Dave-gerous E21

[gp.plus]

Great thread, makin me miss my e21. Pretty much anything I could have added has already been mentioned by now, other than my front bumper "delete". I don't have any pics but I thought it looked better than the db. I took the bumper off, removed the rub strip, and attached just the rub strip to the valence. It kinda looks like you have a legit bumper, and it covers up the big holes in the valence from the bumper shocks. Oh and a rear bumper insert from a mb 190e can be made to replace the rear db. Neither solution is perfect but both would fit the look of your car nicely. Hope you don't sell it, I'd like to see this thread continue.

[F34R]

I love it man! and why sell it? I never got that when people do so much then just move on =( sad little car tear*

Makes me want to get an e3 bavaria.

[dball4]

I like. Lots of character.

[Dave-ger]

lol, I totes forgot about this forum for a while.


















a bunch of things have happened to it since I last posted on here, that gives you a photo update at least. I keep solving problems it's having, and I had to do a clutch and tail shaft bushing replacement recently. It's also kind of for sale right now... but only kind of.

that makes a long story short

[Dave-ger]

thanks!

Well, the car has been broken for a while now. I hit a man hole cover that was sticking up going about 45 mph.



the steering was hitting the engine, I had to force it to turn.



Had to pull the engine to fix it.



the diagnosis was that the sub frame got pushed into the frame rails




this didn't fix it, lol


I should be able to fix this just fine, it seems pretty square still.



The solution:



the bigger hole fits the nubbin' on the sub frame



new on the left, old on the right



mocked up


solid!


a little engine bay cleaning up is taking place as well



I'll be painting the engine bay soon, but I have to do a couple more things first, and a sub frame repair and putting the engine back in will be in order.

[F34R]

Dinosaurs are win, dinosaurs on the car makes you awesome! Only way it could get better is a Dinosaur killing people on the side of your car.

[Dave-ger]

thanks Josh!

[Jand3rson]

That second shot is REALLY nice, Dave.

[Dave-ger]

The fuel cell is working great so far!





I sure missed driving a low car, that's for sure.

[Dave-ger]

Love the paint job. Do people look at you funny when you pop the trunk to fill the tank?

ha, thanks. I have not yet put any gas in this new tank, but I sure got some funny looks filling the RCI fuel tank. (which is 4 sails!)

one time a guy told me I pulled up to the wrong side of the pump... obviously my stock filler was on the wrong side, but I said "no, I have a fuel cell". and he ended up asking me if it was for hydrogen... He later asked me if the two stroke oil I added in the tank was to help with fuel mileage... my response stating that the car has a rotary with no oil injection on it really confused him and ended the conversation.

I bet he finished high school... lol!

[Jand3rson]

uh huh.

and what was wrong with your oem unit?

Not much for reading back a little ways, are you?

[LuckyHenriksen]

Love the paint job. Do people look at you funny when you pop the trunk to fill the tank?

[Dave-ger]

It wasn't covered with dinosaurs, duh.

This is probably part of why the OEM tanks didn't hold up! I should have known!

[Dave-ger]

uh huh.

and what was wrong with your oem unit?

Look back in the thread a ways, you'll see why. I don't think I have pics of the OEM fuel tank carnage much though. but I had a drive line failure because the drive line was too small around for the length it was... not something I would have wanted to learn the hard way, but at least nobody got hurt besides my crappy car.

[Beach Bum]

uh huh.

and what was wrong with your oem unit?

It wasn't covered with dinosaurs, duh.