Home made M30 prop?!

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Ziggy
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Post Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:37 pm

gareth wrote:as far as i know, each part of the prop must revieve a balance independantly before assembly so there's a fair chance it'll be ok. of not, you'll know soon enough as it rattles your buttocks off! :D
Intriguing! Guess I'll line the white dots up & just see how it goes... s'pose you're right in that I'll soon know if it needs doing! :)

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Post Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:00 pm

Ziggy wrote:E28 M535i front half fits directly onto my E30 rear half, & goes down to 1450mm - we'll see if that's short enough, but it seems pretty promising to me! :)
Dont supose the e28 m535i prop is the same as the e34 535 one is it? :?
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Post Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:48 pm

Nope, that's why more people haven't done it at a guess...
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Post Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:54 am

:( oh well, glad its been of use to someone though :D
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Post Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:26 pm

alan335i wrote:i got away with using the standard prop from my 325i sport,no mods ,just had to slide it back on the splines,and swap the flange on the e34 gear box with the one of my e30.
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has anybody else tried this :mad: