91 Alpine II 318is (M50TU swap in-progress, Page 6)

[bwawuz02]

completed E30 M3 coilovers ;) Heading to the frame shop now to get her straightened out before these go on.

[jmsra]

Just replacing the stock muffler with a magnaflow 12586 muffler and a cherry bomb resonated tip. I want it to be quiet. This muffler is almost exactly the same size as the stocker.

Nice work! I've been looking at the same muffler, but don't want it to be too loud. Have any sound clips?

[bwawuz02]

Coming soon...

[grippymonkey]

good job man! glad to see another M42 owner doing something with the stock motor. I love my M42 with only a couple of mods to liven it up.

[nokincy]

You got pics of the rails/sliders mod you did to get those seats to fit?

[bwawuz02]

The seats came with adapters.

In other news, I picked up an M50TU today. Time to get her back on the road. iX booster, E34 pan, and 413 red label are on the mail already.

[bwawuz02]

Tallying up a cheapish M50tu swap...

Purchased
$700: 80k mile M50TU w/harness, accessories, MAF, IAC, chip-less 413DME, and E36 325 driveshaft
$60: complete red label 413 DME
$160: E34 oil pan kit
$80: iX brake booster
$90: Raceland shorty headers

Priced
$66: Euro 320i shift carrier & selector rod
$25: 735i brake MC @ pick-n-pull
$34: 2002 remote brake-fluid reservoir setup
$70: E21 tranny mounts
$70: gaskets (exh-mani, oil pan, etc)

With shipping and what not, I'm sitting at $1350 for a nearly complete list. Not bad, I think.

[bwawuz02]

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[CoelhoSport]

WHAT????? NOOOOO THE M42..... well u can give it to me :P

[bwawuz02]

I got the iX booster and 735i master cylinder in today. You can't see it, but I also installed a new clutch master cylinder while I was down there. Thanks to the GF for snapping all my blog photos ;)

[bwawuz02]

First test fit, looking good :)

[grippymonkey]

what did you do with the M42? Selling?

[bwawuz02]

yeah, it's pretty much completely stripped and sold already. Apparently I can't put a bottom end together properly on my own... the M42 ate a bearing after only 2-300 miles. However, there was an obliterated oil pan in the middle of those miles, so maybe that had something to do with the bearing failure :shrug:

[bwawuz02]

Got the 13lb euro flywheel, M20 clutch/PP, and G240 put on today. Wiring harness is almost finished too. Waiting on a few key parts to button her up and drop it in ;)

[S13_E30]

you sold the dbilas itbs you had on the m42?