Another m30e30 & a new project

[Anthony B]

Very nice! I love the m30 and the 135i :)

Thanks mate, your build has been motivation for me to put in hours on this. Whilst this doesn't even compare to the work you are putting in.

[CorvallisBMW]

Very nice! I love the m30 and the 135i :)

[Anthony B]

Thanks man, I'm not sure who made the mounts I bought a series 1 with the m30 swap in it but it was in the poorest of poor shape with so much rust, & a crack in the A pillar.

Got a few pics yesterday & got to give the wilwoods a chance to bed in

[lukeADE335i]

Great work Anthony - your swap looks very clean. What mounts did you use?

I used e30.de mounts in my swap, which bolted in and fitted perfectly. If I were to do it now, I'd probably use the Garagistic mounts to help with clearance for headers.

[Anthony B]

I'm inappropriately bumping this thread, lots has happened since the last post. Sold the black iS off as a project for someone with more time & money. But put work into the e30 & purchased a e82 135i it may seem blasphemous but I see it as the modern e30....

My E30 recently got some love:
m30b35 from an e34
running a e28 g265 from a 528i alas not a dogleg
GE coilover kit with koni sport front dampers & GAZ adjustable rears
IE front swaybar
Recaros from a evo5
Houndstooth doorcards
& rebuilt simmons f90's 16x8 & 16x7.5 had to get some locally made old wheels onto the car

Still to go is fitting:
rebuilt LSD with a 3.15 ratio matches well with the 265
fit my Massivebrakes street kit
fixing my reverse light switch currently its surprise I'm reversing

Ill get more pictures tomorrow while I'm fitting my brakes but for now along with an shot of the e82

[Anthony B]

went from a supra to an e30! i dont think ive seen that before. Which one handles better?

The e30 is far more predicable it feels more "raw" the supra had a really wide foot plant & felt very flat in corners but if it let go it was a handful to get back. I won't lie I miss the supra on the freeway but on the twisty roads near me I'd take the e30 :)


The wheels on the blue e30 are Koya ae-tek 15x8 +15 they are a kinda rep of star long champs(one day I'll get money & get legit ssr's)

[DuMa]

what silver wheels are those? they look good for 4x100

[randomtask37]

went from a supra to an e30! i dont think ive seen that before. Which one handles better?

[dball4]

Those cams look familiar.... Had the same issue once, on a 24v.
Looks like a good start for your project.

[Anthony B]

I'll have to snap some more pics of it, it's currently in many pieces in my shed. Slowly getting it back together, just working on the suspension stuff at the moment while trying to source a replacement m42 head or a solid m50/2 to swap it.

[JamesE30]

Good start mate. Any more shots of the black late model?

[Anthony B]

Hi everyone
this is my daily drive & much loved e30, I've had her going on 3yrs now & plan many many more years eventually once my other e30 is finished the 4dr will get a new heart I'm considering an m30 swap for it but for new its m40 daily driver duties

first day i got the e30

next day




the zero power auto m40


then this happened after i killed two of the 17"








& now like this



sorry for the instagram pic





I also bought this(then sold it)