M50 swap progress / pics

[e030deltron]

Hi all, Finally got my M50 in and its siting pretty , exhaust manifolds done, gearbox, prop but have a few niggly bits.
The heater matrix pipes are extremly close to the inlet manifold and wondered how you got round it. What pipes did you use? Also where did you put the power steering resivour. Know its your own choice but would like idea's. Still got the joy of the wiring yet, And need some info on wiring charts for the e34 1991 m50 in an 1989 318i.
Thanks
Jay

[daimlerman]

You can see my power steering thingy at the front n/s,over the ABS pump(it's a touring!) A better location IMO would be between the strut and washer thingy(I cannot spell reseviour either!) mounted where the coil was.You then would just need to drop pipes down to the rack...Others use the E36 type mount and shove it at the bottom of the engine bay by the n/s engine mount.Bit hit and miss for filling,though.My heater pipes are reasonabley clear of the inlet manifold,not quite sure what is going on there

[Jhonno]

I put mine on the engine arm where it would have been on the e36..

Wiring is a piece of piss.. There is a diagram in the M50 developments thread

What engine mounts have you used?

[e030deltron]

I've used the e36 arms and the e28 m5 rubber mounts, the engine is sitting correctly and all allined with the gearbox, prop diff, there is a little more room than the pic shows but still tight.
Yeah read all the m50 developments thread, just wanted to be 100%.
Thanks
Jay

[monkey]

i took off the top heater pipe and refitted it upside down so that it will clear the inlet manifold .

[e030deltron]

How did you go about that, i know what you mean but, where the pipes come through the bulkhead you can't really move them.

[baptie0]

i trimmed back the heater pipe and used a 90 degree bend attached inside the car with a hoseclip

[UweM3]

I put mine on the engine arm where it would have been on the e36..

Finally I know what that bracket is for! Thanks

[Brianmoooore]

i took off the top heater pipe and refitted it upside down so that it will clear the inlet manifold .

Same as I did. There's a flange to flange joint, sealed by an O ring, and held together by two nuts and bolts under the dash by the side of the heater box.
There's a little locating piece of plastic (intended to make sure it's fitted the right way around), which has to be trimmed off, then rotate the pipe though 180 degrees.

[e030deltron]

Ok will give that a go, and have decided gonna mount the power steering res in its original place on the e36. can't wait to get it started.

[XRMike]

What gearbox/flywheel did you use?