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Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:20 pm
by MooseBoy
Hey all
I have just purchased myself 3 E21's, a 323i and two 318i's with the intention of restoring the 323i as it is fairly shabby, but not too far gone i hope!
Anyway im new to the forum and thought it would be a good idea to upload some photos and see what the E21 communitys thoughts are!
Heres my 323i
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IMG_0148 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0149 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0147 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0150 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0151 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0153 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0154 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0155 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0156 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0159 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0160 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0161 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0163 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0164 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0165 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0166 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

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IMG_0167 by LeMooseBoy, on Flickr

Yeah well thats her exactly how i picked it up, spider webs and all!
It does need a bit of work but im ready and keen to see it back to its former glory, thanks everybody :thumbsup

Re: Project 323i 82'

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:00 pm
by Jeroen
Welcome to another white Tasmanian Devil... and his car :lol: Thanks for an intro with a lot of pics!

I see it has A/C or well, at least with the interior fan from the AC version as I didn't spot any other AC parts. And a 3 year old started pulling all cables under the dash? The glovebox swimming pool is a known issue. Anyway, you have some work lined up but that's not so much of a problem. As rust is your biggest issue I'd pull out the carpet, give the floor a thorough check as well as the inner fenders, establish how much rust is on the entire car and based on that, decide if the car is worth a project.

Keep us posted!

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:33 pm
by cobbler2u
welcome
I like them in white.
Good luck with the restoration

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:59 pm
by m3gaz
Another White E21 surfaces.Jeez,they're like London buses.You wait ages for one then three or four turn up at once.

A good wash and it will look loads better.

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:27 am
by MooseBoy
m3gaz wrote:A good wash and it will look loads better.
Ha very good point sir, what do you think? Image

:thumbsup

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:38 pm
by raseeda green
Looking good there! Quite a good condition one too! Hope it's carry on, good luck!

:bmw

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 4:48 pm
by SileNceR
Yell out if there are any standard bits you are missing; I've removed (and still have) a bunch of trim pieces, accessories etc from mine (www.e21build.com)- I'm in Australia too.

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:41 pm
by Jeroen
Hey Clinton welcome here! Next to all your action on Facebook how about a project topic on the forum here as well?

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:33 pm
by byza213
nice!
australia seem to have a few parts etc for these aghrr

if you not planning on painting her right away use a clay bar to bring back that white

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:45 pm
by TopCat
look out for the Redbacks!

Looks like there could be some in rear window!!

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:34 pm
by MooseBoy
Thanks for all the replies guys!
I don't think I've made enough progress to post more with the 323i as of yet, however my 318i's are all parted out and the shells are getting picked up within the week :shake
Haha I haven't seen any red backs in the 323i, however I did see one in my white 318i yesterday!
:hammer he got the squish treatment.
Oh and I have a clay bar in my garage! I forgot all about it, cheers mate :)

Re: Project 323i 82' From Australia

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:18 am
by nas80
oh man you got a mitsubishi sigma as well! RARE