......and boom goes the build. Saving an OG car. gK

[selturk]

good project.. looks like a lot of fun.

(PM sent about M42 DME)

[M42Technik]

Freakin' cool. Check your email soon :)

[86325LSD]

that is my friend Josh's project. Its a unique model, diesel non turbo engine option. It was his grandfathers and now he's restoring it. Gonna shave it and make it a show truck i believe.

[camshaftgsxr]

not long until she was on some stands and under the knife

story on the square body in under all the stuff?

[86325LSD]

THIS IS PICTURES. A STEP BY STEP PICTOGRAPHY OF A M50 SWAP. This entire swap was done with just $36 in bavauto mounts and 20 in swap pan (pulled at junkyard myself). Motor was gift from friend.

















so now its' ready to go in. just a few wacks with a hammer on the BB and some RTV prior and the mounts



The brake booster will eventually be replaced but for now this actually works. Pulling the intake and replacing it will be easy in comparison to everything else.



GO STEEPER!! VERY VERY STEEP!!



and you will succeed with lost of help from friends!!!!



Notes... I used the stock m42 tranny the g240 and the OEM m50 flywheel/clutch/pressureplate/Throw-out and starter. This required me to shorten my driveshaft and use the e36 shifter pivot arm (the short one) and i used a z3 shifter. The shift linkage was fabricated to fit.



the stock fuel filter mounting bracket will hit your steering, i custom fabbed the stock bracket with a chop saw and grinder to create some room.



and oh...

F THE DRIVESHAFT......I hope it holds and isnt to terribly unbalanced. Welded and ground it myself.



You can find all the wiring in my post in 24V DOHC section of this forum. Special thanks to my friends who can solder. I hate that shit, but reading the diagrams wasn't so bad after the help from fellow R3V'ers

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=236712

[M42Technik]

Well there goes the neighborhood!

Call me this week about that hunk of junk in the right of the picture!

[george graves]

Nice dude - looks like your having fun.

[86325LSD]

sooo.... long time no post busy doing nothing. However, the other day i was motivated and the swap began. The m42 is out and more pictures of the whole project will follow but here is the victory shot.

[pacmanE30]

ooooh turbo...in for the build/numbers...

[gillette]

wow thats a big turbo! Looking good defintely going to watch this build

[86325LSD]

the last drive before the pull


stupid steering lines...


now why the f wont you come out!!



success!!


engine bay pic!!!


clean that shit!!!


and then plan for the future........teeheeheee

[86325LSD]

the m50nv was finally pulled from the donor along with everything else i could grab lol. I have only had to patch the current oil pan 3 more times hahaha, and am finally ready to pull this underpowered boat anchor out in the next few weeks. will upload the pull pics over break of the donor pull and am hoping to drop it in before Christmas. Just ordered the oil pan swap setup!! Need booster and mounts.

Does anyone want to buy a good running m42, currently getting 28-30mpg but needs a new lower pan?

gK

[M42Technik]

Eh? Eh?

[86325LSD]

uhhh thats a lot of money for an alternator fix...

lmao

[86325LSD]

what are your plans for that C-10?

it's not mine, it's my buddy Josh's and apparently its a special diesel model?, so he is going to restore it to show quality with totally shaved body, no moldings / rain guards or trim. Everything has been stripped, grinded down, and welded, smoother so its a super smooth body. I think he wants to work it a little and build a torque monster out of it for towing an enclosed car trailer, but that has been a very very long term project as he always has six others so we'll see when it gets done.