S54-Swapped BMW E36: You’ll Never Need a Radio Again // CARISMA

[@dotts5352]

Loving this new Carisma content. Giving OG Petrolicious vibes. Great cars and great stories told by the people who built them and filmed by the professionals. Keep these coming.

[@drive]

thank you! that's what we're going for.

[@jbu999]

@@drive I was thinking the exact same thing… Used to like Petrlicious, but they don’t make much content now and the relaunched The Drive has filled that vacuum nicely.

[@TheRealAmateurX]

I couldn't agree more!

[@scottpeters1142]

Same here, feening for more

[@drive]

@@scottpeters1142 word, here's a new ep! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ7af2CGe9ShgNk

[@JoeHanes]

This is by far the most beautiful E36 I've ever seen

[@LCOF]

The wheels are all wrong but yeah, the car itself is lovely.

[@imnota]

@@LCOF The wheels are GREAT

[@thecatch83]

💯…jdm wheels on a German? 🤮

[@I53-624]

@@LCOF you have dog shit taste they look excellent

[@AapVanDieKaap]

@@LCOF Yeah the wheels are terrible. Luckily an easy fix

[@theclutch19]

The dude's got a really positive energy about him. I wish I still had my Techno Violet M3...I'd let him do the engine swap!

[@zackklapman3569]

Perfect color, stance, and swap choice. Well done, young man.

[@michaelspyropoulos2537]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@darrenaquilina1403]

The most perfect E36 ever. Period.

[@thecatch83]

You don’t get out much

[@jimmyboyd817]

​@@thecatch83now now😂

[@burakacar2854]

yeah but in the sound department not looks

[@Schmitzelhaus]

I´d like to challenge that statement with my Boston green Coupe. 😜 But i admit, in the sound department i can´t compete with that S54. Or any other US car for that matter really because german law pedantry...

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

Really clean and very tastefully modded E36. Nice guy and a nice story, please keep featuring these kinds of builds.

[@drive]

you got it. and hey thanks for subscribing all this time!

[@notesonwheels]

The greek licence plate on the back is a nice touch. Greetings from a greek E46 325 ci in Oxford green 2.

[@imnota]

Yeah usually americans running euro plates because they think it's cool is pretty cringe but here it's a nice touch and has a meaning

[@KINGVONFRM063]

​@@imnotahe put the greek plate because he is from greece

[@imnota]

@@KINGVONFRM063 I know, hence why I said it's a nice touch and has meaning.

[@Vaniter]

Did you see the Ferrari 348 with real French plates and the VW Golf with English plates? It's cool to see them stateside

[@AndreasHappyfarm]

Love the color. Never been a huge E36 or E46 guy, but all cars are epic when theyre done right.

[@drive]

^^^this right here

[@TypeVertigo]

Not normally an E36 fan but this is perhaps the best I've seen. Love the mods and the paint. Kudos sir.

[@Svensson81]

The car looks so clean and well put together and the owner sounds like a really nice and cool guy. Wish you many fun and safe miles together!

[@miguelnavarro2571]

British Racing Green, best color of them all 😂

[@drive]

for REAL

[@blarkdexture8899]

Nah

[@-DC-]

Colour if you are doing BRG justice 🇬🇧

[@marcusott2973]

I rebuilt a Maserati 424 it was resprayed in BRG Jaguar colour code for the 1998 XJR. Looks just great.

[@GeForceMan]

Really cool owner and a great car! The E36/E46 BMWs truly were something else, the definition of „ultimate driving machine“.

[@Andyman746]

Enjoyed this! Love the period correct SSR Wheels! Well deserved Mike!

[@NickBoellner]

This is revered as one of BMW’s best combinations. Stellar fukn car.

[@JesseHires]

I was an auto-body-paint guy in a previous life (a few decades ago). Before you mentioned how much work you put into the paint, I was admiring the spectacular work that had been done on it. Spot on! The rest of your build is awesome as well. 🙂

[@grafja]

Such a clean car. Very well done sir. I like the new text callouts of the individual mods. Nice addition editors.

[@drive]

thanks - a lot more fine tuning to come.

[@alexyummmy]

Beautiful paint job. Can definitely see the results of the hours put into it.

[@averyc7492]

Absolutely gorgeous project. I want to build an e36 with a tribute to the e36 m3 gt in BRG with the green leather interior. That custom airbox is so cool, I've never seen that before and I'm on all the e46 forums all the time. Bravo

[@samsung5]

That green is phenomenal

[@Timrsnakess]

Nice, hitting some of my favorite spots in westchester, awesome story

[@AaronDotZone]

Interesting valve cover cutouts at 4:07- nice

[@AFSil80]

You can tell how much love is in the car through his expressions and how he talks about it! My mind is blown by the 3 month execution for a glass-out/disassembled paint job...that's real dedication.

[@prblackhawk]

This video made me tear up. This guy has such an incredible passion for cars and love for his family.

[@drive]

this is what it’s all about

[@SgtTom]

This car will be forever beatiful. Almost every angle is perfect. Can't stop looking at, superb job.

