1978 e21 m20 turbo swap, AKA What did I get myself into
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Do work!! Looking good and it is good to see it being done the right way.
Thank you!
I don't know about "done the right way" but it's going to get done and it's going to be obscenely fun
It seems you aren't bandaidin' the car. You're getting in there and addressing the issue. That's done the right way in my book!
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The dash will go back after I add some tubing for structural integrity.
John you know Mike and I aren't as meticulous as you are, we'll just remember where everything went right? ok there isn't a chance I'll rememer and we definitely didn't label them. Most everything in the dash however will not be going back. I'll be making a custom gauge cluster with lots of aircraft style switches, because I can !
Snap, this car will be driving and painted by the end of the summer
This does nothing except get me in trouble with my wife for spending too much money on oem parts... I would not recommend being OCD like me. -
If you are doing that dash you need some shark mouths painted on the front fender to match the fighter plane cockpit
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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Ok after a ride in Mikes e28 I'm chomping at the bit to get the motor and trans together and back in the car... (after fixing the floor and all that nonsense.)
So I need a clutch and flywheel since the ETA motor I bought off mike was an autotragic.
Pelican and BAVauto want roughly 5-700 dollars for a clutchkit and flywheel so I've turned to ebay.
Before I pull the trigger I'd like some reassurance that I'm buying the right parts since I'm frankensteining parts from different years together.
Motor is out of a '84 528e which is what I've speced the clutch and flywheel for.
Trans is a midyear 85/86 GT260
Pretty sure it should all match up....
Here are the links I'm looking at
May have just found a clutch and flywheel on car-parts.com fingers crossed
I want my car back!
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car-part.com is a magical website!!!
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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why not just a whole parts car? everyone needs one...
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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No need to look one will find you... Trust me, I know from experience
1984 BMW 528e - SETA and manual swapped! M50 to come!!!
1988 BMW 528e - Need parts?
1991 Chevy C1500 (mighty 350 with TBI and Wisconsin weight reduction package)
1996 Mazda Miata (SOLD!!!)
1996 BMW 325i (Donor car)
1998 Chevrolet Corvette (BEAST)
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee (BROKEN)
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Ok after a ride in Mikes e28 I'm chomping at the bit to get the motor and trans together and back in the car... (after fixing the floor and all that nonsense.)
So I need a clutch and flywheel since the ETA motor I bought off mike was an autotragic.
Pelican and BAVauto want roughly 5-700 dollars for a clutchkit and flywheel so I've turned to ebay.
Before I pull the trigger I'd like some reassurance that I'm buying the right parts since I'm frankensteining parts from different years together.
Motor is out of a '84 528e which is what I've speced the clutch and flywheel for.
Trans is a midyear 85/86 GT260
Pretty sure it should all match up....
Here are the links I'm looking at
May have just found a clutch and flywheel on car-parts.com fingers crossed
I want my car back!
You may want to just buy a lightweight flywheel/ clutch setup, I spent 290 on an OE Sachs clutch for my e30. Those are "i" clutches to go with a single mass flywheel, you can tell because of the sprung hub center, clutches for a dual mass flywheel have solid centers. Connor is coming over tomorrow and we are putting in an F1 flywheel with Sachs clutch in his e36. I think it was around 500 for clutch and flywheel.
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Buy an LUK kit from rockauto. LUK is a BMW OEM supplier and often uses sachs parts in their kits too but for a lower price. You'd have to research the difference between those too part numbers as I'm not sure. I'd reccomend with what John is saying, you'll want a beefier clutch for the turbo application. Any M20/M5X clutch will fit, its just a matter of your price range.
LUK Part # 03010 Idle-stage Damper (Only 1 Remaining) $138.79
LUK Part # 03013 Idle-stage Damper (Only 1 Remaining) $154.79
SACHS Part # KF29603 {#KF29601} Body code E28; Outer Diam: 9; Inner Diam: 1 1/8; TEETH:10T (Only 1 Remaining) $192.79
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Buy an LUK kit from rockauto. LUK is a BMW OEM supplier and often uses sachs parts in their kits too but for a lower price. You'd have to research the difference between those too part numbers as I'm not sure. I'd reccomend with what John is saying, you'll want a beefier clutch for the turbo application. Any M20/M5X clutch will fit, its just a matter of your price range.
LUK Part # 03010 Idle-stage Damper (Only 1 Remaining) $138.79
LUK Part # 03013 Idle-stage Damper (Only 1 Remaining) $154.79
SACHS Part # KF29603 {#KF29601} Body code E28; Outer Diam: 9; Inner Diam: 1 1/8; TEETH:10T (Only 1 Remaining) $192.79
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my experience with yards is that they do not like to ship things, so they put a high price on parts when shipping. Stupid, I know!
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