I'll be the first to admit that I like absolutely ridiculous cars. If you swap something ridiculous into it, slam it on the ground, or give it so much power that you can't drive it - I am a fan. But if you chop up a perfectly good BMW and build an exocar, I'll drool over it all day. Such is the case when I happened to come across a poor man's M5 turned into a go kart - this 1997 BMW 540i.

Meet Will Knytych - a technician at a Honda Dealership in Alabama. Knytych happens to own a very special car, and that's not just because it was one of the best 5-series BMWs ever built. This particular 540i has been completely peeled of its shell and reinforced with a low-profile tubed exoskeleton. Eventually, he started to grow tired of his boosted 1997 Acura Integra, so when JD Durham of Krowrx Fabrication in Springville, Alabama offered up this e39 exocar in exchange for his car, Knytych knew that he couldn't pass it up.

The exocar is still fitted with the stock 4.4 liter BMW V8, known to enthusiasts by its engine code, the M62. The particular variant put out 282 horsepower and 318 lb-ft of torque and is coupled to a 6-speed Getrag transmission. In a 3800lb car, this combination was fairly quick, Shave off nearly half the weight, and it becomes even quicker. The differential has been plated and welded, making this go dark more of a go-sideways-kart.