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  1. #1
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    Thumbs up E21 Registry

    Hey E21 owners! Post your pics here, tell us your mileage, how long you've owned your E21, your mods, future plans, and any other pertinant info! Lets see how many owners we've got now!!!

    This is me...

    1983 320i

    2xx,xxx miles (broken odometer)

    Purchased 7/02 from boss, $950

    Mods: Front bumper removed, rear seat removed

    Future plans: Ellipsoids, headers, cat removed, suspension, sway bars, yada yada...
    Geordie Johnston - E36 Collector.


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    1982 320is
    1982 BMW 320is Hennarot

    Description
    Hennarot original paint, all factory installed Sport options: Black vinyl intrior with Recaros.
    Many maintenance modifications include:
    Re carpeted rear windshield deck in black and re-stuffed backseat with polyester stuffing.

    Modifications and tuning
    Engine:
    K&N Cold air intake and heatshield (copies for sale in the Classified section)
    Hayden Electric fan
    Bosch 8mm plug wires
    Optima red top relocated to trunk
    Battery Tie down courtessy of Nic (M24Power) thanks bud!
    Suspension:
    Eibach Sport Springs
    Bilstein Touring Shocks
    Front stress bar
    Urethane control arms & rear subframe mounts
    Sport versions came with front and rear sway bars
    3:91 LSD (Sport option)
    ---
    Exterior Styling:
    BBS front airdam
    US Rubber bumper stripping & side reflector units installed temporarily as the search for euro bumpers continues.
    Rear Euro bumper(instal pending)
    Clear Turn Signals(US sun faded)
    E30 Ellipsoid Hella Headlamps
    Quad Brake Lights
    ------
    Interior Upgrades:
    Momo Jet Steering wheel
    Horizonatal CD player installation: Pioneer
    Alpine 12 band EQ w/sub control
    Boston front & Infinity rear Speakers in stock locations
    Bass courtessy of Joe @ Rockford Fosgate
    E30 shift boot
    Red \"mood\" lighting
    OEM BMW carpet



    History
    This car was purchased in 1984 by my father in PA. it currently has 215k, original motor.
    This car was shipped from PA to AZ in 1990, and then shipped to Amiens, France in 1991 for three years of European driving. While in France, it recieved the Yellow Headlight conversion and european liscence plates. The car was driven daily about 5 miles to work and back. My father did not convert it to european bumpers at that time. It was then shipped back to AZ in 1993 where it now resides. the car is a weekend driver and has been garaged all its life.

    Im loving every minute of this car and am learning as much as i can from it.



    More info and pics: http://e21.tricord.be/registry/index.php?view=10
    Last edited by MattE21; 04-12-2005 at 01:46 AM.

  3. #3
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    97 M3/4/5 81 E21 72 Bav
    Ok, I'll bite.
    1981 320i
    ---What it came with ---
    Polaris Metallic paint
    automatic transmission (ugh)
    sunroof
    Odometer stopped at 157,xxx
    Your basic hand me down car
    ---What I've done to it ---
    Added some primer (it's a parking lot warrior)
    M42 motor and matching 5 speed transmission
    3.91 LSD
    Dinan Chip
    Euro Bumpers
    Honda recaro seats
    LEDA Coilovers with 24 way adjustable shocks
    Stainless steel braided brake lines
    Blacked out window chrome
    TEP rear strutbrace with relocated battery (optima red top)
    Blaupunkt deck with 10 disc CD changer
    2x3 Boston Aucustics in the front NOW THAT'S STEREO POWER!!!!! (my 6x9's in the back were stolen)
    H4 headlights and yellow (french) H1 accent lights

    More at www.bimmerboys.com

    --- future plans ---
    My mystery suspension
    volvo 4 pistion brakes (I have the calipers I just need wheels big enough)
    15x7 wheels or 16x7 which ever falls i my lap
    Zender front spoiler
    Euro rear valance
    4 point roll bar with 4 point harnesses
    I could go on for hours.

    later,
    Last edited by TheNeek; 05-19-2003 at 12:33 PM.


