New e21 owner! :P

[Pantless spency]

Hello people of bf.c,
i recently purchased a 1983 320i aplineweiss e21
plan on using it as my daily driver, only problems so far is a rough fuel supply when engine is cold, and the blower motor or heater core is shot, upon turning on fan/defrosters it whines like a bitch.
seats are sun-baked and crack upon blunt contact.
drivers seat is all duct taped up :P
you may remember my thread a while back concerning the same car.
here are some pics.

[gsumzzz]

Did you drive by a zoo recently? Just kidding. Nice score, now roll up the sleeves.

[Layne]

Haha nice leopard tape! Unfortunately the bad heater fan is so typical it's practically guaranteed, and they are quite expensive. The good news is that the heat works fine without the fan so long as you are moving even slightly.

[Shimmy55]

Congrats! Will be a blast.


I see you found one of keeponkeepnon's thongs.

[320iAman]

Yes,,congrats...

[goinstrong]

Nice looking car! Even Blue duct tape until you find a seat of seats will help...

As for the blower fan, at least it works. Here is a SIMPLE fix: pull the black cover from the drain trough in the engine bay to expose the blower fan. I think it exposes the wiper motor too. (been a while). You will see bearings that roll with the fan blower. Spray PB Blaster on BOTH sides of BOTH sets of bearings and run the motor. Yes, you will smell PB Blaster for a little while, but the noise will go away! I did this about 2 years ago, and the blower is STILL quiet! Good luck...

Tim

[pommeree]

Don't forget folks.
If you need a Bosch, the motor's available from autohausaz.com for < $70.
p/n 0130063013

[fullswing]

welcome to bfc!

[Tom D]

spency, glad to have you aboard. you'll find that the E21 is not quite as competent as the the E30, but this actually makes it more fun as a daily driver.

as far as the lumpy idle, we can get that fix for you. it will require some testing. why don't you start a tread with a title like 'bad idle, how do i fix?'

[cheap320i]

So much potential, and well bought! (although I don't recall what you paid for it).
And welcome to the legion.

[ekr470]

Welcome. I think we pretty much have the same car. Only difference is the color and the leopard tape.

[Pantless spency]

Thanks everybody! forgot to include i picked this thing up for 500 bucks


i'm excited it's a ton more fun to drive daily than my truck is.

[ialbrecht]

Sweet deal. I can't wait to find another e21 to get out of this rusty shell.

Sent from my M860 using BF.com

[sanchez101]

have blue seats good condition. call my father at 832 221 0941

[DCON]

cammo tape.
cant even see it.

[pommeree]

cammo tape.
cant even see it.

That took a Sec. to sink in!

[epmedia]

As for the blower fan, at least it works. Here is a SIMPLE fix: pull the black cover from the drain trough in the engine bay to expose the blower fan. I think it exposes the wiper motor too. (been a while). You will see bearings that roll with the fan blower. Spray PB Blaster on BOTH sides of BOTH sets of bearings and run the motor. Yes, you will smell PB Blaster for a little while, but the noise will go away! I did this about 2 years ago, and the blower is STILL quiet! Good luck...

Tim

WD-40 smells better

cammo tape.
cant even see it.

Looks like cheetah to me.
It's cool, and way better than "hot pink" duck tape.

Nice score, OP

[lightsmith]

Hey you got it! Good shot. Understand you need a couple of wheel dust covers. I got some, they're yours.

[Pantless spency]

yeah andrew said he removed the driverside front dust cover, he also gave me your phone number, i will PM you mine.
Thanks guys.
im looking to throw in some tan vinyl e30 seats in here that i already have, i just need some sort of adapter.

[jayhawk49er]

$500! Wow. Nice find/start.

[Layne]

im looking to throw in some tan vinyl e30 seats in here that i already have, i just need some sort of adapter.

It's not that simple. You would have to cut the mounting brackets out of the car and make new ones to weld in.

[Tom D]

actually it's not that complicated. the old seat perches are spot welded and have to be removed so the seats can bolt to the floor. the floor however is not flat so something is needed to level the seats. i used a piece of 1x2 C-channel and scribed it to match the shape of the floor and then through bolted everything using large flat washers underneath the floor pan. you could just use stacked washers.

here is the result. cheaper to buy then recaros, easy to find replacements, better seats then recaros, and since i already modified the mounting, i can fit any race bucket later. i paid $35 each at the local pick and pull for these.

[Shimmy55]

Those look pretty good Tom, E30 sport's?


and your door handle "like mine" needs to be adjusted

the greatest part of a passenger in the e21..... "where's the door handle?"

[klubvintage]

Those look pretty good Tom, E30 sport's?


and your door handle "like mine" needs to be adjusted

the greatest part of a passenger in the e21..... "where's the door handle?"

HAha, yeah just for fun on the last e21 I drove daily I adjusted the passenger handle to sit directly behind the door pull just to watch people dig around for the handle! Good times had by all!!

[ekr470]

the greatest part of a passenger in the e21..... "where's the door handle?"

Happens every time.