Total n00b question here.
I'm new to BMW, so please go easy on me. I just bought a 1989 325i that's super clean, but has an automatic trans. I plan to swap it down the road, but I want to make sure I get the right parts.
My local pick and pull had a 1991 318 with a 5-speed. I went ahead and pulled the pedal box, the driveshaft and transmission, because these cars don't turn up too often in our area.
Logic tells me that the driveshaft is probably going to be too long for my M20, as I'm sure the 6-cyl pushes the transmission back down the tunnel a bit further than the M42 does. Logic also tells me that the relay arm for the shifter linkage may also be too long, for the same reasoning.
Can anyone confirm these two facts? I'm thinking I'll have to return the driveshaft, and possibly the transmission, and start to look for a donor car.
TIA
I'm new to BMW, so please go easy on me. I just bought a 1989 325i that's super clean, but has an automatic trans. I plan to swap it down the road, but I want to make sure I get the right parts.
My local pick and pull had a 1991 318 with a 5-speed. I went ahead and pulled the pedal box, the driveshaft and transmission, because these cars don't turn up too often in our area.
Logic tells me that the driveshaft is probably going to be too long for my M20, as I'm sure the 6-cyl pushes the transmission back down the tunnel a bit further than the M42 does. Logic also tells me that the relay arm for the shifter linkage may also be too long, for the same reasoning.
Can anyone confirm these two facts? I'm thinking I'll have to return the driveshaft, and possibly the transmission, and start to look for a donor car.
TIA
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