Hey E21 owners! Post your pics here, tell us your mileage, how long you've owned your E21, your mods, future plans, and any other pertinant info! Lets see how many owners we've got now!!!

This is me...

1983 320i

2xx,xxx miles (broken odometer)

Purchased 7/02 from boss, $950

Mods: Front bumper removed, rear seat removed

Future plans: Ellipsoids, headers, cat removed, suspension, sway bars, yada yada...:D

1982 BMW 320is Hennarot

Description
Hennarot original paint, all factory installed Sport options: Black vinyl intrior with Recaros.
Many maintenance modifications include:
Re carpeted rear windshield deck in black and re-stuffed backseat with polyester stuffing.

Modifications and tuning
Engine:
K&N Cold air intake and heatshield (copies for sale in the Classified section)
Hayden Electric fan
Bosch 8mm plug wires
Optima red top relocated to trunk
Battery Tie down courtessy of Nic (M24Power) thanks bud!
Suspension:
Eibach Sport Springs
Bilstein Touring Shocks
Front stress bar
Urethane control arms & rear subframe mounts
Sport versions came with front and rear sway bars
3:91 LSD (Sport option)
---
Exterior Styling:
BBS front airdam
US Rubber bumper stripping & side reflector units installed temporarily as the search for euro bumpers continues.
Rear Euro bumper(instal pending)
Clear Turn Signals(US sun faded)
E30 Ellipsoid Hella Headlamps
Quad Brake Lights
------
Interior Upgrades:
Momo Jet Steering wheel
Horizonatal CD player installation: Pioneer
Alpine 12 band EQ w/sub control
Boston front & Infinity rear Speakers in stock locations
Bass courtessy of Joe @ Rockford Fosgate
E30 shift boot
Red \"mood\" lighting
OEM BMW carpet



History
This car was purchased in 1984 by my father in PA. it currently has 215k, original motor.
This car was shipped from PA to AZ in 1990, and then shipped to Amiens, France in 1991 for three years of European driving. While in France, it recieved the Yellow Headlight conversion and european liscence plates. The car was driven daily about 5 miles to work and back. My father did not convert it to european bumpers at that time. It was then shipped back to AZ in 1993 where it now resides. the car is a weekend driver and has been garaged all its life.

Im loving every minute of this car and am learning as much as i can from it.



More info and pics: http://e21.tricord.be/registry/index.php?view=10

Ok, I'll bite.
1981 320i
---What it came with ---
Polaris Metallic paint
automatic transmission (ugh)
sunroof
Odometer stopped at 157,xxx
Your basic hand me down car
---What I've done to it ---
Added some primer (it's a parking lot warrior)
M42 motor and matching 5 speed transmission
3.91 LSD
Dinan Chip
Euro Bumpers
Honda recaro seats
LEDA Coilovers with 24 way adjustable shocks
Stainless steel braided brake lines
Blacked out window chrome
TEP rear strutbrace with relocated battery (optima red top)
Blaupunkt deck with 10 disc CD changer
2x3 Boston Aucustics in the front NOW THAT'S STEREO POWER!!!!! (my 6x9's in the back were stolen)
H4 headlights and yellow (french) H1 accent lights

More at www.bimmerboys.com

--- future plans ---
My mystery suspension
volvo 4 pistion brakes (I have the calipers I just need wheels big enough)
15x7 wheels or 16x7 which ever falls i my lap
Zender front spoiler
Euro rear valance
4 point roll bar with 4 point harnesses
I could go on for hours.

later,

whoa, didn't notice this thread until now....anyways here's my info:

81 320i
around 200k miles (broken odometer too)
my parents bought it brand new in 1981 in Seattle, WA.

current mods:
-Hayden electric radiator fan
-K&N drop-in filter
-Bosch Silbers
-H&R Sport springs
-Bilstein Touring shocks
-205/60/R13 Sumitomo HTR 200
-Euro Bumpers
-Front spoiler (from classicgarage.com)
-Tinted windows
-Boston Acoustics 4x6's in front
-JBL 6x9's in back.

future mods:
-turbo setup (including SDS fuel management, either a t3 or t3/t4 hybrid turbo, custom exhaust and intake plumbing)
-coilovers (either the ones from TopEnd or GroundControls)
-as many urethane suspension bushings as i can :D
-upgrade front brakes w/ volvo 4 piston calipers (just got 'em in the mail today :) along w/ an early 5-series master cylinder) and vented rotors
-at least 15inch rims
-clear/euro front turn signal lenses
-finish putting on ground effects: zender rear skirt and side skirts......hopefully i'll get these mounted and painted by next week.
....there's probably some more i'm forgeting.


hehehe, i think AZ is becoming home of modded e21's (all three of us, lol)

Here goes:

Car has 250,000+ miles
Fresh new motor
Owned it for 6 great years and going on

Here are the mods:
Eibach pro kit springs
Bilstien shocks
BBS front Spoiler
Clear corners
16in Team Dynamics Motorsport rims
Corbearu CR1 race seats
3 point harness
custom exhaust system
custom header
custom intake
Custom made rear upper tie bar
short shift
push botton start
turbo cooling system
peds set further apart
and is a few month we are going to make a turbo kit for it and try to get around 180hp running 9-10psi.
Still need to put in gauges and bigger brakes.
http://www.bmw-forums.com/forum/uploads/post-49-1047448891.jpg
http://www.bmw-forums.com/forum/uploads/post-49-1047449105.jpg

Ok here goes

1983 320iS
-Bronzit beige-metalic
-190,926 miles
-sunroof
-Bilstiens
-H&R Springs
-Urethane Trailing Arm Bushings,Sway Bar Links,and Steering Rack Bushings
-Maifold Back 2 1/4 inch exhaust with no cat and a foot long glasspack with dual resonated tips
-Tinted Windows
-Accel Coil and 8.5mm wires with Rapid Fires
-Bav Auto Power Flow Kit
-Second Set of Basket Weaves with 205/60/13 tires
-Sport Clutch
-Piaa Lights (Headlights & Fog)
-Hayden Fan (waiting to be installed)

Theres a Pic on Nic's Page in the Legion Page (Kyles 320iS)
Got a few more goodies since sending Nic that info


Nice cars Guys

Peace
Kyle

1981 323i Ascot grau
150,xxx miles
Alpina 15X6 15X7 combo with BFgoodrich Potenza rubber
Alpina front spoiler, zender side skirts, zender rear apron, Alpina rear spoiler
volvo front caliper conversion
Racing Dynamics Springs, bilstein sports,
Quickor 1 1/8th inch front, 7/8ths inch rear sways
3.45 lsd
ansa sport exhaust
Ansa headers
Alpina center resonator
electric sunroof conversion
2.3 Alpina engine transplant #3-1927
Alpina valve cover
Alpina gauges speedo tach ect.
recaro interior with matching door panels, rear headrests
rear quarter popouts
smiley elipsoid conversion
S package tool tray
jacobs ignition (big woop)
Valentine V1 hardwired
Bosch Hypersonic alarm (a leftover from the 80's)

Planned upgrades:
push button start, complete restoration (after the 545is project), 5 speed upgrade, maybe and adjustable suspension set up. might tint the windows too.

Damn. Nice list. Welcome to our little nook here on BF!!! Now get some pics posted of her!

OMG, RDAvena, i did'nt know ur car was that modded, WOW :eek:

yeah, please post some pics......i have the same color e21, and am putting on a zender rear skirt & side skirts soon.

As soon as I finger out how to post pics here I will. I have started a small collection and description on car domain. I know it may suck, but until I send the pics to Nic it is all I have.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=225484

Ray

Damn. Very, very nice looking. Who did the transplant?

Alpina at Buchloe. It was not confirmed until I sent the vin and the id plate number to them. There were a lot of other items added (according to the tech sheets) but the po or the one before had taken those details off. It "had" a full suspension kit and the extended range tank. The only things left were the stripes (passenger side) and the engine. Took a scope to the combustion chamber and they are hemispherical. The pistons are different as well. But little by little I am bringing he back to life.

Ray

Nice car, and a nice list of mods, I see you are planning on the push button..I have it done and I love it. Good luck!

which did you use? I bought the Ignited brand red push button. The letters will rub off soon so it will look less like rice.

Ray

Here's mine:

1982 320is Black/Black leather
ATS 15x7 rims
Kuhmo Ecstra Supra 205/50-15
Bilsteins
Eibach Pro-Kit lowering spings
K&N P-Flow
Magnecor Spark plug wires
Stainless steel cat and exhaust
Ansa muffler
PBR Deluxe brake pads (no brake dust to clean :buttrock )
Zimmerman cross drilled rotors

Inside:
Black leather Recaros
Sport steering wheel
Clarion tape deck and Clarion cd changer
Sony 12" sub in bandpass box
Lanzar 1200 watt amp for the sub
Precision Power 5 1/4 speakers

That is it for a little while..............
:D

Originally posted by RDAvena
As soon as I finger out how to post pics here I will. I have started a small collection and description on car domain. I know it may suck, but until I send the pics to Nic it is all I have.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=225484

Ray

very nice, did u get the car repainted? or just the side view mirrors?
did zender make two different side skirts? cuz the ones i got are flared at the end....they go up a little around the wheel wells.
one last q, how do u like the volvo 4 pot upgrade?



for pics, it's best if u can find a host/somewhere to upload them.....or u can upload one pic per post from ur computer (if u click on 'post reply' towards the bottom of this thread, then u'll see that u can attach files to ur post.....just above the 'submit reply' button)

Originally posted by Yonkers320is
PBR Deluxe brake pads (no brake dust to clean :buttrock )

hehehe, yeah i just put some of those in my car last summer and i love 'em too! i think there's still ''brake dust'' but it's that light tan color, and looks just like dirt/dust from the ground.

