[B58gushesh]

So I have a 2018 M140i with roughly 75,000km on it. Catless downpipes, masata charge pipe, intake and a remap. What would I (more like the shop I’m gonna pay) need to remove to make swapping it into a e30 coupe chassis? Ideally I want to use as much as possible, including the Zf8hp box that it came with. I am already in the process of buying a f82 m4comp diff, so the open diff can stay in the f20. With the obvious exception of engine mounts and fab work that need to be done on the e30, what exactly do I need to take off and keep from the f20?

•I would like to keep the same key fob and push to start
•is the I-drive essential?
•is there something glaringly obvious that I’m missing that wouldn’t make this project possible?

[Marcoose]

Just curious, why is the e30 chassis better ?

[B58gushesh]

“Just curious, why is the e30 chassis better ?”

It’s not better, due to 2 previous accidents (structural but not severe) the resale value decided to identify as a Zimbabwean dollar, to the point where I can’t pull out the drive train but sell the rolling chassis and only get around 20% than if it I sold it with the full drivetrain.

[NOSSY]

The project is certainly possible and what would be easier is to do the “e30 shell swap”. What I mean by this is you use majority of the wiring cabin and bay instead of swapping the engine into the e30. You would need ecru, modules and cluster I would imagine. But that’s obviously not the full list.

Also don’t forget that new shell will need loads of strengthening with braces and or welding.