She is back :). Photo from right before I put it away after selling my previous swap.


Car sat (non-op) for about 4 years, after I sold my m30b35 swap to a local mechanic to put in one of his cars.
I've ended up purchasing 3 m6x engines, 1 m62b44, and 2 m60b40. I've taken the m62 and m60 apart and build an almost complete M62B40 that's still on the engine stand. Rebuild heads, new crank/rod bearings, timing guides etc.
The 3rd engine I bought complete from a running 95 540i car locally, I've taken it apart replaced just the things that needed attention. Valley pan, new top to bottom gaskets, taken oil pump off (with its 3 missing bolts in the oil pan) and cleaned/re-assembled it and set the oil pump chain slack per the manual. The timing guides must have been done along with the chain as the main dual row chain is not as stained as the camshaft chains and the guides don't show much wear at all so I left it alone.
I've finally replaced the steering rack on the car, gone is the original 318i rack. Got the rack from the Rack Doctor after reading many threads and talking to Rich over the phone. I've picked an e46 330i 3.0 lock to lock rack built with the e36 tie rod ends to drop into the e30 (Rack Doctor offers this on their site).
Lowered the front subframe with the Garagistic spacers to keep the driveline angle as good as possible for the m6x swap.
I've taken the dash out in order to have more visibility with installing Wilwood pedal box along with Garagistic bracket. This is probably one of the most tedious parts of the swap. First I had the wrong masters that were too long, had to order a different set. Then, I didn't like the amount of play in the wilwood pedals (side to side). After talking to Wilwood and exchanging a couple of photos and short video they've sent me some washers that I've installed to get the side-to-side play improved.
I've also made some modifications to the Garagistic pedal box bracket to make a little more clearance for the wiring loom under the dash going to/from the fusebox, and also a little bit for more clearance around one of the mounting bolts/nuts against the wilwood balance bar, it was just too close to my liking and I didn't want to risk it.
Today I've finally dropped the v8 into this thing, something that I've always wanted to do for a long time. To be honest the drop in wasn't even that bad, I think my m30b35 took more effort. My friend and I did have to put a very steep angle on the engine hoist leveler but in the end it fit .
Test fit is to see how much clearance I have for various lines (brakes/clutch), wiring, and around the exhaust manifolds . I went with the flaming river u-joints and DD shaft for best clearance.
In the next few weeks I plan on taking it back out to install the TTV racing single mass flywheel and e36 m3 clutch kit (along with the pilot bearing , if you guys remember from my m30b35 swap (Hey Pinepig! LOL) I left it on the trunk of the car DOH!
I still need to source an e36 328i manual driveshaft, order z3m radiator, and 2 catalytic converters. But most of the other major things have been done :)
Plan is to BAR this swap just like I did my m30b35, so hopefully it will be just as painless as prior attempt.
M62B40 engine that's on the engine stand I am either going to complete as the 4.4L or look at what it would take to build that into a stroker using M5 crank? But that's not on the immediate to do list right now.
Will post updates here as I make more progress.
Unfortunately, the hosting provider I was using to host all my previous photos from earlier stages of restoration and modifications went out and I lost a bunch of images :( Wish I had the original photo of what the car looked like when I first got it :/
Shot of it when she was on Hartge 16s



Specifications
Chassis
- 84 318i 5speed , non ABS, manual windows and sunroof
Suspension
- Ground control race camber plates
- Ground control coil-over kit 550/675
- 51mm cut/re-inforced/shortened strut housings
- Custom re-valved Bilstein sports
- Ground control tall rear upper mounts
- Offset lower control arm bushings
- New oem rear subrame and trailing arm bushings
- Cabrio front sway bar
Wheels / Tires
- TireRack TRM 15x8 4x100
- Kumho v720 225/45
+ Jongbloed 15x10
Steering
- e46 330i 3.0 lock to lock steering rack
- e36 tie rod ends
- Flaming River u-joints and DD shaft
Brakes
- New late model 325i front and rear calipers and rotors
+Being replaced with Massive Brakes 300x32 front and rear kit.
