<![CDATA[E21 project thread]]>Hey guys! It definitely has been awhile since I have posted updates on the e21 project. If you don’t remember my intro thread that I updated every so often, you can check it out here …

http://www.wibimmers.com/board/showthread.php?423-Dd-e21

Recently she has had the title of Daily Driver taken away from her by a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. Gotta keep it in the family. :P Haha!! I leased it for dirt cheap, so I didn’t have to drive the e21 in the winter which has turned out great. So, the e21 has been parked next to the garage inside a fully enclosed car canopy to get some work done.

I installed a methanol injection system since the last time I posted as well as a small block chevy aluminum radiator for better cooling. The meth injection feeds right from the washer fluid reservoir. The red led in the gauge cluster is tied to a fluid level sensor in the reservoir to warn me when its almost empty. The green led is wired to a pressure switch that feeds off the boost line. When the switch hits a specified psi level (5 psi on my setup) it will send a signal to the pump to run which in turn illuminates the green led to let me know its on.

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I also have been collecting parts for work that will be done such as EDIS-4 parts from an escort to convert to electronic ignition

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s14 oil filter housing tapped for oil supply to turbo (so I can get rid of this stupid sandwich plate), ARP head studs, and an e12 throttle body for more air flow.

This winter I plan on getting quite a bit done on her for preparations for a super fun spring/summer this year. Right now I have been focusing on the rear-end stuff which includes, subframe, trailing arms, sway bar, bushings, etc and rebuilding a spare head I have.

I got the head cleaned, decked, and had a valve job done on it from C&S Performance in Butler. They did a fantastic job. I then deep cleaned all the internal parts and put it all back together. Unfortunately I don’t have a pic of the head done. Ill add it later.

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I picked up a spare rear end from forum member kyletime666’s 323i e21. These euro models came with rear disc brakes, which is what I mainly got it for to replace my awful drum setup.

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I took the setup over to Snap Understeer’s place to prep it all for POR-15 and paint. First thing I did was wirebrush everything down as much as possible to get heavy crap knocked off and such. After that was the degreaser stage and finally the metal acid-etch stage.

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Once all dry, it was time for the POR-15.

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I decided to go with a beige/copper/black color scheme for the car. I will eventually repaint the car with the same BMW safari beige color, so everything else gets painted. After the two coats of POR-15 dried completely, I went ahead and put primer down on everything. With that said, I give to you, COPPER REAR-END!!!! I think it turned out pretty badass!! :D

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I went ahead and bought all new poly urethane bushings for the rear-end. They look amazing in my opinion. I know some of you won’t like the color choice, but I strive to be different … WAY different. :P These include:

subframe bushings

trailing arm bushings

sway bar bushings

different hanger bushings

and I also swapped my previously ordered steering rack bushings for the newly designed ones in yellow of course.

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The trailing arm bushings were kind of a bear to get it. Once those were finally done, I bolts up the subframe bushings and viola, one step closer to install.

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Tomorrow I should have the diff bolted to the subframe and the sway bar all painted and bolted on with the new bushings. After that, it’s onto the brake setup with parts I have already and then it will all be installed back on the car.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/1050/e21-project-threadRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 07:24:48 GMTThu, 03 Jan 2013 02:40:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:59:43 GMT]]>There is no way all that rust is from one winter.

But I do feel your pain. I was forced to drive my car 1 winter.

last winter I just rode with my brother to work.

this winter it's either motorcycle or bicycle until I pick up a truck.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/49321https://wibimmers.com/post/49321Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:59:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:15:11 GMT]]>Don't feel too bad. I'm not the only one, lol.

http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1375659-How-to-replace-the-floor-pans-%28-%29&highlight=floor+pan

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/49164https://wibimmers.com/post/49164Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:15:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:49:59 GMT]]>Holy jeebus! Must have been a harsh winter and some very wet boots

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/49162https://wibimmers.com/post/49162Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:49:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:41:31 GMT]]>Well since the car didn't make it for the last meet of the season, figured it was time to start on the interior. I took the seats out (which are for sale of anyone is interested) and ripped the nasty carpet out partly so far. Irritates the crap out of me that my car was relatively rust free when I got it, was forced to drive it that first winter and this is what happens ...

