my first E21 316 project

[myfirstE21]

Hi all,

thought it was about time i got a project thread started so you can all see some pics of my car, its very clean for the age !

heres some pics when i first got her










then i opened the boot to find the original spare wheel with unused original michelin tyre !







overall i was pretty happy with the car,
it had been standing around for over 4 years unused and the brakes didnt work as the linkage to the servo was seized solid (was a interesting drive home! )

so i decided i needed to start stripping and sorting some bits out...... more to come

steve

[myfirstE21]

so i set about ripping the rear end off and giving it a once over,



while doing that i found two rust holes

















then i give the rear beam etc some new powdercoat and lovely yellow hammerite





was fitted with new front to rear brake pipes, new flexi pipes, new wheel cylinders and all new fluid etc,
the diff has been welded also and has new diff oil in it.....

to be continued.......

steve

[sumnide]

I like the wheels. What are they off?
Nice and low too, that yellow paint wont last long on that diff..

[myfirstE21]

I like the wheels. What are they off?
Nice and low too, that yellow paint wont last long on that diff..

wheels are bbs replicas but are only my winter wheels, its too low on the back really so im saving for some GAZ coilovers,

why wont the yellow paint last long its got 5 coats on it

steve

[sumnide]

There will be a few speed humps with yellow skidders on them...

[myfirstE21]

heres a inbetween pic of welding the diff up



next up i cleaned it up under the bonnet, i also sorted out the brake linkage to the servo but i didnt get any pics of this, im sure you will all agree it looks alot better





i also put new brake pads,wheel bearings and flexi hoses on the front but i didnt get any pics of that

next was the wheel side of things, i like the wheels already on there but only for winter/wet weather use, so i bought me some BBS RM's in 6.5 x 15 and looked like this .......







after trying them on i soon realised i needed to make the rears wider, so it was time for new dishes to make the rears 8.0 x 15





but then i decided i didnt like the colour of the centres so i had them refurbed by BJV Engineering









and thats all for now as im skint lol !

i have all the parts in the post to fit twin webbers to the engine, so that should help perk the engine up abit and sound pretty sweet too

to be continued ........

[e21-Mark]

Nice.