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    I blew out another oil filter, even with that box that I built covering the filters. That was it, I had enough.

    So i installed the factory m60 oil filter housing, remotely, with AN hoses/fittings. This should solve my problems. It's a hell of a tight fit, between the valance, fog light, tire, frame rail, fender, wheel housing, etc... I have about 1/2" of clearance in any direction. It took me about 15 hours to do all of this.




    Had some 10 AN bungs brazed onto factory metal lines that I cut down:








    Clearance with the wheel turned (had to trim the corner of the housing off):




    Clearance with the wheel straight:




    Road clearance:




    That black hose is just the filter removal drain. When you start removing the cap, the filter lifts up, and a push-button valve at the bottom is opened, draining the oil back to the pan so it doesn't spill everywhere. I haven't tested it yet, it's all gravity based, and I don't have much of an incline between the filter housing and the pan. We'll see. If it doesn't drain properly I'll just put a ball valve at the end and open that while I'm draining my oil pan, to drain the housing when changing oil. In addition, that's why I'm not terribly concerned about the ground clearance. It serves no real purpose other then not making a mess when changing oil.
    Last edited by JGood; 08-03-2013, 10:35 AM.
    85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
    e30 restoration and V8 swap
    24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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      You would think the oil system would be simple and problem free, one thing after another when you push the limits.

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        incredible effort here. no A/C plans ever I take it?
        I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s

        HOWTOs:
        DB vert plastic bumpers
        OEM Keys
        MTech1 docs

        88 ix Lach/Card
        91 ic Calypso 3.1
        86 Cosmo 2.7

        OEM+ or bust!


        reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
        TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
        e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.

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          Originally posted by bradnic View Post
          incredible effort here. no A/C plans ever I take it?
          Nah, the entire system is removed, even under the dash. I've driven it for 13 years without A/C, I'm used to it. It would be nice, but not worth the added effort, weight, space consumed, and expense.
          85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
          e30 restoration and V8 swap
          24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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            Any pics of the blown filters?

            I have never seen a blown oil filter.

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              Originally posted by kristov View Post
              Any pics of the blown filters?

              I have never seen a blown oil filter.
              They weren't literally "blown". They were getting pinhole leaks. So small that they'd only leak with the car running, when they were under pressure, and the hole wasn't even visible.
              85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
              e30 restoration and V8 swap
              24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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                Is the throttle cable the stock E30 one?

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                  I'm a little late to this thread, but after spending the last couple days reading over this thread I am just flabbergasted at what you have done with this car. Just absolutely amazing!

                  By the way, I am new to this forum. First post haha!

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                    so ive been reading this whole thread over night at work and all i can say is wow... im not much into V8 e30 but man lemme tell you... that is the sickest car ive ever seen. the amount of work you put in, the detail, the learning curve... everything is awesome. im located in northern VA hit me up on here next time you are down. id love to see the car. Im about to start tearing my car apart too and do a whole resto on it. my profile has some pics but not all that great. anyway.... keep up the good work... this was an awesome build to read.
                    10 minutes... then we invade China.
                    We'll begin with the small town of General Tso's,
                    And move to the Orange chicken province.

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                      Thanks guys!

                      Originally posted by kristov View Post
                      Is the throttle cable the stock E30 one?
                      Nope, e34 540i.



                      So, I'm starting to consider going the 6 speed route. I'd have lower highway RPM's, even if I switched back to the 3.25 diff I originally used, which would also give me better acceleration then the 2.93 I'm currently using. Not to mention, I could use a stock e39 540i clutch kit with my UUC flywheel, which should be superior to my aftermarket m52 clutch kit in every way.

                      Now I just need to find a reasonably priced trans locally.
                      85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
                      e30 restoration and V8 swap
                      24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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                        now you're talking! It's about time you wised up!!!

                        How do you plan to source a driveshaft?
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                          Originally posted by FrankM E30 View Post
                          now you're talking! It's about time you wised up!!!

                          How do you plan to source a driveshaft?
                          I'd just have a local shop do it. A friend had one done for $100 so it's just sourcing the two halves that's a PITA haha
                          85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
                          e30 restoration and V8 swap
                          24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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                            Be careful Justin, there are a lot of garbage 6 speeds out there being advertised as good operable units. Also with no internal parts available anywhere it basically becomes a paperweight if its bad.

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                              Originally posted by dirty30 View Post
                              Be careful Justin, there are a lot of garbage 6 speeds out there being advertised as good operable units. Also with no internal parts available anywhere it basically becomes a paperweight if its bad.
                              What are the common failure modes? Anything easy to check while they are off the car? I did read that there's no parts available, that sucks!

                              e34 and e39 g420's are the same, correct? So I can use my e39 UUC 540i flywheel with an e39 clutch/PP on either a e34 or e39 trans?
                              85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
                              e30 restoration and V8 swap
                              24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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                                I picked up a 6 speed and M5 driveshaft, clutch and PP from RobertK last year. Great guy. he may know where to source another one.
                                I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s

                                HOWTOs:
                                DB vert plastic bumpers
                                OEM Keys
                                MTech1 docs

                                88 ix Lach/Card
                                91 ic Calypso 3.1
                                86 Cosmo 2.7

                                OEM+ or bust!


                                reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
                                TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
                                e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.

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