M30 A/C bracket on m10b18 block?

[alpinewhite318i]

Will an a/c bracket from the m30 motor bolt on to a m10b18 block from 84 318i?  I have a Seiko a/c compressor from a 91 735i and have the hoses and belt to match up with it.  I don't have the bracket yet but it looks like it might work.  I thought the m10 and m30 blocks basically have the same bolt holes for the most part. 

[TobyB]

I think the 'for the most part' might be the catch-

the M30 was used for a long time, in a lot of cars, just like the M10

so there are going to be only a bout a million different brackets for it.

 

And the -b18 block was the first to have things removed from it-

there are a few bosses no longer present.

 

I suspect it's going to be a 'try it and see' and then a matter of 

which variant the bracket came from.

 

No help here, I know...

 

t

 

[chargin]

2 hours ago, alpinewhite318i said:

I have a Seiko a/c compressor from a 91 735i and have the hoses and belt to match

 

Honestly this might really be a good time to think about buying a Bluntech A/C Bracket and an inexpensive China Sanden Clone, gong this modern route you would be much more efficient.

 

With this set up I'm seeing 29' temp blowing out of my dash 

[alpinewhite318i]

Where would I get the Bluntech bracket that would fit the m10 block? I was thinking about maybe doing the Sanden conversion at some point.

[TobyB]

www.blunttech.com.

 

t

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