E30 Zone

gettinga a M30B35 from a UK spec 34
cant be bothered making motor brackets so best place to buy them from?? eBay???
going for a M10 box for now unless i find a M30 one

Has anyone got aircon in there conversion working??

really looking foward to driving this car when its done !

Another one in the making

I got my brackets from Lee Parkes on here, fitted perfectly. Postage might cost a bit to Oz, but sure it won't be too expensive.

M30 boxes crop up occasionally on UK ebay, but not very cheap as they are quite rare I think

yeah and then to get it to Aus ! postage is tooo much
how much were your brackets?

I think they were £100 inc postage to UK, send Lee a PM, he'll be able to tell you

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... le&u=22976

I sent a set of mounts to Australia earlier this year and the postage was around £50.
They were delivered in under a week.

Will be nice to see an OZ M30. You can use the ac set up from quite a few different motors. One from the uk will just cost to many bucks.

it will be a few months away yet as i work in remote Australia and not in town very much
but this car must have aircon !!

There was a guy on here called Kabeer, maybe worth droping him a pm as i remember he manged to get aircon with his M30,
and a viscous fan

Half way down this page....

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=25

this is VERY interesting and inspiring !
i was going to wait till i had the motor in and see how much room there is
but with my past history with modifieing things if someone tells me "it cant be done " or that will never fit"
i WILL go ahead and make it fit !
i like the idea of a viscous fan as it is simple

another question !
im using the M10 5 spd (unless i can get a M30 one)
do the M20 fly wheels fit the M30?
or what fly wheels and clutch be used on the M10 box????

well got some time ! got it all in
using a M10 box with untouched 323i getrag 260 linkage and drive shaft
M20 fly wheel fits on with the M20 starter but i dont think it meshes right as it makes a hell of a noise when cranking

my BIG drama ! wont start (((((( its sitting there waiting to be thrashed ! but cant
the main relay works (clicks with ig) but the fuel pump relay dosnt.... put power to the pump but still dosnt start
the main harness is a VERY late series 2 with the round plug

Any ideas?

So, is it cranking over with the M20 stuff?

Are you getting 12v at the coil with the ignition on? Is it sparking when cranking?

I think your problem is the starter and flywheel, i'm sure you can't use this combo from the M20

na she cranks till the cows come home ! (but yes the you cant use the M20 combo)
and im using the E34 engine harness
havnt gotten round to do a big test yet
sort of cranked it a pissed about for a few hours got bored then went played with my other car ! LOL
the coil does get very hot so i guess thats working
iv tried a different coil aswell
the round plug on the car side has got a fair few less wires then the E34 side....

scott320i wrote:(but yes the you cant use the M20 combo)

Eh?

Are you getting a spark?

leeparkes wrote:

scott320i wrote:(but yes the you cant use the M20 combo)

Eh?
got a M20 flywheel and starter

Are you getting a spark?

batt went flat

IT RUNS !!! LOL
i took the motor apart some monthes ago....
didnt realise that theres only 2 wires on the coil!
was wondering why the coil was getting EXTREMLY hot 2 of those wires are earth! stright to the body
now the wiring tidy up

Good news!

pretty quick
still running the std 2.0L exhaust for now
idle system dosnt seem to work idles very high
lots of things to play with tommorow LOL xmas day!

little problem... it idles very high... anyone had this ? is there an easy way of testing it idle control circuit??

When you set the tps did you release the throttle cable from the Tb ?

havnt touched the TPS at all ... saw it in the other car running perfect

Is the throttle completly closed ?
Might just be the ecu needs to learn agan if it has had no power to it for a while.

hope so
done nearly 100 ks on it
m10 box feels good and my OLD 323i clutch seems to hold up aswell!

Those boxes are very strong. It's the clutch to watch for.

when i drop motors in i use a old seatbelt nice an soft with a little bit of give in it
but this time it pulled across the TB linkage i think this is why it WAS idleing high
adjusted it up seems to run fine now
but the M20 starter/fly combo gave up (think it chewed the starter teeth out) LOL
dosnt matter didnt cost anything just have to get a M10 fly with a new clutch
but HOLI CRAP does it have some serious torque !!

scott320i wrote:but HOLI CRAP does it have some serious torque !!

leeparkes wrote:

scott320i wrote:but HOLI CRAP does it have some serious torque !!

Wait till you do a few choice mods

yeah need to get a good exhaust on , better filter, probly a chip
in running a 4.1 big diff aswell but open wheeler

Hey mate did you end up getting the aircon fitted up with this and if so got any pics?

scott320i wrote:in running a 4.1 big diff aswell but open wheeler

Bet its lively then.

yeah its sooo much fun to drive ! love the torque it has from low down


my aircon rubber hoses are stuffed so i need new ones made so no its dosnt work yet but one hose needs lenthening and the other needs shortening once i get that done then it will work fine

ill put a few pics up tommorow

forgot how to post pics !! helllllllllp

soooo after going to have the AC gassed and getting it back with the comment "youl never have AC in that car with that motor" i set about having a crack at the clutch fan again....this time i got a specific one .... after a hour of trimming the blades i now have a viscous clutch fan on a M30 converted E30!! i know of 1 other in the middle east an that looked a little average....
am i the only one that has achieved this?
my local BMW converter shop thought a had a bucket load more room that normal ...
pics soon