'89 316i E30 LS1 Swap Build Thread

[jpod999]

Sounds like you have an awesome car collection, is that somewhat typical for Kuwait?

[Q8y_drifter]

Not really. Typical owner here has one, MAYBE two modern cars, in the $30K-40K range.

That Wagoneer was headed for the scrapyard. I picked it up for about $1,800. Minimal surface rust on the floor board (chassis and body are rust-free) and a perfect LS swap candidate (already have a 5.7 LS1 & 4L65E trans waiting for a donor vehicle).

Same story with the E30 and cutlass. All in the sub $3K range and neglected. I just hate to see them recycled into the disposable soulless garbage that is today's cars.

The current car list atm is as follows :-
1989 BMW E30 - Track car (5.7 LS1 / T56 / Gutted)
1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass - Future Weekend Cruiser (5.7 LS1 / TH200-R4)
1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - Future Camper / Expedition vehicle (5.7 LS1 / 4L65E / NP241c)
2013 GMC Sierra 4.8L RCSB - Daily Truck
2014 Jeep Wrangler JK Sport - Current Offroader
2008 Infiniti G35 Sedan - To be sold

[shiboujin]

So happy to see this project coming together. With all the emails and stuff, I'm pretty invested meow.

[AWDBOB]

What are the specs on those wheels? 16x8 +20? They look great with the R888s on there!

[Q8y_drifter]

What are the specs on those wheels? 16x8 +20? They look great with the R888s on there!

Yep those are 16x8 +20 on 225mm R888's. It's a VERY tight fit between the shocks and fender. I'm gonna have to roll the fenders are go with 3-5mm spacers all around. I have steering rack spacers to increase angle and the tires hit the chassis before full lock.

[Q8y_drifter]

I've got the new fan setup mounted and wired up. After a lot of measuring for clearance, the fans I ended up using were Maradyne/Summit dual 12" puller fans with built-in shroud.



These fit almost perfectly onto the Mishimoto R32 radiator setup I'm running and cover the whole radiator core and best of all they clear all the accessories upfront. Should perform even better than the single 16" pusher I had before. The fans are wired up using a 3-relay setup identical to factory GM setup. The PCM controls the fans through pins 33 & 42 and can operate them in low/high speed depending on ECT.

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[DER E30]

I have a maradyne fan set up like that in my truck, no issues at all cooling, good deal

[Q8y_drifter]

I have a maradyne fan set up like that in my truck, no issues at all cooling, good deal

Thats good to hear. I dont think theres a better option out there without converting to vette accessory spacing and installing slightly larger fan motors

[Q8y_drifter]

Front fenders rolled (still gotta finish up the rears tomorrow), idle issues fixed, fan settings tuned, reverse lockout issues fixed and oil temp gauge wired up.

Got my Wilwood F/R BBK along with Lee's install kit. Waiting for brake pads to arrive.

[Reyhan335]

Man this thing is gorgeous,.



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[Q8y_drifter]

Man this thing is gorgeous,.



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Thanks!

Been busy as hell recently with these two builds

Friend's 2001 Jeep Wranger TJ - 5.7 LS1 / AX-15 trans / Stock transfer case



and my 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - 5.7 LS1 / 4L60e / Chevy NP241 transfer case

[mila325]

Great project! Keen to see how it progresses and to learn about how the feel is with the manual brakes and BBK... I was going to go the exact same set-up. Keep it up dude!

[z28]

I've got the new fan setup mounted and wired up. After a lot of measuring for clearance, the fans I ended up using were Maradyne/Summit dual 12" puller fans with built-in shroud.

Do you have the part number for the fan?

[Q8y_drifter]

These are the fans

https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/sum-g4850/overview/

[z28]

Thank you, I just added it to my wishlist.