Want to do an M30 swap

[JoeMadoo]

Ya but my e32 had 3 hoses, e30 has 2.

[MrK]

I used the stock M30 (6 series) hoses to the heater core and they fit perfectly.

That makes sense, since using the e34 hoses are out since the overflow tank is near the firewall on those. I guess the 6 series had the tank closer to where the e30's is.

[euroshark]

I just went out and looked at my driveshaft, and I think that once I get the E30 csb on it, I won't even have to shorten it! It appears to be within about 1/8 inch when I hold it all up there, so maybe I will get lucky. I'll definitely keep you all posted.

[Garageaholic]

Yeah, if it's about that 1/8" shorter than you expect, you'll just have 1/8" less spline contact, but in the grand scheme of things, it's really not alot at all. My driveshaft fit perfectly as well!

[euroshark]

Meh, it wasn't gonna fit... I dropped it off at the driveshaft shop today. Getting 1 3/16" taken out of the front half. Should be moving under it's own power by this weekend!!! And it only took... 6 months... of laziness.

[JoeMadoo]

How do you take the crankshaft nut off?

[euroshark]

Tons of leverage.

You WILL need a cheater bar to slip over the end of a breaker bar.

You have to out it back on with ~325ft/lbs as well.

[JoeMadoo]

Well im trying to be creative and find a way to hold the engine from turning. I tryed wedging a socket extention bewteen a few pully bolts but it just bent the shit out of the bolts.

[euroshark]

I think I used a couple bolts and a big wrench, and my dad stood on the motor to hold it still.

[JoeMadoo]

So i was thinkin all I need to do is stop the engine from turning right? So i went out back, got my saw, cut a 4 or so inch piece of about 3 in diameter wood from a tree, put it on top of piston #1, bolted on the head, and what do you know, off comes the nasty bolt...:loco:

[euroshark]

Ahhhh, you know what? I used a similar method to torque the thing back on. I used two chunks of 2x4 between the crank and the block!

[george graves]

wow joodoo - that must be one unhappy crank rod.

Honestly, it ususally takes a HUGE air compressor...and a very good TQ impact.

[Axxe]

Yeah, a nice snappy or IR gun should whip it right off with 150 PSI feeding it.

[george graves]

Some one hit me over the head with a BFH if I don't post a pic describing my H2o flow tommrow (sorry been meaning to do it). I used a mix of e30 and e24/e28 parts

(someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think e28 and e24's are 99% the same under the hood)

[Axxe]

I threw a BFH at you the other day, should arrive pending any unforeseen customs bullshit :)