E30 24V

[e30plz 1]

m50 wuut.

Going to look phat yo.

Edited February 5, 2010 by ѕ¢нℓєυ∂є�η

[e30ftw 396]

Tight fit!! Lucky I pulled the grinder on the intake manifold before I put it in or else that would have been even more of a tight squeeze.

On the home straight

Oh and oopz..

[kerry 10]

did you put the m20 starter on first , good stuf

Edited February 5, 2010 by kerry

[e30ftw 396]

haha yeh i did, you can see it in the brake booster picture.

If I forgot I would have rather pulled the engine out than try put the start in with the engine in the car.

Wow the exhaust side is a Tight fit.

[tibbs.james 1]

Good work John, this will be a really really nice car for you when it runs.

Would love to do one myself.

[e30ftw 396]

And just cos project threads are interesting with moar picturez.

[kerry 10]

haha yeh i did, you can see it in the brake booster picture.

If I forgot I would have rather pulled the engine out than try put the start in with the engine in the car.

Wow the exhaust side is a Tight fit.

yea its a tight fit but not too bad really

[e30ftw 396]

Do these 2 connections go to the + battery? The ones sitting on the manifold, 1 wire is red so I'm guessing its the ECU power and there is another one coming off the just before the diagnostic connector does that go to + battery power too?

[BM WORLD 1260]

Do these 2 connections go to the + battery? The ones sitting on the manifold, 1 wire is red so I'm guessing its the ECU power and there is another one coming off the just before the diagnostic connector does that go to + battery power too?

the e36 have the battery post on the drivers side , then the red cable goes from there over to the passenger side next to the fuse box which supplys power to the fuse box and relays etc .

so probably not needed in a e30

unless you need a heavy gauge power wire for something on the left side of the car like a train horn etc

[e30ftw 396]

Nah I pulled that big red power cable out, I know the one you are talking about it has one part going to the starter motor but I swapped the m20 starter power cable because it has the battery terminal clamp on it.

I figured it anyways, the red wire to power and I pealed the shielding off the other wire and its a group of brown wires so obviously the ground..

[e30ftw 396]

Made the reverse light switch using the plug from the evap canister on the m50, since I aint using it just chopped the plug off as it fitted the gearbox reverse switch. All the linkage is in and fits up sweet.

Still waiting on my front struts.

[c.robertson00 11]

Dude your threads got 145,000 page veiws! Wtf? Hahaha

[kerry 10]

^haha thats out there alright, did every thing bolt up as it shoud man.

[e30ftw 396]

Yeah so far everything has bottled up sweet as, roughly checked the driveshaft but I'll have to wait for the diff to be in to know for sure but I'm pretty sure it's algood.

I has wheels sorted too

And yeah i know lol the views is high as

Actually, only thing I can't sort is the top hose lol cos the m42 radiator needs a shorter hose than the bigger radiators. Probably gonna cut and join with a metal pipe in the middle or something I guess..

Edited February 9, 2010 by e30ftw

[kerry 10]

Probably gonna cut and join with a metal pipe in the middle or something I guess..

that's what i have done but a nice shiny stainless one

[1rotty 40]

How'd you get on with the heater pipes?

[e30ftw 396]

I just pulled the gearbox cross member off and lifted the gearbox right up so the engine tilted more forward. It gave abit of room and I smashed the pipe abit, then was able to get the top hose on and then drop the gearbox down and its still sorta almost touching but it should be aight!

[AN E30 Fan 1]

Coming along nicely bro, M50's look so good in the E30 Engine bay

[Guest Simon*]

Got weeeeelzzz?

[e30ftw 396]

wut

[Guest Simon*]

I has wheels sorted too

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[Guest Ari Gold]

How'd you get on with the heater pipes?

Just shove a screwdriver in them as you bend them and they'll be fine.

[westy 614]

Lol butchers are coming out to play.

[hybrid 1039]

Just shove a screwdriver in them as you bend them and they'll be fine.

lol, pull it out and shorten it properly .. only takes 10 mins to take it out. Took around 2 inchs off mine.

[*Glenn* 854]

lol, pull it out and shorten it properly .. only takes 10 mins to take it out. Took around 2 inchs off mine.

Is that what your GF said Josh ???