Bagged E30, S52 swap, never ending build - Shaved bay + more

[smerfs]

I can't remember who it was, but I believe someone is making modified subframes/oil pans to work with the 24v swap and avoid clearance issues. It's a member on here, but they're expensive

[King Mufasa]

The front end is or its almost kissing the ground. Thats the lowest I see an e30 go.

Looks great man :up:

[Beej '86 325es]

Good looking car. I like the Challenger in the background. :) Do you work in aviation too?

[NickL]

you can space up the motor mounts with some thick washers and that would help a little bit.

Yeah thats an option. Was just worried about driveshaft angle. Hopefully someone with a low 24v car will chime in.

[iwantspeed]

Thank you! Yeah that was one big issue I was thinking about how to tackle. A friend of mine shortened his E34 pan a bit, was thinking about doing the same. Cons besides wrong dipstick reading/lessened oil capacity?



The car is on air ride. I can air it up to the height of your car and go just as fast as you. Thanks though.

you can space up the motor mounts with some thick washers and that would help a little bit.

[NickL]

Please keep the DBs, they look awesome. Certain cars just pull them off so well, yours being one of them.

Regarding the swap, you will have some serious oil pan clearance issues, as the m50 pan sits lower then an m20 one...

Thank you! Yeah that was one big issue I was thinking about how to tackle. A friend of mine shortened his E34 pan a bit, was thinking about doing the same. Cons besides wrong dipstick reading/lessened oil capacity?

just keep the m20
driving this low you cant even go fast enough to need an s50

The car is on air ride. I can air it up to the height of your car and go just as fast as you. Thanks though.

[iwantspeed]

just keep the m20
driving this low you cant even go fast enough to need an s50

[JasonBates]

By all means, keep the DB's.

It's great to see and early done this well.

[e30polak]

I like my diving boards because everyone hates them and they're different. Euro bumpers are just money that could be spent elsewhere.

No doubt Euro's would look awesome but id rather spend the money towards the swap.

Please keep the DBs, they look awesome. Certain cars just pull them off so well, yours being one of them.

Regarding the swap, you will have some serious oil pan clearance issues, as the m50 pan sits lower then an m20 one...

[NickL]

I like my diving boards because everyone hates them and they're different. Euro bumpers are just money that could be spent elsewhere.

No doubt Euro's would look awesome but id rather spend the money towards the swap.

[CrusherCurtis]

Way to pull off the diving boards.

Beautiful.

Naaaa.....Needs euros. I think slammed with euros would look amazing.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Way to pull off the diving boards.

Beautiful.

[NickL]

I don't have any pictures but I drive stupid low haha. Right now the pan on the M20 has a hairline crack in it actually.

[ak-]

What's your average driving height?

[NickL]

Well I guess I can go ahead and update this. Being 19 years old and a full time student is time consuming but things are starting to slow down so I'm gonna pull the trigger on the swap before this season starts. Picking up an S50 this weekend. Heres what the car looks like now. Shadowlined trim, Corbeau seats are sold as of this week as well. They were nice but not really for me.

I did get the car running again because I wasn't sure when I was going to be able to do the swap. Scored an 885 head off here, did a new timing belt, head gasket, head bolts etc. runs good but its time for a change.





Stay tuned for the swap, I'm gonna document every step.