E30 Zone

Fair enough that E30s don't have safety features like modern cars but I often think their excellent visibility (skinny A-Pillars etc.) mean you're less likely to get into trouble in the first place. Even if it had air bags they would only help for the first roll or two. Then they'd go flat and you ...

Glad to hear that your son and friend got out of that OK :eek: . What's even scarier is, how many more cars out there are sub standard parts like this fitted to, not just E30s? Doesn't just put the cars occupants at risk, it's all other road users and pedestrians that could be in the vicinity of su...

Glad to here your son and his mate are OK after that. Car indeed does look a mess. This truly is a case of you get what you pay for. PLEASE don't take the following the wrong way as it's intended to bolster the above comment about being anal about OEM parts. I am in not way stating that you should ...

My son put one on his car and within 1 year if looked similar to the original it replaced.
It was only $10au

Hi all, I need to share this information with as many E30 owners as possible so this doesn't happen to anyone else. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QR9_-nfoMTQ/V0g57d0YTlI/AAAAAAAAEy4/ALwMmREKuxIdSDInY-VpVJHlPg64TVYtgCCo/s800/DeadCar.jpg The short version. I recently replaced some suspension part...

Thanks Will!
The young bloke is away for a few days so I will leave it until he returns so he can see what's going on.
Is there somewhere I can find all this info online so I don't have to keep asking.

Once again thanks for the help.
Chris

I did read earlier in this thread about the temp senders and swapped both m40 ones into the m42. I might put the e36 blue one back in and have a good look at the wires on the loom. Is there a test I can do when I get to it to check continuity on that blue plug and the sensor? On a further issue the ...

Ok what I think I have done is connected the temp sender to the oil light. When the engine is cold there is no light then as it warms up the light glows brighter and brighter. Thats why when it first started it the dash lights all looked good. When the ignition is first switched on the temp gauge go...

Thanks for that. Started it this arvo. Fired straight away but the oil light is on. There is plenty of oil splashing around in the rocker cover.

Should I have used the e30 sender?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3v4BFQ4XWow/Vpbj-oyiSBI/AAAAAAAABgc/hRRSH7UTV54/h120/M40ECUPlug.jpg Can I get some help again please? Attached is a picture of the original M40 ecu plug with 2 extra plugs. The e30m42 loom that we are using only has the black plug but no white. The white one on th...

Yes, he is already is running better suspension and semi slick tyres. He has been using it for hill climb club days and doing quite well for what it is. He is only 3.5 seconds behind the Toyota 86 crowd with m40. He should be giving them a nudge with an m42. Probably brakes will be next.

Hi Mark, I'm in Canberra but thanks anyway. I think I may have located one here I can get a look at. It was a conversion but using all e30 engine and parts. I need to check that the lower radiator hose in/out are in similar location to my sons. If so I will just order an e30 318is hose as the m40 on...

1. e36 ecu will work with the e30 loom. Excellent. I will use the e30 loom. 3. sensors must be plugged in correctly. It is easy to work out which is which with a multimeter. I must be going blind. Just had a better look at them and they are slightly different. 1 has 1 raised ridge and the other has...

Did you get the e30 m42 ecu with the loom you obtained? Unfortunately not. Finding one will be a challenge. If I use the e30 loom do you know if the e36 ecu work? This would be my prefered option. However! Working on the assumption that the e36 ecu wont work with e30 loom and an e30ecu is hard to f...

Hi All I am looking for some help as to how to proceed from where I am at with this conversion for my son. His car is a 1990 m40 E30. I have 1993 e36 m42 including loom, all bolt ons. I can get the ECU if required for cheap. Have sourced an e30 m42 loom and headers. Everything is clear except the wi...

Thanks guys. This arms me with the info I need to make a quick decision when something pops up. Its a pity we missed the 323 then. That was really cheap and had lots of goodies on it. Oh well the next one I'll be ready. Ideally an M40 manual car will be the best option but will grab an M20 if the ca...

Any of the m20 gearboxes will bolt up to the m40. They will sit at about 10degrees off vertical which is not a problem provided the box has the aluminium gear lever extension. It is easily twisted to bring the gear lever back to vertical. You will need to fabricate a gearbox cross member as the sta...

Why not just swap the entire engine, box & prop etc from the 323i, assuming it's an E36 ? The pedals/slave/master cyl/ cross member etc could all come from the e30 323. The engine/'box etc could all come from the E30 323i.... :D Yes I did think of that but I am just not up for that kind of time and...

It does seem odd that you can't find the swap parts needed - there are plenty of traders on here breaking these sorts of cars. Put an ad in the Wanted section. As for your parts dilemma: the 323i will provide a pedal box but not much else, while the E36 gearbox sits at a different angle to the E30 ...

Hi All, Ive been lurking here for a while but now need to ask a question. My 16yo son just bought an E30 M40 318i Auto coupe and we want to convert it to manual. We cant find a box conversion parts lot or even a complete M40 doner car for the parts. (there used to be lots but not now) My question. I...

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