I might be biased, but I think this is the best M3baru video of all time.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

I'm humble, but I'll say it's in the top ten

@ADBBuild

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you sold your cabrio!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

@@ADBBuild 3nd of an 3ra

@jacobstraightpipee3991

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

totally agree! oh how i wish it were actually "simple"...

@ryoichiwatanabe648

2 жыл бұрын

Aaand it's called the art of rallying

@dudenamedclem

2 жыл бұрын

Someone saying simple with anything BMW has never worked on one.

@zepter00

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

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.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

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.

I keep rewatching the intro sequence, it’s incredibly exciting and very beautiful. Loved the video, the car. My WRX wagon is jealous.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much! The intro is an homage to 'Climb Dance', be sure to check that out if you haven't seen it!

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!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

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 😭

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielsloan blocked and reported

I love seeing people's unique builds and the stories behind them. Great video made me happy to watch

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.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

nice!!

OMG This is so good. I'm definitely stealing that shot of the camera pointing up at you guys from the engine bay 🤣

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

that's the 'Tarantino shot' that I stole (usually he does it from a trunk, not engine bay) 😄

love the Climb Dance tribute at the beginning

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.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much, glad you liked the intro!

Sheer driving pleasure is the BMW motto, but that's passion, Passion is loving something enough to suffer for it. Respect.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The ode to climbdance was a nice touch

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you caught that! 😄

That intro was magnificent. The build on this project was incredible, looks stupid fun. Subscribed!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

The pursuit of joy and happiness, more than just a car.

This was so well done. Definitely here for more👀

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!!

I just love that old school Peugeot Pikes Peak intro tribute! Very nice touch from a man of culture!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 😄

So glad I found this video. Huge fan of this!!! - fellow s54 lover

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is my favorite one of Daniels cars. Amazing video as always man!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! It's going to be hard to go back to just shooting M3s on pavement-only haha

Amazing job mate, I love your M3baru. It’s really amazing👍🏻

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Excellent music choice. Thanks so much for crediting the composer! Love the video, too!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

of course - thanks so much!

Stunning intro! a lovely hommage to Climb dance-1988 Pikes Peak hill climb, and the start signal from Gran turismo 1st edition..!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch! 😄

What a cool project! Many congrats!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

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…

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

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 👍

Nice video, fantastic build.

amazing footage, awesome project 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

Brilliant video guys!!!! Well done!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Excellent cinematography... SUBSCRIBED!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Most of my videos are photo tutorial types of things, hopefully that’s up your alley 😄

@finnice

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 👌

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

@@finnice awesome - welcome, I'm glad you're here!

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!!

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck with your search!

@carsoncolemanbm6

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

Uniqe build.....That 17 inch steel wheels are interesting.They would look great in shiny black colour.Bmw power.😎💪

The Ari Vatanen 'Climb Dance' intro was sooo sick

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 😄

one of those "bmw's that should have been build by bmw“. 🤩

@claudyfocan731

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Instead of building a M SUV again and again and another one 🤡 BMW sold their soul when they made the first M SUV.

@prinzkoenigkaiser

2 жыл бұрын

@@claudyfocan731 m-motorsports and suv's put together.. ..that makes physically no sence.

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?

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, that sounds awesome!

Just stumbled across this on instagram, really fell in love! 😍

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Verry nice shot and car. Perfect done!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

Amazing work, love It

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great cinematic work

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.

@capturingthemachine

11 ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

A guy in my area has an rwd e46 wagon with a zhp engine swap. This is really the ultimate e46 daily driver.

Really enjoyed this.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Jeremy!

This thing is fantastic - the e46 touring we all wish existed on the used marketplace.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What a cool build!

That little thing cool AF. Nice

Awesome project! regards from Spain!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Perfektes Auto, hervorragende Idee, gepanzerter Motor, Allradantrieb, !!!! Gratulation .upss noch eine Sache sehr schöne Autofarbe.

Intro looks like it was inspired by the well known Pikes Peak Climb Dance video. Respect for that!❤

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I'm so glad that someone actually went and did this... I've always wondered what itd be like 😂

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

😄

The absolute dream. Well done.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

We need more videos like this!!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

Love the Climb Dance tribute at the start

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you caught that!

