5 speed tranplant. Help

[Alaska E30ix]

Hello all e30 lovers. I need some help i am mewbie here. I am trying to swap my ix auto to 5 speed . What parts do i need for the transplan?. Thank in advance to all my e30 lovers.

[audiquattrot]

tranny
transfer case
5-speed pedals (specific to whether or not you have an airbag or non-airbag car)


i think that's it from what i remember?

[nando]

clutch master/slave, hardline, softline, etc.

basically besides the trans/transfercase, you need the parts required to operate the clutch.

[audiquattrot]

clutch master/slave, hardline, softline, etc.

basically besides the trans/transfercase, you need the parts required to operate the clutch.

+1 buy them new too, while you're in there. cheap insurance. Also do yourself a favor and buy a new clutch too. It saves yourself the hassle of worrying about it down the road.

[Alaska E30ix]

Thanks to both of you. For giving me some info. I might need more help later. I dont see the parts yet. I am still on my vacation.

[flyboyx]

finding the parts won't be easy. good luck with your search though.

[$hane]

Not sure about ix, but wouldnt he need driveshafts from a manual car as well?

[325ixa]

nope, same for auto and manual.

[Stevo-iX]

It's similar to a normal e30 / just about any other 5 speed swap, plus the transfer case.

Having done this on a few different cars besides the e30, BMW makes it very easy to install the new clutch pedal.

[Stevo-iX]

Also, I don't know about this for e30's (I've never personally had an auto one), but is the brake pedal any wider as usual with autos? If so, you'll need the skinnier one to fit with your clutch pedal.

[nando]

the brake/clutch pedal on 5-speeds go together, yes.

[audiquattrot]

yeah the 5-speed clutch pedal you get will have a brake pedal attached w/ it.

[shifty]

audiquattrot, every time I see that pic of your iX, I drool a little. Damned fine looking specimen.

[audiquattrot]

audiquattrot, every time I see that pic of your iX, I drool a little. Damned fine looking specimen.

haha. thanks man! :) much appreciated!

[eugeman]

Is the crossmember for the auto and 5spd the same, or are they different?