Blunttech / Classic Daily S85 V10 E30 M3 Swap

[ma.jomaa]

Jake you need to move to the west coast and establish a shop dedicated for insane swaps like this one, I'll be your first customer. Always great stuff, can't wait to see the finished product.

[blunttech]

the engine in that vid seized not long after that vid was shot.
i finished installing another motor this weekend

Ouch Do you know what the issue was?? Knowing the cost of the S85 that had to hurt

[glenn-b]

Ouch Do you know what the issue was?? Knowing the cost of the S85 that had to hurt

yes,
there's a few pics of the problem in the thread.
after removing the sump, i could see the chain for the main oil pump had snapped. the engine came out of a burnt out m6, and was untested due to not enough electronics left in the m6.i think the previous owner had blown the motor, then set fire to it to claim the insurance money!
i get a lot of parts from the dismantler (fabdirect.com), and we agreed before the purchase that if there was a problem with the engine, that he would 'look after' me. which he did, i just had to collect another s85 from him:) and now this engine is running sweet.

[blunttech]

yes,
there's a few pics of the problem in the thread.
after removing the sump, i could see the chain for the main oil pump had snapped. the engine came out of a burnt out m6, and was untested due to not enough electronics left in the m6.i think the previous owner had blown the motor, then set fire to it to claim the insurance money!
i get a lot of parts from the dismantler (fabdirect.com), and we agreed before the purchase that if there was a problem with the engine, that he would 'look after' me. which he did, i just had to collect another s85 from him:) and now this engine is running sweet.

Nice. Im an hour into your thread . I was supposed to leave but i cant lol

[F34R]

the engine in that vid seized not long after that vid was shot.
i finished installing another motor this weekend

Cringed

[jakeb]

Long time no update but moving ahead now. Steve from Blunttech flew in for a couple days to rip it all apart. On to some pictures....

On the new lift...pulling brake booster and hood.




Pulled front subframe and struts


Deep in thought


Rear Subframe down...which was a bitch.



The 135 brakes fit inside the 17" throwing stars. The 135 rotors are a bit to deep tho. Going to have to look for some different rotors.




Just random under body pictures.




Pulling more out of the engine bay


The standard in engine bay photo


asleep until tomorrow...

[ForcedFirebird]

Glad to see you getting your hands dirty Steve! Can't wait to see what happens with this beast.

[AndrewBird]

FYI, this is a great resource for cross referencing brake parts:

http://bremboaftermarket.com/En/Car_Disc_Catalogue/Catalogue_Search.aspx

[Ray Smoodiver]

FYI, this is a great resource for cross referencing brake parts:

http://bremboaftermarket.com/En/Car_...ue_Search.aspx

Gives no reference for the 135i Brembo's though??

the Fronts on the BMWp system are 338x26

[Todd Black 88]

Take a look at the RX-8 rotors.
They are available 322mmx24mm vented, and they have very close to the same shallow offset front rotor. Not sure on how far off the 135i calipers throw the centerline though.

[AndrewBird]

Gives no reference for the 135i Brembo's though??

the Fronts on the BMWp system are 338x26

They are listed under e82 only, which is odd.

http://bremboaftermarket.com/En/Car_Disc_Catalogue/Catalogue_Search.aspx?SearchMode=Model&IsResult=True&SearchBrand=BMW&SearchModel=1%20Coupe%20(E82)%2010/07%20-%20-%3E&SearchAssemblySide=Both&SearchCatalogueBrand=Brembo

[ngampleh]

Love this shot

They are listed under e82 only, which is odd.

http://bremboaftermarket.com/En/Car_...ueBrand=Brembo

my friend's car using e90 335i 348x30 front and 336x22 rear for his e30 M52B32
he customized front rotor into 2pcs

http://bremboaftermarket.com/En/Car_Disc_Catalogue/Catalogue_Search.aspx?PagingIndex=3&SearchMode=Model&IsResult=True&SearchBrand=BMW&SearchModel=3%20%28E90%29%2001/05%20-%2012/11&SearchAssemblySide=Both&SearchCatalogueBrand=Brembo

[Teaguer]

This thread is so gay that I'm just gonna have to subscribe. ;D

[Eric]

This thread is so gay that I'm just gonna have to subscribe. ;D

agreed.

[jakeb]

We are making the core support removable to make getting the engine in an out a lot easier.




We got an e46 M3 rotor to try the 145 brakes.



The engine is sitting on a pallet on wheels. So we tried rolling it in. Will need to lift it in with an engine puller but we wanted to try anyway.


As far as we can get it for now without pulling it off the pallet.


Cleaned up some of the surface rust on the bottom and put some POR on it.



Cleaning up the engine bay to make it a little nicer to work in.



End of the day...Steve is heading back home tomorrow.