jimbobs 323i

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:27 pm

Hi all first off love the site been watching it for months. been in love with the e21 since my dad had one when i was 7. finaly found one in november 09 with no rust and went for it. havnt stop grinnin like a monkey ever since

(yes my face does hurt)
here it is as i bought it

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:30 pm

few more pictures off what needs doing
and things id like to change

took the e30 interior out it sat too high and didnt fit too well

managed to find a very good black interior wich will be going in soon

need to take the black paint off the front and rear bumpers to see what condition theyre in
id prefer chrome

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:38 pm

orange indicators

now clear,+a new 323i grill badge

got an alpina front spoiler wich i will fit if i cant find a bbs one
and realy need a new grill this ones a bit battered from the bonnet wich needs aligning scraping it when you open it

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:03 pm

Liking the update...what happened to the old seats? you sell them?
Car's looking good...keep the pics coming

pistonheader · Post by **pistonheader** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:11 pm

why did you replace the E30 M3 interior?

i didn't like the E21 seats very much. i now have E30 318is sports seats and i much prefer them!

car looking nice though

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:50 pm

thanks for the coments guys. The e30 interior didnt quite fit right,sat about 2 inches too high so my head was bangin on the roof didnt wana mess about finding e21 rails so just changed em.big shout out to mic at pristine bodyworks in essex he sorted me out a near perfect original black interior and some other bits 2 ,great bloke realy helpful. Im in the process of seling the old interior (just waiting on the buyers cash).guna take some pictures of some other stuff (engine bay,boot,interior) and will post em up in a bit.
allso any sugestions on steering wheels will be greatly received as the wooden one gets a bit slippery and i dont realy fancy losing it on a corner.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:20 pm

Just washed and hooverd

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:27 pm

some pics of the Engine bay,exhausts

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:41 pm

bits that need sorting out

underside of the bonnets a bit scabby.

underside of rear bumper is being slowly eaten by rust

a few marks on passenger door

inside the boot is a bit scabby too
thinking of taking it to mic at pristine bodyworks in essex for a bit of paint

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:49 pm

nice looking motor dude..

mick at pristine know his stuff... mines booked in with him as well now.

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:49 pm

shite car cover has done something to my paint

what a bastard looks realy bad
probably claim on the insurance

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:55 pm

scraped the paint off the front bumper

looks much better now but its a little dull

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:00 pm

Thanks dannyboy
soon as i get my claim sorted will be asking mic to do a full
respray (same colour)

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:48 pm

Anyone know what wheels these are

i know theyre bbs but are they e30 or something

jimbob · Post by **jimbob** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:36 pm

Was nice and sunny today so got on with the rear bumper

it was nice and solid behind it

got the paint off and got it as shiny as i can

both mounting points were rusted to shit so cleaned them up

half the bumper is quite rustsy and dull so i sprayed the bottom half black again

looks better