E30 Zone

Bought the touring just over 6 months ago now and thought ide start a thread as im going to be converting it to an m30 very soon.

Its a 2.0 auto so its gutless but also manages to be worse on petrol than a lot of the jags and v8 bmws ive owned. The reason I got it though is the body is really mint

As I got the car



not long after getting it I got myself another touring for parts that was already converted to m30 but the bodywork is shite but drove well and has a lot of good bits on it which ill be swapping over.




so far ive swapped over all the suspension as the red one had bilstean shocks allround and lower springs, also bought new e46 m3 cabrio rear top mounts and z3m reinforcing plates, swapped the mint sport interior into the 320, also put the 15" bbs' on which are on khumos and painted black which I know most will approve of but they are only temporary wheels until after xmas





Ill be taking m30 out of the red one tomorrow to give it a mild clean up and reaplace the worn clutch release bearing ready to stick in the 320i.

ive never done an engine conversion before but ive got a headstart so shouldn't be too scary...

shane

Hope it all goes well, the white one certainly looks clean and a great car for the swap, best of luck.

If you want a new Sachs M30 release bearing i have one and will let you have it for the cost of postage.

Nice project. Close number plate to Gem's one.
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 97&start=0

Good start here... Nice project..

I've just got the same top mounts (as I'm sure most) and Z3 plates to go in my touring soon.

Good luck with the engine swap.

jimbom that will be a massive favour! if theres anything off either of the tourings that you need, let me me know.

I only got a couple of hours in the garage today so didn't get as much as I wanted done but got exhaust and prop off the m30, yesterday I took bonnet off, engine loom, rad and all the hoses and disconnected fuel pipes, powersteering pipes etc..

took a load of photos yesterday from my phone but I sat on it earlier whilst under the car and smashed my screen

only ones I took today off my camera is of the exhaust as was by myself and in a hurry because it was getting dark





tomorrow ill be taking powersteering pump off, disconnect clutch slave cylinder pipe and gear linkages then drain engine oil. Then ill try to pull the beast out.

Picked the engine lift up from my girlfriends dads unit today and took a few photos of his cobra which has a brand new crate 4.6 quad cam mustang v8 with an equaly new manual box. The thing is an animal cant wait to have a go once its gone for its test. Also got a glimpse of the gt40 he built for a customer which has a fuel injected 7.0 crate motor with stacks and over 600bhp, ill get some pics of the gt40 when I take the engine lift back

can I call my car the FRIDGE? or has that been used before?

Great project ... Will keep a look out on the updates here.

Nice Cobra pics too.

Good luck with the project.

shanehaward wrote:can I call my car the FRIDGE? or has that been used before?

Every white touring gets called a fridge It does indeed look like a tidy shell to start with.

The red touring looks very low on the front, can't be much fun with the weight of an M30 as well... Does look good though

And that cobra needs side pipes

the beast is out!!

now need to take other little bits I need off the red one so I can get rid of the shell to make room for the white one.

Just need to collect a few bits like new clutch, slave cylinder and give it a service and a clean up and im ready to go

Super happy its out, was abit daunting as ive never done anything like it before but was a straight forward removal and don't think ill have a problem getting it into the 320i fingers crossed

that all looks very familiar, mine was an H reg 320 to start with and then went M30. Lovely lazy engine for crusing

winx wrote:that all looks very familiar, mine was an H reg 320 to start with and then went M30. Lovely lazy engine for crusing

yeah looks very similar! im going to be getting new wheels in april not sure what ill get though, maby the usual 16x8 and 16x9 bbs reps with black centres.

Picked up an e46 rack today so im going to be after the other bits i need to put the rack in. Also had a load of service and replacement parts for the m30 turn up this week. Nearly there parts wise should be ready very soon

Looking good so far keep @ it

Did a double take on some of your pics \/ \/ \/ \/ mines only got an M42 though!

finally got the m30 in place today!! put the manual pedal box in and connected the gear linkages, put the power steering pump back on and connected it, also clutch pipes and a few other bits. Just need to plug the loom back in along with rad, hoses and fan. i should get it running next weekend finger crossed

coming along nice mate, mot time for mine next week

yeah with abit of luck ill get it running this weekend, should get through the mot shouldnt it? ive still got the AFM from the m20 if you want it

had too stick a couple of new wishbones and drop links on + 2 x new tyres will see what happens Saturday

finally got the m30b35 running today. was having trouble because the wirings slightly different on the auto shell and couldnt get power to the starter but thanks to brianmoooore i got it running from the key super happy.

poor quality clip of it running, nearly there..

Hmm.... seems more that a tad similar to my M30B35 touring!



Mine has been in and running for 8 years now!

yeah does seem abit similar! what does it go like with the m30?

wired up the electric fan this morning, put rad in and the pipes, just need to put coolant, power steering fluid in and bleed then fit prop and diff and im away .. also need to get a new throttle cable as the one i put in had a broken clip where it goes into the bulkhead and its making throttle stick open

It goes pretty well! It's a heavy old bus, also sporting a LPG kit but with Leda coilovers, an uprated LSD, heavily rose/poly jointed suspension and a 325i cab front ARB it's still no slouch through the twisty bits

More than able to hang onto a M52 powered E30 and a E30 M3 round scotland a few years back Out on real roads, there's very little between them.

gareth wrote:Hmm.... seems more that a tad similar to my M30B35 touring!



Mine has been in and running for 8 years now!

LOL, I wonder if he's "Ginger" too

I really need a ginger version of this:

LOL

its now on the road

theres a few bits to sort still buts its drivable been out in it all day and things i need to sort still are..

.two bigger exhaust mounts for the rear box as its the pipes are touching the body

.its idling at 1500 rpm i think its due to me needing a new rubber pipe between throttle body to afm so ill be ordering one from bmw

.need new discs pads for the rear and adjust handbrake

.i havent got a reverse light because i swapped it from an auto to manual so ill have to sort that


glad its back on the road pulls really well although i think the diffs a little bit high? its a 3.91 lsd 1st gears abit usless but really pulls in 2nd and 3rd

I've got a good pipe from AFM to TB if you want it, £15 inc postage, might be cheaper than BM???

Well done for getting her on the road, bet you are loving 3rd gear

I think the 3.46 is perfect for an everyday M30 but you may want a 3.64 if you enjoy the lanes more than the motorway

respect to you !!!

thanks jim. i will have that pipe off you if you want to sell it.

might think about getting a 3.64 in the future.

had a little play with a bmw 1m this morning on a duel carragway which i really didnt want to do because i only just got it on the road but i couldnt stop myself. He obviously was faster but he didnt leave me, he was pulling away slowly though which supprised us both i think espesially as ive left the 320i badge on the back

cool



dropped you a PM

sorted the idle problem today just adjusted the throttle position sensor and its now running perfectly

ill post some pictures next weekend as ill be getting a camera and giving the touring a clean up

also has anybody on here got the pipes to fit the m30 airbox? i have the box but no pipes (im using a tatty aftermarket thing temporarly)

cool, what was the idle issue just out of interest?

sorry just edited the last post. i adjusted the tps

ill be giving the touring a clean up next weekend and ill buy a camera so i can post a few pictures.

need to get some longer exhaust mounts for the rear box also.

ill probably give speedtouch a pm about getting a chip off of him next weekend, has anybody on here had an m30 chip off him? what sort of difference should i expect from performance?