m30 conversion engine mounts!!!UPDATED PICS FIRST lot made..

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:18 pm

i am having some m30 conversion mounts made at the moment as copied from some e30.de mounts i bought.....

i will have a price by this evening and post it here..

could anyone who is interested please post here and let me know

they are VERY high quality (i bullsh1t u not) 5mm sheet steel, not alloy ones like normal e30s.... in fact they are overkill and way stronger than the actual subframes on the e30 probably..

so please post here and let me know.... they are Ãƒ”šÃ‚£160 from e30.de in germany but they will hopefully be half this price and exactly the same..

cheers
karan

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:26 pm

Good effort Karan !

Stickied for 7 days ..

I've also added this to the e30tech BB in the US , might get a few more bodies, worth a shot

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:28 pm

Nice work mate.

I'll be taking a set off you in preparation for summer conversion.

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:36 pm

Nice 1, i will take a set asap. I was gona order a set from fritzs bitz next week.

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:50 pm

unfortunatelty no luck with the first place-too pricey, more than the e30.de ones...

gonna try a couple more prices as i really dont know why more people arent doing what really is a cheap and well documented conversion, so if we could get a provisional list up for buyers, so i can get cheaper costing on more buyers that would be great, so

1. Dave
2. Ritchie

im not gonna lie this is not gonna happen overnight.... but they will be of the best quality and i wanna get the heapest price possible, its silly to buy mounts that cost more than a e34 m30 lump...

more news will follow tmro....

thanks for the sticky ant, would be great if u could keep it here for a few days then move to the group buy section-cheers dude

cheers
Karan

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:45 pm

Nice one Karan,just thought i'd add a picy of the E30.de mounts

Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:17 pm

cheers andy

proper kit this is!

Post Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:06 pm

ok back with a first price....

they are gonna be Ãƒ”šÃ‚£110 for a pair, not as cheap as i initially thought they were gonna be....but still a Ãƒ”šÃ‚£50 saving, i will try a couple other places and see what they say..

note the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£110 mounts will be made in 10mm steel, from this first place i got a quote from....

will try a couple other places and let u know soon...

Karan

Post Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:10 pm

Karan....sideways on the hunt for bargains!

Good lad!

Post Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:09 pm

What engine position are they for?

Might be interested in these as well if the price is good.

Post Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:37 pm

hello jos, the mounts can be used in positions 2 or 3, although to anyone doing this comnversion id recommend position 3 every time....

position 1 (the futhest forward can noy be used with these mounts

the m88 and s38 engines like i am using can also be used with these mounst as the block mounting points are the same!

as i said the first price i have obtained is for Ãƒ”šÃ‚£110 for a set.. but i will check a couple other places and see what they say, if not it will be the Ãƒ”šÃ‚£110 ones in 10mm steel

hope that helps

Karan

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:21 am

davetouring wrote:Karan....sideways on the hunt for bargains!

Good lad!

bet he's great in the january sales :lol:

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:48 am

How important are these for the conversion, are there anyothers ounts out there or do you have to have these made regardless?

Cheers
Dave

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:57 am

u have to have some sort of mounts made reagrdless....

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:32 pm

I'd be interested if they were cheaper then the e30.de mounts(which I already have). Are these for the Early or Late M30 blocks?

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:39 pm

they will fit all i think.... will find out and let u know.. although i beleive all block mounting points on m30s are the same...

cheers
Karan

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:15 pm

Karan my uncle does this sort of stuff fabrication and welding he's a tool maker. If i had one of these i could take it to him and see what he says? not sure how much his price would be but i'm sure it would be competitive!

PS my dads a grinder so anyone who needs a head skimming PM me!! or blocks for your 2.7's

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:16 pm

ive had offers from the resident holy man jesus too..... but im gonna check local options out first... or ill take one off you 2 up on the offer for sure! cheers guys

Karan

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:05 pm

although i beleive all block mounting points on m30s are the same...

sadly not the case. i know this because i've swapped my e30 from early to late engine.

e30.de make different mount sets for early and late block engines. the left (passenger side on RHD) mount can be designed to fit both blocks, but the right one is different between early and late blocks, the mount holes are different. might be possible to design it to fit all blocks by incorporating extra bolt holes that would only be used on one type.

by early i mean e28 m535i/635csi/e23 735i etc.
late is e32 and e34 m30s.

not 100% sure which blocks the e28 and e34 m5 engines used...

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:11 pm

Got a friend of mine who is a professional fabricator/welder, I think I will get him to do mine, they won't be designed/ready for your conversion Karan, but I am sure I can get him to make them for the price of materials and a bottle of red wine for other conversions later in the year.

Post Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:52 pm

Toby_Unna wrote:
although i beleive all block mounting points on m30s are the same...
sadly not the case. i know this because i've swapped my e30 from early to late engine.

e30.de make different mount sets for early and late block engines. the left (passenger side on RHD) mount can be designed to fit both blocks, but the right one is different between early and late blocks, the mount holes are different. might be possible to design it to fit all blocks by incorporating extra bolt holes that would only be used on one type.

by early i mean e28 m535i/635csi/e23 735i etc.
late is e32 and e34 m30s.

not 100% sure which blocks the e28 and e34 m5 engines used...

thanks for clearing that up toby!

so these will be for the later type blocks in position 2/3
the e34 lump is best suited to the conversion anyway

Karan

Post Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:48 pm

hi karan,

could these mount the s50 engines too? if so, u can count me in.

cheers,

adil325i

Post Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:52 pm

no they wont......

but the standard e36 m3 arms with e28 rubber mounts will do for ure conversion,,,,,,,

u dont need special mounts for that application,,,

u lucky sod!!

Karan

Post Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:02 am

id have some later in the year

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:21 pm

ok ive finalised the price at Ãƒ”šÃ‚£110 or Ãƒ”šÃ‚£120 posted....

PM me if u want them.. so far i have:

1.Ritchie
2.Dave

i'll be putting them in on monday.... so should hopefully be done by the following weekend.

cheers
Karan

Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:35 pm

ok first 2 sets are made for dave and ritchie.... if anyone else wants any...

heres some pics... much neater and now 10mm steel!: here they are on my s38 lump!

echaust side:

inlet side:

check out the girth on these bad boys....
any more takers please PM me...or post on here....

cheers
Karan[/img]

Post Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:07 pm

Loving the girth mate.

Can't wait to get the 3.5 sat on those bad boys.

Post Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:44 am

you have a large girth there karan :lol:

Post Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:09 pm

fook me, do you think they are going to be strong enough !!!???

Post Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:49 pm

any more takers..... one of the few sources for mounts here in the UK without going to ripoff merchants who i will not name.....

cheaper and better than the e30.de ones

Post Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:16 am

ill have some once i get a m30 for my car

Post Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:24 pm

hi, i am also thinking of going the 3.5 route this summer, how soon would u need confirmation of wanting the mounts and getting the cash?
Thanks

Post Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:42 pm

325icoupe wrote:hi, i am also thinking of going the 3.5 route this summer, how soon would u need confirmation of wanting the mounts and getting the cash?
Thanks

as soon as possible as i will soon no longer have a template to make em from

Post Sat May 28, 2005 10:14 pm

anyone else want these.....

if so please mail me at hp3899@bris.ac.uk

could mods please let this rn for a couple of days.... then move it to group buys please.... as its been running for ages now LOL

cheers

Karan

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:06 pm

Could you post the specs on the mounts? What dimensions you can measure. I want to get some made here in the US so I dont have to pay to ship heavy steel across the pond. I have a buddy in a machine shop here and he said he could make them for $50 US if I could just get the specs.