Jbob,

Yes Zender did make the two styles but the difference was in the rear apron. One was ribbed and the other was flat. And the sideskirts pretty much all the zenders were flat. The BBS did have the extended piece that went up on the wheelwells.

The volvo 4 pots are great. They have a lot more grab than the stock ate calipers and with the PBRs from Auto zone they take a bit longer to start fading, more like a lot longer. I also added the e12 master cylinder and you can feel the difference in the pedal with the added piston diameter.

Forgot about the paint, the po had painted the car due to a fender bender and the front is a different color than the rest of the car. Graphit and the rest is Ascot. The mirrors were painted some time before it was brought over because it is the same Ascot grau as the rest of the car.

Thanks for the pic tips. We'll see if car domain does not mind :D

Ray

Ray... I'm always down to host you pictuers. I know cardomain can be a pain some time. That goes for everyone too. If you want to join the legion... do it.

The legion assures our place in E21 History! :buttrock




Kyle

http://www.dtmpower.net/ppost2/data/517/1210summit_point_pic-med.jpg

Here's my List:

CAR: 1981 BMW 320 I SPORT MODEL, BLACK, W/ BLACK INTERIOR

MODIFICATIONS:

ENGINE: STOCK 1.8 LITER 4 CYLINDER WITH BAVARIAN AUTOSPORT HEADERS
ANSA SPORT EXHAUST AND A K&N CONE AIR FILTER

DRIVETRAIN: STOCK W/5 SPEED TRANSMISSION

SUSPENSION: GROUND CONTROL COILOVERS WITH 2.5 INCH DIAMETER SPRINGS
AND FRONT CAMBER PLATES
SHOCKS: KONI ADJUSTABLE IN FRONT/ BILSTEIN HEAVY DUTY IN REAR
SWAY BARS: SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES 25 MM IN FRONT/19 MM ADJUSTABLE REAR

BRAKES: FLUID- ATE SUPER BLUE DOT 5
LINES- BRAIDED STAINLESS STEEL
FRONT- P/F 90 COMPOUND PADS
BMP JET COATED ROTORS, VENTED, CROSSDRILLED AND
GAS SLOTTED
REAR- DRUMS STOCK

WHEELS AND TIRES: EXIM RACING WHEELS 13X6 ET13
HOOSIER R3SO3 DOT R COMPOUND TIRES 205/60 13

SAFETY: DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECARO SRD RACING SEATS
SCHROTH 4 POINT HARNESSES
AUTOPOWER SCCA SPEC 4 POINT ROLL BAR WITH CROSS BRACE

OTHER: FRONT AND REAR STRUT TOWER BRACES
BAVARIAN AUTOSPORT SHORT THROW SHIFT KIT
MOMO MONTE CARLO STEERING WHEEL AND RACING SHIFT KNOB
IO PORT VIDEO CAMERA MOUNT
OMP RACING PEDALS INCLUDING DEAD PEDAL
RAIN LIGHT
RELOCATED BATTERY TO TRUNK


Stuff in the works:

Engine Swap

awesome!!!!
what spring rates and lengths did u get for ur ground controls? and how's the ride?

is ur car track-only or streetable?

yay, engine swap (i think u told me before ;) , thats' gonna be one helluva e21 :devillook ). how close are u to swaping engines?

Springs are 2.5 inch ID 6 inches long, 500lb front, 400lb rear

It is a street driven car! The ride is stiff around town, especially on a bumpy road, but if you are on a highway its not bad.

The engine is in the car, however its not running yet.

Now, if I can get all the runoff that went into my garage and froze to become an ice skating rink in my garage, I may actually be able to get it finished! :D

whoa 500 & 400......she must handle like a dream on the track tho.
how low do u usually have the car while driving it on the streets?

also, have u done any urethane bushings in the chassis and suspension?

Due to the fact that I really know the capabilities of my car, not many cars (or drivers for that matter) push their cars as hard as I do in the corners.

I remember a couple of years ago at Lime Rock, I was doing a drivers school with the BMW Club and someone showed up with an ALMS Dodge Viper GT2 Race Car for the event for some practice. This car was unbelieveably fast! The one funny thing that kept happening during the day (which says alot), He would go flying past me on the front straight like I was standing still, then start hitting the brakes to slow down for Turn 1. Me in my underpowered gokart didn't have to brake till much later. I would actually catch him as we turned in to Turn 1 and I would start sticking the nose of my car inside of him in the turn. Since it was only a school I couldnt' pass him in the turn, but I think if it was allowed, I could have! I shouldn't be able to catch a car like this going into that turn.

The coilover kit has 4 inches of adjustment from top to bottom. For street driving I leave it close to the middle point of adjustability. For certain track events and autocrosses, I will either raise the car or lower the car. Most of the time, I will lower the car 1 inch from where I normally have it. At the middle point, the Factory IS front spoiler sits about 2 inches off the ground. If I lower the car all the way, I can get the front spoiler down to 3/4 of an inch off the ground, however, I can't really drive the car at this height due to the suspension practically being bottomed out. Maybe if I had 2000lb race springs in the car I could! :D

the only urethane bushings in the car are the swaybar mounting brackets, other then that all other suspension bushings are stock!

BMW Club racer, you are doing an S14 engine swap right? If you need someone to give you a hand let me know, I want to see how one of those swaps is done.

Originally posted by Yonkers320is
BMW Club racer, you are doing an S14 engine swap right? If you need someone to give you a hand let me know, I want to see how one of those swaps is done.

Yes, I'm doing an S14 engine swap. If you want to give a hand, I don't see why not. The easy part was done, now I'm working on the hard parts, electrical, throttle linkage, cooling system, intake, etc etc...

awesome story w/ the viper :D

i'm really looking forward to getting coilovers

wowee! very nice guys.
anyone know where to purchase urethane mounts all around?? a full kit..
RDAvena : i too did the ellips conversion and love them! nice to see someone else tried it too!

I thought about doing the ellips or smileys from the e30 but am going to end up getting a full setup of Crystal 5&3/4 inch style h4 beams Hi & Lo. This will be done soon and as soon as I get her painted I will take some more pics to show before and after and will post them then! Give me another month is all the way things are going!

:buttrock

Big and smalls look real nice for headlights. I have them on my current e28 project. I thought about going that route for the e21 but decided the Elips would give more light . I am also going to upgrade the wiring to the relays and thicker wires for the headlamps. This way I can turn night into day :D just kidding.

Faste21 have you decided on upgrading your bulbs to higher watts or the 9005 type yet? You can never have too much light.

Ray

im pretty shure that when i put them in they were upgraded already..

Lovin' the E21 but I got an E36 M3. My friend recently acquired a grey market 1978 323i euro racecar with 4k miles! For $1k!!! For real! Obviously it sat around for a LONG time on a farm in Florida, the body is significantly rusted. I'm trying to get him on the board. Great job keeping it real guys.

awesome deal.......yeah, get ur friend on the board. hopefully the rust isn't too bad (at least repairable)

Located in Raleigh, NC
I've owned this car since it was 4 years old. Would like to see more E21's in club and vintage racing.
Bob

good to meet you!! glad to have you aboard.. it looks like you have lots of info to share with us

FastE21,
Yer, welcome... Most of the info about my E21 is posted on my website.
Bob

Welcome Bob! :wave: My 320i is currently awaiting a LOT of modifying to make it a track car. All I've done so far is regular maintenance and removed the back seat! :D Hopefully, within the next two years or so, I'll be racing SCCA ITB w/her!

whats the URL for your website?

Click on the "website" button at the bottom of my posting.

http://www.e21alpina.com/mycar.html


The car is a 1982 BMW-ALPINA C1 2.3. It has a BMW vin number as ALPINA did not have there own vin numbers in those days. Like many common ALPINAS this one was not actually built by ALPINA it was built be the Sytner Group in the UK. The Sytner Group which is unique in being the only firm allowed to build ALPINAS outside Buchloe. In 1982 the car was taken by the original owner to Sytner to have all the upgrades done to the car, some time around 1986 the car was brought to the US via the Gray-market import. Around 1995 it was pit to rest in a yard where it sat till I found it, I can tell you that the car is in great shape for the years it has. The car comes with the C1 2.3 170bhp engine ALPINA wheels and lowered suspension, getrag 5-speed gear box, limited slip diff, ALPINA interior with Recaro seats, ALPINA design steering wheel, multi-spoke alloy wheels by APLINA, BBS front air dam the original APLINA front air dam was broken when the car was brought to the US and the US owner replaced it with the BBS one, I do have the original front air dam but it is broken I'm going to see about fixing it or getting a replacement. It also has the ALPINA badge on the dash (see photo) I will be updating as work progresses on the car.

awesome find, it kind of looks nice on grey and red rims. The inside looks in good shape too, specially those alpina Recaros. Keep us updated with more info and pics

sick ride jaime!!
i cant wiat to se it progress in time to come!
have fun with that. it is a very rare auto!

OK guys my firend with the 323i racecar wants to sell. What do you guys think a 78 euro 323i with 5000 original miles is worth? It is a 4 speed with an lsd I think , all urethane suspension bushings, front strut brace, and original as well as Alpina wheels. Rusted body panels have been repaired and it's been resprayed.

The engine has one problem that worries me. When we first picked the car up my buddy beat on it and it broke. The crankshaft balancer pully came loose from the crankshaft and wobbled around distorting the shape of either the pulley or the crakshaft (not sure which) so it's shimmed and running well but this seems like an important component that should be properly repaired. Any idea how? What about how much?

Also interior is tired original vinyl with new carpet what can I do to restore/upgrade it?

