 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  04-04-2009, 12:02 AM | #46 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Yeah!!! Oh, wait, do you know how do drive a stick? jk...  __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |  |  | | 04-04-2009, 12:03 AM | #47 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
nice, I remember at work we were sent two brand new starters that were bad, I guess it happens | | | | | 04-04-2009, 12:03 AM | #48 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj  Yeah!!! Oh, wait, do you know how do drive a stick? jk... | Well actually  It's been many years! | | | | | 04-04-2009, 01:40 AM | #49 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 678 |
GOOD! Makes me feel much better about the whole swap!... I was beginning to dread the idea...  __________________ 2LT Rodriguez CA ARNG
TURBO 96' Sport, Alaska Blue, Auto
Custom JohnBoy Turbo, Midnight-Tunning Software, HKS BOV, e-Pod Gauge Pod, BavAuto Springs, Bilstein Sport, e30 3.73 LSD, Depo P36, Apexcone 55w HID, OEM Spoiler, M3 Lip, M3 Mesh Grill, Crossdrilled Rear Rotors, M3 Front Brakes, Sparco 3 point Harness, Euro M3 Wheel, K&N cone, Clear Corner/Sides/Tails, M3 Center Console & Arm-rest, M3 Red Cluster Needles, M3 Mirrors & Side Skirts, RD Exhaust, DS-1 wheels!...
 | | | | | 04-04-2009, 03:33 AM | #50 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Here's some pictures of the pressure plate. The part on the left under the "48" is the surface where it mounts to the flywheel. The main part of the picture is the friction surface. The yardstick is laid flat to the friction surface and you can see the gap on the first and not on the second. Two of the six mating surfaces had no gap and the other four had the gap. The new pressure plate had equal gaps on all six points.   | | | | | 06-04-2009, 01:38 AM | #51 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
lets say i want to do this swap wouldi have to replace everything you did or could i just grab the neccesary parts like the tranny driveshaft oem clutch and a ltw flywheel new lsd and all the shift linkage pedals and clucth master/slave. likei dont know stick so iwant to stick with the clutch from the donor car i get expecially if its still eally good and use it to learn to drive a stick. but i also want to save a decent amount of money as my funds are getting lower! | | | | | 06-05-2009, 06:14 PM | #52 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
You certainly could use the old clutch from the junkyard, as well as all the old parts from the junkyard. I decided to use a lot of new parts, especially those that are difficult to get at (clutch, release lever, master, etc....) because I plan to drive this car for another 70,000 miles or so. | | | | | 06-12-2009, 03:26 PM | #53 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 399 |
did you ever get the cruise control to work? | | | | | 06-12-2009, 05:09 PM | #54 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 678 |
Cirrus, is it necessary to change the rear engine seal when doing the swap? If so could you tell me what parts I need and where to get them, thanks!.... Will be getting most of the parts in a couple of weeks and I need to know which extra little things I need for the job. Besides a new LuK Rep-Set clutch and a short shift kit from eBay!....  __________________ 2LT Rodriguez CA ARNG
TURBO 96' Sport, Alaska Blue, Auto
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| | | | | 06-12-2009, 05:19 PM | #55 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
I don't have cruise control, so thankfully I didn't have to worry about that. I think there are instructions on how to get that working in the Bimmerforums E36 transmission swap thread.
You don't need to change the rear main seal at all. I just thought it was a good idea while everything was out. If you've never dealt with these type of seals, I'd suggest buying two or three in case you wreck one putting it in. As for parts, you just need the seal itself. Part #11142249533 It's about $23.
There's also the theory of leaving a good part alone, which I understand. If there's no evidence of a leak, and you don't plan on keeping the car for more than a few years, it probably wouldn't hurt to just leave it alone. | | | | | 02-19-2011, 07:23 AM | #56 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: United States, CA Posts: 11 |
I MUST DO THIS! I WAS TALKING TO MY MECHANIC TODAY ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST AND THE PROCEDURE. I THINK THIS IS A SIGN!! | | | | | 10-02-2012, 01:58 AM | #57 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NH Posts: 5 |
so happy i spend a good 2 hours looking for this and found it. and a hour of reading and understanding later. im pumped. | | | | | 11-19-2012, 08:30 PM | #58 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 19 |
Not sure how active this thread is but, does it shift like a manual bmw 318(t)i would? | | | | | 11-05-2013, 09:53 AM | #59 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 110 |
Did you have to modify any components with the computer at all? I'm trying to do all my research before I start. I got all the parts from a guy that removed it from his 95 ti with 90k so everything should be "plug and play" hopefully. I'm only going to replace to the pilot bearing as everything seems to be in good working order. | | | | | |
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