Meet "Blue Nose" M62b44 swap (Pic Heavy)

[DIIRTY-30]

Congrats on the e31 man! I love that car, I hope to own one some day.

Thank you sir! You will just gotta keep your eyes peeled. I found one last night for $3,500 but its an 850 so v12 life haha.

M parallels look a lot better in my opinion. I have always liked E31's. Do you plan to make another thread on that build. Also any plans for power adders on the E31. It is going to feel really slow compared to driving the E30 with the same power train. But it will still look good.

Look way better and kept it period correct; very glad I didn't sell them. I'll probably end up making a new thread pretty soon when I shift focus. I'm looking into s62's currently. My buddy has been talking about how I should S85 it but thats way too much money/fab work.

I would think an S62 would be an easier drop in and considerable power. Isn't going to be racecar just be a nice cruiser really. The thought about the power to weight compared to the E30 is the only reason I thought about s62. Even with a chip on the M60 I feel like it'll still have too much weight to pull. I miss the e36 but happy the deal went through, got tired of driving LA traffic with a stick. The first-second-neutral game screws with my knee after a while.

The guy selling those door seals sent me free replacements. Mine had the same failure.

I wasn't aware of that, wish I had known. I just glued them and haven't had an issue since. How long before yours started doing the sag?

[pandaboo911]

The guy selling those door seals sent me free replacements. Mine had the same failure.

[rzerob]

M parallels look a lot better in my opinion. I have always liked E31's. Do you plan to make another thread on that build. Also any plans for power adders on the E31. It is going to feel really slow compared to driving the E30 with the same power train. But it will still look good.

[stonea]

Congrats on the e31 man! I love that car, I hope to own one some day.

[DIIRTY-30]

Nice! Can't wait for e31 fun :)

Likewise! I'm very excited to get it going, even happier its not a v12 since I have a ton of m60 parts/two extra cylinder heads, oil pans etc stashed away. Makes life a lotttt easier, it's also sitting on H&R's with billys so stance is almost perfect, maybe 1/2" lower in the front if anything.

E30 I'm ditching the AKG shifter, just isn't for me. I have a buddy hooking me up with a z3 so I'm just waiting on that for now. In the meantime it gives me a chance to start fiddling around with the E31. Already swapped out the 19x9/19x10 Breytons for OEM 18x8.5/18x9.5 M Pars that I've had set aside for the e36. Glad I didn't sell these haha. The all chrome is a bit much but eventually I would like to powder the centers to match the body. Only other wheels I can see on this car would be Alpinas but thats a pipe dream.

This is probably a long shot but never know... If anyone happens to know anyone with tail lights, front signal lens, and sunroof inner cassette please get in contact with me. I'm not sure if I lost the drivers side lens when it was transported or not but noticed it when I was washing it. Kinda sucked.

[CorvallisBMW]

Nice! Can't wait for e31 fun :)

[DIIRTY-30]

https://player.vimeo.com/video/214865655

Link to the second drive; first one ripped off the midsection of my exhaust.. my driveway entrance has a huge 2" hole that divides it in half, the band caught it. I also ripped off my lip so I have to fix that due to the same issue. I unfortunately had to get 3 new V band clamps cause of it as well. This is pulling out with open headers, my friend just cut the video short.

Currently working on getting a stock shifter instead of the AKG, just not my taste. So if anyone wants to buy it off me; feel free to PM. Its practically new, maybe drove it 2 miles with it... has some scratches on the base.

Also ended up selling the 500sec, took all the euro/amg goodies. I was originally planning to buy a black on black one but something else came up that i couldnt pass on...

This needs a new transmission which I'm in the process of picking up but did an even trade on the e36 for it... going to put the M pars on it once I get it home. Super excited to own an E31 in the color combo too.. very very happy.

[wworm]

Just read through this whole damn thing. RIP my productive morning lol. This is such a sick build. Looking forward to seeing some real footage of it soon.

Also...AMG?? So rad. Please start a thread on that too

[DIIRTY-30]

Well reverted back to the E34 set up after talking to Tyler (not sure his handle if hes on here) about the late model set up. Just need to notch the hood a little to clear the radiator cap and get the two small vent hoses for the bottle since I lost em. DSSR went in no problem, got the driveshaft bolts all in no problem after dropping the whole thing and smoothing out the holes. Gotta love V bands lol.
