Thanks in advance for the info.

vin # ? i'd say maybe 1k?

wrap in cloth with the same sqaure pattern...

Can we kill this sticky? It's more stagnant than the Thai food I bought last week.

amen.. all who want info posted about their cars.. www.bimerboys.com in the legion!!! :headbut

This type of thread is a sticky at the top of all the chassis forums. I don't think there's much that can be done. Looks like someone is trying to get it so newbies can look and see easily what everyone's got.....maybe.

Anyway, here's mine:

'81 320i
Safari Beige that HAD tan interior, AC, factory stereo

253,xxx miles on the car (a year ago)
153,xxx miles on the odo (HAD to have a 120mph speedo, found one with almost exaclty 100K miles less)

Took in as trade from a buddy in Feb '02 (1.5years ago). He was buying my MkIII Jetta GLX, didn't need the e21 anymore and I needed a daily car since I was selling him the Jetta. Settled it as $1500 of the payments. I'm at least the 4th owner (I think).

Mods: Front bumper removed, rear seat/panels removed, AC condensor removed & belt cut, OZ Racing 15x7 Basket Weaves (NLA), some Sony Explode tape deck the 2nd owner put in, 320is Recarro's in black leather, black interior door panels, right side mirror (in Alpine White from donor car)

Almost mods: TEP rear shock brace/battery relocaction/funnel intake kit. It's sitting in my storage unit waiting to be put in. Also going to remove the AC compressor since I've already cut the belt. The blower motor sounds like crap, and I had THOUGHT that the thing was empty of freon, so I started pulling the whole system when I was trying to get the condenor out for better airflow over the radiator. It wasn't empty (all of it came out in my face!!), but now the stuff is not worth anything since I'm part way through the (violent) removal process. It doesn't need AC anyway....that's what the windows are for! Less weight = :redspot

Future plans: Cibie CSR's, suspension, sway bars, motor swap.

I'm thinking of doing the M42 like Nic, esp since I've got a '91 318iS that I want to do a swap on as well. This was I don't even have to worry about sourcing the M42 from some yard! This will sound strange, but I want a newer M42 for the e30. There is a method to my madness....the DASC blower works on the newer M42, but not the e30 ones. I don't NEEED the DASC on the e21, since it doesn't have to be my fast car. I'll have the 318iS, M3 and a beastly e23 for that....

cool, two engine swaps!
putting a m42 into the e21 will already make it pretty dam quick (since the car is soo light to begin with)....nic's car feels a lot faster than my mom's stock 89 325i. :buttrock

oh yeah, do u have any pics? i wanna see the wheels :D (do they look just like the 15" BBS basketweaves?)

hahaha, and i remember when nic and i had a little race off a light.....he bogged the launch but still managed to fly by when i was around 30-40mph. and this was before he installed the chip & 3.91:1 differential. dammit, where's my turbo :evil2 lol.

Pics will be coming....uh, today! I've got some at home on the computer, just never uploaded them anywhere. I'll start a new thread with those. I've got an ImageStation account and I know how to post the pics from it elsewhere, so I'll post the link to the album and a few choice shots.

Oh, and I almost forgot. The car has a rebuilt head from BME with their performance option. I think that means it's ported/polished, pretty sure it's a stock cam, but I dunno since it was done by the 2nd owner. This was back at 241K on the clock. The motor smells like it's burning oil when you take it up past 3500rpm, so I'm thinking maybe the rings need to be done too.

hey guys i just found my way to this forum. i am jumping over from the roadfly and bmw320i boards.
my name is Jared here is my ride:
1982 BMW 320i

140,000 miles
custom body work(airdam,sides,rear,wing,fenders)
custom interior(retrofit seats, alum. trim reup. door panels)
fresh rebuilt engine awaiting turbo project
KYB and sachs sttuts and sachs sport springs
17" wheels 215-40-17 nitto rubber
ansa exhaust
race tep intake
batt. in trunk
shaved (embs. side molding, antenna)
tucked and painted bumpers accordians removed
clear corners (awaiting instalation of hella headlights)
blacked out window trim
relocated lics. plate
tape head unit w. 6 disk changer
4x6's 4x9's 2 10" subs and 600watt amp
i am sure there is more that i forgot

future plans:
turbo set-up with sds injection
full 2.5 exhaust
big brake upgrade (volvos)
coil overs
bigger sway bars
LSD

i dunno how to host or post pictures yet so i will include a link to my car domain page there are some pictues there
and another link to some more recent pictures.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/jbimmin

http://www.gforceperformance.com/teamgf/memberpage.asp?mname=jaredl

Thats a sweet e21 Jared, lots of work involved. I like that front airdam, nicely incorporating a shortened battering ram

awesome car! yeah i remember when u posted pics of ur car on the lawn right after it got painted (hahaha, it still had the window's & other misc trim tapped up)

hey, and u have nearly identical future mods as me :)
what coilovers are u looking to get?

edit: also, i found the engine specs u were looking for on the other e21 board.....haynes manual....flip thru the sample pages (http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1850100721/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-6424138-7474415#reader-link)

thanks for the comments guys!!
jbob: i saw you list of mods and thought the same thing.
it is a good list!!
i would love to get the leda suspension like nick has but i will probably go with the ground control set up. i am not sure what struts though i would like to get something adjustable. what do you have in mind?
thanks for the link to the manual. those are still the 2.0 engine though. no worries though i am getting my manual here at college this weekend. :-)

slick car J !
nice to see you did most of the work yourself

Here's another running e21 to add to the list.

It s a 1982 323i
pretty much bone stock, except for enkei wheels, bbs, & bilstein.
Still screams like a raped ape.

Hey man glad you made it over here, seen you around RoadFly... Nice ride, damm M20 pulling a trailer!!! Got some TQ in that beast!?! WOW you only got 99K, pretty sweet...

nice ride man, like the bikes on the trailer too

dam dirty apes! lol
nice 323! what's the name of ur car's color? kinda seems like a really dark gray....almost black.

yeah, glad to see ya over on bimmerforums...hahaha, i'm guessing u saw CJ's (Blitzed310) post on poadfly?

the color is graphit metallic

It's best appreciated up close. From a distance, the color is not so impressive.

nice car! glad to see a 323er on board.. thats an impressive haul on the E21 ~~
i motocross as well and ride an xr 250r HOnda .. whee! lots of places to ride here in arizona

where I live, the neighbours call the cops if you fire up a 2 stroke bike...I gotta go up to the bundocks to ride a dirt bike. I want to get a Supermoto, like a KTM Duke, or CCM.....

I just happen to have this picture of my current dirt bike. 60rwhp, 232lbs Care to guess what this one is ?

I just found this forum, I've heard of it before but never tracked it down until today.

I bought a decent '82 320is last March. Check my website at http://myspot.neteze.com/~kdanielson to see the whole story and some tech stuff.

Here's the specs:
Engine:
1.8L block
2.0L crank/pistons
E21 casting head w/mild porting
272 deg. cam
New 2.5/2.25" exhaust
Volvo radiator
check my website for future plans

Chassis:
early vented disk brakes
stainless braided hoses
front strut brace
rear strut brace/battery holder
14x6 E30 wheels
205/60 Sumitomo htr 200 tires
Eibach sport springs
KYB struts/shocks

Body:
Henna red (arrest me red) will be changed in the future
310,000 mi.
Front bumper tuck (done right, not just drilled shocks)
needs new front spoiler, the original was broken in the center
cheap paint job-looks good from 20'

Interior:
UUC short shift w/carbon fiber shift nob
Pioneer CD player
A few cracks in the dash pad but I know a guy with 2 perfect pads in his garage for free!! but I've gotta take a bunch of other 320i stuff that I don't need...
Recaro seats, I don't like them much. Drivers side is pretty beat, passenger side is good. I'll replace them with aftermarket one of these days.

I have previously owned an '83 320i for 7 years and an e29 M5 for a year so I'm not new to BMWs.

ken

Nice... Welcome to the Forum:clap: Where exactly is Petaluma?

Hi Ken:

I got into your website and read up on your background. I must say, yours mirrors that of mine, almost too eerily. I dabbled with hot rods too, they were '69 nova-ss (396ci+TH400+3.73:1, then LT1+4sp+4.11:1), '68 malibu (LT1+4sp+4:56:1), V8 Vega wagon(LT1+P/glide+Monza3:73:1), '69z/28(302+4sp+4:11:1). I also inherited a VW bus-camper style. I used it to squeeze in 17 people in that camper and paid one price to a drive-in movie a few times.

I spent several years driving an '86 535i. So I can only imagine how much fun you've had w/ your M5.

WRT machinery, I have two mig hobbyist welders Hobart 175+Lincoln 135; Might be getting a commercial TIG next week. I design & program CNC sheetmetal parts in my former career. Bend allowance/deductions is nothing new to me.

I just scooped up a Dayton 20" drill press, tool chest, bench grinder, and some work tables at an auction yesterday. I got outbidded on a CNC Bridgeport vertical mill ... but had I won, I wouldn't have known where to put it, and how to feed 230v 3-phase to it. But I still want one, and today or tomorrow, I'm going to look at an empty commercial lot and see if this could hold a bridgeport. Maybe I'll go into business whittling out speed parts. Maybe I'll just end up with another useless tool.

I took a shot of what I brought home w/ me yesterday. Hope it uploads....

LOL, that trailer is bigger than your car, right there its proly heavier too!

heya, nice to see ya over here on bimmerforums ken.....ur website rocks! :buttrock

Blitzed310,
Petaluma is about 45 mi. north of San Francisco on hy. 101.

ken

Originally posted by DHoang
I just happen to have this picture of my current dirt bike. 60rwhp, 232lbs Care to guess what this one is ?
a CR250?

