OLLIE 26 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 Pure Awesome Lance! 100% badass! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 if it was me i think id be leaving it automatic. towpigs are always better in auto imo and it wont cost you anything because you already have the auto box (i assume?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bezzal 1 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 An E34 550, just makes so much sense! Why didn't BMW do it? Excellent project! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-8-Serie...5fCarsQ5fTrucks http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-850csi-M8-E31-motor...=item35a82f9c09 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E31-850csi-6-spe...=item2eabe3075e Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) if it was me i think id be leaving it automatic. towpigs are always better in auto imo and it wont cost you anything because you already have the auto box (i assume?) Corners.....sideways.....controlled..... Have you not heard an auto change gears?? they sound DUMB..... But yes as you have said.. cost wise.. for now she is an auto.. but definitly in the game plan to get that 6speed behind her in the not to distant future. I dont mind towing with a manual, thats what real boys do.. An E34 550, just makes so much sense! Why didn't BMW do it? Excellent project! Why didn't they?? I still ask myself this after tinkering away, everything is there.. it fits.. I think it may have eaten into the e31 sales too much.. I also ask myself why the m70 is so de-tuned. The whole excercise is definitly not for a "performance" upgrade.. I could spend the same amount of money on modifications to a 6 cylinder and get alot better gains from it.. Its about a dream and a little boy fulfilling that dream. I'm almost there.. Edited March 29, 2010 by melowpuf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 Im already onto that gearbox Brent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soarer260@hotmail.com 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 What power and torque figures do you estimate the setup would put out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 Slightly more than the m60b40.. factory specs are as follows: Max power: 220 kW (295 hp) @ 5300 rpm Max torque: 450 N·m (330 lb·ft) @ 4000 rpm so take into account it is now 20 years old.. so probably half those figures??? nothing spectacular.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 Corners.....sideways.....controlled..... Have you not heard an auto change gears?? they sound DUMB..... But yes as you have said.. cost wise.. for now she is an auto.. but definitly in the game plan to get that 6speed behind her in the not to distant future. I dont mind towing with a manual, thats what real boys do.. dont get the impression i am an autowhore haha. my 320i was auto and i hated it and i loved it when i conveted to manual. I got the impression this was going to be primarily a tow vehicle hence the auto thing. as a DD i would got manul of course! sorry for confusion! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) dont get the impression i am an autowhore haha. my 320i was auto and i hated it and i loved it when i conveted to manual. I got the impression this was going to be primarily a tow vehicle hence the auto thing. as a DD i would got manul of course! sorry for confusion! Ah sorry, its primary function will be a weekend play toy.. the E34 doesnt have a towbar. If it was to be a daily driver then I agree auto would be the way to go.. the E32 was a nice cruise mobile.. slap it in drive and off you go.. but as a play toy I would get bored very quickly with an auto.. Edited March 29, 2010 by melowpuf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted March 29, 2010 Creeps me out when you talk about "little boys and dreams" Lance but great job! Good luck finding that gearbox - I thought the 420G was hard enough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) ITS ALIVE!! *jumps up and down* although VERY VERY VERY loudly.. like a spitfire loud.. no exhaust sounds scary.. suprised myself with how easily she fired and started up.. My temporary measure of joining the trans lines with hose didnt work so well, - I have to wash Marty's car's now because of the explosion. Now the process of routing the rest of the E32 harness inside the body and putting the interior back together. Quite pleased with the boot loom (tail lights/lock) being the only spliced wires in the whole transplant. And tighten the leaking power steering return line. I opted for the "hard" way as some may say, and transferred the entire wiring from bumper to bumper across. I saw it as being too much of a headache splicing body looms into eachother which stemmed mainly from the fly by wire loom running across the front of the dashboard. As from day one I wanted a reliable transplant if that meant transfer EVERYTHING then so be it.. Edited April 20, 2010 by melowpuf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Awesome news Lance, do a skid! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 nice work ... if only you got a sound clip from when you fired her up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 nice work ... if only you got a sound clip from when you fired her up I wasn't actually expecting it to fire... so wasnt really prepared.. Ill take a vid with no exhaust tonight briefly though.. it is rather loud and don't want to annoy the country folk any more than I have.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) be carefull running it with no exhaust. can damage the engine. running it for a few seconds is ok though well done on getting it going Edited April 20, 2010 by e30li Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Badassssssssssssss! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 congratulations mate! cant wait to watch the vid when i get home from work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 aweome lance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Good sh*t Lance - can I vew this beast when I pop round? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Good sh*t Lance - can I vew this beast when I pop round? maybe.. I still hate you though.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Sound clip done yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Sound clip done yet? Im still at work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted April 20, 2010 maybe.. I still hate you though.. Jealous . Convert this to manual and all will be solved! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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