My new E21

[scott180gtb]

I really like that. Beats my Nissan cherry hands down for first car!

[Andyboy]

It's an 1800 and she'll have the solex pierburg, but thankfully not the dreaded 2BE. If you can find a good one, a twin choke solex and manifold from an earlier 320 or 2002 will fit and give a tad more powaaaah. Looks like Lapis blue as well, a great colour when polished up. I'd leave the steelz on. There was a Lapisblau 316 at Gaydon last year, mint and standard - looked amazing.

[whiterhino]

well done verde.i grew up in e21s as a kid.love em so retro. Your in a dilemma I think as to which car to tinker with.the last time I saw a decent one in the flesh I was working at kings cross and spotted a two tone 323i in traffic ran upto the Asian guy driving for a chat like a big kid.it brang back so many memories.happy motoring

[Andyboy]

Forgot - for a wing try Imperial Panels who do these for £91 with VAT.

[E30BeemerLad]

That's a lovely looking thing and I do tend to echo Everett's sentiments, leave it looking stock on the steelies, just have everything running tip top on the mechanical front.

[verde]

As a really novel idea, why not leave it bog standard? Too many E21's are being ruined now (M52, coiloverz, front bumper removed etc etc etc)and it's nice to see a clean standard one.

Agreed, anything I do change the standard parts will be kept incase I want to revert it to standard. It may get a 20mm drop or something on a good spring kit and some nice wheels but other than that I just want to get it looking fresh again. The interior needs work but the main thing right now is to get the running smooth and the suspension joints etc all tightened up

[capri_rob]

Very nice - another +1 to keep it stock or as near to stock as possible

[Jim320i]

Oi, middle age farts... Let the boy do as he pleases

It would look beaut left standard with the steelies, but did any of us want to leave our cars standard when we first started driving?

[rh306]

..that Gaydon minter

[Jesus325iTouring]

Cracking first car

[Rav335uk]

Cracking first car

But you knew that earlier this week Rog.

[polsta]

Thats going to be a laugh. last night i got an insurance quote via tesco who wanted 550 a year....phoned up today and " we dont insure cars older than 25 " so i bought dad day insurance and he drove it home. ~Il get insurance tomorrow and tell you

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quality 1st car wheres wally well done

[kangman]

Some BBS RMs and a drop is all that car needs, the rest of it you can go OEM homo on

Super cheap buy mate, must be well chuffed.

[Speedtouch]

Cool chariot! The number-plate sounds like Sean Connery saying "You Shxeey"...

[Jesus325iTouring]

Cracking first car

But you knew that earlier this week Rog.

I didn't like to mention it

[beemerbird]

That's a lovely car. Hope the insurance isn't too painful

Well done!

[Rtaylor2208]

Well done verde what a cracker of a first chariot. Hope the insurance sorts its self out for the better.

[verde]

The insurance really isnt too high, its like 600 quid a year with me as a main driver in mums name. Shes phoned up and apparently its going to work. Im gunna shop around then phone up and do it.

[aimlessrock]

superb mate, love that E21..my mate has a stock 320 and its such a nice car...the E21's are now becoming rather sort after and climbing in price.

Look after it, get it sorted and you should more than make your money back when you come to sell it (mind i doubt you will want to sell this one in a hurry)

[verde]

Na man, my mum loves it, my dad is so excited. Its not going anywhere!!

Im driving it to work tomorrow, did the exhaust today!

[Rav335uk]

PM'd Euan

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Verde, nice car mate, but you do look like a sex offender!!!

[FinalD]

That was his Dad.....

Don't be so sure...

[Quaser]

awesome car - out of interest, what are these like around a track compared to an e30?

[shedrool83]

With a few choice mods that will look sweet.

[johnl320]

I love it, very jealous

[verde]

[quote="Quaser"]awesome car - out of interest, what are these like around a track compared to an e30?[/quote


My guess would be terrifying, drove it to work and performance is not the key idea behind these cars. The seats are sprung and bouncy ( they have suspension ) and the suspension is soooooooooo soft its mad.
Il be making a video later so il go over the car and do a wee tour of it and show how soft it is.

Was fun driving to work, people wave and smile

[Motorhole]

That's an ace first car mate. Looks tidy. Drop it 40mm and forget alloys - clean up the steelies, do a Weber carb conversion, delete the centre box and it will look and sound the t*ts.

Edit: or a set of polished up E30 bottletops...

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Personally I would not bother investing money in to it, get the E30 sorted out first and just use the E21 to hone your child catching skills.

EFA

[pacerpete]

Personally I would not bother investing money in to it, get the E30 sorted out first and just use the E21 to hone your child catching skills.

EFA

Its a 316, He is only in with a chance if they are double amputees We will need pics !

On the subject of pics, I am waiting patiently for rust / bodge pics


Most E21s are horrid corpses on stretchers clinging to bent MOTs and they were like that twenty years ago

Hopefully yours will be the exception to the rule but I will be very suprised

[verde]

Personally I would not bother investing money in to it, get the E30 sorted out first and just use the E21 to hone your child catching skills.

EFA

Its a 316, He is only in with a chance if they are double amputees We will need pics !

On the subject of pics, I am waiting patiently for rust / bodge pics


Most E21s are horrid corpses on stretchers clinging to bent MOTs and they were like that twenty years ago

Hopefully yours will be the exception to the rule but I will be very suprised

Dont judge until youve seen. This thing is fucking solid. Im replacing a wing and a sil. and thats it. Everything else is fine, couple patches and that it. The shell is great. Im making a video later so you will see.