BMW E39 M5 Pickup Conversion . . .

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12-23-06, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by whoster

that thing will roll and wobble like no other....

no roof, no in-body stiffening.... wow.

You should go back and click the link. There is a lot of attention to detail on the car.

12-23-06, 05:05 PM

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Wow.. a German El-Camino.. Well done

, but I wouldn't do it. Speaking of the El-Camino, I think GM will bring it back.. Another LS2 powered vehicle from Australia

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PkHyCmK5GME

12-24-06, 05:01 AM

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The metalwork looks great but I don't really care for the "pickup" looks.

12-24-06, 09:38 AM

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Looks like a great deal of work went into making that conversion. Although personally, I wouldn't do it myself.

12-26-06, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by PureDrifter

umm, no.

the entire point of this particular car is that they paid utmost attention to the chassis dynamics and vehicle stiffness. supposedly it drives exactly like a normal M5

If actual auto manufacturers can't even do it, how am i supposed to believe that these guys can?

12-26-06, 10:54 AM

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If actual auto manufacturers can't even do it, how am i supposed to believe that these guys can?

What are you talking about?????
The GMC Syclone and Typhoon had handling figures better than most cars on the road at the time!!!

12-27-06, 11:32 PM

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man.... poor m5...

12-27-06, 11:50 PM

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i think no matter how much you reinforce a car like that, with no roof to keep torsional rigidity, the original characteristics will be shot.

and even with the exceptional bodywork and detail i saw in the project, lopping off a roof.....yeah.

poor m5 indeed.