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!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching and commenting! 😄😄😄

Awesome video!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love it when i know theres people who like the same things i do 🤝🏽

Video : having „climb dance” intro Me : subscribed

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much, I'm glad you liked that! 😄

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.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

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.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pankaj!

something different and always fun to drive...what else ?

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 😂)

awesome shoots, awesome car

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

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👌👍

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

We invited Ari on the trip but he was busy that week 😂

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

hahah glad you got the reference!

So nice to see this done!! Love it. Where did you get wave track diffs for the awd system??

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm not exactly sure, Daniel uses a shop in Portland that sources a lot of performance BMW parts

Amazing video

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

What a machine! 👌🏼

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...

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It has been a very expensive and frustrating journey, but the driving experience has made it well worth it.

Rad build man! I'm searching for a V70 R to do the same with. My S70 got me hooked on Volvos

@capturingthemachine

5 ай бұрын

nice!

Yeah man I feel you, ticks all the boxs its awd, a wagon and has a fat six in it 😄 Cool Car😄

Love it dude

Great video

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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.

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.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Loving the GT5 inspired intro

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Not sure exactly why this video popped into my feed, but I'm glad it did. Cool as shit build.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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 🤩

@Tuvzii

2 жыл бұрын

his is awd i believe, not that it wouldnt be possible just the awd is more capable

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.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

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!

you basicaly built a testing rig for the s54 XD its a super cool car

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

😄

I absolutely love this, in terms of power bias, I imagine it caters more to rwd maybe like 30f/70r?

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It has a constant 38F/62R torque split. Not quite 70% rear, but enough that the rear bias is noticeable.

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.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

hell yes!

I own a e46 touring 325xi Facelift and basically I love U. U build the best car ever and nothing else.

@capturingthemachine

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I just made the video, the car accolades deserve to go to Daniel! instagram.com/dslovn.drives/

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

@BrandonVink

2 жыл бұрын

I eben build 28 units for the Dutch military

i love this intro like Climb Dance - 1988 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Ari Vatanen

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

You know your stuff! Thanks for watching my homage intro 😁

This is what is missing in my life.

Nice build I was thinking a similar build with my E 90 wagon with a 8 cylinder M motor. Maybe one day

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool!

Proper build

Godamn thats beautiful

fantastic

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

This is cool af

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Nice ClimbDance reference upfront! for some reason I thought it would have an EZ30 turbo in there, hence the name but never mind 😪

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks! I can see how the name is confusing, it's a dumb nickname we came up with and joked about, but it stuck 🤣

thats just dope :D

Love that car

Cool man🤘

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I see you're a fan of the Climb dance Peugeot 405 pikes peak intro

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

😁

This is cool.

すごくかっこいいし、車に対する愛を感じる💜

BMWRX is right there man! thats what i call 335xi's anyway.

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

haha, Daniel and I like BAD puns, this is too clean 🤣

That's awesome man! How did they keep the awd with the s54? Just swap over the xi oil pan? I've got a lifted e46 and that could be a really cool swap when my m54 dies.

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

M54 330xi pan, though what we (my mechanic and I) have learned now is that the proper way to do this is likely to combine the front of an S54 pan with the M54xi pan to ensure proper oil flow. After the rod bearing issue, he modified the pan some, but there's still an occasional oil pressure issue under hard braking. The oil pan merging is next on the to do list. It would be a cool swap (I love mine), but it is A LOT of work and you may be better off with an M54B30 swap and adding a supercharger if you still want more power.

@martinkunzmann9973

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielsloan thank you sir! I've been considering a supercharger too.. I do like the idea of keeping it n/a if possible tho.

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!

@danielsloan

2 жыл бұрын

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.

Upvote for the Climb Dance reference!

@capturingthemachine

2 жыл бұрын

thanks! 😄

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..

@danielsloan

4 ай бұрын

Sounds amazing! Do you have the build details posted anywhere? Or do you have an Instagram?

@capturingthemachine

4 ай бұрын

That's amazing! We never got the E46 compact in the states, I think they're so cool