MMP M62B44 Build Project "Jack-N-Coke"

[IRON-E]

Hi s

[robiniscool]

opps i meant the 540i obdII flywheel with the timing teeths and it was either bigger or smaller can't remember correctly but in the end it did not work, (i had both clutch disc on me at the same time... lol)

[MonkeyMadness]

Hi s

Jealous..


On another note. I got the starter and mounts in today.
Looking to mock up the lower mounts, cross-member, steering rack.
I wipped up some exhaust flanges today at work and looking into building
a freer flowing manifolds. :shock:

[MonkeyMadness]

OK looked into mocking up my Cross-member, mounts, and steering rack
but while putting it together I noticed just how close the oil pan get to the steering rack mounts.
Is this normal? Has anybody else seen this?
Has anybody had a rubber mount fail and have any oil pan damage?









Oh ya I'm using the E34 540I rubber mounts that the link below suggests.
So I can't be the only one that sits this close..

http://www.rtsauto.com/e30-bmw-m62-v8-swap-3/

As you can see in this picture below there's is close too but i can't gauge just how much room they have.



it's got me worried so I'm thinking I'm going to trim down the rack mount ear in the inside of the mount. enough so that when the mounts sag under the weight of the motor/trans I wont have to worry...

[robiniscool]

i had to do the same thing i just trimmed one side a bit with the dremel then grinded it down

[BruceBe]

We cut-off, and then rebuilt the upper brackets for the PS rack with flat plate. But, the goal was to get the engine as low in the chassis as possible (race car). We notched/rebuilt our oil-pan, and did not use subframe spacers.

-Bruce

[TheTacoMan]

Will be following closing, considering a v8 for next summer.

[MonkeyMadness]

Ok so today was the first day to actually work on "Jack-N-Coke"

first thing we did was prepped the rear end to pull the diff.
Then we pulled the exhaust and center shields, then the drive shaft.
After that we pulled shift linkage and trans mounting.
Next was all the Elc. and cooling before we moved on to the mounts and finally pulled the motor to prep the car for the swap... :loco:










The M42 we pulled will be going in to a 2002 project "Yi Old Skool"

[MonkeyMadness]

Well pulled the 4.10 diff out today getting ready to drop off at Andrews (SKIFREE) for a 2.93 swap...





And if any of you are were wondering what we are going to do with the M42 with 5spd setup... :shock:

[MonkeyMadness]

OK..

So I have some questions..
I was dicking around in the garage frustrated about the fact i can't find a fucking 5spd flywheel.. ahh soo pissed.. :hitler:

Well it got me thinking about what you guys were talking about how you can throw on a M52b28 clutch and I have a F1 stage 2 kit for my M20B28 turbo build and I pulled it out and the damn thing fit the spline to my 5spd..



Even the Throw out bearing is the same! :up:



SO my question is whats the surface size of the 5spd flywheel compared to the 6spd?

SO whats the Inside Diameter of that surface area of both? are they the same?

Could you run a 6spd flywheel with a 6spd pressure plate
While running a M20 stage 2-3-4, or a M52b28 stage 2-3-4 disc????:weak:

Remember if your answer end or starts in a "NO" due to a little machining needed that can be over come.
But if it has to due with surface area or the fact that my car will blow up then I may have to think about it before I ignore you anyway..lol

[MonkeyMadness]

///M5 Flywheel

[JGood]

The problem I ran into with the stock 540i/M5 flywheel is that the center has a raised lip near the bolt holes. You can see that the factory 540i/M5 clutch disc has a curve in it, right near those big holes, so it doesn't hit the flywheel. The m20/m50 clutch discs don't have it, so it rubs the flywheel there. I'm, not sure if you can machine down the lip on that flywheel far enough to clear the disc.

Better pics/description:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=2959787&postcount=45

[MonkeyMadness]

Yes. I've seen this as well. But if you turn over the flywheel you will notice there is a ton of meat that can be carved away.
This was my intention.
I will be posting pic's and updates of this due to the fact that there tends to be much confusion on this.
If it works WOHOO! :up:
If not i move on to the next option.
Not really an issue.
So stay tuned.

[MonkeyMadness]

JGood did you try the E39 disc you talked about in that thread?

Got home today and started thinking a little more about JGOOD's post and I started digging

I think I'm going to try running a Sach disc (10 spline) used in the 530i
#2121 7526 588
it's a 240mm, 10 spline, Duel mass disc
Should work well and has the needed Bump relief



If this doesn't work I'll try the machining the lip...

[JGood]

JGood did you try the E39 disc you talked about in that thread?

No, because the 540i disc isn't compatible with the zf 5 speed.

If the factory e39 flywheel, e34 530i disc, and m52b28 aftermarket pressure plate work together, then that it is a good affordable solution.