Newbie: E21 82 316 Project

Mat (of e30 fame) · Post by **Mat (of e30 fame)** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:48 pm

Brake issues aside (dont worry that much - she is OLD!!), that is a good-looking car. I've never seen a black 316 before, and the colour makes the single headlamps look pretty good!

The paintwork seems really good too. So I hope you can get the brake trouble sorted out soon (sorry, I have no idea what that could be either

) and have fun driving it!

Congratulations!

Simon · Post by **Simon** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:08 pm

Ok here goes...

Removed back hubs removed wheel cylinders removed master cylinder and servo and replaced them with parts from Donar car, checked pipes throughout, fitted, bleed, took for a good drive and.....

Yea baby!!!! One E21 on the road WOOOHOOOO!!!!

It cheered me up so much, that the bug hit me BAD hehe

Back to the garage it went and out came the knackered interior and gutted the inside, removed all the unwanted xtra wire that had been left behind the dash and last out the soundproofing from the floor .... any rust yet... NO? I keep thinking I must be forgetting to look somewhere, but hard as I try NOPE zilch,

So I bombed on and replaced it all with the lighter creme interior which I feel looks nicer with the black paintjob, ( might be an essex boy thing lol )
and thats when I got hungry so I went home happy hehe.....

Today my E21 made me Happy, the hobby game paid off, I thank thee!

HaPpY dAyS

Simon · Post by **Simon** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:12 pm

btw I agree so much with the comment about the single headlight on the black car, I thought it made all the difference, dont ask me why but they just do go better together lol, glad to hear someone elses thoughts agree with my mine

drjim · Post by **drjim** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:23 pm

Noticed you mention wheels on your webpage. I have a set of 13" silver/black BBS with brand new michelins on (not in pic), and a set of 13" Alpina style wheels with good Uniroyals as well. I have recently obtained a set of 15" BBS from jason_323i, which will be combining with a brake upgrade. As the Gold car is being scrapped, I have 2 sets of wheels too many. If you are interested in any of my wheels PM me!

Jim

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Simon · Post by **Simon** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:41 pm

Nice, but I think Im gonna go with a set of 15", not sure what kind of design but as long as their fitting with the look of the car.

trigg · Post by **trigg** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:50 pm

single headlamps all the way.
think economy.

ha

bloody nice motor mate.
wish mine was black!

Mat (of e30 fame) · Post by **Mat (of e30 fame)** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:39 am

trigg wrote: bloody nice motor mate.
wish mine was black!

Hmm, it could be respray time........

Simon · Post by **Simon** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:53 pm

Okay engine,box and prop have been removed from donor car and it has now sadly gone to heaven, please pray for the death of a sharknose.....

silence.....................................................................

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Okay anyway where was I , thats right the black bimmer lol

Ill get me camera out and take some updated photos, but the 'top do' list is still fairly lengthy, engine 5speed box transplant,the suspension, stainless exhaust, possibly a fancy box on the back not sure yet.
Ive now ended up with two mint bumpers on my car panels etc are all straight only cosmetics I can see is the two headlamps kind of dont match , one of them mists up and loses the sparkle that the other one has, but Im being picky now, a set of wheels and the job is almost done, except then I might get the chairs re-upholstered from somewhere, just to be a perfectionist hehe

Ill post here again when new pics are up on my page

Simon · Post by **Simon** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:41 pm

Okay ive added photos to my page to show where I am up to...

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