will an e24 rad fit an m30 conversion?

[whipsey]

as above will the rad out of a 635 e24 fit the m30 conversion ?

[charlE30]

Yes mate, same rad as the E28 535...

[ed325i]

Thats what I used in mine and is now what Theo is using.

[whipsey]

oooh goody i know of a few being broken

[charlE30]

oooh goody i know of a few being broken

A few, as in more than one?? after you've got yours if there's another usable rad can you let me know?? At the mo I really can't afford to go out and buy a new one and I'm never in the right place at the right time when it comes to breakers.

I would really appreciate it a lot mate

Charlie

[whipsey]

was gonna offer mate lol what other rads fit?

[charlE30]

Cheers chap

Other usable rads are the E34 530/535 but apparently there are two types one fits the other dosen't, E32 730/735 according to my ETK is the same as the E34, E36 M3 rad, E28 535, E24 635.

I reckon there's most probably loads of others aswell that no one's tried yet. I was talking to one lad that knew of someone with the E30 335 conversion using a volvo radiator fitted in the front panel (like the alpina rad) and using the normal viscous fan!!

Currently I've got a standard 325 rad fitted as I had enough room. Today is going to be the day it gets it's first drive (fingers crossed) so will keep an eye on the temperature. This is only temporary until I find the right rad... which may come sooner than I think (dependant on it's performance)

Charlie

[whipsey]

will have a few words

[ric325i]

if you hae space the e34 535i rad fits....just

[Theo]

I think it's only later 635 rads that will fit, I saw a nasty OLD rotten 635 in a breakers yard the otherday and the rad looked like it was useless for the conversion.

[ric325i]

after beating the bulk head with a big hammer i can fit a e34 rad.

andy gall is running a e34 rad at present.

it is a bit bigger so you need extra space but it does fit.

[whipsey]

any pics of it in place how much did you have to beat it

[johnl320]

e34 535 manual touring on a J plate. Its small but quite deep



Has now got a hole in

john

[whipsey]

the rad has?

[johnl320]

the rad has?

yep

[DRIFTBOY]

I'm also using an E34 535i radiator, with engine position 3.

It's very tight against the distributor cap and I had to chop off the air con belt part of the crank pulley as it did touch the rad under heavy breaking.

[ric325i]

yeah i fear the heavy breaking and the dissy cap

but it should be fine as the bulk head took a good bashing

well i left Gall with the hammer to go get a bigger hammer and when i came back he was swinging like a crazy man.

so i passed him the bigger hammer as it looked like he was having fun and he got going again.....

i just watched as he beat the s**t out my car


worked a treat!

[johnl320]

He bashes the shit out of it too much and he'll foul the brake linkage

john

[whipsey]

He bashes the shit out of it too much and he'll foul the brake linkage

john

i guess you did that then lol