Project: BMW E21.

[Pete.M]

That looks great, is the front bumper going back on? (IMO they look better with the bumpers, don't know why so many leave them off)

Very few people, if any leave the bumpers off on E21's, I assume you're talking in general? You're wrong though, it looks much better without a bumper.

 

[Jay.S]

Fappping awesome.

Great work, have you done any work on the engine, running gear etc?

 

[Matt Cup]

Looks so fresh! :approve:

 

[theduck]

Looks awesome, very 2002esque without the bumper.

 

[Eddie.]

Cheers for all the kind comments

That looks great, is the front bumper going back on? (IMO they look better with the bumpers, don't know why so many leave them off)

As Pete says, leaving them with the bumper off is very rare, rarer still on a Series 1.

Anyway, I personally think it looks a lot better without, single headlights and the sharknose gives a real nod to the 2002.

Fappping awesome.

Great work, have you done any work on the engine, running gear etc?

Nothing as yet, I'm undecided on the engine and if I should keep it or swap it for something bigger. That's a long way off yet though.

 

[172CupAdam]

That is fapping awesome, old bm's just look sooo good, a real credit to you.
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[Rob]

Duuuuuuude. Mother flipping Jesus Christ'ing awesome!

I can't believe how good it looks. Where exactly was the rust/leak dude?

You want to seal that up from outside, treat, and sort out properly so it doesn't get any worse!!

 

[aucky]

DAMN that looks good!!

 

[welshname]

Can't wait to see this soon Ed. Seems forever and to now see it all but finished is awesome

 

[Daniel]

FLOL!!! That looks stupidly good.

​Well done mate. Bet you're chuffed to bits with it!

 

[welshname]

Dear anyone who thinks bumperless is common on e21s and looks bad.

You're broken.

Regards
Taste.

 

[Hixle]

Looks incredible Ed! So, so good!

 

[Jason_E]

ffs this looks spot on. Hate you.

 

[Philip.]

Amazing Ed!

 

[BREMBO]

Looks brilliant, great work!

 

[_Tom]

Possibly my favourite car on the forum..

 

[dmallett]

Oh my! That's awesome

 

[welshname]

UPDATED PICZ PLZ

 

[Dan...]

Can't believe I have only just opened this thread ...it's epic! Amazing work I love it

 

[Hixle]

Just seen an updated pic on Instagram. FIT!

 

[Eddie.]

Yes, it is now fully "finished" (I'll use the term finished loosely, it's actually a rolling project more than anything else) as some of you will know.

I took some photos tonight, but they're on my camera and I'm not at home until tomorrow. It goes for it's MOT tomorrow, so I'll be out and about in it all day. Hopefully get some shots of it somewhere other than my driveway!

​So very excited to be able to use it!

 

[Mork of Ork]

That looks awesome! Now I've seen it on the wheels it just looks perfect.

 

[Djw Dave]

Awesome!! Looks cracking mate.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Absolutely stunning mate, cannot fault a single thing you have done. Also I found a new desktop background.

 

[aucky]

MOT passed?

 

[fil_b]

Looks good that

​looks a minter

 

[_Tom]

Oh my just seen this for sale ED38 -

(PS yours still looks nicer)

 

[Christopher]

I like the height of the headrests.

Whoever suggested that is a f*cking legend.

 

[welshname]

In the bottom one? Is that because there is none?

 

[Christopher]

Nah, Ed's headrests. Edrests?

​They look mint being all the way down.

 

[Scrooge]

Properly love it!!

 

[Eddie.]

So yeah, as some of you know, the E21 unfortunately failed it's MOT on the Saturday just passed.

Happily the issues it had appear to be sorted, and it'll be getting retested in time for Trax.

For now, a couple of photos from the other day, where the car received a nice in depth detail, finishing with a coat of Zaino Z2.

 

[Mr R.]

Wow, looks bloody lovely mate.

Did the paint get sorted or have you left it for now?

 

[Rob]

Oh my mother flipping word. Dude, it looks awesome. What was the fail list?

I'd be so chuffed if I were you, could I be cheeky and ask for an approximate cost to get to where you are so far?



Also, I know it's a bit like fight club, but any news on the paint?

 

[Eddie.]

Paint: I'll be taking it down when the car has an MOT (basically when it's road legal)

Cost: Ask Barclaycard! LOL... it's decent E46 M3 money.

Fail list: electrical issues (fuses blowing due to a short circuit) Springs (coilovers wound too far down) and the headlights need aligning.

 

[Rob]

f**k me that's a tiny failure list, well played! What was the short circuit?

A decent e46 M3 is peanuts now anyway so it can't be too bad!

Oh and you basically failed for being too low?

 

[aucky]

Is headlight alignment a fail if it's not fully correct, or just if it's too high/point right?

 

[fil_b]

Not to bad that.

simple things to sort

 

[Eddie.]

The headlight failed because it was basically pointing up and into the middle of the road!

Short circuit was on the ciggy lighter.

Yeah cost wise, I've kept it reasonably well controlled. Plenty of bargains have been had.

 

[Mr R.]

That's nothing considering all the work that's been done.