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Hello another new owner to join you lot.
Hoping i can get someparts from this forum and help too.
heres my car
got it off ebay a month or two ago d had to spend loads fixing it already.

1983 e21 with registration plate a21 *** which was pretty lucky
kept in spain for 17 years, then a respray in original henna red recently.
rust free other than 2 small spots on bonnet.
lowering springs - but soon to be lower and stiffer on adjustable height & dampening coilovers.
engine 1.8L with twin 40 dellorto carbs, with K&N filters for the moment.
323 brakes and calipers
bucket seats 3" sabelt 4 point harness
raid steering wheel
only 68,000miles, dont know what that works out to be in kilometers?
removed as much from rear as i can
bbs wheels, soon to change

just my winter fun car RWD + rain = fun
needs a wash and a clean up all round.

here is how it looked when i got it not long ago













to come:
ATS Cup wheels 7x15"
possibly single headlight grille
adjustable height and dampening suspension.
clear repeaters
probably all sorts of other things too[/img]

Very nice!!! i want that engine!!!

thankyou
but why, my engine is horrible!
it probably makes about 100hp!
im used to a 185bhp 800kg mk1 golf, and going to this is dissapointing, but still more fun in the wet.
i just did a post about what engines can go in to get more power.

im exposing the chrome on the sidestrips and round the window trims etc at the moment, someone had sprayed them black and covered them up.
ill decide if i like it after its done.
ill probably leave the grille on the front black though.

i re covered my seats as they were in bad condition from years in spain.

bit baggy in one area, ill sort that soon.
looks ok in person better than on cam.
fabric almost matches bucket seats.
also done parcel shelf which was bad too.
before and after

those carbs look great.
are they dcnf 40's? i was keen to get some.

thanks
ill be getting some decent trumpets/ horns/ ram pipes/ blah blah etc, (everyone seems to have a different name for them) soon and will look alot better.

they are twin 40 dhla dellorto carbs.
With a facet red top fuel pump and few other bits.

They sound good, but the car is still so slow, and would love an engine change.
They are also terrible on petrol! I get about £10 to 30 miles. Which is the worst petrol car ive ever had. but oh well

They are still staying on.

I thought i would give it its FIRST clean since i had it.
It got dark so didnt get chance to dry it properly or wax, or do details but oh well.

Oh yeah i also got a nice package through from germany for a few bits which consisted of:
new indicators, orange bulbs, and clear lenses, chrome trim for windscreen and rear window & all bolts, (fixing kit) for my bumper, which still isnt held up right.

Heres how it looks at the moment:





Still got the chrome trims to do, around windows, and remove the black from the original chrome too.

Didn't mean to resurrect an old topic but I would like to know a few things regarding this car.

What is the main jet, idle jet, venturi/choke, air corrector size?

I have M10 2.0 running on dual dellorto 40's but it seems to have problem in the mid range. I'm thinking either its the jets or ignition/dizzy (vacuum advance is broken).

Thanks.

The guy who owns this car now posts over on Retro Rides. He did have it up for sale a couple of months ago but had no luck. (£800 I think?)

i think i remember it being up for sale on the bay, was a cheap car for what you get with it. im running twin 40's on my m10 1.8 but i think i got an air leak so i cant really get mine running correctly. gonna try and grab an injection head of rich at fritz next time im down that way, then spend some time matching up the ports to my inlet manifold so there is no step, as i think this is what is causing most of my problems

I did all that with my 2002 but it made hardly any difference. If anything I think I polished it all too much and there was nothing to get the air and fuel actually mixing. Sometimes that step can get the mixture tumbling and actually prove useful.

im not gonna bother polishing the ports as your right, rough surface is better but i think the step is so large its almost causing the air to stall or something. i cant find a leak around my manifold anywhere yet on tick over it acts like it has one, when driving it pulls really well, very odd symptoms, need an expert to come and have a little play one day really