E30 with E39 M5 Power

Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:09 pm

they look sweet glenn

Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:40 pm

Tech 2 with a early spoiler rules mate! Once your cars done it will look quality, as well as go some!

Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:20 pm

jmc330i wrote:
glenn wrote:but it's on my long list of 'must remember to do that' jobs
Ive got a list like that - its massive

Those discs 315mm then? I nearly got hold of a set of E36 M3 stuff, but TBH, Im glad I didnt - I dont want to run 17s and I dont think those discs and calipers will fit behind 16s

measured them this evening james and yes they're 315mm.
also wire brushed the calipers and painted them black.

Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:40 pm

SwirlyE30 wrote:Tech 2 with a early spoiler rules mate! Once your cars done it will look quality

yeah thats my fave look too m8

glenn loving the new rims

Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:23 am

glenn wrote: measured them this evening james and yes they're 315mm.
also wire brushed the calipers and painted them black.

Thanks Glenn.
Glad I didnt get them now, Im sure they wont fit behind the 16" BBS.

I bet the calipers look 10 times better now

Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:22 pm

I bet the calipers look 10 times better now

here you go!

Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:36 pm

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That looks so good with the M emblem on, again another little acheivement for glenn, soon it'll all be together and you'll be blasting down some A roads enjoying your work

Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:32 pm

Man, I have been reading through this for a while...and god damned! Your car is insane

Mucho's respecto's for all that hard work.

Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:50 pm

glenn,you fitted e36 m3 front legs,whats needed for that conversion ? any fancy offset bushes etc ?

Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:01 pm

Glenn that car just gets more awesome as time goes by.

Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:10 pm

buster wrote:glenn,you fitted e36 m3 front legs,whats needed for that conversion ? any fancy offset bushes etc ?

no buster,
i used the front legs off an e36 m3,
but used the e30 top mounts as the spring touched the turret!.
it all just bolts straight in.
i had one or two comments that it wouldn't work but, trust me it does!
i did change the bush at the rear of the control arm for e30 m3 eccentic bushes but that's because with 17's i couldn't get full lock.

Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:11 pm

ant wrote:Glenn that car just gets more awesome as time goes by.

comming from you ant,
that's a major compliment
thanks

Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:30 pm

Dont the E36 M3 legs position the wheel too far back in the arch, so some offset eyeball thingy (dont you just love the technical talk :lol:

) is needed to move the wheel back into the centre of the arch?

And those calipers with the ///M looks

Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:05 am

If ever there were a car worthy of the ///M badge, this would be it

what would be even better would be a ///G badge

Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:29 pm

was just reading through this thread...

what an awesome project! so well documented too!

fair play kid!

can't wait to see the finished article

Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:13 pm

jmc330i wrote:Dont the E36 M3 legs position the wheel too far back in the arch, so some offset eyeball thingy (dont you just love the technical talk ) is needed to move the wheel back into the centre of the arch?

And those calipers with the ///M looks

yes james,
i've used the e30 m3 eccentric control arm bushes to put the wheel back into the centre of the arch

what an awesome project! so well documented too!

thanks sy, the trouble is though,
once you get hooked on the zone, you spend more time in front of this damn keyboard, than wielding spanners and welders :lol:

Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:46 pm

haha yeah i can imagine... i was a heavy vauxhall man before, had loads of gsi and sri cavs, but took a chance on a 325i sport and I really love the car! plus this is a great forum wi loads of interesting stuff going on and friendly people!

I would love to attempt a conversion from an M535i into the sport... u think this would be possible (obviously seeing how u have squeezed that monster into your bm! simply awesome)

has anybody attempted this? A mate tells me the M535i engine can be bought rather cheaply from bmw (whether there is any truth to this is another story).

glenn, what stage are you now at with the 350???

Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:39 pm

I would love to attempt a conversion from an M535i into the sport... u think this would be possible (obviously seeing how u have squeezed that monster into your bm! simply awesome)

has anybody attempted this? A mate tells me the M535i engine can be bought rather cheaply from bmw (whether there is any truth to this is another story).

you'd be better off doing a search for this sy,
as theres a lot of conversions going on at the moment, and a lot long completed

Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:16 pm

cheers glenn

again, kudoos on the project

Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:53 pm

power steering all on and connected up, just needs toping up with oil.
had a little oil here but not enough.
cant try it yet as the exhausts are off at the moment

Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:37 pm

filled the power steering up with oil, all working sweet as.
had the back axle off this week re-bushed the carrier, painted the main beam.
the axle is back on now along with a couple of new brake pipes.
changed the shock-absorber top mounts as well as they were worn.
desperatly trying to get it ready for the track day that chaos has organised
at the end of october.
wont be ready for mot then, but should be ready for the track.
will be good to give it a shake-down.
got to pick up a new brake pipe tomorrow to link the master cylinder across the bulkhead, i can then try the brakes.

Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:33 pm

give me a bell if you need a handbleading the brakes glenn

Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:19 am

Know its a silly question, but how much would you charge Glenn to make one of these for someone with a pot of cash? You obviously have the know how, just want to know how much you would dent my lottery winnings (if I won that is) to make me a car like yours will be. That is gonna be a serious piece of kit when its done.....

Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:48 am

Hi Glenn,

I see that your 'Beast' is nearly ready for some shakedowns, must be quite exciting but nervous all at the same time.

From the picture I have just seen you have dual cone Air Filtres set approx behind the rear of the front lights, based I assume, on the theroy that the 'Free Cold Air'' coming into the engine bay through the Grill openings will feed the MAF's.

While I think this may well work for short periods, any hard prolonged driving use of long journey's may well cause problems.

What will more than likely happen is that as the heat in the engine builds up, Alloy Block etc, enormus heat sink will occur in the engine bay and will cause the MAF's to slowly buy surely retard the engine via the knock sensors on Banks one and two.

The two solutions to overcome this potential hazzard are to fit an ITS kit, available from BeastPower.com there UK agent is CA-Automotive, about 75 USD whereby you make the MAF's believe that the Air into the Plenum is colder than it is.
This Mod is used by a lot of M5's in warmer climates.
Or you could pipe cold free air collected from the front of the car, need at least a 75- 80mm pipe for each MAF, into a sealed air Filtre intake and then feed the MAF's that way.

While I have no doubt that your car will run OK when cold, as the temps rise, you will notice a dramatic decrease in power as the MAF's start recording warmer air.

Maybe some slots or vents at the windscreen edge of the bonnet, to create a airflow and allow the warmer air out might also help.

I would also seriously recommend that you change the Exhaust cam sensors and O rings for new ones on Banks One and two, as these things can cause all sorts or running issues, and for the sake of about 60.00 each, its a problem you do not want when trying to set the car up.
These sensors can be fine one momnet and not the next and then ok again.

Still hope this small bit helps with the much bigger picture.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:56 pm

OllieB wrote:Know its a silly question, but how much would you charge Glenn to make one of these for someone with a pot of cash? You obviously have the know how, just want to know how much you would dent my lottery winnings (if I won that is) to make me a car like yours will be. That is gonna be a serious piece of kit when its done.....

what you want to do is price up the parts alone,
that'll bring a tear to your eye

.
if you still wanted it done,i'd do it no problem.

From the picture I have just seen you have dual cone Air Filtres set approx behind the rear of the front lights, based I assume, on the theroy that the 'Free Cold Air'' coming into the engine bay through the Grill openings will feed the MAF's.

hello again gorilla,
they're position is temporary at the moment, i dont know if you can see in the pics, but i've actually cut out a section under the bonnet hinges
to allow the intake pipes to go directly behind the kidney grills, but i had to source 80mm extensions for the intake pipes, which i picked up today and i'll put them on next week.

I see that your 'Beast' is nearly ready for some shakedowns, must be quite exciting but nervous all at the same time.

you can say that again!!!!!!!

Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:20 pm

i tell ya wat glenn i think ur a majician ur real names not paul is it ??

only messing fair play god id kill to have a e30 with a m5 lump in it just superb id love to get the chance to see it one day love cars with monsterous engines! thats wat its all about.......
get a video clip of it in proper action if u can and post it up id love to see it rip the ground apart!!

Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:58 pm

i changed the servo and master cylinder today as the one that was on there didn't have big enough pistons to supply to slave's.
i've now got a 25mm piston master cylinder set-up off a mk3 transit.
my mate own's a breakers, not too far from me, so i had the servo and master cylinder for a tenner.
changed it over today with a few small modifacations,
and now the brakes feel fantastic!.
next job is to sort the handbrake.

Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:40 pm

Thats one very full engine bay !

Makes mine look like a toy dinky engine

Apart from the hand brake have you got much left to finish ?

Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:10 pm

not much andy,
but you've done a big conversion so you know there'll be things to modify for some time yet i suppose!
things left to do are handbrake, change fuel pump to a 5bar pump, tidy up the electics in the cabin and fit an electric fan.
i'll be taking it to a track day shortly, so i expect a few things to 'develop'
then

Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:22 pm

Not sure i'd like to do the intial shake down on a track day but at least you know if any thing is (touch wood it doesn't though) going to give any probs you have the rest of the Welsh crew to help out.

I'd be tempted by the track day my self if it wasn't so far away

Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:51 pm

glenn wrote: i'll be taking it to a track day shortly, so i expect a few things to 'develop'

Where you going to? If its not too far I wouldnt mind popping along to see a bit of development

Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:54 pm

Here you go James

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=16886

Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:01 pm

you just beat me to it andy
http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=16886

Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:10 pm

Cheers guys

Well thats not too far, I take it spectators are allowed??
And who knows, all being well I may even drive the 330i there

Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:39 pm

jmc330i wrote:Cheers guys

Well thats not too far, I take it spectators are allowed??
And who knows, all being well I may even drive the 330i there

spectators are allowed james, be good to meet you and see the car.
but dont forget, this will be my cars maiden voyage and anything could happen 'cough' break