1980 323i - Update April 2009

phillbriggs · Post by **phillbriggs** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:40 pm

nice clean car, make sure you sort the rust round the b and c pillars out properly as its a common rot spot for the e21, also its the same with the windscreen corners. that rot on the front inner wing isnt common, you need to check the water drain holes that should be down in that comparment with the heater blower, the drain holes lead through inot the tops of the inner wings then out the other side, make sure this is clear and clean and not rotten.

Tjaard · Post by **Tjaard** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:20 pm

Update pictures ... removed the engine yesterday .. some things were rather attached to the car and decided not to go without a fight ... but within 3 hours, the engine and subframe were gone. I won't do much work on the engine as it has only done about 93.000 KM so I think it should be ok ...

8.00 am .. the car was brought and work could start ...

Engine still in .... everything is still original!

Ah! Rust found ... and pretty bad too, other side is perfect though . Drains look fine so we will just repair this piece ...

New sills look nice, the car can be raised again

Side pic ...

Were to start ...? Girlfriend and collegue (spelled right?) have a look underneath ...

No rot found behind front wings, proberly due to anti rust treatment made by the first owner!

My gilfriend working on the engine ...

.. removing stuff ...

Engine is out ... we decided to remove it complete with subframe.

Car without engine and subframe ...

Subframe back in car, engine removed from subframe. Now removing brake lines to remove the brake booster.

After 6 hours of hard work, the car can be picked up again to be prepped for painting ...

This looked like a small spot of rust (behind the rear seat, wheel arch)

but it will be taken care off.

pic of dashboard ...

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:21 pm

OK you made quite some progress... great... hope it will have new paint soo so the long process of refitting all stuff can start!

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:17 pm

Tjaard wrote: My gilfriend working on the engine ...

Wow, where can you get such girlfriends??

Just kidding, but remarkable though.
Great work Tjaard, looks like you're handling every part on the car.

keep up the good work!

Dennis

Ruud · Post by **Ruud** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:29 am

Found the pics! Looks like a very serious operation! Looks good!

Ruud

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:06 am

Tjaard wrote:

Ouch !!

gerrit323 · Post by **gerrit323** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:30 pm

Yes Tjaard great work another happy e21 to be

Gerrit

Tjaard · Post by **Tjaard** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:07 pm

It has been a long time ..

At last .. most of the nasty rust is gone, only the engine room and the petrol flap / room needs work. But they are working on that right now ...

So now (almost) all bodywork is done, they started with prep. for painting! There will be very little filler used to keep the car as original as possible ... that is also why I recently bought new wings and there will some more new parts ...

I don't think the car will be ready soon but at least it's been done properly ...

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:04 pm

great work Tjaard! keep us updated plz.

When do you think it will be ready to go on the road again?

E21Dane · Post by **E21Dane** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:29 pm

Looking damned good Tjaard!!

It's great to see someone actually taking the time (and money) to do it properly. So often people will cut corners, which is just such a shame when you have the car disassembled anyway. Can't wait to see it finished - I'm sure it'll be nothing short of stunning!!

Keep posting more pics...

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:53 am

Nice work Tjaard! Less than 3 weeks left for the meet... I think you'll have to put in a few extra hours

Nils · Post by **Nils** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:41 am

Ah, we got a voluntier

!

Keep up the good work, Tjaard. And keep us posted!

Tjaard · Post by **Tjaard** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:25 pm

... I am afraid it won't be ready for the meet, but I can always arrange a trailer so you can see it there ...

Sierpien · Post by **Sierpien** » Thu May 04, 2006 2:05 pm

beautifull car, beautifull car restore work

Tjaard · Post by **Tjaard** » Fri May 05, 2006 8:35 am

I hope the car is painted somewhere around July, so it should be on the road around September ... hopefully ...