Project Frankenstein. . { 320i auto to 335i manual }

[Cypriotgeeza]

I may be wrong but i think there E28 manifolds

You will need the downpipes too to mate up to your exhaust.

haha ^^ hes back to haunt me ^^

i need to do some searching!

Going to get the lump in then see how far off the exhaust ive got is and go from there!

[Cypriotgeeza]

You arent selling them by any chance are you lee? lol

No mate they sold about a month ago! they were quick rack converted too.

[Cypriotgeeza]

ok just did a quick search and looks like your right Lee!

who the hell did this conversion man?!

[leeparkes]

You read this about steering linkage?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 33#2739033

[Cypriotgeeza]

nope but i will now

[magpie]

nowt beats the first fire up of an engine conversion ,some even save it for the night time with no zaust manifold on

videos of the first start up be it day or night time are obligatory btw

[magpie]

the 2nd best thing is hearing the electric fan kick in

[Cypriotgeeza]

You read this about steering linkage?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 33#2739033

hmm not sure id trust that tbh with you..two things i dont F*ck about with is steering and brakes! Id rather fork out the money and get the propa set up from "Danthe"

[Cypriotgeeza]

nowt beats the first fire up of an engine conversion ,some even save it for the night time with no zaust manifold on

videos of the first start up be it day or night time are obligatory btw

haha with the way this is going looks like ill have no choice but to start it without the manifold haha

and my fan is wired up to a switch in the car for now so that could happen whenever i felt like it lol

[magpie]

nowt beats the first fire up of an engine conversion ,some even save it for the night time with no zaust manifold on

videos of the first start up be it day or night time are obligatory btw

haha with the way this is going looks like ill have no choice but to start it without the manifold haha

and my fan is wired up to a switch in the car for now so that could happen whenever i felt like it lol

dude you need a fan loom from Dan,fookin awesome bit of kit and he sends Geordie proof instructions ,far better than watching your temp gauge all the time,if i can wire one in successfully.....so can you

[Cypriotgeeza]

nowt beats the first fire up of an engine conversion ,some even save it for the night time with no zaust manifold on

videos of the first start up be it day or night time are obligatory btw

haha with the way this is going looks like ill have no choice but to start it without the manifold haha

and my fan is wired up to a switch in the car for now so that could happen whenever i felt like it lol

dude you need a fan loom from Dan,********* awesome bit of kit and he sends Geordie proof instructions ,far better than watching your temp gauge all the time,if i can wire one in successfully.....so can you

Danthe? I might get one when i buy the steering linkage, hopefully after this pay day as all these parts leaving my wallet a bit dusty atm lol

[leeparkes]

Dans looms are proper and you cant go wrong

As for the corsa linkage id say its as strong as it needs to be, most E30 linkages have a floppy piece of rubber holding it together.

[Cypriotgeeza]

Guess what peeps





I decided to make my life a bit easier and put the engine and box in seperately also to avoid any kind of damage to anything!




Engine went in nice and smooth and the box was a bit fiddly underneath with the jack and pure willpower lol havent done a gearbox on the floor in a while and hopefully i wont have to for a long time! lol

Fresh chrome nuts to compliment its new paint job



Only downside to my day was this





^^ Obvious why they caved in the body on the scrapper! ^^

Looks like i wont be going anywhere untill i can source an E34 manifold and downpipes

Started routing the wiring and taking brackets etc from the m20 engine to PROPERLY secure the wiring and make it look tidy/profeshional..the wires where all over the place before! (i will do some before and after pics when im finally finished)

At this point it started chucking down so couldnt get anymore pics as i had to run for the car cover haha

I will be finishing the rest of the engine (hopefully) everynight after work if the weather allows for it! So more pics to come peeps!

Excited is not even the word for how i feel right now!

[Rav335uk]

Good Work Eren!!!!

[Cypriotgeeza]

Good Work Eren!!!!

Thank you Rav!

[leeparkes]

Yay!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news though but you may have some grief gettin the inlet manifold on too! Its the servo that gets in the way.

