260 swap and parts don't match up

[Kingb]

First my car is a euro 90 320i coupe 5 spd with a 2.5L swapped before I got it. I pulled my motor and threw out the tranny. Swapped in a 5 spd from a 88 325i sedan. These things don't line up:
Slave- seemed like the hose was too short but I got it to fit
Shift arm- the aluminum one is shorter on the donor trans
shift linkage- is also shorter and won't work without the shorter arm
Driveline- different the one from the donor car has a bell on the driveline side that the guibo bolts to mine doesn't have this.

The shorter arm and linkage places the shifter in the middle of the hole in the floor where as the one in the car is placed at the rear of the hole

What do I use??

[jlevie]

What transmission did you remove from the car (Make/Model)?

[Kingb]

The donor tranny was from a 88 325i. I didn't look at the numbers on the one that came out of my car. That was scrapped a long time ago. I think it was a 260.

According to realOEM the shift arm and linkage changed in 90. One style From 85-89.

[euro3]

You will need to change your current linkage to the donor tranny linkage. I'm pretty sure driveshafts will be swapped as well. Make sure that the donor car is not a "E" model.

While you are updating the 320 to 325 spec, are you going to change the rear drums to disk? I just completed the motor work on my 320/325.

I'm in Germany too, if you want help you can PM me your phone number and I will call.

G/L

[Kingb]

The car has the B25 in it when I got it. My donor car is a 88 325i Mtech 2 4 dr. I swapped the interior front and rear bumpers and complete rear subframe which had disks and a 3.73 LSD. The drums and 4.10 open went. I also swapped the 6 button for the 13 button OBC and the lighted mirror.

Where are you at? I have a mint dash that is already pulled that you can have if you come get it.

[rThor432]

^^Like these guys stated above, you need to use the linkage that came with the donor transmission. The case on the earlier transmission was shorter so the linkage was longer.

I just did the same swap on a 320i Baur----> Put in a bigger motor and the newer transmission.

[Kingb]

I took pics today. Thanks I did what you all said. Like I said the motor and trans were in it when I got the car.
Both side by side. The shorter is from the donor.

Old linkage

From donor trans

Different drive shafts. I used the donor shaft. With the collar on it.