regular old m60 swap

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Also, I felt a little saucy before work so this happened.

https://vimeo.com/162164469

NOTHING CAUGHT FIRE! Lmao

i was determined to try and fire it up before I had to leave for work and by the time I finished up I only had 5 minutes left to connect my battery and try it. Plugged the positive on fine, but as soon as I grabbed the negative I started shaking... I'm confident in my abilities and the work I've done, but I'm not sure if I have reason to be. So all I could think about was melting my harness, or something catching on fire, or to have absolutely nothing happen when I turn the key. Finally slapped it down and my trunk lights came on. So far so good. Walked to the drivers side and sat down, stabbed the key in the ignition and held on for dear life. Sure enough noises were made! But she wouldn't fire... What did I do wrong? Time for work.

All day at work all I could do was wonder, "what happened?" I mean, I'm stoked I got that much, but goddamnit I wanted her to run. Couldn't think of anything all day. I was going to check for everything in the morning, but as soon as I lay down to sleep I realize I was in such a rush to finish today that I swapped the fuel hoses around! She's not getting any gas!!! Hopefully tomorrow's the big day.

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Few pictures of my friends e36. He partially made this build possible.

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The starter motor has its own loom that plug into that plug so shouldn't need to cut wires as those wires should run through both looms

Meh, I just chopped it off and crimped on some ring terminals. If I come across it in the future I might fix it. Thannks for the info though.

[WYZEUP]

The starter motor has its own loom that plug into that plug so shouldn't need to cut wires as those wires should run through both looms

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Suhhweeeet. Found both wires. They go to this strange connector and they both looked like plain black wires from all they crud that was caked on.


Gonna cut the connector and fish these back over to the passenger side.

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The one going into the drivers side bank doesn't go down to the starter?

Nope not from what I found. There's a wire for the alt and oil filter. Maybe it got snipped. I'll sniff around some more tomorrow.

[jpod999]

The one going into the drivers side bank doesn't go down to the starter?

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Coming up empty looking for these starter wires. Haven't looked for the black/green wire but as far as the black/yellow I have one coming from the x20 one going to the driver side bank and one wire going to the diagnostic port.



I have no wires going down to the starter. Would tapping into one of those wires be a bad idea?

[ncrmtrsprtsE30]

thank god you took out that ASC...

BTW that 318ti will work with the Z3 short shifter as well.. thats the shift rod i used with my 6 speed trans and z3 short shifter.

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hey man im currently planning out a list of parts for my e30 m60 swap.

its an 87 325is automatic. Just wondering which drivesahft did you go with?

I read somewhere online;

The e30 m3 driveshaft works with no modification. The front half of an e28 535i can also be used with the back half of an e30.

Cliff notes: You use a stock, large guibo driveshaft (late 325e, e30 M3, or e36 328/M3 with 4 bolt rear).

As far as the mount goes. No modification is needed to the stock e30 manual transmission crossmember.

Note: 5 speed weights about 85lbs wet

For the clutch, you must use a 240mm flywheel only. However, any E36 or E39 B28 clutch kit will work.[/COLOR]

whats a large guibo driveshaft? Im on a budget so i wont be able to buy a 800$ e30 m3 driveshaft naw mean? LOL by thew way isnt there a differnce between the auto and manual driveshafts?

Yeah that's all correct as far as I know. I got lucky and found a driveshaft from a 325e on craigslist for like $80. It needs to be a manual driveshaft as the automatic shafts are too short. The large guibo bolt holes are like 3.25 inches apart. My clutch setup is a single mass flywheel for an e39 (540 pretty sure) and clutch kit for an e36 328i. I chose a stage 1 clutch kit, but we will see how far that goes, seems like some have problems with it slipping and some don't.

[kuan098760]

hey man im currently planning out a list of parts for my e30 m60 swap.

its an 87 325is automatic. Just wondering which drivesahft did you go with?

I read somewhere online;

The e30 m3 driveshaft works with no modification. The front half of an e28 535i can also be used with the back half of an e30.

Cliff notes: You use a stock, large guibo driveshaft (late 325e, e30 M3, or e36 328/M3 with 4 bolt rear).

As far as the mount goes. No modification is needed to the stock e30 manual transmission crossmember.

Note: 5 speed weights about 85lbs wet

For the clutch, you must use a 240mm flywheel only. However, any E36 or E39 B28 clutch kit will work.[/COLOR]

whats a large guibo driveshaft? Im on a budget so i wont be able to buy a 800$ e30 m3 driveshaft naw mean? LOL by thew way isnt there a differnce between the auto and manual driveshafts?

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Did some stuff today. Driver side exhaust mani was contacting my engine mount preventing me from bolting it to the block. so I had to cut a chunk out of one arm. Got that figured out then headed to the back. The top heater core line was sticking a little further out so that when I connected the hose it contacted the back of the head. It might have been fine, but I cut it down a little and I trimmed the end of the hose some as well.



Played with some shifter stuff for a minute as well.



Picked this from an e36 318ti and it turn out ITS FITS PERFECTLY. It's the exact length that I need.

This is what my bay looks like now. I really need a new washer tank lmao

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Round 2 is at an acceptably bendable angle.

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Won't hydro lock again. ;)

Lmao my thoughts exactly. New boot should be in today so hopefully I won't have to cut any holes.

[sgtskid]

Yeah it's mtc. Who knew bmws came stock with a snorkel?

Won't hydro lock again. ;)