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  • z50_Jumper
    E30 Mastermind
    • Apr 2007
    • 1520

    #46
    Youre car is hot!

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    • SpasticDwarf
      E30 Enthusiast
      • Sep 2006
      • 1062

      #47
      Got the motor in finally today. Flywheel installed, clutch installed, tanny mounted, motor shoe-horned in.. It was a real fight to make it fit.. I cant imagine doing it again, it was a total bitch.









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      • PiercedE30
        R3V Elite
        • Apr 2005
        • 4220

        #48
        Holy hell that looks good.
        My 2.9L Build!

        Originally posted by Ernest Hemingway
        There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.

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        • ANDRÜ
          E30 Enthusiast
          • Aug 2006
          • 1020

          #49
          Soo awsome. Now turbo that fucker!

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          • So Live
            R3VLimited
            • Aug 2006
            • 2512

            #50
            Holy awesomeness batman.

            bitchin swap. get it done man!!
            -Chris

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            • Widm3r
              E30 Enthusiast
              • Jan 2006
              • 1129

              #51
              It will be well worth the wait when it is finished. Going to be such a bitching car! What are you running for engine management again?

              Brian

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              • Spiff325iS
                E30 Fanatic
                • Jun 2004
                • 1263

                #52
                ::waiting for CF intake manifold:: Ha!

                Looks sick as hell man KEEP IT UP! DO IT DO IT! Do it.
                The Red Dragon V.5 1991 318iS / 2013 F800GT

                "You gotta fix the nut behind the wheel before you fix the bolts on the car"

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                • Widm3r
                  E30 Enthusiast
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 1129

                  #53
                  Originally posted by Spiff325iS
                  ::waiting for CF intake manifold:: Ha!

                  Looks sick as hell man KEEP IT UP! DO IT DO IT! Do it.

                  Thats a hell of an investment on its own.

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                  • Farbin Kaiber
                    Lil' Puppet
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 29502

                    #54
                    Way to go. I wish my project was this far by page four.

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                    • Widm3r
                      E30 Enthusiast
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 1129

                      #55
                      This is not the first thread that he has made about this project if it makes you feel better Farbin

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                      • SpasticDwarf
                        E30 Enthusiast
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 1062

                        #56
                        Originally posted by Widm3r
                        This is not the first thread that he has made about this project if it makes you feel better Farbin
                        Excuse me? Yes it is. Look at the original post date in the first post. It's taken me a LONG time to get this far, and I'm just cracking the surface.

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                        • BeirBrennerE30
                          R3VLimited
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 2740

                          #57
                          lookin good spasticdwarf. any mods necessary other than the z3 arms necessary to get it to fit? what do yo uhave left to do, just the wiring?

                          keep us updated... i want to know wvery gritty detail!!! keep up the good work
                          e30sport.net
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                          '06 M3 Competition - 6-speed
                          '19 Porsche GT3 RS - 7-speed PDK
                          '94 Lancia Delta HF Integrale EvoII - Giallo Ginestra
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                          • Widm3r
                            E30 Enthusiast
                            • Jan 2006
                            • 1129

                            #58
                            Originally posted by SpasticDwarf
                            Excuse me? Yes it is. Look at the original post date in the first post. It's taken me a LONG time to get this far, and I'm just cracking the surface.
                            I am aware at how long it has taken to get here but for some odd reason i thought this was your second thread. But I went back to the original page and noticed that it wasnt.

                            My B

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                            • SpasticDwarf
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 1062

                              #59
                              Originally posted by BeirBrennerE30
                              lookin good spasticdwarf. any mods necessary other than the z3 arms necessary to get it to fit? what do yo uhave left to do, just the wiring?

                              keep us updated... i want to know wvery gritty detail!!! keep up the good work
                              To get it to bolt in, it was just the z3 arms. I also installed UUC race bushings to replace the originals. The reason it took so long to get to this point was getting the cash to afford the clutch and flywheel combo.

                              And Widm3r, its all good :)

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                              • Jonathan M3
                                E30 Mastermind
                                • Oct 2003
                                • 1837

                                #60
                                Looks like you're doing a great job! Its really getting the gears turning in my head to swap my E36.

                                '05 E46 M3 Imolarot/Cinnamon - CURRENT
                                '98 E36 M3 Estorilblau/Dove - SOLD
                                '90 E30 M3 Brilliantrot/Black - SOLD
                                SRS BSNS Motorsports - 24hrs of LeMons Racer

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