Obviously what I've been lacking is more projects...

...by purchasing a pair(yes I'm that sucka) of e21s.

As they were:

Here's the short of it:

1983 BMW 320i, Polaris on blue headed toward black, 137K mi., Purrs beautifully, "good" un-restored condition, needs front rebuild(control arm bushings by several informed speculators- you can feel it release as the brakes are released+classic shake)


1983 320is, Alpine on black, 347k mi., all the Sport options and a thrashed set of Bilstein sports, half-stripped(must be gone by the 22nd per the GF's request)

Current project list is all the basics...
-extra grounds, more grounds and more grounds
-all new lights as of last weekend, drivers Recaro as of yesterday
-battery to the trunk soon(all the parts already),
-re-carpet the parcel shelf & cover the new speaker pods
-move over passenger Recaro and sport wheel and rear sway bar rest of black interior
-rebuild front and rear suspension on the cores removed from the parts car, including getting the Bilsteins rebuilt and new bushings all around. This is next up, soooo feel free to offer parts and/or help, or as a last resort, advice.

Future projects....

-installing everything on the wish list....
-m42 or m50
-rebuild LSD

Wish list:
-black carpet
-springs
-camber plates
-big sway bars
-calipers(Fronts off e36? e34? Rears from MkII. I like making mount plates and bias valves to keep it all balanced... for real...I do)
-fire suppression(small race setup...for street safety)
-remote fuel filter and electric pump(Machinist has my plans for rear strut brace that mounts the battery plus, fire suppression tank, plus fuel pump and filter, and bolts to rear bulkhead at the back seat retainer hooks)
-euro bumpers or some such diving board eliminating part
-fab up front strut brace

Anyhow I could go on like this for years(just ask the GF) but I have to work sometime.

here's the gallery....not much to it yet....

I got the other Recaro in this morning and was halfway through installing the sport steering wheel when the rain cut me off short....This worked out fine though, my GF had just made me some pasta for lunch, and I needed to upload the pictures of the morning's success.

In addition yesterday I got the majority of the rear sub-assembly detached. This was abhorrently pleasing as I hit Bilstein gold.

This bit begs a little history. I owned the white car between 305k and 325k. Sold it to a friend, his first BMW; now he's a BMWCCA member.

First time around, I had installed the struts/shocks after receiving them, used, for a near-gift price(can't remember the fellow's name, from Greensboro, thanks again).

I'm hung-up right now because I can't get the drive shaft to differential bolts off. They are near to impossible to access and so corroded. The grinding and sawing options in my future are looking less than fun.

Quick update:

I got the black door handles installed along with the black backseats and the sport wheel....I could not be more pleased with the affect...enough so that I left the blue rear side panels.

I think the two-tone black/blue interior is here to stay ....I'll post pics soon.

My only complaint was that the surround for the sport wheel is shifting and making a click during vigorous wheel work(it rained here today and i have yet to transplant the LSD). This is less than surprising as only 3 tabs that hold it to wheel are left. ahhh all things in time...

Updated Pictures