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Guess this means my winter project is cutting out the floors and welding in new pans. And of course figuring out the electrical issue in the first place.

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Earl said:

Damn damn damn!

^That

should have paid the $30 overnight shipping for $2 worth of parts.

you gotta be like a squirrel and accumulate scene points before winter.

store them in your cheeks even.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48726https://wibimmers.com/post/48726Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:43:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:25:06 GMT]]>Damn damn damn!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48725https://wibimmers.com/post/48725Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:25:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:53:02 GMT]]>So of course right before the October meet, the curse of fat bob haunts the ol' E21 once again! It seems that the injector drivers in the megasquirt might have been fried due to a short in the electrical. I am doing some diagnosing and have ordered some new FETs from DIYAutotune,  but I highly doubt I will get them and installed in time. That is if they are the only issue here.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48723https://wibimmers.com/post/48723Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:53:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:56:16 GMT]]>Awww yeah! Bluetooth megasquirt baby!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48146https://wibimmers.com/post/48146Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:56:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:20:14 GMT]]>Oh yea... Sixth!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48025https://wibimmers.com/post/48025Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:20:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:02:54 GMT]]>^You better have called the sixth too!

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panS said:

I call the fif

I corrected that for you

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48021https://wibimmers.com/post/48021Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:18:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:31:17 GMT]]>I call the fifth

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48012https://wibimmers.com/post/48012Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:31:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:05:00 GMT]]>4th, especially since you hang out with snap the burnout machine

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48009https://wibimmers.com/post/48009Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:44:57 GMT]]>Third on burnout videos

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Earl said:

=( Well at least post a bunrout video!

Second this, can I get a third?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/48000https://wibimmers.com/post/48000Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:35:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:25:04 GMT]]>yeah, yeah, yeah

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47996https://wibimmers.com/post/47996Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:25:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:55:00 GMT]]>=( Well at least post a bunrout video!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47991https://wibimmers.com/post/47991Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:55:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:28:13 GMT]]>flares probably won't be done till winter or even next year. The car needs mucho body work done before the flares can even go on too.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47990https://wibimmers.com/post/47990Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:28:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:55:29 GMT]]>Now get your kit on!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47981https://wibimmers.com/post/47981Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:55:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:44:33 GMT]]>Well good news!! I ended up buying a d-sub crimper tool and a d-sub extractor/insertion tool from radio shack. I was a bitch extracting the pin from the connector without the wire attached, but eventually got it with the help of a bent paperclip. when attempting to recrimp the wire onto the old pin, the pin broke in half. Went back to radio shack and bought some new pins. Crimped wire and inserted back into connector with tool. BINGO!!! Continuity on pin 32 is now golden. Put wiring back together, installed injector clips, throttle body and charge piping again and fired her up. 

She runs amazingly smooth now with no more shutter! I am assuming that with the one wire connected to injectors 1&3 that they werent getting enough current to fire enough fuel, causing the shutter. Now I just need to retune everything since its running super rich  and i should be good to go!!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47978https://wibimmers.com/post/47978Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:44:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:33:44 GMT]]>Finally an explanation for the madness

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47823https://wibimmers.com/post/47823Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:33:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:54:56 GMT]]>Update: Was testing the wiring for the injector pins just now. Checked continuity between the injector clip pins and chassis ground, got nothing which is good. Then I tested continuity between the injector pins on the MS db37 connector and the injector clips. Db37 pins 34 & 35 tested good against cyl 2 & 4 injector clips. Db37 pin 33 tested good against cyl 1 & 3 injector clips, but db37 pin 32 was a no go. Hhmmm interesting. Took apart the db37 plug and unwrapped the tape around wires and found this for pin 32.

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That wire for pin 32 popped out of the db37 connector pin, which is why continuity was zero. Getting closer! So now I just need to figure out how to get that wire back in and seated right and see if that fixes my issues.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47822https://wibimmers.com/post/47822Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:54:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:43:07 GMT]]>Well our initial thought doesn't seem to be the case, but still doing some testing on injector wiring.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/47809https://wibimmers.com/post/47809Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to E21 project thread on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:01:46 GMT]]>Dressed up the daily quick.

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And wanted to introduce the new member of the family!

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