e30 m62b44 v8 drift car

[DaveM-sport]

Nice! Can't see why more people don't use the V8s in E30s over here!


Any ideas yet on the brakes yet? You going to mount the servo again or go with a pedal box?

Best method of using the pedal box or at least the neatest was using it up in the battery tray or else putting it in behind the glove box

[mike e30]

Nice! Can't see why more people don't use the V8s in E30s over here!


Any ideas yet on the brakes yet? You going to mount the servo again or go with a pedal box?

Best method of using the pedal box or at least the neatest was using it up in the battery tray or else putting it in behind the glove box

Cheers dave have been focusin mostly on the manifolds yet
But thought I would go the pedal box routh but was thinking now I might be
Able to mount the servo back wards behind the dash on the passengers side kinda
Where its originally just on the inside facing inwards

[DaveM-sport]

Yea, a lot of people mount it in there but you mount it sideways rather than backwards. Actually works well as there's one less link to worry about so its just the linkage on the brake pedal and then te linkage bar that ones across behind heater motor acts on it directly.

Pedal box is probably the most straight forward option though especially as its going to be a track car anyway.

[mike e30]

Ya ial have to look into it anyways have a cheap oul pedal box there for a mk2
I wouldn't mind putting the grinder to see would it work

[mike e30]

Ya ial have to look into it anyways have a cheap oul pedal box there for a mk2
I wouldn't mind putting the grinder to see would it work

[mike e30]

well was busy this week got the engine mounts made up and the engine and box bolted in properly the mounts were handy enough to make up except the original passenger side mount the was in the 7 series hasthe main oil feed for the the engine goin true it which made things a little complecated.
so heres what i done e30 v8 011.jpg
e30 v8 017.jpg
e30 v8 012.jpg that was the drivers side sorted any ways

[mike e30]

then the prick of a passenger mount i cut the leg off the old mount so all i had was the peace the bolted to the engine with the oil feed.
Then cut 4mm off the back off the so it could over lap the mount i made and still keep the oil feed and original sealse30 v8 018.jpg
e30 v8 019.jpg
e30 v8 020.jpg
e30 v8 021.jpg
it seem to be sealed with the block other than that they were very handy to do bar drilling hoiles with shit drill bits takes a fuckin life time but its done now anyways

[mike e30]

manifolds next as some of ye would now the drivers side manifolds have to be changed completly to get them around the steerin rack. probable no harm i had to do this as the old one was the most restrictive thing i ever seen
e30 v8 013.jpg
does anyone know is there any real advantage to having the double wall on the exhaust its really annoying for working with
e30 v8 014.jpg

[mike e30]

put the wrong pics in there thats how they look now just have them tacked together there for now e30 v8 013.jpg
e30 v8 014.jpg heres the original ones

[alan31625]

i woulndt burden youself with the double wall bm exhaust parts. every other exhaust in the world is single wall anyway. my guess is it was originally to muffle sound and heat and vibration when fitted in the 7. nothing to do with the running of the engine