E36 M3 - LS3/TR6060 Swap

[jakeb]

Turn cardboard into metal...









Rear will mount off the trans... something like this


This piece of metal will be cut where the line is after I drill a hole on each side of the big hole going up from the bottom. Then I will tap the upper half so it is easier to take the entire assembly in and out.

The entire thing will be powder coated.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Cardboard into Metal is some alchemist magic shit right there.

Or a pretty cool band name.

[jakeb]

hahaha...I like it as a band name. Everyone plays can-jo's and guitars made out of boxes run through LOTS of distortion.

[jakeb]

Cut down the back mount to make the entire shifter easy to remove.



Before cutting it apart i drilled holes. These will be drilled bigger and tapped to m6.



How it will fit


Removed the linkage that hooks to the shifter rod and then drilled a hole through it.


That way the rod will go through the linkage end




About where it will end up


Excess will get cut off and then the two pieces will be welded together. I might have a one piece linkage cut out on the water jet. Will see how the modded one turns out first.

[jakeb]

Shifter all done (needs to be cleaned up a little bit and then coated) - Only tacked in the pics







Inside the car


old shifter knob.... This shows 3rd gear. The shifter is height adjustable. It is at it's lowest point right now.


Trans mount (needs to be fully welded and a gusset or two added)






Flaming river Ujoints / Borgeson DD sliding steering shaft...next to the stock one


Starting work on the headers. New little tool to make sure the cut is across the radius.


I posted a pic of a converted wood saw to cut metal but I wasn't happy with it so it got returned after I found this big ole machine on craigslist. Made in 1937...made to cut only metal. Makes cutting stainless U bends easier. Not to mention old machines like this are cool.





Passenger side header started


Pan to subframe clearance..

[LJ851]

Do Alls are the shit, nice score!

[jakeb]

Do Alls are the shit, nice score!

Sure is...when this thing popped on CL. I was all over it. Should have talked the guy down but I was too excited about it. It is ugly as can be...paint peeling, etc etc but it is a beast of a machine. Probably weighs 400-500 lbs.

[ACHTUNG]

Sick band saw. It is a beast!

[jakeb]

Sick band saw. It is a beast!

Your headers will get some time with the big saw too!

[nick526]

Awesome job on that shifter. How's the feel of it?

[jakeb]

Feels really good..direct, not too much effort needed. That is also with a dry non running transmission to so it should be even smoother with fluid and when its running

[jakeb]

A little bit of work on the passenger side header.

[GreasyE30]

Nice work, they look real good.
Must have been great when you realized you didn't have to go crazy on fitting in those header pipes.

[jakeb]

The drivers side header is an entirely different animal....it will take much more time than the passenger side.

[GreasyE30]

Ha! I spoke too soon, I knew it..