Found this one up in Fort Worth, TX. Should make a good little buggy. Has triple down-draft webers on it right now and a close ratio dogleg 5 spd. Might do a newer heart transplant into it eventually...:devillook

Also have 2 e21 BAURs...One is a beater, but a pretty complete 323i , and the other is a pretty tricked out version....3.5l big six stuffed in it....:)

:eek: :eek: :eek:

awesome! what body kit is that in the pic?

do u happen to be on tricord's forum too? there's a guy on there (also from texas...austin i think) who also has the m30 swap into his e21.

ooooooo, what's the heart transplant gonna be? s50/2? m30....s38?? :D

Man there is a boat load of body work on that beast, hey more pictures please, tell us more about your 77 :buttrock...
Welcome to the forum ...
-CJ:wave:

nice!!! i love the widebody!!!! i can't wait to see and hear more! keep us updated

me too! i gotta see more pix of the widebody!

another picture on the trailer...

Zender body kit. 15x8's up front 15x10's in the rear... 3 piece rims. I think it has about 65000km on it. nice and low....:buttrock

This one is the baby.... Need some special attention. 1980 with about 22000miles...

side/rear

interior

Tight squeeze for a 3.5L...

Have a rebuilt engine ready and waiting to go in... this one had a meltdown...

Wow, nice wide body, and nice Baurs... that 3.5 looks a little big for the engine bay, lot of work involved to mount it?

Shoehorn and some crisco... ha ha...

awesome!
tan recaros too!!!....those are so rare. and nice momo steering wheel!

Hartge steering wheel....

:eek2: VERY nice.. very lucky.. those tan recaro's are off the hook! :evil2

MY E21 :boobies :astromile

another

yup

nice car Nukeall, looks really clean. Hope to bring back my paint to that quality

my car is kool wen you give it a Car wash..but i want the 5 speed conversion..alot of ppl tell me dont doo cuz your car aint worth doing it to...that puts me down cuz then i wont do it.:( but yea its does look nice and it also has 123k thats the shit:eyes1 soo does anybody think its worth doing 5 speed Swap ?

Of course! 123K miles is not even half way through that motor

hey, cool pics!!! lol ;)

yeah 123k miles is nothing.....i've got around 200k (odometer's pretty much dead) & my m10 is still running strong like bull (just has some leaky valve seals...car smokes oil on cold starts & high rpms).

Nuke All -- nice paint!

Nice car. Are those BBS 13's ?

Originally posted by e21pilot
Nice car. Are those BBS 13's ?


:eyes1 come on man ...

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=1699041#post1699041

This one's mine. Just had it like a week now.

I'm hooked already. :D

finally got the digital camera working
here is my 1983 320i given to me on my 16th birthday by my uncle the original owner, now has just over 140000 miles

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-12/573433/HPIM0146.jpg

ahhh, pic isn't working :(

Works for me :buttrock yeah someone else rocking the factory option'd sunroof wind deflector! :buttrock does yours vibrate like mad on the freeway at 90+ like mine does? :dunno i have to open the sunroof a little to let the wind thru and it stops.

ok well heres mine. got it for my 16th bday a while ago isnt in that bad o shape. needs some body work and i plan on swapping the front and rear bumpers for the euro ones when i find some. im also rocking the stock bug defletor on the sun roof. i had really shitty recaros in it so i swaped them for some awesome vynal stock seats to bad i didnt know that the recaros were worht so much cuz we gave them away. but o well. the guy owns a restoration place and hopefully will hook me up with the euro conversion kit and some ideas for it

http://hcor.net/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10932/my%20car%21%21%21%21.JPG

looking nice. welcome! :wave

cool....is ur car a 320is (sport model)??? cuz those came w/ the recaros & basketweave wheels

Yo yo yo....

Be sure to check out here for more E21's :)

http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/registry/index.php

I just bought my 1980 320i sport off ebay about one month ago
It runs and drives good. I need to set proper timing and install a new down pipe. I will try restoring it into a vintage race car but still keep it legal to drive on public streets. If any one has any ideas or tips as to modifcations feel free to speak up and share your thoughts

adam

if you need ideas, check the old posts, bunch of racing and vintage e21 the members have submitted. Also a lot of maintenance and basic questions you might want to take a look at them as well

This is my 318i 1981 model.
Australian car.
Bought for $300.00 AUD
with blown head and 7 cracks in it.
22* *** and somethin K's odo stopped working.
Home paint job
stocko wheels
schneal? seats (are these a good brand? comfy as anything)
threw away old console and rebuilt one (in process of building it)
Dash vents removed and cd player and tweeters placed in that spot
323i lights (twin ) installed
VK commodore side skirts
BBS front spoiler
????? rear spoiler.

Future plans
Lower the front
stiffen the front and rear
finish centre console.
re trim the doors
get larger wider wheels
would love an s14 engine but highly doubt i could ever get one at an affordable price in australia.
have a supercharger sitting there from an mr2 that i am thinking about lining up and putting on.

Nice. Id like to see the interrior once you get that console finished.

looks pretty low already. nice car! post up some more pix of it

1981 320i, bought it for $500 from a guy on the street. It's the third one I've owned. I love these cars. Car looked like crap when I bought it.

Mods:
Zender side skirts, e30 rear deck spoiler, H4 & H1 flat faced headlights, Foha airdam, Clear corners, Tinted windows, Recaros, new carpet, Bav Auto floor mats, Old school Centra wheels, two 10' subs in the trunk, Magnaflow muffler and front strut brace.

Future:
Bilstein shocks all around, rear sway bar, rear strut brace (one the way)

1981 320i, bought it for $500 from a guy on the street. It's the third one I've owned. I love these cars. Car looked like crap when I bought it.

Mods:
Zender side skirts, e30 rear deck spoiler, H4 & H1 flat faced headlights, Foha airdam, Clear corners, Tinted windows, Recaros, new carpet, Bav Auto floor mats, Old school Centra wheels, two 10' subs in the trunk, Magnaflow muffler and front strut brace.

Future:
Bilstein shocks all around, rear sway bar, rear strut brace (one the way)

Hi Guys I'm new here. I own a 1983 Euro 315. The only thing I have done to the car so far is put an American 1.8 liter motor in it, the German motor was blown up when I got the car. It needs a lot of body work done to it.

I'll get a better picture later.

If you're going to Bimmerfest,we'll get some for you!!!!

Hey E21 owners! Post your pics here, tell us your mileage, how long you've owned your E21, your mods, future plans, and any other pertinant info!

Ok Heres the info on my 1979 323i.
Ibscrott, Entire car reskinned. New doors, fenders, roof with factory sunroof,
quarters, rockers, tail panel. Rolled fender lips all the way around.

BBS front spoiler, BBS rear spoiler, Zender side skirts, Zender rear skirt, BBS rear spolier.

Two sets of BBS rims. On the car now are the BBS Marhle rims, 15 x 6 front, 15 x 7 rears. MOMO shift knob, MOMO Steering Wheel, Ansa Cermiac coated header, Full Ansa system with duals. Racing Dynamic Springs
Bilstein Sports, Dinan Front Sway bar, BMP stress bars.
Dogleg tranny, ZF sport steering rack, recaros.

Currently in final stages of painting..car will be finished soon.
here is the link for the website, i dont know how to post yet.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/579694/1

Future plans are installing my 1989 325i 2.8 liter stroker with
metric mechanic pistons and knife edged 524 td crank.

Thanks

Joe G
79 323i

awesome car!
do u have any details about that ZF sport steering rack? i'm guessing it gives a shorter lock-to-lock than the standard 4 turns.

awesome car!
do u have any details about that ZF sport steering rack? i'm guessing it gives a shorter lock-to-lock than the standard 4 turns.


Hello, I got lucky with the zf sports steering rack, Maxillian Imports
found 5 from zf. So I went ahead and got the 3rd of the 5.
I dont think you can really get this part.

Its not on my car right now due to the fact I am still trying to finish the final painting of the car.

However I have been told by Paul at Maximillan this rack is "Like lightspeed"
when you turn. It allows a quicker response than standard.

I am also working on the engine upgrade to a 2.8 liter stroker with knife edged 524td crank.

Joe G
79 323i

Hey ppl. Im new round these parts. Thought I would post a pic of my ride. It's still in progress (has been for the last 6 months). So far I have (some not installed) a cold air intake, Jacobs C-4 Coil Kit with high perf. wires and plugs, Top-End Performance header, Tom Motorsports front racing seats, bbs rear side skirts, battery relocated, red fan removed, elec fan with adj. temp installed, Zender trunk Spoiler, BMW Motorsport front spoiler, Ground Control coil overs ( spring rate -400 front, 300 rear) with bilsteins. Doing body work right now, it will be painted gloss black in a few weeks. Wheels will be powdercoated black, and all the chrome will be black. :buttrock :buttrock If you would like to see more, higher quality pics, check out my gallery at:

http://community.webshots.com/album/125251725OxRYEZ

Looking good! Welcome to the forums. http://community.webshots.com/s/image10/5/37/41/128953741IXdRPb_ph.jpg

I love your intake setup! very nice.

