Hi all,
I bought myself an E21 3 weeks ago & am planning on stancing it good, thought I'd put a build thread up to let you know my plans & get your opinions.
Here she is the day I picked her up
On the way home from collecting it I managed a total of 26 miles before this happened
A sticky valve decided it didn't want to stay part of the head & asked number 4 cylinder to join the party.... 1 totalled M10
I got it towed back to the guy I bought it from's workshop, he stripped the engine out & I sourced a new one. While I was waiting for the engine I decided to tackle the bodywork.
No major rust, just surface rust. The floorpan, arches, boot floor are perect. There's a little bubbling coming through at the side of the windscreen but I'll sort that when I get it ready for paint.
I collected the new motor & dropped it off for installation on Sunday
I hope to have it up & running by the weekend.....
As I was waiting for the car I thought I'd go shopping & managed to win a couple of things on ebay
Recaro seats to replace the crappy E24 leathers that are in there now
And some shiny new rims
15x8 Schmidt Modernlines, they are a +25mm offset but I'll sort some spacers out once I roll the arches & see where they are going to sit. The updates will keep coming as & when I do something.
Cheers
Jamie
I bought myself an E21 3 weeks ago & am planning on stancing it good, thought I'd put a build thread up to let you know my plans & get your opinions.
Here she is the day I picked her up
On the way home from collecting it I managed a total of 26 miles before this happened
A sticky valve decided it didn't want to stay part of the head & asked number 4 cylinder to join the party.... 1 totalled M10
I got it towed back to the guy I bought it from's workshop, he stripped the engine out & I sourced a new one. While I was waiting for the engine I decided to tackle the bodywork.
No major rust, just surface rust. The floorpan, arches, boot floor are perect. There's a little bubbling coming through at the side of the windscreen but I'll sort that when I get it ready for paint.
I collected the new motor & dropped it off for installation on Sunday
I hope to have it up & running by the weekend.....
As I was waiting for the car I thought I'd go shopping & managed to win a couple of things on ebay
Recaro seats to replace the crappy E24 leathers that are in there now
And some shiny new rims
15x8 Schmidt Modernlines, they are a +25mm offset but I'll sort some spacers out once I roll the arches & see where they are going to sit. The updates will keep coming as & when I do something.
Cheers
Jamie
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