What did you do to your E21 today?
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Wow at least we know it will be looked after
E21 323i [kashmere] Off the road pending restoration
E21 3231[Graphite metalic] Restoration and conversion to M52
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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
- Jeroen
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Amazing developments but congrats mate!
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
- TopCat
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
fantastic newsLars-Nord wrote:Its a alpina. I have to go to London to Get this oneand i have updated my signature.
A really good home for the 335i TWR- joining its sister car as well
(we ought to have a subset of 3.5 litre Alpinas and have some beers!!)
Regards
Topcat
Isle of Man Inverness
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 Hartge H26
Topcat
Isle of Man Inverness
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 Hartge H26
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Just dropped Herman off at Buchanan BMW Isle of Man for their open Weekend - they are launching a new car -6 series I think
http://www.buchananbmw.co.uk/
Sales guys were dead keen to drop me off home in Herman- declined- got them to drop me off in a demonstrator! Didn't want them driving Herman- being used to modern cars' driver aids they most likely would have ended up in a Manx Hedge (which are made of stone)!
Doing this as the owner (of the franchise) is a chum!
sadly no photos as camera is with GF in England at present
http://www.buchananbmw.co.uk/
Sales guys were dead keen to drop me off home in Herman- declined- got them to drop me off in a demonstrator! Didn't want them driving Herman- being used to modern cars' driver aids they most likely would have ended up in a Manx Hedge (which are made of stone)!
Doing this as the owner (of the franchise) is a chum!
sadly no photos as camera is with GF in England at present
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Regards
Topcat
Isle of Man Inverness
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 Hartge H26
Topcat
Isle of Man Inverness
1980 BMW E21 Alpina B6 2.8
1991 BMW E30 Hartge H26
- Jeroen
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
If I see how dealerships treat customer cars here, pedal to the metal with cold engine and driving without displaying any driving skills whatsoever I would never leave my car keys with a dealership, no way. And as with most men, they think they are the next best thing to Lewis Hamilton. Just recently a dealership employee here rolled a brand new M3 trying to show off. Idiots.
Regards/groeten, Jeroen
- GerritBuggenhout
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
New sparkplugs and wires for them?
Drives better now
Drives better now
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
fitted my bias pedal box by chopping the standard pedal mount to bits. I need to just brace it up some more but it was fairly painless.
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
How much did you cut off the cylinder push rods, doing mine I got scared there would be no rod left if I was going to get the pedals comfortable.
1983 316 Pustergrun - track sluG!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Lol not done that bit yet
I don't know how much to cut them so Im going to gamble 10mm and see where the pedal sits.
The top of the bias box is as far back as it can go.
I measured my old pedals so Im attempting to get them to live in roughly the same place.
I don't know how much to cut them so Im going to gamble 10mm and see where the pedal sits.
The top of the bias box is as far back as it can go.
I measured my old pedals so Im attempting to get them to live in roughly the same place.
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
My pedal box is mounted directly on the bulkhead, only way to move it out is rebuiding the firewall. You'll be chopping loads off those rods mate!
1983 316 Pustergrun - track sluG!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Yea I will be mate.. My box is about half inch from the bulkhead. If this doesnt go well... It might mean a complete floor ounted setup?
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Floor mount won't fit, think Jason tried.
Mount onto the bulkhead and cut the rods down - the one I recently replaced has just enough thread to get the locknut on!
Make it with flexi hoses for feed and pressure, fit it all together and bleed out of the car then bolt it in as one lot. Absolute arse trying to work on the things fitted in the car.
JIm
Mount onto the bulkhead and cut the rods down - the one I recently replaced has just enough thread to get the locknut on!
Make it with flexi hoses for feed and pressure, fit it all together and bleed out of the car then bolt it in as one lot. Absolute arse trying to work on the things fitted in the car.
JIm
1983 316 Pustergrun - track sluG!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
1982 Saphirblau Baur 325i
Cars all gone!
- e21-Mark
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Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Will e30 floor mount not fit?
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
I got a message from Mark. I told me that he will keep the TWR. Bad for me and good for Mark.
But I am happy that he want to keep it. Mark: You made my day

But I am happy that he want to keep it. Mark: You made my day
81 e21 323i polaris
That's a whole lott of engine under the bonnet;-)
That's a whole lott of engine under the bonnet;-)
Re: What did you do to your E21 today?
Hmm so now the TWR is staying with Mark. This is like watching a soap opera
Maybe next week Lars will pick it up anyway 
Who knows, if MIB isn't a write off, Mark will put his energy there and might still sell the TWR.
Who knows, if MIB isn't a write off, Mark will put his energy there and might still sell the TWR.

