E30 Zone

I hadn't planned on doing another build thread....
but after thinking about it for a while, i thought it might help keep me motivated.
this build will probably be a bit of a slow burner, as i have other commitments this year....for time and money

as seen in another thread a few weeks ago...when i found it...







getting delivered......







at its new home.....










another road trip today, up to rochdale this time.....
put down a deposit on this s63b44, from a f10 m5.
only has 6600 miles on it.
i'll be collecting it in a couple of weeks.
not the best pics...as were taken on my phone...

It'll fit nicely that

Its a shame they dont look like an engine

Wow that M3 looks like crap!

Hope she is in good hands!

Great stuff, tantalising.

It will take a week just to clean it up
I wonder what the difference will be compared to the V10 performance wise. Have any idea on what transmission, and diff you will use?

Great project


Your old e30 m3 engine seemed to sell fast!

Has a E90 m3 turbo engine been fitted in a e30 before?

This is going to be an amazing build !

For some inspiration, this is how the S63TT builds speed on an autobahn, when sat in my boat of an M6 Gran Coupe :


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Its literally going to be unbeatable in your E30 M3 !!

Muchos Kudos to you !

thanks for the comments gents...

picked up the engine / gearbox...and a couple of other parts for the conversion...

Wow. That looks frightening.

Looking forward to this one, plenty of grinder action ahead! Is that an ekp module? I still have your e60 pumps if you need them to graft in to the tank.

KW355 wrote:Looking forward to this one, plenty of grinder action ahead! Is that an ekp module? I still have your e60 pumps if you need them to graft in to the tank.

yes, another ekp module keith. wont need the e60 pumps for this one though.

You sticking with DCT?

bss325i wrote:You sticking with DCT?

Yes Barry, that's the plan, at the moment...

I look forward to watching this unfold - exciting project.

just a couple of pics from yesterday.
made a start at reducing the 'bulk' of the motor...





gearbox and cats removed
both dme's are water cooled, you can see the coolant pipes on the n/s dme..





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Oh crumbs.

When I win the lottery, do you want a job?

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Those turbo manifolds!


Should be a good project! Good luck.

sat in the engine bay......just.
but not in a finished position, as i need to attach the gearbox first, so i can get the desired angle.

Holy shit!!!!

Absolute legend!

I cant even get my m20b25 to run and hes got this in! Lol
Keep the updates coming

super cool conversion mate you must be the first thats put one in a e30.

Awesome!!!

Wow can't wait to see it finished.

2 words Faccckinngg hell!

You must have some serious patience to take on a project like this!

Amazing engine in an amazing chassis! Really looking forward to seeing how this one turns out!

Subb'd

due to a personal reason,
i've decided to 'hang up my grinder'

i'm not going to continue with this, or any other car/project...
i've spent too many hours and weekends with projects....

so over the next couple of weeks, everything project related i have here will be on the bay...

sorry.

Gutted Glenn, I've always loved your builds

Dare I ask how much you want for the m3 shell? PM me if you don't want it on the zone

glenn wrote:due to a personal reason,
i've decided to 'hang up my grinder'

i'm not going to continue with this, or any other car/project...
i've spent too many hours and weekends with projects....

so over the next couple of weeks, everything project related i have here will be on the bay...

sorry.

No way!

Hope its nothing serious mate!

The car was sold and collected last night.
Just the engine package to move now.

Sorry to hear this Glenn !

Really loved reading ALL of your projects and I lived vicariously through them.

Best of luck in whichever direction you go for !

M5London wrote:Sorry to hear this Glenn !

Really loved reading ALL of your projects and I lived vicariously through them.

Best of luck in whichever direction you go for !

thank you.

engine has now gone.
and so now, thats the end of that...as they say.

You don't hang around!

How come you decided not to go through with this one?

ross_jsy wrote:You don't hang around!

How come you decided not to go through with this one?

whilst at the funeral of my best friend........

......i thought it high time i spent my spare time with people i love, before its too late.

it was as simple as that.

Very good reason Glenn. You've done more than most, hope you stick around here