- New front and rear hubs and bearings
- New front and rear calipers
- Wilwood pedal box with 2x compact 5/8 masters
- Wilwood 2in 3out bias valve
Drivetrain
- Originally M10B18 (block cracked around head bolts)
- 2nd swap was a fully rebuilt 91 M30B35 with 5speed and 533 flywheel and 325e driveshaft(sold)
- Custom 3.46 LSD diff with 4 clutch discs
- 95 M60B40 engine, re-sealed top to bottom
- 94 530i 5speed transmission
- VVT Racing single mass v8 flywheel
- E36 3.2 M3 clutch kit
- wilwood compact 3/4 master
- e36 328i manual driveshaft
- Garagistic engine arms and poly bushings
- Garagistic 2nd diff mount
Cooling
- S54 Z3M radiator
- SPAL pusher fan
-
Shifter
- early console cut and modified to fit directly to trans tunnel
- Z3 2.8 shifter
- Zhp shift knob
Exhaust
- OEM 4-2-1 exhaust manifolds
- OEM 2-1 y-pipes
- Walker CA legal cats
- 2.25" x-pipe and tubing
- Mangaflow 2.25" in/out muffler
- Bosch o2 sensors
Interior
- Original black carpet
- Late model 7k instrument cluster swap
- Late model dash swap
- Late model black/cloth door and quarter panel swap
- Late model speaker shelf swap
- New consoles and oem leather shift/e-brake boots and e-brake handle
- Corbeau race bucket driver seat
- Corbeau trs reclining passenger seat
- Momo hub
- Momo Monte Carlo wheel
- Map light mirror
- Radio delete plate
Exterior
-318is shadow line trim and rear quarter windows
-Euro bumpers
-Original M-Technic kit
-Startec tails
-Late model headlights
-Yellow m-technic fogs
-Euro plate filler
-Motorsport door handles
-Late model body painted mirrors


Car sat (non-op) for about 4 years, after I sold my m30b35 swap to a local mechanic to put in one of his cars.
I've ended up purchasing 3 m6x engines, 1 m62b44, and 2 m60b40. I've taken the m62 and m60 apart and build an almost complete M62B40 that's still on the engine stand. Rebuild heads, new crank/rod bearings, timing guides etc.
The 3rd engine I bought complete from a running 95 540i car locally, I've taken it apart replaced just the things that needed attention. Valley pan, new top to bottom gaskets, taken oil pump off (with its 3 missing bolts in the oil pan) and cleaned/re-assembled it and set the oil pump chain slack per the manual. The timing guides must have been done along with the chain as the main dual row chain is not as stained as the camshaft chains and the guides don't show much wear at all so I left it alone.
I've finally replaced the steering rack on the car, gone is the original 318i rack. Got the rack from the Rack Doctor after reading many threads and talking to Rich over the phone. I've picked an e46 330i 3.0 lock to lock rack built with the e36 tie rod ends to drop into the e30 (Rack Doctor offers this on their site).
Lowered the front subframe with the Garagistic spacers to keep the driveline angle as good as possible for the m6x swap.
I've taken the dash out in order to have more visibility with installing Wilwood pedal box along with Garagistic bracket. This is probably one of the most tedious parts of the swap. First I had the wrong masters that were too long, had to order a different set. Then, I didn't like the amount of play in the wilwood pedals (side to side). After talking to Wilwood and exchanging a couple of photos and short video they've sent me some washers that I've installed to get the side-to-side play improved.
I've also made some modifications to the Garagistic pedal box bracket to make a little more clearance for the wiring loom under the dash going to/from the fusebox, and also a little bit for more clearance around one of the mounting bolts/nuts against the wilwood balance bar, it was just too close to my liking and I didn't want to risk it.
