I am purchasing a 1987 325is from a local Bimmer-phile. He runs a reputable shop that caters mostly to Euro's. He purchased this car and began to have issues with 1st gear, and proceeded to swap in the transmission from a 1985 325e parts car. Car has been driven (even rallycrossed until a split oil pan) since then, but he says that the car will need to be switched to the later style shifter linkage and carrier.
Is this necessary? If I rebuild the existing early style linkage/sheet metal carrier, why would I need to switch to the later aluminum style shifter/carrier? The car does not have provisions for the late style shifter (ie the "ears" on top on the housing), but I hear there is a part for M3's that are a bracket that can be used to mount them. I also have found from other sources that the m3 part will only work for getrag 265's.
If anyone has some experience with swapping an early trans into a later car, please let me know what is necessary for it to work properly. Do I need the new style, or can I just rebuild the early shifter and use it in my late car?
Is this necessary? If I rebuild the existing early style linkage/sheet metal carrier, why would I need to switch to the later aluminum style shifter/carrier? The car does not have provisions for the late style shifter (ie the "ears" on top on the housing), but I hear there is a part for M3's that are a bracket that can be used to mount them. I also have found from other sources that the m3 part will only work for getrag 265's.
If anyone has some experience with swapping an early trans into a later car, please let me know what is necessary for it to work properly. Do I need the new style, or can I just rebuild the early shifter and use it in my late car?
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