my m50 swap in progress... pics (no 56k)

[Skafrog]

Wait... You work on cars with your hair styled?

[DEV0 E30]

Good stuff, and nice sourced M50. That hole in the M20 looks identical to the one on my 89 I picked up, just driver side instead.

[Mike325]

Word, thanks.

[DanGillan]

mike i got one for you to buy, brand new never installed, sandblasted and painted, just needs the ridges sanded. the one on the motor now has some paint peeling. you'd want the other one. buyyyy it. let me know tomorrow.

[Mike325]

Dan, let me get that valve cover

[DanGillan]

it's stock, the reason i didnt go any other route is because i need my car quick (its my DD, im borrowing a car) i knew this motor was for sale locally and cheap, and im doing this right (i.e. buying all necessary replacement parts) but im doing it on a budget. So far everything I have bought has been very inexpensive due to friends helping me out. that's why i didnt go s50. in the future it will be much easier to go s50 once the swap has already been done, so its definately a possibility.

[1990m3]

keep up the good work, we've all been there! What are the specs on the motor you're putting in, or is it just stock? How come you didn't go for the s50?

dave

[DanGillan]

as i said in the other thread, the reason im here is my m20 threw a connecting rod and blew a half dollar size hole in block at cylinder 1 last sunday. So im quickly going m50. the swap should be done within a week or two, so i will update the thread until then and hopefully compile it into some hack ass write up for all you waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles's











I have a 92 non vanos complete motor from a 525i automatic wagon. new head 10k ago, 90k on motor, solid everything. m20 came out today and the m50 is on a stand



the car gets a ton of maintenance items like tie rods, power steering hoses, guibo, CSB, etc... and the motor gets items like water pump, tstat and housing, plugs, belt, oil change, etc...

im using my trans (getrag 260) my flywheel, my starter, my driveshaft stock sachs e30 clutch kit and hopefully keeping my built 4.10lsd

all but a couple parts are either in my possesion or on order, i should have everything within the week.



DAY ONE - Jarvis and I drank some beers and prepped the m20 to be pulled in the driveway... only real problem was one of the manifold nuts was so siezed i couldnt take it off with anything. so i pulled the manifold off on the one bank it needed to be taken off and we dropped the whole exhaust like that. i was working on the damn exhaust while jarvis removed most of the wiring harness and did a bunch of various other things to get the m20 ready.




DAY TWO - Car got flatbedded to the shop this morning, we unloaded the car and put the m50 on a stand. I pulled the trans first, then we pulled the m20. I started to prep the engine bay for the swap and pressure washed the bay. (pictures are pre engine bay wash, it looks much better now, im sure i will do it one more time right before the motor goes in becuase it really makes a difference.)





















my old motor mount...



so thats it. i'll keep updating and may have a few questions along the way.




-Dan