Unless you are dropping the TB's on?

Proper hero getting the gearbox on with the engine in bud, i tried it once and nearly ended up smashing the car up with anger, lol.

[jimbom30cab]

nice job and you are mad to fit the GB separately so respect for doing that.

keep going with it, be well worth it in the end

Enjoy !!!

[leeparkes]

Just read this..........

Mine just moves shit about, found 2 335i manifolds
in the wardrobe. I shit you not.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=250469

Maybe worth a pm?

[Cypriotgeeza]

Yay!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news though but you may have some grief gettin the inlet manifold on too! Its the servo that gets in the way.

Unless you are dropping the TB's on?

Proper hero getting the gearbox on with the engine in bud, i tried it once and nearly ended up smashing the car up with anger, lol.

Thanx lee!

Yea ill admit there was a couple of moments where i needed to step away take a break the come back and try again! lol

Ive taken the inlet off before when i was trying out my throttle bodies/ and adapter plates and managed to get it back on with a bit of jiggling! >>



If i needed to get the servo back out it still isnt filled with brake fluid so i can always get the 4 nuts off n get it back out

Ps look at how jumbled up the wiring is!!! ^^

[Cypriotgeeza]

nice job and you are mad to fit the GB separately so respect for doing that.

keep going with it, be well worth it in the end

Enjoy !!!

Thanx mate! Im sure it will!

Problem is the finishing line keeps being moved forward the closer i get lol

[leeparkes]

As you were then

[Cypriotgeeza]

Just on the bay and saw this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSENS-Radia ... 2a36c90639

anyone ever try this company before?

Is that a good price for that rad?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_5 ... 84a&000261

Would this fit?!^^^ Look at the price!

[Rav335uk]

That's an E34 rad, isn't it??

[Cypriotgeeza]

That's an E34 rad, isn't it??

The first one says it replaces part number ending in 447

which this >> http://www.e30.de/335i/09.htm (second one down) says the original bmw one was 447 part number..

the second one im not sure!

Was just wondering if anyone on here has had any experience with nissen rads as a search on google shows good and bad reviews! lol

[jimbom30cab]

I bought one for my 325i and it is good, looks good quality and fits well

as a bonus it also cools the water

[Rav335uk]

mmmm... for that price I'd get one, but try Carparts4less.

[Cypriotgeeza]

I bought one for my 325i and it is good, looks good quality and fits well

as a bonus it also cools the water

haha

mmmm... for that price I'd get one, but try Carparts4less.

That was my next move just needed the dimensions first

[Cypriotgeeza]

Euros /Carpartsforless want £151 for it and both are out of stock

Gsf don't even give the option of radiator in the cooling section

Im going to take the original part number in to work tomorrow for a laugh and see how much these go for lol

I will prob go with the ebay one

[Rav335uk]

My cab runs a standard E34 535 rad, never had any issues.

[Cypriotgeeza]

My cab runs a standard E34 535 rad, never had any issues.

I didnt realise the E34 rad fitted in an E30? thought it was only E28 as it was thinner?

Only one ive got is the M20 rad and im really not 100% confident it will do the job (even though people have said it would)

[Rav335uk]

You just need a good pusher fan on it.
Mine nearly over once, but that was because the fuse had blown.

[Cypriotgeeza]

You just need a good pusher fan on it.
Mine nearly over once, but that was because the fuse had blown.

Yea i think i went a bit overkill with my fan lol

[Rav335uk]

What's that??? a 16" fan

[Cypriotgeeza]

What's that??? a 16" fan

i think so! i bought this around 4 years ago i think so my memory is a bit hazy haha going to find my radiator thread in the m30 section
1sec!

Cant believe this was 4 years ago!! >> http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=164630

how time flies when your enjoying yourself lol

P.S Its a 14" fan

[leeparkes]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_5 ... 84a&000261

This second rad looks like an E34 aircon rad, if it is it wont fit as its to wide for the chassis rails.

According to e30.de an E36 rad can be used and just had a quick look on mine and im guessing it could