Till this day I am yet to find a build that infatuates me as much as Rusty Slammingtonhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">

Quick thread on the car and why it& #39;s so special, build quality aside.

Started life as 1JZ swapped E28 535i stance car that burned down in a garage fire months before its Sema debuthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
The inspiration of the build was to create a Group 5 spec E28 M5 hence it only made sense to source a M motor. The crappy US-spec S38B35 was the most suitable candidate.

The S38 was sent over to the I6 gurus over at VAC Motorsports for extensive work. First came stroker rods...
Forged pistons, a lightweight flywheel, flowed and ported heads, massive lift cams and a compression ratio increase of 14:1. The motor will now churn out a staggering 510hp at the crank. That& #39;s no easy feat for an NA 3.8L

It& #39;ll also sing all the way to a scorching 12,000 RPMhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥵" title="Hot face" aria-label="Emoji: Hot face">
Exhaust gasses are expelled via a custom fab& #39;d 6-2-1 manifold with a lovely side pipe.

The car sits on centerlock BBS E57& #39;s off a Le mans Porsche 962 prototypehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Geld mit Flügeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit Flügeln">. 18s up front 19& #39;s at the rear.

The "Rusty" looks is no paint job or wrap, it& #39;s real fire damage from that sad day
This build signifies that not matter how tough the hardships, they can sometimes be blessings in disguise so never ever succumb to the pressures of lifehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Triumphierendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Triumphierendes Gesicht">

Rusty now lives at the Bmw CCA Foundation, the second largest Bmw museum in the world. I think it deserves its spot therehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
Truth is...A couple of character-limited tweets could never do this car justice. I hope it did something thoughhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">

As always your time is very much appreciated. Take carehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✌🏾" title="Siegeshand (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Siegeshand (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">
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