m30 e30 engine mounts with pics

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:45 pm

hi im goin to try nd get some copies of the e30.de mounts made at a fab shop im certain they will be cheaper than 150 quid what de are charging and be just as good quality as the de ones. If your interested let me know and if i can get then made i will get ya a set not sure of price yet tho

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:52 pm

the mounts will be in position 2 and 3

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:29 pm

whats the position furthest back?
i may be interested

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:33 pm

yeah positions 3 or 2, 3 being the furtest back they are copies of the e30.de mounts

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:38 pm

would be interested in a set depending on price and quality mate

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:42 pm

dude pm me if your going to because i am very interested!!!!!!!!!

Ã‚£150 is STUPID money but i really want to but these.....or maybe just 1? yeah its fu#ked up i know

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:44 pm

been told Ã‚£100 but may get this cheaper dependng on numbers.

Post Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:48 pm

just 1?

keep em coming hopefully price will come down

Post Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:56 pm

price defo 100 pounds so let me know who wants a pair

Post Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:38 pm

are they for the e32/34 motor, type two?

Post Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:59 pm

yeah mate type 2 for the e32/e34

Post Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:35 pm

im picking the first set up tomorrow so ill get some pics posted. I can have these made in a few days

Post Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:46 pm

show the pics mate

Post Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:47 pm

whipsey

these won't fit your e28 engine if that's what you're intending mate.

Post Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:49 pm

are they different then in the e34 i thought the m30's were the same

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:43 am

different mate. that's why everyone's on about 'type 2 e32/e34' mounts higher up in the thread: type 1 is for the older e28/e23 engine which has a different block.

i know you're probably fed up with me saying it but you really are better off using the later engine!

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:25 pm

cheers for the pm beefy i am still interested but the car is off the road right now as its out of tax and mot.
i need to get hold of a few things and see if its good for an mot?

if the car is sound then i will buy the mounts continue with the 335! but the volvo is doing me proud at the moment! the 1.4 still goes sideways

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:30 pm

Picked them up today and i was truly shocked with the quality and similarity with the de ones. It would be very diffecult to tell the two apart. Heres a pic

I took me nearly an hour to get this up as net connectioin is s!%@E so ill post more as soon as i can got 10 in total.

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:56 pm

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:56 pm

they certainly look the part, just like mine (.de ones)
result!

Post Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:09 pm

They certainly do there exactly the same just hope they sell feel ive wasted my time at min to be honest.

Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:03 pm

more pics

Post Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:36 pm

more pics

Post Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:59 pm

Intrested, my m30 project has been on hold now for months, been really busy, but defo intrested. How on earth did you get the blueprints?Alex

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:12 am

would you be willing to send a set to australia?
i'm semi interested.

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:46 am

yeah can send a set austraila at your expense. No problem

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:45 pm

i am still thinking of getting a set

the car has been off the road for a while now but time and cash is stopping me getting the car back on the road.
i will be getting a few things this weekend to see if i can get the cooling system to work as i have left it for ages now. needed to not work on the car as it was doing my head in

now i want to get it going again so 1 question:

there are 2 holes at the base of the engine mount (bottom end that attaches bolts to the rubber mounts) why is there 2 holes? is it for adjustment and choice of position?

im worried about surface area and strain on the rubber mount. they do look good though

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:58 pm

ric325i wrote: there are 2 holes at the base of the engine mount (bottom end that attaches bolts to the rubber mounts) why is there 2 holes? is it for adjustment and choice of position?

Choice of position. Wouldn't it have been better if they have drilled out the metal between the holes, so you could move the engine back and forth? Could help with getting a good manifold fit.

Talking of manifolds (ever so slightly off topic, and I mentioned it elsewhere on the zone), but there is a supplier interested in making a RHD S/S manifolds for the M30 converstion at a favorable price. If your interested, register your support with the manufactures: hottuning@hottuning.eu They are looking for a tester.

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:45 pm

FlappySocks wrote:
ric325i wrote: there are 2 holes at the base of the engine mount (bottom end that attaches bolts to the rubber mounts) why is there 2 holes? is it for adjustment and choice of position?
Choice of position. Wouldn't it have been better if they have drilled out the metal between the holes, so you could move the engine back and forth?

no no no thats very bad!!! a bolt may not hold it in place and keep it there! your risking it sliding and not being locked in place!!!

very very bad news!

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:00 pm

Yes ya right there ric.

The two holes are for position 2 or 3.

The mounts are dimensionally the same as .de ones, so there will have the same surface area.

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:55 pm

ric325i wrote:i will be getting a few things this weekend to see if i can get the cooling system to work as i have left it for ages now.

that reminds me, i've cured my overheating with a new thermostat, even though the old one seemed to work when i tested it (when i put the engine in)

Post Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:02 pm

ric325i wrote:i am still thinking of getting a set

the car has been off the road for a while now but time and cash is stopping me getting the car back on the road.
i will be getting a few things this weekend to see if i can get the cooling system to work as i have left it for ages now. needed to not work on the car as it was doing my head in

now i want to get it going again so 1 question:

there are 2 holes at the base of the engine mount (bottom end that attaches bolts to the rubber mounts) why is there 2 holes? is it for adjustment and choice of position?

im worried about surface area and strain on the rubber mount. they do look good though

dude, i can sympathise with you so much.ive just picked the project up again, totaly skint due to house purchase, as well. its amazing what a mental drain doing these conversions is.

keep at it.

i've made myself a little pledge to annoy the hell out of you lot on here with updates and a few pics every so often to try and spur me on and get it done. hopefully it will keep me going. still feels like a long run uphill.

oh, and with the cooling system, the pipe that goes to the back of the engine from the thermostat. does that go to the top or bottom pipe from the heater matrix?

Post Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:33 pm

BristolBulldog wrote:
oh, and with the cooling system, the pipe that goes to the back of the engine from the thermostat. does that go to the top or bottom pipe from the heater matrix?

that question needs to be made a sticky, everyone has to ask it!

and no i can't remember either

Post Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:53 pm

Toby_Unna wrote:
BristolBulldog wrote:
oh, and with the cooling system, the pipe that goes to the back of the engine from the thermostat. does that go to the top or bottom pipe from the heater matrix?
that question needs to be made a sticky, everyone has to ask it!

and no i can't remember either

i agree entirely!

i can't remember either!!

Post Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:00 pm

The hose T'd off the top rad hose goes to the bottom pipe on the heater. I've had to ask this a couple of times before as well