BMW 316 restoration from Uruguay

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congrats to you serpien, i think you have a fantastic job, the attention to detail (sterring wheel,diff,etc.etc) is what make the car well done mate 8) 8)


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alschux wrote:Beautiful restoration serpien, looks superb. I've recently aquired a white 316 myself, but after seeing yours I won't be posting pics until I've polished it - too ashamed! :oops:

One question, are the blue and red motorsport stripes still available from BMW? Or if you're not using them - could I cheekily ask to buy yours?!

I have a motorsport front valence waiting to go on mine, the stripes would set it off a treat...

Thanks for the comments, the BMW stripes are a photoshop work
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"Sepiabraun" 1.8 M10 swapped 316


"I thought the block was good for 200, even 300 hp, but I never thought it would take 1000 horsepower."

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lemonayd wrote:congrats to you serpien, i think you have a fantastic job, the attention to detail (sterring wheel,diff,etc.etc) is what make the car well done mate 8) 8)
Thanks for the coments!!!, five years of hard work, but its worth
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"I thought the block was good for 200, even 300 hp, but I never thought it would take 1000 horsepower."

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Here some practical video :D

My Fake E21 Alpina "C1 Turbo" tribute car!
"Sepiabraun" 1.8 M10 swapped 316


"I thought the block was good for 200, even 300 hp, but I never thought it would take 1000 horsepower."

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Post by Tato »

What happened to this car?

Had new modification?
1980 316/1
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Tato, thanks for your interest in my car:

In the moment the car is sitting on a full 323i suspension, with Bilstein Sport Shocks, H&R coils, and Eurometric Urethane Bushings all around, 323i Brakes front and rear and struts bars. Limited Slip 4:10 Diff etc etc

The car handling its really great , and it goes fantastic on track days :launch . It is a very fun and sporty Car to drive :driving .

The engine is good, but it is not in the same level as the rest of the car. If you drive it, the first tought that came to your mind, is that the car needs a more powerful engine :rev to be in the same level of the rest of the car.

Maybe an Engine Swap, the plan is go for a modified M10 320/4 or an M42 .

Here some actual photos of the car:

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And here some shots of my recently restored Recaro Seats

I started from this:

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And teh completed Job


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"Sepiabraun" 1.8 M10 swapped 316


"I thought the block was good for 200, even 300 hp, but I never thought it would take 1000 horsepower."

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Finally there's an update! :wink: Nice work!
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
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Fantastic Seats!
Fantastic Work!
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Looks lovely. Can I ask where you got the material for the seats from?
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arshad76 wrote:Looks lovely. Can I ask where you got the material for the seats from?
Arshad, the material came from old rear seats, i have a friend who have a BMW junkyard here in uruguay (like fritz bits), so i bought from him like 5 sets of rear E21 seats, take off the material and re use it on the recaro seats.
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Sierpien wrote:
arshad76 wrote:Looks lovely. Can I ask where you got the material for the seats from?
Arshad, the material came from old rear seats, i have a friend who have a BMW junkyard here in uruguay (like fritz bits), so i bought from him like 5 sets of rear E21 seats, take off the material and re use it on the recaro seats.
Very clever - looks like new!
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That car is awesome!
Looks beautiful !!!
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