M60 Swap thread

[OrganicMechanic]

who you all using for mounts? How much?

[bmwmech1]

Hey Garey! Waiting for the guy to finish them anytime now, I can't believe it's been taking this long myself...

No big deal, I'm still removing undercoating... have yet to stitch weld the first seam, so I'm in no hurry to get them back...

Garey

[Jean]

Hey Garey! Waiting for the guy to finish them anytime now, I can't believe it's been taking this long myself...

[bmwmech1]

So, how are those mounts? I have mine on the rotisserie now, getting ready to stitch weld all of the seams and start the cage... this is good reading, my friend...

Garey

[White325is]

This is going to br a great build as I hope to do the same thing..

[freeride53]

Cannot believe that you're doing this!
You already have one of the nicest early models on our board, it will be even cooler to see another V8 E30 stateside..
Need to rename your car again ;)

[Jean]

Cool, just wanted to confirm, didn't think it was a factory thing...

[e30guydownunder]

I noticed the back of the heads have round warranty seals/stamps... is this normal or is this an indication of a replacement heads?

It will mean the heads have either been pulled and serviced by a shop / replaced with reco heads / new heads from a shop.

Basically when over heated the glue melts and the stamps move / fall off, warrenty void.

[Holland]

And so it begins...

[Jean]

Engine is out of the parts car...

I'll start a new thread covering the engine re-seal etc.. I noticed the back of the heads have round warranty seals/stamps... is this normal or is this an indication of a replacement heads?



Where is it? Oh there it is!

[Paukert11]

I got it.!!

[Paukert11]

sick i just picked up a one

[Philo]

I am researching to see if there is a taller 5th gear to swap in--love the close ratio but want an overdrive. The 5 speed is the same trans as the M3 e36 5 speed so there should be some options.

Why don't you just ask Courtney at MM. He'll know exactly what needs to happen for this. He's the driveline guy. I'll ask next time i'm down if you don't call before then.

[Jean]

I'll see how it works and go from there, like i said i don't care about mpg or cruising rpm. I may go with 3.25 again if 3.64 turns out too short for the events i attend.

[naika]

3.64 isn't going to be too short of a ratio for the M60?
I am going for a 2.93 with the M62
A buddy of mine has an M30 swap with a 3.64 diff and that's just fine, but with the torque on the M60, I'd consider something a bit longer