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Car is up on Milwaukee Craigslist now. 

Trying to find a nice 5 speed pickup, since our family line up consists of three tiny cars and I can never haul a damn thing.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/4492044800.html

Figured out when I had it up at the shop that it has a LSD in it for some reason!

Also fixed a ton of broken wires, so the power mirrors work, and the A/C turns on now!

Also got the fog lights rewired and working.

Found the boot off the CIS to the air box was ripped, and replaced that. 

Replaced both drive belts, laughed at the hilariously small washer fluid tank.

jockhater2 said:

I don't believe I posted any seats for sale. I haven't looked at my originals since 2007. That's when the recaro's went in.

I could sell you the OEM seats that the car came with. They are black

Oh, I was referring to the car that has a for sale thread with Recaros in it. Those Recaros look very nice.

Once it is warm out, I could swing by some time and check those stock seats out.

I really like my sport seat, wish I could find another to match!

A 991 with blue leather seats came into my shop today and I was all !!$#%??

They'd look amazing in the car. hah.

jockhater2 said:

That is the risk of ebay I suppose. If I were to sell mine. 6grand is what I'd be asking. But that is different. I have my original seats still. I don't use them. They just sit in the rafters in the garage. I'm not sure if they have any tears or not.

Those seats in the 'for sale' thread you posted of that '82 look great.

I'm hoping to find a seat like those, though at this point just a matching set would make me feel 100% better.

Also starting to get the second gear grind when the transmission is cold. From what I've read it is time for a flush...

And an oil change, and a valve adjustment, and likely 20 other things. Poor thing has sat for so long.

Ugh, this thread brings me back to when I had my e30 vert.

Beautiful things you've got going on here.

jockhater2 said:

Damn. That is a good deal. Just so you are aware before you do all of the aftermarket tuning to it. If you were to put that E21 on ebay. You would get about $4000-6000 for it. I watched a light blue E21 that was in fair condition go for $4200. It had beaded seats, a dent in the rear bumper and other issues and he still got a lot of money for it. If I were you...maybe ebay it.

I've considered it, especially since this one is sitting at only ~20,000 miles. 

But it does have weird quirks, like the original owner I bought it from had it as a winter vehicle for 3 years from 83 to 86.

Then parked it in his hangar and only started her up a few times a year since and drove around the hangars in the airport.

He accidentally cut the driver's seat once upon a time with a box knife, and replaced it with a single sport seat.

Definitely has its own quirks.

I've also watched a good number of good condition ones not sell for much at all. 

There is one on Craigslist right now out of Chicago with some 40,000 miles and he's asking 6,000. 

Doubt he'll ever get it!

Snap said:

There was  that gorgeous red 323i e21 at  concours that had been upgraded to Motronic 1.3. 

You could do an E30 318i EFI swap  for something to clean it up and maintain factory fit and finish. 

If I had an e21 I would do an E30 EFI swap, then build megasquirt off of that harness. Without doing a big NA build or turbo the megasquirt would mostly be a play-thing and not so much a necessity, 

Oh absolutely. I have it all in my cart at diyautotune... haha. 

I think to an enthusiast it wouldn't likely lower the value of the car.

jockhater2 said:

man oh man. And I thought mine was in good shape.

Epic find.

And for under $2000 :X

CYoung said:

Good deal! What color is the car?

Silberblau 

Snap said:

whoa! that thing is in great shape.

Glad to see you back in another BMW. What is your intent with this car? 

Due to how nice it is, I was thinking more of an OEM "plus" sort of feel. 

I'd love to throw megasquirt on it, but fear that may detract from its value down the road.

More than likely once all the bushings, rubber, suspension has been resfreshed I'll just get some BavAuto sport springs.

Would really like to buy a carpet kit and all new seats, and convert the smurfy blue to black. 

Maybe nice 15" basketweave type wheels at some point. 

I'm looking for a Nardi hub boss for an e21 to attach a new old stock Maseratti wheel I found online as well

Bassboy3313 said:

Very clean looking e21 man! Welcome to the e21 club!

