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Originally posted by Jb325is View PostDo either of you have the mounts/spacers from the posted 300mm link? Loved the m60 in my 540i, did not love the 3700 lbs of e34 that it carried. m62's are dirt cheap, unfortunately the 6 speed trannies are not.Last edited by gregslow318i; 12-21-2009, 01:14 AM.
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Originally posted by gregslow318i View Postwelcome to the club.... 2k daily driven miles and counting
Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827
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Originally posted by Jean View PostDamn! Pics of the underside / tranny tunnel modifications etc?
I only have a few becouse my cam took a shit during the first week of the build,,,but here are a few
there should be a few in my album under my profile
but I used the stock e30 5 speed trans crossmember, the rear half of a stock e30 shaft and a custom front half, as well as cutting about 3 in out of a stock e30 shifter arm and selector rod, oh and it has working ac :-D
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Originally posted by Jb325is View PostDo either of you have the mounts/spacers from the posted 300mm link? Loved the m60 in my 540i, did not love the 3700 lbs of e34 that it carried. m62's are dirt cheap, unfortunately the 6 speed trannies are not.
I dunno if there're many manual E39 540's around there, but here in Europe you can buy one for 3-5k€ so that's the best combination to start with.- E34 M5 (x 2) -
- E30 V8 Cabrio "Kylpyamme" -
- Alpina D10 Touring #33/94 -
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Originally posted by gregslow318i View Postlol...lets just say you need to get a running start in order to get it to fit....
I only have a few becouse my cam took a shit during the first week of the build,,,but here are a few
there should be a few in my album under my profile
but I used the stock e30 5 speed trans crossmember, the rear half of a stock e30 shaft and a custom front half, as well as cutting about 3 in out of a stock e30 shifter arm and selector rod, oh and it has working ac :-D
Very cool!Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827
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Originally posted by Jean View PostPRetty impressive! The engine is WIDE but it's short, so I guess it's a trade off lol. How much work was involved for the tranny to fit etc? Can you do the clutch job or remove tranny w/o pulling the engine etc? What radiator and hoses did you use?
Very cool!
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Doesn't sound too bad other than radiator mess lol. So the firewall/tranny tunnel was left untouched?Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827
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