercharge it first.
hell yes!
I used to build E46 offroad packages back in the netherlands with mud tires 5 cm lift and much more but you have the bigger brakes so lift it 5 cm and go for the Malatesta Koala tires 215 60 R17 its based of the BFGOODRICH KO1 TA but finding AT tires for 17 inch wheels that fit a E46 is hard
I eben build 28 units for the Dutch military
Great video
Thanks!
Upvote for the Climb Dance reference!
thanks! 😄
This is cool af
thanks for watching!
Bmws already revs like crazy in highway speeds and he decides to make it rev more
🤣
I don’t think 2k or less is revving like crazy. ;)
It’s not a highway car ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is cool.
Nice build I was thinking a similar build with my E 90 wagon with a 8 cylinder M motor. Maybe one day
That would be cool!
Awesome build. Roofrails would finalize the utility-look
Plus a Roof Basket complete with spare wheel/tire & a Jerrycan on the back like a Paris-Dakar racecar.
@@Andrew4181975 i agree, that would be even more awesome
I got it without the rails and think it looks sleeker without them. I'm not going to carry anything on the roof anyway when there's plenty of room inside 😁
In the 80s in sth Australia there was a legend rally car class for modified rally cars call GROUP G the highligh car for me was the MAZUBA a little Mazda r100 with a Bridgeport 13b rotary and Subaru 4wd . It blitz every thing. And was banned
that sounds cool as hell! Thanks for sharing!
@@capturingthemachine there is a small snip it of it on RUclips from an old vcr recording. I had an rx2 coupe that was an early gr G 13b bridge port , ford 9inch Detroit locker disc rear end , 4 link fully adjustable and upper arms came up inside the car = lots of travel, back seat all 205ltr of fuel tank, it had modified steering length arms for faster response, and coil overs . The mods were done in 1982 last race 1986 around Australia rally, sadly I sold it to help by my farm but one day I might get a phone call to go to Brisbane and have a ride in it at a rotary or rally revival event , that would nice
Cool idea, and I was wondering where that car went after it was at GlenShelly. I got my M3 from Alex too,but mine is a weekend/track car. I'm really surprised that they didn't do the Rod Bearings before selling it. The S54 is Gods Motor. Does anyone remember the VW Rallye Golf or Golf Country those things were Awesome too.
They did do the rod bearings just before selling it - I'm guessing because they did an oil sample and found that they were wearing thin - but they unfortunately did NOT resolve the issue of how the S54 pump was grinding into the oil pan causing metal shavings to circulate through the engine, so the bearings failed just a few thousand miles later. An unfortunate $10k mistake. I also bought an M3 coupe from them later in 2019 that looked great on paper and in person but has since required a lot of big repairs in just a few thousand miles. I don't think they were malicious or negligent, I just had some really bad luck.
With all due respect to Subaru - as I DD a '97 Tommy kaira M20b wagon - a WRX or STi is not an appropriate vehicle to take on extended offroad trips of any kind - especially if a passenger is anticipated.
They are wonderful rally/sports cars, and tremendously and endlessly capable, but they are not quiet. In fact, even after adding a lot of sound dampening during the restoration and upgrade project, the car remains stubbornly loud.
The triple-seamed chassis transmits every single bump, ripple, and stone straight through to the driver's extremely deep bucket seat. The suspension squeaks and groans, the tyre noise is loud. The wind noise isn't great. And the combination results in a car which leaves you aurally exhausted after just 5 hours on tar sealed roads.
Thrashing a WRX/STi/M20b on gravel roads is a non-stop joy, but it's extremely loud, and you would want ear plugs if you intended to drive hard for longer than 15 minutes or so. The amount of gravel hitting the underside of the car, and the wheel arches is astonishing, especially when AWD drifting: the racket produced means you can't hold a conversation in the car!
So, using a BMW and WRXizing it is a pretty cool idea. It'll be a shit-ton quieter, much more luxurious and probably won't burn any more fuel. When the M20b boost kicks hard, the gas bill is horrendous @ $2.70/litre!
Thanks for sharing your perspective! You explain the differences perfectly. One of my favorite things about the M3baru is how it feels like a regular BMW E46 when driving normally, so it's pretty comfortable on long drives.
Climb Dance. Nice.