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The time has come to remove our model and install the main engine in place, but before that we had to make sure that it is generally alive. We removed the lower part of the engine block, the connecting rod caps. The connecting rod bushings are very worn out, but the crankshaft is without wear, there are no scuffs in the cylinders as far as from below !!! Here is a photo of the inserts, it is not mine, but the condition is about the same, maybe a little better. New spare parts were ordered for the engine instead of the worn ones, and the engine was assembled, the oil pan and the collector were screwed to it and stuck under the hood. We tried to put the intake manifold, the hood has a chance to close, without a hump in the style of American dragsters !!!

In the previous part, we stopped at the fact that the steering column under the hood looks exactly at the exhaust manifold, and the engine cannot be raised higher, and it is not clear whether the hood will close or not. There were two options for solving the problem: the first was to welded the exhaust manifold, the second was to move the place where the steering column exited the body. We chose the second option, if it was a real M3, then the first option would most likely be chosen, because it would be a shame to cut the body. And now the grinder went into action again and we slightly lowered the place where the steering column exited the body. Now everything fits together. Made the gearbox mounting bracket. We use original engine mounts, having slightly modified them. We installed front axle support and steering rack on the car, lowered the engine to its mounts.

We removed the engine oil pan a couple of weeks ago, now it's time to dock it to the front axle support. The main task was to push the motor as far as possible to the engine shield and adjust it in height so that the hood was closed and there was no need to make a hump on it. Cut off a piece Welded: Then it became clear that, as expected, the original front axle support did not fit, we saw it And we begin to customize: The front axle support with the steering gear was put in place, the engine with manifolds was lowered onto them, and it became clear that the steering column under the hood looks exactly at the exhaust manifold, and the engine cannot be raised higher, and it is not clear whether the hood will close or not ...

Thanks, about flywheel and clutch in next parts I don`t want move brake booster to headlight, because this place will be the air filter housing

So, the gearbox is fitted to the engine and it's time to insert it into the engine of the car. But not everything is so fast))). As I wrote in the previous part, a parts of the S85 engine was rented from friends, so it was first inserted on the block of wood. Fixed it The catalysts were sawed off from the exhaust manifolds, they are definitely not needed, and they do not fit. It was a pleasant surprise that the pipe turned out to be exactly 63mm there, then we will weld the V-Band to it, but I thought that it was thicker and the diameter would have to be reduced, two 76mm pipes would be very difficult to place under the bottom. They put the collectors on their heads, they pass perfectly, they don't touch the body anywhere, there is no need to redo them. It immediately became clear that there was no room for a vacuum brake booster, but so far they decided not to think about it and leave it “for later”.

It's time to select a gearbox. And for now, we decided to follow the path of the old reliable Getrag 265 gearbox from the M30. A big plus of this gearbox is in a removable bell, which, firstly, makes it easier to dock with the block, and secondly, makes it much easier to replace it on the car. We have no doubts that this gearbox will withstand the power of the S85. even Getrag 260 lived without any problems on our turbo machines in drag with a capacity of 600-750hp. And the 5th overdrive allows you to put a shorter gearbox. In addition, the legendary dogleg geabox is installed instead of it without any problems; it will also be interesting to try it. To dock the bell of our gearbox with the engine block, we bought a broken automatic transmission from an S85. Also we rented a parts of the S85 engine (empty block, oil pan, heads). The front piece of the bell was cut off from the automatic transmission, rear from the mechanics, everything is centered, measured to length and welded. Try on the block The attachment of the gearbox to the engine is completed)))

4 months later we washed the engine a little and began to disassemble it. We removed the attachment, the manifold and reached the engine oil pan. We took it off and saw such a surprise ... and this is the engine, which, judging by the video, started and worked ... To say that I was upset is to say nothing. The first desire after I saw this was to immediately stop this project. It turned out that the vanos pump had collapsed, which pumps 200bar to rotate them quickly. A used pump costs about 500 euros, and a new one costs about 1500 euros and I'm starting to feel even more sad. And most importantly, I understand that the engine could not work with such damage (except, of course, the smallest likelihood that the pump collapsed at the moment when the car was turned off after filming a video) and inside everything could be even worse, because the main oil pump is driven from the vanos pump and without it it cannot work, so the oil pressure in the engine is zero ... Here, of course, there is a part of my fault that I did not immediately disassemble it, but shoved it into the garage for 4 months, but most likely it would not change anything, but would lead to a quick end of the project. In the evening, thinking on a drunken head and reading on the Internet about all the problems of this engine (crankshaft wear, block scuffs, breakdown of everything related to vanos, breakdown of gears in throttle drives, breakdown of idle valves and ion blocks), I decided to continue this crazy project ... And yes, smart people read about problems with a motor before buying it, and I after.

