316 to 325

[bellgtti]

hi guys ong time since i was on and i have the itch for an e 30 again.
as title says, wat is involved in the conversion and will the 316 shell take the hammering? or will it need seem welding for the extra grunt?

all views welcomed

[cyb3r]

I believe you need:

Engine
Box
Loom
ECU
Injection Tank and Pump!

316 Shell would be fine, i am debating weather to do this conversion or just put in an rb25

[bellgtti]

realise the bare essentials he he
im just leaving the datsun scene as i have had enough of the lack of reliability:( shame as i have a decent spec'd s13 on the drive and have begun to hate it

was meerly askin if anyone has pointers etc?

[E30BeemerLad]

shell will be fine as it is the same as a 325 anyway.

as well as the parts listed above (except injection tank & pump if yours is already an injection car) you would be advised to uprate the front struts to the 51mm items on a 325 and also the rear disc brake setup.

May aswell do an M50 swap while you are at it and make it worth your while, or put the CA18DET in there!!!!!

[2_stroke]

ive just put a 2.5 in my 1.6 yesterday its all cool except i think the starter i pooed i did have to mod the pump tho cause the live from the fuse box was dead but it might not be like this on yours

anyway it all goes in alrite and i prety much all plug and play so long as you got the engine loom but as it said in anothe thread somewhere on here watch out for pin 21 on the large conector as it can sometimes cause burning of wires.

good luck any way mate

[2_stroke]

PS. i kept the 1.6 suspention on it with cut 60mm springs and it looks sweet but i need to roll the arches

[scaraveos]

if you need any help with the electrical pm me

[Brianmoooore]

watch out for pin 21 on the large conector as it can sometimes cause burning of wires

There's only 20 pins in the plug, so you'll have a hard time finding pin 21!
Pin 20 is the one with the potential problem. See my sticky thread at the top of this forum.

[eko]

PS. i kept the 1.6 suspention on it with cut 60mm springs and it looks sweet but i need to roll the arches

Wont be long before your looking for a replacement sump then