91' 318is S52 Swap "The Beast"

[mtlbloodshot]

Which Selector rod did you use?

I have a S52 DSSR with a E36 carrier. It should work no?

[craiggroves91]

Burnout vid ASAP ;) Glad to see it running!

We will see, I think I should try to make these tires last haha

Thanks :)

Which Selector rod did you use?

I have a S52 DSSR with a E36 carrier. It should work no?

E36 m3. I guess you're supposed to use the setup from the car your engine came from. So you should be good. M52 and s52 shift setups are the same I believe

[craiggroves91]

How I mounted my SPAL fan. Just used the cheap SPAL brackets that they sell, no need to buy overpriced mounts. I also used their gasket to help protect the radiator.

[mtlbloodshot]

Very good!!

[craiggroves91]

Today I worked on getting the fan wired up and the various body parts back on.
It seems my new fan switch was dead on arrival (brand new, not working) so I'm going to have to order another one. I just wired the fan to come on with ignition now and I might even leave it that way haha.
Here are pics of various steps in getting it back together. I will be adjusting the bumper later, I just wanted to get it all on for now. The valence will also most likely be painted eventually

[craiggroves91]

Inspected my brakes today and they are toast.
No pads at all on some corners and rotors are rusted.

Not sure if I'm going to just rebuild all calipers and get performance pads and rotors, or shoot for a BBK. I might have to wait to do a BBK

I hear stock upgraded e30 brakes do quite well.

[canakami]

Is that the 16" fan? (pn#?)

[craiggroves91]

Is that the 16" fan? (pn#?)

Yes

Check out the info in my DIY here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=266738

[canakami]

Oh, nice. Thanks a bunch.

[CabbE30]

Inspected my brakes today and they are toast.
No pads at all on some corners and rotors are rusted.

Not sure if I'm going to just rebuild all calipers and get performance pads and rotors, or shoot for a BBK. I might have to wait to do a BBK

I hear stock upgraded e30 brakes do quite well.

I just put new pads and rotors in my car if you wanna try my brakes out. They need to be bled badly though.

[Roysneon]

Engine bay is so clean looking and I love how unsuspecting the car looks. Very well done.

As for the brakes, unless you plan to do a lot of HPDS's or track days I'd say you'd be just fine with fresh stock brakes and a good aggressive street pad in the front.

[craiggroves91]

Engine bay is so clean looking and I love how unsuspecting the car looks. Very well done.

As for the brakes, unless you plan to do a lot of HPDS's or track days I'd say you'd be just fine with fresh stock brakes and a good aggressive street pad in the front.

Thanks :) I appreciate the compliments!

Yeah, I'm going for stock blanks and an aggressive pad. Have to look into pads more

[craiggroves91]

Talked to the exhaust shop today. I'm hopefully getting the car in there within the next week or two.

[mtlbloodshot]

Talked to the exhaust shop today. I'm hopefully getting the car in there within the next week or two.

What are your plans?

[craiggroves91]

What are your plans?

Just two 2.25" piping from the exhaust manifolds to one 3" piping straight back to a muffler. Depending on how loud it is I might add a resonator.