E30 Zone

ok...... so far i stripped the iS running gear etc.... replaced with m3 5 stud stuff...

stripped engine bay clutter and cleaned it all up..

next to do is the e36 rack and all the plumbing and fitting for the Haynes' special hydrauliuc brake booster setup to replace the vacuum servo...

then get the lump in,.... modify shellwhere necessary-(read- BIG FOOK OFF HAMMER!!!) get prop made and engine wired... then she should be ready to be trailered exhaust shop for manifold and exhaust work... then hopefully driven home...

4 stud wrongness..... i think not!:



i hope i can remember how it all goes back together,,,, :



how to remove a huge m5 lump with gbox attached.... \Karan stylee:







bay pic:



rear m3 5 stud setup,,:



still loads to do!!!!!

oh and before anyone says....... i havent forgotten to put the calipers on LOL

Getting there!
Bet ur lookin forward to the first firing up of that engine in the E30 shell!

i bet your having fun doing that! next mee t your way i wanna pop and see!!!

Simon13 wrote:i bet your having fun doing that! next mee t your way i wanna pop and see!!!

no probs dude.... feel free!

o got that m5 lump out all opn my own... was well chuffed...

u should have seen me.... i was standing on it and jumping on it to try abd free it from the tarnsmission tunnel!!


it gave in, in the end

sometimes these actions are necessary in times of need.

"bring out the persuader"

can't wait to go out in this thing Karan. Hope it all goes smoothly.

Simon13 wrote:sometimes these actions are necessary in times of need.

"bring out the persuader"

cheers guys...

im gonna need one fookin big persuader to get this in the e30....

Thats one dirty nasty filthy S38.

Jordan wrote:Thats one dirty nasty filthy S38.

yeh seems to have a little leak at the front..barely dripped and i had it on my drive since december...


i assure u though..... this thing seriously moves even in the e34....


wil is the only one who had the pleasure of going out in this particulaer beast

are u gonna gear it up to be a drift chariot? oh the torque and more torque and some for u too.

Here's an idea let Dave drive it when its done! Oh that made my hands sweat at the thought!

Simon13 wrote:are u gonna gear it up to be a drift chariot? oh the torque and more torque and some for u too.

Here's an idea let Dave drive it when its done! Oh that made my hands sweat at the thought!

no dude,,,,, the GUG is enough of a drift chariot.. this is gonna be a road thing.... although i do have a set of grp n h&r coilovers for it of the need arises,,

Great that you're getting there!

Can't wait till it's done!!

I'd be a bit scared to drive that with 300bhp+ especially in the wet

It'll be awesome!!

After my exams and that, I'll be able to come down and help if you need.

Nice one mate,thats going to sound as good as it shifts !

erm....why bright blue for the susy bits ?

pretty satisfying taking a 3.5 out on your own isn't it karan

jumping around on top of the engine sounds familiar! feels sooooo good when you finally have it hanging free off the hoist.

i cheated the last time though, when i took my engine out of the e34 it came from the guy brought out a stihll saw and cut the front of the car off, but it did have the autobox still attached lol

my e30 is still sitting on the road sulking, i ain't touched it yet. drove my mr2 today for the first time in 9 months though, new engine and box i put in seem pretty sweet but the rest of it has about rusted away, bring out the welder!

Looking sweet Karan, its gonna be a beast when its done mate! Ill have to beg for a ride in this one too!

What are you going to do to the outside? Leaving it standard is looking would be awesome, so many people would try to race it lol

gonna be boggo standard iS from outside.... hence the 15in bbs....

in the best colour..,,,RED!!

Jordan wrote:Thats one dirty nasty filthy S38.

hear u first time

that will be one amazing motor mate. i agree keep outside standard, and go bag up some m3's

I think the Ferrari's,porshes, AMG's are all going to confused when they see this 318iS whoops them while making some very nice noises.

Have you given yourself a target as to when this is going to be finished?

Looking good mate, this is going to be mentle.

Think you'll need an account with a few local tyre places though

M5pilot wrote:I think the Ferrari's,porshes, AMG's are all going to confused when they see this 318iS whoops them while making some very nice noises.

Have you given yourself a target as to when this is going to be finished?

i thought the blue was nice,...... do ppl think it is crap? just thought id tidy the whole loot up while i was there.....

target is by end of july....

i acquired all e36 rack bits and have had the spacer kindly made by my uncle...

nxt is the brake booster bits which i hope to have by end of tmro.. waiting for a call back to say that the car im getting them off has been broken.

after that... time to drop the lump in! and 'massage' the shell into submission..

then exh manifold needs to be made... which is gonna cost a bit..

thats it really....lol

will post some pics when rack, and mabe brakebooster stuff is in by the weekend..

Karan

lookin good so far mate
can't wait till see it when it's finished
think it will go "ok" when it's done
good luck with the build.

cheers Sjoerd

I just have to say, seeing that nobody else has - BAGGSIE FIRST RIDE IN THIS LITTLE BABYgo on Karan, you know you wanna??????
If you need any help with any thing mate - give me a call, i'm only up the road as you well know by now.

Nelly wrote:I just have to say, seeing that nobody else has - BAGGSIE FIRST RIDE IN THIS LITTLE BABYgo on Karan, you know you wanna??????
If you need any help with any thing mate - give me a call, i'm only up the road as you well know by now.

will do neil!!!

cheers for ure big help so far!!!

cracking on well there karan, have you not been to bed since last weekend or what
good feeling when the engine finally breaks free
last e34 i went in was a m5, f**king thing was a missile, and that was pulling nearly 1750 kgs!!
just think what m5 powered e30's are going to be like
we may have to put an order in for some 'g' suits

where did you find the paint for the suspension
looking good there though mate

glenn wrote:cracking on well there karan, have you not been to bed since last weekend or what
good feeling when the engine finally breaks free
last e34 i went in was a m5, f**king thing was a missile, and that was pulling nearly 1750 kgs!!
just think what m5 powered e30's are going to be like
we may have to put an order in for some 'g' suits

where did you find the paint for the suspension
looking good there though mate

LOL the paint is Hammerite....

dont worry... only the subframes and the arbs are blue.... the rest has been done satin black... better that rust colour...LOL

Looking good fella!!

Thats gonna be some chariot....

thought id try and stick the engine in tyoday for a provisional fitting in postion 2 (slightly ahead of my final desired position), just to get an idea of which areas of the shell are gonna need a beating....

it plonked straight in which is nice, but i am gonna have to get an e28 m5 radiator anf thermostat housing as there is no way the e34 m5 ones are gonna fit!!!!! i think euros or someone must have the rad, and for the thermo housing and pipes i think the stealer should have them cheapish...

estimated completion date is mid july now i think, as i wont be working on it til mid june now.....

heres some pics, note the engine will be 1.5 inches back from this position, and it will be atad cleaner aswell LOL















its a long old thing isnt it!!!

Wow, starting to take form in there, gonna be quite a sight when its all hooked up

Much respect and admiration from the Lord!

6potWil6pot wrote:Wow, starting to take form in there, gonna be quite a sight when its all hooked up

shes sitting on the wrong position..... it needs to go back into the next hole (postition 3) which was my plan anyway. this conversion can only be done in position 3 as a result of the large timing chain cover causing the dizzy cap to be firther forward than a normal m30 3,5

Karan

Looking cool mate !

Is it just sat on the sub frame/jacks for now ?

It's probobly just the way the pictures look but it looks like the engine is sitting a little to much to the drivers side ?

It's going to be the dogs swingers when it's all done mate !