My e30 318is s52 swap thread

[e30s52]

aw i wanted to buy it then hack it into a new one. i just made another one for my friends 350 toyota. he hit it into a rock then stompt on the gas and snaped in half. o well atleast it wasnt me weld that gave up

[sharksforthecup]

congrats on the startup! I started mine the other day too and it sounds awesome.

[Mtriple]

LOL i forgot about that...here


i have a 2x4 hollow steel tube thats sitting on 2 trusses and the center is just an eyebolt threw the tubing. it took me no more than 15 minutes to get the motor on the mounts. this has to be easier that the cherry picker method

Awesome! Thanks for taking pics and congrats on getting her started!

[e30s52]

get her all fixed up yet? what about that drive shaft?

[etxxz]

^^ that crane is gold...mine is a big ass rig from the 1900's d:

ha ha i am a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles i admit, you fucked up the car already!!!

damn i know.. read about it:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=107228

as for the swap congrats man that thing is going to be a looker!
i've begun working on the new chassis so we'll see. good luck finding that driveshaft...i went to hell and back a couple of times trying to ge the guy who sold me the engine to sell me the driveshaft too!

[windsor318is]

assholes, dont they no we cant drive our cars with there motor and no driveshaft!!!LOL

anyways heres an update.. i noticed some confusion with cooling these bad boys thats what i did today. 80' t stat, 1 water wetter,2 litre coolant and i think about 2 litres water. this fucken thing took for ever to cycle the engine, i cant believe how long these motors take to heat up, but anyways it runs perfect, fan kicks in at 88' never passes 1/2 marker on gauge(it works, didnt with m42 lol)

now its starting to look like something...

this is more frustrating that putting the engine in.covers on, alarm siren mounted as well

i love going in the back of a store and going threw there hoses without permission.

my oil might get a little warmer, not worried till its blown, and has another rad.

this one was very basic, bitch to connect bottom though

again ill have to change it when theres a/c, its over top of one of the line connection.



thats all 4 now, time to cut driveshaft, machine shome pics coming right up!
still have no e36 carrier so i can drive the fucken thing! any leads, please pm me if you have any leads.

[dude8383]

Any reason why you chose to run just plain coolant hoses?

I thought guys were buying OEM stuff?

[etxxz]

i bought a long hose with two straight sections 2 90degree bends. cut them how i wanted and that does the trick idn't know OEM stuff would work. you need need a hose that looks like a dragon tail

[Mike B.]

OEM hose fit fine.

[e30s52]

alright cutting the drive shaft! i want to see some pics

[windsor318is]

Any reason why you chose to run just plain coolant hoses?

I thought guys were buying OEM stuff?

i tryed the m42 hoses and e36 318 but didnt work, the e36 318 return coolant line off the engine fit perfect.

ordered the supersprint resonator from BMP today, since the euro has sky rocketed, so has the italian resonator, $480 and 3 week delievery, looks like im driving it with headers only.

anyone use the fleabay shifter kits?
can someone post a link or post up the pic i recall seeing not to long ago with the e30 carrier and e36 carrier side by side.

[sharksforthecup]

this one?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=73384&highlight=SHIFT+LINKAGE

[e30polak]

Be prepared for some super raspy exhaust. Supersprint exhaust note is nasty in my opinion, especially with the ebay headers...

[windsor318is]

Be prepared for some super raspy exhaust. Supersprint exhaust note is nasty in my opinion, especially with the ebay headers...

what about the AA gen 3 ill have behind it, has anyone heard this setup before?

thanks for the pic, now im really confused....i tryed the e30 bavauto carrier, and it was 2 inchs to long, so when i get the e36 m3 parts, im stilling going to have a problem. anyone have any ideas????????

[e30s52]

everyone says that the e36 carrier works fine with the zf tranny