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Hi, A few people have asked my how I did my swap so I thought I should clear some myths and put it in a permanent place. The reason I chose this swap its cheap, easy and the drive train is already capable. The e30 is my Girlfriends daily so I wanted it off the road as little as possible. The e30 had a very ticky m40 and was on its last legs, the donor car was a 1995 318ti but any m42 car will be fine but a non ews model would be ideal. Below is the list of parts from each car used. e36 318ti m42 e30 m40 e30 m42 Engine Engine arms Exhaust Manifold DME Engine mounts Engine loom (x20) Upper and lower Oil pans 1994 DME (no ews) Gearbox/clutch/driveshaft etc. Power steering pump Fan and fan clutch Alternator Throttle cable with part No. 13541288013 dip stick (needs bending) Brown Temp sensor (swap with black temp sensor on m42) Starter motor As you can see all the parts except the exhaust manifold are from the E30 or the donor 318ti. I sourced the exhaust manifold from e30zone in the UK and was $250 delivered. The only custom parts were the coil bracket (soon to be COP), the exhaust manifold to existing exhaust and the c101-x20 adapter. I treated the c101 to x20 adapter just like an m50 swap, below is my adapter table Pin No. C101 Colour Pin No. X20 Colour 1 Charge light Blue 25 Blue 2 Static oil level Green/Yellow 1 Blue/White 3 4 Temp Guage Brown/Purple 12 Brown/Yellow 5 Oil Pressure Light Brown/Green 23 Brown/Grey 6 Oxygen Sensor relay Green/White 22 Green/White 7 Switched power Green 21 Green/White 8 Fuel rate input White/Black 24 White/Black 9 Engine Speed imput Black 20 Black 10 Dynamic Oil Level Blue 2 Blue/Yellow 11 Reset Service Lights White/Green 19 White/Green 12 Check engine light Grey(brown) 8 Grey 13 Fuel pump relay Green/Purple 13 Green/Purple 14 Speed signal for ecu Black/White 14 Black/White 15 Unloader relay Black/Green 15 Black/Green 16 Diagnostic White/Black 17 White/Purple 17 18 Start Black/Yellow 18 Black Yellow 19 20 Overall it was a very easy swap, this was my first time pulling an engine and was completed by me and a friend in a long weekend. Hope this helps others in the future. Cheers

Somebody reshell!

It was rough, paint looked garbage, had non-m3 shocks in it, was missing a bit of the interior, and had horrible red vinyl vaders and door cards, looked like they'd been recovered in cheap material. It was worth $7500 when Brad (Who sold to Chris) bought it, it's worth much more now.

Unlikely to ever see something quite like this again! http://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/the-inside-scop-on-the-greatest-gearhead-publicity-stunt-ever/

fuel pump dying ? , or bad crank sensor or ecu (dry joints) etc also check the dizzy cap and rotor etc when it dies and wont start , you need to check if you have spark at one of the spark plug leads ?? if you do then look into the fuel system , fuel pumps die these cars have a lift pump in the tank and a high pressure one under the car call me tomorrow if you want more info 021433600

approx. one of 3 in NZ

146rwkw, that would go well!

Keen to do a deal as I now have my new car 1 car too many (according to someone)

I'm using the kit engineered by a R3v user - http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=306268 The wheels - I found some Style 61 16x7.5 ET20 rims: Hoping to paint them the same bronze colour as this M3's wheels: Going onto my M52 swapped delphin coupe.

The rear bumper is faded compared to the rear of the car. And I've only just noticed that is also has some clear coat bubbling.

On what Paul ??... the rover?

I've got a spare Barry. Send a msg on messenger

What a shame, nice car, I am looking for the pliers & vice grips for my E28 tool kit??

Couple of outside shots from today. I'm loving the fitment, smaller diameter wheels but slightly more aggressive offset, suits the car imo. 18s6 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 18s7 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 18s8 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 18s9 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 18s10 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 18s11 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

mates car is e36 328ti went from 126kw to 166kw after the charger was fitted , this is Rear wheel KW that's with only 4.5ibs of boost my car is a e46 330ti 146rwkw no boost yet