316 1978 London UK
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:26 am
Hello all, yesterday I bought my first classic car and my first BMW E21. Its a 1978 316 and I am over the moon.
Here is some of the specs (Pictures at the end of post):
-Imported from Ireland
-Chamomix White (I think need to double check)
-Green interior? Is this normal I've never seen it before, I was not sure at the beginning but now I think it looks good. (For some reason looks yellow
on the pictures but it is green)
-4 Speed Manual (Unfortunately)
The owner did some work prior to the sell which includes:
-New clutch
-Brand new twin exit exhaust, similar to 323i
- New springs and shocks all around ( I believe they are blistein units by the pictures)
- New discs and pads
- New brake shoes on rear
- New track control arms
- Twin headlights conversion
The car is sitting on what I believe are replicas BBS wheels, they look quite good, I wouldn't thought they are original (any way to know?)
Apart from that is just a very nice restored E21, I had to cross london from East to west yesterday on it (1 hour drive in traffic, motorway etc. ) and the car behaved very well.
Some things I noted and That I have to address:
- The car is running rich, it was mentioned by the seller, and I am not sure what to do he recommended changing the solex carb for a weber. But I
might try to get this current carb tuned so it runs better. (Any recommendations) I would probably outsource this as I am not very experienced with
carbs
- When I stop in traffic with the windows opens there seems to exhaust gases coming in to the cabin. Not sure if it is because is running rich, or
maybe the exhaust has a leak or is loose?
- Seller mentioned tyres loose pressure after some time, he recommended checking every two weeks so will need to investigate a bit more on that.
- Unfortunately this didn't showed up on the test drive but it did driving back. There is a thump noise coming from the RL strut tower. Either
something is loose or a rubber bushing, seems a bit strange as the suspension is all new.
I will keep posting my progress with the car, it is my new weekend toy and I am very happy with it. Looking forward to meet more members of the E21 club and if you have any recommendations please let me know !
Cheers
Alex
Here is some of the specs (Pictures at the end of post):
-Imported from Ireland
-Chamomix White (I think need to double check)
-Green interior? Is this normal I've never seen it before, I was not sure at the beginning but now I think it looks good. (For some reason looks yellow
on the pictures but it is green)
-4 Speed Manual (Unfortunately)
The owner did some work prior to the sell which includes:
-New clutch
-Brand new twin exit exhaust, similar to 323i
- New springs and shocks all around ( I believe they are blistein units by the pictures)
- New discs and pads
- New brake shoes on rear
- New track control arms
- Twin headlights conversion
The car is sitting on what I believe are replicas BBS wheels, they look quite good, I wouldn't thought they are original (any way to know?)
Apart from that is just a very nice restored E21, I had to cross london from East to west yesterday on it (1 hour drive in traffic, motorway etc. ) and the car behaved very well.
Some things I noted and That I have to address:
- The car is running rich, it was mentioned by the seller, and I am not sure what to do he recommended changing the solex carb for a weber. But I
might try to get this current carb tuned so it runs better. (Any recommendations) I would probably outsource this as I am not very experienced with
carbs
- When I stop in traffic with the windows opens there seems to exhaust gases coming in to the cabin. Not sure if it is because is running rich, or
maybe the exhaust has a leak or is loose?
- Seller mentioned tyres loose pressure after some time, he recommended checking every two weeks so will need to investigate a bit more on that.
- Unfortunately this didn't showed up on the test drive but it did driving back. There is a thump noise coming from the RL strut tower. Either
something is loose or a rubber bushing, seems a bit strange as the suspension is all new.
I will keep posting my progress with the car, it is my new weekend toy and I am very happy with it. Looking forward to meet more members of the E21 club and if you have any recommendations please let me know !
Cheers
Alex