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Old 10-30-2011 | 08:04 PM
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One of the Cleanest Swaps/Builds I've Seen Yet

Don't know if this is a repost or not, but even if it is then it deserves more attention. This thing is absolutely breathtaking.

speedhunters.com/archive/2011/10/26/car-feature-gt-gt-not-your-regular-m3.aspx
Old 10-30-2011 | 08:38 PM
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very nice
Old 10-31-2011 | 12:42 AM
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Thanks for sharing.
Old 11-05-2011 | 03:56 PM
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from the article
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011...egular-m3.aspx

Once the body had been prepped and painted the owner had originally requested a BMW 3.2L transplant. However, after coming across some LS conversion on the internet one night, he began toying with the idea of going a bit wilder. Not particularly keen on an iron-block LS1, which would have made the car too front heavy, he explored the idea of an all-alloy LS3, which would weigh around 30 kg less. As the owner says, "the rest is history!"
It's a nice build, but he's ignorant. All LS1's were aluminum block. I wouldn't expect the BMW nerds to know that.
Old 11-05-2011 | 04:21 PM
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It's definitely a very clean swap, but it doesn't just amaze me. There have been so many LS swaps on pretty much any vehicle ever made that even a really nice one doesn't just amaze me. It definitely deserves respect for being a clean job, but it doesn't really impress me beyond that.
Old 11-06-2011 | 09:06 AM
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This car couldn't possibly suit our current "sleeper" theme any better
Sleeper perfection to say the least.
Sleeper my ***. That things more krauted out than most of the cars on VWVortex.
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