EDIT : http://community.webshots.com/s/image10/5/37/41/128953741IXdRPb_ph.jpg

pic wasnt showing up

Hi, my name is Todd and I am an E21er.
I have been a long time E21 Digest member and just found this through Nic.
My car is an '82 2nd owner, Graphite Metallic, 214,000mi daily driver, auto-xer and track day car.
Cosmetic - Macco (yes Macco) respray over a never wrecked 97% rust free chassis, Zender front and rear spoilers, euro bumpers, Audi 4000 leather buckets, small Grant 3 spoke wheel, AutoMeter phantom series mechanical oil pressure gauge, crappy stereo, rear lic plate moved below bumper.
Performance - M42, 5spd, 2002 tii flywheel, heim-jointed fully adjustable custom front end (similar to the one VAC sells but of my own design), Bilstein sports on 4 corners, 350lb coil overs on front, unknown rate rears (came off a 323 ITE car), 19mm rear bar, 1" front bar, camber plates, rear sub-frame bushing with filled voids, urethane trailing arm bushings, Arrdvarc racing rear disk kit, 77 vented front brakes, braided brake lines, Griffin aluminum radiator, cut-off shift lever with billet knob, trunk mounted battery.
Plans - am working with Nic on a turbo system, stand alone engine management, put back together and install the LSD on my bench, get some seats that aren't falling apart.

very nice car Todd, lots of work into it. Do you have any more pics? Welcome to BF.com e21 section

Hot car. MIM's! looks like we gained another valuable member here on BF.c Sounds like you have lots of info to share.

-- Matthew

Yes please share!!! Like what's up with the 2002 flywheel on the M42? I need a lighter one on my e30 M42 powered car.....but we can move that to a new thread.
Welcome!!!!

Nice cars guys, good to thave you guys aboard!

so your the guy in colorado nic was talking about! hrmmmm. :D
are those really MiM wheels? geeez, what's up w/ these m42 powered E21's & their MiM wheels...lol.

if u don't mind, could u shed some details or have any pics of your front suspension?

check this what do you think of the rear end

http://www.reggiegibson.com/320i.jpg

Just found this picture last night
this is exactly what im doing to my car.
no moldings, bumpers f&r, flush rear end, black window trim. only difference Is color of the car will be White

Be honest what do you think?

looks kinda naked, but light i'm sure. not a fan of the rims.

I agree with the naked comment.Kinda looks like a turd that way. J/K. Are those wheels 13"? If so, what tires are those?

I like the plan look. And rember that im building a race car and not a demo car so bumpers are not for. Have you seen an e21 w/o rear bumpers if so you know I cant leave it like that.

Finally got the E21 Legion decal on and lookin hot.
-AO

BMW 3-series 320i
http://24.20.209.87/2.JPG

Year: 1983
Miles: 216,156
Mods:
added new speakers in the back, put in new stereo system.


What I want to do with it:
Since its an old car, slowly I am replacing things. I need to add speakers in the front of the car, need to fix the A/C (just need pully and something else). and fix the heater ( dunno why it doesnt work)...

Here's my 81 323i that i just bought. 103k, 5spd, the best part about it is that i only paid $1600 for it. Later Jay

I've been meaning to post up in here but never got around to it till now :)

I have an '78 that my dad bought brand new back in the day, but it is now a parts caar due to an accident. and I bought an '82 about a moooonth or so ago, maybe longer.. I can't remember.

No mods, I'm in the process of rebuilding the '82 from the ground up, the interior is stripped out, and I'm taking care of rust issues right now.. :mad:

I'll post up some pics soon,

dre

cant wait to see pics dre!

Hello, guys.

I'm using this thread for my first post and to introduce myself, hope you don't mind :stickoutt

Here are some pics of my E21

http://mateiro.no.sapo.pt/pics/E21%20Photoshoot%20005.jpg

http://mateiro.no.sapo.pt/pics/E21%20Photoshoot%20006.jpg


The specs:

Engine: E30 316 Euro, dual Dellorto DHAL 40's sidedraughts
Wheels: Ronal R26 7 x 15, custom made spacers
Suspension: almost stock but with rear 323i sway-bar and a front strut brace

Projects: FI, of course ;)

Hello, guys.

I'm using this thread for my first post and to introduce myself, hope you don't mind :stickoutt



Welcome! :wave:

That's a nice stup you have there, now lower it! :stickoutt

That's a nice stup you have there, now lower it!

Yeah... Sure looks like a SUV... :confused:

I'll deal with it in a couple of weeks.

1982 320i
142,000 miles
recaro seats, H&R springs,Bilstein shocks,and a Hartge front stress bar,crossdrilled rotors and braided stainless lines

i would like to mod the motor alot...fast is fun.. but the bank account says no right now.

and some minor body changes...nothing too major..i love the look of the car.

the stereo will be upgraded as well..new jl audio speakers, amp, small subwoofer, and alpine headunit

Hey nice car fatpat, 1 question, with all the mods u have done excluding engine why fit a anti stress bar (Strut Brace) if your engine is standard to factory power?, if mods are to take place, it would be advised as to change the injection system to an E30 323i motronic system and re-mapp or chip that ECU and also fit a big bore throttlebody, air intake and RRRRRIIIIPPPPP the exhaust of and shove a 6 branch downpipe 4/2/1 all the way back using the E21 323i exhaust system or better , rip the engine out and stick an e32 325 engine in, cheaper for horses, dont ya think..

Good Luck mate :D

1983 320/6 e21, Euro spec. with Solex 4A1
15x7 Hartge style rims shod with GY F1
Fitted with Broquet Fuel Catalyst, 8 pcs Cyclone/Tornado (1 in each inlet {manifold}, 1 above carb, 1 in air intake), earthing cables, voltage regulators, Iridium Performance Plugs (0.4mm tip).

that is hot ichiwan, did you just get it?
welcome to the board
-ao

that is hot ichiwan, did you just get it?
welcome to the board
-ao

Thank you.

Had it since '94. Its been with the family from new. My mum bought it, sold to my brother who then sold it to me.

Just fitted custom body kit on the car, well, more like found something that fits. And a paint job - same colour - stratos blue. Will post pics when I take some.

Hey guys I don't have much time but heres the car my brother picked up a couple days ago.

83 320i
355km
is lip
euro bumpers after winter
corbeau cr1 seat going in
front strut bar
headers still to go on
Also zender body kit which is forsale

plans for spring:
bilstein sports/ground control
suspension teqniques sways
is diff
rear strut+battery relocate
some sort of cone intake
urethane bushings
some sort of exhaust
And of course some 15's
possible cage
I think that it for now

Here is a pic of it the day after we got it stripping the int and cleaning, plus our attempt at a blacked out grill :buttrock

WOW what a site!!!

Great to see that I am not the only one out there with a E21.

I have a 1983 320is with the white out option.
165,000 miles and running great.
what is done with the car,
25mm front sway bar 19mm back
urethane bushings all over
H&R springs
Front stress bar
oil, temp & alt gages in a non a/c center consol
tinted windows
K&N cone filter
Redline MTL (this stuff works)
running an electric fan


Future plans
I am rebuilding the motor from a 1.8 to a 2.0 and with some kind of turbo setup for next year.
looking for a good set of 15" wheels
of course euro bumpers
and a new paint job to make her look the best


I am looking on getting another 320i with only 92,000 miles on it what do you think a fair price would be. It is in GREAT shape inside and out.


please mail me to talk or whatever
davidschauers@hotmail.com


Dave in PA
Enclosed is a pic of my chopper

Welcome aboard David!

Slick car!

-- Matthew

1980 323i Euro- 5 speed

Interior is stock wit the recaros and sport wheel

engine has been swapped for E30 325i

headers, complete exhaust wit cat delete and true dual wit 2 mufflers on the rear, short ratio gears with 1:1 5th gear(cant remmber the other ratios =/), short shift, clutch, beefed up tranny internals and rear end, lightened flyhwheel.

outside and suspension is riding on blistiens all around giving a good drop and kuhma ectsa supras wrapped around panasport ultralights. with full origonal Euro equipment- front and rear bumpers and valences

future plans-
are big brake upgrade- dont know when that will happen
turbo- pushing about 10 PSI on a t3/t4 with full spark and fuel standalone i can push a good 300 at the crank. that should happen this winter
full standalone fuel and spark manegment- this winter
paintjob and body work- dont know when it will happen

turbo is on the top of my list so thats where all my money is going

Here's my very recently acquired E21. It's a UK import 323i. 134000 original miles, right hand drive, close ratio 5 speed, bronze tint, and some other neat options. Plans are a mostly stock resto, starting with a colour change from Safaribeige to Kastanienrot, with a full custom interior utilising 320is Recaros in a black vinyl with dark grey cloth inserts. Wheels will be 13x6" BBS/Mahle, with 205/60/13 Falken Ziex 502. Suspension will get a mild shock and spring upgrade, and engine will be a 2.5, or 2.7(with 323i head), depending on what I get a deal on first! That's it for now. All work will be performed by myself, and my staff at the shop. This is my 3rd E21, and first Euro spec E21. It rounds out my small collection of BMW's quite nicely.

Al
http://www.seamsperfect.ca/pics/E21/On%20tow%20truck.JPG
http://www.seamsperfect.ca/pics/E21/Dash%20pre%20wash.JPG
http://www.seamsperfect.ca/pics/E21/Front%20after%20wash.JPG
http://www.seamsperfect.ca/pics/E21/RF%20after%20wash.JPG http://www.seamsperfect.ca/pics/E21/RR%20after%20wash.JPG

Updated pics of my e21 after paintjob and body kit addition:


http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000002.JPG
http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000003.JPG
http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000004.JPG
http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000005.JPG
http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000006.JPG

HOT! Which kit is that again? The paint and kit came out very nice. Job well done.

:clap
looking good

HOT! Which kit is that again? The paint and kit came out very nice. Job well done.


Not exactly sure. Had these made in fiberglass. Am told the front is Zender, sides look like bbs, rear apron - I really don't know. Maybe u guys know better.

