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There's something to be said about this community... When I made the previous post about Rusty, I never expected to hear the responses I did... and I certainly didn't expect it to go viral... but it goes to show that a car can be more than a car.

I started by saying I didn't want to be "that guy", but here I am... and I couldn't be more pleased.

"Redefining" Rusty once again hit me like a ton of bricks... ideas starting flying through my head, and I knew I wanted to pull off more than just "a new paint job".



Six weeks ago I pulled Rusty's M30 and gave it to my buddy Webb, knowing Rusty's heart would go to another car that would push the limits of what we expect....



I dont know where the idea came from (coughjerrycough) but once upon a time, Rusty and I hung out in California, and the thought of tossing a Toyota 1JZ-GTE (that's a twin-turbo straight six for those who don't know_ motor in it was bounced around but quickly dismissed... Oh how funny the past can be.



Jerry, aka Handsome.Garage here on the forums is the one who really made this happen. I called him up and said "hey, remember when we said "lets put a 1JZ in Rusty?"... I'm sure that sums up the next few weeks. (I'll make a build thread, I documented it all, worry not!)

Jerry flew out here to TN and not only built a wiring harness that mated E28 to 1JZ, but this thing started up the first try, immediately.

So I know what you're asking... what about the damage? To keep things simple, let's just say there's some serious bracing between the frame rails now. Some floor pan welding has gone down too.



In short, without Jerry, this wouldn't have happened. He helped make this go from concept to driving out of state in 6 weeks....

But if a twin-turbo supra motor isn't enough to bring rusty back to life, Andrew at Open Road Tuning as well as Eddie at BagYard brought their A-Game to the table. I wanted to get lower and after talking to Andrew, he was beyond excited to get involved with StanceWorks and my rebuild of Rusty.



They put together a custom setup for the e28... and all I can say is "wow". We've gotta make a few tweaks to get the frame on the ground, but from nothing to a working one-off set of e28 bags is insane if you ask me.



I'm stoked to get to work on getting the body sub-terrainian.

I wanted new wheels, and Brian at Rotiform had these insane ACS Type 1s... Brian, thanks for the deal and making them happen so quickly.

I guess a build thread is what comes next... but I figured it was time to unveil... time to let the world know that Rusty is back, and this time, we're not joking around.




Thanks to everone for the support you gave me throughout this car's life, and Im stoked to have it back on the road once again...

Looking at the first photo, the first thing that pops into my mind is the Terminator.

In the Terminator universe, the Terminator is a formidable "cybernetic organism", robotic assassin and soldier, designed by the military supercomputer Skynet for infiltration and combat duty, towards the ultimate goal of exterminating the human resistance.

Saw it in person at 4ngiefest today, thing is sick.

SpasticDwarf wrote: Im stoked to have it back on the road once again...

Bring your friend back...in the same awesome fashion.

OMG...Awesomest E28 in existence!!!!!

Wow. Please post video.

You're planning a Body drop too?

Glad you brought it back, that car definitely deserves it.

Bags?

I'm glad you didn't scrap it since you have gone through so much with it. Kinda wish you had kept BMW power, though.

I have a suggestion- how about shrouding the more vulnerable parts of the oil cooler hoses? Maybe you could route them through some stainless tubes. They'd still look badass, but not as likely to get ruptured accidentally and leave you stranded.

Holy Mother of God!

That thing is as insane as you are ...In a good way of course!

Very nice swap.

Few questions:

Did you weigh the engine with trans and if yes how much is the difference?

You mentioned tuning, what did you do and how much power is she putting down?


Either way it's a pretty sweet sounding ride. I can't wait for the build thread to see what was involved.

....WOW...

Holy redonklulawesome.

1JZs can be pretty gnarly. I wonder what it's putting down.

This is what the hero would drive in a post-apocalypse/wasteland type movie. It looks seriously bad-ass!

That thing Rocks ! Well done.

Glad you made it out to AngieFest this year, Mike. Was good seeing you, Matt, and of course Rusty again.

See you at SoWo.

mooseheadm5 wrote: I'm glad you didn't scrap it since you have gone through so much with it. Kinda wish you had kept BMW power, though.

x2 but if you had to outsource an engine, you sure picked one with some nuts.

This is just great! It just keeps getting better! Please keep the pictures flowing, I frequently use them as desktop pictures and to anger and disgust my dad and his friends who are BMW "Purists"

theseeker411 wrote:Glad you made it out to AngieFest this year, Mike. Was good seeing you, Matt, and of course Rusty again.

See you at SoWo.

You were there?


Liessss......

Nice VW.

Duke wrote:Nice VW.

Patrick McHugh wrote:...and CCA Brunch attending weenies.

You were at the brunch

Xenocide wrote: but if you had to outsource an engine, you sure picked one with some nuts.

I prefer it over SBC power- at least it is still an I6.

Shiiit... Why not just chop the top now and get rid of a-pillar damage?

Holy Sh!t.

What a monster, I love it.

First thing that comes to mind is the movie "Short Circuit 2" when Johnny 5 gets beat up by the thugs and pieces himself back together at Radio Shack. Lol the thing looks badass!

This is more like when biggie released two new albums after he died.

I'm glad to see it back!

Is it a Transformer?