MMP M62B44 Build Project "Jack-N-Coke"

[delamaize]

Hey! look at this! Maybe a possible permanent driveshaft fix?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=377615

[MonkeyMadness]

Not my favorite job on the e30, but not the worst either. Good luck!

Might be a while, got finish my truck build (74 D200 w/360ci ) and I'm in the middle of buying another home and I will be traviling for work till march so my time is super limited. At the moment I just removed the heater hoses and blocked them for now. It's pretty nippy in the moring with out heat... lol

Ugh, please snap a few pics of the job if you're able!

Will do but honistly not looking forward to it. once I hit the summer I have to do a tear down of the motor to replace all the front seal and plan on swapping out chain slides, and finilizing my supercharger build. So i might as well pull the dash to right...

Shoot. Well that is a killer then.
My other thought was an e46 m3 6 speed driveshaft with a 4 bolt rear.

Yea fuck drive shafts... but got to tell you 6 spds maybe cool, but damn I love my 5spd. :devil:

[Bmwchronic]

Shoot. Well that is a killer then.
My other thought was an e46 m3 6 speed driveshaft with a 4 bolt rear.


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[jpod999]

Will the e36 328i standard driveshaft work for a m62, 6 speed swap?
If not I have a 740i front and e30. Get them welded then I should be set.


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No standard driveshafts will work with the 6spd swap I believe.

[Bmwchronic]

Will the e36 328i standard driveshaft work for a m62, 6 speed swap?
If not I have a 740i front and e30. Get them welded then I should be set.


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[Tjabo]

Ugh, please snap a few pics of the job if you're able!

[CorvallisBMW]

Not my favorite job on the e30, but not the worst either. Good luck!

[MonkeyMadness]

Update:
Due to the cold temps here lately I have been using the crap out of my heater. Well today on the way into work I noticed my temp gauge moving more than normal and a faint smell of maple syrup. Felt the carpet next to the loud peddle and yep.. Heater has sprung a leak.. Dammit :(

[MonkeyMadness]

We all knew it was bound to happen, 2nd set of tires.
Due to the aggressive torque I went with the cheap Primewell tires from Firestone to get me through the winter $56 a wheel... :ST1G:

[Tjabo]

Thank you Dark Side of Will!

[The Dark Side of Will]

The 8's and 12's have 9 bolt crank circles while the 6's have 8 bolt circles... no flywheels interchange.

[Tjabo]

EXCELLENT--Thank you for the extra details! :mrgreen:

I'm planning to MS3 my M62 sometime this winter I hope, and moving the crank trigger up to the front may be part of the overall plan for a couple of reasons. With the crank trigger moved up front, you wouldn't happen to know if one of the cheaper/lighter 240mm M3 flywheels will bolt up to the M62 crank would you?

That's fantastic about your car running so well that you can enjoy it daily. I can only imagine what a nice M62 would be like in a nice, light weight e30. How high does it feel like it likes to rev? Mine seems to be good up to about 6,300-6,400 according to my tach, then after that it gets a bit wheezy.

Thanks again for the additional information on the crank trigger, and for all of the sharing you've done in this thread!

[MonkeyMadness]

What a great thread! I had to re-read the first third of it or so, for crank position signal and clutch setup info.

Regarding the crank trigger setup, does the crank pulley/damper/trigger wheel from the M60 bolt directly onto the M62 crank hub with belts properly aligned, or is there more to that part?

Secondly, what was the source of the parts you cut and fabbed together to make your CKP sensor bracket? Also, am I correct that you simply bolted that to the front cover of the M62?

How is this beast doing lately anyway, and are there plans for the MS3 still?

Yes the m60 pulley/damper/trigger wheel bolts directly to the m62. with no issue.

I used an M20 crank trigger bracket. I cut/ welded removing about 3/8 -1/2" to get the right alignment.

Yes what I didn't show was on the back side was the mount holes I drilled about a 1/16" counter sunk hole to allow for an oring so the bolts wouldn't leak oil. Then I red lock tighted the bolts to the cover. I have had no issues.

The car is running amazingly at the moment. I have a mental issue where I have a very hard time trusting anything that I built from myself. This is why i tend to over build things... ugh
So i have been daily driving it to work the last month and ever friday I run arrons with it a slowly taking it father out side my comfort zone in distance.
I pretty confident that the car is pretty sold now.
I have noticed that my inner tread on my rear wheels are bald so i may tear the rear suspention apart some time in the future. I'm also thing I need a heavier spring rate in the rear. I get a good amount of squat when leaving hard, which could be my reason for the odd tread wear in the rear...
things to look into... right?

as for the Ms3. No I haven't moved froward on it. I'm still (stalled due to busy and short on project funds "buying a house soon") working on the SC setup and manifold. Once I get a finalized manifold built I will dive deep on that once again, and be barking up WhodWho's tree for a ms3 box ;D

[Tjabo]

. . . Next was mounting the crank sensor. The 98 m62 is obd2 and I'm converting to obd1 in order to ease on build and run MS3. So i had to come up with a way to mount to the sensor. I think it turned out pretty good.






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What a great thread! I had to re-read the first third of it or so, for crank position signal and clutch setup info.

Regarding the crank trigger setup, does the crank pulley/damper/trigger wheel from the M60 bolt directly onto the M62 crank hub with belts properly aligned, or is there more to that part?

Secondly, what was the source of the parts you cut and fabbed together to make your CKP sensor bracket? Also, am I correct that you simply bolted that to the front cover of the M62?

How is this beast doing lately anyway, and are there plans for the MS3 still?

[Tjabo]

Cool! :-)

I have really gotten to like my M62B44, and at this point I think I'm swearing off LS swaps. Love reading your thread!