Turbo 3.8L e21 323i

BlownBMW · Post by **BlownBMW** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:14 am

Hey Guys, heres some pictures of my e21,

car was built in the backyard and shed, pretty much a ground up rebuild

3.8L Buick/Holden V6 with Turbo
Custom Suede Interior
Bare metal respray, Velocity Blue
old wheels 17x6.5"(ugly) new wheels 16x8" (sexy) lol
280rwhp on 11psi

what you all think?

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:58 am

Welcome mate.... nice car.. but im not keen on pimp my ride style but looks good!!!

Also the boot area trim is nice!!!!

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lemonayd · Post by **lemonayd** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:00 pm

welcome mate bout time you came over from bimmerforums as everyone on the other forum said your car looked great but even better with the new rims

............aydin

messenjah · Post by **messenjah** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:25 pm

not sure about the interior but the colour ! and that engine bay ! lovely car dude

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:54 pm

Very nice mate. Interior isn't my sort of thing but you've obviously put a lot of time and effort in. Good to see another cherished e21.

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:43 pm

impressive very much!

Did you do it all yourselve?

Lieuwe · Post by **Lieuwe** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:49 pm

Nice car.

Strange place to mount your brake cilinder/booster

murran · Post by **murran** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:15 pm

interior is very pimp my ride.

love the engine bay... if a little shiny.
nice ride!

drjim · Post by **drjim** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:25 pm

I like that very much. What was the car like before you got it?? We need before pics to go with the after!

Thijsse · Post by **Thijsse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:19 pm

Lieuwe wrote:Nice car.

Strange place to mount your brake cilinder/booster

erm... its original place @ rhd e21

BlownBMW · Post by **BlownBMW** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:56 am

ac/dennis wrote:impressive very much!

Did you do it all yourselve?

with alot of help from my dad

i had the turbo manifolds shopped out as dads friend owns an exhaust shop and the price was just to good to say no to

here's a pic of it stripped, glad didnt paint it that yellow haha

pimp my ride hey?? first time ive heard my interior described as pimp my ride, ah well more comfortable then the original shit

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:27 pm

Old school for me too I'm afraid although I'd rather see any e21 saved from the scrap man.

Danny043 · Post by **Danny043** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:35 pm

Very nice car and great colour.
The interior is very clean and well made, not really pimp my ride (a little though) they always overdo it. I don't like the colours of the 2 tone colourscheme, but that's personal. I just love black leather (or something similar) I like the chrome shifting lever, but lose the steering wheel. It doesn't fit in with the rest.
And you seem to have found a solution for where to put your speakers

I don't wanne cut in my door panels, and the boot leaks, so I have 2 speakers standing between my seats and rear seats

The boot looks well made too, but again not my taste. At least you don't have a TV in it

I never understood what good having a TV in your boot is. Like you're gonna sit behind your car and watch it...
And the engine... must be a blast to drive. Bet it puts a big smile on your face when you floor it. Very clean engine bay too.

I think it's a great car, it's beautiful from the outside, and it has a couple of BHP to back up the looks

And if all E21's would look original, that'd be boring. It's good to have some variety.

davethedog007 · Post by **davethedog007** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:04 pm

Hi mate I would just like to say I love your E21 you have done a great job of modifying it. So what it is'nt to everybodies taste. That what makes car modifying car interesting. You take a car and change it to your own personal taste. Somebody restores it somebody goes mad with the mods. Nobody is right and nobody is wrong.
I think everbody need to calm down and understand we are all here for the love of E21's and everyone that is saved is another one on the road which can only be a good thing.
Sorry to go on but I come on this forum to escape the stress and strife of real life not to be in an argument, can't we all just agree that it is a really nice car with well carried out mods.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:36 pm

Variety is the spice of life as they say.