Another e21 follows me home

320iJT · Post by **320iJT** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:24 am

Yup, its true, another e21 finds it way to my hands thanks to Hank Farber. This was Ross's old 1977 320i he sold to Hank a couple years ago. Good thing these are small cars because I am out of space! I am not sure exactly what I am going to do with it but initial plans are making it road worthy. Next would be stripping it and painting it black to match my other 77 e21. I am not fond of Sierra Beige. The interior was mostly converted over to black but the drivers Recaro needs to be recovered and the carpet is still tan. Finally some suspension mods and light engine mods are future projects to make it a fun autox ride. Expect to read about this in up coming newsletter articles.

edw1 · Post by **edw1** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:50 am

Two words...

Spec E21

kishg · Post by **kishg** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:03 pm

JT can start an entire race group just by himself

320iJT · Post by **320iJT** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:42 am

kishg wrote:JT can start an entire race group just by himself

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

320iJT · Post by **320iJT** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:41 pm

A little update. The old bird rides again! I put 4 new tires on it, a little cleaning and lots of little parts from my stock pile. Its becoming a decent car. I took it for its first drive last night. About 5 miles just to see how it is. Today I drove it to work (about another 5 miles). By the end of the week, I am going to buff the paint out so at least what doesn't have surface rust (small spots here and there) will shine.

A couple things I still have to do:

1. No turn signals. Might be the hazard swtich.
2. Speedo is broken. Luckily I have another one
3. Sunroof crank - yup, got that in stock as well

I have a carpet from a parts car that is dark so I can complete the tan to black conversion. It might find some glory after all.

Stay tuned! A newsletter article is in the works...

MTROIS · Post by **MTROIS** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:10 pm

Looking forward to the updates JT!

Which one will you bring to the rally??

320iJT · Post by **320iJT** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:02 am

The black e21 will make the rally. I still haven't had enough time to drive the tan one to make sure it would last all those hours. When a car sits, the hoses get nasty and the thermostat can get held up. I usually take little steps when I put a car back on the road after sitting.

First is obviously get it running.
Second is to start off on small trips. Get the car up to temperature and make sure it doesn't overheat
Third is to double check all the fuel lines and coolant lines for leakage.
Forth is start going longer distances and try out highway speeds.

A few test runs will determine what other items it needs. Right now it just seems like basic stuff like a tune up, fluid changes, wiper blades and the items I listed above. Once that is done, then I can focus my attention to cosmetic items.

320iJT · Post by **320iJT** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:43 pm

Buffed the paint out today. A teaser pic until I can go down and do a photoshoot with it.