What did you do to your E21 today?
- Jeroen
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Good one! For the powerful engines, until that time BMW used the CSL's. Now they decided to fit a extremely powerful engine in the smaller (E21) chassis. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll refrase that!
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
nice workJeroen wrote:Haven't touched the E21 for some time now, but I've been busy updating the entire website. Just added the last page I had planned for quite some time already, providing some info and nice pics on the Group 5 racecars. http://www.bmwe21.net/?page_id=496
today i bought some new billet 3 piece split rims for my e21.
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Not some colour coded Image 600's, if I had the money that would be the way I'd gonas80 wrote:nice workJeroen wrote:Haven't touched the E21 for some time now, but I've been busy updating the entire website. Just added the last page I had planned for quite some time already, providing some info and nice pics on the Group 5 racecars. http://www.bmwe21.net/?page_id=496
today i bought some new billet 3 piece split rims for my e21.
Ben
1982 323i ("Test Mule" - to become an M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
haha like what you did there. Billet 600 are how alpina wheels should have looked like from the beginning. I hate the way that a cast one piece wheel costs so much when compared to a wheel honed from a solid billet and crafted to fit a car / owners requirements costs not that much more.
Well the ones I have are "billet 47" - they aren't new new. They are Nearly new. I'm not even sure they will look ok on my car. They are on the big side of reasonableness.
Well the ones I have are "billet 47" - they aren't new new. They are Nearly new. I'm not even sure they will look ok on my car. They are on the big side of reasonableness.
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
I think you may be right that the 47 may not suit an E21 but they would look awesome on an E30 M3.nas80 wrote:haha like what you did there. Billet 600 are how alpina wheels should have looked like from the beginning. I hate the way that a cast one piece wheel costs so much when compared to a wheel honed from a solid billet and crafted to fit a car / owners requirements costs not that much more.
Well the ones I have are "billet 47" - they aren't new new. They are Nearly new. I'm not even sure they will look ok on my car. They are on the big side of reasonableness.
Ben
1982 323i ("Test Mule" - to become an M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Finally got cage strengthening plates in. On home staight

Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Got some parts for jazzing up the S54 today, its gonna make a nice noise I think

But spot the mistake with the expensive F1 grade driveshafts

Yes they are different lengths and neither is correct, New ones are being made as we speak.
not out of my pocket though
Cheers
Ben

But spot the mistake with the expensive F1 grade driveshafts

Yes they are different lengths and neither is correct, New ones are being made as we speak.
Cheers
Ben
1982 323i ("Test Mule" - to become an M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
- e21-Mark
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Nice.
I hear Gary is fitting this to his new car.



I hear Gary is fitting this to his new car.


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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Its just sooooo OEM 
1982 323i ("Test Mule" - to become an M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - S54 Track car)
1982 635csiA (Another Weldathon)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1974 3.0 csi (The first Weldathon)
- e21-Mark
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Its truly horrible.
Its actually for sale if anyone's interested?
Its actually for sale if anyone's interested?
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
woke my 323 up from its winter slumber


E21 323i [kashmere] Off the road pending restoration
E21 3231[Graphite metalic] Restoration and conversion to M52
E36 318i Had it nearly 10 years work in progress
E36 328i Daily driver
E39 520i Family car school run workhorse
E36 328i Touring
E21 3231[Graphite metalic] Restoration and conversion to M52
E36 318i Had it nearly 10 years work in progress
E36 328i Daily driver
E39 520i Family car school run workhorse
E36 328i Touring
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D Farrell
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Took the cover off my car and did a 60 mile blast around the m25, took my foot off of the gas when i hit 110, got a bit scared.
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Mobster
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Drove an E21 today, prob the first time in a year. Maaaaan it felt good.
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Well yesterday I started my e21 for the first time in 2 years, but now with twice the horsepower than it left the factory with. Now just the bottom end conversion to do then I'm knocking on the door of s50 power but lighter and at half the cost.
It was a good feeling I can tell you knowing my highly modified engine loom still worked.
Maybe I should start on of those build threads. Humm
It was a good feeling I can tell you knowing my highly modified engine loom still worked.
Maybe I should start on of those build threads. Humm
1986 E28 M535i - Car stripped to shell ready to be blasted
1981 E21 323i - 2.8 24v on throttle bodies & cams - 3.0 conversion soon.
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1981 E21 323i - 2.8 24v on throttle bodies & cams - 3.0 conversion soon.
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Yesterday removed central dash panel (vdo watch, lighter, fan and heater switches).
This time I did it in 5 minutes time (some may remember, it took me about 2 hours the last time!!!)
Last time I did not have a look at the watch, (I just cleaned the rest and used the soldering iron to reconnect some cut bulb wires etc.)
So, when everything was back in place, the dash at night looked like new again!!! Except for the watch....
Big, annoying difference...So yesterday found some time to take it out again for inspection.
One of the two bulbs is dead...
Now waiting to have a new bulb in order to put everything back in place again.
This time I did it in 5 minutes time (some may remember, it took me about 2 hours the last time!!!)
Last time I did not have a look at the watch, (I just cleaned the rest and used the soldering iron to reconnect some cut bulb wires etc.)
So, when everything was back in place, the dash at night looked like new again!!! Except for the watch....
Big, annoying difference...So yesterday found some time to take it out again for inspection.
One of the two bulbs is dead...
Now waiting to have a new bulb in order to put everything back in place again.
/oo=00=oo\
E21 Forever
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