e30 build

[Dutchy]

Try adaptec for those adapters, I believe they sell 4x100-5x120.

[mtm_motors]

Thanks man, I'll definitely check them out!

[Dutchy]

HUGE update, with explanation later.















Big changes coming

[Zic]

i see some pipes lying next to the car, interesting
dear god i wish i had a garage.

[dav3design]

S54?

Was not expecting such a huge update out of the blue.

[Dutchy]

i see some pipes lying next to the car, interesting
dear god i wish i had a garage.

Pipe's are definitely for the car, scored some custom tig welded intercooler piping for my swap along with a few other things.

S54?

Was not expecting such a huge update out of the blue.

Definitely not an s54, i'm not rich :P

The swap is non bmw, in fact the doner car is on its way to my house right now.

Explanation of the update

Well I drove into december with the d90's and then swapped on some weaves for the snow around the 15th.

Ricer low pic while using my e30 to boost the girlfriends e30.


Fast forward to boxing day and the inlet to the heater core decides to let go, spewing coolant all over my feet downtown in Toronto in traffic. I go shopping with the girlfriend and come back an hour or two later and figure i'll throw some coolant in and limp it back, save my self from getting gouged by the tow truck guys. Long story short, in my rush I ended up smashing the oil pan, running out of oil and coolant, and the motor was pooched before I knew it.





Well, I have a spare motor, but I didn't feel like putting that in along with new gaskets and what not to make it decently reliable, why spend 500.00 or so to have the same thing I thought.

Time for the swap I'd planned on doing since the summer, brought the car home with my old jetta and a tow rope, pulled the interior, dash, carpet (soaked from coolant) pull the faulty heatercore, pull everything out of the engine bay, delete the abs, shave all brackets, start to tuck some wires and prepare for the motor to come to move further.

So far I've been collecting parts, heres the list of have and need:

Have:

Doner car
Mishimoto intercooler
Custom intercooler piping
Custom 3" downpipe with wastgate bung
Custom trans mount
Wiring harness
Boost gauge
Nissan brake master
Nissan throttle cable
Custom braided stanless clutch line
4 cyl e30 rad
4 cyl + 6 cyl e30 rad hoses

Need:

Electric fan
Driveshaft
Powersteering lines
Motor mounts
Oil temp gauge
Wideband
Metal headgasket
ARP studs
Boost controller
Turbo timer

Plan is to get the motor running smooth in the doner car (got it for 800.00 because it cranks but no start) and then throw it in the e30, make some motor mounts and a driveshaft and pull it back out to shave/ wire tuck and paint the engine bay.

Hopefully I can get the motor in the e30 and running within the next week, then I'll get to work on painting the bay and putting everything back together.

[Zic]

sr20 swap?

[White325is]

So whats the new motor?

[Dutchy]

sr20 swap?

haha, maybe...

So whats the new motor?

Redtop sr20det, it just showed up



It's a shitty swap into an even shittier car, but can't argue with the price, should have it running by the end of the week (time permitting)

Don't worry, have another nicer wiring harness already, and I'll make sure to pretty it all up before she goes into her new home for good

[White325is]

This is starting to become a really common swap in e30s.

[Dutchy]

This is starting to become a really common swap in e30s.

can't argue with cheap reliable horsepower

[dav3design]

Spray the valve cover to match your car colour

I am excited about this.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Haha donar car looks rough as hell.

[Dutchy]

Haha donar car looks rough as hell.

you'd be right about that haha, but for 800.00 bones I can't complain. Got her running tonight.



Gunna pull it out tomorrow night and friday night and have it sitting in the e30 saturday

[Stephen]

Very very interested in seeing how the sr swap goes. Would love to put one in my car