M30 E30 official roll call thread

[superboosted]

You're from PA, you are welcome to come look my swap over. Any questions just shoot a PM.

Thanks,I may take you up on this:)

[wildstoats]

Not sure how I ignored this thread for so long. Here are my particulars:

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
M30B34 (from 86 535i) + Funk's mounts
Miller MAF
Getrag 265
Lightened E28 Flywheel (Top End Performance)
E28 Front Driveshaft + E30 Rear Driveshaft (Custom shortened by Rhode Island Driveshaft in Warwick RI)
3.73 LSD



Full, and ongoing, build thread here:
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=318100

[FencebusterTDI]

I've waited too long as well!

Picked this beastie up at the beginning of the year. Needed some attention, but the body and key components were great. Texas car for all its life until it made it to MT a couple years back.

Checked all of the body for rust and put undercoating and paint on all exposed metal. I put Lamin-x film on the hood, fenders, and front fascia. New Revshift motor and transmission mounts keep everything tight and Bav Auto spark plug wires keep the old M30 firing. Will likely clean up the engine bay and check on a few things soon.

Off the top of my head:

Motor and trans:
-M30B34 swap. Custom motor mounts.
-shaved head
-Microtech LT-8 ECU
-3.46 635Csi diff w/ M diff cooler

Body, suspension, brakes:
-5-lug conversion
-Bilstein sport struts
-H&R lowering springs
-Rear disc brakes
-Brembo vented discs
-stainless clutch and brake lines

Original build at

http://www.designbolt.com/html/bmwproject.html

Engine bay pics coming soon. Don't have recent ones

[Maksim]

hi friends)
im from Russia,Moscow)
was 316 pieburg 2be became 335 m30b35 with eml,asc, S3.64

[kronus]

klassno.

[Maksim]

klassno.

thanks)

[FencebusterTDI]

Engine pics for post 123

Finally. AC, power steering, and windshield washer tank all nestled in there... Look behind the right strut tower and notice the über-expensive (paint matching too) Folgers catch can for the crank breather

[CorvallisBMW]

Just curious, why did you relocate the throttle body?

[FencebusterTDI]

Just curious, why did you relocate the throttle body?

I'm honestly not sure why the builder did that. It definitely gives lots of room for the washer tank, easy access to spark plugs and such. I think there may have been plans for a turbo, in which case one has a lot of space to make a wild exhaust mani. Judging by the heavy clutch this is probably what was planned.

[CorvallisBMW]

Ah I see. Yes it will make turbo piping much easier if you decide to go that route some day. The washer bottle trick is easy though; just get a 325iX reservoir.

[bmw444]

Alpina throttle body modification

The throttle body modification was done by Alpina in the mid 80's on cars like the B6 2.8. Also on the E30 333i from South Africa. Said at the time to be for better performance.
Chris

[glnr13]

Los Angeles

1984 318i (6/1983 build date)
1989 535i m30b35
1990 735i harness
e30m3 flywheel/clutch/pressure plate
getrag 240
cut/rebalanced driveshaft
ireland headers
garagistic mounts
e28 radiator
vatozone intake
no a/c
535i cooolant reservoir/hoses

[E30Brad]

'91 325i (still under construction)
soon to be 335i

Modesto CA (unfortunately)
M30B35 ('91 E34 535i)
Getrag 265
Clutch Masters Stage 3 clutch (don't want to here it)
E28 driveshaft, returning it for early E30 shaft tomorrow
Resurfaced E34 dual mass flywheel
E30 M3 trans cross member
3.73 LSD
GoodnTight motor mount brackets+stock E30 rubbers
Bilsteins + I.E. stage 3 springs (both all around)
M3 offset control arm bushings
E28 Radiator+ mounts (notched out E30 side cups)
8mm plug wires+NGK plugs
M20 wire harness
E30 318i late wire harness cover
Refurbished gauge cluster (complements of Bavarian Restoration)
Yellow french Hella euro smiley head lamps
Yellow turn signals
Yellow fog lamps
All red tail lights (except back ups, orange bulb to make the white turn yellow)
Volvo cut-out front lip (searching for Part# 51 71 1 943 867 lip)
Tried the mono wiper, didn't like it, went back to 2 wipers. (wouldn't recommend it)
Need:
Electric fan setup
Going for M20 AC pump.
M20B25+getrag 260 for sale. LOL.

