e30 318i engine swap need help !!!

[3bvert]

No, you're not OK with cars.

hey Ben, what wheels are those on your car, did you do a 5 lug swap or are they filled and drilled. look like 15inch sereis 5

[Ben Carufel]

hey Ben, what wheels are those on your car, did you do a 5 lug swap or are they filled and drilled. look like 15inch sereis 5

They're BBS RS 003. 16x7, 4x100, ET25.

There was a set on here recently for $3500.

[SL a.m.>IN]

Ive seen all kinds of mods, big chevy v-8s in bmw's, a bmw body on a lifted toyota 4x4
with plenty of money anything is possible

just because a person cant spell or type does not mean that they cant twist wrenches, and maybe you do have the skills, so good luck

Im still kind of a newbie, but you wont win friends coming on here cusing at older established people who could help

Thank you man. You said exactly what needed to be said.

[e30slut]

Sadly, op reminds me of me when I got my first e30

[3bvert]

They're BBS RS 003. 16x7, 4x100, ET25.

There was a set on here recently for $3500.

ouch

[blunttech]

i think i can help with this. ive been in the planning stages of this and been doing some drawings of the things needed to pull off this conversion on a budget. if you check back i will try to post my schematics and see if they dont help you. ill try to get them up later today. good luck chap.. dont let these guys get you down. anything is possible with the correct plans

[mart318i]

cheers mate, well i got a few ideas goin on so far, so when i get the plans drawn up ive got a bmw mechanic goin to help me so if i come across any issues ill let u know, im starting to take the old engine out tommorow,cus im gonna do a full blown rework of the whole car

[mart318i]

so far i got the engine out, all the interior,stripping all the electrics out tommorow, then im gonna get the car sanded back to bare metal, fill in the badge reccesses on the boot and bonnet, and get rid of all handles and completely smooth the car, then im going to prep the body for painting in a few days.so far... ive got the 4litre v8 out of a 740i and im going to colour code the engine and upgrade all the hoses to samco silicones,in the meantime, the engine is going to be completely reworked,stainless steel clips and brackets, head gasket,clutch, needs new manifold making up to fit as the v8 standard one is too big to fit in e30, so some stainless steel work going in instead.will keep all posted as work goes on, have got some pics to go on in a few days when the engine is ready to go in the e30.