Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[Dezzy]

Ive not had one go bang but I have managed to drop the push rod into the bellhousing before, nasty, got it out with a telescopic pen magnet thing and some very long bent pliers.
Taking an M52 box out of an E30 is not a nice job

Had a similar problem before on a different car and used a hole saw through the bottom of the bellhousing and a nice fitting bung afterwards

Pikey!

[DanThe]

Time is money

[Cook318IS]

Ive not had one go bang but I have managed to drop the push rod into the bellhousing before, nasty, got it out with a telescopic pen magnet thing and some very long bent pliers.
Taking an M52 box out of an E30 is not a nice job

Had a similar problem before on a different car and used a hole saw through the bottom of the bellhousing and a nice fitting bung afterwards

We tried the fishing it out with a magnet on a bit of string, we couldnt get a telescopic one in. I *may* have suggested cutting a hole into the gearbox with a holesaw and welding it back up - as a joke

[eko]

Gearbox out is no easy task,top bolts are a bastard to get at

Anyone else hate cars?
Im thinking of taking up crochet or knitting

[Jhonno]

Ive not had one go bang but I have managed to drop the push rod into the bellhousing before, nasty, got it out with a telescopic pen magnet thing and some very long bent pliers.
Taking an M52 box out of an E30 is not a nice job

Had a similar problem before on a different car and used a hole saw through the bottom of the bellhousing and a nice fitting bung afterwards

We tried the fishing it out with a magnet on a bit of string, we couldnt get a telescopic one in. I *may* have suggested cutting a hole into the gearbox with a holesaw and welding it back up - as a joke

Funny enough.. I suggested the same thing

[DanThe]

Wont do any harm, its much easier than loosening off the crossmember and lowering the engine

[Jhonno]

To be fair.. Nasty as it sounds.. It would be no different as such to an inspection hole

[eko]

Did someone mention a holesaw?

[Brianmoooore]

I also must admit that I am responsible for a bell housing somewhere with a hole in it that BMW didn't put there!

[Bob_S]

hole saws were made for a reason.. a) to get at gearbox bolts behind bulkheads and b ) to retreive the rod out the bottom of bell housings

[eko]

Well I havent got a holesaw kit but I do have a good steeper/cone drill that goes upto about 20mm I think

[Cook318IS]

PM me your address tony

[gareth]

martins turbo M30 never fell apart despite him cutting the two top bolts off the bellhousing to allow easier gearbox removal! i'd happily put a hole in a bellhousing to save pulling a gearbox off.

However... brian, i'm shocked!!!!!

[eko]

If its good enough for Mr Moore and the like then its good for me too

[magpie]

i've just bolted up my slave cyl,i never had to bleed it up though as i never removed any plumbing.
i've never checked the pedal yet but i'll approach it with caution that's for sure after reading this.

unlucky cook,agro you can do without.

[eko]

unlucky cook,agro you can do without.

Hes not the one doing it

[magpie]

oops!

m8 i really hope mine don't go pop!even if it's easier to sort out it's a kick in the crown jewels

[Cook318IS]

don't worry mick, 4 pots are childs play compared to when you are up to your arse in 24v's.

I'll buy you an icecream tony

[eko]

oops!

m8 i really hope mine don't go pop!even if it's easier to sort out it's a kick in the crown jewels

Youll be fine as youll have room to locate the slave rod properly,on an E30 box its a doddle.M52 box has NO room around it

[eko]

I'll buy you an icecream tony

I blame that cunt for this happening

[Rav335uk]

martins turbo M30 never fell apart despite him cutting the two top bolts off the bellhousing to allow easier gearbox removal! i'd happily put a hole in a bellhousing to save pulling a gearbox off.

However... brian, i'm shocked!!!!!

+1

I've left the top 2 g/box bolts out too from mine for easy out of g/box

[eko]

Lol all the zone bodgers are coming out the closet in this thread now

[DanThe]

I must stress, I wouldnt do it on my own car

Bleeding the slave before it goes in is my preferred method

Fragpie, its that tight you have to lever the box over to get the slave in with the flexi line attached!

[magpie]

I must stress, I wouldnt do it on my own car

Bleeding the slave before it goes in is my preferred method

Fragpie, its that tight you have to lever the box over to get the slave in with the flexi line attached!

this 24v carry on is a right old job,can't wait to do it, not.

i feel it's inevitable though,i'm drawn like a moth to a lightbulb!

