Some photos of the V8 e21

e21340i · Post by **e21340i** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:27 pm

Here are some photos.
Regards,
Matt.

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:31 pm

Y'all know that I'm a fan of sleepers... I'd remove the optical mods from the outside (well maybe leave the 340i decal on as no one will expect that it stands for 4 litre)... then it'd be one of the most marvellous E21's ever!

mbuus · Post by **mbuus** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:21 pm

Jeroen wrote:Y'all know that I'm a fan of sleepers... I'd remove the optical mods from the outside (well maybe leave the 340i decal on as no one will expect that it stands for 4 litre)... then it'd be one of the most marvellous E21's ever!

Second that!

E21Dane · Post by **E21Dane** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:36 pm

Third....

Mcinek · Post by **Mcinek** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:50 pm

Yep, I'm with you guys...fourth

xpat75 · Post by **xpat75** » Sun May 28, 2006 2:07 pm

any info you could give me on your fantastic convertion would be most appreciated cheers

340i · Post by **340i** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:25 am

hi, just wondering, do those air vents on the sides of the bonnet function, or are they cosmetic?
also, are there any more mods in the pipeline?
cheers

hadrian · Post by **hadrian** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:11 am

Did you use the engine from a Toyota Soarer or Toyota Celsior?

e21340i · Post by **e21340i** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:16 pm

hadrian
the engine is from a crown but it has a soarer sump (front). These engines can have a front, middle, and rear sump depending on which car they come from.

340i
the vents do allow hot air out, it can be felt parked and whilst cruising. I put them in as the engine bay is so full, and I initially thought they would look good, but if I had my time again I would leave them out, I too do love a sleeper.

xpat75
I used a 130 series Crown front cut.
Stock ecu,
Hand made stainless extractors,
2.5'' stainless exhaust with straight through resonator and magnaflow muffler,
K&N pod,
Castlemain rod shop bell housing,
Supra 5 speed,
5 series BMW 3.45 to 1 LSD,
316mm WRX sti discs up front.
216 HP/ 161 kW @ wheels.
Best time 13.919 @ 99.11 mph/159.5 kph

Let me know if you have any specific questions on the conversion.
Regards
Matt.

hadrian · Post by **hadrian** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:46 pm

Did the air vents come from a Z3?

Jamie6 · Post by **Jamie6** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:28 pm

I was cruising around in my mates V8 today, loved the roar, loved the feel! After seeing this car I am now inspired to do something similar.

Just wondering, who did all the work (yourself or a workshop?) and how much did it cost you in total?

ZenderE21 · Post by **ZenderE21** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:16 pm

thats gold. couldn't think of a better car that I'd like to lose a race to.

e21340i · Post by **e21340i** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:07 pm

hadrian the vents are a "five louvred vent" from a marine shop.

Jamie6, myself and a mate built the car. It was a $500 unlicenced e21 that needed a fair bit of work itself on top of the conversion. I have spent just over $20,000 AU. Well worth it, I have done 50,000 trouble free very fun km's in it, including one trip from Perth to Sydney to Perth (8000km).
Plus I smoked a $70,000 ford falcon 290kw GTP the other day.

Regards,
Matt.

Windy · Post by **Windy** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:39 am

Are you using the Toyota Brake setup?

Nice work btw!!

e21340i · Post by **e21340i** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:16 pm

Windy, I am using e21 323i discs and calipers on the rear.
On the front I am using e21 323i calipers and Subaru WRX STI (2002) rear discs (316mm) that have been drilled to BMW 4 stud. The calipers are mounted outwards using a spacer plate. A small amount of material was removed, using a die grinder, from the inside of the caliper to suit the larger disc diametre. They work well.
Regards,
Matt.

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Some photos of the V8 e21

Some photos of the V8 e21

Interested in the mods that went into that project