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As part of rebuilding an M30B35 for installation in Vlad, I'm looking for photos of M30s. Both to help me know where things get connected and to get inspiration for painting/tidying things up.

I searched for a motor-only photo thread and didn't find one.

Post pics of yours or other's M30 engines.

Let's keep it to M30s only please.

Links to other pic-heavy engine threads are OK too.

To kick it off, here's Vlad's current motor.

Bob Myers' (Das_Prachtstraße) B34 with a E34/B35 air box.

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What my M30B35 looked like the day I brought it home. From an '88 735i E32.









What it looks like right now (during dis-assembly):

A great thread with tons of M30 pics:

535i "Project Sepang" build

Like this:

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These are from last year, it looks better now.

Whole album:
https://plus.google.com/photos/10880643 ... 3904229569

OcCoupe wrote:These are from last year, it looks better now.

How could it possibly look any better?!?!

cek wrote: How could it possibly look any better?!?!

It's cleaner now.

From a couple of years ago.















I'm on meds now.

I'll add a few more to the M30 gallery here. OC Coupe is right, engine bay projects and detailing have no "end" - there is always more to do and things in there "that could be cleaner."








Photo credit on the the first two goes to Tom Schultz. The dark, lousy one that follows is my own work.

Jim

Damn Jim, I had no idea.
Your engine bay is stunning. You are also the only one I've seen with a three ridge power steering reservoir cap in ages.

5280 JB wrote:I'll add a few more to the M30 gallery here. OC Coupe is right, engine bay projects and detailing have no "end" - there is always more to do and things in there "that could be cleaner." Jim

I think I'll change my name to OCD Coupe.

I'll have pics of my Coupe engine build soon.

OcCoupe wrote:I think I'll change my name to OCD Coupe.

CDO Coupe would be better.

CDO? I like it.

Karl Grau wrote: You are also the only one I've seen with a three ridge power steering reservoir cap in ages.

I guess I never made it a point to show you my 533i.



There was a good reason though.

Also, this M30 seems to have come with the three-ridge cap, too.



And this guy.



Interestingly, My M535i didn't come with one.

I think both of Darin's car have the 3 ridge cap.

Here's mine, although it is nothing special. Just evidence of a pampered 25 year life. Dusty with some dirt here and there as mine is original condition. Has a bit of patina unlike the restored ones in this thread .

Need to do something about the red plug wires, though, as I don't like the way they look plus they don't fit into the OE cable tray. This car will see a turbo at some point, so I will likely detail under hood with the engine out at that time.

I do have a three-ridge fluid reservoir, didn't realize they were uncommon. The filter box lid is different than on the other 535s I have owned, though.

Very nice, Justin. My Zinno car has a light coating of dust on it as well from a pampered life.

wkohler wrote:Very nice, Justin.

Thanks, it really is pretty good for a driver (although I don't drive it much).

So far I'm the only one with a Shawn D. washer hose tee & check valve.

My Zinno car has a light coating of dust on it as well from a pampered life.

Looks like a dry, Southwest vehicle !

Ah, so is the difference in power steering reservoir caps (three ridge vs four ridge) where the white caps were used? I just assumed mine had a white cap when new, but it fell off 20 years ago. Maybe the three ridge caps have the "coin" type threaded top nut, and the four ridge lids use the white caps?

So many subtle differences in these cars over the years.

Jim

Herre is a couple of shots of the engine/engine bay of my car, and when compared to the other pics posted in this thread, not very clean :/

When i got the engine (Not a pic of my engine, but mine was in exactly same shape)


A shot of one of the times it was out of the car


And a shot of the eningebay of the car


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Another great thread with some AMAZING M30 photos.

GOD'S VENGEANCE - Complete Drivetrain Redux

Like this:

Damn, i would KILL for a hartge valvecover and a set of itb's! :O

From my 1988 535i (now Kenny's up in the Bay Area); photos taken this past February when it went up for sale:


This car also has the 3-spoke PS cap:


This is the '85 M535i from a few years ago. It's still a work in progress:

Nothing to write home about regarding the cleanliness:




Still an M30 although it likely won't help you connecting things

a little dirty

Lotsa interesting pics in "My Supercharged M30b35 build". E.g.: