just brought a E21 316

[zimmerestate]

how do folks just brought a bog stand e21 316 with 54000 on clock and its still got the old johny twon nob stero aswell and the 13` bbs rims but i dont know if i should leave it stand or mod it cus it really is a clean car

[markyboy]

got any pics

[miniblob]

Tastefull mods could be good!!!! The E21's can look awesome when mint!!

[hammoj28]

Yeh, tasteful mods look great. Set of genuine alpinas or bbs. and few other touches.

[gareth]

E21's rule!

is it a 1800cc 316 or a 1600cc?

[Andyboy]

how do folks just brought a bog stand e21 316

Where did you bring it from?

I had a few of these from the original 4 speed 316 1600 (dreadful) to a 323i. The best one was a V plate 316 5 speed in Cosmos blue. I swa it in a breakers yard and it was absolutely MINT. I mean mint too. It had been fitted with new wings and repainted by Hartwell in Oxford and was a 3 owner car which even had the original touch up stick. What was wrong with it? It had almost no oil pressure at idle. I bought it for £50, dropped the sump and found that the O ring had blown out of the oil pump feed pipe. 20 p later it was fixed.
I sold it to a mate in London who used it for a year and gave it away to someone else when the MOT ran out. This guy then gave it to a bloke who banger raced it

As for mods - don't. Just slam it 2 inches with a cheapo Euro Car parts spring kit which makes them drive loads better. Any pics of the beast? Email them to me and I'll put them up.

[Kedge]

Oh i so miss mine, freebie 316 with the 1800 M10 and a rust free shell and very good paint sold it for £300 with no tax or MOT to make room for the touring!



Yes i've used it at last!!

[zimmerestate]

its a 1980 316 and it is the 1600 engine with the four speed box for what it is its quite nippy its only done 54000 mile and i got it of ebay ill try and put some pic`s up of it

[e21Jason]

IF you need ay advice or were to get parts drop me a line

Jason

e21 323i 2.7 tripple webbes, coil overs etc.

[Andyboy]

its a 1980 316 and it is the 1600 engine with the four speed box for what it is its quite nippy its only done 54000 mile and i got it of ebay ill try and put some pic`s up of it

Oh God they were so painfully undergeared. 80 mph is 5000 rpm! First thing to do is to whack a 3.64 ratio 320 diff in there. It does blunt the acceleration a bit (but not much) but at least you can cruise at 70-80 without the engine sounding like it's going to explode. It also improved the shocking fuel consumption. A 1600 will have the old 2002 type Solex carb and not the later Pierburg piece of shyte the 1800 used.