'83 E21 316 Saphirblau-metallic

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wigmanreturns
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My E21(s): '83 UK 316 Manual

'83 E21 316 Saphirblau-metallic

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Hi guys,

I've been loitering on here for a while now and been meaning to introduce my E21 316. My Dad bought it off ebay in 2004 for £95 with 95k on the clock, around that time he'd bought 4 or 5 off ebay as he loves them and they were stupidly cheap. He had a white E21 323i in the 80's and has also owned a 2002tii and an E30 325i touring, so you can probably guess where my love of BMWs comes from. After a year of having my driving licence (and not crashing my Skoda), to my surprise he registered the car to me and gave me the keys. One of the best things he's ever done for me!

The first thing we did was fit some lowering springs on it and swap the steelies for Turbines, it drove so nicely for a few years, but that was as far as I got. Moving to London meant locking it away and it's been off the road since the late 00's. I've been promising various people (mainly Wiz0rnub) that I'd get it back on the road, and then this year he suggested we go to Sharknose meeting and Nurburgring for my Birthday, accompanied by an E28 518i and E23 730. That gave me the kick up the backside I've needed and have been working to get it MOT/road ready since. It's generally in good condition and over the next year or so I'm going to be restoring it to original (with a few upgrades). I've driven a lot of cars and nothing gets me like an E21.

Anyways, sorry for blabbing, here are some pics (they aren't great, will hopefully get some better ones this weekend), hope you enjoy, and looking forward to meeting people this weekend!

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Edd rebuilding my carb after some idling issues, bought a Weber service kit and a new flange from BMW, did the job.
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Welcome !
Nice car, will make a fine base to work on.
Waiting to see your progress, keep us posted !
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Post by uwbuurman »

Nice work indeed!! And welcome!
It's the man next door!

1978 BMW 323i
1980 BMW 528i maior restitutio
1987 BMW 325iA cabriolet
2006 BMW 320d touring High Executive
2015 BMW 320dA touring xDrive High Executive ///Msport
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