BMW V8 powered Rat Rod/T-Bucket.

[Mykk]

[Mykk]

Getting body panels ready for paint, finished sectioning the grill for the "chopped" grill insert.









The body, grill & headlight buckets are away for paint. Here's a hint of what's coming back. Updates soon:

[JimLev]

Nice progress.

[Mykk]

[JimLev]

Nice, I always wondered what a '23 BMW would look like, lol. Now I know.

[mrallande5020]

Nice, I always wondered what a '23 BMW would look like, lol. Now I know.

Could not have said it any better, the stripes and grill are perfect. Really good job and looks mean from the lower angle shots you took.

[builtinbetter]

Awesome build man. Wish I had the time, money or skills to do something of this magnitude.
In anticipation of your next video upload.

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[Mykk]

Reflowed the originally flux core wire welds with a TIG, added some gussets & bracing. Also moved the motor mounts (& thus drivetrain) forward 1.5" My first time TIG welding, with help from a friend. TIG > MIG.











Once welding was done the frame was painted in a Duplicolor Graphite Wheel Paint HWP102 & HWP103 clearcoat.





Added a number decal, flat cleared over it. Set the tractor seats aside in favor for a set of plush boat seats.





With the newly added color I felt the stripe needed something extra:









Mounted the universal Ez-wire 12circuit fuse block and harness, mounted the MSD ignition box and the Speeduino EFI controller.











Using SPDT On-On toggles I'll have the fuel pump, cooling fan & intercooler pump controlled by the Speeduino while the switches are down and manually turned on with the toggles up. I'd like the light above the start button to only be on while engine isn't running, so I'm thinking of wiring it to pin 87a of the fuel pump relay so the light is on only when power is on and fuel pump is off.



My plan to run power to the turning headlights/turn signals.

[Mykk]

Plugging away on projects on the car.

Windshield:











Hoses, plumbing, heat exchanger & nitrous lines:







Steering:













Exhaust:













Also, because I'm a nerd:

[Lantz]

Awesome build!


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[JimLev]

Looks good. How much juice are you going to be spraying?

[Mykk]

Looks good. How much juice are you going to be spraying?

I'm aiming for 60hp first stage, 150hp 2nd stage. Not drastic, given the weight of the vehicle I figure a little will go a long ways

[JimLev]

Hope your using a progressive controller to ramp up that second stage.
Being as light as it is it could be a pretty intense (scary) ride.
My 1st stage is 125HP, I ramp it up for 20% to 100% in 2 sec, then the 2nd stage throws in another 50.

[Mykk]

[mrallande5020]

I'mm liking the wheelie bar. You have everything built super clean.

[motorV8ed]

It is... how you say? ... AWESOME!

[wbrentr]

This is great! What a unique build.

[R.Thomas]

Very cool build and great workmanship.

[Mykk]

Got her fired up for the first time last weekend, still needs extensive tuning:

https://youtu.be/bv2v7qUwN60

https://youtu.be/M8rLEa3RDeg

[Johnbennett103]

Hi, I am swapping a BMW M60b30 with 550 twin turbos and e36 pistons(manifolds bolt up in downflow position with adapters, e36 pistons lower the compression) into a Porsche Boxster (many LSx builds online to reference). I first bought a chinese built engine stand and got the engine started first. It looks like your car is the engine stand. Stay patient, and attack each problem one at a time. I used a Haltech 550, and found that I needed to upgraded the crankshaft sensor from an M50. Once I did that, and I addressed gas leaks, dry sump oil leaks, a few errors in my wiring, it eventually fired up. Love your build, and the BMW m60's are great engines, if not under appreciated.