M62tu Mtech1 E30 Build

[JeremyLester]

Hello StanceWorks!

Started building a sweet V8 BMW about a year ago and figured I'd start a build thread to document what I have been doing.

I'll start with the Donor Car 2002 540i 6 speed, thoroughly wrecked in the back end;



Here is the car to receive bmw V8, starting out life as a 1987 325is



Here is the car as it sits right now, just needing a few things tidied up.

I will continue to go back through all the photos I took with my phone and camera and try go step by step the best I can.

Stay tuned!

[JeremyLester]

First steps to transplanting the M62tu in to the e30 was to remove it from the donor 540i. So I spend the a weekend stripping the salvageable parts off the car and began removing the engine and cradle.




If they had made a e39 Compact I think this is what it would look like



Engines out on the ground time to get the E30 prepped

[nsogiba]

Very cool. LOL, E39Ti

[190Evan]

I can't honestly say I wouldn't drive a 540Ti haha, That thing is going to be quick in n e30, is the donor car an M Sport or just a 6 speed model?

[JeremyLester]

I can't honestly say I wouldn't drive a 540Ti haha, That thing is going to be quick in n e30, is the donor car an M Sport or just a 6 speed model?

It was an M-Sport Car I believe. Here was the donor car before it was wrecked

[JeremyLester]

Preparing the engine bay for the new motor. The owner wanted the bay color matched to the future color of the rest of the car. He chose Volkswagen L380 green which I though was heresy at first but it grew on me. I used PPG's Omni line on the engine bay, surprised that I covered as well as it did. I don't typically like spraying Omni. the rest of the car will be sprayed in Deltron.


Shaved the bay of unnecessary brackets and stripped out much of the factory seam sealer to give it a cleaner look.

Primed and getting ready to paint. Wishing I had taken more pictures of the process.

[JeremyLester]

Goodies Post

Nardi Wheel

Euro Bumpers!

Mtech1 Kit

Schmidt TH-Lines 16x9

Dunlop Star Specs mounted up

[JeremyLester]

Getting the M62tu ready for its new home, Picked up a low mileage M5 gear box to put behind it. The Getrag 420g in the 540i is the exact same as the M5 box. I got m5 box before the donor car, so I figure what's the harm in splitting the motor and tranny and seeing what the clutch looked like and putting the M5 Box on.




Swapped out the E39 exhaust manifolds for the X5 catless manifolds




Got the motor all prepped and dumped it in the new engine bay

[SeattleStance]

wow i'm surprised a V8 fits that well into an E30.

[JeremyLester]

wow i'm surprised a V8 fits that well into an E30.

Yes, it fits pretty well. The motor is much wider so frame rail clearance is close. but plenty of room in front.



Here is the Mishimoto Radiator for Z3M mounted in the car. I usually like Mshimoto's quality. but I had issues with the steam pipe fitting being stripped out. They should definitely just weld the fitting on instead of trying to thread 16 gauge aluminum

For the Radiator hoses I found that E36 Hoses worked best, trimmed to fit of course



Installed the X5 oil filter housing, using the modified factory mount. The X5 OFH was required because the OEM E39 OFH runs through the factory Engine mount arm. Those have been ditched for the Gargistic Engine Mount Arms

[evoDRichie]

awesome dude love the bay color! whats the name of it?

[Jimmy_HR32]

So cool man, I wish I had the confidence and motivation to do these kinds of projects!

[JeremyLester]

awesome dude love the bay color! whats the name of it?

Thank you! The color is Volkswagen Turquoise L380

So cool man, I wish I had the confidence and motivation to do these kinds of projects!

Thanks! I see each project as a confidence builder, with the competition of each one I go a few steps further on the next.

The next round of photos are the custom bits I had to make for the swap. Below is the steering shaft I made next to the original. I used two e36 shafts cut in half and TIG welded together at the proper length. I used the same set up on my LS6 E36 with out problem. The reason the stock shaft won't work is due to clearance with the exhaust manifold. E46 steering shafts modified in a similar way will give even more clearance than the e36 shafts.

[JeremyLester]

The next custom parts I had to modify is he shifter assembly. The factory E39 shifter is much to long, so the best solution is the cut down and weld the pieces shorter. Below is the chopped and welded shift carrier.



The shifter selector rod also cut down, sleeved and welded. Its a short lil guy


Assembled on the car, the shifter is nice and centered in the shifter hole.

[Mr. Wolfe]

The car in this thread belongs to me and Jeremy is doing the complete engine swap. He is very meticulous and thorough is his work and so glad I decided to use him instead of tackling the project myself. I would be WAY behind if that was the case.

Anyways, attached are a couple of pictures of my inspiration color (L380) and the color scheme I am going to use (turquoise on Imola) on the car. The car now is Bronzit on Cardinal. As Jeremy mentioned, I am doing a complete Euro Mtech1 car with this build and using Schmidt TH Line wheels.

The engine swap is just about complete and then I will get the car back. I will teat down the car and get ready for paint, full suspension refresh, etc.


















Thanks for putting this page together Jeremy!

Mr. Wolfe