What are those black things below the tail lights??

http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000005.JPG

that looks so tidy, good job. wish i could keep mine that clean. i going to look at getting a kit again soon, yours has inspired me to find one again. Thanks

no pics yet but i picked up a 79' 320i with 71,000 miles on it 3rd owner

Proximity sensors for reversing. Beeps when I get too close to an object. Newer ones are generally paintable and nearly flush fitting. However, these are more reliable. Been using them for more than 5 years.


What are those black things below the tail lights??

http://e21.tricord.cjb.net/members/ichiwan2/IM000005.JPG

1980 euro 323i just aquired. super clean. silver. 6cyl 4spd. great shape.

http://images.snapfish.com/3427%3A32723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D%3B35%3D%3C 54%3DXROQDF%3E2323739%3C55%3B43ot1lsi

lots more pictures. thats all im disclosing right now. the bra goes when winter does.

Hey guys. I'm new to this forum. Heres what i have
1980 e21 323i
2.7L Rebuilt Motor, 5sp, 200xxx mi (unplugged), Alpina Differential Cover, 3.64 LSD, Alpina 15'' Rims, Magnaflow Cat-back exhaust, Bilstein heavy duty Shocks, H&R Sport Springs, Recaro Front Seats, Alpine CDM-9807 CD/Mp3
Zapco AG SP4-SL Symbi Link Preamp, AG360 4 Channel amp, AG350 2 Channel amp, Alpine Type R 4x6's 2 way speakers and Type R 6x9's 3 way Speakers, and 2 12'' JL Audio W3's in a sealed Q Logic box. Thats all i can think of off the the top of my head.

welcome to the forum. thats a clean 323 and with ..... alpinas!! :buttrock :eek:
-AO

Welcome :wave

More and better pix pleez

Welcome, nice car...please do podt more pics. Add another count to bimmerfest 05 lol....hopefully.

I'll post more pics when i can take some more. camera just broke. thanks for the compliments

this is my `81 323i, i first bought this car with an 320/6 solex 4a1 carb :eek: in the last 2 weeks i've been working and manage to install an k jetronic original engine and 5 speed manual gearbox

it had 3 speed automatic gearbox

If your Solex 4A1 are working fine, why not change the crank and pistons to the 323i ones. You will get a carbed 2.3l engine. Might be more fun.

the engine was the original m20b23 but with solex 4a1 witch is working badly:(
anyway, now it looks like this

BBS frons spoiler :buttrock

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1978 320i Turbo 23,300 original miles concourse condition
Color:Medeira Red
turbo by miller Miller Norburn?
Lower compression pistons
Copper Head Gasket
Upgraded head bolts
2002turbo distributor
Larger Radiator
Stainless lines
Bilstein Shocks
H&R Springs
Fully adjustable sways front and Rear
13" BBS Basketweaves with YOKO rubber
Custom Exhaust
Interior:
Tan
A/C works
Clock Works
Orig Blaupunkt radio cassette works
Original seats
Original Carpet
NO S/R

I just paid attention to this post for the first time. I'm kinda new on this board, so here goes:
Exterior:
-Euro bumpers
-Zender front air dam, Euro rear valance
-Shaved side markers
-H4 headlights
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Interior:
-Complete Recaro cloth interior
-Non A/C center console
-Aircraft style ignition switches & push button start (My ignition switch broke!)
-530i 140 mph speedo
-Personal steering wheel
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Engine:
-2.0L stroker, flat top pistons, ~8:1 compression
-Ported/polished head, 280 cam
-TEP lightened flywheel
-A/C delete
-electric cooling fan
-Cold air intake, header, no cat, ansa muffler
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Driveline:
-Metric Mechanic ultimate tranny (getrag 240)
-Bav Auto adjustable short shift kit
-3.91 LSD
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Suspension/Brakes:
-15x7 et35 Ronal Wheels
-205/50ZR-15 Dunlop D40 Sports (NLA)
-lug stud conversion, 20mm spacers (front), 10mm spacers (rear)
-Girling 4 piston calipers, 323i rear disk conversion,Wilwood proportioning valve, Goodrich stainless brake lines
-Eiback Springs
-Bilstien Sport Shocks
-Polyurethane steering rack mounts
-25mm front, 19 mm rear swaybars w/ poly bushings
-Hartge front strut tower brace
-Slotted rear subframe w/ poly bushings @ trailing arms
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To Come (wish list):
-With ~8:1 compression, this motor is begging for a turbo. For now, Im just collecting parts. So far I have a huge NOS Bosch turbo fuel distributor and AFM, and a Dinan turbo manifold
-My exhaust is sorta scabbed together right now, using a $27 ebay header and ansa muffler that was damaged in the accident (it still hangs kinda crooked). I am going to weld up a single 2.5in mandrel bent exhaust splitting to dual 2in at rear subframe w/ 2.5in stainless tips. Not sure what mufflers to use yet.
-Rear strut tower brace w/ battery tray
-Dual centerforce clutch (with the turbo)
-Large diameter 2 piece slotted front rotors
-Polyurethane control arm bushings and poly filled subframe mounts
-Camber plates...

the car as I bought it
1981 BMW 320is Schwartz with the 15 inch bbs basketweaves front and rear, Boge sport struts and springs lowered about 1.5 inches, bbs front air dam, bbs sideskirts, close ratio five speed, 4.10 limited slip rear end. Ansa cat back exhaust.

I bought this about three years ago from a guy who purchased it to use as a daily driver but was unable to keep it running, he had stored it in his garage for about a year because the car would die on him all the time. he purchased it from a young kid who had been working on building an autocross racer but managed to get himself in trouble with the law due to street racing, his parents forced him to put the car up for sale. I was able to purchase this car for only $500.00 and had never owned a BMW before, My brother had an M-Roadster at the time and I was heavily opposed to the BMW nameplate but I was in need of a car and I am a mechanic so I naturally bought it...we had to jump start it and I was only able to drive a few blocks befor the car died, I quickly determined the alternator ground was bad and made the repairs needed. the drive home was this cars winning moment! I fell in love with the way this car felt....so connected to the road...begging me to push it harder...

my future plans are a independent throttle body setup using megasquirt fuel injection, a whole new engine using longer rods and shorter pistons a wild cam dis ignition and polyurethane bushings everywhere I can put them. I plan on running this car in the silver state classic someday.

for now I have a Weber 32/36 on a 2002 intake and a 284 camshaft only because the k-jet was getting troublesome (I did notice a huge increase in power) also I have installed an electric cooling fan and ditched the old flyswatter, using an MSD6al ignition, and I removed the A/C completely! and all the heater parts, the interior insulation and anything else that added un-needed weight.

1982 BMW E21 320i
I'll post a pic when I figure out how to.
________________________________
-SAPHIR-BLAU METALLIC
-5 SPEED
-TAN VINYL INTERIOR (gotta go tan. Hello black!!!)
-194K+ MILES
-EURO PLATES (trashed the blue/yellow Cali plates YUK!!) :buttrock

UPGRADES (so far)
-BBS 15" WHEELS W/ KUMHO 205's all around
-ANSA MUFFLER
-PIONEER SPEEKERS W/ SONY X-PLOD HEAD UNIT (does the job)
-COLD AIR INTAKE
-NEUSPEED FRONT STRUT BAR

FUTURE UPGRADES (so far / maybe)
-HEADERS
-CROSS DRILLED / SLOTTED ROTORS
-323I REAR DISC BRAKE CONVERSION
-REMOVAL OF CATALITIC
-E30 M3 OR E36 318 MOTOR & TRANS W/ DME BOX & WIRING HARNESS :redspot
-CHIP (if it exists)
-REAR STRUT BAR
-SHOCKS AND SPRINGS (don't know what brand yet)
-SWAY BARS
-RACING SEATS & HARNESSES (also don't know what brand yet)
-ALPINA DIFFERENTIAL :lol

Hello every one.

I've been lurking in the shadows of various e21 forums and lists for over a year now. I've finally got an 83 320is, so i might as well introduce myself.

Heres some pics
http://home.comcast.net/~achromy/bimmer1.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~achromy/bimmer2.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~achromy/bimmer3.JPG

Im torn right now on what to do with the car. It is in excellent condition and part of me does not want to molest it with modifications. Then there is the other side that wants to swap in something inexpensive, turbo-charged, and capable of 300+ HP. I know the M10 can handle a lot, but it takes a wallet much larger than my own. Coming from a DSM background, i was thinking of something more along the lines of bimmubishi's car- a 4g63t swap or perhaps something lighter and still very potent. Japanese engines are the cheapest, easiest path to power, but im sure i would be shunned by the bmw loyalists- not to mention, i would rather my car retain a good resale value.

decisions, decisions.

Anyways, ill be around.

alex

Welcome Alex! Nice to see yet another HennaRot on the boards. There was a time when i was the only one, but heck now, the more the merrier! Good luck with the car, and happy turbo-ing!

Hello every one.

Im torn right now on what to do with the car. It is in excellent condition and part of me does not want to molest it with modifications. Then there is the other side that wants to swap in something inexpensive, turbo-charged, and capable of 300+ HP. I know the M10 can handle a lot, but it takes a wallet much larger than my own. Coming from a DSM background, i was thinking of something more along the lines of bimmubishi's car- a 4g63t swap or perhaps something lighter and still very potent. Japanese engines are the cheapest, easiest path to power, but im sure i would be shunned by the bmw loyalists- not to mention, i would rather my car retain a good resale value.

decisions, decisions.

Anyways, ill be around.

alex
2 words american v8, truely the cheapest path to more power, and the right one aint all that heavy

Welcome Alex! Nice to see yet another HennaRot on the boards. There was a time when i was the only one, but heck now, the more the merrier! Good luck with the car, and happy turbo-ing!
Thanks. I've got a long way to go if i do decide to mod this car. Fortunately the rest of the car only requires very minor restoration.


