Calypso Project Part 2(now with V8 inside)...UPDATE-02/02/10

[si-]

cheers jon, im keeping my eye out for a cheap 530 manual, ill use it as a daily till im ready to do the swap

e30.de is good very helpful site that

what mounts of you guys all used???

[Jhonno]

Nope, rears are 12mm wider.

I know they are wider than the standard E30 suff but are thy wider than the hybrid combo of E30/E36 parts Shaz has used?

When you using the e30/e36 mix and match parts on the front, it just helps to re-centre the wheel, the track is the same as a normal e30 set up, its not any wider.

So yes, the rears are still 12mm wider.

It is wider, hence the need to run e36 offset wheels..

[Jhonno]

look the same,but 100% definately a differnece,reason i say this is because i changed from standard to evo and there was a difference

Completely right.. I've held them up against each other

[Kos]

Need to find the vid of Aces... Eh Kos? ;)

too right, they must be on youtube some where

[Jonsku]

what mounts of you guys all used???

Thee options basically;
-Use standard mounts and weld supports to frame rails.
-Buy mounts from www.300mm.de and use 540 rubber mounts & stock E30 mounting position on subframe. This is what i use.
-Fabricate your own mounts and use standard E30 mounting positions on subframe.

[si-]

i think its going to be fab ( read- get someone to make them!!!) my own mount's..........

does anyone have any dimension's etc of the mounts?

[oze30]

Si- For the grief it is making them up, just fork out for the proper mounts. Unless you have access to a hoist or like fitting and removing engines often.

[Jean]

Nice swap! How much room is there behind the engine/ near firewall?

[oze30]

Nice swap! How much room is there behind the engine/ near firewall?

Enough to get a hand down there but that's about it!

[si-]

Si- For the grief it is making them up, just fork out for the proper mounts. Unless you have access to a hoist or like fitting and removing engines often.

hoist is no problem the cost of the mounts off the shelf is....... 300mm.de works out at about 900 quid form what i can gather!!!!

jonsku - have you got any pictures of your mounts or have any of the option's you detailed above, im having trouble navigating and finding what i want on e30de my lack of german and google's literal translation confuses me which aint to hard

[oze30]

I meant 2/4 post hoist. You'll need to get under there and tack stuff together. Exhaust wise, it's damn tight in there and you'll need some modifying of original manifolds (not pretty) or get an exhaust shop to fab it up. Just make sure you get new gaskets as it's a pain (read almost imposible) to get to the manifold bolts once it's in.

[glenn]

hoist is no problem the cost of the mounts off the shelf is....... 300mm.de works out at about 900 quid form what i can gather!!!!

jonsku - have you got any pictures of your mounts or have any of the option's you detailed above, im having trouble navigating and finding what i want on e30de my lack of german and google's literal translation confuses me which aint to hard

here you go.....here's mine.

[si-]

wicked thanks glenn, did you just make the mounts up and use the standard e30 rubber's on the crossmember??

[FMH]

Shaz, what drop did you have on the car when the style 5's were fitted?

[FMH]

Oh, and when you put the style 5's back together, what torque did you set the nuts/bolts at?