3SGE BEAMS converted 89 E30///Stock as a rock 88 E30 325i Touring///

[Ant_e30]

^ sounds like here. Hoon laws, engineer everything inc pod filters etc.

have you looked in to engineering for your conversion?

[kameleon]

More speed cameras, tougher hoon laws, you need to engineer everything.....

Police targetting anything that looks modified....

[Ant_e30]

haha is it really? i though WA was :P

[kameleon]

Im in Melbourne, Victoria.

yes the nanny state.....

[alB5]

you only have one smiley?

[Reap3r]

Swap looks good :) where abouts in Australia are you from?

[pr0craztinazn]

I am somewhat envious at how cheaply you can get various Japanese engines down under, but then I think of the rego and engineering crap your swaps tend to go through in most parts of the country just to be road legal, and then I remember how easy we have things in the US. As someone who's been into Toyotas far longer than E30s (& BMWs in general), I'm eagerly watching this thread and can't wait for videos of the finished product! Where are you located?

[kameleon]

Not at all!

And i can take constructive criticism as well, so if someone said "why not an m50" i wouldnt get upset about it either.

[325ix]

I hope you didn't think I was bashing you! I think it is cool, most people go the m/s 5x route and it is interesting to see something different. 6speed is always cool too!

[kameleon]

Yes we have just fitted a red top beams into a friends SW20 chassis (genuine SW20 type, not a ST202 Celica version)

It works so well in that car and makes a nice change from the turbo MR2's in terms of the way it can be used.

I bought the engine, gearbox, loom and computer as a complete setup which i had imported by a friend.

The total cost as it stands including purchase price of the car and all the driveline landed is $2100. So it is starting well.

[Ant_e30]

Very interesting, im looking into swaps for my e30 and would like to do something different like a hard revving Na. Did you import the motor and box? Did you get loom etc too to do it? I assume engineering etc will be straight forward since it's Na 4cyl?

As you say everything costs so much here in Aus :p

[DuMa]

subscribed. i loved the beams motor in the SW20 chassis. such a shame the US Market never got that motor in any other toyota car. i think it couldve made many toyotas more fun to drive in the 90s. Cant wait to see the results here.

[kameleon]

ps. Engine mounts etc are no big deal, we have done this to other cars before. The engine and box should be in place in 1-2 days. An auto elec will do the wiring as i simply do not have the time.

The front of the tailshaft will need modding but thats no big deal.

We have nutted most of it out before i bought the engine so time will tell if we were right!

If it goes well a few guys from work want to do this to their e30s too, so we will be copying all the mounts to make it easy to do another car.

[kameleon]

at this stage it will go in stock besides intake and exhaust. Down the track it may receive the trd throttles, the header my friend makes for these engines, trd grind cams and all that jazz.

His race engine that is in his clubman makes 280hp (similar in specs to the trd spec race beams engines)

i wont go turbo with this car as it is a replacement for the stupidly powerly daily i have atm that is pretty much a waste where i live (no where to use all that power)

and my play car is a SW20 MR2 that has been in the build for far too many years (jdm hardtop gt turbo)that everything has been modified, changed or replaced (2.2l stroker with big turbo, intercooler inside the cabin, close ratio box yadda yadda) but thats another long story in itself.

I do have another gen3 3sgte we were going to use, but there was so many things required to change to suit rwd that it was not worth it in the end.

The beams is simple, basic, revs hard, sounds like a nice s14 when heard from the front and is super reliable. 6 speed manuals always nice too.

[325ix]

Should be a really cool project. What are your plans for the motor? Are you just putting it in stock? If it is like any other Japanese engines, an intake, exhaust and tune will probably net you a lot of hp for the money. Have you thought about engine mounts yet?