E30 Zone

I have an early G260 gearbox from a pre-facelift 323i.

Anyone know the part number of the bracket that bolts on the rear of the box to make it compatible with a post facelift shifting mech for an M20B25.
page 72 of andyboys resto guide shows the part as item 2, but no part number.

Cheers

have a look at RealOEM

Thanks, I have looked and cant find the diagram that is reproduced in andyboys book...

Pre facelift 323i:

http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E30-2 ... ng_part_3/

Post facelift 325i:

http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E30-2 ... ting_part/

Does that help?

Thanks Henna.
unfortunately neither diagram shows the part I need.

I guess the question now should be... has anyone ever seen a getrag box with the bracket bolted on... ?

many years ago I did a manual conversion with a G260 box from a 323i (sept 85) and that had the correct rear casting for an alloy shifting arm even though the car was built with the crappy earlier style steel plate shifting support

ok i think i understand what you are asking now, you are wanting to fit an early shifter mech to a late box, is that right?

If you are using an early box, you need to use an early shifter mechanism
similarly, late box = late shifter
They are not cross compatible under the BMW catalogue, however you can always make up your own solution etc. My opinion, not worth that effort though.

I always aim to use the correct box to suit the chassis etc, but my friend has an early box in his AC Schnitzer S3 E30, so early box does sound like it can be fitted to late chassis, one would assume the opposite way around would also help

Does that help with your problem?

No fella. I want to fit a late shifting mech to early box...

G260s don't grow on trees in Oz so I'm going to see if I can get a bracket made up.

I'm still baffled by the diagram in Andyboy's resto Bible that clearly shows the part that I need on page 72.

Must be an old ETK picture in Andyboys book. I see the bracket you are referring to

Re reading page 72 itseems to indicate that you need to change rear covers to fit the late shifter mech to an early box.

Have you pm'd Andyboy?

OK, lets see what he comes back with... thanks for the advice so far.
to be continued as I'm certain I can't be the only one who has been down this path.

do you have an early or late car

All 3 are 1990 post facelift ... please tell me you have the bracket and can fly it across the ditch for $9.99

mark_i wrote:OK, lets see what he comes back with... thanks for the advice so far.
to be continued as I'm certain I can't be the only one who has been down this path.

Have you got anywhere with this?

no... I'm in uK til sunday so i'll see if Saul in Tottenham is still operating from Millmead

Copied the page - have you tried a BMW dealer?

no, not yet. i'll try Hexagon.
I just got back from Saul in Tottenham... great bloke, still grumpy as fook, but he knew exactly the part I need.
Thanks for posting the page I was referring to... maybe jog someones memory.
fundamentally, part number 2 in the left hand diagram on page 72 provides support for the linkage in Andrews hand in left side photo on page 73

a year later and still looking for this part...

mark_i wrote:fundamentally, part number 2 in the left hand diagram on page 72 provides support for the linkage in Andrews hand in left side photo on page 73

I have never seen number 2 on any later type shift linkage. The main arm (number 1) fixes through the actual rear casting of the gearbox, not a bolt on support like number 2.
Sounds like you need to swap over the rear casing of the box to achieve what you want, if that's possible.

Thanks Tomson
swapping the rear casing is a possibility... probably easier to get a bracket made up

mark_i wrote: probably easier to get a bracket made up

That's what I was thinking. Although I've never seen one of these brackets, it's just a bent flat steel bar that picks up on a couple of studs at the rear of the 'box and positions a mount for the later linkage arm where there's a casting added to the later rear cover

has anyone got a link for number 7 please