335 touring build

[ric325i]

well alright then

still got to get the 2.5 out and wait for the paint to dry in the engine bay.......yeah lets see if we can do it tonight hahahaha

think it might be time to start a thread for shoehorn number 2?

[jaffro]

yeh shoehorn part deux lol.

[JGG1]

nice one jay!


its class getting it going! you dont have to have a 328i prop you can get the e34 one cut and matched to a e30 one.

Thanks mate!

Only reason I mentioned the 328i prop was I thought it just fit, no chopping??? If not I will get on to Reco-prop I reckon

jaffro was mental enough to drive his round the block with no exhaust

Mate I was to scared to have it running for more than about 5 seconds, aint got the rad plumbed in yet!!! Even so, don't think I would want to drive it with the exhaust off, sounds like a foooking tank!!

[JGG1]

hi

wathcing with interest as i'm hoping to do this once i've repaired the rust

where did you source your engine from, i'm looking around for one at the moment

I just asked around until a complete donor car came up through a friend of a friend, there are some cheap ones floating around on ebay and pistonheads from time to time, just got to keep your eyes peeled!!! My donor car cost me £300.

[jaffro]

i dont like my neighbors so it didnt bother me about the noise lol. as for the prop i believe a 328 prop will fit!! its a good feeling when it runs for the first time though i love the whees on your tourer 2.

[JGG1]

i dont like my neighbors so it didnt bother me about the noise lol. as for the prop i believe a 328 prop will fit!! its a good feeling when it runs for the first time though i love the whees on your tourer 2.

Thats what I thought about the prop, the new m30 guide on here suggests it and I found one for £55 delivered!!

Mate when It first fired up I was like a little kid

As for the wheels I have them for sale on here, but after looking at the last pic of them on this thread I don't think I want to sell them anymore!!

[jaffro]

if i was you i would keep them as they are nice. i was jumping all over when mine started for first time was well pleased a now its gone .

[gooner1]

Sorry to spam your thread Jay, but is this the 328i model needed for the prob?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0224116755

[JGG1]

Sorry to spam your thread Jay, but is the 328i model needed for the prop?

To be honest I am not to sure mate??! The guide on here does say it can be used but I am yet to hear from anyone that has used one??

I hope it is the case as they are cheaper than custom!!!

[gooner1]

Just been offered one ,but got to take it off myself

[JGG1]

Just been offered one ,but got to take it off myself

If its free I would take it mate. Do you have an m30 on the go?

[gooner1]

Just been offered one ,but got to take it off myself

If its free I would take it mate. Do you have an m30 on the go?

Had one on and off the go for about 2 years mate.

Prop is,nt free, but it is cheap.

[JGG1]

How far along is yours? Got a thread anywhere? I hope mine doesn't take that long!!

What prop did you use, or are you looking at the 328i for yours??

[johnl320]

You have PM

john

[gooner1]

How far along is yours? Got a thread anywhere? I hope mine doesn't take that long!!

What prop did you use, or are you looking at the 328i for yours??

Had an M3 prop, but sold it.
Have a read of this thread Jay.

New toy. under my name, will explain why i stopped.

[Colonel Sanders]

328 prop is the same length as an e30 m3 prop mate

[gooner1]

Jay, gave you wrong link, try this one mate it explains it much better.

Information needed asap. Search under my zone name in bmw chat.

[ric325i]

i love the whees on your tourer 2.

As for the wheels I have them for sale on here, but after looking at the last pic of them on this thread I don't think I want to sell them anymore!!

if you two got together you would never have your minds made up about anything

but carl those wheels would look nice on your cab hehe


my cut prop should have only cost me £60.

i think thats a good price! but nice work on the 328i prop £55 delivered!

[jaffro]

thats what im thinking may just have to buy them.

[JGG1]

Yeah mate, I thought that when I read his "m30 conversion for sale thread" I am exactly like that, don't know what I'm doing one minute to the next!!

£60 doesn't seem bad at all!! Just need to know for sure if the 328i will work, better get a tape measure out tomorrow I guess!!!

[jaffro]

yeh im going the m50 route now.

[JGG1]

yeh im going the m50 route now.

Nice!! I went out in randomdave325's m50 the other week, foooking quick and extremely well balanced, that was the kick up the arse I needed to sort out the touring!!

[jaffro]

i may have ya wheels off you at some point just need to get some cash together as i have a few things to pay

[JGG1]

Not a great deal happened since Monday, took the front manifold off and chopped off the flange as it was fouling the steering coupling, I think I have got the engine in position 2?? It isn't touching the bulkhead, it is touching the brake servo? There were only 2 hole choices in the mounts so not sure where position 3 comes in??

Anyway, I managed to weld the first part of the e34 down pipe to a chopped new section of down pipe that should mate up nicely with my 325i system. This will make more sense when I get a picture up tomorrow when I'm done at work!!

[Jhonno]

make more holes and get it back then..

[beefy]

position 3 is the hole on the mounts closest to the front of the car when in situ thus positioning the engine further back towards the bulk head.

[OBs]

Jay what make are your wheels?

[JGG1]

make more holes and get it back then..

Maybe, see how it goes where it is for now

[JGG1]

position 3 is the hole on the mounts closest to the front of the car when in situ thus positioning the engine further back towards the bulk head.

Thanks! So was I right in thinking I have it in 2? Where is 1?

[georob]

Jay what make are your wheels?

TSW Hocks, me old ones

[ric325i]

position 3 is the hole on the mounts closest to the front of the car when in situ thus positioning the engine further back towards the bulk head.

Thanks! So was I right in thinking I have it in 2? Where is 1?

if you can get the engine in the whole furthest back then its position 3 and thats the best one to get the balance of the car right and keep the dizzy cap away from the rad.


position 1....forget that. you dont need that its wrong, very wrong.

you couldnt get a standard rad in the space you would need the B35 rad which sits in the frame in the front - rare and expensive

[JGG1]

you couldnt get a standard rad in the space you would need the B35 rad which sits in the frame in the front - rare and expensive

Cheers mate! I think my e34 535i rad may fit with the engine where it is, need to chop the front belt recess off the crank pulley first though

[jaffro]

i got the e34 rad in and it was a nice fit

[JGG1]

i got the e34 rad in and it was a nice fit

Did you have the engine in the same position??

[jaffro]

yeh.