M60 into E21

[niall]

Title says it all! i am intersted in buying a e21 323i with a veiw to a m60 v8 conversion. im a 3rd year mechanic so doing the work is no problem, any comments tips or advice would be welcome

[shogun]

and the local regulations that your car is street legal.
In order to cut cost and also size wise I would install the straight 6 engine with the 3.5 Liter engine.
That has been done in Germany and there is a very nice information here with a lot of pics.
The M30B35 engine has been sold a lot = many engines are available = you save money. It is the working horse of BMW in many cars/models.

Details are here (http://www.e30.de/335i/00.htm)

An excellent write up with cost involved and savings potential.
Total: $2285-$2785

Hope that helps you. For sure it will take time and sometimes you might say I give up, but JUST DO IT.
I have done similar projects in your age and my parents got crazy about my car craziness. But better that than drinking or other things.....


Good Luck

[niall]

thanks for the response. i have had previos experience with the six, i just thought the baby 8 would be different. ill give it more thought,
thanks again