Can anyone please tell me the following dimenions on an E30?

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CossiePaul
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:16 am

Hiya People, i'm new here, but i'm no stranger to the ford scene and turning my hand to tinkering with Sierra Cosworths.

I'm looking for a new project for over the winter months and need a bit of information about 2 door E30 shells. Any information would be GREATLY recieved :cool: :cool: :cool:

the following information is what i'm looking for :)

the dimensions (in mm or inches, i can work in either) for the following point to points please

Wheel base
rear wheel track (from hub to hub)
front wheel track (from hub to hub)
engine bay length (from bulkhead to slam panel)
engine bay width (from turret top to turret top)
distance between the front chassis legs
engine bay height


and also does an automatic variant shell have a wider transmission tunnel than its manual equivelant?


Cheers people :banana:
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:16 am

CossiePaul wrote: and also does an automatic variant shell have a wider transmission tunnel than its manual equivelant?
Hi Paul, I'm not sure about the dimensions but I'm 100 % certain that the manual and automatic shells have the same width tunnels.

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Post Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:24 am

Wheelbase: 2570mm (101.2 in)
Rear track: 1415mm (55.7 in)
Front track: 1407mm (55.4 in)

Those are for the 316, 318, 320, and 323 in 1985. The M3 are different I think. The tracks are for wheels with a 35 offset too, different offsets would change the track.

I'll see if I can measure the rest later.

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Post Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:04 pm

sorry paul but :offtopic:
where are you as i've got a mate called paul who's allways 'tinkering' with cossie's?
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Post Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:19 pm

hi cossiepaul, i to like to tinker with cossies, sounds like your planning a project along the same lines as me ,although i never built mine personally( im a joiner) i can fill you in on the problems the mechanic had when fitting my engine and t5 box, as he kept me well informed :D
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Post Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:52 pm

Glenn - i'm well known on passionford...........but not for banning people, unlike bandy 8O :cry: :cry: :cry:

K60SSE - that ring any bells ;) :mad:


Cheers for the dimensions aswell, sorry i didnt reply sooner, been well tied up with work and other commitments :cool:
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