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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: 5806

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 ...
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: 5806

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 ...
by aerokurt
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:53 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Want to buy - for an earlier engine
Replies: 7
Views: 15494

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: 15494

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: 15494

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 ...