1991 318is M62B44 Build

[CMart]

Thanks guys - It is definitely coming together.

When is Gefrorenfahrt?

Someone was telling me about an E30 meet mid-May. If I can stay motivated through the cold I should have no problem getting it to that.

[REKIII]

lol

[michael1972]

Not a big caddi fan but.....that CTS-V tho. Yep

[RamRod E28]

How's the exhaust gonna route with the steering linkage? I'd be all over a v8 swap in my e28 if it weren't for the damn steering linkage!!!

[CMart]

Ramze46 said:

How's the exhaust gonna route with the steering linkage? I'd be all over a v8 swap in my e28 if it weren't for the damn steering linkage!!!

With a welder and a dream.

Really though, I've heard you need new linkage and I've heard it fits around it. I won't know until I get my manifolds cut and start fitting it up. That is small potatoes compared to the brake relocation.

[Earl]

http://store.garagistic.com/ocart/e30-m60-m62-swap-headers-exhaust-manifolds

[CMart]

I have the manifolds they use to do this, they came with the car. I am just going to cut off the manifolds at the cat (like they do) and weld on the flange when I do the rest of the exhaust. $350>the $40 it will cost to do it myself.

[CMart]

BMW 540 for sale - some assembly required...

Finally cleared up some much needed garage space this weekend. Onto removing the radiator support and filling the garage space with some things needed for the fab work that needs to be done. Welder, band saw, vice, press, and bench grinder are up there on this list.

I am also looking for a M62B46 (4.6L motor from the X5). If anyone comes across a wrecked 4.6 X5 or a decent deal on a running or non running motor please let me know.

[B C]

Show me the carfax

[CMart]

This is actually the only car I have ever bought that I didn't run a carfax on. The title was a lean release to post bond... But it had a newer motor with strong compression and I laid a nice burnout with it before buying.

[REKIII]

CMart said:

BMW 540 for sale - some assembly required...

I lol'd at this.

[CMart]

I picked up some more parts for my black interior swap. Black houndstooth door panels and they wouldnt separate the rear seat. I was planning on selling the seat and swapping the houndstooth with alcantara but now I kind of want to hunt for some houndstooth front seats.

[Doorman]

CMart said:

I picked up some more parts for my black interior swap. Black houndstooth door panels and they wouldnt separate the rear seat. I was planning on selling the seat and swapping the houndstooth with alcantara but now I kind of want to hunt for some houndstooth front seats.

Drop an email to "Nine Stitch" in New York.

Maybe with two of us on the hunt for black/grey houndstooth he will push one of his vendors a bit harder!!

[CMart]

[B C]

Are you keeping AC, ABS, or power steering?

[CMart]

AC is not a priority. ABS and PS are staying.

[watertown.E39.]

I can't wait to see this monster in action

[straight6pwr]

you need some brake parts to fill up all that room.

[CMart]

No progress as it is has been too cold and I have not welded up the trans mount.

Public poll, do you think this front end is fixable or do I need a new one? I originally thought I needed to buy a new one, but after looking at it the other day I think a body shop may be able to get it back in place.

[straight6pwr]

i say its not worth fixing, thats pretty f'd up. i slid mine up a barrier once and it looked like that and was unfixable.  the cost of a straight one may be the same or even a little more, but i doubt they will get that perfect again. even on a straight one, the fog lights and brake ducts are a tight fit and rely on mounts which are on the valance itself, so if they dont get bent back to pefect, they wont fit anymore.

secondly, looks like you need new fogs/brake duct/lip anyways, so you may find them all from one parts car for a better deal than separate.