E36 Build the right way.

[da_joint]

sweet ride man,love the v8

[302ci Of Stance]

I miss my vw's lol


Here's the next stage. I want a 100% fresh motor. Picked up this short block for penny's

[302ci Of Stance]

Sorry guys I haven't been on in a wile! First thanks for the kind words! I got alot in store of this car still ;-)
The mounts are custom made aluminum both engine and trans cross member.

For the exhaust I used two passanger side headers.. Driver side- passanger header goes forward and across over to passanger side, up at a 45 over the sub fame, down at a 45 the across back to the driver side under the trans, then threw a resonator, then meets the passanger side exhaust with a Y pipe then after the Y pipe is a 2nd resonator then to a flowmater 40 then a nice tip.

The driveshaft is a Bmw 2 peice shaft with a T5 trans yoke welded to the front of it.

Running a carb ends up being a cheaper way to go in the long run but you may run into hood clearance issues. there isnt much space height wise in these cars. If there was i'd soooo do a 351w in here and stroke and bore it to 408ci

[Alex@BagRiders]

This thing is way too nasty already. I can't wait to see what's next!

[e36cruiser]

Looks legit, did you end moving the mufflers farther back towards the bumper? you should shave the exhaust cutout and run dumps for a nice clean look...

[1988montecarloss]

ive always wanted to put a v8 into an e36!

this car is awesome, ive always wanted to build one but didnt know what to use for mounts/headers.

i read that you used custom mounts, but what did you use for headers?

did you have to fabricate a trans crossmember too?

and did you have to get the driveshaft shortened?

any idea when your mounts will be available?

i wont really need the wiring harness since i would go with a carb anyway

[Will@BagRiders]

that's a good looking swap, what's next?

[sharkk001]

Hey great build.Loving the v8. Question did you complete the wire harness quick connect and motor mounts for sale? I am approaching 250 miles and thinking a motor swap will be in my future soon.Car looks really great

Haven't been on here for a wile. I have the car on the road and so far it's done over 2,500 miles with no major issues :-)

[got german]

awesome build thread, always wanted an LS1 e36

[E36 Abz]

some solid work keep it up dude.

[302ci Of Stance]

Great work man, I haven't checked up on this thread for a long time and damn it looks like you've been doing work!

I love seeing cars like this come together! Some new paint here, some new parts there... oh and a V8. Really though since you lowered it it looks proper. Keep up with the updates!

Thanks :-) moar updates coming soon!

[BeemerBuyer]

Great work man, I haven't checked up on this thread for a long time and damn it looks like you've been doing work!

I love seeing cars like this come together! Some new paint here, some new parts there... oh and a V8. Really though since you lowered it it looks proper. Keep up with the updates!

[302ci Of Stance]

Haven't been on here for a wile. I have the car on the road and so far it's done over 2,500 miles with no major issues :-)

[302ci Of Stance]

So the exhaust is done for the most part just have some clearance issues here and there I need to take care of. heres the car 8:30am stance

next is a new hood, updated grills and glass headlights

[ju_le_new]

very nice project you are doing a great job!