E21 316, coming out of retirement!

RoccoSiffredi · Post by **RoccoSiffredi** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:20 pm

purchased this today.
65000 miles from new, original paintwork (although this will need touching up a bit) and 4 years worth of dust!
a bit of fresh petrol poured down the carb, a jump off from a big battery with a set of leads and she fired up nearly straight away!
sounds lovely and smooth but just wont tick over. (probably the 4 year old petrol)
hoping to get it mot'd as soon as we can but, it's going to need the brakes checking, and a new exhaust at least. oh, and i love the colour!

with a bit of a wash and some alloys, i'm hoping for this sort of look...

i'll post up the progress as it goes, but at least another e21 is going back on the road!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:36 pm

Welcome mate. Good to see another e21 being pulled out of retirement.

Are you going to lose those chrome wheel arch destroyers? I see one has gone already.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:56 pm

yes plleeaasssseeeeeee loose the archs, there the source of all evil!

RoccoSiffredi · Post by **RoccoSiffredi** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:06 pm

its actually got all 4 still on it (pics off my phone i'm afraid) but they will be coming off and staying off.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:13 pm

you gonna go for the same wheels or sumin a bit different as the inspiration pic

RoccoSiffredi · Post by **RoccoSiffredi** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:28 pm

not got a clue which wheels i'll decide on, but most likely will be deep dish retro type wheels as i think these old cars suit them.

Rav320uk · Post by **Rav320uk** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:31 pm

Welcome, I have a 316 yet to come out of the ockup.
Deep dish alloys, what about some BBS RM's

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:36 pm

Well done with the 316. Maybe we should have our own thread, 'Projects in progress' There are a lot of us at the moment. My 316 has a simular story and still isnt ready for MOT!!

Rav320uk · Post by **Rav320uk** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:55 pm

theweekendhaslanded wrote:Well done with the 316. Maybe we should have our own thread, 'Projects in progress' There are a lot of us at the moment. My 316 has a simular story and still isnt ready for MOT!!

Good idea

mr edd · Post by **mr edd** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:13 am

very good idea!...i have been working on my car since 1996 (slowly) and it still looks like a scrapper even though i have spent thousands on new parts..

e-einundzwanzig · Post by **e-einundzwanzig** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:19 am

when you lose the arches, don't sell them, SCRAP THEM, better for everyone!.

Martin

Blackadder · Post by **Blackadder** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:27 am

Nice car!

Just lose the chrome archers (rustlovers)!

another e21 save and sound....

Keep it as original as possible.

RoccoSiffredi · Post by **RoccoSiffredi** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:15 am

quick update.
car was mot'd yesterday and failed on.....
headlight beam out of line, and exhaust blowing from centre section.
How happy was i ?!
its running shyte, and wants two small bits of welding on each footwell, but these weren't failures. anyway, left it with friend at the garage to do what was needed. so will collect next week and blow the cobwebs out of it. very happy with it, and it owes me less than a weeks wages.
so now i need a nice set of wheels. anybody selling any?

Rav320uk · Post by **Rav320uk** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:21 am

These any good.
Fully refurbed barrels, polished bolts, not chrome, brand new dishes 2" and 3" so fronts are 8 " x 15" and rears 9" x 15".

RoccoSiffredi · Post by **RoccoSiffredi** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:35 pm

wow, nice wheels. but i'm guessing they'd be worth/cost more, than my car would ever be worth!
i'm looking more along the lines of a set for 200-400 pounds maybe needing tyres.
the car is ok but it will never be a show stopper and its going to be my daily driver through winter