And another M30 swap begins

[E30 Beast]

thanks good n tight

and yea i gotta do a video when i start the car up, its like a tradition for these motors lol

[JoeMadoo]

Hell yea it's coming along.

[QBANG]

Looks good Beast!
I hope to be dropping my motor in sometime next month. Me and my brother in law are going to button up the motor this week. I'm waiting on my motor mounts and rack.

Post up some vids once you get her running.

[Good & Tight]

Looking good..!

[E30 Beast]

OMFG finally got that big a$$ motor in now as soon as it stops raining, ill start to wiring everthing up. so excited:-D

[E30 Beast]

got a lil progress today finally got my flywheel installed the clutch nd the tranny just need to tighten up some parts nd hopefully drop it in the car so i can finally start wiring it up

[E30 Beast]

it's all good. I've had many of those moments. Still fixing the problems as a result of them too!

yea its a learn as u go process just hopefully i get a lil better at it

[yert315]

it's all good. I've had many of those moments. Still fixing the problems as a result of them too!

[E30 Beast]

Did you try starting it? It extends to the flywheel when you start it. Once the engine catches, it pulls back away to let the flywheel spin free.

oh shit now i really feel like a like joemadoo said i thought it was supposed to sit on the fly wheel but it all makes sense now

[JoeMadoo]

Yea the teeth don't just sit on the flywheel all the time, only when starting.

[yert315]

Did you try starting it? It extends to the flywheel when you start it. Once the engine catches, it pulls back away to let the flywheel spin free.

[E30 Beast]

okay im getting frustrated my starter that i received from an 735i/L is not reaching my flywheel at all wut did i do wrong. Please help!!!

[E30 Beast]

you ordered a dog on Ebay?
nice!

good one

[weaksauce]

some goodies i receive recently :nice:

you ordered a dog on Ebay?
nice!

[E30 Beast]

If the m30 doesn't need a bucketload of cooling (some one here should know) and you plan on using your old AUX a/c fan for cooling, look into getting these brackets for it:


#6
#5
#11

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=1111&mospid=47263&btnr=17_0073&hg=17&fg=10

They are pretty cheap from the dealer, tischer, or pelican parts etc. and keep the car looking nice. Also much better than using the ties that go through the rad that universal fans include. Using these mounts means getting rid of the A/C condenser though.

On an asside, everyone seems to be really nice to a guy doing an M30 swap lol. I think people are just sick of 24v conversions and like seeing something different and don't mind answering questions for it.

Thanks "voluted" for the helpful information nd yes everyone in this forum has been super generous especially with all my super noob questions lol:p