Sam's s52obd1; 5lug e36m+318ti Project

[samiam3356]

Starting Over:
Cleaned up my photobucket account and it I lost a lot of pics so I’m redoing this page with nothing but pictures. That’s all anyone cares about anyways right? Still a little WIP....BTW I bought the car 7/6/2009 as of 2/1/11 still a little WIP
Car:


After buffing


Interior


Seats that I’m going to sell or recover

Interior will be black, I’ve got the carpet to replace the tan if anyone wants to buy decent tan cloth carpet



Valance was bent a little and I don’t like the rock guard paint





No plan on running ABS and going 5lug anyway so it’s just a pain and takes up space and weight that don’t need
How it normally looks

How it looked using the T that a lot of people used, also removed the insulation in this pic

Everything removed and the brake lines rerouted(12/07/10)Edit- I don't recommend using this setup for e36m components. 21mm MC on the car could not handle the big calipers from the e36m. I upgraded to a 25.4 mm MC from a 750 and have to rerun my lines once again.

On a 325i car you can rerun your brake lines like this to remove the ABS




Well when you upgrade to a 25.4 MC then you loose the 3rd port. New lines

Getting there

Motor being cleaned












Hot I got the car

A little cleaning goes a long way


Swap time








Spal time
Courtesy of Mitch (noscoe30)

Massive’s Brackets, Highly recommend










5 Lug stuff

[samiam3356]

Rear









Diff








Misc photo’s
Tranny brace from white325is, might need to notch the holes to get the bushings flush

It runs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HJZQA_sB_g




**Parts List** in the next post
Crap all you want as I don't care.
A BIG THANKS to Justin, Dom, Mike, Eric, and anyone else that has helped me.
Peace,
Sam

[samiam3356]

WIP***Soon to be updated with links and info on my projects***WIP
24V Swap - Sticky(tech), Sticky(r3v), Sticky(r3v)
Motor - s52 converted to OBD1
Mounts - AKG Poly's
Headers - Ebay SS Rep's
Oil Pan & Pick Up - e34 one off here and one off Ebay
Harness - e34 auto (the good is that it has enough room to mount the DME in the correct location, Bad = no oil level plug, so you have to wire that yourself and need to remove the auto stuff)
Harness Converted to Plug n Play - Dominic49 , MrEricT
DME - 413 red label (No EWS)
Chip - Turner
Tranny - Getrag 260
Clutch - m20 Sachs
Tranny Brace - white325is (e30tech member)
Tranny Mounts - AKG
e34 Throttle Cable - 35411160609
Clips for e34 Trottle Cable - 13541747519

OBD1 Conversion
Intake - m50 Flow #'s on m50 mainfold
Throttle Body - m50
Boot - m50
MAF - 13621747155
Fuel Rail w/regulator - m50
Temp Sensor - Adapter
Crank Case Ventalation - Valve
m50 Intake connector - Valve for under the Intake, Part #16 on this diagram is good for bracing the dipstick as well as giving the factory look on the vacuum hoses - Pelican
Spider Hose - 11531738053
Pipe - Converts spider hose to OBD1, some just use the hard pipe with success
Oxygen Sensor -
Sensors:
Crank - 12141726066
Cam - 12141740959
Knock - 12141738667 X2
Temp Sensor for DME -
Temp Sensor for Cluster -

Great info on how to handle the hall sensor (crank) on a x52 block - Basically you use the m44 sensor and it fits in the back of the block.

Misc Info

Gaskets and Misc for motor
Intake Gaskets - 11611717259
Throttle Body Gasket - 11611716174
Sump for e34 - 11411748150
Gasket (Asbestos Free) for Sump - 11411703947
Copper Nuts for Headers - 11721437202
Water Pump - 11517527799
e34 Dip Stick Tube - 11431738169
Oring for the Dip Stick Tube - 11431287541
e34 Dipstick - 11431720875
New Oring's for Injectors - 13641730767
New Coil Sockets for the Spark Plugs - 12131730521
Fly Wheel Bolts - 11221717840

Wiring
Harness-3 Prong Coneectors
1-3 Knock Sensor - Female Pic of a couple
4-6 Knock Sensor - Female
Cam Sensor - Female
Crank Sensor - Male
TPS - Female
Oil Level Sensor - Female
ICV - Female
Harness-2 Prong Coneectors
Air Intake Temp
Valve for Charcoal Cannister
Temp Sensor for DME
Temp Sensor for Cluster (Sensor has one connector and the harness has two)
Harness-1 Prong Coneectors
Oil Pressure Sensor - Harness has one wire but the connector still has 2

Hoses
Vacuum
Boot to ICV - 13411738187
ICV to Conn Under on M50 Intake - 13411738185
Reducer on the Boot for Hose that Goes to the ICV - 13411722944
Crank Case to Conn Under Intake -
Crank Case to Boot -
Fuel Regulator to Intake -

Coolant
e36 Radiator Hose - 11531708499
e36 Radiator Hose #2 - 11531726344
Spider Hose -
Small Radiator to Epansion Tank -
Overflow Hose -
Expansion Tank to Spider Hose -

[samiam3356]

WIP***Soon to be updated with links and info on my projects***WIP
24V Swap - Sticky(tech), Sticky(r3v), Sticky(r3v)
Motor - s52 converted to OBD1
Mounts - AKG Poly's
Headers - Ebay SS Rep's
Oil Pan & Pick Up - e34 one off here and one off Ebay
Harness - e34 auto (the good is that it has enough room to mount the DME in the correct location, Bad = no oil level plug, so you have to wire that yourself and need to remove the auto stuff)
Harness Converted to Plug n Play - Dominic49 , MrEricT
DME - 413 red label (No EWS)
Chip - Turner
Tranny - Getrag 260
Clutch - m20 Sachs
Tranny Brace - white325is (e30tech member)
Tranny Mounts - AKG
e34 Throttle Cable - 35411160609
Clips for e34 Trottle Cable - 13541747519

