Newbie e21 build..the story so far *update 27/03/10*

flawed4 · Post by **flawed4** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:07 pm

Hello all,

Im new to the e21 scene and must say awesome website and thanks everyone as have been very helpfull so far...

I have just bought a E21 316 in hennarot red... 1 owner from new ,it came with new rear arches welded in and the sills replaced and has also had some welding done in the boot... plans wise get all the paint sorted and run it very euro on some 15/16 inch splits and probably far to low for most people..

So far i have started cleaning the paint off and trying to rescue the filler work on the rear arches... (if anyone lives near solihull and fancies popping round so i can see exactly what the arch line should be when not caked in filler that would be apreciated)...

I have also done a quick fix to the suspention to try and get it a bit lower (cut springs cough cough)... will be getting some gaz coilovers once i start getting paid again..

will get some calipers brackets off jason and a willwood set up with any luck

hopefully over the next couple of weeks i should have some rims and some old school front recaro's for it...

in the next six months i hope to have done some form of engine conv on it also..

bad pictures so far ...

started off

after some flatting, thinners and angle grinder.

oh and front view hopefully will be swapped out for the single head lamp grill in the near future

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:15 pm

Good stuff. Welcome mate.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:42 pm

hey man will get that grill sorted for you asap, good luck with the build, whats you idea with the engine swap then? i got a spare set of rear lowering springs aswell if that helps, or atleast if i get my platform adjustables,
oh and you can never be too low!!!!!!!

flawed4 · Post by **flawed4** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:04 pm

cheers for you help with the grills fella... engine wise ide like to go for a 2.5 or 2.8 out of a e36 but need to do ome more research bufore getting properly suck in....

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:00 pm

thats my next engine choice but its a lot of work

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:45 pm

any more pics of work on her yet buddy?

flawed4 · Post by **flawed4** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:44 am

hello all,

got the 21 back from the paint shop last weekend... i really wanted to change the colour of it but couldnt justify the spending so £700 later i ended up with this ...

before

after

before

after .. i like the single lamp grill lots more

next is some coilovers as the getto bounce on the cut springs is boardering on dangerous and i may try the 16'' RS's i have for the MK1 on it for the summer ..

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:20 pm

looks sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
loving the work buddy

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:21 pm

Liking this a lot...keep up the good work!

e-einundzwanzig · Post by **e-einundzwanzig** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:29 pm

very very cool, i very much like the red paint!

martin

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:53 pm

Wow, that looks great!

Silver Surfer · Post by **Silver Surfer** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:06 pm

Really liking this! More pics!!

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:16 pm

grills look really nice

flawed4 · Post by **flawed4** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:05 pm

austin25uk wrote:grills look really nice

thanks again mate makes a huge difference imo

flawed4 · Post by **flawed4** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:07 pm

Got a little bored today so thought ide try the rs's against it to see what it looks like ... I was going to colour match the centres but quite like them with the black as seems to tie in with the trims ..

and think it needs a spacer and some bigger dishes

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Newbie e21 build..the story so far update 27/03/10

Newbie e21 build..the story so far update 27/03/10