[@spacewalk001]

This video makes me miss both my E36 and E30 swap cars from prior builds - so much fun! Mike's looks very well done.

[@bradcomis1066]

The paint look soooooo good. Awesome. Really missing my E36 with the stainless Dinan exhaust right now...

[@Thisath100]

So great. Really well put together video.

[@drive]

thanks for watching!

[@Amidat]

Now this is real car enthusiasm. I actually recognize many of those roads. Many don't realize the Hudson Valley region in the NYC area is a great place to drive... I don't mean the highways - but the back roads - like where this was shot. When you get up into the Catskills too there are great twisties. Love to do it on the weekends.

[@EngineeredMojo]

Great looking car and down to earth enthusiast!

[@ChevyS10LSUK]

Super clean build. Love it, great job.

[@christopherbellisario9195]

Fantastic build!

[@JaredDixon]

That paint is impeccable - chef's kiss

[@chazmanlyroe]

Cool car/story. I might need the secret recipe for that exhaust, sounds great. Also, I can't say I've seen all the flavors of lights on one car before😅

[@Petrospect]

As another Greek dude with a '91 316i sedan my dad bought new, hoping one day I'll make it out to America post-S54 swapped uhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah very f*cking nice to see 🤣 Love the approach!

[@arisahakian1017]

Fantastic video and even better story.

[@Japplesnap]

Beautiful. I had an E36 M3 (1999), 2-door, 5-speed manual back in the day. Absolutely loved that car and now I really regret selling it.

[@drive]

why'd you sell?

[@zoti]

We all regret selling them. I had a 1998 4 door M3. One of the most fun cars I had. I sold it and bought a BRZ thinking it would be as fun but it wasn't even close.

[@dasgelbevomei4449]

​@@zoti thinking the same to sell mine for an Yaris Gr. What do you think?

[@zoti]

@@dasgelbevomei4449 not comparable.

[@nateopotatoe8742]

Love the series, keep up the great interviews. Ultimate editing too! 🤙🏻

[@fvckmandu]

Saw this car in person a couple years ago at Euros by the beach in socal. Definitely one of the coolest builds there

[@fabulusplr]

This may have just changed my mind to LS1 swap my ‘92 325iS E36 track car when the M50 2.5 goes. I had an E46 M3 and forgot how silky smooth that engine was all the way to 8200 RPM. Been loving the Carisma content and hoped an E36 would be on here.

[@drive]

thanks for the sub!

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Thank you for your work.

[@jcarlton7368]

Great docu-spective on a talented young enthusiast. I like the British racing green of his E36 and the sound is spectacular. I understand why he takes therapy drives. I would too with a S54 that sings like that.

[@jovaneghtesadi1494]

Props to this guy, his E36 and his story! Amazing journey!

[@BMkeys14]

Badass build

[@MichaelTroyMooney]

Absolutely beautiful! I don't know if it's the color but the front end especially just looks some much better imo than other e36s. Also welcome back to NY! Would love to know where your shop is! Need a good one for my e30!

[@michaelspyropoulos2537]

Thanks for the kind words, getting all the gaps on the front end just right on an e36 is a bit of art. My shop is in Yonkers, doors are always open for an e30!

[@JDMEXforme]

90s had the best looking body styles of mostly every make and model back then.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

Love boxy looks!

[@JDMEXforme]

@@fitnesspoint2006 yep. Today's car designs are getting more boxy just like the 90's. The 90's is the best era so much influence in today's world.

[@krustysfunbodegas]

The cleanest E36 I've ever seen 👌👌

[@Kjetil523]

What a colour mate! Such a beauty!

[@kentbeitel9966]

Dude this thing is top notch 🤘🔥

[@jonathanbrumfiel9909]

New format is good.

[@drive]

thank you 🙏

[@alexmair3613]

My e39 540i 4.4 v8 with the 6 speed (same 420g transmission) gives me the same thrills, albeit in a slightly bigger package!

[@josekamoka]

Awesome taste on car details.

[@FigureItAudi]

Great story and love the car - well done Mike.

[@dRew-something]

Great car,rims really suit your car, amazing engine and the colour; ouuuuuuuuuu,niiiice🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@FELIPE8226M]

Damn that is one of the cleanist e36 ive ever seen🔥🔥🔥

[@ODW_creator]

Love it, very nice vehicle. I've only had a 323i coupe in Boston green for 8 years on styling 24 rims from 1996, but I love driving it. greetings from Germany

[@rlscustoms]

Great car…cool story…nice video!

[@drive]

thank you so much!

[@milanjoepie]

Who else went looking for E36 328i after this

[@drive]

If you're enjoying Carisma, check out the latest episode! Supercharged NA Miata with one hell of a survivor story! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ7af2CGe9ShgNk

[@supercarmio]

incredible car and story. good luck with the business mike!

