1981 320i E21 Ballin' On A Budget- Weekend Makeovers

[Holland]

Euro bumpers, M20, dual exhaust, single headlamps. Do it.

[RagtopE30]

Where did you find the springs? Rates? Brand? Thanks

[LuckyHenriksen]

So I pulled the front bumper and related hardware. I love the way it looks, even with all the holes. I am working on getting some trim to make a "bumper" and mount the beat up sport valence I have. should look tits



Pic of the other parts car on its way outside



And the lineup of crap (except the E30 cabby isn't crap :D)



I also started cutting wood to build the floor in the roof rack. It is currently stained and awaiting a coat of sealer



And I picked up this non running Henna car, I don't know what to do with it but I love the color.



It has this sweet siren/horn thing, I want to put it in my Ballin' on a Budget car



And the most important update: I picked up a set of uber cheap sprangs, hopefully will see some slammage soon. My only problem is being too lazy to take apart the front suspension on the old heap. I hate separating ball joints! Total cost for these brand new: $75 shipped

[LuckyHenriksen]

Got a ski rack for that price? Or source? PM me..:D

I don't know if you could use it as a ski rack or not? I will PM you the link

[LuckyHenriksen]

I actually have a set of sprangs that I need t try out, just need to man up and tear the car down lol. And I think I will ditch the front bumper entirely, and run the is valence I have

[Dave-ger]

You should do a front bumper tuck on that beast and lower it with some sweet sport rake like your E30!

[txtorquemade]

30.00 roof rack??

Ooo I love it, thanks for all the tips on cars guys! I will have to follow up on those.

As for the bumper I definitely need to do something, a bumper delete looks cool, but so does a tuck/trim. I will have to look into it further to find the best option.

And I just bought one of those $30 roof racks :D

Got a ski rack for that price? Or source? PM me..:D

[txtorquemade]

Do want a e21. Badly in fact. I know the 2002 is the "classic" 3 derivitive everyones all flipped about, but I like the 320iS much better. As long as I can get one with a working AC.

I passed up a nice Alpine 320iS couple of years ago and regret it now. Wont happen again.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Hehehe yea I worked great. I wouldn't want to do that to a car that hadn't already been wrecked though

[Butler]

Sweet! :rofl:

[Anony Mouse]

It's also on backwards. Spin that thing 180 and you will like it a lot better, until you get a new one that is.

My vert came with the exact same knob, it actually feels best (not saying much) turned off at an angle, around half way between the four and five o'clock position.

[LuckyHenriksen]

So the first parts car had this sweet Ansa exhaust setup. Pulled it, pressure washed it and will clean/paint/polish the tips. Hopefully it sounds good haha







Then I proceeded to pull the drivetrain out of the second parts car, redneck style

[LuckyHenriksen]

So I just picked up this gem. It is completely trashed, but lets see what kind of goodies I can scrape out of it

[moe30]

This is so awesome, had to go buy one of those stickers haha. E21's have been growing on me quickly lately. Can't wait to see what else you have coming

[LuckyHenriksen]

Can't wait to see some TLC put into this car. It's in pretty good shape for being owned by a lady =P

I need an e21 just like yours

Oh yea dude I know, poor car lol. I am going to have a paintless dent remover guy do all he can about the rough body, but thats it. Should clean up rather nicely though