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    almost done

    E30 touring

    M30b35 from an e34
    Schmiedmann headers
    No transmission yet
    Garagistic mounts
    M20 wiring

    All I've done is replace gaskets and clean /paint parts
    Keeping as cheap as possible for the moment.

    Other couple things is
    E36 sport seats (w/factory fire extinguisher)
    Nardi steering wheel

    Working on suede headliner and electric sunroof install

    Gonna bring this baby stateside as soon as my time in Germany is over.

    Will post pics once I load them to my computer, my phone doesn't want to let me.
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      Hey guys I am in Franklin TN.
      Ive got a 1991 325i that now has a m30b35 that I daily.

      M30b35 from (91 e34 535i)
      179 ecu
      G260 5 speed trans from same e34
      E30 shift linkages
      Garagistic mounts
      M20 rubber mounts
      E28 radiator
      No firewall modifications
      E30 m20 wiring harness
      E34 washer fluid reservoir
      Stock A/C fan up front
      E34 Air Intake
      Replaced most gaskets and rubbers
      E46 Steering Rack
      E36 Tie Rods
      Working Cruise Control and Power Steering
      3.25 LSD from e28
      E30 m20 manual drive shaft
      Flange swap on transmission
      Stock flywheel and Clutch
      Stock Headers
      Downpipes to Y-pipe 3in back
      Used Toyota Catalytic Converter and Muffler
      Borla 3" muffler at the end
      H&R Sports with Bilstein Sports
      Avid.1 AV-11 16x8 et +15
      205/50/16 Kumho Ecsta AST
      Rear fenders rolled

      To Do:
      Front Control Arms
      Offset Bushings
      Sway Bar Links
      E90 top hats
      Alignment
      Possible Valve adjustment

      In the future:
      Working A/C
      R134 Converted




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        Auckland New Zealand

        1988 M30B35
        Getrag 262 late 70s four speed
        E28 535 radiator
        M20 mounts
        Not sure about headers or driveshaft
        Everything else is stock 318i stuff. Even brakes.
        Superlow springs but stock shocks.
        Cam is suspected of being aftermarket, lumpy idle
        Stock open diff 3.91
        but goes like hell, lots of fun. This is my first car and was auto m10 when i bought it.
        Celebrating 30 years.
        1986 E30 Coupe, assembled in Munich, West Germany, 7/7/86. M10 5 Speed cruisin' through time and space

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          ECU/DME
          -MegaSquirt 3X - V3.0 Board
          -Speed Density Tune w/ 2.5 bar Onboard MAP Sensor
          -Stock M30B35 Crank Position Sensor
          -Innovate MTX-L Wideband
          -E36 3-Wire Throttle Position Sensor
          -E30 Late Model M20B25 Engine Harness with E30 C191 connector

          Engine
          -1988 735i M30B35
          -Free-Flow Intake + Pod Filter (No AFM/Airbox)
          -Stock E34 Headers/Collectors > Y-Pipe with O2 bung > 2.5" single > eBay Resonator 2.5in/out > Magnaflow 12158
          -Garagistic Engine Mount Arms
          -Garagistic HD Rubber M20 Engine Mounts

          Cooling
          -Stock M30B35 Water Pump/Hoses/T-Stat
          -16" SPAL Pusher w/ custom mounts (manual and auto on/off with stock E30 wiring)
          -Stock E28 535i Radiator

          Fuel
          -Fully Sequential Injection
          -750cc Injectors
          -Stock M30B35 Pressure Regulator
          -Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump

          Ignition
          -Wasted Spark Ignition
          -Stock M30B35 Plugs (NGK)
          -M20B25 Magnecor Plug Wires
          -IGN-6 Coilpack
          -QuadSpark Ignition Module

          Drivetrain
          -1991 535i G260 w/ M20B25 G260 Output Flange
          -Stock Z3 1.9 Shifter Rod
          -Stock/Unmodified 325i Shift Linkage
          -Stock/Unmodified 325i Driveshaft
          -Stock E28 M5 Clutch/Pressure Plate/Throw-Out Bearing
          -Lightened Stock M30B34 Single-Mass Flywheel
          -Stock E30 M20B25 Master and Slave Cylinders
          -Stock/Unmodified 325i Transmission Crossmember
          -Garagistic HD Rubber M20 Transmission Mounts
          -E30 3.73 Limited Slip Diff

          Suspension/Steering
          -Konig Rollers w/ 15mm spacers all around + hubcentric rings (15x7.5 ET32) (Unmodified Fenders)
          -Hankook Ventus V2 Concept H457 (205-50-15)
          -H&R Race Springs/Bilstein Sport Shocks
          -E30 M3 Eccentric Front Control Arm Bushings
          -Stock Sway Bars/Bushings
          Last edited by EatsHondas; 03-15-2020, 03:46 PM. Reason: Build Updates
          1989 325i Lachssilber Sedan
          5-Speed Swapped
          M30B35 Swapped
          MegaSquirt MS3X

          1987 325i Lachssilber Sedan
          260k OEM Automatic Daily Baby

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            Details:
            -1986 BMW 325e Sedan
            -M30b35 out of 1990 E34 535i w/ 128k miles
            -M20b25 engine wiring harness w/ 179 ECU
            -Getrag 260/6 w/ big ETA flange swapped
            -Stock early ETA driveshaft to 2.73 diff
            -Garagistic motor arms
            -Revshift 80a poly motor mounts
            -E28 535i radiator
            -Spal 30102048 16" Curved Blade Pusher Fan (wired into stock E30 system)
            -Stock E30 shifter linkage and aluminum shifter carrier w/ Z3 shifter
            -E34 intake box
            -Power steering
            -Air conditioning (in progress)
            -Stock b35 exhaust manifolds to dual 2" pipes with a resonator on each to eBay M20b25 "stainless steel" axle back

            M20b27 out

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            Refreshed M30b35 going to the shop

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            M30 in!

