Thought I would post up some pics from the progress of our project E30.
I'm new around here, but thought I'd post up the new project we'll be working on. It's a '91 E30 318is M42 with roughly 200k.
Plans for this include an S14 motor/tranny swap, 5-lug conversion, half cage, and numerous other goodies. This car will become the weekend track car. We'll provide more pics and details as the project progresses.
Just to update...
Started a little of the body work, got the fender pounded and smoothed out.
Started stripping out the interior so we can pull the A/C, carpet, and prep for the new S14 wiring harness.
Motor's coming in this weekend, hoping to have have the M42 out by the weekend so next week we can clean up the car, reinforce the subframe, and prep to put the S14 in the following weekend!
Just a quick update. With a buddy's help we got the motor out. No major hiccups. The steering column was a little stubborn, but once we got that out we were home free.
BAAAAD
GOOOOD
Just another quick update.
Spent the weekend cleaning the S14, tranny, engine bay. Pulling a lot of the sound damping panels, and just cleaning up the inside.
We got the subframe reinforced partially, and the motor is now in! Using new 740il motor mounts we got the motor seated back about 1/4" and lower 1/4". Fits perfect.
We don't have the tranny in yet, so the motor is being held in place with some bungy cords, just to prevent it from rocking around. It's only supported by 2 engine mounts right now, and it isn't very stable.
Next week is a big week. We've got the entire front suspension coming together.
H&R RSS Coilovers, Delrin offset control arm bushings, new TRE's and ball joints, strut bearings, and the full 5-lug conversion in front.
Stay tuned for more updates!
I'm new around here, but thought I'd post up the new project we'll be working on. It's a '91 E30 318is M42 with roughly 200k.
Plans for this include an S14 motor/tranny swap, 5-lug conversion, half cage, and numerous other goodies. This car will become the weekend track car. We'll provide more pics and details as the project progresses.
Just to update...
Started a little of the body work, got the fender pounded and smoothed out.
Started stripping out the interior so we can pull the A/C, carpet, and prep for the new S14 wiring harness.
Motor's coming in this weekend, hoping to have have the M42 out by the weekend so next week we can clean up the car, reinforce the subframe, and prep to put the S14 in the following weekend!
Just a quick update. With a buddy's help we got the motor out. No major hiccups. The steering column was a little stubborn, but once we got that out we were home free.
BAAAAD
GOOOOD
Just another quick update.
Spent the weekend cleaning the S14, tranny, engine bay. Pulling a lot of the sound damping panels, and just cleaning up the inside.
We got the subframe reinforced partially, and the motor is now in! Using new 740il motor mounts we got the motor seated back about 1/4" and lower 1/4". Fits perfect.
We don't have the tranny in yet, so the motor is being held in place with some bungy cords, just to prevent it from rocking around. It's only supported by 2 engine mounts right now, and it isn't very stable.
Next week is a big week. We've got the entire front suspension coming together.
H&R RSS Coilovers, Delrin offset control arm bushings, new TRE's and ball joints, strut bearings, and the full 5-lug conversion in front.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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