My m60b40 build

[RainyDayHero]

Sub'd looking forward to seeing this finished :D and I'm guessing so are you haha

[Stitche30]

Big brake adapter plate design

[Stitche30]

Small teaser update big updat coming soon clean and painted transmission crossbrace

[Stitche30]

Did you do a refurb on the alternator as well, if not do it as those tend to fail. Also on electrical side, check your engine starter prior to installing in it all in the e30. Replacement once the engine is in is close to impossible :).

If by refurb do you mean replace the bearings? Then yeah i did

[bongo78]

Did you do a refurb on the alternator as well, if not do it as those tend to fail. Also on electrical side, check your engine starter prior to installing in it all in the e30. Replacement once the engine is in is close to impossible :).

[Stitche30]

Yeah the weldings only costing me a slab of beer. But i do see your guys point, it would turn out being a pain in the ass. I was unaware of the torque rating being the name of getrags quite niave of me. Yeah there are heaps in merica for cheap but cost in excess of a thousand to get here. I have manage to find a getrag 265 from 635csi the ones with the removable bell housing. I wonder if i could find a bolt on v8 housing?

Small update... From this


To this

[iamsam]

Yeah i am using my g240, do you reckon it will? I have seen alot of volvo guys do this when they do m60 swaps. Its more of a experiment i guess i can just buy another stronger box later. Is there a recommended box i could
do the bell housing weld to, strength wise?

prepare for your welding work to be for naught!

If you are going to go as far as to weld up a bellhousing to a transmission, why not use a GM transmission like a T56 6-speed or a 4-speed? (i forget the name)

I am not familiar with availability of any of that stuff in Australia, but I am sure there are many RWD manual transmissions out there meant for V8s.

If nothing else, find a G260 or G265, or a ZF from an E36 M3.

[JGood]

www.car-parts.com

I think what he meant was that he can't obtain a reasonably priced 530i transmission, considering the shipping costs to Australia.

[The Dark Side of Will]

(5 speed M out of a 530i is almost near impossible to find)

https://www.car-parts.com

[motomaster99]

Yeah, sounds like it would all bolt up. Doesn't change the fact that his transmission will have probably a couple hundred bucks worth of labor into welding the V8 bellhousing on, and will likely grenade the first time he goes full throttle...

Yeah I dunno I payed $300 shipped for my zf trans. Couldn't justify paying $200 for anything that I know is going to try to shoot shrapnel into my legs.

If I was a good tig welder with a 12 pack and a warm garage on the other hand, I'd try this on a 260. a 240 tho? hmmm

[JGood]

e36 m3 clutch disc is the same dia. as a 530,,,so he could use a m60b30 flywheel with m3 clutch/pressure plate for cheap! I bought a m60b30 flywheel & used clutch from car-part for $50, slammed a new disc in and bam. (using zf 5spd)

Yeah, sounds like it would all bolt up. Doesn't change the fact that his transmission will have probably a couple hundred bucks worth of labor into welding the V8 bellhousing on, and will likely grenade the first time he goes full throttle...

[motomaster99]

Getrag transmissions were named by their torque capacity. Getrag 240 = 240 lbs/ft torque capacity. An m60 is about 300 lbs/ft at the crank...

Having someone weld the bellhousing to another trans is the easy part. What clutch/flywheel setup would you run? The clutch disc has to be matched to the trans splines, as well as to the pressure plate and flywheel diameter/depth. The flywheel has to be matched to the engine. Not only do you have to find a combo that actually fits together properly, but it also has to hold 300 lbs/ft...

e36 m3 clutch disc is the same dia. as a 530,,,so he could use a m60b30 flywheel with m3 clutch/pressure plate for cheap! I bought a m60b30 flywheel & used clutch from car-part for $50, slammed a new disc in and bam. (using zf 5spd)

[JGood]

Yeah i am using my g240, do you reckon it will? I have seen alot of volvo guys do this when they do m60 swaps. Its more of a experiment i guess i can just buy another stronger box later. Is there a recommended box i could
do the bell housing weld to, strength wise?

Getrag transmissions were named by their torque capacity. Getrag 240 = 240 lbs/ft torque capacity. An m60 is about 300 lbs/ft at the crank...

Having someone weld the bellhousing to another trans is the easy part. What clutch/flywheel setup would you run? The clutch disc has to be matched to the trans splines, as well as to the pressure plate and flywheel diameter/depth. The flywheel has to be matched to the engine. Not only do you have to find a combo that actually fits together properly, but it also has to hold 300 lbs/ft...

[Stitche30]

Update: this has been purchased saves me bullshitting around with booster setups. RHD complictaes that 10 fold.

[Stitche30]

^^ ha ha awesome!!

is that the G240? If so, expect it to break almost immediately!

Yeah i am using my g240, do you reckon it will? I have seen alot of volvo guys do this when they do m60 swaps. Its more of a experiment i guess i can just buy another stronger box later. Is there a recommended box i could
do the bell housing weld to, strength wise?

Those mounts look great with a little paint! Good to see more and more v8 swaps happening! Let us know if we can help!

Thanks so much! Will do.

Oh lol!

Take the intake manifold off, replace all the gaskets at the very least, also valve cover gaskets. These are a MUST.

Thanks for the advice, thats the plan. And clean and paint the engine. Do you reckon its worth opening up the engine and doing headgaskets?