Eko`s M50,On the road now!

[eko]

Ah that will have been the misses then!

[tbmw]

yea was a woman drivin, who prob thought i was a weirdo in a lorry staring at her

[eko]

Picked up the donor car today from Southampton
Got to say its a shame to break it really but...........E30`s are more important
Drives really well,engine gearbox and clutch are sweet.
It had been stood a couple of weeks(apparently),put the key in and fired up first flick.
Actually for the size of the barge it goes really well,wasted Benjy in his iS on the A30 3rd 4th and 5th gear are good fun,loads of torque,but handling ,the thing is a barge!Wollows about like a dinghy in high seas and handles like a housing estate

Anyway cant wait to start ripping out engines.
Not sure which is best to strip first,the 5 or the 30?
What i dont want to do is strip the 5 and scrap it only to find that i needed this or needed that!

Also ive yet to sort out an engine crane-dont really want to hire one cause i might need it a while,and cant really afford to buy one cause ive got to buy engine mountings etc yet from the dealers.........so if anyone near me has one to loan me for beer tokens then that would be ace!

[benjy]

What do you mean wasted benjy on the A30!!!!!! I let you past!! Still, you cudnt stay with me thru the twisty bits

[320Touring]

Eko-if you wouldnt mind-how much would you want for the complete iS?

[samr]

Quite simply the sex

[eko]

Eko-if you wouldnt mind-how much would you want for the complete iS?

Going to break it mate!

I need the black headlining and rear disc set up for the M50
Worth more in bits anyway!

[tbmw]

does look good close
who's was the red one?

[eko]

UPDATE!!!

Phoned BMW today and ordered a pair of E36 engine arms and a pair of E28 535i rubbers,which ill pick up on Wednesday!

Stripped out the pedal box and associated plumbing to go from auto to manual!

Also phoned up and sorted engine crane hire-£25 for a week but wont bother with that untill both are ready for lifting

Got a fabricator mate try to get some stainless pipe to make an exhaust for me but if he cant get any secondhand in time ill have to put that on hold for a while due to funds.
Anyone know a supplier of the above stainless cheap?

Hoping to make a start on Monday unbolting engines but got to get this breaker moved first so ill have to wait and see,cant wait to start though

[eko]

does look good close
who's was the red one?

Benjy`s!

[camcc]

looks mint already mate - WAY better than when I had it - wish i'd lowered it.

[Nelly]

Fook thy neighbour -

[eko]

Fook thy neighbour -

To say they are not impressed with all the cars is an understatement,but hey,keeps me out of trouble so fook em!

The oldies are ok to be honest,its the younger ones that give me dirty looks etc but think its more cause ive got a skin head and Manchester accent-bit much for most locals to deal with

[Mahmood]

Got to agree...looks sweet with the Hartges.

[eko]

Also added smoked smileys and Black kidney grill,looks menacing!

[Nelly]

To say they are not impressed with all the cars is an understatement

If me, you + Dips lived next to each other in the same street we'd for sure bring the tone of the neibourhood down a knotch LOL

[hammoj28]

Hehe, eko i just showed the pic of your house to my missus and sed thats wat our homes gonna be like when we are older. Not sure she was too keen!lol. I used to have 4 e30's here but my dad made me get rid of em.

[eko]

^Hammo my misses isnt too keen either but.........
tuff,shes got 2 kids and a house and Dorothy perkins to worry about,ill deal with the transport side of things

[eko]

UPDATE!

The M20 auto is now ready to lift out,just waiting for engine crane to be dtropped off!

Fitted the manual pedal box this morning,not as difficult as i first thought,also removed the master cylinder and servo ready for replacements!

Mountings and mounting arms are now in at the dealers so ill be picking these up tomorrow too-Ԛ£85

[DanThe]

Ԛ£85
And thats just to get it in the engine bay

Have you got a servo/MC for it yet mate? And are you goin to put those air-con bits to good use

[eko]

Got a golf servo sorted and i think(?) i can use the E30 M/C?
Manifold are being sorted as we speak.

Air con bits to use?
Well i am going to use the fan thats all!

Dan,which gear linkage is best to use?E30/E34/E36?

[DanThe]

If you want a quicker and easier route for the servo/MC setup then use both from a 'plastic wing' clio

You got some 328 manifols then?

E36 is the way to go unless your using an E30 box

[jmc330i]

Got a golf servo sorted and i think(?) i can use the E30 M/C?

Which Golf servo?
The E30 M/C will bolt upto the VW servo, but depending on which servo you have, you made need a small spacer.

If you want a quicker and easier route for the servo/MC setup then use both from a 'plastic wing' clio

????

[eko]

Got a golf servo sorted and i think(?) i can use the E30 M/C?

Which Golf servo?
The E30 M/C will bolt upto the VW servo, but depending on which servo you have, you made need a small spacer.

If you want a quicker and easier route for the servo/MC setup then use both from a 'plastic wing' clio

????

Ive yet to take the servo off,but its coming from a 1.3 MK2 golf!

Manifolds are coming from Moseleys!

[jmc330i]

Ive yet to take the servo off,but its coming from a 1.3 MK2 golf!

In that case, the E30 M/C should bolt upto the servo, but you will need a spacer - the rod in the centre of the servo that M/C pushes on isnt long enough.

There is some details in this thread Click Me but Im not sure where - somewhere in the first 6 or 7 pages I think.

[eko]

^thanks mate,already seen that thread and saved it!
To be honest its where most of my info has come from

Yet to sort something with the propshaft,dont fancy paying Ԛ£100 for M3 prop so will probably go the route Daves gone in that thread using E36 parts.

[DanThe]

Ive yet to take the servo off,but its coming from a 1.3 MK2 golf!

Manifolds are coming from Moseleys!

I wouldnt bother then. I used a servo and MC from a late clio (plastic wings), I didnt need to make any spacers or adjust the pedal to servo rod that runs accross the inside of the bulkhead.
Straight swap
Heres a few pics
Clio vs E30


Setup is shorter giving more clearance to inlet elbow


I had to blank off the two outlets on the drivers side and I fitted the clio M12 brake pipe unionto the E30 brake pipe from the ABS unit.

And if youve got [FRENCH CRAP] [FRENCH CRAP] running through your head both servo and M/C are made by Bosch

Ive done nearly 4,000 miles now since the conversion and its sweet

[eko]

^but Dan the budget is already creeping up and i still have loads to get

Unless of course you have a spare knocking around cheap

[DanThe]

No spare parts here mate,

Just thought it would be something for you to consider when you go to the scrap yard in search of bits.

So you have the larger of the rubber prop donuts then?

[eko]

So you have the larger of the rubber prop donuts then?

Not really sure yet!
Does this pose a problem if i do?

What if its the smaller one-what are the alternatives?

[DanThe]

Well if its the smaller one you can use a 325 prop like I did

[eko]

325 E30?

[Pal318is]

Mate this really is coming on sweet..

Pal

[alex-is]

lovin' the new ride Eko, look forward to see the engine transplant

[eko]

Alex,not heard from you for a while,how are you?
hows the car?