The precioussss

"vorspringing" (vorspringing) 04/20/2014 at 20:15 • Filed to: PROJECT E21

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It will be officially mine next Saturday :)

Couple of very minor spots of surface rust, mostly inside the hood, but nothing structural (former Texas car), the bits that are obviously missing in the photo (emblem, front bumper, etc.) are in the trunk or in the owner's house so it's just a matter of reassembly in most cases, and most importantly, it runs and drives. Doesn't have the Recaros, unfortunately, but the replacement seats are in damn near perfect condition so swapping them out will be way down the list of things that get done. Woohoo! :)

Party-vi > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:18

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Sweet! Congratulations!

jkm7680 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:18

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Loving those Bbs style wheels.

Lucky Man, Haha.

Thinking of shaving the front bumper?

Mathias Rios > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:19

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Yay E21! Someone posted a article about the E21 today.

offroadkarter > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:19

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welcome to the world of vintage west germany

Agrajag > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:21

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Awesome!

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:25

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You know what to do

vorspringing > jkm7680 04/20/2014 at 20:27

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I'm going to put the original front back on and live with it for a while before I decide. Probably not, though.

vorspringing > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 04/20/2014 at 20:31

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Heh. Maybe next project car - I'm starting with what I think I can handle. :)

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:36

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Are you also a Maryland Oppo?

vorspringing > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 04/20/2014 at 20:43

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Live in VA, work in DC - so almost. :)

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:44

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Cool, just wondering.

Louros > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:47

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Sweet. Is it a 320is or just an i ?

vorspringing > Louros 04/20/2014 at 20:51

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320is :) front/rear sway, factory 5-speed. Everything's stock as far as that goes.

offroadkarter > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:51

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get a euro bumper, the 5mph US front bumper looks fucking awful on these cars

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:53

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Welcome to the 3-series family!

Louros > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 20:57

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Aww yis. I need to find me one of those (or a 323i) as my last E21 was a bit underwhelming.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 21:10

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Congrats!

+1 for "the Precioussss" reference. Sounds like you're going into it with the right mindset, there's only upside from here! :-)

Ferrero1911 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 21:41

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Congrats! Is that the stock ride height?

vorspringing > Ferrero1911 04/20/2014 at 21:51

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Yep. Suspension and drivetrain are stock.

Ferrero1911 > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 22:41

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Cool. Looks perfect, before they decided all cars needed to be at least 2 feet off the ground to drive in the US.

cody > vorspringing 04/20/2014 at 22:49

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Price? I stumbled across a clean '91 318is last night and wondering if the $5k asking price is ncocp.

vorspringing > cody 04/20/2014 at 22:53

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$2k, but this is an '81. Haven't done as much digging on the E30, so I couldn't tell you for sure.

JEM > Louros 04/21/2014 at 09:57

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I've had both a 320i and a 323i E21 and they are night and day different cars. The 323i was even more fun than my 2002tii and I would highly recommend getting one if you can find it.