sierra9260

Hahaha I like it! Good point, I did go to the Police about it but when i have a bit more time I will definitely try some of those other avenues.

quote "the front half of an E34 M20 520i manual will fit, based on the logic that the 525i and 325i front halves are the same, its the rear half thats different. But Manaual E34 even harder to come by than that manual E30. edit: the E34 520i M20 may use a Getrag 260 though, im not sure." Well the 520i and the 320i are M20B20's exactly the same.. however I thought I might be able to find a automatic e34 and grab the shaft off that as the wheel base is longer. But that said I would still be looking at a mint to get it machined down to perfect length for my E30. It is a long story how I got ripped off but I went for the deal as it seemed cheap and no, the guy was young and turned very nasty and lied a lot. Not a great experience but unfortunately there isn't much i can do. thanks for the help so far, it seems that the exact part I need would still be cheapest option.

I've decided to put this in the general discussion page as I get the feeling it would be very beneficial to alot of e30, e34 owners I was ripped off from a bloke on trade me who decided to sell me a full manual conversion kit for a m20b20. He decided to be clever and take advantage of my trusting good nature (albeit naive) and not bother to send the matching driveshaft. So here I am many weeks later still trying to get one to fit. I was once very hopeful as I assumed they should be quite interchangeable, I might be able to use one from a 325i or alter a 318i one... But alas it seems very hard to find one at all and I would need some appropriate sizes to start with. My question is: what would be the best way of getting a driveshaft to fit an M20B20? Would it be cost affective altering a longer shaft? Will e34 shafts be longer? What are the sizes? I've been racking my brains for a while trying to figure out the best solution.. I thought I might be able to get one slightly longer and have it altered or I might be able to put extra guibos on to lengthen it. I've been digging and digging all over the world wide web for something that stands out and can sort my problems but there doesn't seem to be a lot of information regarding the matter. It's either I have to find the exact part (which is as rare as hens teeth) or I'm stuck. For the record I have an 1988 E30 M20B20 with a getrag 240 box. Hopefully this information can be looked upon by someone else who is in the same pickle. Cheers