Denny's M62B44 swap (MS2 installed First start VIDEO inside)

[Denny]

M5 clutch installed..

ready for assembly

Alone this wasnt fun lol..

BIG thank you to my father in law Robert for the help

I had forgot to bang the firewall a few inches before the swap so I had some problems but all fixed now made room in the back...repainted and engine went in a LOT easier... thank god for the removal rad support mod

here it is installed ...

Now on to the rest of the fun stuff...

[Denny]

have you test fit the motor with that steering setup?
I did the same with the osv delete into a catch can works well as long as you remember to check and drain the catch can.

You mean with the E30 original steering knuckle? if so yes fits perfect, also the garagistic headers fit perfect... going to be a tight exhaust but there is room..

For the OSV delete you can drain it automaticaly by putting a "T" fitting on that oil line that goes from the oil filter to oil pan.

[MonkeyMadness]

have you test fit the motor with that steering setup?
I did the same with the osv delete into a catch can works well as long as you remember to check and drain the catch can.

[Denny]

more work done... almost install time..

Who needs a 200$ BMW pilot bearing puller when you have bread...LOL.. yeap bread!!

wiring is going to be fun... going to use what I need from the OEM harness/C101 then its Megasquirt or Microsquirt not sure yet!

starting to look like a motor...

started attacking the tranny... new parts installed

E39 M5 clutch/pressure plate and stock 540 flywheel

kamotors flares waiting patiently

New tranny fluid

Pilot bearing out...also going to delete the OSV and go with a catch can....

Saturday or Sunday I should have this beast installed... but I still need to figure out the OIL filter housing and Power steering (wondering if I can go with JIC fittings instead of those damn always leaking banjo bolts for lines)

[Denny]

Doing oil pan gaskets... what a shitty job..lolll..

I rarely seen an engine so oil backed outside it was leaking from the valve cover ..at least its clean inside where it counts.

new starter the original one had a loose rotor and I didn't trust it..

..and more cleaning of course.


Cant wait to button up this engine still waiting for parts.. should have this engine installed with tranny in max 2 weeks with the help of my father in law robert.

[The Dark Side of Will]

Nope, they seize easy enough on their own, I don't think thread locker is necessary. I did chase all of the threads with a tap, and used all new OEM bolts when reassembling.

If they break off that easily, I'd be looking at anti-seize instead of loctite.

[Denny]

Nope, they seize easy enough on their own, I don't think thread locker is necessary. I did chase all of the threads with a tap, and used all new OEM bolts when reassembling.

Noted thank you. I think I know what am doing tonight taking a break from the garage and it down with a good cup of coffee and re-read your entire build...

[JGood]

thanks man :) yeap I made the core fully removable. Its so worth it in my opinion.



Thanks man you just saved me from a horrible mess....OEM it is. Also did you put any theadlock on all those little coolant bolts (valleypan, backcover, passage tube from one head to another) damn thats a lot of bolts..managed to snap 3 of them in total...had to rethread:(

Nope, they seize easy enough on their own, I don't think thread locker is necessary. I did chase all of the threads with a tap, and used all new OEM bolts when reassembling.

[Denny]

sweet progress dude, i cant remember but are you making the core support removable or dropping it in from the top?

thanks man :) yeap I made the core fully removable. Its so worth it in my opinion.

Don't get that Uro 'upgrade' valley pan. I got one, and when I tried it install it, the bolt holes didn't even line up. I had to drill out all of the holes slightly in order to get all of the bolts in. After that, it fit great, and I thought I was home free... Until I started the car and it spewed coolant everywhere. I had to tear the top half of the engine apart (in the car) to replace it with the OEM pan (which dropped right in, and has been 100% leak free).

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=4089862&postcount=878

It's a great design, with terrible quality control.

Thanks man you just saved me from a horrible mess....OEM it is. Also did you put any theadlock on all those little coolant bolts (valleypan, backcover, passage tube from one head to another) damn thats a lot of bolts..managed to snap 3 of them in total...had to rethread:(

[JGood]

Don't get that Uro 'upgrade' valley pan. I got one, and when I tried it install it, the bolt holes didn't even line up. I had to drill out all of the holes slightly in order to get all of the bolts in. After that, it fit great, and I thought I was home free... Until I started the car and it spewed coolant everywhere. I had to tear the top half of the engine apart (in the car) to replace it with the OEM pan (which dropped right in, and has been 100% leak free).

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showpost.php?p=4089862&postcount=878

It's a great design, with terrible quality control.

[dougie30]

sweet progress dude, i cant remember but are you making the core support removable or dropping it in from the top?

[Denny]

Time to dig in the engine....

Looks like oil changes where done :)

going to be very busy

I ordered an E39 M5 clutch to go with my 540 six speed...it just needs a cleanup but almost ready to go

engine bay starting to take shape....also adjusted the brake booster bar it clears very nicely

Valleypan going to get the URO with the new viton gasket


lot more to come..should have the engine in permanently in january

[Denny]

Actually i am a welder ;)

Right on man!! This swap should be pretty easy for you...me I know how to weld but I am no welder thats for sure, so thank god for shops like Garagistic that have a lot of stuff already built for the M6x swaps

[cbake82]

Actually i am a welder ;)

[Denny]

Just found this build, thanks for posting danny. been thinking about what I wanna do with my E30...

Cool to see I'm inspiring others... Its a challenging but fun swap. Make sure you can weld or else that will cost you a lot of money :)