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Turbo 3.8L e21 323i
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:14 am
by BlownBMW
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?

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:58 am
by --ALPINA--
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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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:00 pm
by lemonayd
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
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:25 pm
by messenjah
not sure about the interior but the colour ! and that engine bay ! lovely car dude
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:54 pm
by e21-Mark
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.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:43 pm
by ac/dennis
impressive very much!
Did you do it all yourselve?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:49 pm
by Lieuwe
Nice car.
Strange place to mount your brake cilinder/booster

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:15 pm
by murran
interior is very pimp my ride.

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

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:25 pm
by drjim
I like that very much. What was the car like before you got it?? We need before pics to go with the after!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:19 pm
by Thijsse
Lieuwe wrote:Nice car.
Strange place to mount your brake cilinder/booster

erm... its original place @ rhd e21
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:56 am
by BlownBMW
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
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:27 pm
by e21-Mark
Old school for me too I'm afraid although I'd rather see any e21 saved from the scrap man.
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:35 pm
by Danny043
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:04 pm
by davethedog007
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:36 pm
by e21-Mark
Variety is the spice of life as they say.
