after hours of fighting, she gave in!

[glenn]

it was a tight squeeze but it went in with a little help from a
crow bar.
not yet bolted at all, just resting on a trolley jack.

[billgatese30]

sweet

[Karan]

once again glenn... great work!!!!! any mods to the body reqd???

and how was clearance to the steering column?

and good luck with the wiring up of it all

cheers
Karan

[Splondike]

Nice one Glenn - power bulge required or will it sit a little lower in the end ?

[jmc330i]

Good effort

Is the bonnet going to close??

[glenn]

no mods to the body are needed karan but thats not to say i wont do something once the running gear is done,may put an m3 kit on it, i know some people think its a bit taboo, but i think they look awesome.
will have to make new exaust manifolds,but thats just the joys of motoring!!
the wiring will be a few problems as it has the EWS security but even on the floor we got it to turn over

[Simon13]

Is that what i think it is?!?!

Thats going to be awsome when finished!

Keep the bottle tops! 318i badge too

[glenn]

allready tried the bonnet on her before i finished tonight,
closes no problem, and its up on a trolley jack at the moment !!

[tbmw]

tht is gonna monstrous wen done
looks nice

[Geeman]

Woo hoo!

Great! I wanna do this too! Gimme gimme gimme!

Okay... stop dreaming. I ain't never gonna do this unless I win lots of money from somewhere...

Looks like a fantastic project though. Love to see/hear/go in it when it's done...

G.

[rare]

Good god:D

Thats going to mental, Not much room left mind

[Turbo-Brown]

That's it!?

People like you make me sick.......with envy!

Why can my projects never go together like they're made of Lego!?

I'm gonna sulk now

[Demlotcrew]

[schmick325]

pure hotness . . Pretty good how the fan fits in as well!

Who is doing the wiring and where did you find the engine?

[swindy]

Go on boyo, take your grandad for a run, its brown trousers time! Sweet looking install, all yourself? What was it before you started? Oh and I have to compliment you on the colour choice.

Regards Mark.

[Simon13]

I've read the standard M5's exhaust is restrictive and expensive, so a custom one might liberate a few bhp?! Custom manifolds too i suppose?

[Dee]

Well done that man

[Daryll]

Glenn top work mate...is this an e30 community first???

Might have some clearance issues with the windscreen wipers and the wiring loom but hey it all looks the mutts nutts!

Keep us updated!

[CaesarBob]

Oh my God ... that's gonna be the Daddy.

V8s and V12s have definitely been done before but i've never heard of the M Power V8 being used.

Bet the engine wasn't a cheap purchase. Have you used the 6 speed manual as well?

[H35-IAN]

WHOS YOUR DADDY EHH !!

well fair play m8 wat a motor thats gonna be hartge put it in the h50 then supercharged it and i have heard of a german race driver that was selling one that it was the most mental thing hed ever come across and that was a heavier e46 so fuk nos wat thats gonna be like wat a guy fp to you my man.

[m4ddesigns]

woo hoo

[BenE30]

in a word WOW!! its amazing the amount of cubic centimetres you can fit under an E30 bonnet!!

[Guest]

cor blimey...

tip top!!

[Paul325i]

That is cool, Keep us updated on this for sure.

[glenn]

thanks guys for the comments,
this project isn't going to be easy, but nothing ever is,is it.
i allready put it all in a mk5 escort but wasn't happy with it not being all bmw, so i chopped that up, and went and got an e30.
bought all the running gear from fab's (engine, gearbox, full e39 m5 loom,
clocks, brain, exhausts and the pedal box, because its got an electronic throttle,) then i got a complete e36 m3 evo back axle and e36 m3 front legs
simon 13, the exhaust are very restictive, each branch tube has another tube inside it( i think it is to warm the cats up quicker) i had to cut them about to put it in the escort
schmick 325, my brother in law is a dab hand with electrics, with the loom spread out over the floor, we've got all the dash board lights on and the throttle bodies working and it turns over so i think we can get around the ews system.
other than the wiring all the work i do myself.
the main thread is on "customizing and highly modded"
thanks again, glenn

[nadz325i]

WOW that is megaa kooooooooooooool

big up to you mate, nice job,

[TouringMatt]

Mucho respecto!!

Matt

[TAH]

That's a tight one! Can't even dream of the feeling ,when U take it for a spin!

[johnono]

o mate i can even imagine what thats gonna sound like

[Moofles]

nice one mate, who cares if it weighs a bit more, the way i see it is, the amount you lose on corners [if any, depends on a lot more than the car] is nothing compared to the amount you're gonna blow them away in a straight line! and at the end of the day both matters!

[pumacos]

top work respect, looks like it was made to fit

[PERKELE]

...that car is going to be a killer E30....good job!