My E30 M3 S85 V10 Swap

[glenn]

i've spoken to the guy doing the ecu work, today.
for those people who've asked about his contact details, he's asked if i could hold on to his details until he's finished my ecu.
the re-programming is almost done.
he's working on the ews at the mo'.
it has ews4, and is highly encrypted, and cannot be deleted,
so what he does is 'wire-in' either ews2 or ews3.
i sent him the ews3 module and key from the e39 m5 from my last project,
and he's using the module to fool the ecu that ews is present, without using the key or antenna. the ecu will also have an obd port

[suchy]

C'mon Glenn pull your finger out

[bpowell555]

thread

[glenn]

while we've been 'off air'....
i've taken the engine and box back out, so i could get the car up to the bodyshop. it's my mates bodyshop and is less than 400yds from my house, which is handy!. he's doing some welding on the car, plus a full colour change.
he's fitting it in around his 'bread & butter' work, so i'm expecting it to be a few weeks at least. the new colour is bmw 405 imola red II.

[Steve]

Imola red is a good choice, can't wait to see this finished

[dubownerbilco]

e30 V10...

i understand you are mental then haha!

but honestly this is seriously cool

[bridgemond]

Epic thread, Cant wait to see it all finished up. Keep the pics coming. Great work

[jevijavi]

Hey Glenn!

Awesome project. Currently i have a s52 engine on my e30 m3. Just bought a s62 engine. Which i will be swapping sometime in the near future. I've read both of your s62 threads. Was wondering if you could fabricate the engine mounts you used for the s62 swap.

thanks

[glenn]

Hey Glenn!

Awesome project. Currently i have a s52 engine on my e30 m3. Just bought a s62 engine. Which i will be swapping sometime in the near future. I've read both of your s62 threads. Was wondering if you could fabricate the engine mounts you used for the s62 swap.

thanks

firstly, welcome to the zone.
sorry, i didn't make templates, i made my mounts with the engine in situ'.

[jevijavi]

thanks glenn. I guess i'l have to fabricate them here. I have a couple of questions regarding the s62 swap. Being that is a s85 swap thread, should i pm you or use you other thread?

[glenn]

thanks glenn. I guess i'l have to fabricate them here. I have a couple of questions regarding the s62 swap. Being that is a s85 swap thread, should i pm you or use you other thread?

shoot me a pm if you like

[turk]

Any progression Glenn????

[ShepsEvo3]

the new colour is bmw 405 imola red II.

EXCELLENT choice Glenn!

[fixedwheelnut]

This will be a monster, can't wait to see it finished.

[CaesarBob]

Any progress yet? Hows the colour change coming on?

[Dezzy]

I got all excited there.

[glenn]

progress at the bodyshop is slow unfortunately

his 'bread & butter' cars come first. plus two bank holidays recently has put them on the back foot slightly.
the price i was given at the start reflects the 'fitting in' approach.

still, catching up on jobs around the house is keeping 'er indoors happy

[andriushka_2000]

Hey Glenn,
Any updates on this???

[Dezzy]

Hey Glenn,
Any updates on this???

The post above yours was yesterday mate

[billyk91]

any updates . . . . . . .

[Dezzy]

FFS.

When i see this thread has been updated i get all excited.

Will everyone that isnt Glenn please wait for progress. I cant take the disappointment anymore

[glenn]

FFS.

When i see this thread has been updated i get all excited.

Will everyone that isnt Glenn please wait for progress. I cant take the disappointment anymore

LMAO

you crack me up dez.

i called in there on the way home from work today

they havn't done anything to it in 6 weeks now.
to say i was dissapointed would be a major understatement !
why do bodyshops do this?
i came home and started thinking about bringing the car home and doing the welding part of it myself. but then i calmed down a bit and thought
i'll leave it there, for a little while longer.......and see how it goes

[Dezzy]

I am only half joking mate.

I hate waiting for mates to do favours in between other work. Its a p1sser isnt it?

[rancido64]

Bored in work and just read my way through both your V8 swap threads, and this thread.
Glenn, you're a skilled man and your conversions appear awesome. Fairplay to ya!

/subscribes

[ShepsEvo3]

I don't think I've ever had a bodyshop not muck me about either one way or the other.

[glenn]

I don't think I've ever had a bodyshop not muck me about either one way or the other.

yeh, i know what you mean paul.
i called in there on friday, and they've been getting on with it recently.
i was well happy with what they've done so far. it'll still be there for a few weeks yet though

[Jhonno]

they havn't done anything to it in 6 weeks now.
to say i was dissapointed would be a major understatement !
why do bodyshops do this?
i came home and started thinking about bringing the car home and doing the welding part of it myself. but then i calmed down a bit and thought
i'll leave it there, for a little while longer.......and see how it goes

I know the feeling......

[MIKA321]

well..........
carrying on from my 'E30 S62' thread,
the s62 m3 has now gone.
so last night i went to look at another m3, and ended up buying it...thanks paul (ShepsEvo3).
next job, to find me a v10

What gear box will do you use ?

I think that my next project will be the same after the turbo S50

[glenn]

What gear box will do you use ?

i'm using the e90 m3 v8 manual gearbox.
it's not cheap though

[MIKA321]

What gear box will do you use ?

i'm using the e90 m3 v8 manual gearbox.
it's not cheap though

It's not easy to find in used part

So what is the other solution except the E90 gear box ?

[glenn]

It's not easy to find in used part

So what is the other solution except the E90 gear box ?

there is an e30 m3 v10 in sweden, he used an e34 525td gearbox, with a modified bellhousing.
there would be several gearboxes that could be used, if your happy to modify the bellhousing.
if its not easy to find the e90 box, how much easier is it to get yourself a s85?

[MIKA321]

A S85 is between 7000€ /8000€ without gear box .

[GermanGorilla]

Hi,

We have a spare E92 M3 6 speed Manual
Gearbox if anybody is interested.

Its around 7000 miles and in very
good condition.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

[MIKAM3]

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