[@3000FAst]

Love the colours in this vid❤

[@drive]

impossible to go wrong with BRG

[@Dutchdriftking]

This is epic! My dream e36 is a GT model with the S54, this one comes really close! The M4 wheels are probably heavier, but look better. And orange indicators would be nice with the green.

[@CarPlebs]

Cool! Keep it up!

[@Boris-w7m]

British racing green is the topping 😊

[@radost0514]

i see s54 in e36 back in 2010(stanceworks Mike B.) and this idea is laying back at my head...i guess sometimes dream come true! I love that colour it remind me of the e36 m3 gt - British Green ! The car is epic! Maybe i will go for different wheels

[@roystrandberg2091]

Great episode, thanks!

[@ctdope]

Beautiful car, great job!!

[@NJGhost34]

Would love to see that ride ripping up the Sawmill Parkway ❤

[@daxharper7170]

nice clean build... 👍

[@rickreese5794]

Roll on 👍😊

[@garrydiggins3181]

I know exactly how you feel. I’ve got a euro spec m3 E36 Estoril blue and love driving it without the stereo on

[@andrethevegan_]

beautiful color on this e36

[@aaaaachew]

This was fantastic!

[@Dnaiss]

That's an awsome car; the owner is passionate and interesting. And that paint job, blimey! would make me like green cars. Great vid, keep on, "Tha-Drive," so glad to see this channel revive. (btw, how's the "Spin", is he still around? I'm probably not the only one who'd like to see him again, doing random stuff and great interviews. And Mr. "Musicals" as well. We miss you guys, come say hi...)

[@drive]

thanks for watching. we're psyched to see people digging it so far!

[@MJH211]

Sick car

[@JimS870]

Love the car. But at 5:43 there's a GORGEOUS Hurst Olds I'd love to learn more about

[@aaa84gt]

More of these videos please

[@drive]

building a whole playlist just for you here kzbin.info/aero/PLHa6PXrV-yIjdroCPPYISm4OyNQOV6z4V&si=lqS2UcDH0v-fFc90

[@aaa84gt]

@@drive Thank you!!

[@davidhitchcock2495]

Says you'll never need a radio. Proceeds to drown out car with radio. -_-

[@leoandriasyan4158]

liked before even watching, hell yeah boys!

[@nahidrahman]

8:28 what’s the cutout on the black bumper trim on the left side (just below the headlight)?

[@michaelspyropoulos2537]

Good eye! Fresh air duct for the airbox

[@nahidrahman]

@@michaelspyropoulos2537 I was thinking it might be something like that

[@kisdave1234]

Petrolicious vibes👌🏻

[@drive]

high praise, thank you friend

[@IsraelSocial]

I had the same car! Is truly beast!

[@marcoams6239]

One of the sexiest E36 I've seen, Mike has great taste !

[@nikoskal205]

Cheers from Greece

[@ariescustom]

Peak-era of BMW, particularly in the aethetic department.

[@drive]

every single proportion on these is just perfect

[@KhanJoltrane]

Where was this filmed? Looks awesome!

[@drive]

upstate NY

[@FoolishPursuitForce]

Sorek’s S.Gauge spotted!

[@md0246]

Beautiful car. I'm in Rye NY, and have an e36 turbo. Any meets or cruises you know of in the area?

[@bekabeka71]

Damn I’ve two ML’s but would deffo buy an e36 coupe incline 4 for fuel economy 🤩 what a stunning design

[@williamscott6810]

This is such a hard car.

[@wickedhorror01]

every greek person starts with an e36 same goes for me when i was little my dad bought a 97; sedan e36 white it was amazing thats when i fell in love with bmw and now i own an e46 coupe

[@km6832]

The digital part of the dash... that custom?

[@kevincody01]

I am so convinced I want to find your shop, give you my e36 and ask if you can please make sure my car is 💯 mechanically sound. I have been looking for somewhere that

[@IanWhelan]

Beautiful E36! I remember when these cars were new. I'd love to have an S54 swapped one. Even better than an E46 then! Love the color too. BMW has gotten so far away from the tasteful designs of the 70s, 80s, and 90's.

[@mplewp]

during covid i took a mercedes vito & turned it into a cornering machine :P . wich pissed off alot of coworkers xD

[@ZYGY98]

one day, i want my e36 be painted in this colour, so fucking beautiful

[@urgetodrive]

nice job!

[@3MTurbo]

Im gonna need those wheel specs

[@michaelspyropoulos2537]

17x9 et44 with some minimal spacing to clear the coilover up front

[@3MTurbo]

@@michaelspyropoulos2537 ET44?! Naah

[@21jimo]

Ελα ρε πατριδα να σαι καλα να το χαιρεσαι. Ζεις το ονειρο μου πραγματικα.Το 36αρι ειναι η αρρωστια μου. Δυστυχως για τα Ελληνικα δεδομενα πρεπει να παρανομησεις για να εχεις ενα 328i ουτε καν Μ3

[@imGeistevereint]

Mine is M52B25 with full Eisenmann exhaust, My radio isnt even connected.😂

[@Mclovin2469]

Those wheels are gorgeous! What model are they exactly?