Looking forward to "finishing" up the e30 to get started on this boat.

Absolutely amazing project sir! Both your cars are awesome. Well done.
Could you tell me more about your e36? )

Thanks! The e36 is just a regular ol 325 nothing special really, black on black 5 spd that I got for $750 and been daily driving it for about a year now with no issues.

It is looking good. What happened to the ACS wheels?

The ACS are sitting in my storage along with some M Pars for the e36. I didn't want them getting dirty, dry rotted, pitted from sitting on the car for so long. So I bought some used tires for $60 all around and tossed the Futuras on. Since my original plan was to buy new lips for them and go wider I figured I'd use them as beater wheels.

[rzerob]

It is looking good. What happened to the ACS wheels?

[allmotorguy]

Absolutely amazing project sir! Both your cars are awesome. Well done.
Could you tell me more about your e36? :))

[DIIRTY-30]

Link to video of it running...

BLUE NOSE



Just down to a few things now.

Have to get the guibo out to figure out why I can only get 5 of 6 bolts in.

Reinstall the DSSR I cut & rewelded

Wire the Spal Fan

Get an early model or S38 (yeah like thatll happen) overflow tank cause the late model one is butt and the pipe still sits too high coming over the VC.. thats about it.

Had to switch the CSB from the driveshaft cause it was too wide in my tunnel & wouldn't bolt in. Re-glued the weatherstripping around the door since it sagged horribly, but I still think its a great product aside from the adhesive. Ended up ditching the e34 tank cause it made it a PIA to get to the clutch res to fill and bleed. Mocked up some galvanized pipes to just get the coolant system full so I could make sure my sensors are working. Not too happy about it but it'll do. Exhaust is done but the cut outs would have been hanging way too low to make sense using them. Got V bands throughout the whole system so I was debating making sidepipes instead that wont really be visible. Juggling 3 projects is a PIA, been pricing a lot of stuff out more for the benz lately to get it cruising. Frozen piston calipers suck. Planning to re-spray the car and strip it down to metal just need to find a garage to work out of so it doesn't turn to a rusty heap.

Now Picturezzzzz

[M3LESS]

Amazing build, looking forward to updates.

[Zacm829]

Thank you and appreciate the heads up, I considered welding the shaft solid but at the time cutting/bolting together everything for under $40 was my route. What are the issue you experienced exactly? The downpipe section rubs/hit the steering shaft pretty hard since the TDS mounts have a lot of flex to them?

What mounts were you considering running btw?

Yeah I totally understand bolting it, we already had the welder out so we welding it together for a solid piece. Yes it seems the hydraulic mounts let the engine lean to the left on a severe right hand turn. I can feel some resistance and vibration in the steering wheel as the downpipe hits the steering shaft. More of an annoyance than anything else, you can still continue to turn the wheel.

You might not even experience this since we built our motor mount arms. I can't get it to do it driving on the street just carrying some speed on the track. Haven't found a different mount yet as I'm avoiding poly for NVH reasons.

[DIIRTY-30]

Well I ended up re making the guides and scrapping the old ones. Went with a 1/8 single bar for a cleaner look. While I was at it I made a gift for my roommates bday to mess with him.











Welded the final bracket in for the OCC just been lagging on getting the proper screws for it. Also re-attached the hood, kinda nice not to have to man handle it on and off lol. Need to give it some TLC and remove the foam but meh that can come later on.










Working on making an airbox to pick up air from where the AC hole is & route it from the brake duct in the front. My buddys supposed to drop off a plastic welder to make life a bit easier. Making it out of 1/4" & 1/8" ABS then putting the heat resistant material to block the side panels from the exhaust manis.





Need to make a few cuts & fill the holes on the right side of the engine bay. I got the seat harness bolted in place, need to borrow my GF to adjust the belts to a more reasonable fit but pretty happy with the outcome.




Also picked this lil guy up from Central Cali the other night... Euro import 500SEC with AMG parts on it, fairly neglected and needs a lot of TLC but I see a ton of potential. Price was something I couldn't pass up. Debating making a build thread or not but really looking forward to getting cracking on it.