m30 swap with A/C ?

[ultimateracing335i]

Hey guys I have an m30 in my e30 but just added an ac compressor and can't get my e28 rad in. My car was in an accident before i purchased it and know that the rad support is newly welded in. The mounts i have are Garagistic and the engine is quite tight to the fire wall. The Compressor is off an m20 and bolts up perfectly. The compressor pulley hits the rad and I have absolutely no space.
Is this normal or is my Rad support off?

[CorvallisBMW]

See link in my sig. It depends a lot on the motor mounts and how far forward they place the engine. I don't know about the Garagistic mounts, but the ones from Otis/Good & Tight work fine.

[Mr. Burns]

Hey guys I have an m30 in my e30 but just added an ac compressor and can't get my e28 rad in. My car was in an accident before i purchased it and know that the rad support is newly welded in. The mounts i have are Garagistic and the engine is quite tight to the fire wall. The Compressor is off an m20 and bolts up perfectly. The compressor pulley hits the rad and I have absolutely no space.
Is this normal or is my Rad support off?

I am also using Garagistic mounts with my M30, and can tell you that there was absolutely no way of fitting an AC compressor with my oem M20 rad, let alone I don't believe the clearance would be that much greater with an E28 rad.

My e30 is non-accidented. it's a vert tho.

[ultimateracing335i]

I am also using Garagistic mounts with my M30, and can tell you that there was absolutely no way of fitting an AC compressor with my oem M20 rad, let alone I don't believe the clearance would be that much greater with an E28 rad.

My e30 is non-accidented. it's a vert tho.

I have a vert also. That's disapointing.

[CorvallisBMW]

vert/coupe/sedan doesn't matter. The e28 rad is thinner than the e30 rad but I'm not sure by how much.

[scoobydo]

Here is the clearance in position 3 to the front pulley my mounts are from e30.de. I have the gooseneck pipe on the back of my head and have not had to beat the firewall. I will be reinstalling my air con but My condensors are behind the fog lamp grills. I orignally had the alpina radiator that sat in the front mask.



Will be refitting my aircon as if you have clearance on the front pulley then should be ok

[Mr. Burns]

Just curious...you have a vert, located in Toronto...why need ac?

[varg]

Just curious...you have a vert, located in Toronto...why need ac?

What does it matter? The man wants AC.

[ultimateracing335i]

I pulled out the b35 and have an ls7 ready to install. Hopefully I can get everything working with that motor.