M3 3.0 Engine Mounts

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I have an engine and gearbox from an e36 3.0 m3 with loom and ecu which i want to install into an e30 cab shell... I can do the conversion no worries, i just need some engine mounts and gearbox mounts, do any other BMW mounts work or does anyone know where i can by made up mounts? many thanks guys
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:20 pm

For the engine, use the E36 alloy arms (should be attached to your engine) with E28 M5 rubber mounts.

For the gearbox (assuming its the E36 M3 5spd), the standard E30 (manual gearbox) crossmember works fine with the rubber mounts from either the E30 or E36.
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:21 pm

E21 gearbox mounts are the best to use :wink:
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:44 pm

DanThe wrote:E21 gearbox mounts are the best to use :wink:
Metal crossmember or the rubber bits?
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The rubbers, they are a 10mm stud and larger diameter as the E21 only has one rubber mount, later ones are an 8mm stud
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:53 pm

So i can just use the standard m3 engine mounts and e30 g/box x-member and it will fit straight in without any metal working, do i have to move the servo? how about exhuast etc thanks guys
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:59 pm

omg,theres threads on this you know
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Learn something new everyday :cool:

Ive got the M3 rubbers on mine, mainly cause they were fairly new and free :)
I dont expect any problems with them, but will remember the E21 mounts if I need to upgrade :thumb:
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TheConverter wrote:So i can just use the standard m3 engine mounts and e30 g/box x-member and it will fit straight in without any metal working
Engine and box will physically fit without any mods....
do i have to move the servo? how about exhuast etc thanks guys
Inlet plenum and exhaust on the other hand..... :x
buster wrote:omg,theres threads on this you know
Well I wasnt going to say anything :duck: :lol:
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:10 pm

lol,sorry,just seems same old questions by new members over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over. :mad:
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:lol: :lol:
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:22 pm

Nothing new there then :)
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