BMW E21 316 on air, looking' goooood.

Big fan of the E21 these days. That one though, just low for low sakes, I don't get it, we have some on here that show how a good stance on an E21 should be.

#an E21 owner happens to be passing by#

+1. A world of difference between 'ShowLow' and 'GoLow'. Rear camber is hideous, a crime, especially when it's so easily fixed.
Oh, and also a repost, For The Record.
Lets have some counterbalance in this thread.



Much better.

LOL the E21 bandwagon is hilarious now, same winges "do it the way that the E21 club says or its curse word" haha.

Green car and white car are completely different but equally awesome.

Matt

Internal 'scene' politics I think. VW scene got like it a few years ago, basically there was a 'right' way and a 'wrong' way to modify certain cars, which ended up stifling creativity and things... it was all very boring. Luckily they snapped out of it, pretty much.


Being on air means if it were mine I'd adjust the ride height a bit at the rear, and try and bring the front down a touch more (I guess there may be big metal physical reasons this can't be done though).

As Amazo said this is Show low rather than built for speed, which I'm all good with, I know some people aren't, but then as per the MO I'm sure they will post up some racey E21s if they aren't keen on this

I was hoping the thread might also help people find how to find stuff,.. like the fact you can take the picture Amazo posted, use Tineye.com and find out through following the Speedhunters feature car page that comes up that the owner of the white E21 also owns this lovely bit of kit :

Can I roll out my previous statement regarding comment against the height of aired cars...?

Wind your neck in HotPants, remember, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Don't be so blinkered that dropping a car on the deck is the only way to do things. Most E21 owners like their cars to have a chance of going round a corner fast; sorry if that upsets you.
MIBs car is a case in point:



It isn't the lowest E21 in the world, but then it has to get over some pretty harsh speedhumps round where he lives and he like to take it on trackdays and give it some beans. Wouldn't want to do that with the green car, but then there is always more than one way of doing things. Whether I like the green car or not is of no consequence, I just have my own views on how an E21 should be done; I've only had three and are building a fourth, what do I know?
Just acknowledge to yourself that there are people in this world that don't share your opinions and you'll be a better person for it.
Would be a very boring world if we all thought the same way about cars.

Jeez.



Does stealthstylz know that a troll is using his account?

That is just the point,.. it doesn't upset me in the slightest, I love both equally... I like MIB's so much I took a photo and everything :

IMG_3683 by RetroSceneMag, on Flickr

You on the other hand can't seem to accept that people modify their cars for purely aesthetic reasons. You should probably acknowledge that there are people in this world that don't share your opinion on the right way to modify an E21, you'll be a better person for it.

I really like it and even though the front and rear arch to wheel distance is something I would normally hate, this is so extreme on the back, it makes it look like it has arches similar to a 100e or something and therefore looks ok rather than it just looking like it reverse rakes an inch or so.

I am not a fan of the seats though, completely goes against the whole cars look imo

If we're being technical, MIB's (Mark) car at Crystal Palace is his 2nd E21, ex Matt Jones M42 1.8 16v track weapon. Mark has too many good cars for his own good

Have some pics of my weathered track 323i . Although an owner of many E21s (9 at my last count) I'm certainly not on any bandwagon ;D







525i 24v power


My old 316, which will live again, one day...