my e21 project (formally known as the desert rat)

[tha_lick]

hello lads,

many of you may know the desert rat very well. a sand coloured slammed 316. i brought her because i wanted a project for my spare time, , , so i set to work. . .the pics with commentry. . .

saw this pic when it was up for sale:


Went to see it and took these:





Brought it home and had to change those orange indicators for more aggression:



set to work about changing the paint scheme. . . yellow not being my thing and all:







(my first project car i wanted to experiment with my new tools, fibre glass and filler)



Sorted the bonnet, the rust and dings and then primer:





its winter so its working under flood lights for us impatient types!:









i didnt get to see it properly and the next day was rain!:





more black:





. . .

and thats where she stands right now! the whole lower half is going to be gun metal grey, just because its easy to do. i doing want to spend top money on this one, just want to do the paint and manual conversion. iv picked myself up a nice 323i so more money and attention will go into that. this will be my daily and drift practice car (responsible drifting i might add).

hope you like the make over, i will keep it updated

cheers!

Sandeep

[ImysE30]

Looking good so far , good project , keep us updated

[Rav335uk]

i've bought one to, but can't get to it to pick it up as the guys gone to Dubai, back nxt week, so hopefully get my hands on it then, and drop an m30 into it

[zaust]

Looking good so far , good project , keep us updated

What he said ↑↑↑↑↑↑

[tha_lick]

^^^ haha, i would but this is my daily so the m10 will do for now, just gonna have a go at adjusting the 'guvna' so i can over rev it im looking for an excuse to pull it out and rebuild it, but im picking up my 323i next week , pics soon of the 323i

[oldroydsr4]

That is cool as.

I can see why you liked my ramshackle e30 now.

[dips346]

i still remember the first day you came round mine with it .... what a shed ..lol

[Jhonno]

I think it looked 'better' before..

Was crying out for an M30B35 and that is all

[tha_lick]

you can say that again dips. should be a nice smooth car when im done with it, no more rust patches or rott holes! its taking long because im using cheapy halfrauds tools, didnt want to spend too much

[dips346]

bell you in a bit

[tha_lick]

I think it looked 'better' before..

Was crying out for an M30B35 and that is all

yeah but i dont like yellow. . . if anyone wants to donate an m30 engine id be happy to do the conversion

[GrindCulture]

Boost the crap out it!

[Jhonno]

it was hardly a true yellow..

M30 lumps are dirt cheap anyway!

[tha_lick]

it was hardly a true yellow..

M30 lumps are dirt cheap anyway!

yellow on the logbook none the less. their cheap i agree but id rather spend that money on my 323i instead

[Rich_W]

I think it looked 'better' before..

I agree!

[e36boy]

Im loving this thread, keep us updated.......Cant wait to see more of it

[dips346]

how about starting a different tread about the m30 and leaving this guy project on topic

[ImysE30]

Maybe the mods can delete all the comments not related to this project, partially my fault

[HartgeH27]

Maybe the mods can delete all the comments not related to this project, partially my fault

I agree with both parts of this statement.

Please keep on subject of thread.

It would save a lot of admin time and make better reading.

Thankyou

[chunkle]

Really like E21's

Good stuff fella

[tha_lick]

Thank you for all the admin work, cheers dips for the comment and for the call regarding the touring.

no bodywork updates yet because of the weather! BUT, i done this because i got bored of searching for a set of dials witha rev counter for a four pot (i dont think its available?)

anyhow, i set about making my sporty yet not too chav dials. . . i noticed in racing cars they dont care about anything but Revs! soooo. . . i wanted mine to stand out a bit more than usual. . . here goes, with commentry:

my trusty tool bag


nice and cheap ebay jobbie,


the hole i was determind to get it into. . . and another hole in mind:


after a little bit of chopping:


fitted with a make shift brace. its fibre glassed in as well:






Fitted and ready to go in:


fitting in progress:


Fitted and working:




How subtle it actually is:


and job done:



not to everyones taste, im 100% aware of that, but im sure you can appriciate the work that went into it, if not the time at least

thanks!

Sandeep

[schnaarf]

that is nice keep it going!

[robbo86]

jeez I thought my steering wheel was a bus wheel!

[whipsey]

i like that dash setup its kinda

[snitzl]

nice rat car

[tha_lick]

exhaust is done,