An 18 year old has taken the V10 from an M5 and stuffed it into a Z3 M Coupe, which he plans to race.

For many 18 year olds, priorities often consist of (in no specific order): friends, school, not going to school, and deciding what's next after high school graduation.While many still love to work on their cars, it's not easy to undertake a project as big as this. For 18 year old Bulgarian Denislav Shishev, it took not only persistence, but also raw talent to churn out something like this. He transformed a junk yard-bound BMW Z3 M Coupe (why it was trashed in the first place is a crime in and of itself) into a V10-powered beast.



All told, the newly modified Bimmer has 530hp and 442lb-ft of torque and weighs just 3,130 pounds. The 5.0-liter V10 came from a donor E60 M5.Up until now, the young owner had been racing in an E30 M3, but he will reportedly be switching to this one-of-a-kind V10 Z3 Coupe. Be sure to check out all of the detailed pictures of the build. Photos courtesy of Denislavshishev.

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Source: Teenager Builds V10-Powered BMW Z3 M Coupe

 

I remember seeing the build of this car a few years back. Absolutely incredible amount of work involved, especially for an 18 yr old doing it himself. I love the finished product (aside from those wheels).

 

vids??? This thing must be fun to track!

 

This kid will be going places.....

 

Damn..impressive!

 

Damn! Must be crazy front-heavy though.

 

das nice

 

BMW Z3 V10 0-340 Km/h - YouTube

 

Congrats! that is a serious build project. That is the best sounding engine bmw has ever produced.

 

False, McLaren F1... nuff said. I agree that the car sounds godly however, looks very fast.