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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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My son totaled the BMW e12 Ls1 so I'm doing a radical e21 320i conversion.
Using a vette oil pan and moving the engine waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy back.
The front crossmember will be the lowest point on the car.
http://photobucket.com/albums/a358/redmistmotorsports/
http://e21.tricord.be/forum/view.php?view=20935

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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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Wow thats going to be one longgg project. Keep us updated good luck!
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Old May 2, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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Wow, and I watched the progress of the other one as I was building mine and even used a couple of your solutions as I built my 60 Corvette. Sorry to hear of the loss!!
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Old May 3, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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aw man thats sad news your LS1 BMW was totalled.
so whats the gameplan for the new car?
what did you learn from the 1st build that you will do differently this time around?
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