E30 m42
Hello everyone, I'm Ivan from Montenegro.
I've read this forum so many times, and finally decided to join in.
My car is e30 with m42 engine. When i bought the car there were a lot of issues on it, like shortened springs without shorting the shock absorbers so the absorber bearing had been deformed. Car originally was with the m40b16 engine, so the brakes were with back drums, some stiff absorbers and springs to the back and as I said, the Frankenstein suspension to the front. Bad sparks, bad coil(one of four), bad middle exhaust box, bad ecu transistor, bad fuel pump, water metal pipe, thermostat, water pump, muffler, visko with fan also, battery, temperature gauge, differential without oil and noisy, injector, fuel filter so old that the new one made hoses blow, complete front and back suspension rubbers were to old and to worn. Everything that I've listed as bad, was replaced with new or aftermarket in great condition.
Situation now is, that I have a blown coolant, and engine that heats up just a bit more than 90 degrees. I still have loss of power when I press the full throttle from standing position, but when I accelerate progressively everything is fine. I've noticed that my intake gasket is teared up in two places but it's holding together, and I'm having doubts on injectors and engine head.
In the past two years, I was changing parts, and bringing car to life, still not done it
but I'm on my way and I'll never stop.
Now some specs and photos
M42B18
135hp
1989
unknown kilometers
-front apex -60, rear supersport -40mm(i couldn't find -60 apex for rear)
-middle circulating box(without silencers or similar things)
-supersprint rear exhaust
-recently replaced differential 4.10 with 4.27(excellent condition which deserved new diff oil)
-also replaced rear drums with disk brakes and put new brake hoses
-rear spacers 15mm
-toora grid steering wheel 350mm with momo wheel head
-some custom cold air which will be soon replaced with OEM airbox and K&N panel filter
This is the day when I bought it 30.07.2012
Alpina replicas 15" 7j et15
Z3 sport seats
E30 sport steering wheel and wooden knob
first bonnet opening after some time :woowoo:
polishing that lasted three rainy days
tried mt2 390mm for a while(awful steering, feeling like a bus driver)
snowy day
shipping parts from neighbor countries
after fixing front suspension and mounting style 5 rims
(Alpina replicas sold)
toora mounted
open filter with custom built holder(by me :D)
Superpsrint mounted
painted gauges
original "is" seats
big fail with rial MK Motorsport 15,4" 7.5J rims :(
prepared for some fine polishing with machine, but couldn't find tires so they were melted for some small refund
present condition
Hartge Type A 16" 4x100 ET 25 7.5J prepared for some center caps removal (you can see that some are broken, so i don't need them anymore), painting and some 205/45 tires
M emblem waiting for knob arrival
My plans are to get top engine fully restored, check the bottom end, put smoked headlights, paint the car in weinrot, get some stiffer shocks, maybe COP and s50 intake.
Head, valves and seats will be polished, not ported with all seals replaced with chain, chain tensioner and bearings replaced. Coolant will be added from e36 1.8is with AC version (440x440mm)
That's all folks for now ;D
I've read this forum so many times, and finally decided to join in.
My car is e30 with m42 engine. When i bought the car there were a lot of issues on it, like shortened springs without shorting the shock absorbers so the absorber bearing had been deformed. Car originally was with the m40b16 engine, so the brakes were with back drums, some stiff absorbers and springs to the back and as I said, the Frankenstein suspension to the front. Bad sparks, bad coil(one of four), bad middle exhaust box, bad ecu transistor, bad fuel pump, water metal pipe, thermostat, water pump, muffler, visko with fan also, battery, temperature gauge, differential without oil and noisy, injector, fuel filter so old that the new one made hoses blow, complete front and back suspension rubbers were to old and to worn. Everything that I've listed as bad, was replaced with new or aftermarket in great condition.
Situation now is, that I have a blown coolant, and engine that heats up just a bit more than 90 degrees. I still have loss of power when I press the full throttle from standing position, but when I accelerate progressively everything is fine. I've noticed that my intake gasket is teared up in two places but it's holding together, and I'm having doubts on injectors and engine head.
In the past two years, I was changing parts, and bringing car to life, still not done it
but I'm on my way and I'll never stop.Now some specs and photos
M42B18
135hp
1989
unknown kilometers
-front apex -60, rear supersport -40mm(i couldn't find -60 apex for rear)
-middle circulating box(without silencers or similar things)
-supersprint rear exhaust
-recently replaced differential 4.10 with 4.27(excellent condition which deserved new diff oil)
-also replaced rear drums with disk brakes and put new brake hoses
-rear spacers 15mm
-toora grid steering wheel 350mm with momo wheel head
-some custom cold air which will be soon replaced with OEM airbox and K&N panel filter
This is the day when I bought it 30.07.2012
Alpina replicas 15" 7j et15
Z3 sport seats
E30 sport steering wheel and wooden knob
first bonnet opening after some time :woowoo:
polishing that lasted three rainy days
tried mt2 390mm for a while(awful steering, feeling like a bus driver)
snowy day
shipping parts from neighbor countries
after fixing front suspension and mounting style 5 rims
(Alpina replicas sold)
toora mounted
open filter with custom built holder(by me :D)
Superpsrint mounted
painted gauges
original "is" seats
big fail with rial MK Motorsport 15,4" 7.5J rims :(
prepared for some fine polishing with machine, but couldn't find tires so they were melted for some small refund
present condition
Hartge Type A 16" 4x100 ET 25 7.5J prepared for some center caps removal (you can see that some are broken, so i don't need them anymore), painting and some 205/45 tires
M emblem waiting for knob arrival
My plans are to get top engine fully restored, check the bottom end, put smoked headlights, paint the car in weinrot, get some stiffer shocks, maybe COP and s50 intake.
Head, valves and seats will be polished, not ported with all seals replaced with chain, chain tensioner and bearings replaced. Coolant will be added from e36 1.8is with AC version (440x440mm)
That's all folks for now ;D
i have no idea what i am doing with my life
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