These cars surprisingly cope super well to these engines I spent years developing the swap brackets so they just bolt in and work very well, it is a great upgrade for the car and I daily this one with no issues.
this is dope! i have a stock e21 up here in San Jose,CA, my dream is to get the engine swapped to an m52 or m20 but those 6cyl subframes are super hard to come by! love the build man
This car is beautiful. I've been looking for an e21 on BaT the last few months lol. Really been hoping for one in black that's clean but so far no luck
Love the e21, more than the e30 but that's me, and with that engine even stock, makes the best combo ever. I have a full engine with gearbox and ecu ready for a swap, seating on my garage, now it's time to choose the car, Portugal is a little risky for swap but whatever, car lover forever. Too bad you don't ship to Portugal (or Europe) the engine mounts ;(
Man even for a California car this E21 already has rust on it. I’d love to own an E21, but I’ve heard they rust super easily (supposedly a 70s car problem) and I live on the Northeast
Its a any bmw problem not just E21. But this one is pretty rust free besides the rust that was caused by damage to the hood. Not bad for a 40 year old car id say.
Actually this car is almost completely rust free, just very minor surface rust on the "patina" areas. it is my daily driver so I kept the patina and all the part I pulled from my stash were chosen to keep that look of a well worn in but cared for car.
Maybe not only intake manifold is m50 b25, but also the engine had is m50b25, because oil cap is on the rear, not on the front like it is on m52/54 engines 😉😉😉👍👍👍 Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
like the setup (got a e21 myself), but why not make it nice when u wanna sell yout work/parts? the cable management (especially unterneath), the exhaust pipes (too narrow to chassis), the ugly bracket to hold the silencer (instead of the original ones next to it) the overall rust( no e21 is rustfree, especially when u already see a lot already on the outside), the bent brake booster line, brake lights connected to reverse lights, nice seats but missing trim in the inside, using the small drum brakes for too much power and so on... looks like a tree shade swap a bit... anyway, seems like the speedo works, which solution did u choose there?
This car is my daily driver and I own a shop that has built multiple of these and much better looking than this one, it was not built as a show piece, just for me to drive and enjoy, I have two personal e21 cars that I am restoring but most of my money and time goes into my dream of owning and running a shop, and also a lot of the underside video was shot before the car was fully finished due to time constraints. The over all rust? this car is almost rust free besides some bits of surface rust, it was a car that we had saved from the crusher, also the brake lights are not connected to the reverse lights. the drum rears with the early vented front discs actually work very well even with the extra power, have done a few track days and had no issues. also trim missing inside is due to the fact that this car is used for product development for us as well as measurements for other vehicle interiors and ECT.
Yo, hi, i own a 1989 320i e30, it has an m20b20 engine swapped from an e34 and packed with the old left side block distributor, it runs good on long distances, but when idling its kinda rough, what could i do, every sensor and every gasket is brand new, what could it be?
Try to clean the ICV, the O2 sensor and the air filter, also it could be a bad fuel pump/filter/etc, check the pressure too. It could be that it's rough both idle and driving but it's more notorious when idle
The cops on the first pull 😅 this thing absolutely rips! And the sound is fantastic
Car looks and sounds great. Fellow E21 owner here from Toronto, Canada. 1979 red 323i with a S52B32 swap.
A M A Z I N G setup! really I never thought that the earliest 3 series body will cope so well with my personal fav engine of 3 series. Well done!
These cars surprisingly cope super well to these engines I spent years developing the swap brackets so they just bolt in and work very well, it is a great upgrade for the car and I daily this one with no issues.
Perfect swap for that car, well sorted and sounds awesome, must be so much fun to drive!
Love this, sounds super good.
Awesome build. Must be a riot with that much power!