2 words american v8, truely the cheapest path to more power Possibly. Most 4cyl japanese turbo/SC engines come with forged rods and crank and can handle 200hp/liter in stock form. Plus low mileage imported engines are relatively cheap and easy to get.

and the right one aint all that heavy
I dont think so. A v8 would really ruin the wieght bias. I want a car that turns and accelerates with excellent performance. Im already afraid of the M20's wieght, let alone a v8! hehe.

Yes Yes Welcome You'll love the car

Okay, here goes

1981 320i
was Polaris Metallic now Primer gray, soon to be no paint
no current mods (blank sheet)
Future plans include the following (besides everything)
-TEP front and rear coilover conversion
-Strut braces frt and rr including batt relocation
-Rear subframe swap from 323
-M42 conversion (thanks to Nics website)
-Custom CNC Stroker kit with crank and rods (already designed)
-Custom Intake Manifold and EFI kit (Electromotive)
-Custom turbo kit with manifold and exhaust with custom top mount IC (already designed) - details coming soon
-Stripped interior with custom dash and accessories (PAIN IN THE ASS!!!)
-Custom Carbon/Kevlar cowl hood
-"Delage" E21 M3 fenders remoulded to Carbon/Kevlar designs
-Revamped electronic engine control as well as rewired chassis (done)
-"ralley style" head light setup with secondary lighting system
-electronic digital engine monitoring system (fancy name for digital gauges)
-four wheel disc brakes (still under development/thought)
-Custom racing fuel cell with updated fuel pumps/regulators
-Custom roll cage (have to ship it to Akron, Ohio for this work to be done)

and a whole lot of other stuff included that I would list, but that's a lot of details. I'll have a website up and running within the next year or so, that way I don't have to explain myself or my methods. I'll start posting pics of my progress soon, just need to find the time as well as good weather (God Bless Colorado weather!!!).

1982 Hartge H3
H3 head with a 304 cam
Hartge headers with upgraded S/S exhaust system.
Upgraded Hartge 5 series radiator
Hartge Oil Cooler.
Braided S/S fuel lines.
H3 Transmission option:
GETRAG-Sportgetriebe 323i
Dogleg
1st= 3.717 2nd= 2.403 3rd= 1.776
4th= 1.263 5th= 1.00 R= 4.096
Rear Diff= 4.75
Hartge tru 3 piece 11 spoke 16" wheels
Vented cross drilled rotors front/rear.
Hartge 4 piston front calipers with S/S lines
Hartge front stress bar with rear stress bar.
Hartge rear deck spoiler.
H3s leather front/rear seats
Hartge gear shift
Hartge mono wiper
Hartge centered radio ant
Hartge steering wheel
Hartge Vin plate
Hartge gauge cluster
Hartge VDO dash gauges-oil temp-oil psi-Outside temp
Hartge side decals and emblems.
Hartge front spoiler
Large tool kit complete with all tools
MK Motorsport electric windows
Had factory air, but I removed everything but the inside plumbing.

plus other stuff I can't think of now....

Matt you lucky bastard you found the front spoiler! Damn that looks HOT!!!

1982 Hartge H3
H3 head with a 304 cam
Hartge headers with upgraded S/S exhaust system.
Upgraded Hartge 5 series radiator
Hartge Oil Cooler.
Braided S/S fuel lines.
H3 Transmission option:
GETRAG-Sportgetriebe 323i
Dogleg
1st= 3.717 2nd= 2.403 3rd= 1.776
4th= 1.263 5th= 1.00 R= 4.096
Rear Diff= 4.75
Hartge tru 3 piece 11 spoke 16" wheels
Vented cross drilled rotors front/rear.
Hartge 4 piston front calipers with S/S lines
Hartge front stress bar with rear stress bar.
Hartge rear deck spoiler.
H3s leather front/rear seats
Hartge gear shift
Hartge mono wiper
Hartge centered radio ant
Hartge steering wheel
Hartge Vin plate
Hartge gauge cluster
Hartge VDO dash gauges-oil temp-oil psi-Outside temp
Hartge side decals and emblems.
Hartge front spoiler
Large tool kit complete with all tools
MK Motorsport electric windows
Had factory air, but I removed everything but the inside plumbing.

plus other stuff I can't think of now....

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: WOW!!! THAT IS AWESOME!

Hot diggity damn MATT! That spoiler is SEX. i cant wait to see it next week.

And is that a new intake system i see? Can i call dibbs on a ride in that monster? I would love one.

- M

Hi gang, new to the site.
I have a 77 320i that I purchased off my uncle for $1800.00. I'm almost done my mods which include lowering 1", front and rear strut bars, sport steering wheel, rims and tires, headers, dynomax exhaust, front bumper compression, fog lights, small stereo, engine and tranny rebuild, upgraded ignition, i think thats it so far.
Still need to install a set of Recaro's and a paint job.
I love driving and working on the car.
check out my pics.
http://community.webshots.com/user/geoffturton
talk to you all soon.
Geoff :cool

Saw you all represent at bimmerfest and I thought I would say what's up!
'81 Hennarot 320i w/ +230K miles and owned for 12 years.
Stock, except for BBS front spoiler, MOMO competition steering wheel.
The //M logo is courtesy of a dad with a sense of humor... :D
It's about time the car gets a restoration.
http://img35.echo.cx/img35/97/e21sig1vz.jpg

Uberpanzer needs to post on this thread . . .

Well, I know I was saying that I would post up some pics, but I have been stubborn. I love all the E21's I am seeing on this thread. I like every style. Anything is better than an E21 in a wrecking yard.

white with blue interior, 1983 320i with a 1.8 liter carbaurated engine in it. (title saYS 320i and has the motor mounts, plugs and fuel injection controller on it) it is in San Antonio Texas.

vin is vbaag330108381360

Hi, I'm new to the BMW scene, I have mostly owned older vws and audis.

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to purchase my new '79 iberschrot 323i. It has 130k miles, recaros, OZ wheels and a nice suspension...

it has a few "issues" right now as it was stored since 1995 or so. Just picked it up today, so hopefully I'll be able to sort it out over the next week.

Casey

Bought on 6/4/05 from the original owner (also a very close friend).

Potential Changes/Adds:

New tires and wheels 15'
Get the AC working for summer
Rebuild front seats due to sagging
Replace Blaupunkt stereo and new speakers

Down the road...respray in original color.

Hello,
here is my ongoing project: the 1976 320/4 Peters' cabriolet edition (noooo, not the "baur" edition.)

It is going through a severe restauration, to get a "killer-sleeper" look in show-condition.

Motor-transplant is a rebuilt, tuned and modified M50 engine with turbo. 6-gear tranny from M3 is ready, and I will mount parts from M5 E34 touring to the suspension. Deadline is season 2006 :help . Etc etc, but I will not reveal more yet.

But I am searching for stabilizer in front with 25mm, I do not know where they sell them...

If any interesse, i'll post a few pics here...

Car before dismantling, just came from sandblasting:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Pedi635/BMWturbo/bmw006.jpg

Today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Pedi635/BMWturbo/Diverse003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Pedi635/BMWturbo/Diverse001.jpg

Some of the new BMWoriginal-parts that I have bought... :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Pedi635/BMWturbo/Nyedeler001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Pedi635/BMWturbo/bmwkaross003.jpg

WOW, you are definatly not messing around. This is a project that you must keep us posted on. Good luck with everything, sounds like this is going to truley be a beast once you are completed :)

No interesting mods to relate here yet. I had previously driven a '76 2002 for a number of years, that car taught me how to drive. I don't really want to think back on why I still don't have that one, but anyway... A freind of mine let me know about this 320i sitting at his mechanics. Guess the lady that owned it would (or could) not cough up the money for the repairs she had ordered, lein sales are a pain but I could not resist. I had fun with the car for less than a year and once again things got complicated, ended up having to leave her with the best home I could come up with at the moment; what the heck, I taught my little sister to drive in my 2002 and she needed a car.
Long story made at least a little shorter I have the 320 back in my garage.
247,000 miles
White with blue interior (if I can call it that)
Rebuilt head,

Things I'd like to do in no particular order?
Not sure of which supplier I would go with on most of these but here goes:
Lowering springs (progressive and a touch stiffer) drop about 1-1.5 inches
Camber adjustments if needed at that point
Bilsteins
15x6.5 inch rims (something that looks like the ol' BBS basketweaves would be nice but I would like to drop weight)
Neoprene bushings
Front strut tower brace/ rear tower brace with battery realocation to the trunk
Rip out all the AC shit....
I could think of more but power is not really the priority, plenty of cars out there that will go fast as long as they don't have to turn....

Real World:.... pass smog

Okay,

I bought a 1979 BMW 320i the day after I turned 13, I am now 14 and have:

Done a complete brake job, new turbines, iS front spoiler, Kamie rear valence, they look like this http://b.im.craigslist.org/yY/Aa/atp1lTsJOsjjDHBwswYkfg990o5n.jpg
new, rewired stereo, Bavarian Autosprots 8mm spark plug wires(wow), and other small things.


The car came with: Sport steering wheel, Recaro seats, new alternator and a new windshield.

The car looked like this when I got it.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8318/acecombat5edit1uz.jpg

And now looks like this with 167000 miles.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3221/bmw0088edit7fn.jpg

The rust spot by the turn indicator still needs some attention.

