Anybody have pictures of their notched front subframe for ebay header install?

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  • Mossman
    E30 Mastermind
    • Apr 2006
    • 1961

    #1

    Anybody have pictures of their notched front subframe for ebay header install?

    I am doing an M50 swap in the next week or two, and while the motor is out I'd like to notch/box and repaint the front subframe. I've searched but can't find exactly where and how much people had to notch their subframe to use the ebay special headers. Yeah I could look at the motor and headers and eyeball it but I'd rather know for sure, and trying to only have to drop the motor in once if possible.

    Other option I guess is to mount motor to subframe outside of the car, then cut the subframe til I can get the headers to mount, but angle of motor to subframe won't be perfect and final mount setup is kind of an unknown.

    Obviously I can do that if need be but if somebody has a picture I would really appreciate it.

    Thanks
    -Sam
  • BenM
    R3VLimited
    • Nov 2006
    • 2184

    #2
    erik325i has an excellent picture from his euro motor/header install.

    edit: here is the link, 2nd page in- http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...t=header+notch
    Originally posted by BillBrasky
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    • surebimmer
      E30 Modder
      • Jan 2004
      • 978

      #3
      I have a whole bunch of pictures I'll upload when I get home.

      Picture of stock vs modified (heated and hit with hammer).

      Contrast sucks but measured shots of stock vs modified. Maybe someone with good skills with Photoshop could fix them.




      Last edited by surebimmer; 04-21-2010, 06:32 PM.

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      • Mossman
        E30 Mastermind
        • Apr 2006
        • 1961

        #4
        Awesome, very much appreciated. I'll try to cut and patch mine with nice thick plate to look like that, and if I have any issues I can always shim a little or try to tweak the pipes a little.

        thanks a lot!

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        • hoveringuy
          R3VLimited
          • Dec 2005
          • 2679

          #5
          What about the sway bar?

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          • lifeiskaos
            E30 Mastermind
            • Dec 2007
            • 1709

            #6
            huh... never had problems with subframe or swaybar clearance on the swaps I've done with ebay headers.

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            • Artful Dodger
              Advanced Member
              • May 2008
              • 156

              #7
              Originally posted by lifeiskaos
              huh... never had problems with subframe or swaybar clearance on the swaps I've done with ebay headers.
              +1
              Mine is very close but not hitting.

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              • BeirBrennerE30
                R3VLimited
                • Oct 2003
                • 2740

                #8
                WHat is the possibility of not modding the subframe and just modding the headers? Curious
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                • Dominic49
                  E30 Fanatic
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 1373

                  #9
                  Originally posted by BeirBrennerE30
                  WHat is the possibility of not modding the subframe and just modding the headers? Curious
                  why would you hurt flow in the headers rather than whacking the subframe with a BFH a couple times...

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                  • surebimmer
                    E30 Modder
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 978

                    #10
                    Originally posted by hoveringuy
                    What about the sway bar?
                    This is what i did still had to bang the pipe's on my racelands a lil to clear.



                    Still have 3 set of spacers left if anyone wants a set.

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