[ttrousdell]

Back when I had an M30 in my car 2011-2012.

[totheredline]

Built a 318is from the ground up last year. Unfortunately the cammed M42 left me wanting. So, I decided to go the M30 route. Im 19 years old, and literally working my ass of to build my dream car. Its taking a while but it should be driveable by may 2015. This car will be a very lightweight, NO BULLSHIT, all GO, street fighting/autocross car with a muscle car kind of feel. Still Building the engine and prepping the body buttttttt.


The car
-1988 325ia
-plastic bumpers
-mostly rust free
-fresh paint
-flawless trim
-Cut fuel tank ( drivers side half has been cut away remaining side sealed up)
-Crank sunroof (keeping it because I love cruising with the sunroof open)

Suspension steering and brakes

-Meyle HD control arms
-Z4 manual steering rack with E46 coupler
-Condor M3 offset UMHW FCAB's
-ST front sway bar with poly bushings and adjustable end links
-Billy HD shocks with Bilstien BTS kit springs
-wichers front strut brace
-rear strut brace
-IE rear sway bar with reinforcement tabs and adjustable end links
-reinforced trailing arms
-Stainless brake likes
-Drilled/slotted rotors
-hawk HPS pads
- remanufactured calipers
-Condor UMHW subframe bushings
-Poly RTABs
-Stock weaves with rt615ks
-ABS deleted with jeggs proportioning valve

Driveline
-3.73 LSD
-Reman axles
-Getrag 240 (don't have yet)
-Spec stage 3 clutch
-M10 fly
-Stock shifter with new bushings
-UUC SS clutch line

Engine and management

*lower end*
-US spec B34 block stock bore (stronger than B35 block)
-CX racing H beam rods with ARP bolts
-VAC coated bearings
-M30B35 pistons to give 10:1 compression with skimmed B34 head
-Balanced
-PS and AC deleted

*Top end*
-B34 head
-B35 valves
-B35 double valve springs
-IE chromoly retainer
-IE HD rocker arms
-IE rocker locks
-Billet 292 degree 10.2mm lift cam (will have a very nasty musclecar ish idle)
-F34R long tube header (still waiting on these)
-Ported to B35 intake manifold
-polished combustion chamber and intake runners

*management/ignition/fuel
-Whalbro 255 lph pump
-Euro S50 injectors
-944s FPR
-Basic ass oldschool AF megasquirt1 v2.2 controlling fuel only
-Vac advance distributor and early timing cover off of a euro 528i
-taylor wires
-MSD high po coil
-LM1 widebang

*Exhaust*
-dual 2.5 straight pipe with dual in/out flowmaster 40
-F34R headers as previously stated

*Cooling*
-euro oil cooler
-Ebay S52 aluminum radiator
-Volvo pusher fan with manual control

interior and instumentation
-Ebay Recaro SR replicas
-No carpet
-OBC deleted
-Central locking deleted
-AC hoses and evaporator deleted
-crank window conversion ( still waiting on regulators)
-All sound deadening deleted
-E28 3 spoke steering wheel
-Front speakers deleted
-plastic door cards (still need)
-Genuine BMW E46 rubber floor mats
-Streamlined wiring harnessAll excess wiring for ABS, power windows, AC power locks, speakers ECT, deleted.
-Rear seats deleted
-Wideband AFR gauge
-VDO oil pressure gauge
-VDO oil temp gauge
-VDO voltage gauge
-VDO fuel pressure gauge
-VDO water temp gauge
-VDO tach in factory gauge cluster
-Factory cluster with working speedo, fuel level, and coolant temp


Shooting for SUB 2400lbs and 220rwhp.

Should be easy....