I just completed the installation of a complete Ireland race package on a 1990 325is. Now I am ready to move on to the engine.
I recently bought a wrecked 328i to get an engine and trans for the E30 which I reported here http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=70211
I've worked a little on the 328 and it looks like it can be fixed relatively easily. That is relative to the amount of damage. The rear panel is available from BMW for about 130 bucks. The rear quarters are pulling straight with some effort. So, the 328 is not necessarily a lost cause.
Recently, I bought another wreck... a fairly well mangled 95 740i.. T-boned on the passenger side. 'High mileage, but the front end parts can be used to repair a lightly hit 97 740i that I previously picked up. I figured the engine was probably a lost cause because of the high mileage and the NikaSil problem that those years had, but the surprise was that the engine had been totally replaced about 50k miles earlier. I found this out by tracking down the original owner from a campground parking pass left in the front window. Unusual that the insurance company didn't clean that out... they usually do.
So here I am with two choices of engines for the E30... a 6 cylinder M52.. or an 8 cylinder M60 series motor... pre OBDII... including all electronics and wiring.
So what should I do? 6 or 8 in the E30? And, if I do the 6, what do I do with the E36 body after I've taken it's engine? Has anyone heard of someone putting an 8 in an E36, and is there a website that documents the effort involved?
I think that if I go with the 6, it could be heavier in the nose than the existing 6 which might upset the handling. OTOH, I think I read somewhere that an aluminum 8 from the 740 might actually be a lighter engine in the E30 and positively affect the weight balance ratio?
2002maniac was over working in my shop tonight. He thinks I should go with the double switch.
I recently bought a wrecked 328i to get an engine and trans for the E30 which I reported here http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=70211
I've worked a little on the 328 and it looks like it can be fixed relatively easily. That is relative to the amount of damage. The rear panel is available from BMW for about 130 bucks. The rear quarters are pulling straight with some effort. So, the 328 is not necessarily a lost cause.
Recently, I bought another wreck... a fairly well mangled 95 740i.. T-boned on the passenger side. 'High mileage, but the front end parts can be used to repair a lightly hit 97 740i that I previously picked up. I figured the engine was probably a lost cause because of the high mileage and the NikaSil problem that those years had, but the surprise was that the engine had been totally replaced about 50k miles earlier. I found this out by tracking down the original owner from a campground parking pass left in the front window. Unusual that the insurance company didn't clean that out... they usually do.
So here I am with two choices of engines for the E30... a 6 cylinder M52.. or an 8 cylinder M60 series motor... pre OBDII... including all electronics and wiring.
So what should I do? 6 or 8 in the E30? And, if I do the 6, what do I do with the E36 body after I've taken it's engine? Has anyone heard of someone putting an 8 in an E36, and is there a website that documents the effort involved?
I think that if I go with the 6, it could be heavier in the nose than the existing 6 which might upset the handling. OTOH, I think I read somewhere that an aluminum 8 from the 740 might actually be a lighter engine in the E30 and positively affect the weight balance ratio?
2002maniac was over working in my shop tonight. He thinks I should go with the double switch.
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