My 333i Swap: The beginning

[chadthestampede]

Ahh soon. I've been at work constantly but I'm off starting wednesday, so that's when I'm starting everything.

Also, to give anyone an idea so far I've spent about $1500 total on this swap, and barring any major problems I shouldn't have to spend much more than that. I figure I'll end up spending about 1700 tops. I'll get a price list as well as who I bought the parts from and where on here soon.

[Zacm829]

updates?

[chadthestampede]

thanks, euroshark...btw my roommate loves arrogant bastard

Alright we're down to the home stretch here. Swap beginning date is August 13th, I took 13 days off work. Hopefully all the 13's don't screw me over haha.

All I need now is a driveshaft and a clutch, trying to work out something on mye28 for both. I'm importing an oil pump from germany thanks to ebay.de and freetranslation.com.

I'm willing to trade mine/girlfriend's sexual favours for anyone who can hook me up with stuff I need for cheap

A couple more things. I have an automatic ecu that came with the engine(1983 733i), as well as an ecu from late 1984 533i that is a manual. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter which I use but I've heard the 1984 one is chippable.

Furthermore, I have the automatic harness from the engine, the manual harness (obviously) from my 325i, and a manual harness from...something I can't remember, a 633 or something. Which would be the best to use?

[euroshark]

Use M3 cooler lines or get some new lines made / make them yourself with aeroquip stuff.

By the way, I think the 3.2 is going to make for a great swap! They will make every bit as much power with just a little less torque, but you can have some fun camming it and make it rev to 7,000rpm, and it's very unique!

[chadthestampede]

alright here's a question for everyone...whats is the deal with the oil cooler? What do I have to do?

[Jonsku]

a supereta driveshaft you say? I plan on making custom mounts for engine position 3, or at least as close to 3 as I can get. Is it better to use the seta ds than the 535i 325i combo that jared squires does on his website? The driveshaft is basically the last thing I'm getting besides the oil pump so any input would be nice.

It's the same which driveshaft you use, you need to get it shortened and balanced anyways..

[chadthestampede]

AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! (any more pics btw?)


anyway, I have the same tranny as you. You will need an '88 supereta driveshaft. Hopefully no modifications (depending on your engine position)

more pics of the pink one? I didn't know everyone would love that so much...



a supereta driveshaft you say? I plan on making custom mounts for engine position 3, or at least as close to 3 as I can get. Is it better to use the seta ds than the 535i 325i combo that jared squires does on his website? The driveshaft is basically the last thing I'm getting besides the oil pump so any input would be nice.

[chadthestampede]

i was this |--| close to getting a 265 from this guy off mye28, but I didn't have the money at the time and I need to get this swap done before the end of the summer. Besides, I hear the 260/5 is a little easier to fit a driveshaft in there w/o modification

[Doughnut]

oh wait, there's actually something in there:

Bahh! I was expecting to see a 265!! Good find anyways, that bloody picture of the pink e30 seriously made me do a little bit of a wee.

Good luck on the swap, I'm in the process of swaping a m30 into my e30 too. I chose a e34 3.5 m30 engine and a e24 635csi getrag 265

[Garageaholic]

AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! (any more pics btw?)


anyway, I have the same tranny as you. You will need an '88 supereta driveshaft. Hopefully no modifications (depending on your engine position)

[chadthestampede]

Alright well I think I got the oil pan lined up but the pump is still at large. any help on this would be appreciated.

anyway, some pics


The ridiculously packed...something, leaking oil and weighing about 80 lbs. I felt kind of bad, but mostly just laughed as I watched the delivery guy nearly telescope his back lifting it up on our porch and coming away with hands covered in oil. oh well.




I wonder what's in there?


I didn't know they could make transmission shaped objects out of pure oil


oh wait, there's actually something in there:



the heart:



which has been sitting on a pallet almost a month now, eager to start pumping 24 yr old power into this:





whoops sorry I meant this, the swordfish, the 1991 super faded brilliantrot beast that I drove back from LA almost 3 years ago:

[euroshark]

Check ebay, I got a pan and pump for around $150 shipped when I built my first 335i. It MUST be the E32 or E34 pump and pan to work.

[Brian D]

Not even close.
1990 E34.

1990 E30.

Click on the pics for a better look.

[E30SPDFRK]

Not positive but I think the m20 pump is the same one as the e32/4 m30's.

[SpunkyE30nOk]

not sure on the sender, but you will def need a pump...they are expensive about 300-400.. I'd say get a new one don't be cheap and get a used one....I bought my pan off a guy on mye28.com for like 150...try there or any sites dedicated to the e32/34 cars...