Thing is a little ripper that’s bad ass
Lovin yho0ur guys work, just got in to a 83 323i baur
thing wants to tear dat asphalt
this is dope! i have a stock e21 up here in San Jose,CA, my dream is to get the engine swapped to an m52 or m20 but those 6cyl subframes are super hard to come by! love the build man
Our m5x engine bracket kits are setup for the 4cyl subframe! go check them out on our website.
nice work, I'm actually doing a b28 swap on my e12
This car is beautiful. I've been looking for an e21 on BaT the last few months lol. Really been hoping for one in black that's clean but so far no luck
Love the e21, more than the e30 but that's me, and with that engine even stock, makes the best combo ever. I have a full engine with gearbox and ecu ready for a swap, seating on my garage, now it's time to choose the car, Portugal is a little risky for swap but whatever, car lover forever. Too bad you don't ship to Portugal (or Europe) the engine mounts ;(
Email us your address and I will see what we can do 👍
Wonderful
Nice well done
Nice Sound Sound is unreal like GTA 😂
Man even for a California car this E21 already has rust on it. I’d love to own an E21, but I’ve heard they rust super easily (supposedly a 70s car problem) and I live on the Northeast
Its a any bmw problem not just E21. But this one is pretty rust free besides the rust that was caused by damage to the hood. Not bad for a 40 year old car id say.
Actually this car is almost completely rust free, just very minor surface rust on the "patina" areas. it is my daily driver so I kept the patina and all the part I pulled from my stash were chosen to keep that look of a well worn in but cared for car.
Is the ac still working?
What does sometbibg like this cost?
Maybe not only intake manifold is m50 b25, but also the engine had is m50b25, because oil cap is on the rear, not on the front like it is on
m52/54 engines 😉😉😉👍👍👍
Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
it is a fully odb1 converted m52b28. I pulled the m52 stuff off myself, I have done many of these swaps and they make better power that way.
When is the adapter kit for E30 seats in the E21 going to be available?
like the setup (got a e21 myself), but why not make it nice when u wanna sell yout work/parts? the cable management (especially unterneath), the exhaust pipes (too narrow to chassis), the ugly bracket to hold the silencer (instead of the original ones next to it) the overall rust( no e21 is rustfree, especially when u already see a lot already on the outside), the bent brake booster line, brake lights connected to reverse lights, nice seats but missing trim in the inside, using the small drum brakes for too much power and so on... looks like a tree shade swap a bit... anyway, seems like the speedo works, which solution did u choose there?
This car is my daily driver and I own a shop that has built multiple of these and much better looking than this one, it was not built as a show piece, just for me to drive and enjoy, I have two personal e21 cars that I am restoring but most of my money and time goes into my dream of owning and running a shop, and also a lot of the underside video was shot before the car was fully finished due to time constraints. The over all rust? this car is almost rust free besides some bits of surface rust, it was a car that we had saved from the crusher, also the brake lights are not connected to the reverse lights. the drum rears with the early vented front discs actually work very well even with the extra power, have done a few track days and had no issues. also trim missing inside is due to the fact that this car is used for product development for us as well as measurements for other vehicle interiors and ECT.
This thing is rad! Seems well thought out and looks like it rips. Sounds great too. Just curious, what's your diff ratio?
the diff ratio in this car is a 3.64
How much will it cost for the same engine setup for my 1979 E21
Give us a call at 714-951-6700
What is the differential ratio? 3.45?
I can’t seem to find your website. Also, what fuel pump are you using? E30? Thinking about doing the swap soon on my 83
320industries.com also no we use the stock e21 fuel pump just modified fuel routing
It is your speedo working with this gearbox??
Yo, hi, i own a 1989 320i e30, it has an m20b20 engine swapped from an e34 and packed with the old left side block distributor, it runs good on long distances, but when idling its kinda rough, what could i do, every sensor and every gasket is brand new, what could it be?
Try to clean the ICV, the O2 sensor and the air filter, also it could be a bad fuel pump/filter/etc, check the pressure too. It could be that it's rough both idle and driving but it's more notorious when idle
Those 318 radiators SUCK.