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by aerokurt
Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trying to get an 85 735 5-speed onto an 80 M30 engine
Replies: 3
Views: 2079

Re: Trying to get an 85 735 5-speed onto an 80 M30 engine

I do have the original flywheel, disc and pressure plate for the 80 E12 M30 engine. Not the slave though. I do have the slave that came with the 735 trans. Do not have a throw out bearing yet. Still have to get any throw out bearing, then do a mock up with everything installed, then measure the dist...
by aerokurt
Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trying to get an 85 735 5-speed onto an 80 M30 engine
Replies: 3
Views: 2079

Trying to get an 85 735 5-speed onto an 80 M30 engine

Hi all, This is all going into a 59 Bristol with a higher ratio diff, so I needed to find a 5-speed that bolts up. Now back on the project with an 85 trans from a 735. It bolts up fine. Don't know yet if it's a good fit. Seems that the clutch slave and the pressure plate are different. All the other...
by aerokurt
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:53 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Want to buy - for an earlier engine
Replies: 7
Views: 4256

Re: Want to buy - for an earlier engine

Turns out that 4wheelonline is for trucks not our cars.
And if someone could educate me -
on ebay -
it would be nice to know how to pull up M30 engines without 100's of 21st century engines
by aerokurt
Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:36 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Want to buy - for an earlier engine
Replies: 7
Views: 4256

Re: Want to buy - for an earlier engine

Hi Adam,
Feel free to give me a call, please.
As for the Bavaria intakes, they used 2 downdraft 2 barrel carbs on those 6's until fuel injection arrived for the 3.0Si and 530i.
Cheers,
Kurt,
703-629-5878
by aerokurt
Sat Jun 13, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Want to buy - for an earlier engine
Replies: 7
Views: 4256

Want to buy - for an earlier engine

Hi all, I just picked up a long block from an 81 528i to build as an experiment. Looking for an ignition distributor, a pair of Bavaria intake manifolds, a flywheel for manual trans Anyone have any of these for sale? This is for a project in Phoenix. Anyone know where I may find more engines in Ariz...