Back from death- the revival of a 74 BMW 2002

[Earl]

Looks excellent=)

[floatingdino]

that orange rocker cover/intake mani combo is killer

[LukeyBabes]

Really liking the box fenders. I would go with those.

[mtmorto]

Really liking the box fenders. I would go with those.

I agree that the box fenders were looking good. And I love the orange motor accents. Keep up the good work.

[99sil-teg]

Motor looks great, always enjoy seeing updates on this.

[rhoderacer]

I agree that the box fenders were looking good. And I love the orange motor accents. Keep up the good work.

I agree that the box fenders look good but tonight I went with another design. also I am not a huge fan of fiberglass. although it is easy to work with, it doesn't seem to have the life expectancy of good 'ole steel.

The engine bay is taking shape. Both sides of the bay are stripped to raw metal and tomorrow morning the factory mounting holes are getting welded shut. the m30 will get a few more fitment checks before I begin the firewall. Its looking like the motor is going to need to be pulled for regular maintenance, but I guess this car isn't being built for user friendliness and reliable .


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[floatingdino]

"Fibreglass doesn't have the life expectancy of steel"
makes fender out of tape :P

[rhoderacer]

dropped in the m30 to make some motor mounts and firewall fab. I plan on having the tranny tunnel and firewall tacked in by the end of the week.


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[rhoderacer]

I'm just going to leave this here.


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[Wyatt Lay]

So badass, I really dont understand why you rarely see m30s being swapped into 02, e21 and e30s. Such torque.

[parttimeprojectionist]

im suprised at the amount of room you have actually. is everything (steering,etc) clearing along the underside as well?

[rhoderacer]

im suprised at the amount of room you have actually. is everything (steering,etc) clearing along the underside as well?

I ended up mounting it a little bit further forward than I originally planned. Now the oil pan sump sits in front of the subframe and slightly higher. There is about a half inch between the swaybar and the front of the motor. The steering assembly has plenty of room to move around and the hood is a half inch away from closing fully. I guess I'm going to have to cut a hole in the hood for the top of the intake manifold.

[The Hofmeister Kink]

I know the port size is slightly different, but the early m30 intake (from a 3.0csi) should fit without you having to cut a hole in the hood.
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[oprahhwinfreyy]

Completely wicked. Don't know how I never saw this till now.

[DinanDave]

I know the port size is slightly different, but the early m30 intake (from a 3.0csi) should fit without you having to cut a hole in the hood.
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This should work but probably pretty expensive...