my e30: s50 w/6262 and a/c

[Mesarina]

splitter done..



new clutch slave cylinder



ready for some driving!



ran with a Seat Leon, e30 1 Seat 0



I was still loosing clutch pressure, changed my master cylinder too.. problem solved..

[Mesarina]

bought an used compressor..



modifying my a/c lines..



raced an e46 m3, gutted interior, about 320whp, map tuned... walked away from me, should have swapped an ls engine... :hitler:

[Mesarina]

one day was raining, and I hit a rock the size of a torque converter, didn't cracked my oil pan, buy bye bye splitter, and one rim received the hit, so I borrowed a ronal turbo from the same friend to get home, I kinda like that look







repaired... like nothing happened...



painted my spolier... I need to paint my front balance too..



splitter in the making..

[Mesarina]

had to trim the 318is harness cover...



and cleaned the engine







then I bought a mishimoto intake tube





got an used tensioner for my a/c... the stock one was cracked..

[Mesarina]

then I borrowed a s2.79 from a friend, swapped out my open 4.10..

[Mesarina]

guess I can use this now?

[Mesarina]

here are some pics of my exhaust setup...

[eduTechnic]

Sweet man! Been great to follow this build, and see some Centro 'Merica

[ngampleh]

congrats buddy... :D

[Mesarina]

yesterday's progress...

wiring harness





ecu in place



shifter installed



getting there..



cover in place







testing the cover, do you guys have to trim the cover like I need to?









enough clearance for another fan if I need to..


e21 trans mounts in place, (the bolts on the guibo where changed after the pic)





ss brake lines









its alive!



bought another termostat housing



finally on the floor



m42 a/c compressor at the side before I get an e36 one..



and out we go! I managed to do the swap in two days



oil pan clearance



finally i can burn both tires without lsd...

[Mesarina]

removing the m42





my wife's touch up





rainy day here..



















s50 in place!







so close

















all this was done in one day!

[Mesarina]

sandblasted both subframes..



painted front subframe



steering rack spacers installed





steering rack in place




time to change the oil pan



threadlocker in the oil pump shaft



e36 oil pickup



e34 m50 oil pan



difference in oil pans



removed the oil pickup



subframe in place





last trip with the m42...

[Mesarina]

homemade steering rack spacers..



I was sick of the rotten exhaust on my m42, so I dediced to change it, to see if it made a difference...





2.5" exhaust

[purebmw]

Nice work buddy! clean work!

[Mesarina]

everything went better than expected, make the holes cleaner, but didn't too any pics





reinforced the front subframe



slotted the holes to make it easier to tightnen the engine mount bolts