Jeroen's E21 323i

This is my first 323i, built 1981. Original Dutch car with a nearly complete history. As a result of some rust on the usual places, as well as some not-so-good paintwork arranged by the previous owner, I am currently preparing the car for some body work and a respray.

Over the past few years I've added original accessories, and this is what the car now has to offer (not all of it on photo yet): 

 

 

 

 

 

Original BMW equipment:

  • Cypress green metallic paint (Zypressengrun)
  • Green tinted windows
  • Manual sunroof (tilt/slide)
  • Recaro sports seats, grey cloth (Idealsitz N77)

  • Rear headrests (not fitted at the moment)
  • BMW Bavaria Reverse C radio-cassette
  • Rechargeable board light
  • Original 3-spoke leather sports steering wheel and leather gear knob
  • Eco 5-speed gearbox
  • Electric mirrors L/R
  • Power steering
  • Manual, radio manual, service booklet, original repair manual, etc.

 

 

 

 

Non-original equipment:

  • 7x15" original Alpina alloys
  • Alpina sports suspension with Bilstein Sport shocks and Eibach/Alpina springs
  • Alpina adjustable rear sway bar
  • Alpina footrest
  • PMC G-Force brake discs front / rear (cross drilled and slotted)
  • Front & rear tower strut brace
  • MTS clear indicator lenses
  • E12 chrome door handles

 

Planned work:

  • Fitting additional electric fan
  • Fitting steel braided brake lines
  • Replacing the 3.91 75% limited slip diff by a 3.45 25% LSD
  • Replacing the eco 5 speed box by a dogleg close ratio 5 speed

After all that I might convert the car to a 2.7 litre stroker using the original K-Jet… in that way the engine bay will still look completely stock but the engine will have more power and considerably more torque, especially in the lower rev range.

 

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