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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Default E30-LS1 -- Hot Rod
Take a look at our swap of an LS1 & T56 into our '86 BMW 325. Its now a 357i.

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I really like that swap.....can you still get to the spark plugs from underneath?
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new age hotrods has had an e36 swap for 2 years now?
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Originally Posted by aixgelo78
I really like that swap.....can you still get to the spark plugs from underneath?

No problem, the plugs are easy to get at, and the LS engine only has (2) radiator hoses & (2) heater hoses. The OEM had (4) and (6)! -- a good reason to get rid of it.
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No problem, the plugs are easy to get at, and the LS engine only has (2) radiator hoses & (2) heater hoses. The OEM had (4) and (6)! -- a good reason to get rid of it.
love the car and the swap no matter the amount of heater hoses, awesome job!
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Originally Posted by bonecrrusher
new age hotrods has had an e36 swap for 2 years now?

This is an E30, which has a smaller engine bay than the E36. Because of that, we had to remove the vacuum booster, and design a remote HydroBoost for the brakes. The master cylinder (from a '97 Mustang GT) is just behind the LH headlights - visible in our sig pic
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Ah, I saw this yesterday on Jalopnik. I could only dream of doing something like this.
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Great work Garrett and Steve, this car is awesome. I'm looking forward to the engine/trans mounts you're putting together to make it an even easier swap for everyone.
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+1 on the mounts. I just had a customer email me on doing an LS E30 swap today. Found your post whilist doing a search. Nice work.
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+1 on the mounts. I just had a customer email me on doing an LS E30 swap today. Found your post whilist doing a search. Nice work.
That was me Looking forward to making this happen...
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That was me Looking forward to making this happen...
haha! Cool. I was going to suggest going here for most of your info. Guys are usually most helpful. John
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Any updates on the mounts Steve?
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How are the mounts coming along? I know you changed the design, just looking to see how far along you guys are with the prototypes. Thanks again for putting these together for us.

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