  4. #4
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    81 320i
    whoa, didn't notice this thread until now....anyways here's my info:

    81 320i
    around 200k miles (broken odometer too)
    my parents bought it brand new in 1981 in Seattle, WA.

    current mods:
    -Hayden electric radiator fan
    -K&N drop-in filter
    -Bosch Silbers
    -H&R Sport springs
    -Bilstein Touring shocks
    -205/60/R13 Sumitomo HTR 200
    -Euro Bumpers
    -Front spoiler (from classicgarage.com)
    -Tinted windows
    -Boston Acoustics 4x6's in front
    -JBL 6x9's in back.

    future mods:
    -turbo setup (including SDS fuel management, either a t3 or t3/t4 hybrid turbo, custom exhaust and intake plumbing)
    -coilovers (either the ones from TopEnd or GroundControls)
    -as many urethane suspension bushings as i can
    -upgrade front brakes w/ volvo 4 piston calipers (just got 'em in the mail today along w/ an early 5-series master cylinder) and vented rotors
    -at least 15inch rims
    -clear/euro front turn signal lenses
    -finish putting on ground effects: zender rear skirt and side skirts......hopefully i'll get these mounted and painted by next week.
    ....there's probably some more i'm forgeting.


    hehehe, i think AZ is becoming home of modded e21's (all three of us, lol)
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    My Cars
    Turbo E21,12 WRX,03 S2K
    Here goes:

    Car has 250,000+ miles
    Fresh new motor
    Owned it for 6 great years and going on

    Here are the mods:
    Eibach pro kit springs
    Bilstien shocks
    BBS front Spoiler
    Clear corners
    16in Team Dynamics Motorsport rims
    Corbearu CR1 race seats
    3 point harness
    custom exhaust system
    custom header
    custom intake
    Custom made rear upper tie bar
    short shift
    push botton start
    turbo cooling system
    peds set further apart
    and is a few month we are going to make a turbo kit for it and try to get around 180hp running 9-10psi.
    Still need to put in gauges and bigger brakes.


    E21 LEGION


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  6. #6
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    83' 320iS, 18'Tacoma TRD
    Ok here goes

    1983 320iS
    -Bronzit beige-metalic
    -190,926 miles
    -sunroof
    -Bilstiens
    -H&R Springs
    -Urethane Trailing Arm Bushings,Sway Bar Links,and Steering Rack Bushings
    -Maifold Back 2 1/4 inch exhaust with no cat and a foot long glasspack with dual resonated tips
    -Tinted Windows
    -Accel Coil and 8.5mm wires with Rapid Fires
    -Bav Auto Power Flow Kit
    -Second Set of Basket Weaves with 205/60/13 tires
    -Sport Clutch
    -Piaa Lights (Headlights & Fog)
    -Hayden Fan (waiting to be installed)

    Theres a Pic on Nic's Page in the Legion Page (Kyles 320iS)
    Got a few more goodies since sending Nic that info


    Nice cars Guys

    Peace
    Kyle
    Last edited by 83iS; 03-12-2003 at 03:06 PM.
    1983 320iS
    BAV Power Flow Kit,Accel Ignition Coil and Wires,Bistein Sports with H&R's, Hayden Electric Fan, 15" BBS and a heavy right foot
    2018 Tacoma TRD Off Road 6MT trans
    2012 BMW R1200GS Adventure (Dalton HWY Survivor) Touratech Explorer rear shock, garmin 590, Rock Fox gaurds, GlobeScout Panniers, BMW top box

  7. #7
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    81 323i, 88 545is, 97 528i
    1981 323i Ascot grau
    150,xxx miles
    Alpina 15X6 15X7 combo with BFgoodrich Potenza rubber
    Alpina front spoiler, zender side skirts, zender rear apron, Alpina rear spoiler
    volvo front caliper conversion
    Racing Dynamics Springs, bilstein sports,
    Quickor 1 1/8th inch front, 7/8ths inch rear sways
    3.45 lsd
    ansa sport exhaust
    Ansa headers
    Alpina center resonator
    electric sunroof conversion
    2.3 Alpina engine transplant #3-1927
    Alpina valve cover
    Alpina gauges speedo tach ect.
    recaro interior with matching door panels, rear headrests
    rear quarter popouts
    smiley elipsoid conversion
    S package tool tray
    jacobs ignition (big woop)
    Valentine V1 hardwired
    Bosch Hypersonic alarm (a leftover from the 80's)

    Planned upgrades:
    push button start, complete restoration (after the 545is project), 5 speed upgrade, maybe and adjustable suspension set up. might tint the windows too.

  8. #8
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    Damn. Nice list. Welcome to our little nook here on BF!!! Now get some pics posted of her!
    Geordie Johnston - E36 Collector.


  9. #9
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    OMG, RDAvena, i did'nt know ur car was that modded, WOW

    yeah, please post some pics......i have the same color e21, and am putting on a zender rear skirt & side skirts soon.

  10. #10
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    As soon as I finger out how to post pics here I will. I have started a small collection and description on car domain. I know it may suck, but until I send the pics to Nic it is all I have.

    http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=225484

    Ray

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    Damn. Very, very nice looking. Who did the transplant?
    Geordie Johnston - E36 Collector.


  12. #12
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    Alpina at Buchloe. It was not confirmed until I sent the vin and the id plate number to them. There were a lot of other items added (according to the tech sheets) but the po or the one before had taken those details off. It "had" a full suspension kit and the extended range tank. The only things left were the stripes (passenger side) and the engine. Took a scope to the combustion chamber and they are hemispherical. The pistons are different as well. But little by little I am bringing he back to life.

    Ray

  13. #13
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    Turbo E21,12 WRX,03 S2K
    Nice car, and a nice list of mods, I see you are planning on the push button..I have it done and I love it. Good luck!

    E21 LEGION


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  14. #14
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    which did you use? I bought the Ignited brand red push button. The letters will rub off soon so it will look less like rice.

    Ray

  15. #15
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    1998 528i 5speed Sport
    Here's mine:

    1982 320is Black/Black leather
    ATS 15x7 rims
    Kuhmo Ecstra Supra 205/50-15
    Bilsteins
    Eibach Pro-Kit lowering spings
    K&N P-Flow
    Magnecor Spark plug wires
    Stainless steel cat and exhaust
    Ansa muffler
    PBR Deluxe brake pads (no brake dust to clean )
    Zimmerman cross drilled rotors

    Inside:
    Black leather Recaros
    Sport steering wheel
    Clarion tape deck and Clarion cd changer
    Sony 12" sub in bandpass box
    Lanzar 1200 watt amp for the sub
    Precision Power 5 1/4 speakers

    That is it for a little while..............
    e30 325i, the mighty 4 door granma mobile....Gone
    e39 528i, 4 door sports tank

  16. #16
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    Originally posted by RDAvena
    As soon as I finger out how to post pics here I will. I have started a small collection and description on car domain. I know it may suck, but until I send the pics to Nic it is all I have.

    http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=225484

    Ray
    very nice, did u get the car repainted? or just the side view mirrors?
    did zender make two different side skirts? cuz the ones i got are flared at the end....they go up a little around the wheel wells.
    one last q, how do u like the volvo 4 pot upgrade?



    for pics, it's best if u can find a host/somewhere to upload them.....or u can upload one pic per post from ur computer (if u click on 'post reply' towards the bottom of this thread, then u'll see that u can attach files to ur post.....just above the 'submit reply' button)

  17. #17
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    Originally posted by Yonkers320is
    PBR Deluxe brake pads (no brake dust to clean )
    hehehe, yeah i just put some of those in my car last summer and i love 'em too! i think there's still ''brake dust'' but it's that light tan color, and looks just like dirt/dust from the ground.

  18. #18
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    Jbob,

    Yes Zender did make the two styles but the difference was in the rear apron. One was ribbed and the other was flat. And the sideskirts pretty much all the zenders were flat. The BBS did have the extended piece that went up on the wheelwells.

    The volvo 4 pots are great. They have a lot more grab than the stock ate calipers and with the PBRs from Auto zone they take a bit longer to start fading, more like a lot longer. I also added the e12 master cylinder and you can feel the difference in the pedal with the added piston diameter.

    Forgot about the paint, the po had painted the car due to a fender bender and the front is a different color than the rest of the car. Graphit and the rest is Ascot. The mirrors were painted some time before it was brought over because it is the same Ascot grau as the rest of the car.

    Thanks for the pic tips. We'll see if car domain does not mind

    Ray

  19. #19
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    Ray... I'm always down to host you pictuers. I know cardomain can be a pain some time. That goes for everyone too. If you want to join the legion... do it.


  20. #20
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    The legion assures our place in E21 History!




    Kyle
    1983 320iS
    BAV Power Flow Kit,Accel Ignition Coil and Wires,Bistein Sports with H&R's, Hayden Electric Fan, 15" BBS and a heavy right foot
    2018 Tacoma TRD Off Road 6MT trans
    2012 BMW R1200GS Adventure (Dalton HWY Survivor) Touratech Explorer rear shock, garmin 590, Rock Fox gaurds, GlobeScout Panniers, BMW top box

  21. #21
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    BMW 320i E21


    Here's my List:

    CAR: 1981 BMW 320 I SPORT MODEL, BLACK, W/ BLACK INTERIOR

    MODIFICATIONS:

