My 83 316 E21 Project

User avatar
Jeroen
Site Admin
Posts: 29623
Joined: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:23 pm
My E21(s): '81 323i Baur
Location: The Netherlands
Contact:

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Jeroen »

:thumbsup

Still madly in love with them, but then in brushed aluminum with wooden rim. Since that will look rather off in my E21 I haven't ordered one yet... I may have to buy another car haha!


Regards/groeten, Jeroen
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

Jeroen wrote::thumbsup

Still madly in love with them, but then in brushed aluminum with wooden rim. Since that will look rather off in my E21 I haven't ordered one yet... I may have to buy another car haha!
Ha buy another car just for a steering wheel .... seems like a good reason :thumbsup
Last edited by Doey on Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

Haven't posted in here for ages so here's an update

Started mocking up how i might have the hardlines on the air setup

Image

Finally got my interior back

Image

Front seats

Image

rear bench

Image

parcel shelf

Image

custom mats to match the interior

Image

Door cards in

Image

Rear bench in and shelf

Image

front seat in

Image

Also finished the false floor in the boot

Image


Thats about it cars having a new clutch this week then ill finish the interior fitting and the boot setup ready so i can drive it to have the struts welded up and installed
User avatar
jbe21
E21 starter
Posts: 32
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:13 am
My E21(s): e21 320/6

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by jbe21 »

ohhhhh that interior looks soooooo great!
jealous of how clean the car is. Must be a great feeling to start with the cool stuff, instead of fixing up f$%^&ng rust
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

jbe21 wrote:ohhhhh that interior looks soooooo great!
jealous of how clean the car is. Must be a great feeling to start with the cool stuff, instead of fixing up f$%^&ng rust
Thanks mate

Yea is nice to have a clean shell mine still has a ting bit of surface rust at the bottom of the screen which I'm getting sorted soon
User avatar
e-einundzwanzig
E21 Pro
Posts: 889
Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:02 pm
My E21(s): '82 318i manual
Location: Dinxperlo, the Netherlands

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by e-einundzwanzig »

OH YES! you're doing a great job! ;)
I took the corner at high speed, came in the ditch, drove straight through a garden, flipped over 4 times and then I lost control of my steering-wheel!
E21noob
E21 Fanatic
Posts: 355
Joined: Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:46 pm
My E21(s): SOLD
Location: Oslo, Norway

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by E21noob »

Nice! Any more on the under seat subs?
Charlton
Upcoming E21 fanatic
Posts: 70
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm
My E21(s): 81 320a 6cylinder

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Charlton »

Love this car, did you re-trim your self or a company
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

Charlton wrote:Love this car, did you re-trim your self or a company
Company did it
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

E21noob wrote:Nice! Any more on the under seat subs?
Only this one , you wouldn't even know its there

Image
User avatar
joe14
E21 Fanatic
Posts: 211
Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:17 pm
My E21(s): 1983 black 316
Location: Manchester

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by joe14 »

That interior looks the business, looking good!!
User avatar
Spoona_Jay21
E21 starter
Posts: 30
Joined: Mon May 26, 2014 9:00 am
My E21(s): Cypress Green 1981 US 320i
Location: Snohomish WA, USA

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Spoona_Jay21 »

This car is perfect! Can't wait for mine to look that good! And how the air setup in the trunk is beautiful!
Charlton
Upcoming E21 fanatic
Posts: 70
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm
My E21(s): 81 320a 6cylinder

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Charlton »

Doey wrote:
Charlton wrote:Love this car, did you re-trim your self or a company
Company did it
Hi do you have the company name as I'm struggling to find somone to retrim cheers
User avatar
Nick1984
E21 VIP
E21 VIP
Posts: 1756
Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:08 pm
Location: Kasterlee Belgium

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Nick1984 »

Nice interior!!!
Where did you get the black carpet from? Looks like new!
[img]https://i.imgur.com/NwLeGXT.jpg[/img]
Doey
E21 starter
Posts: 28
Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:04 pm
My E21(s): 1983 316

Re: My 83 316 E21 Project

Post by Doey »

Nearly finished just need to do the Hardlines


Image


Image
Post Reply