M30 guys i need a pic please

[SPADGE]

Hi fella's
Do any of you by chance have a pic of the 'molested' area of the bulkhead? Please don't try and describe where it is i need to see it before i start banging or cutting

[gareth]

i didn't molest mine at all in P2.5. how far back are you going?

[SPADGE]

i didn't molest mine at all in P2.5. how far back are you going?

Ehhhh You told me you did mate
Near the battery tray and you mentioned it in your 'to-do' list for Twiggy
I just want to fit it in position 3

[SPADGE]

i didn't molest mine at all in P2.5. how far back are you going?

Ehhhh You told me you did mate
Near the battery tray and you mentioned it in your 'to-do' list for Twiggy
I just want to fit it in position 3

Proof removed from Twiggys thread

If you use position 3 the bulkhead will need a bit of beating in with a club hammer behind the cylinder head, or just next to the bottom of the battery tray.

[gareth]

is it really worth it? removing the box once in will be more work and it'll only sit about 10mm further back. (assuming you're going for the 'standardised' P3...)

oh incidentally i cured that amusing demonic central locking problem! the central locking control box was mounted upside down (who did that... ) and had filled halfway up with water!!! i dried it out and replaced a few corroded components and now it works a treat! result!

[gareth]

Proof removed from Twiggys thread

If you use position 3 the bulkhead will need a bit of beating in with a club hammer behind the cylinder head, or just next to the bottom of the battery tray.

If you use position 3 the bulkhead will need a bit of beating in with a club hammer behind the cylinder head, or just next to the bottom of the battery tray.

not me fella! did that sunburn go to your head that much?

[DRIFTBOY]

Yep, it was me what said it!

Sadly I didn't take a pic after I had bashed my bulkhead in. Although I bashed mine with the engine in and on it's mounts in pos 2, but with no gearbox on it so tilted it way forwards to give hammer access!

I also said I cut off the top bell housing bolt hole from the gearbox so it isn't wedged against the bulkhead for when I need to take the gearbox off. It's still tight but I got the gearbox on like it so it must be able to come off again!

If youv'e got an M20 engine in there now the back of the cylinder head is in pretty much the same place - only a little further away from the bulkhead.

[SPADGE]

Anyone seen my plot its round here somewhere lol
Gareth i stand corrected but i still want to get the engine as far back as poss so i can use the E34 rad so position 3 it is
Cheers guys

[m10man]

Those e30.de mounts mustnt put the engine low enough - I have position 3 with my mounts and no firewall bashing was needed at all.

[ed325i]

Those e30.de mounts mustnt put the engine low enough - I have position 3 with my mounts and no firewall bashing was needed at all.

Same here

[m10man]

Hey Ed, a bit off topic, but have you got your big brakes on yet?

[ed325i]

Hey Ed, a bit off topic, but have you got your big brakes on yet?

Yes they are on but the car is still off the road I am still doing the body work. My aim is to get it on the road for summer.

[m10man]

Nice one mate! It should pull up well with big suckers on the front!

[Gunni]

Those e30.de mounts mustnt put the engine low enough - I have position 3 with my mounts and no firewall bashing was needed at all.

it comes down to motor bushings,
I used M20 height polys and the oil pan has only a few mmԚ´s from the subframe

[gareth]

my mounts couldn't go any lower. since the new M20 rubbers have settled, the sump now just touches the steering rack (original one).

oh ed325i, don't forget to fit some brake pads!