Slammin_e28's M60 swap. Annual update.

[LJ851]

Go slammin!

Edit. Just noticed your new screen name, congrats. What does your title say in american?

[slammin.e28]

Muchos thanks to RCM3! Hooked me up with a replacement grille and headlight assembly!




Got to resealing the top end last night but forgot to nab some valve cover seal rings for the bolts. Basically, if all goes well this week, engine will be in the car this weekend. BAM. Progress.

For the body, still need a fender and sunroof panel assembly.

[slammin.e28]

Did someone say motivation?

And I thought they had s62's. That's awesome.

2000 to 2004 has the S62. 2005 to 2007 have N62B44. 2008+ have N62B48.

One I got a ride in was a B44. It's was insane. Exhaust is bank one out of one side, bank two out of the other. Pipes never touch. Sounds insane.

[Vtec?lol]

Did someone say motivation?

And I thought they had s62's. That's awesome.

[slammin.e28]

Either way it's going to be so sweet to start it up and hear it run let alone driving it.

This is what's keeping me going. We had a Morgan Aero 8 in here with the N62 and it sounded amazing. That is my goal for sound.

[Vtec?lol]

Pretty simple once you find the spot welds. I wish I had a spot weld driller, but I just drilled straight through. Going to weld plate on the body of the car and angle for the core support to reinforce the mounting points.

Geeze. Everytime I think I have everything squared away, I think of more shit I need to do. This will really be a raw fucking car to get it done by Memorial day.

Ha, I seriously doubt it. There's always something with the V8 swaps.
I did 24v swaps in an evening. Either way it's going to be so sweet to start it up and hear it run let alone driving it.

[slammin.e28]

Do work!

how easy was that core support?

Pretty simple once you find the spot welds. I wish I had a spot weld driller, but I just drilled straight through. Going to weld plate on the body of the car and angle for the core support to reinforce the mounting points.

Geeze. Everytime I think I have everything squared away, I think of more shit I need to do. This will really be a raw fucking car to get it done by Memorial day.

[Vtec?lol]

Do work!

how easy was that core support?

[slammin.e28]

It's April! Time for another update!

Got my headgasketless headgasket set in today (11 12 1 736 906). Amazon.com....$150 shipped. BAM!




Has a Worldpac sticker on it, looool.

Also got an oil pan gasket and engine and trans mounts. Time to go hardcore on this puppy.



How many days until the Vintage...?

[slammin.e28]

Oh hai guys! It's another month, so here's another update.

Rolled the car into the barn and onto the lift Saturday.



Cya'll next month!

[motomaster99]

Awesome man. :D I'm half way done with my m62 obd1 5spd swap. interested to see the hydro-boost in action...I went remote mount (e32/4).

Also heard there is another hydro booster that sits half in the car/half out so the MC can sit behind the strut tower and clears.

[slammin.e28]

Core support out. Took about one hour.




Next step I gotta get it on the lift, drop the subframe, and slam the engine in.

[The Dark Side of Will]

I'm not sure if they are load bearing or just for ease of installation,

Correct alignment of the crossmember (and thus control arms and steering rack) pure and simple.

[JGood]

I'd definitely recommend using sleeves to center the spacer on the rails. I'm not sure if they are load bearing or just for ease of installation, but I know when Garey made my spacers, he also gave me a set of sleeves that he machined, and it made getting everything lined up much easier.

Also, I'd recommend the Dakota Digital SGI-8 for the tach signal. It's programmable, so you don't need to change your coding plug. You just tell it how many cylinders your tach thinks it's seeing (6) and how many it's actually seeing (8 ), and it does the rest. It takes 2 seconds to set up, just uses DIP switches.

$85 from Summit. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dak-sgi-8/overview/



Not to take away from Garagistic's product, just an alternative. The more alternatives we have, the better!

[garagistic]

Cool. Hopefully I can get some time to put the engine in and get the brake situation sorted out and the core support removable.

If I get time. I've got to fix the Rover so I can get my DD back.

Yes the brake situation is one of the hardest parts of the swap. We have a boosterless brake bracket if your solution ends up being more work then you would like. Uses wilwood/tilton brake pedals and puts master cylinders under dash. Only reservoirs stay in engine bay. Something to keep in mind. Let us know if we can be of any help or if you have questions. Good to see more m60 swaps happening.