Dave-gerous E21

[Dave-ger]

So I have this friend who's really good at photoshop:





the dino camo was my idea, and I want it bad. As you may have noticed, he lowered it for the pics. besides the suspension settling on it's own, I don't think I'm going to lower the car anymore, seems like I'd just be entering a "dick measuring contest" only it would be "who has the lowest car"... I just want the thing to look good and be fun to drive.. I may drift it as well, so it needs to be somewhat functional. I've driven a car that was 3/4" off the ground, so it's not like I can't do it, just don't feel the need.

[ubernasty]

not feeling those. dinosaurs? really?.. lol you can come up with something better than that...
honestly the first thing that came to my mind when i saw it was childish, like a toy or something... and i can't take it serious.

[e30this]

You need some wide steelies on that biznitch!!!

[boostede21]

Very nice, i like it.

I'm getting my CO's in soon and am going to bump is as low as possible. Im just worried about the squat, wonder if you would have any issues with that.

[Dave-ger]

not feeling those. dinosaurs? really?.. lol you can come up with something better than that...
honestly the first thing that came to my mind when i saw it was childish, like a toy or something... and i can't take it serious.

ha, My friend and I thought it was an awesome idea, and since it's my car, my opinion is the only one that really matters on something strictly cosmetic like that. I don't think I would put the funds into getting the dino camo done so nicely any time soon, and I am not yet up to the challenge.. may change my mind by the time I could do such a thing. I will dino camo my trunk though, I guarantee it.

as far as the wheels go, wide steelies are not out of the question, but they aren't really want I'm looking for. I'm after some 16" alluminum blocky-ish wheels. Brocks would do, but I like these 3 spokes moar. I'll get the first cheap thing that I like basically, but my friend photoshopped these because he knew they were something like what I'm looking for.



I want these wheels so bad!

[ubernasty]

right on man....
if you wanted to do the camo and have it un-doable you could use vinyl so you move stuff around and/or take it off and change it if you wanted to.

[e30this]

Get some adapters and merc wheels. :)

[ubernasty]

haha, i can see some alphards (sp?) on this thing

[sticksdaman]

Wtf is dino camo? Will it prevent you from being carried off by pterodactyls?

Kidding aside, I must say that i was VERY VERY skeptical when i first saw this build. However, after seeing these pictures, you has captured my attention.

[Dave-ger]

Wtf is dino camo? Will it prevent you from being carried off by pterodactyls?

Kidding aside, I must say that i was VERY VERY skeptical when i first saw this build. However, after seeing these pictures, you has captured my attention.

ha, many people are usually skeptical of my projects when I'm starting them, no worries.

also, you never know when a pterodactyl will snatch you up!

as far as the prior coment about "squat", If I understood properly, I do have issues, I'm practically on my bumps with the car sitting still, and I'm going to need to mod my sub frame because the control arms will hit it while driving if I don't.

[Turf1600]

I want you to do the dino camo. It's fucking awesome.

[2002maniac]

I roffled at the dino camo. It rules!

get some billies though. It's gonna ride like crap.

[Dave-ger]

ha, thanks dudes. I might look into the cost of vinyl once I get the car running and driving well.


I was planning on replacing at least the front struts, the ones I have are beyond dead, the back ones seem to work like new though... I'll probably run the rear struts I have until I kill them off. This car appears to have strut housings where you can remove just the shock absorber part and replace it... but I couldn't figure out how to get it apart... felt like a retard. I tried twisting the deal at the top that I had to grind down to make the coilovers fit and it was a no-go... perhaps I just needed to try harder. I had some massive channel locks on those though.

I'm fairly new to euro vehicles, all I've really owned before the two E21's is my suzuki grand vitara (daily driver) and my 86 yota pickup (rock crawler)... I've worked on other people's european cars before, but not nearly as in-depth as my japanese 4x4's... the point of all that is that I'm making an excuse for being too stupid to take my struts apart.

[Dave-ger]

so this car has a seized engine.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=140712

Thinking I might hone the cylinders on my 2 lire that I have laying around, put new piston rings in it, and new rod bearings, and then put my 1.8 litre head(the fuel injected one that's in the car now) on it with possibly newly replaced valve stem seals... I'm going to soon research if that is all possible. if it costs more than $300 to do all that, I just may ditch my M10 crap and put in something japanese. That's where I'm at for now.


oh yea, the 1.8 block may be cracked, it's missing a freeze plug..... real cool.

[Asbradley21]

I fucking love e21's. The euro bumper'd ones are godly. My father had one grey marketed to the US from when he was stationed in Germany in the 80's. Came back, 6 months later, got t-boned by a semi truck. Those bastards are so fucking safe he lived.