E21 S50 Swap

[Chriskbmx]

as far as doing the speedo for the e21 there are a ton of diff ways to do it. assuming your not going to use the 323i trans I have seen people make the e30 speedo work, have seen people run them off the drive shaft and there are a ton of other ways to do it.

[jakeb]

New parts going together. Both of the front struts would have been together but some how one of the $2 strut bearing dust caps walked off.

Fresh powder coated strut housings, bilstein sports, and H&R springs


Rears...new vs old. Rear shocks were completely dead.

[unloadedak]

subscribed!

[Galicianslash]

i am so sub'd

[giantkeeper]

I admire you Jake...you juggle multiples at once

:nice:

[blunttech]

I admire you Jake... I cant seem to finish one project and you juggle multiples at once

[jakeb]

Getting back to progress on this project. Suspension parts back from the powder coater.





There is also a box of odds and ends but no picture of that.

[greg1333]

Nice plan...I miss my 323i e21. I had swapped out the 2.3 motor for an late model e30 325i motor... the car was fast, much lighter than an e30.

Do you have a 6 cylinder front cross member for your swap? or are you going to just do something custom?
Another hurdle is the speedo input. e21 takes its input from trans. e36 trannys don't have speedo tap that I am aware of.

Just some food for thought.
Keep us updated...and best of luck with the build

[Polaris15]

sub'd

[jakeb]

All the suspension parts are going to the coater tomorrow...
I was waiting for the front calipers to show up so I could trim the backing plates.

Trunk is starting to fill up with new parts (thanks blunttech)

[Motorsports]

looking forward to this build. e21s dont get the respect they diserve.

[iXguido]

Looks like the backing plate just needs to be trimmed. http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=966135 <- Nice write up on it.

Nice project, I enjoy following your builds.

[dougie30]

Excite for finished product

[jakeb]

I was gone on a short vacation this past weekend but back working in the garage today.

Got some more done on the e21...

Front struts just about all torn down....just need to pull the hubs (loosened allready) and backing plates then they can go off to the powder coater. For those that have done volvo brakes up front do you normally ditch the backing plate all together or trim it down?


Rear trailing arms more pulled apart....


Rear subframe pulled apart


engine is out

[giantkeeper]

Nice!