E30 Zone

Well I've been gathering parts long enough now, figured I would start a build thread and get this going. Im starting with a LHD non sunroof coupe originally a m40 car, with an m42 installed by previous owner. He also put on an M Tech 2 kit. I'll be pulling the m42 soon and be putting that in my daily m40'd touring.

I'll be adding part numbers as I remember to write them down for everyone to use as reference as the sticky seemed to of disappeared. I'm mainly using this as a place to keep track of everything for now. Progress will be slow.

Parts I have:
M52 engine
e34 m50 sump, oil pickup, dipstick
m50b25 inlet manifold
m52 gearbox
328 e36 prop
328 shift linkages
e36 m52 engine mount arms
m535i engine mount rubbers
m20 lightened flywheel
m20 starter
DanThe exhaust manifolds
scorpion lemans 3 piece exhaust
09/2001+ 330i e46 steering rack (LHD!!) 7852974712
throttle cable LHD e34 m50 35411160609
e30 center bearing 26121226723
spigot bearing 11211720310
sachs clutch-m20
clutch release bearing- m20
e34 sump gasket 11131437237
e34 inlet manifold gaskets x6 11611717259
88° thermostat 11537511580
inner/outer track rods
driveshaft guibo 26117511454
water pump 11517527799 + gasket 11511711484
exhaust mani gasket 11621744252 x2
m50manifold.com intake hose kit
Porsche 944 servo- 10mm rod, just thread and cut excess
3.64 lsd
318ti 80/88 radiator temp switch
e30 brown temp sensor threaded to ??x??
alloy thermostat housing
oil pump nut w/ saftey wire hole
e36 a/c electric fan
s50 oil filter housing
e34 m50 oil pickup gasket 11411703947
injectortune
loom modified
ecu reflashed
e30 m3 oil temp sensor m12 x 1.5 (have e30 m3 cluster) 12611309193 +oring 07119963130
shift linkage bushings 25117507695 +
s50 oil filter housing gasket 11421719855
3.15 Torsen diff
PAS pipes--which ones?
Danthe fan loom
spigot bearing 11211720310
mishimoto e36 radiator

Parts needed:
alternator belt
VANOS seals
Z3M diff mount 33172228425
Z3M diff cover??



Suspension:
Eibach Pro kit springs
Bilstein sport shocks
E46 top hats (not sure if I'll end up using these)

Wheels: 16x7.5 & 16x8 ?????
225/45/16 Toyo Proxe R1R

Interior:
Cloth Houndstooth ????? Sport Seats

you need a 320i prop with your m42 box ,i've got one for sale if needed.

what diff are you using ?

I thought it was 325 prop? I've got a couple of 320 props right now. I'll keep one spare just in case. 3.64 LSD

When I started gathering parts I decided to go with the m42 box, now that the sticky is gone I do not remember why. Reading through some of the threads have me considering using the m52 e36 box since I have it. What prop and shift linkages are used with it?

Edit: I've found the m52 swap wiki page
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... Swap_-_M5x

dooce wrote:I thought it was 325 prop? I've got a couple of 320 props right now. I'll keep one spare just in case. 3.64 LSD

yeah sorry forget that comment it was late ,what you have will work fine .

if using the m52 box you need a 328i/323i prop

Anyone know what clutch release bearing I will be needing with m52 gearbox using a m20 flywheel?

Wiki says:

Clutch
The clutch has to match the gearbox you are using. No matter whether it's M5x, M20 or M42, the preferred brand of clutch is Sachs. Make sure that this includes the release bearing.

Surely, that cant be right?

EDIT:
Reading through some of the questions about the same thing, there is talk of using either a e21 323 release bearing or going with the m20 one. Both seem to work just fine, apparently the e21 323 is a little bit longer which is what I was wondering about since swapping from dual mass to single. DanThe recommended using the m20 one in a post from 2011, so that's what I'll be going with.

That's misleading. If you use the M42 gearbox, you can use an M20 clutch, M20 lightened flywheel and M20 starter. You will need the gear lever linkages from an E30 320i and a propshaft from an E30 325i. The diff is your choice between 3.64 - 3.91
My parts list is missing the clutch release bearing but I remember changing it (bread technique ftw) if I remember correctly the release bearing comes in the Sachs clutch kit.

Edit; just realised you're going with the M52 gearbox. Not sure on the clutch front sorry!