RE: BMW 323i (E21): Spotted

[SSF1]

161BMW said:

Looks beautiful mate!

Any E21 323i owners in London in here would love a passenger ride :-) ?

Am in the midlands next time your down give me a shout I'll take u for a spin

[161BMW]

SSF1 said:

s m said:

I always thought the racks gave good feel but you had to give them large inputs - a lot of cars were like that back then though. I tended to put a quick rack on most cars I had where I could but that is just personal preference

You can get E21 LSDs - these cars used to be so cheap but I think bits like that are in demand and pricey now.

One thing I'd say is that it 'might' be cheaper to source an E21 LSD/parts from US ebay now.

A friend got an E30 318is LSD from the states and even with shipping it was substantially cheaper than people wanted over here. E21s were quite popular in the U.S.

E21 LSD are expensive now, BIRDS who formally used to be called HARTGE sell one for about £800 or something like that

Birds sell Quaife LSDs for pretty much all BMWs .... from 1970s onwards including E21s, E30, E46s, E92s and new BMWs

[SSF1]

161BMW said:

Birds sell Quaife LSDs for pretty much all BMWs .... from 1970s onwards including E21s, E30, E46s, E92s and new BMWs

Yh the kits £766

[SSF1]

[s m]

SSF1 said:

s m said:

I always thought the racks gave good feel but you had to give them large inputs - a lot of cars were like that back then though. I tended to put a quick rack on most cars I had where I could but that is just personal preference

You can get E21 LSDs - these cars used to be so cheap but I think bits like that are in demand and pricey now.

One thing I'd say is that it 'might' be cheaper to source an E21 LSD/parts from US ebay now.

A friend got an E30 318is LSD from the states and even with shipping it was substantially cheaper than people wanted over here. E21s were quite popular in the U.S.

E21 LSD are expensive now, BIRDS who formally used to be called HARTGE sell one for about £800 or something like that

That will be a Quaife diff rather than the OE spec one

[SSF1]

s m said:

That will be a Quaife diff rather than the OE spec one

Yh but then again I think the oem is priced similar to lol

[SSF1]

S m, what decals do you think will look good on mine, I'm going to put on some bbs alloys and the early alpina front spoiler but I'm going to modify that a little?

[SSF1]

SSF1 said:

Yh but then again I think the oem is priced similar to lol

Also who made the decals on the hartge tuned one if you can remember

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They're such a pretty car.

[matchmaker]

s m said:

SSF1 said:

S m , what was the t reg 4 speed like at high speeds, how was it on the motorway?

Can't remember it being any worse than anything else of those times to be honest - probably have a different opinion compared to more modern stuff now though!!!

My 4 speed V reg could hit the limiter in top! Standard car.

[SSF1]

matchmaker said:

My 4 speed V reg could hit the limiter in top! Standard car.

Yh mines used to go 140mph no probs

[161BMW]

SSF1 said:

SSF1 said:

Yh but then again I think the oem is priced similar to lol

Also who made the decals on the hartge tuned one if you can remember

Google Pukar designs :-)

Quaife prob works out cheaper as BMW OEM LSD may need rebuilding :-)

[SSF1]

161BMW said:

Google Pukar designs :-)

Quaife prob works out cheaper as BMW OEM LSD may need rebuilding :-)

I've been on there website they mostly do decals for e30's