Mattt

It has drums on the back. Weren’t all the 323s disk or only some?

So I drove her down the road today!! No brakes..... might need to remove the calipers and unsieze them. Clutch works, gearbox works, all lights work, alternator charges, battery holds charge, radiator has antifreeze, engines holding most of its oil. Engine has a miss at times but now idles when the engines warm without any input from me. it has a vibration through the driveline. Will spend more time on it over the weekend.

No I haven’t. I actually haven’t had a chance to do anything as I’ve got family here at the moment. I should have a better opportunity to start assessing things properly tomorrow afternoon. We did lift the carpet when I was checking it out and the floor looks good. I’m not too concerned about that sort of stuff though as I’m alquite capable of welding in new panels as necessary and it’s not going to be a restoration type build which allows me a lot more flexibility with repairs.

No I haven’t. I actually haven’t had a chance to do anything as I’ve got family here at the moment. I should have a better opportunity to start assessing things properly tomorrow afternoon. We did lift the carpet when I was checking it out and the floor looks good. I’m not too concerned about that sort of stuff though as I’m alquite capable of welding in new panels as necessary and it’s not going to be a restoration type build which allows me a lot more flexibility with repairs.

Yeah I figured as much. It’s both sides.

I’m struggling to upload more pics. I don’t think so. Kit will be sold anyway.

Looks like you’ve got your hands full! Can’t wait to see progress as it comes along.

Appreciate the offer, however getting it from Auckland to Christchurch will make it considerably more costly and at this stage I’m not that keen on the idea of running a 6.

Yeah I bet. S14 would really be perfect. I don’t even know where to start looking though? I guess unless I’m really lucky it will probably have to be imported...

Also sparkle as much as I understand completely why the f20c would be the ideal motor I’m just not keen to look outside of the bmw family. If I was I would probably go for a beams 3sge to be honest.

In all honesty if I was going to consider the m52 build I’d probably just go to m42 turbo. It’s not just about the overall weight but keeping the weight back behind the front axle as much as possible. I mean it’s a strong possibility that I’ll end up going for something like an s50b32 with matching gearbox, but I’m more about utilising my skills and building up an engine rather than just buying one and doing the conversion. Everyone’s right though, I know spending $10k on an m42 is ridiculous and I don’t really think it’s a realistically viable option if I have to spend that when I can get a s50 for $6500. The ideal engine in my mind would be an e30 m3 engine. But I have no idea if they’re available and what sort of price I’d be paying. appreciate the feedback guys, keep it coming.

Oh holy shit if only I had the cash lying around for it!

No it’s not. It’s been well hidden a long way off the road and half of it was under cover where no one would have been able to see it.

Hey thanks for the offer. I will take you up on it once I actually get the car here and spend some time going over it so I can ask any other relevant questions at the same time. I’ve been waiting quite a while to get hold of one. I didn’t want to buy a mint one and chop it up. I’ll check out yours once you post it up. Always keen to see what people are planning and doing to them. I’ll get photos as soon as it turns up. I suspect it had a respray and some bodywork done to it about 15-20 years ago. It has a triple letter number plate and appears to have been reregistered in 2003 so it’ll be interesting to find out how much has been hidden under the fresh paint.......... hopefully it’s not a bog factory as I’m considering going as far as stripping it completely and dipping it before painting.

If you’ve got anything you’d like to say or discuss please feel free to do it here.

Hey guys, it’s been a while but I’ve finally picked up a new Oldschool project so thought I would start a new project build. The car in question is a 78 E21 323i. It’s been sitting in a barn since 2015 and the owner pulled it out the other day and had her fire up. I haven’t got any photos yet as the cars being dropped off in the next few weeks. The good: 323i so disks all around and various upgrades, factory manual, interiors really tidy, minimal visible rust, rego on hold, engine runs and car was in good condition when parked up so hopefully nothing too major to be done to get her back on the road. The bad: has a m20b20 carby engine fitted for who knows what reason. Has a small amount of rust. Won’t currently idle. Paint work looks like it’s matte finish but I suspect a good cut and polish will make it gloss again. The left rear quarter has bog coming away behind the black trim, I suspect there’s previous rust repairs coming back there. It shows signs of a very minor engine bay fire at some point. It’s been sitting for 3 years, so I’m not sure what’s going to start showing up when I start working on it. Other things worth mentioning. I’m pretty sure it has alpina wheels on it but will confirm if they’re genuine when I get it home and pull a wheel off. It has a body kit of some sort, owner reckons it’s a BBS kit. I hate it and will be removing it and selling it as soon as I can along with the alpina wheels. It’s got the old getag 242 4 speed box still which I’ll probably keep and use for nostalgias sake. Plans (subject to change) M44 or M42 engine conversion with ITB, link ecu etc. I’m not sure exactly how I’m going to have it built yet as I need to talk to a few engine builders but I’m planing to have it done so that it can rev like hell. Ideally I want a 10,000rpm redline and around 180-200rwhp. I’m going to rebuild the suspension with all new bushes and custom specd BC Gold coilovers. Wilwood 4pot front brake conversion with slotted rotors front and rear. I want to respray the car in a factory BMW colour midnight blue metallic. I’m currently pricing a set of genuine work equip 01s in 15x8 all around. I’d like to try and get the car as close to 1000kg as possible without stripping the interior out. At 1130kg factory I think it should be achievable. I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into this car and doing something a little bit different. If anyone has knowledge to share regarding anything please feel free to discuss. The following pics are of a e21 with equip 01s and the colour I’d like to use. As soon as I get the car I’ll chuck pics up, promise x

On a car thats factory fitted with twin round headlights (old BMW for eg) is it legal/wofable/certifiable to remove the inner headlight on one side provided that the remaining headlight has both functions of high and low beam?

I thought that would be the case. Cheers guys.

quick question. Can a 2 door 4 seater vehicle be certified with fixed back bucket seats?