Okay,

I bought a 1979 BMW 320i the day after I turned 13, I am now 14 and have:
Done a complete brake job, new turbines, iS front spoiler, Kamie rear valence, they look like this...
Looking Great!! :D
When I was 14, I only got to wash other people's cars...

im 15 and his looks better than mine
i got to drive it today to :D

ill post pics of my lovable pile of rust tonite

heres my baby in all its beat up glory :D

since these pics ive tucked the bumper and gotten new tires

Looks pretty nice. :)
Why do you call it a pile of rust?
Try Meguires NXT tach wax it will really shine it up.

i call it the rust bucket because some of the underside is rusty and is worse than the last car i briefly had. i polished it b4 i left in june, and its rained since then so,i guess it got dirty again. my dad is going to go get it detailed when it gets regestered.

OK I just got this car today, for FREE!!!!

YES! FREE!! The lady needed it GONE from the property. Landlord issue - dead car - bad. So I came to the rescue!

It had a bad ignition switch, the electrical part. I put the key in, turned it to the run position and and it hot-wired and drivable in 20 minutes.

Got it home and washed it and here she is:

10/83 320i
130k + miles (no sppeedo working)
5 speed
Paint, somethinmg a bit darker than the original lapisblau.

http://www.mauirecycling.net/bmwpics/320i_frontb4.jpg

http://www.mauirecycling.net/bmwpics/320i_rearb4.jpg

http://www.mauirecycling.net/bmwpics/320i_engineb4.jpg

It runs a bit weak, but it has been parked for over a year. :rolleyes
Still has plenty of life though and the body is unusually nice for this tropical envoronment I dwell in.

Mods: NONE
Needs: Shocks, tierod ends, ball joints, front tires, alignment, brake system o'haul and some TLC overall. ...and an ignition switch! :rolleyes

I love it.

Nice score. Welcome to the e21 section.

pretty clean compared to my rat trap infested e21...
good score...

hey guy's new to the boards,
i have an 81 320i. i don't have much done to it so far but she is a work in progress. so far i have fitted in a coil over set up from a 2000 ford focus, in the process of mounting a 95 integra gsr rear bumper, and i might throw on a 2000 civic "buddy club" front kit. and possibly install a set of tail lights from an 88 crx. I have big plans for this car but time alwaysseems to be an issue.
the car has 152,xxx Km on it, 5-speed. i would like to do amotor swap into this possible a 7m-gt from a supra, or even a 350. i would also like to turbo this motor but have no knowledge of mechanical fuel injection, and don't know if it is even possibly.
i'll be posting some pics as soon as i can.

hey guy's new to the boards,
i have an 81 320i. i don't have much done to it so far but she is a work in progress. so far i have fitted in a coil over set up from a 2000 ford focus, in the process of mounting a 95 integra gsr rear bumper, and i might throw on a 2000 civic "buddy club" front kit. and possibly install a set of tail lights from an 88 crx. I have big plans for this car but time alwaysseems to be an issue.
the car has 152,xxx Km on it, 5-speed. i would like to do amotor swap into this possible a 7m-gt from a supra, or even a 350. i would also like to turbo this motor but have no knowledge of mechanical fuel injection, and don't know if it is even possibly.
i'll be posting some pics as soon as i can.

Welcome to the board, if I were you. I would stick to alpina and other parts ment for the e21 for body styling. It looks a lot better.

yeah, it is your opinion, but I think (along with many people on the board I assume) that old Euro parts (Alpina, Hartge, etc.) look the best on the e21. But like I said, it's your opinion, and whatever you do, have fun with your e21.
Jake

i might end up looking for a front peice to add on, but that gsr rear actually looks pretty good, (my oppinon) when it's complete i'll post some pics and i would like to hear what you think.

hay just brought my first car 1982 323i i have alredy started i have fitted 15in momo's (i won't get insurance otherwise) a bit of ice and a port polished head with a schrick cam set of surface gap plugs other than that it's stock my future plans are to fit a body kit and turbo with an e30 2.5 block i'll try to get photos as soon as i can not to bad for a 17yo :alright

i might end up looking for a front peice to add on, but that gsr rear actually looks pretty good, (my oppinon) when it's complete i'll post some pics and i would like to hear what you think.USUALLY it is best to at least stick with BMW parts, but if it looks good, it looks good. Besides, it is your car anyway, so if you can make the Japanese parts work, go for it.


And since I guess I never REALLY posted my newer car in here, I guess I will now.

I bought a '83 320i (US) about a year and a half ago. It looked like it was bone stock except for the addition of an aftermarket head unit. The options it had were Sunroof, A/C, and Stereo (from what I've gathered of stock cars). It had been sitting under a tree for the better part of two years before I 'found it', thanks to a friend and fellow BMW nut that couldn't stand the site of this poor old BMW wasting away in his buddy's front yard. I made the guy an offer after we verified that it still ran (bad gas and recharged battery, etc). Took it home for $400.

Once home I stripped the inside of almost EVERYTHING that it didn't need, rear seats and panels, carpet, center console, A/C (everything from the condensor in the front through to the under dash portions and all the tubing and hardware in between), and the front bumper. I installed a set of 320is Recaro's I had bought for my last e21 (and kept for this one), as well as the 15x7 OZ Racing baskets (don't know the model, but they are NLA). I also eventually installed the TEP rear brace/battery tray I bought for my last e21 but never installed. This allowed me to move the battery to the trunk and install the TEP cone intake set-up that came with the package I bought from them. Once the center console was removed, the shifter was too high, so I took the easy/cheesy way out and hacked 2in off the shifter rod. It now has a better feel to it, and some of the 'slop' is gone since the geometry has changed a little (not fixed, just easier to ignore). I was lucky enough to get an e30 rear bumper from a fellow e21 nut that had already been modified to work on an e21. After painting it (poorly), it looks very much like a painted euro bumper, but is a bit lighter. A new Sachs clutch has been installed recently, and while that was being done it was discovered that this car has a 3.94 LSD (I had never bothered to check before since this was not an 'is' and it didn't FEEL like a LSD, mainly since I kept lifting inside rear tires).

So far I've removed just over 400 lbs from the car, but am looking to get even more off. There are a few more things in the interior that can go (stereo, dash maybe, door cards, lighter seats), as well as possibly getting lighter wheels, battery and exhaust (currently running NO muffler though). I am trying to get the car down to about 2000lbs or less, and currently am right about at 2200 lbs. I use it only for autoX events right now, but may be taking it on canyon runs once we start those up again down here in SD (and I get the starter swapped out).

Anyway, here are some pics, mainly for those of you that HAVEN'T seen them before...

Day I brought it home:
http://e21.tricord.be/members/uberpanzer/uberDirty.jpg

Just before front bumper removal (and rear bumper swap):
http://e21.tricord.be/members/uberpanzer/dtm-style-003.jpg

Current set-up, aiming for apex cones at BMW CCA AutoX:
http://www.shinobibmw.com/autocross/2005/05-21_BMWCCA/Images/autox_71.jpg

A shot of the rear bumper, and the tires I run on:
http://www.shinobibmw.com/autocross/2005/05-21_BMWCCA/Images/autox_54.jpg

Rear brace/battery tray:
http://e21.tricord.be/members/uberpanzer/Bar%20with%20battery.jpg

How it MIGHT look with suspension....and those HUGE tires I had on the rear @ Bimmerfest:
http://e21.tricord.be/members/uberpanzer/dropped.jpg

When did you get a new clutch Doug?

hello all, newb from southern Ohio mid process in my e21 swap.....lovin the cars......anyone who needs m10 parts let me know, mine ran great till i pulled it.

just got this car 4 months ago for $1000aus of an old lady it was always garaged never smoked it with full bmw service history up to the date i brought it and mostly highway miles 304xxxkms it has had a full rebuild 100,000kms ago from bmw with recepts. i have added a blaupunkt headunit and 10cd changer, 1000w amp,2 6/9" spekers,800w 12" sub, set of momo 205/50/15 wheels.
i plan on a suspesion drop with bilisten shocks and koni springs,bbs front spoiler,2.5 engine out of e30 and turbo convirsion

i am only 17 but this is not my first car i also have a 1978 728 black auto which i doing a full ground up rebuild and none of my cars have any rust at all :alright

just got this car 4 months ago for $1000aus of an old lady it was always garaged never smoked it with full bmw service history up to the date i brought it and mostly highway miles 304xxxkms it has had a full rebuild 100,000kms ago from bmw with recepts. i have added a blaupunkt headunit and 10cd changer, 1000w amp,2 6/9" spekers,800w 12" sub, set of momo 205/50/15 wheels.
i plan on a suspesion drop with bilisten shocks and koni springs,bbs front spoiler,2.5 engine out of e30 and turbo convirsion

i am only 17 but this is not my first car i also have a 1978 728 black auto which i doing a full ground up rebuild and none of my cars have any rust at all :alright

just got this car 4 months ago for $1000aus of an old lady it was always garaged never smoked it with full bmw service history up to the date i brought it and mostly highway miles 304xxxkms it has had a full rebuild 100,000kms ago from bmw with recepts. i have added a blaupunkt headunit and 10cd changer, 1000w amp,2 6/9" spekers,800w 12" sub, set of momo 205/50/15 wheels.
i plan on a suspesion drop with bilisten shocks and koni springs,bbs front spoiler,2.5 engine out of e30 and turbo convirsion

i am only 17 but this is not my first car i also have a 1978 728 black auto which i doing a full ground up rebuild and none of my cars have any rust at all :alright

nice car... But your steering is on the wrong side... :confused
:D

prolly a dumb question, but is the shift pattern the same as here in the USA?
like:
R-1-4-5
2-3
Jake

prolly a dumb question, but is the shift pattern the same as here in the USA?
like:
R-1-4-5
2-3
Jake

:confused ours is...

R - 1 - 3 - 5
       2 - 4

's what I meant...
Jake