Compatible parts / parts cars list thread

[jdm19732002]

Ok, so this may be a silly question but I wanted to compile in one central place a list of popular modifications and what cars (years and models) they can be found on.

I tried a search for this, but am by no means a search ninja, so if this has already been discussed and compiled in a central location, we can delete this thread and refer to that.

Thanks for your .02

[dibo]

E21: Front hubs (late only), vented discs (77), rear drums, master cylinder (if converting), differential, 5 speed (late), radiator

E28: Master cylinder (if running big brakes), sun visors (I think... I know one of the 5-series fits)

E30: Battery relocation stuff, rear brakes (with custom brackets), small case LSD guts, map-light rear-view mirror, S14 (ha!)

80's Volvo 240: Front vented calipers

MKII VW (Rabbit I think?): Rear brakes (custom brackets), front shocks (when dropped to race-height)

80's Fords: Collision relay for elec fuel pump (stops gas if you get hit)

[jdm19732002]

To clarify about the E21 parts, what years are constituted as late? 82 and 83? just 83?

[Bill_Riblett]

"Early" e-21s are through 1979 and "late" are 1980-83.

[eurotrash]

The FAQ's and their construction zone are a good place to nose around in.

[tjones02]

It's the Tii and E12 528i 23mm (vs 20mm 02) brake master cylinders that are an upgrade when doing big brakes NOT E28.....

[dibo]

From the Vented Brake FAQ article (http://www.bmw2002faq.com/content/view/44/32/):

"Some of you Volvo upgraders might want to think about using a tii or for tii people, an e28 master cylinder at this point too."

I haven't actually done the upgrade, but if that's bad info, someone should modify it in that write-up since it's referred to pretty often. And I assume if tii is compatible with e28 and non-tii is comptabile with tii, then e28 is compatible with non-tii as well... seems logical to me.

[andrey]

tii's have essentially E3 front brakes so you can use those parts. Non-til's have a different strut so those parts don't fit unless you install tii struts. The E3 front brakes are a lot beefier and on the E3 we just use E9 rotors (they're vented, like on later Euro E3's) with E12 calipers (same as E3 calipers but spaced for the vented rotor and easier to find) so I imagine you'd do something similar caliper-wise on your tii (not sure about the rotors since it's 4-lug). On the non-tii none of this applies.