318is M60 swap

[jalopi]

dafuq? did you make your own mounts or something? i could swear i remember other m60 swapped cars having much more room with z3m mishimoto radiators.

that's about the same amount of clearance i had with my z3m mishimoto rad with my 302 swap. try and figure something out, as draining/removing the rad any time you need to do something to the front of the engine gets very tiring, very quick

[LoneWolf]

So I removed my oil filter housing and was able to get the radiator in place.



So I have about 3/16" between the bolts on the power steering pump and the radiator. I don't think that is quite enough. The snout on the water pump has about an inch.

If I move the radiator up about half an inch though toward the hood the power steering pump bolts are then under the radiator. Anyone see any issues with this clearance wise? I explained to a friend with an e30 over the phone, while looking at his with his hood on it seems like there should be clearance. I am going to probably try and take a look too, maybe mock something out of foam and make sure nothing interferes when closing the hood.

[LoneWolf]

So much to do.

Tonight a started to mock the front clip back together. No good. Seems my motor could really stand to move back about half and inch. The mishimoto radiator does not look like it is going to fit without doing this.... contemplating modifying the core support to remedy this. What's a little more fab work. But if I go back half an inch I will be right against the hydroboost cam set up at the firewall.

This also brought up something I haven't put much thought into yet, oil housing. Where is is in its stock location is not going to cut it. With the hydroboost/mastercylinder tightly to the right, it will be pretty tough to work a radiator hose around it. It is also impossible to modify the radiator in the way I was initially thinking too, might have another idea for that though. Making it remote on the passenger side where the a/c dryer used to be might be an option, I seem to recall people having bad experiences with aftermarket oil cooler and filter set ups.....

Also started eyeing up where I would like to put my power steering reservoir. Trying to get it mounted so I can measure for lines. I am thinking I can get away with mounting it to the forward part of the drivers side wheel well, under the hood of course, not near the tire.

Lots to think about, going to look through some swap threads for ideas.

[LoneWolf]

which one.

I think you mean 22 which is 12321276231

You da man! Yep that's the one I was after.

Ended up ordering some techflex split loom and some tree clips with a loop on the top to put a cable tie through. Should make getting back I to or pull the harness much easier next time.

[euro2fast4u]

which one.

I think you mean 22 which is 12321276231

[LoneWolf]

Oh, anyone have a part number for the wiring harness ties? They are kind of like zip ties but without the zip? They were very brittle and I would like to buy more.

[LoneWolf]

looks like things are coming along nicely. i get the whole "little progress" though, i haven't done SHIT outside since mid december-ish. too goddamn cold

Oh yeah. That kills motivation for me too.

[jalopi]

looks like things are coming along nicely. i get the whole "little progress" though, i haven't done SHIT outside since mid december-ish. too goddamn cold

[LoneWolf]

cool man, probably see you at bimmer/douche fest then

Yeah I am hoping to be there this year.

bump nice progress :D

Thanks, haven't been at it as much as I want to be with the holidays.

PM me if you need a place to do your driveshaft, me and JGood had ours done at a shop in Lorton VA. VERY reasonable prices and will also deal with shipping.

Cool thanks! I think I have a local place that can handle it, might run there tomorrow if they are open.



So like I said, not much has gotten done since I last posted. Today I finished getting rid of the abs wiring. Engine is setting in place on the mounts. Going to take some measurmrnts for driveshaft and hydroboost lines tomorrow. Going to also weld up my shifter linkage.

Here is a quick pic

[dirty30]

Thanks.

Put the last coat of paint on the mounts. Started chopping up the manifolds. the exhaust work is not going to be fun.

Mounted the akg shifter. Once the engine mounts are on I will finish modifying the linkage and measure for the driveshaft.

PM me if you need a place to do your driveshaft, me and JGood had ours done at a shop in Lorton VA. VERY reasonable prices and will also deal with shipping.

[euro2fast4u]

bump nice progress :D

[jalopi]

cool man, probably see you at bimmer/douche fest then

[LoneWolf]

Looking good!! man

Thanks.

Put the last coat of paint on the mounts. Started chopping up the manifolds. the exhaust work is not going to be fun.

Mounted the akg shifter. Once the engine mounts are on I will finish modifying the linkage and measure for the driveshaft.

[Denny]

Looking good!! man

[LoneWolf]

Nice. Wuddou think the ETA is now? Definitely by spring?

Yeah I'm hoping to have everything sorted by then.

I would like to try to be turning it over by New Years. But I'm taking a trip at the end of December that will probably prevent that from happening.