PDX Part out: '77 Euro 633csi

[e30austin]

Here's your pics, Kronus:

[kronus]

Those photos doesn't quite convey it - is there a long, raised coolant passage on the driver's side? That's the only reliable way to tell an M90 block. The stock M30 one is a few inches long, the M90 one runs 2/3rds of the block length and sometimes has a big L drawn on it. 3.5 block stamping is not reliable.



sorry, M90 identification is not straightforward, it's a weird engine...

[e30austin]

Those photos doesn't quite convey it - is there a long, raised coolant passage on the driver's side? That's the only reliable way to tell an M90 block. The stock M30 one is a few inches long, the M90 one runs 2/3rds of the block length and sometimes has a big L drawn on it. 3.5 block stamping is not reliable.



sorry, M90 identification is not straightforward, it's a weird engine...

The coolant pipe looks exactly like the one in that picture. I tried scrubbing away at the side of the block with a brush and some cleaner but didn't find the white "L", though.

[kronus]

cool! probably an M90 indeed, shame it has to go. How bad is the dash?

[e30austin]

cool! probably an M90 indeed, shame it has to go. How bad is the dash?

Doesn't mean a whole lot, it's still worth next to nothing :P

Dash has one 1.5" crack towards the driver's side of the dash (right between the vent and where the dash humps for the cluster) and a few small ones (less than .5".) Not the worst one I've seen, but not the best.

[kronus]

Doesn't mean a whole lot, it's still worth next to nothing :P

quite the contrary, M90 is the best non-turbo M30 variant.

[e30austin]

quite the contrary, M90 is the best non-turbo M30 variant.

Would be one thing if it weren't a mech. distributor motor...but they are worthless to pretty much any late E24+ guy.

[kronus]

B35 cam slides right in, sensors hook up, and then you have a M1.3 M90.

[Pdxseth]

I see a lot of people hating for Austin parting this car....he wouldn't even sell me the euro bumpers because he knew I would hack/modify them to fit my e28. The car is a bucket, I've seen it. At least he cares enough not to let assholes like me chop up rare euro parts to put on a 600$ car.

If it was made once it can be made again. It's just steel. Brittle old shitty steel at that. besides there's tons of these in Europe.

[kronus]

besides there's tons of these in Europe.

there isn't actually, they've all rotted out.

[Eric]

Is that a H pattern gearbox or dogleg gearbox?

[e30austin]

Dogleg.

[Eric]

Ill take it

[1craze30]

Those photos doesn't quite convey it - is there a long, raised coolant passage on the driver's side? That's the only reliable way to tell an M90 block. The stock M30 one is a few inches long, the M90 one runs 2/3rds of the block length and sometimes has a big L drawn on it. 3.5 block stamping is not reliable.



sorry, M90 identification is not straightforward, it's a weird engine...

There should be an X for the B35 on exhaust side.

Also is the spoiler spoken for?

Ill pass on the center console. Forgot its an e12 chassis.


Jon

[e30austin]

There should be an X for the B35 on exhaust side.

Also is the spoiler spoken for?

Ill pass on the center console. Forgot its an e12 chassis.


Jon

Spoiler is up for grabs.