thought id post my project in here. putting a 3.6 td marine vm engine in my e30. used gearbox from bmw custom fit to vm bellhousing. converted from auto to manual box. car and engine i had anyway. proper budget build spent £100 so far on machining and a manual fuel pressure reg.









fitted bmw flywheel where torque converter was.














fitted getrag box to original vm bellhousing with adapter plates.




had to move sump pan as it fouled on crossmember.






engine mounts for new engine below.








relocated pick up pipe for altered sump.

 

Intresting, good luck with it!

 

love e30 coupes

 

engine is on the key now, rads done hopefully have a test drive tmrw

 

i think it may need a wash?!
looks good matey, interesting, different, project!

 

im enjoying it scrapheap challenge

 

well it starts and drives now got a vid but its in hd and cant post it online il do another vid next week

 

got the vid working http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=12ciYDq2FMM

 

Thats ace!! I want one now!!

 

cheers mate its a kind of labour of love tbh. my dads engine from my childhood and an old bmw ive had for about 8 years.

 

what was wrong with the 12v engine? you building it to fast or economical (which is more important these days!)

 

old engine was perfect but i wanted the big 6 in it something different.

 

haha, thats pretty cool. can you tune it at all?

Have you taken it on a proper drive?
If so what's it like?

 

havnt been on a proper drive yet. hopefully saturday as ive now got power steering and brakes working. ive got about 1/3 mile stretch i can run up and down.

engine is tuneable easily. its got external wastegate so easy to up the boost just needs an intercooler. and its an old bosch diesel pump easy to turn fuel up.

 

tractor anyoneonly a farmer would do this lol

 

most diesels sound like a tractor with no exhaust on

hopefully get exhaust done saturday then youl here what its gonna sound like when finished

 

excuse my ignorance, but whats a VM engine?

 

vm motori there engine building company in italy. they used to build boat engines, the hr 692 ht was the start of there higher revving engines for commercial use in trucks and cars.

the 4 cylinder version the 492 ht was fitted in the rover sd1s and some early range rovers.

 

had a proper drive today exhaust is on, alternator is catching under braking apart from that all seems good. plenty of wheelspin under acceleration

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6yQpxyFHQ

 

bonnet is now done and header tank is now done. just gotta get a bonnet vent to cover hole where header tank cap is.

 

made handle for bonnet easier to get it of now, wing off and welded hole up in drivers footwell.

 

thats mad hats of to you mate

 

i take it you are a farmer then m8very unusual project good on ya thoo

 

If you ever want to part company with this engine let me know

 

yeah farmer and mechanic. just something different from parts i had lying around

 

my dad was offered £1500 for it 2 years ago but wouldnt sell it, its 34 years old so must be getting rare now id imagine

 

got the bonnet vent on today and modified and fitted front valance

 

Thats awesome!
I love a good diesel!
Get an inercooler on and get the pump and boost up , what power do they make standard mate?
Remind me a bit of my 205, that was a great car to drive

 

thats just nutty!

 

any updates?

 

Interesting project, different from the norm.

 

its very dusty now thats about it lol

after breaking the cossie and getting a skyline ive kinda lost interest atm. gets an occasional start up though

 

Fancy selling the engine?

 

thats ace! i love a bit of imagination and improvisation, shows you dont have to spend a fortune to have a laugh. i run a 205 1.9 tdi (bosch pump), six speed gearbox, as my daily driver, ive got the wastegate clamped closed and have messed with the pump so it makes 22 psi lol. bit black though!

 

cheers i aint touched it in ages now its just sat gathering dust with the hot rod

gotta get the dutton done first before i think about these lol

 

Mate I absolutely love this!...I have a bit of a thing for big diesel engines!...hats off to you for trying something different

 

thats crazy, totally love it though!

 

Awsome, I Love Diesel tuning! And e30's!

 

bttt this still goin? i just notciced that vm engine has a bosch ve pump on it! and i think the flange on that manifold is t3!! get a holset hx35 on her and a mint tune on that bosch pump!! <3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1oUN...eature=related

 

Too busy concentrating with jap crap lol