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Hey,
this is my e21, bought it of a car mechanic who needed more space in his shop, so the beemer had to go..
that's were i came in

here are some pics of my project so far

this is how i found it, lots of dust, little rust and engine started fine




started with the rear bridge an suspension






sandblasted and powdercoated bridge, replaced normal diff with 25% lsd diff


engine removal, the easy way





engine cleaning




cilinder head before revision


more pics soon

Welcome here! Keep the pictures comming please. The preparing of an E21 for the road is always nice to see

Yeah, first of all a warm welcome! Car looks like a pretty good basis already and you're not just fueling her up and driving but giving her some TLC first... compliments. Keep us posted!

sandblasted cilinder head:





now completed the head with cleaned valves:

engine before:


engine after:

wow, that engine looks fantastic now

very nice work done!!!

Oh! What a beutiful engine. Great job.

completed the engine now and tried on the new headers:





i powdercoated the subframe, fixed new brake discs and cleaned the brakes,
fastened engine on subframe

we bought a new house, so car has to be able to move to its next shed:







it is nice to see the bimmer back on his 4 feet, lowered about 4 cm

also found its 'new' wheels, i love bbs and alpina's,
but i looked for something original,
always loved porsche C2, when i saw them on E30 i knew it..

purchased them for little money, need some TLC and will look awesome!
this picture convinced me:

Looking very good so far.. Very clean

Nice job so far! Quick question though, what did you use to raise the car so high in the front when you removed the engine? I see the stand you are using after the engine was out, but can't tell from the pictures what you were using during the actual removal process. I only ask, because I was thinking that's the way I wanted to do it too. It really does seem like the best way!

Nice work done! The engine looks awesome indeed. Hope it wil run smooth also!

Keep it comming

looking very good! are those rim mounts strong enough? are those aluminium? they dont look very meaty on the edge. wondering if you can still can go sideways with those

Jeff323 wrote:Nice job so far! Quick question though, what did you use to raise the car so high in the front when you removed the engine? I see the stand you are using after the engine was out, but can't tell from the pictures what you were using during the actual removal process. I only ask, because I was thinking that's the way I wanted to do it too. It really does seem like the best way!

i used my engine hoist, grab the car with 2 chains on its front towbars and up it goes.. pretty easy and fast

just support the subframe, remove subframe-chassis bolts, maybe also front suspension cause it will object you