E30 with E39 M5 Power

[Jon_Bmw]

The best thread on the zone resumes

Quality Glenn

[Gravy]

soooooooooo cool!

[Turbo-Brown]

Don't think I've ever seen an E30 engine bay without rust!

Wish I had a lockup that big too rather than a "garage" that's about half the size of the car I'm working on

[316vinni]

Well i just spent the last 2 and a half hours reading this thread. Glenn i take my hat off to you. Not only having the bulls to do this, but the bulls to start it all again. Sorry to read about the 320, i bet you were abit gutted when you stoved it. Anyway keep up the good work. Look foward to seeing the M3 when its finished. You the man

[bigpimpin]

[Toby_Unna]

nice

[hammoj28]

Amazing! Its gonna look soooo good and go sooo good!lol

Just an bit jealous.lol.

[glenn]

latest........

[E30BeemerLad]

car is gonna look amazing and of course it is gonna have the minerals to back up the racer stylee looks

really shows how much smaller the boot aperture is on the M3 with the angle of the rear screen

[jammy]

This is gonna be one mentally quick rod

[316vinni]

Looking good. Cant wait to see when finished.

[old_skool]

Just spent an hour reading this whole thread. Amazing, you must have the patience of a saint and a a bloody decent bank manager! Keep up the good work - I for one admire what you're doing and will watch this with avid interest

[Richy325iTouring]

woo hoo

looks loads better than when you had it

roll on the v8

[charlie316]

Is the escort you had in your garage a mk2? If so it is sacralidge to replace it with an e30! Sorry i am an e30 owner but my heart lies with mk 2 escorts. (I thought i could see a mk2 hiding in the corner of one of your pictures)

charlie

[Jon_Bmw]

droop snoot too, rs2000?

[charlie316]

droop snoot id awsome, but my favourite is the origonal mk2 round head light grill.

[Jon_Bmw]

droop snoot id awsome, but my favourite is the origonal mk2 round head light grill.

Co-incidently that is also my favourite, the square headlighted one is fairly nasty though.

I'd love a mk2 as a project with either an xe, c20let or a cossie but trying to find one that has more metal than iron oxide is far too hard.

[glenn]

Is the escort you had in your garage a mk2? If so it is sacralidge to replace it with an e30! Sorry i am an e30 owner but my heart lies with mk 2 escorts. (I thought i could see a mk2 hiding in the corner of one of your pictures)

charlie

yes it's a droop snoot rs2000.
but it's not mine, it belongs to the guy that painted the m3.
the escort that i'd put this engine in was a mk5

[Nefarious7907]

wicked

[charlie316]

Awsome, the bmw looks sweet.

[AC-SCHNITZER]

wow that paintjob
car wil pull off the tarmac

[glenn]

latest........
i had to alter the engine mounts, as the car is now lhd, so i made fresh one's and got the engine 30mm further back and 3mm lower.....

[320Touring]

looks alright dude, bit rough round the edges like....

[Toby_Unna]

30mm back

how long 'til it's done

[maxfield]

[buster]

glad to see this project on the go again Glenn,keep up the updates

[Demlotcrew]

Excelent work mate!

But it has been known that moving an engine to far back can cause balance problems (IE too much oversteer) i was reading on another forum where E36 coupe guys have fitted dry sumps to S14's and have very little restriction on the location of the engine, and all of them reported too much oversteer when the engine was pushed right up against the bulkhead. Moved back to the stock S14 settings and the balance came back.

Like someone else said, maybe the Motorsport guys really knew what they were doing.

Andrew

[Doni]

This project is awesome.

I have now a E30 with M60B40 and S62 will be the next engine.

What are you going to do with the anty theft system in the engine?

[Morat]

Excelent work mate!

But it has been known that moving an engine to far back can cause balance problems (IE too much oversteer) i was reading on another forum where E36 coupe guys have fitted dry sumps to S14's and have very little restriction on the location of the engine, and all of them reported too much oversteer when the engine was pushed right up against the bulkhead. Moved back to the stock S14 settings and the balance came back.

Like someone else said, maybe the Motorsport guys really knew what they were doing.

Andrew

Well if he needs more weight at the front he can always fill the gap with a couple of turbos

[old_skool]

Looks stunning, what are you planning gearbox wise?

[Dan318-is]

This project is awesome.

I have now a E30 with M60B40 and S62 will be the next engine.

What are you going to do with the anty theft system in the engine?

pictures please!

[glenn]

Excelent work mate!

But it has been known that moving an engine to far back can cause balance problems (IE too much oversteer)

point noted andrew,
but i dont think i'll notice any increase in oversteer, compared to what it was like before the re-positioning.
at the track day, it was spinning the wheels up in forth at 80mph,
without using the clutch, just purely off the throttle.

[glenn]

Looks stunning, what are you planning gearbox wise?

S6S 420G
m5 6speed

[DieselMeister]

I don't think having the weight too far back will be a problem here as all Glenn is doing is compensating for an engine that's much larger than an S14.

P.S. Nice motor Glenn

[Demlotcrew]

Excelent work mate!

But it has been known that moving an engine to far back can cause balance problems (IE too much oversteer)

point noted andrew,
but i dont think i'll notice any increase in oversteer, compared to what it was like before the re-positioning.
at the track day, it was spinning the wheels up in forth at 80mph,
without using the clutch, just purely off the throttle.

Yeah, a s38 in a touring has the same effect when the revs hit 5200

You are brave mate!

Andrew