george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Time to test fit - we put the motor in and out of the car maybe 7 or 8 times - mostly because we were building the mounts from scratch - and that took some finess.(and no that guy in the barney-purple shirt is not me) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 At the time - no one knew you could mix and match drive shaft parts from different bmw's to get the right length for the m30. I did it the hard expensive way, I bought a e30m3 DS then had it shorten, rebuilt and rebalanced for $400...OUCH! Oh in the pic is not the DS - a peice of PVC pipe to make sure we were lined up right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Yep - that my car - and that's a hammer. Actually that was fun. Beeting the hell out of the fire wall to make some more room for the motor. Not for the weak - but once the motor is in you can't even see it - it's hidden behind the head. Oh, and a spray of 3m under coating helps seal any bare metal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 I forget the measurement we took - but this is one LOOOONNNNGGGG motor/tranny package. Notice that I used a getrag 265 with a removable bell housing? It really make the swap easier. This tranny came out of a e30m3. Also the tranny mount is a e30 m3 mount - it bolts right up to the e30. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 using abs plastic to mock up the custom mounts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 We used lots of jacks and stand under the motor to get it just in the right place before building the mounts - this step is critical, and time consumming tring to position a huge motor EXACTLY where is need to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Hey! It fits! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 It took two tries on building the mounts till we were happy. Notice the bad angle of this first version? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Oh that's tight!!! this is not the final position. We ended getting it back another inch or 2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Because we ended up using the stock m20 harness - wiring was a snap! It all just pluged in - no need to rebuild the c101 conector!!! THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george graves 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2010 Notching the old radiator supports - they get in the way of the e28 radiator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