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            Finalizing everything

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            Ripping her through the mountains

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            Thanks for checking her out! If you have any questions, let me know!
            Last edited by jdance30; 03-15-2018, 07:19 AM.
            1986 325e Pearl White on Grey Houndstooth 24x,xxx miles M30b35 Swapped
            2002 525i Jet Black on Sand Beige 13x,xxx miles
            "This 2.5 liter inline six cylinder is smoother than my silk Versace underwear." -Vehicle Virgins

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              Originally posted by jdance30 View Post


              M30 in!

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              how is your coolant reservoir mounted?
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                Originally posted by glnr13 View Post
                how is your coolant reservoir mounted?
                It isn't mounted, just resting there...I probably need to do that.
                1986 325e Pearl White on Grey Houndstooth 24x,xxx miles M30b35 Swapped
                2002 525i Jet Black on Sand Beige 13x,xxx miles
                "This 2.5 liter inline six cylinder is smoother than my silk Versace underwear." -Vehicle Virgins

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                  91 vert auto

                  In final stages of assembly (I hope)...
                  • Low mileage 91 cabrio, black
                  • 92 M30B35 from a 735i with 110K miles
                  • 4.27 Torsen LSD from a Z3
                  • E46 steering rack
                  • E36 tie rods
                  • Condor Speed offset cabs
                  • Bilstein fronts and KYB Camaro shocks rear
                  • E32 aux fan for cooling
                  • Z3M radiator
                  • Transcool transmission cooler
                  • Megasquirt2 DIY
                  • Six LS2 Truck coils using crank-fired ignition
                  • 23lb mustang injectors
                  • 3 inch single exhaust with Vibrant Quiet resonator, high-flow cat, and Borla muffler
                  • 14.7 wide band O2
                  • E32 intake with AFM delete
                  • Garagistic mounts with 635i rubber bushings
                  • M30 torque converter and bell housing with E30 4HP22 (or is it a 24?)
                  • Style 18 BMW wheels from an E36 that I will mount once i can save up for a set of 42 Draft Design adapters
                  • UUC braided brake lines
                  • Garagistic rear shock mount reinforcement
                  • Battery relocated to rear...50lb ballast removed
                  • Drilled and wired cam oiler banjo bolts
                  • AC delete
                  • PS retain
                  Last edited by CharMick; 08-27-2018, 10:30 AM.

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                    Originally posted by CharMick View Post
                    In final stages of assembly
                    Z3M radiator
                    How's the clearance on that? Got any pics?
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                      Need to bash the firewall this weekend so I can get an idea of how much room there is.

                      Since I am going distributor-less I am hoping to have enough room for the radiator to fit in the stock location. It isn't really any wider than the stock m20 rad, just has 3 cores rather than 2 and no provision for auto cooler in the radiator, going with standalone mounted where useless oil cooler used to be.

                      If anything the pulleys may be close...fingers crossed.

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                        Since you're going no AC you can shave off the AC groove on your crank pulley. The other pulleys are set back. It's gonna be tight... I'm running the e28 radiator and that's thinner than the m20 radiator. I have very little space between radiator and alternator pulley. Crank pulley with AC groove to radiator I can barely get a fingers width in there.
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                          Firewall massaged. I may have gone a bit overboard but I did not want to have to pull/reinstall again. About 1mm clearance between the AC pulley and the Z3M radiator. Considering splitting the pulley but I am concerned about unbalancing the crank.
                          EDIT: After removing the plastic radiator supports that the rubber feet fit into I can press the radiator up against the vertical radiator support and i get about 3/16+ clearance at the bottom of the AC pulley. Will the motor ever shift forward enough to make contact?

                          Pictures of FW clearance, exhaust tunnel, brake booster clearance (none...suggestions?).

                          This is the first time I have seen the motor in the car and it LOOKS like the intake manifold sits pretty high. Two pictures attached....does this look OK? I don't think i could lower it without new mounts and I only have a couple of millimeters between the oil pan and the e46 steering rack. Does this look like how the motor sits in other folk's cars?

                          BTW...that is Toyota FIPG squeezing out between the block and oil pan.

                          Thanks.

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                          Last edited by CharMick; 08-26-2018, 01:04 PM. Reason: fix pictures

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                            Here are the pictures of the intake height from front and side.Click image for larger version

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                              One other thought on clearance....remove the entire AC/PS pulley (see #2 in copy of picture from REALOEM) from the crank, leaving just the WP/Alternator pulley. Weld a pulley to the alternator pulley (see picture....there was a company making something called an Add-a-pulley for offroad welders) to drive the PS...seems do-able. The company does not make them anymore but he describes a way of doing it yourself. Link:

                              ZENA Add-A-Pulley power takeoff kit information page -- photos and diagrams showing methods of use



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                                Z3M radiator clearance...now it fits!

                                Problem solved by removing AC pulley (car never had functioning AC anyway) from combination AC/PS pulley.

                                Added almost exactly 3/4 of an inch clearance between pulley and radiator. Radiator sits on stock mounts and hold-down. No further mods required, nearly an inch of clearance, overall.

                                Held crank with 36mm socket and long extension, removed 8x 13mm bolts, removed pulley. Used my flush cut saw with metal cutting blade (WD40 to cool). Took 5 minutes and was very clean. Polished rough edge with emery cloth and gave it a shot of black paint. Done.

                                Looks factory and gave me the clearance I needed to use the larger radiator.

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                                Last edited by CharMick; 09-08-2018, 06:27 AM.

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