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Fresh off the editing block, part 3 of project Castellón!

The glorious turd lives! This car was a proper struggle to get running, but what a result in the end. Lots of troubleshooting and fixing in the episode!

Buckle up for another hour-long adventure!

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Comeback With a Vengeance - BMW E21 323i - Project Castellón: Part 3

Satisfaction guaranteed! Some facts: 1980 BMW E21 323i, abandoned for at least 26 years, rust in the cylinders, no compression, stuff growing in the cooling system, destroyed fuel system... How good of a comeback can it actually make? Well, you are in for a surprise. You can support me on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/m539restorations T-Shirts, hoodies & mugs - https://teespring.com/stores/m539-restorations Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/m539_restorations/ K-Jetronic parts & tools - https://www.missingparts.de/ Massive thanks to Radu from RT Design Studio for making new merch happen! - https://www.rt.md/ Wheel bearing removal tool - https://amzn.to/3o0Dy9W Wheel hub puller - https://amzn.to/3o5NChY Spring compressor - https://amzn.to/3eXHN0B Sound deadening - https://amzn.to/3eWcxjX Cockpit Cleaner - https://amzn.to/36Gye5N All-purpose cleaner - https://amzn.to/3iBPPhh Cockpit care - https://amzn.to/3lnGfQY BMW E46 Floor Mats - https://amzn.to/3nsCGe3 Hazet suction gun - https://amzn.to/32DCMqT Smoke machine - https://amzn.to/2E7WwJA Flare wrench for brake lines - https://amzn.to/3avLaeB Fantastic working lamp - https://amzn.to/3hijHjf Pick & hook set - https://amzn.to/318LbCh Compression tester - https://amzn.to/3ay3ofm Vice soft jaw - https://amzn.to/31570T0 Butyl for door panels, headlights - https://amzn.to/2PZRbqn Wheel cleaner - https://amzn.to/2EcqWKy Hobby knife - https://amzn.to/3ay1Geb Magnetic Retrieval Tool - https://amzn.to/3iT3AJf Fabric spray - https://amzn.to/3jAvHxP Drill brush attachments - https://amzn.to/2ZWqxVe Find Liqui Moly oil and additives for your car - https://www.liqui-moly.com/en/service/oil-guide.html#oww:/api/v1/oww/101/DEU/ENG/1/ Email: M539restorations@gmail.com

Comments

Anonymous

Another excellent auto adventure continues!

Anonymous

Cool! Can’t wait to watch it!

Anonymous

Any progress with the papers for the car? Did the idiot come to his senses?

Anonymous

Excellent, fantastic episode. Are you going to do a full restoration on the inside? I saw the work you did on the other projects and the inside was perfect, it woudl be wonderful to see this looking good inside again.

Anonymous

T'would bring a tear to a glass eye

Anonymous

Awesome episode Streten! Excellent detail and information!!! I love your enthusiasm and determination to get this oldie running. I really like the BBS/MAHLE wheels! Just need to think about lowering the car just a bit, or at least find out if that is the way the car sat back in the 70’s.. I personally don’t remember them like this. Thanks again!

Anonymous

E30 TÜV already? Its only been 2 months. I mean that car wasnt as broken as the E21.

Anonymous

Absolutely incredible! Congratulations!

Anonymous

That speaker under the dash is the alarm that sounds when the door is open while the car is running. It's annoying AF. Just a high-pitched "WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" My advice is either replace it with a newer "ding, ding, ding" piezo or leave it disconnected.

Anonymous

Must satisfying episode i have ever seen, go forward champ💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Nismo

Super satisfying! The music you played while showing the results of the compression tests sounded like you just beat a level in a video game, what a battle! 😁😎

Michael A. Skinner

Just love it! You do such great work and it's nice seeing this alive again!

Anonymous

This one was fantastic!! Amazed to see the health of the engine!

Anonymous

What was the book you had to read for the Bosch fueling system (Jetronic?)

Anonymous

Who says you can’t polish a turd..amazing work.

Anonymous

Yet another great video and great work. Really enjoyed it. Thank you,

Anonymous

what’s the news about alpina? when it’s coming home? 😄

Anonymous

Well done! Excellent outcome. Testament to your skills and dedication

Anonymous

Loving this series, absolutely brilliant to see it coming back to life

Anonymous

About the Marbais project, Sébastien told me that you have a few questions with the colour of the E30 320i, Delphin grey: you should know that we have always suspected since the beginning in 1983, th

Anonymous

Best car series on Youtube. LOOOOVE it! You make me want to buy a 635CSI! Cant wait for the next one. Proper diagnosis going on on the 323. Keep it up!

Anonymous

that the colour was a little bit strange; a few years later one of my best BMW friends bought a 325i same colour, but if you compare the two cars the delphin grey were not the same; a possible reason could be during the painting process, my car followed another colour, more green oriented, and the cleaning process when you change the colour, was not properly done, meaning that my delphin is more green ; just to give an idea on the paint...

m539restorations

Thank you, Michel, I tried 6 samples so far and none are a close match. You are right, the color of the car is more on the green side, not sure which color they used back in 2000 when you had it repainted. But I'll see what can be done.

Anonymous

Rock on Streten. You are the best!

Josef Šmíd

Wow that is just amazing, I was genuinely happy when the car started! As always I must say, your mixture of mechanical, entertaining and editing skills is unique around whole Youtube 👍

Anonymous

Great job - thank you so much for another great video! Do you have any timeline on the E32? For some reason, it's my favorite!

Anonymous

Possibly the best M539 video yet!

Anonymous

Always my happy place when your videos come out. 😊 loved this episode, your ingenuity, perseverance, mechanical skill and positive attitude are a winning combination. Always totally compelling to watch from beginning to end, thank you 🙏🏼

Anonymous

This one was exceptionally cool! Brilliant work!

Kees Pameijer

This was definitely the best one so far, such a struggle, with such a big reward! Hope you can fix the cold start issue... I am sure you will! Thank you Sreten for being awesome.

Chris Harvey

Please clean the car with dry ice. Inside and out.

Anonymous

Really looking forward to seeing with a good clean up and restoration of the interior

Anonymous

This was an outstanding vid man!

Anonymous

This episode is probably the best so far. From an emotional perspective. It felt like a family member coming back to full health after a long illness. Cheers, Sreten. This is going well.

Dennis Papadopoulos

Great video ♥️ Does the E21 M20 engine have the same valve for the idle control as the E30???