OBD1 Conversion
Intake - m50 Flow #'s on m50 mainfold
Throttle Body - m50
Boot - m50
MAF - 13621747155
Fuel Rail w/regulator - m50
Temp Sensor - Adapter
Crank Case Ventalation - Valve
m50 Intake connector - Valve for under the Intake, Part #16 on this diagram is good for bracing the dipstick as well as giving the factory look on the vacuum hoses - Pelican
Spider Hose - 11531738053
Pipe - Converts spider hose to OBD1, some just use the hard pipe with success
Oxygen Sensor -
Sensors:
Crank - 12141726066
Cam - 12141740959
Knock - 12141738667 X2
Temp Sensor for DME -
Temp Sensor for Cluster -

Great info on how to handle the hall sensor (crank) on a x52 block - Basically you use the m44 sensor and it fits in the back of the block.

Misc Info

Gaskets and Misc for motor
Intake Gaskets - 11611717259
Throttle Body Gasket - 11611716174
Sump for e34 - 11411748150
Gasket (Asbestos Free) for Sump - 11411703947
Copper Nuts for Headers - 11721437202
Water Pump - 11517527799
e34 Dip Stick Tube - 11431738169
Oring for the Dip Stick Tube - 11431287541
e34 Dipstick - 11431720875
New Oring's for Injectors - 13641730767
New Coil Sockets for the Spark Plugs - 12131730521
Fly Wheel Bolts - 11221717840

Wiring
Harness-3 Prong Coneectors
1-3 Knock Sensor - Female Pic of a couple
4-6 Knock Sensor - Female
Cam Sensor - Female
Crank Sensor - Male
TPS - Female
Oil Level Sensor - Female
ICV - Female
Harness-2 Prong Coneectors
Air Intake Temp
Valve for Charcoal Cannister
Temp Sensor for DME
Temp Sensor for Cluster (Sensor has one connector and the harness has two)
Harness-1 Prong Coneectors
Oil Pressure Sensor - Harness has one wire but the connector still has 2

Hoses
Vacuum
Boot to ICV - 13411738187
ICV to Conn Under on M50 Intake - 13411738185
Reducer on the Boot for Hose that Goes to the ICV - 13411722944
Crank Case to Conn Under Intake -
Crank Case to Boot -
Fuel Regulator to Intake -

Coolant
e36 Radiator Hose - 11531708499
e36 Radiator Hose #2 - 11531726344
Spider Hose -
Small Radiator to Epansion Tank -
Overflow Hose -
Expansion Tank to Spider Hose -
Rear of the Head goes to the where ever the valve is on the heater core. Usually this will be the bottom, however there are some heater cores that have it on the top-
Spider hose will go to the opposite of the back of the head hose -

5 Lug Swap - Front Great write up
Struts - Bilstein e36m with tabs for sway bar mounts
Knuckles - e36m
Control Arms - 96+ e36m
Control Arm Bushings - Treehouse Racing
Brakes and Calipers - e36m
Springs - Eibach Pro
Front Piston Size - e36 m3 = 60mm


***FYI anyone using the e36m calipers should seriously consider upgrading the MC when doing this swap. The 21mm MC just doesn't flow enough to keep a firm pedal. I went with a 25.4mm MC from a e32 750. ***
Part#34311156643

5 Lug Rear - Rear
Trailing Arms - 318ti
Trailing Arm Bushings - AKG Poly
Shocks - Bilstein Sport, Depending on inventory there's no way to tell where you'll get the best deal
Brake Lines - UUC SS
Sub Frame Bushings - AKG Poly
Bearings - OEM
Camber and Toe Correction Kits - AKG
Sway Bar Reinforcements - AKG
Rear Piston Size - 318ti = 34mm

Great Resources:
Realoem
24v Wiki
Electrical Manuals
5 Lug Site

Before After pics






Good pic showing the difference in caliper pistons, 34mm vs 60mm

[samiam3356]

Moved some pics and need to update this

[Zacm829]

Great work, love the beefy brakes.

[samiam3356]

Thanks man. Put a lot of hours into it and its finally getting to the point of being able to be driven. Running into a couple of snags at the moment though.

Having an issue getting the brakes to bleed and hold pressure correctly even with a brand new 25.4 ATE MC. Also think my fuel pump gave up the ghost this past Sunday. Was running perfect now it doesn't turn over. :(

[Dozyproductions]

thats so cool of you to write up the part numbers and etc. Hope you have fun with it!

[samiam3356]

Thanks! Still working on it here and there. Started accumulating a lot of different info and figured it would be nice to have it all in one place.

[Dominic49]

holy crap, i didnt think e30 tech was down that long was it?

[MR E30 325is]

Excellent build.

Your E30 reminds me of my own, a lot.

[HarryPotter]

Style 5's.

[samiam3356]

holy crap, i didnt think e30 tech was down that long was it?

haha yeah when it went down I was like fucckkkkkkkk! So I went a copied everything over here. BTW I'm still not sure how you are in all of my pics and none of me! haha

Excellent build.

Your E30 reminds me of my own, a lot.

Thanks, I remember seeing yours on bf.c 1st I believe. maybe, maybe not

Style 5's.

One of my favorite wheels on the e30 with the e36m brakes. BUT I'm not liking where they are sitting so I'm probably going to go with some e36 wheel with a better offset for this setup.

[JoeyBones]

i hope this comes in handy in my not so distant future! Thanks so much for the effort!

[CHIF8008]

love your build. done right