Hey there, thank you!

I've been reading through your build ever since I found this one for sale.

I'm sure you'll be hearing from me when I find one in a junkyard

The Full Banana said:

cool car! e21's just hit the spot. 

Thank you 

I do believe I'm starting to like it more than my old e30. 

Though I've learned to drive a bit slower nowadays, so that lends itself well with the E21. 

industrialsized said:

congratulations sir, she is a looker

Thank you! The paint is truly mint. It is the interior where things start to need mending...

Dash cracks, only one sport seat on the drivers' side, the rest regular. The fact it is blue, etc

bfinley said:

Congrats and welcome! Good to see another e21 and in good shape too!

Thank you, and a thank you!  I plan to follow the other e21 builds closely, as they may have 'spare' parts that I deem needed for her!

Found an amazing deal on an E21 locally and couldn't pass it up...

She was a one owner car, that has been parked for nearly 28 years. 

Beautiful condition, though still has several small flaws through out. 

Hope to slowly add things here as I bring it back to its former glory. 

- Ryan

Ryan... said:

There are tons of cheap older bikes that'd be perfect for either a bobber or cafe project.

Agreed.

Trying to find a nice condition XS650, and just buy the hardtail from TC Bros. and weld it all up.

Ryan... said:

^^ Good man, motorcycles are something that can potentially bring much more happiness than cars, especially if you aren't in love with the car.

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I can see it being a much more rewarding, fun process.

Reminds me of the old days taking apart, and fabbing things up for my BMX bikes.

Hoping to find, or build a bobber.

someone said:

Why the sale bud?

Between my fiance and I we have 4 cars.

Thought I could sell off two of them, and potentially get/build a motorcycle for summers.

Plus, I've never really liked e36's... haha. I'm an e30 fella myself.

Car is for sale.

$2500 for WIBimmer members.

PM or email.

someone said:

What did you use for drilling holes for the clips on the skirts? If you have a drilling jig id love to borrow it.

Actually I used 3M automotive double-sided tape.

I honestly can not believe how rock solid they are on there.

Two weeks of ownership

Total $$ spent: $1380.68

Went out to the local junkyard, and was completely floored to find a 1996 M3 in Cosmos at the lot. (with engine and drivetrain!)

Unfortunately someone got a hold of the front set of Vaders! Rear seats still there, just don't match my tan interior!

So I ended up pulling the power mirrors, clear tails, side skirts, and moldings off the car and purchased for $80 + tax.

Wish I had been able to get the trunk spoiler off the trunk, but someone prior to me stripped it out...

If anyone has a spare jack hole cover for the one side skirt, it was missing...

Spent a little while this afternoon to put my new toys on the car.

Here's the result, nothing special, but I do like the overall appearance much more now.

Ryan... said:

Well, I currently make $10.05/hr as an on-site security guard. On Thursday after I pass my firearms class I'll be in the Patrol Division making $11/hr.

@ Alex, 50 target rounds for $14.80 is pretty damn nice compared to what the guys with 45s pay!

Ahh, well that's not too bad at all.

I was at 11 an hour after 2 years at a site.

Not armed though.

Ryan... said:

MPI Security.

Moving to the Patrol Division with squad car/lights/etc.. Being armed is required and comes with a $1 an hour raise over my previous position.

I worked with Securitas for many years.

How does MPI's pay compare?

Ryan... said:

Welcome to the forum

I went with Ryan... because its my name on Bimmerfest, R3V, E30tech, Ducati.ms, and a couple other forums. Figured it'd be easier to just stick with what I got lol

My bad!

I signed up without ever looking at the forums!

Had no clue there was a Ryan...

Like a said, I'm happy to change it out if you'd like?

alexw said:

LOL, I was a little confused, but I realized there was no ...

Welcome, and great progress!

Thank you, sir.

Never thought I'd own an e36, after my e30.

But this cheap was too hard to pass up.