    ENGINE: STOCK 1.8 LITER 4 CYLINDER WITH BAVARIAN AUTOSPORT HEADERS
    ANSA SPORT EXHAUST AND A K&N CONE AIR FILTER

    DRIVETRAIN: STOCK W/5 SPEED TRANSMISSION

    SUSPENSION: GROUND CONTROL COILOVERS WITH 2.5 INCH DIAMETER SPRINGS
    AND FRONT CAMBER PLATES
    SHOCKS: KONI ADJUSTABLE IN FRONT/ BILSTEIN HEAVY DUTY IN REAR
    SWAY BARS: SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES 25 MM IN FRONT/19 MM ADJUSTABLE REAR

    BRAKES: FLUID- ATE SUPER BLUE DOT 5
    LINES- BRAIDED STAINLESS STEEL
    FRONT- P/F 90 COMPOUND PADS
    BMP JET COATED ROTORS, VENTED, CROSSDRILLED AND
    GAS SLOTTED
    REAR- DRUMS STOCK

    WHEELS AND TIRES: EXIM RACING WHEELS 13X6 ET13
    HOOSIER R3SO3 DOT R COMPOUND TIRES 205/60 13

    SAFETY: DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECARO SRD RACING SEATS
    SCHROTH 4 POINT HARNESSES
    AUTOPOWER SCCA SPEC 4 POINT ROLL BAR WITH CROSS BRACE

    OTHER: FRONT AND REAR STRUT TOWER BRACES
    BAVARIAN AUTOSPORT SHORT THROW SHIFT KIT
    MOMO MONTE CARLO STEERING WHEEL AND RACING SHIFT KNOB
    IO PORT VIDEO CAMERA MOUNT
    OMP RACING PEDALS INCLUDING DEAD PEDAL
    RAIN LIGHT
    RELOCATED BATTERY TO TRUNK


    Stuff in the works:

    Engine Swap
    Successories: "A Bend In The Road Is Not The End Of The Road....Unless You Fail To Make The Turn."
    www.revitup.com
    www.myspace.com/gjdixon

  22. #22
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    awesome!!!!
    what spring rates and lengths did u get for ur ground controls? and how's the ride?

    is ur car track-only or streetable?

    yay, engine swap (i think u told me before , thats' gonna be one helluva e21 ). how close are u to swaping engines?

  23. #23
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    BMW 320i E21
    Springs are 2.5 inch ID 6 inches long, 500lb front, 400lb rear

    It is a street driven car! The ride is stiff around town, especially on a bumpy road, but if you are on a highway its not bad.

    The engine is in the car, however its not running yet.

    Now, if I can get all the runoff that went into my garage and froze to become an ice skating rink in my garage, I may actually be able to get it finished!
    Successories: "A Bend In The Road Is Not The End Of The Road....Unless You Fail To Make The Turn."
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  24. #24
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    whoa 500 & 400......she must handle like a dream on the track tho.
    how low do u usually have the car while driving it on the streets?

    also, have u done any urethane bushings in the chassis and suspension?

  25. #25
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    BMW 320i E21
    Due to the fact that I really know the capabilities of my car, not many cars (or drivers for that matter) push their cars as hard as I do in the corners.

    I remember a couple of years ago at Lime Rock, I was doing a drivers school with the BMW Club and someone showed up with an ALMS Dodge Viper GT2 Race Car for the event for some practice. This car was unbelieveably fast! The one funny thing that kept happening during the day (which says alot), He would go flying past me on the front straight like I was standing still, then start hitting the brakes to slow down for Turn 1. Me in my underpowered gokart didn't have to brake till much later. I would actually catch him as we turned in to Turn 1 and I would start sticking the nose of my car inside of him in the turn. Since it was only a school I couldnt' pass him in the turn, but I think if it was allowed, I could have! I shouldn't be able to catch a car like this going into that turn.

    The coilover kit has 4 inches of adjustment from top to bottom. For street driving I leave it close to the middle point of adjustability. For certain track events and autocrosses, I will either raise the car or lower the car. Most of the time, I will lower the car 1 inch from where I normally have it. At the middle point, the Factory IS front spoiler sits about 2 inches off the ground. If I lower the car all the way, I can get the front spoiler down to 3/4 of an inch off the ground, however, I can't really drive the car at this height due to the suspension practically being bottomed out. Maybe if I had 2000lb race springs in the car I could!

    the only urethane bushings in the car are the swaybar mounting brackets, other then that all other suspension bushings are stock!
    Successories: "A Bend In The Road Is Not The End Of The Road....Unless You Fail To Make The Turn."
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