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Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:39 pm
by lowfoon
This is all very much new to me but I have been looking to source a B35 to begin my conversion, however I have been looking for months and have found very few breakers which want approximately £450 for the engine and approximately £375 for a manual box.
Is this averagely the going price? Can anyone recommend someone who may be able to better this?[/list]
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:38 pm
by Bristol_Jer
That's the way prices seem to be going now, decent engines and manual boxes are getting pretty rare now. It's no longer a cheap conversion unless you get lucky and chance upon a whole donor car going cheap.
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:51 pm
by lowfoon
Yeh exactly what I have gathered. The best bet would probably be finding an E32/E34 donor so it seems...
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:56 pm
by bab-91
I was talking to a Polish chap who was served a manual box for £800... respect!
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:13 pm
by Bristol_Jer
bab-91 wrote:I was talking to a Polish chap who was served a manual box for £800... respect!
Wow that's a lot, you'd hope it would be a dog-leg for that sort of money!
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:15 pm
by Bristol_Jer
lowfoon wrote:Yeh exactly what I have gathered. The best bet would probably be finding an E32/E34 donor so it seems...
I
think I'm right in saying that the e32 m30's only came in auto, or at least extremely rare with a manual box fitted.
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:18 pm
by bab-91
Non-dogleg.
I've been looking for a M30b34/5 set up for a while, so when he told me "£800" just for the gearbox, I almost covered him in a mouthful of tea.
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:24 pm
by bab-91
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:49 pm
by jimbom30cab
Has Barry still got a M30 box?
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:51 pm
by Rav335uk
I have a box, but i want...........
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:48 pm
by lowfoon
Called. Straight to voicemail. Left a voicemail. No callback.
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:38 pm
by MOHSIN
I have a m30b35 with 5 speed manual covered 40,000 miles up for grabs if anyone is interested
Re: Sourcing M30B35 and manual gearbox
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:45 pm
by Speedtouch
Bristol_Jer wrote:
I think I'm right in saying that the e32 m30's only came in auto, or at least extremely rare with a manual box fitted.
There are a few manual E32 735i's about such as in the link below, but of course, being a 'chairman of the board' type car, most were autos.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/ ... To=2239324