318ti.org forum - View Single Post - M3 Swap in Progress. Trying to keep ASC, IHKA, and OBC. Which driveshaft do I need?

**cooljess76** · 07-02-2008, 07:24 AM

Well I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. I bought a wrecked '98 M3 donor a few weeks ago and I'm thinking of doing the same thing. ASC doesn't really concern me as much since I'd rather have a LSD. I'm not going to rebuild the motor, but I am going to replace the front and rear crank seals, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, filter housing gasket, head gasket and any other gaskets that I encounter. The OBC would be cool, but honestly I'd rather use the space for some gauges later down the road. As for the dash, it's been said that only sedan dashes fit, but I've seen a coupe dash installed in a Ti. Now there is a steel support frame that may be problematic, but I'd imagine that it can be swapped with the one in the Ti since we actually have the one from the coupe. It may be bolted or it may be welded. Either way, it can be removed and swapped over.

07-02-2008, 07:24 AM	#4
cooljess76 NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 iTrader: (6) Photo Gallery	Well I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. I bought a wrecked '98 M3 donor a few weeks ago and I'm thinking of doing the same thing. ASC doesn't really concern me as much since I'd rather have a LSD. I'm not going to rebuild the motor, but I am going to replace the front and rear crank seals, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket, filter housing gasket, head gasket and any other gaskets that I encounter. The OBC would be cool, but honestly I'd rather use the space for some gauges later down the road. As for the dash, it's been said that only sedan dashes fit, but I've seen a coupe dash installed in a Ti. Now there is a steel support frame that may be problematic, but I'd imagine that it can be swapped with the one in the Ti since we actually have the one from the coupe. It may be bolted or it may be welded. Either way, it can be removed and swapped over. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!!