Today I've finally dropped the v8 into this thing, something that I've always wanted to do for a long time. To be honest the drop in wasn't even that bad, I think my m30b35 took more effort. My friend and I did have to put a very steep angle on the engine hoist leveler but in the end it fit .
Test fit is to see how much clearance I have for various lines (brakes/clutch), wiring, and around the exhaust manifolds . I went with the flaming river u-joints and DD shaft for best clearance.
In the next few weeks I plan on taking it back out to install the TTV racing single mass flywheel and e36 m3 clutch kit (along with the pilot bearing , if you guys remember from my m30b35 swap (Hey Pinepig! LOL) I left it on the trunk of the car DOH!
I still need to source an e36 328i manual driveshaft, order z3m radiator, and 2 catalytic converters. But most of the other major things have been done :)
Plan is to BAR this swap just like I did my m30b35, so hopefully it will be just as painless as prior attempt.
M62B40 engine that's on the engine stand I am either going to complete as the 4.4L or look at what it would take to build that into a stroker using M5 crank? But that's not on the immediate to do list right now.
Will post updates here as I make more progress.
Unfortunately, the hosting provider I was using to host all my previous photos from earlier stages of restoration and modifications went out and I lost a bunch of images :( Wish I had the original photo of what the car looked like when I first got it :/
Shot of it when she was on Hartge 16s



Specifications
Chassis
- 84 318i 5speed , non ABS, manual windows and sunroof
Suspension
- Ground control race camber plates
- Ground control coil-over kit 550/675
- 51mm cut/re-inforced/shortened strut housings
- Custom re-valved Bilstein sports
- Ground control tall rear upper mounts
- Offset lower control arm bushings
- New oem rear subrame and trailing arm bushings
- Cabrio front sway bar
Wheels / Tires
- TireRack TRM 15x8 4x100
- Kumho v720 225/45
+ Jongbloed 15x10
Steering
- e46 330i 3.0 lock to lock steering rack
- e36 tie rod ends
- Flaming River u-joints and DD shaft
Brakes
- New late model 325i front and rear calipers and rotors
+Being replaced with Massive Brakes 300x32 front and rear kit.
- New front and rear hubs and bearings
- New front and rear calipers
- Wilwood pedal box with 2x compact 5/8 masters
- Wilwood 2in 3out bias valve
Drivetrain
- Originally M10B18 (block cracked around head bolts)
- 2nd swap was a fully rebuilt 91 M30B35 with 5speed and 533 flywheel and 325e driveshaft(sold)
- Custom 3.46 LSD diff with 4 clutch discs
- 95 M60B40 engine, re-sealed top to bottom
- 94 530i 5speed transmission
- VVT Racing single mass v8 flywheel
- E36 3.2 M3 clutch kit
- wilwood compact 3/4 master
- e36 328i manual driveshaft
- Garagistic engine arms and poly bushings
- Garagistic 2nd diff mount
Cooling
- S54 Z3M radiator
- SPAL pusher fan
-
Shifter
- early console cut and modified to fit directly to trans tunnel
- Z3 2.8 shifter
- Zhp shift knob
Exhaust
- OEM 4-2-1 exhaust manifolds
- OEM 2-1 y-pipes
- Walker CA legal cats
- 2.25" x-pipe and tubing
- Mangaflow 2.25" in/out muffler
- Bosch o2 sensors
Interior
- Original black carpet
- Late model 7k instrument cluster swap
- Late model dash swap
- Late model black/cloth door and quarter panel swap
- Late model speaker shelf swap
- New consoles and oem leather shift/e-brake boots and e-brake handle
- Corbeau race bucket driver seat
- Corbeau trs reclining passenger seat
- Momo hub
- Momo Monte Carlo wheel
- Map light mirror
- Radio delete plate
Exterior
-318is shadow line trim and rear quarter windows
-Euro bumpers
-Original M-Technic kit
-Startec tails
-Late model headlights
-Yellow m-technic fogs
-Euro plate filler
-Motorsport door handles
-Late model body painted mirrors
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