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E21 320 2.5 - The Luger

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    Posted: 29 Sep 2010 at 9:35pm
I'm a huge E21 fan. I'm onto my fourth one now:
The first (no photos at present) was a red 323i which I had to scrap and the second one was, well, a red 323i (not by design, just happened to come up in Auto Trader)




which had all the bits (Recaros, LSD, BBS wheels, Ansa exhaust).
A lovely car.
Until some muppet in a Micra rear-ended me:



...and legged it. The car drove onto the lowloader with it's head held high while the Micra had to effectively be picked up with a dustpan & broom.
But my heartbreak was short-lived when this beauty turned up:





It's actually a 320 with (knackered) 323i running gear, but future plans include a built 2.5 lump (looking to build a 2.9/3.0 using an M50 crank as a basis), totally refreshing the running gear and fitting all the goodies I've accumulated over the years.

Then there was this E30 Touring...




that had an M50 lump in...




BTW, the engine in front of it that looks like it's being bullied/eaten/sh#gged is a Pinto lump - gives you an idea of how large these frikkin' engines are..!

...which was going in the E21, but decided to put an M20B25 as flogged the bits to my mate who now has the M50 in his E30 Touring (that was a good project to work on - my mate Kev works like Speedy Gonzales). Kev sold me his M20B25788 from the Touring.



The red car was stripped...



totally... A sad end to a great car.



I'm doing all of the prep to put the B25 in, (painting, polishing bits, wiring etc.) one of the luxuries of having a workshop. I've been fairly lucky finding the right parts to keep the project moving forward. Case in point below.

Got this bad boy on the Bay of temptation:




Can't remember if the guy said it was Hartge or Schnitzer - pattern (anyone?), all I know I got it for £170 and it looks the nuts. Proper RHD fit too as the pipes bend around the steering column, and looks like it will bolt straight up to my Ansa system. Missed out on the fully-rebuilt B25 he was selling for £350, rackum frackum
Fitting it was a little fiddly as the bolts are obscured by the curve of the pipes, so had to hold them in place while it was offered up, but well worth it. Since writing this, I've learned since that it may be for an E30 so will require some modding to clear the flitch panel.
Eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that the oil filter housing is now facing the opposite way, as otherwise the oil filter would be underneath the manifold :shock: great for third-degree burns with your oil services. I just simply unbolted it, switched it round and repositioned the oil cooler pipes.

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Good to see you posting on here Dave. I like the green car too. It should look lovely once done.
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wanted - early e21 316

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