Project: BMW E21.

[Eddie.]

Should of got the rocker cover bolts replated

Already on it

(Well, I'm getting fresh bolts as opposed to plating them)

 

[Scrooge]

Love the wrinkle paint, I've gone a bit mad with it myself lol

 

[dmallett]

That looks awesome! I like this thread

 

[Eddie.]

Got a load done today,

New fuel pump and fuel level sender fitted:

Did some work on the engine too.

New inlet manifold gaskets:

Inlet manifold fitted, and BMW logo and details sanded up:

Accessory belt fitted, with PAS pump deleted:

All the surface rust cleaned up in the engine bay. Battery tray has been removed too, ready for the battery to be relocated to the boot. All sanded areas etch primed:

Started stripping down the steering rack and cleaning up the individual components.

 

[Joe#]

Good work on the block mate, it looks like a very professional job.

 

[Rob]

Smashing work northerner. I need to see this at some point, still my favourite car on here.

Thinking about it, I should have popped by whilst in blackburn FFS.

 

[welshname]

It's starting to look close to the time that the fun stuff begins. When is it going off for paint?

 

[jam.]

Outstanding work - the rocker cover look superb. As does everything else really.

 

[JoeyD]

Superb work Ed! It's certainly coming along nicely.

 

[Ricardos]

Just amazed at the quality of work going on in this thread, love this car so much.

 

[Eddie.]

Thanks for the kind words

When is it going off for paint?

Its being done on the driveway actually, but I've not set a date yet. Next week hopefully.

 

[matt_132]

Looks fugging awesome. That moment when it fires up will be worth it.

 

[Bluebeard]

This just gets better and better and better.
Well done mate.

 

[welshname]

Its being done on the driveway actually...

Well if it's good enough for an Aston.

 

[Brookie.]

God I love this car.

Keep it up dude, doing a great job!

 

[Eddie.]

Well if it's good enough for an Aston.

Woah, don't tarnish me with the rattle can brush! It'll be getting done by a guy who does mobile paint repairs. Granted it'll be no spray booth quality but it'll be better than an aerosol job.

 

[Eddie.]

Jamie from the E21 forum painted the engine bay for me today.

Very happy with the results, looking forward to getting it back together now.

 

[Mr R.]

Hmmmmmmm, gonna be epic.

 

[Eddie.]

I've been focusing my efforts on getting the engine bay ready for this weekend, which is when the M20 will hopefully find its new home.

I wanted a fresh OEM sound deadening section, but BMW don't supply them anymore and nobody in the UK was holding any stock, so I resorted to buying some engine bay specific material and making my own.

Spent a while templating it up and cutting it out then covering it with a water resistant fleece.

Then got it fitted with velcro, so I can remove it in the future, should I need to.

Nice delivery of parts and tools arrived too:

Old subframe compared to the new one:

Fitted, with the fresh ARB:

Made a fresh brake line (old one had snapped)

and fitted:

First servo fitted:

All finished:

Few more bits and pieces to be doing over this week, then ready for dropping the engine in on Saturday.

 

[Matt Cup]

Good work fella. Are you going for twin pipes ala 323 or sticking to a single one?

 

[Eddie.]

Good work fella. Are you going for twin pipes ala 323 or sticking to a single one?

Single exit, I want it to look pretty normal from the outside.

(well, as normal as an orange, 37 year old car can look anyway)

 

[Chip-mk1]

Cool project.

 

[Rob]

Bloody good work again Eddie.

I bet you've learnt a shitload since taking this on eh?

 

[Eddie.]

Bloody good work again Eddie.

I bet you've learnt a s**tload since taking this on eh?

Yeah, even just little jobs like making brake pipes is a new thing I've learnt for example.

There's plenty I still know nothing/very little about, mainly with regards to the engine, but I certainly know my way around an E21 though!

 

[Jon.G]

M20's in. More to follow.

 

[Bluebeard]

M20's in. More to follow.

Who's the reprobates?

Looks a homeless persons gathering to keep warm off the engine.

 

[Jon.G]

From left to right; Oli, Eddie, Christopher and myself.

 

[JoeyD]

Flol, you look like a terrible boy band.
Good effort though!

 

[Bluebeard]

From left to right; Oli, Eddie, Christopher and myself.

Oli who?

 

[DaveDreads]

Were those 4 Pikey's asking if you wanted to scrap your car or something?

They look rapey.

 

[welshname]

Oli who?

He's not on here much. But Ed is shagging his cousin. (Oli's cousin, not his own)

And why the f**k does Turner look like he's actually dressed to do some work?

Flol, you look like a terrible boy band.
Good effort though!

No Direction?

 

[Jon.G]

But Ed is shagging his cousin. (Oli's cousin, not his own)

FLOL. Brilliant.

 

[Jon.G]

[video=vimeo;89251779]https://vimeo.com/89251779[/video]

 

[Eddie.]

Awesome!

It was a great effort by everyone to get the engine in. I've got some pictures and a little write up to come.

 

[Eddie.]

So, over the weekend much was done.

I got the servos painted up:

Then it was time to get the M20 in.

Clutch on:

Gearbox fitted and the engine going in:

After not long at all, it was in:

Now need to plumb it in, and wire it up and it'll be ready for its first start

 

[_Tom]

Good work..

Purely out of interest, what do you reckon it'll be worth when its all finished?

 

[Heez]

Good work! Love all the progress pics.

Can't remember is this now going to be manual or still auto?

 

[Scrooge]

Pretty much whatever he asks for it in reason, some people wouldn't want to pay a lot for it but then others would pay a hell of a lot of imagine!

 

[welshname]

Good work! Love all the progress pics.

Can't remember is this now going to be manual or still auto?

It's manual. Always has been. It'll be on the 4 speed box for the time being iirc

 

[Heez]

It's manual. Always has been. It'll be on the 4 speed box for the time being iirc

No idea why I thought it was auto previously.