Soon, my friends will have an M5 parse from England in Belarus. I knew the seller for a long time, called him, found out that the car was still in England, the car after a minor accident, the engine mileage is about 100 thousand km and it is possible to start it and shoot a video of the work. After watching the video, I decided to buy, bargained a little and after about a month I took the motor from the transport. First impression: how big it is !!! you can't insert it into a small E30))) !!!.

The body kit included a half-installed S38B36. For his swap into this car in 2008, a good M5 E34 was bought and this engine was removed from it. He didn’t suit me at all due to the fact that he doesn’t get up very well in E30, and he doesn’t ride fantastically. The S14, which was regularly installed in the M3 E30, was also rejected almost immediately, firstly, it was unjustifiably expensive, secondly it was going badly, and thirdly and most importantly: in 2008 I brought myself an original M3 E30 from America, and two cars with S14 are somehow not interesting. We also inserted the S50 and S54 into the E30 several times and did not want to repeat it. The S65 disappeared due to the fact that it is practically a copy of the S85, only 2 cylinders less (why put 8 cylinders, if 10 is possible))). Then the idea of the S55 from the F80 appeared, but I don't really like its appearance under the hood, and there is also an E30 325iX with a turbo M50 and I didn't really want another turbo. In short, the choice finally fell on the S85 as the pinnacle of atmospheric engine building at BMW. In 2005, the S85B50 won for the first time in the annual International Engine of the Year in four different categories: International Engine of the Year Best Engine Performance Best New Engine Best Engine Over 4.0 L The following year, he again won in three categories: "International Engine of the Year" "Best engine performance" "Best engine over 4.0 liters" In 2007, for the third time in a row, he received the highest points in the following categories: "Best engine performance" "Best engine over 4.0 liters" In 2008, he won only one category, but this is the fourth time in a row: "Best engine over 4.0 liters"

Hello! Ich bin ein BMW E30 Enthusiast aus Russland, ich möchte Ihnen mein Projekt vorstellen. Leider spreche ich kein Deutsch, deshalb werde ich auf Englisch schreiben. I am a BMW E30 enthusiast from Russia, I want to present my project to you. Unfortunately, I do not speak German, so I will write in English. For the first time I saw this E30 in the year 2005-2006, when it was brought from St. Petersburg to a friend in the Moscow service with an ambitious project to make a replica of the M3 E30. All new original body parts were bought (bumpers, door sills, spoilers, rear window frame, fenders, inner arches and many other little things) and chassis parts that distinguish the usual E30 from the M3. The body of the car was in excellent condition, so the alteration process was relatively simple and quick, the body was completely sand-covered. M3 elements were welded to it After that, the project slowed down and, after changing several services in Moscow and St. Petersburg, finally stopped around 2010. One spring morning in 2019 began with the traditional viewing of the BMW E30 forum. In one of the topics I come across a message that the owner of this car is offering it for sale. In a couple of days in the morning my friend and I will start in St. Petersburg on Nissan Pathfinder. The road, especially in the toll sections, is super. In 7-8 hours we are already in St. Petersburg and with beer I look forward to tomorrow's meeting with the car, more precisely, with a body on wheels. Already at 10 am we were there. In principle, the car fully met my expectations. During rolling it over various services, many small scratches appeared and big problems of the previous painting got out. The car required another complete repainting, but there was no rust anywhere. A bunch of spare parts were attached to the body (bumpers, sills, trunk, spoilers were completely new, they had not even been painted yet) and after a little bargaining on the price for additional parts, we shook hands. It was not possible to pick up the body immediately, because the entrance to the garage was heavily covered with snow and we agreed that we would pick up the spare parts now and send a tow truck for the body as the snow melts. Spare parts were loaded into our Nissan and we went to St. Petersburg, and the next day we were in Moscow. About 3 weeks later, a tow truck brought car to Moscow. To be continued…