E30 Zone

as title says, i started stripping the m20 engine yesterday, been planning the swap for ages.

some pics,

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im just about to start this mate. what manifold are you using?

i'm gonna use the m52 manifols, as they are easier to work with, compared to the cast one.

have you started yours??

m20 almosy ready to be pulled,

m20 finally out!!

little helpwas required!!

hence the little helper

bay inneed of a good scrub,


i'm gonna install a single wiper while i have good acces to the linkage.

Are you in Derby?

yes i am!!

im picking my m50 lump up this weekend should have it fitted by tuesday i hope

i'm gonna try to get mine in tomarrow, hopefully

still have to mate the box to the engine, as i'm using the m20 box and clutch.

Making good progress there mate keep up the good work
Mines in its final stages before first start up.just got to finish the exhaust-manifold off and plumb it up,hopefully be running by mid next week

Quite a few M50's about to be on the road then

cheers eko, can't waite to comlete it, will post some more pics, soon.

installed the golf servo yesterday, also single wiper mechanism was fabricated and installed, which took all afternoon!!
m20 fly wheel was touching the engine webbing, which was ground back few mm, as shown in pic,

close up of the area which needed grinding, the lighter silver area,


gearbox was mated to the engine, new clutch kit was fitted aswell, need to tap the engine mount holes.

does the m20 box mate up ok a what starter are you using mate?

the m20 mates up perfectly, the four main bolts all alighn up as if bmw meant it, but the smaller bolts need to be drilled abit to fit, but not important!!

m20 fly wheel, clutch kit and m20 starter.

ha22 wrote:but the smaller bolts need to be drilled abit to fit, but not important!

1st time ive heard that..

does the m20 box sit at an angle though??

1st time ive heard that..

the smaller bolts are out slighty, someone else has mentioned this before aswell in the threads, box slightly rotates bit more than the m50 box.

that means i can use my m20 box aswell then . so the e30 prop should be ok then aswell

Most of the E36 325i's have a getrag box that bolts up perfectly and uses the smaller guibo (of course you'd need a 3.15 diff to have the same ratios as an M20 getrag box)... Also I think the M42 gearbox works (which can use the E30 diffs). The only trouble with using the M20 one is that it sits at slightly the wrong angle.

hth

does the m10 box mate up i read it somewhere

Jhonno wrote:Quite a few M50's about to be on the road then

Some sooner than others

E30BeemerLad wrote:

Jhonno wrote:Quite a few M50's about to be on the road then

Some sooner than others

1 less on the road here

what's happend dude?

Trouble at t'mill?

Dan you started the other one then?
O/T you got a spare MAF/inlet pipe for 93 vanos?

Nope, I swapped it for an M52

jaffro wrote:does the m10 box mate up i read it somewhere

You can use it for the m30 but not the m50.

what other box mates up with the m50 then?

finally the m50 is ready to drop in.....

going in....

bit of hustling here and there, block almost in..

atlast, new resting place for the m50...

i found if you raise the front of the car as high as possible, the engine can be moved into place quite easily...

need to find a rad!!!

You sure? - I thought lifting the rear to drop the front panel and let the engine/box go in straighter?

Mine sat level on 4 axle sands,slotted in no problem

Looking good Ha22

You sure? - I thought lifting the rear to drop the front panel and let the engine/box go in straighter?

thats what i did and went in quite easily, otherwise gearbox was hitting the rack!!

Looking good Ha22

cheers eko,
try to sort the wiring today!!

about 8 this evening the m50 came to life, gave the key to my nephew for the first attempt, he couldn't turn the key, so i cranked it myself and the m50 roared to life, amazing

still loads to do yet, but i know it runs, made my day!!

can't wait to drive it.

ha22 wrote:about 8 this evening the m50 came to life, gave the key to my nephew for the first attempt, he couldn't turn the key, so i cranked it myself and the m50 roared to life, amazing

still loads to do yet, but i know it runs, made my day!!

can't wait to drive it.

Good feeling aint it
Well done mate,all downhill from now

thanks mate, i'm still buzzing....