my e21 320/6 renovation

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my e21 320/6 renovation

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I have now started to renovate my e21. After 2 evenings in the garage, this is the result:


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The body if really good. No rust holes. There has been 2 small holes in the floor ealier, that has been welded.


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Good start of a project ... good luck.


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:o .....two evenings????? Man, you ar very fast :wink:

Good luck for the folllowing works.

Greetings Stephan :)
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Are you just restoring it or modifying it too?
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Post by tedroy1 »

looking forward to seeing it unfold.

Are you getting new chrome trims? where from?

Goodluck
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Post by Danny043 »

Nice, another restoration project. Good luck and have fun.
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Are you getting new chrome trims? where from?
Ordering from walloth und nesch
Are you just restoring it or modifying it too?
I will do an m50b25 transplant. Or a m52b28 if i can find one at a resonable price
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Post by murran »

wow! 2 evenings doing that?? your a fast stripper!! :lol:
good work!

id think twice about m50/m52 if i were you.
rob (wiz0r) on here has been trying to get one in his 21, and abandoned it due him breaking his oversize shoe horn on it!

a standard e30 325i lump provides enough grunt to move an e21 around in a very spritely manor! costs £200 and drops straight in!
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Post by Blackadder »

Man,

That was a fast striptease... I like it a lot slower.... :lol:

What are the plans? Restoration, modifications (engine)?
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Amazing progress already!

I feel like a bloody idiot trying to figure out how to remove the front bumper with an optional BBS front spoiler without resorting to my BFH (Big Fu##ing Hammer)

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hey. I have now started to install my new engine in the car. I have a m52B28 engine with m3 us camshafts, m50 sump, m50 intake plenum.
s52b30 flywheel and clutch. M50b25 engine harness and chipped ecu with raised rpm stop to 7200 rpm.

I will take some pictures tomorrow. Estemating around 230 bhp in this engine.
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Post by ac/dennis »

Thats sounds nice, I'll bet it would drive even nicer :)
By the looks of your pics, it doesnt look like your car needs much restoration. Keep the pics coming.
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Started alining up the engine to make engine mounts. Routing cables and so on. When I have installed it all, I will pull it out again to sort out the bodywork and paint

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bmwpat, out for curious, what country you in?


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I am from norway
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