Dave-gerous E21

[Dave-ger]

[Dave-ger]

the drive line adapter is near completion:




I've just got to get it on a lathe and make room for it to clear the pinion on the BMW side of things. the Mazda side is perfect though. Also, it needs some counter sinks and some bolts. Just wanted to show what it was so far since many of you were probably curious about how the drive line was going to be legit. I was fortunate enough to have a fellow member of my car club design this for me, but I had to pay a premium for the machine work... worth it to not have my car loose control like that again though.

[Dave-ger]

some pics of engine bay cleaning progress. pretty sure I have the stock tach wired up now too, I'll have to wait till the engine has a fuel supply to be sure though.




wire loom in the rain tray:


did someone leave a sandwich in my rain tray?




nope, false alarm:




the only part that really bothers me, besides the factory fuse/relay box


I think I'm just going to make a cover that bolts over that ugliness.

not sure if I'm going to re-locate the factory fuse/relay box, it would be kind of a pain in the ass. it's going to have the primered in progress look under the hood until I feel like pulling the engine... who knows if/when that will happen.

[Dave-ger]

who needs climate control?



I don't...

[Dave-ger]

thanks! yea, this car is perfect to go nuts with on modifications. it's been totaled at least once before I got it, and it shows when you really look at the car up close, but you have to know where to look. Also, as you can see, when I got it, someone replaced the driver's side door, but then wrecked it again.... so I did pay too much for it originally looking back on it, but what better car to put under the knife than a worthless one? I had nothing to loose!

[Rosecitykid]

This car is fuckking amazzing!!!! It so nice to see someone who isnt afraid to get crazy with an e21. I love it!!! you should post a video when its running again!! good luck man!

[Dave-ger]

thanks BoxDriver! I can't wait to have this thing going again.

hah, same could be said for anyone's build on pirate. they're a tough crowd but you will definitely learn along the way.

yea, they are a very tough crowd. I feel like I've done okay, they didn't give me much of a hard time at all about my build, besides people talking about stuff they don't know anything about relating to my new front end setup.. but it happens.



oh, fuel cell and fuel level gauge on the way from Summit!

[paulkeith]

thanks guys.

my handle on pirate is "Maroon Monsoon", here's a link to the build thread:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=632103

keep in mind, I started the truck like 3 years ago, hardly knowing anything. so it's been a learning process, if you check it out, I'm sure you'll see the quality of the mods increase as time as progressed.

hah, same could be said for anyone's build on pirate. they're a tough crowd but you will definitely learn along the way.

[BoxDriver86]

I'm actually laughing out loud at how excited I am to see the words "resurrection begins"! I really enjoy this car. Best of luck!

[Dave-ger]

thanks guys.

my handle on pirate is "Maroon Monsoon", here's a link to the build thread:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=632103

keep in mind, I started the truck like 3 years ago, hardly knowing anything. so it's been a learning process, if you check it out, I'm sure you'll see the quality of the mods increase as time as progressed.

[paulkeith]

nice work. fun to see a little bit of the pbb ethos of "just weld more metal on" applied to a BMW :D

I had a ujoint on a CJ-7 let go on me on the interstate a couple years back. driveshaft came through the floor. I know exactly what you mean about making you feel angry/done with a car...it took a while until I enjoyed the CJ again, and I didn't do any 360s.

what's your handle on PBB? i'd like to check out your build.

[Holland]

I don't think that will break again.

[Dave-ger]

The resurrection begins!

trans mount:





on the trans:

Notice the plating over the stock mounting location that failed me during the whole life changing incident.

with the tabs welded on the car to hold it all up, I also added a bit more weld between the body of the car and the stock mounting area for more contact... if there is ever another problem, my work once again will not fail, but the floor will bend, or the car will tear itself a new one. I just have to keep reminding myself that it's not a rock crawler like my truck.

[Dave-ger]

thanks guys, I've already nearly completed the new tranny mount, hopefully I'll finish that in the morning. You guys are giving me the motivation I need, I probably hate on the car more than anyone else does, and after it almost killed me, I was really considering scrapping it for a while... but I was realizing how few cars are small enough for my 12A that are RWD already and don't look overly sporty... I also keep remembering how amazing the car was to drive, and I love how it looked so much. I think my hating of the car is mostly just me being too critical of my own work like I usually am.

anyways, I'll post pics of the trans mount when it's done, here's some pics of the truck, it's a big part of why not much happened with the car last week, had to setup a new rear third member with a friend and throw it in.

a couple pics since I cut the front of the frame off and rebuilt it, it's lower now!




New paint job!!!







and just to prove that the front of the frame was rebuilt:




that's an extremely vague look at what I did to the truck over this summer, but if anyone requests more detail, I'll post a link to my pirate 4X4 thread.

I spose the truck explains the lack of attention the car has received over the summer. the frame/suspension rebuild on the truck was a huge job, and I still need to make a bumper for it.

[Holland]

This car needs a comeback, I loved it so much.