Basic E30 project. ok, not that basic.

[MattAvino]

Early models have better wheel arches anyway

True. I will try to fill em up good

[MattAvino]

When will it be warm?!?! GODDAMNIT

[ethirty325i]

Man your doing real work, this is legit. Good luck man.

[Krueger]

hey man kudos to you it looks like you've got a hell of a start there. can't get much better as a first car. Mine was a 1980 733i 4spd. take good care of if given your up north with all that ice.

[MattAvino]

Well, before I swap the 88 m20 into the 87, i plugged the rear brakes, and took it for a spin. (no tags, registration, inspection, or insurance 8-))
BEST TIME EVER.

[MattAvino]

This was also missing tehe..

[MattAvino]

The M20 to M20 swap has officially started.

[MattAvino]

Most of everything dissembled. Motor is coming out tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
What are peoples preferred method of disconnecting the clutch when pulling the motor and tranny out as one?

[Dirtsquirt]

Remove the slave cylinder from the tranny and disconnect both the shift selector rod and shift carrier from the transmission.

All that stuff will hang back. Its much easier to remove that stuff after the fact.

Why are you swapping motors? Assuming those are both 325i's then the motors are identical aside from the waterpumps. Put the late 173 ECU into the early car for improved engine management.

[MattAvino]

Ok thanks, my 88 325is m20 only has 40k miles on it, 272 Schrick cam, and some other goodies. That motor will go into the 87is.

[MattAvino]

Got a little lazy today cause i didn't have anyone to help me pull the motor, so i just stripped the front end a bit.

[MattAvino]

Quick vid before pulling motor:


Got this, life is better. Before, I was using a kitchen counter with cabinets that I threw some wheels on.

[MattAvino]

Picked up e36 rack.

[MattAvino]

^can i use the high pressure hose I have there?

[XW70]

I had to wreck a late model DS too cause of a twisted frame and general poor condition. pity cause they look so damn good. But i too moved on to an early model, Good work so far!!