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E21Dane wrote:Fuel consumption?!?!?!?!?!?

Which planet are you from Mcinek? In a car like that, fuel consumption doesn't really matter that much...

Trust me, with your right foot plantet, your going to have way too much fun to bother with sensible matters like fuel consumption...

Come on, chill out guys. I was just curious, thats all.

Come on, chill out guys. I was just curious, thats all

lol yeah they came down on you hard

That e21 is cool Jason! You should be able to wipe out even the most precocious of rice cans with that!!

Interesting comparo of Aussie e21s and those in Europe. I always thought ours are in totally crap condition - I very rarely see a decent e21. It must be a sorry state for these cars over in Europe then I guess it is all relative!

Cheers
Mathew

Don't worry Mcinek - didn't mean it that bad...

Hey Jason, my girlfriend has familiy in Newcastle - we were there just 2 months ago... Hopefully we can meet next time I'm over...

BLOODY HELL!!!!!

My pc keeps jumping off the net for a splitsecond - which is just long enough for me to get logged out of the forum!!

Well - surprise... - that last reply from a "guest" was me...

can anyone tell me what size those sidedrafts were?? 40mm??

Where would one score a manifold to run em??

mmmmm.....can't beat the induction roar of sidedrafts.....esp on a revvy six!!!

custom, there was a company in the US who made a manifold for the M20, but i have since lost their website link. They werent cheap, around $700 US for it either.

I milled my own, ive got a lathe

im not sure if the cost of 3 sidedrafts, plus a manifold justifies the change.
i doubt the flow much more CFM than the K-jet, although i suppose they
are easier to tune, horsepower gains, i dont know

well madhatter at $700 notes US ($909 AU...feck!!) for a manifold, i'd cobble something together myself too (or pay someone else to...) Couple of alloy plates, 6 tubes and some welding and cutting and bobs your uncle! it would be cheaper to learn to weld aluminium than pay that!

Did a search in tradingpost for side draft webers, found two pairs??!!

Both pairs 40mm one set for $180 in need of rebuild and one near new set for $680...ouch!!

Hope the k-jet holds up for a bit longer while i decide whether to go silly turning my 323i into a road reg track toy or just tidy up the suspension/brakes and wheels and do a wee bit to the engine.

I know this is a REALLY big bump, but I'm doing this to my car. Does anyone know if a 2002 brake booster will fit on an e21? I know the 2002 has a smaller booster, and on LHD e21s, this will conflict with the webers. I'm probably going to end up making my own manifold because I can't find any M20 weber manifolds for cheap, and I could probably fit the webers over the brake booster, but I don't want to because it would make too much curve in the runners, making it far too difficult for me to fabricate. also, has anyone completly removed the brake booster and just put in 2 brake cylenders and 2 pistons?

Inspired my marks tango I have tried to stick all my upgrades into one post

First the dashboard mods

Hi

Here are some pictures of my dash board modifications, I stripped down a dash to fit some gauges I picked up of eBay, using the original dash for the gauges I made a couple of alloy spacer rings for the tach and speedo and glued them to the dash.

The I used a hole cutter to open out the existing gauge locations for the water temp and oil pressure. Above these gauges I have fitted warning lights for low oil pressure & high water temp. I used cut down mounting ring that came with the LED’s and glued them to the dash.

It’s not finished yet I have to add the module for the indicators high beam etc and spray the dash matt black.






Next new coilovers and top mounts (rear rates are a bit soft)
Hi

I eventually got my LEDA coilovers rebuilt by GAZ, but from what I can see the only orginal bit is the bottom of the front strut housing.

Rebound & Bump Control
61mm front housing
nickel coating
alloy components are anodised
Spring Rates and valving specific for the track (400 front 225 rear)










followed by body work

Well here is a picture of my car getting the body work sorted (note the grp bonnet 7 16X7.5 hartge rims) on the outside the rubbing strips have been removed and the holes welded up.


Patch to rear arch




Drivers floor repair


Passenger floor repair


Welded in seat riais



repair to rear quarter


Divers side seat


and for DrJim the passenger B post


Got the car back from welding




Next was the work on the cage

The cage is going in the car and here are a few pictures so far





A bit of an update






A quick update of my e21 the cage is done




Then work on the frotn brakes (Now needs to be redone for 5 stud)

Ended up going with a set of used wilwoods I got cheap, just clear the Oz pina copies







The rear fuel tank


One of mick spoiler combo's


Some Pro car type mirrors

Here some of todays pictures

Front suspension upgrade, adjustable track control arms, tension struts and custom arb





Next is the e28 rear axle with adjustable trailing arms, as the fronts are easy to do with e12 hubs the rear takes more work





here it is on the car







rear diff, e30 medium case with e28 medium case back plate you can just about see were the backplate hits the box section across the back of the spare wheel well, e30 back plate is worse for this




Diff with oil cooler on the floor



pedal box

jason, what happened to the other diff you had from Frits Bits?, nice pictures of the rear diff conversion!!


J

jason the car is looking verrrry good...
enjoy traveling round aus... i traveled from perth to sydney in 2002... train to adelaide then hire car to sydney via the coastal route......3 weeks..(they even have a brighton pier)... had a curry on bondi beach at 1130pm.... ahhh i miss that..

Good bye 5deg plus negitive camber, but it looks like a bit more farication to move the axle back