[DanThe]

Its because you know its the way forward

Only sad, deluded types can not see it

[Dezzy]

Its because you know its the way forward

Only sad, deluded types can not see it

Like Rav?

[Rav335uk]

Its because you know its the way forward

Only sad, deluded types can not see it

Like Rav?

Ha ha, deluded???
That's you boys, look at the problems Cooks having with his conversion,and you boys with your mods to "boost" up the power LOL.
M30 may be older than you lot, but you seem to have forgotton the well know saying "Old is GOLD", not like this modern shit.

[Jhonno]

Its because you know its the way forward

Only sad, deluded types can not see it

Like Rav?

Ha ha, deluded???
That's you boys, look at the problems Cooks having with his conversion,and you boys with your mods to "boost" up the power LOL.
M30 may be older than you lot, but you seem to have forgotton the well know saying "Old is GOLD", not like this modern shit.

What problems..?! A popped slave due to not being seated properly is nothing to do with the conversion.. Delusion is getting to you.

Old is out of date and behind the times.. Wake up and smell the reality. The M30's time is up

[DanThe]

You dont agree its the way forward Rav? What will you do when all the M30 donks have been weighed in? It wont be long now the price of steel has gone up. Even the average M20's are not really worth repairing when for a bit more you can have yourself a more reliable/easy to maintain M50.

M30 older than 'us lot'

Its design is older than 99% on here

M50 is not modern either, it was designed over 20 years ago

[Rav335uk]

You dont agree its the way forward Rav?

Totally agree it is the way forward for most zoners, but it's not just me that likes the M30, there's plenty on here too.

Like I said in a previious post somewhere, if its worth "Converting" to 24V's then it has to be the "S" versions.

[Dezzy]

You dont agree its the way forward Rav?

Totally agree it is the way forward for most zoners, but it's not just me that likes the M30, there's plenty on here too.

Like I said in a previious post somewhere, if its worth "Converting" to 24V's then it has to be the "S" versions.

That's a stupid thing to say. Obviously an S50 is a really good lump. All you waffle on about is how cheap and easy an M30 is to convert, and keep maintained. So all you will entertain is a cheap donk but you would only fit an S50. Which is the hardest 24v to get in. You can have a real work M52 that will uterly wipe your M30 donk out of sight for cheap money. You wouldn't entertain it. You talk some sh1te mate. Come on WTF?

[Rav335uk]

You dont agree its the way forward Rav?

Totally agree it is the way forward for most zoners, but it's not just me that likes the M30, there's plenty on here too.

Like I said in a previious post somewhere, if its worth "Converting" to 24V's then it has to be the "S" versions.

That's a stupid thing to say. Obviously an S50 is a really good lump. All you waffle on about is how cheap and easy an M30 is to convert, and keep maintained. So all you will entertain is a cheap donk but you would only fit an S50. Which is the hardest 24v to get in. You can have a real work M52 that will uterly wipe your M30 donk out of sight for cheap money. You wouldn't entertain it. You talk some sh1te mate. Come on WTF?

WTF!! did you roll out the wrong side of the Bed!
That's not your normal replies.
What i am saying is that if I am going to change the engine it will be only for an S50.
I was offered one half way throught the M30 conversion, but due to me spending monies before hane I had to turn it down.
Has I been offered it a few weeks before hand I would have bitten his hand off, he only wanted £1k for the engine,box,ecu and loom all from a ZM roadster.
Engine was good as the guy origionally put in an LS3 corvette into the roadster.
But hey, can't complain, it's a cab and it'll only take soo much power before things go seriously wrong with the shell.

[Dezzy]

I may have been a little bent out of shape this morning. 20 month old baby getting her rear teath.

Fooking hell mate you should have snapped his had off. It would have been 3.2 S50 too.

Couldn't go in a cab though, no point. You would need a tin top for proper power.

[Dezzy]

I may have been a little bent out of shape this morning. 20 month old baby getting her rear teath.

Fooking hell mate you should have snapped his had off. It would have been 3.2 S50 too.

Couldn't go in a cab though, no point. You would need a tin top for proper power.

[Rav335uk]

That's what I thought, i think 200+bhp in a cab is enough, 300+ would seriously bend the fook out of it.