The road less taken, '08 135i rally build

tracer bullet · 05-23-2023, 09:56 PM

Holy balls! Air time!

I can't believe I haven't seen this thread before. Nice job making it work and thanks for sharing what you learned!

Joseg0715 · 05-29-2023, 09:51 PM

Holy crap this build is sick. I would love to do this to my 135i but I take it to the Twisties too much to justify making a desert car.

Dirtye82_814 · 05-31-2023, 06:43 PM

Some more from OTR '23

Dirtye82_814 · 06-04-2023, 01:11 PM

My car tends to move a lot of soil

cerealwars · 10-22-2025, 09:44 AM

Bumping this thread, because holy shit, this build rules. Nice job dude, this car is living its life to the fullest.

blind5 · 08-12-2026, 06:01 AM

lol it's crazy to see how high you had her off the ground. Bet you felt that in your back the next morning.

aznbo187 · 08-12-2026, 11:18 AM

The e82 makes a damn fine looking rally car!

05-23-2023, 09:56 PM	#23
tracer bullet Major General 6189 Rep 6,188 Posts Drives: '25 Z4, '15 X3 35i (135i sold) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	Holy balls! Air time! I can't believe I haven't seen this thread before. Nice job making it work and thanks for sharing what you learned!
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05-29-2023, 09:51 PM	#24
Joseg0715 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 09 135i Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Tucson, AZ iTrader: (0)	Holy crap this build is sick. I would love to do this to my 135i but I take it to the Twisties too much to justify making a desert car.
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05-31-2023, 06:43 PM	#25
Dirtye82_814 Enlisted Member 190 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 08 135i rallycar, 20 M2comp Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Oakland iTrader: (0) Garage List 1989 BMW 325is [10.00] 2008 bmw 135i [10.00] 2020 bmw M2 comp [10.00]	Some more from OTR '23 Attached Images __________________ 2020 M2comp/6spd/dinan tuned 2008 135i/6spd/rallycar
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06-04-2023, 01:11 PM	#26
Dirtye82_814 Enlisted Member 190 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 08 135i rallycar, 20 M2comp Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Oakland iTrader: (0) Garage List 1989 BMW 325is [10.00] 2008 bmw 135i [10.00] 2020 bmw M2 comp [10.00]	My car tends to move a lot of soil Attached Images __________________ 2020 M2comp/6spd/dinan tuned 2008 135i/6spd/rallycar
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10-22-2025, 09:44 AM	#27
cerealwars Riffraff 743 Rep 498 Posts Drives: 128i 6M, 1UZ S13, '62 C10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Detroit Metro Outskirts iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 128i [0.00]	Bumping this thread, because holy shit, this build rules. Nice job dude, this car is living its life to the fullest.
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08-12-2026, 06:01 AM	#28
blind5 New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: BMW E87 118D Join Date: Aug 2026 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	lol it's crazy to see how high you had her off the ground. Bet you felt that in your back the next morning.
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08-12-2026, 11:18 AM	#29
aznbo187 Lieutenant 126 Rep 419 Posts Drives: E46 M3 \| E82 135 DCT \| I3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	The e82 makes a damn fine looking rally car! __________________ PULLUP.LA \| LA's car events & meets
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