M50 conversion ??

Post Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:19 pm

1. What do i need ?
2. engine e34 or e36 or doesnt it matter?
3. replace diff?
4. propshaft?
5. gear box?
6. exhaust?
7. any modding needed anywhere?
8. smaller brake servo?
9. loom?
10. obviously ill need the fan and rad?

Can anyone else help me with the things i need to complete the conversion of an m50 using ( 0 ) bullet points. I would like to get everything i need to complete the conversion and a guide on the cost thats involved... Labour charges excluded.

Any helpfull links would be magic, regarding a step by step guide that someone has possibly done. pictures are also of a must.

Please if you cant help, dont post.. I jut dont want a pile of questions to be built up on this page, so if your the man with an m50 conversion or know exactly what to do and whats required please help me on my quest

Thanks in advance, Pete

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:16 am

E34 best!

Diff OK if you start with a 325i

Ã‚£100 for an M3 prop!

Gearbox that comes with engine!

Once again, 325i exhaust!

Golf Brake servo Ã‚£25, Audi M/C Ã‚£10

Loom comes with engine!

Rad OK if 325i, fan Ã‚£25

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:16 am

sounds like a pretty cheap job to me steve, im liking that a lot

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:55 pm

can anyone find me helpfull pictures regarding the conversion at all, step by steps instructions would be really helpfull as im a bit thick when it comes to things like this... without actually seeing how things are done my mind kind of blocks itself out

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:36 pm

Read my thread, and when the time comes people will help!

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:01 pm

i know ste but why doesnt anyone want to help before i start

i thought that was the whole point of this section

I know what you mean and thanks for the text by the way, i forgot to text you back mate soz

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:18 pm

What would you like to know?

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:54 pm

basically a step by step guide on the conversion with pics would be great, its just so me and my machanic can go through it, thats all

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:22 pm

TW166Y wrote:i know ste but why doesnt anyone want to help before i start i thought that was the whole point of this section

Its all been covered before Twigg, thats why nobodies replied!
Havnt you seen the M50 developments thread? I think that covers near enough everything needed in this conversion

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:24 pm

Yes, I got my info from that thread and from Andy325i

& Good ole Dan above

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:27 pm

can you point me in the direction of it... i look for things but my mind shuts down

cheers for your help fella's

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:32 pm

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... pic&t=6676

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:52 pm

Just read, read again and re-read all of it!

Post Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:55 pm

Is this for the misses car as yours is for sale right?

Post Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:32 am

maxfield wrote:Is this for the misses car as yours is for sale right?

No, No, No............. its for my new one with a bit of luck

Post Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:07 pm

DanThe wrote:http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... pic&t=6676

thanks dan, you see i couldnt even find that thread and its probably at the top of the page, my eyes see things but i look straight past them

Maybe i should stop smoking weed