Rob's First Drive in His EPIC BMW M57-Swapped Defender with 8HP Gearbox! || Mahker 4x4

[@watchmedropship]

This is the Mahker Magic we all crave! Keep it up Dave, your doing gods work!

[@josephkariukifineart43]

The practical R & D by Mahker is remarkable. Goals!

[@lefthandedscrewdriver3954]

Another Gleaming build by Mahker! Sounds great

[@daveenglish2031]

looks and sounds epic!

[@wearemahker]

Great isn’t it

[@mikerenshaw7867]

😎

[@MattEMaddock]

I want one!

[@domymerinyo8165]

Love it good work

[@philtarry2558]

Looks and sounds great. What’s the spec of the transfer box and diffs?

[@gr7788]

Nice truck! What's with the negative comments?. The odd chestnut a defender isn't a race car, come on. It's all about fun people. I enjoy your guys wk.

[@HeliRy]

Curious about the amount of smoke coming out as you’re driving off. Is that a result of the tune, or was it just not warmed up yet? Not meant as a nit pick at all Dave. Just curious.

[@wearemahker]

@@HeliRy it’s only just been started

[@HeliRy]

@ Yeah that’s what I figured, but had to ask. As it pulled away I thought “Yikes!!” 🤣 Awesome build by the way 👌

[@MarvinEmery]

Hi dave. Love how gwyn comes out of his shell the more he drives it 😂.did the dpf stay in this as you said 400bhp ish it was up too. Also do you do a centre console to buy for the m57 conversion and are they on your website.

[@497adam]

Do you use many darkside components?

[@samtindall6707]

How much is insurance on one of these conversions over a standard defender?

[@bentop9282]

Ball park costs?

[@DonFather]

I think you just have to have an unlimited budget. Probably think Ferarri pricing

[@bentop9282]

@ got to be around 60-75k

[@daveprice9090]

Is a dash mounted toilet paper dispenser an option?

[@wearemahker]

Anything is possible! Kleenex comes in boxes and might be a better solution

[@keith6360]

Does it have ABS?

[@wearemahker]

@@keith6360 no the car never had from factory

[@nnoddy8161]

Awesome build. It looks like you have managed the 'Holy Grail' of mating the M57 to the 8HP. It would be good to hear more about the build and the challenges of mating the two together. What TCU did you end up using?

[@levifoyle135]

How much does this conversion cost i have a f30 335d xdrive and a 110 defender

[@JimBiddle.]

Probably one of those "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" jobs. Mint though.

[@levifoyle135]

@JimBiddle. 😂

[@caty3300]

hypothetically could you swap a l322 with some sort of bmw diesel

[@Carsongore]

You can get the L322 with a M57 already in it. Transmission is garbage though.

[@caty3300]

@@Carsongore i would prefer a later 2010 model l322 with like a b57

[@jordanrobinson663]

Will a m57 with a zf8 fit in a 90 ?

[@mtanzaniammoja4543]

Yeah the gearbox is a tad bit shorter than the r380

[@wingding028]

pumas are funny i have 2 of them my 90 has 55k runs alive stage3 the 110 is a work horse had it from new gets abused and used it tows a lot has240000k it runs alive stage 2 has done for about 220000 but i know people that have had them go bang

[@RetropowerNat]

Hi Dave, if you don’t mind me asking, what control are you using for the 8hp? Thanks, Nat

[@andyperry2973]

Want.

[@stormietvannglass]

Basically a wannabe Grenadier, which is a wannabe Defender 🤓

[@wearemahker]

@@stormietvannglass we were doing this along time before that was thought about 💪

[@danlomas6886]

That customer is the classic case of someone with more money than sense, he hasn’t a clue about cars, especially performance ones, you’re telling him how to drive and check the brakes, he doesn’t even know what bop he’s paid for, lol

[@danlomas6886]

Bhp

[@groupb5420]

I was thinking the same thing , the numpty hasn’t got a clue and it’s probably only used to pop to the shops.

[@Coordinator61]

Underneath still an old defender. A workhorse not a racecar.

[@wearemahker]

@@Coordinator61 no it’s not it’s totally rebuilt if you don’t like it kindly remove your negativity from my page !

[@carlos-ek5de]

Do you need a bit of brake fluid it looks a bit low