BMW e30 - shaved bay m50 turbo - super hella stance - UK build

[iamsilverfox]

another update. moved some stuff around so the e30 can go in the garage. didn’t want the e36 looking a state on the drive so got that covered up nicely. removed the terrible aplina spoiler from the boot and its got some nasty holes going on. will try and find something to replace it with.













ALL of the room





also knocked up a bit of a to do list and a rough order of things to do.



it reads

1. get parts for 5 stud conversion
2. parts for crOssmember refurb including z3 rack and steering column fabrication
3. coilovers and 5 stud wheels
4. smooth bay.
5. marry engine and box temporally with engine arms
6. worK out mounts & position, year levees and box cross member
7. send car away with engine in for manifold to be made
8. spends loads of money on vems and sort loom adaptor, tuck loom
9. rebuilding engine
10. refit engine and start and fix problems/leaks etc
11. remorage house to pay for everything.
12. remove engine for paint.
13. engine back in carefully
14. take car for mot and tuning
15. apply wheels and stance
16. mcdonalds breakfast on the way to ultimate dubzzzzz 2015
17, lots of skidding
18. no crashing!

[iamsilverfox]

Subscribed. I can't wait for the m50 to meet the turbo and e30 body.
PS: poor e36

Me neither.

I have the coolest friends

[Thooooom]

I have the coolest friends

[rodubber]

Subscribed. I can't wait for the m50 to meet the turbo and e30 body.
PS: poor e36

[iamsilverfox]

Engines out! Bit of a pig compared to the e30. Because its been stood for so long everything was very seized. Decided to cut the front end off and drag it out with the engine crane. Couldn’t get the downpipes off, so they came out too.



There was so much moss and shit on the plenum chamber. All went up the hoover.



Garage is such a mess. Will be very glad when the shell goes.





Don’t laugh at my headtorch!





Left to rest for the night.


M20 engine sold and was collected last night too so thats good. Need to get rId of the e36 shell then the e30 can come into the garage and the smoothing can begin.**

[iamsilverfox]

lol this thing last ran when I was born

before i was born! ha

in for this. well mainly in for when you cut the front end off with a grinder to pull the engine, aha.

see i was going to drag it out the top but you know, that isn’t a terrIble idea

so cool knowing this will one of the best cars in the game next season lol

i doubt that very much dude, but thanks for the kind words

Subscribed for sure , love your old cars . cannot wait to see what you do !

thanks bro!

In an attempt to get it started i’ve been doing a little troubleshooting. TurNs out the fuel pump is dead. Pulled out the back seat (past all the brOken glass and varIous other shit) and tried putting a voltage to it - nothing. Pulled it out and its pretty shagged. All the petrol has turned to jelly too.



Ah well, doesn’t matter really just thought it would be fun to here it running its its original body one last time. Will be pulling the engine with Thooooom this saturday

[12vsex]

Subscribed for sure , love your old cars . cannot wait to see what you do !

[Mehowski]

so cool knowing this will one of the best cars in the game next season lol

[anti.engineered]

in for this. well mainly in for when you cut the front end off with a grinder to pull the engine, aha.

[SnazzyQ]

lol this thing last ran when I was born

Also subbed for e30 madness.

[iamsilverfox]

small update.

Because its pre 94, its fitted with a '413 red lable' ecu, so no imob. Thought it would be a laugh to try and start it before i pulled the engine out. Do a burnout or something equally as anti social to annoy the neighnours. Keep in mind its not started since 1999...



DrIlled into the tailgate to get the boot open and stuck another battery in it, fetch the ignition switch out and turned it with a screwdirver and hey prEsto, ignition!




TurNs out the mileage is tiny, 53199. Motor will be getting rebuilt anyway. No crank however. released its got a real rubbish aftermarket sigma immobiliser on it. Started ripping it out, and got the heap to turn over. Sounded okay, but cant get the fuel pump to prIme so couldn’t start it.Its showing a 1/4 of a tank of fuel, hope its not water ha. Tomorrow i'll spend a little longer on it, see if i can work out how the immobiliser is killing the fuel.

[Hellalime]

Hell yea man, I'm subbing for the turbo M50

[iamsilverfox]

Right, flew up to my breaker friends to pick up the e36 donor.

1993 rHD e36 325 M50B25TU. Was seized by the police for insurance problems in 1999. Been stood in the yard ever since. Lots of genuine m3 bits on it, i was told by the scrap yard owner this guy really loved his car. He's now in prison for some unpleasant reasons but we wont go into that.

After a five hour drive herE it stood in the darkness on the drive



and in the morning light



the wheels were chucked on, as it didn’t have any one when we moved it with the hiab.



squashed into the garage



and the money shot. this thing doesn’t know whats coming.


should have the engine out early next week.

[The Simps]

Subscribed! If your other builds are anything to go off this will be worth a watch.

[MrJack]

I like that S4.

Subbed!