e30 Automatic to Manual to Automatic Swaps

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • jwiles
    Wrencher
    • Jun 2012
    • 200

    #1

    e30 Automatic to Manual to Automatic Swaps

    So im in the process of doing an Auto to manual Swap i already have every thing out and disconnected and here's where things start getting interesting. i order all of my parts for my swap for a single mass flywheel. i have a fellow that will allow me get all of the hard parts: flywheel drive shaft pedals and tranny housing. for $300 with me trading him my auto bell-housing. so ive basically been waiting since December to get the hard parts " to good to be true".
    so my friend offered me everything i need to do the swap from his car since he's getting a new car, in exchange for all of the parts from my car to swap his to auto for his sister. what i need to know is, how would i go about doing the auto swap since his car doesn't have a neutral safety switch im not worried about hard parts for his car since i have them all but i am worried more about the electrical. what parts will he need. i was plain on just snipping the wiring on my NSS and just straight wire to avoid swapping ecus

    advice is greatly needed. my car 04/1986 325e & his is a 03/1986 325e his car has the weird vibration damper guibo on it over the flex disc, do i need the vibration damper or can i just trash it? Thanx
    hell idk sometimes you just have to wing it. JW
  • Quinthirty
    Grease Monkey
    • Mar 2012
    • 318

    #2
    http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...29&hg=25&fg=15

    It looks like a straight swap considering those dates you mentioned. Here's a reference pic, and there's not a lot of screws to take out the NSS so I think that you can do that install. You may need to start from under the car and may need to remove the exhaust, if needed.

    The wirings have sockets and clips so why cut it? Dampers are there for a reason too.

    Comment

    • jwiles
      Wrencher
      • Jun 2012
      • 200

      #3
      thanks
      hell idk sometimes you just have to wing it. JW

      Comment

      Working...