e21 BAG Build Thread

[SOURCEB5]

Figured some would be interested so here goes.

And so it begins picked up the car last Octoberish and have been building here and there since.


Shot of the interior.





And some teasers with different [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]wheels[/color][/color] that my brother builds and such.


First thing was first was the [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]bumper[/color][/color] [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]tuck[/color][/color]... Had to get rid of the ironing board for the moment.


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[COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]New [COLOR=blue !important]wheels[/color][/color][/color] came in... More teasers




Pulled them apart to change the color... Wasnt fond of the black on this car.


Love this look but again not for this car...


More RS's


and back to the A.R.E. Japanese wheels


Quick local [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]garage[/color][/color] meet... still stock no rubbers yet


Diggin' the color




Cut springs just don't go low enough

Heres a few shots of the car atleast put together so you can so low she can gooo. Took about 2 and half weeks to complete. Being that I got hung up on a few things, needed some items milled down and such. But being thats its not my DD, it can sit on jackstands without any issues.

And the packages arrived... Thank you BAGRIDERS!
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I swear it goes some much quicker when scrolling thru these pictures... Fronts are out.
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And now the rears are too.
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Pretty much that largest front strut assembly I have ever seen on a car... Just shy of my waste and I'm 5'10"...
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Cutting down the assembly for the new bagged struts to go in... Left about 3 inches from the stem.
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Basic idea of what the new strut will fit into
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Fronts welded up. (Some real clean welds Ed...)
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Rears with the stock shock eye stripped, cleaned up and welded back on.
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Will some help from the old man. We chopped up the front mounts... As for the rears, they had to be milled down. Universal kit comes with like 6" or 7" Diameter metal plates. The rear needs to be milled down to about 4" dia.
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Before: Cut Springs...
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and After: Aired up...Holy hell thats high... Aired Up enough to offroad if thats your pleasure...
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Pulled off much of the front end to rewire the front end electrical... looks kinda aggressive without the headlights and grills!
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and After: And Just about all aired out...
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As you can see the car is still relatively filthy but figured I needed to post something... The front again still needs to go lower. Time to start engineering something that will work.

CALLING DAVE-GER for some possible advice, ive seen his thread. FRONT NEEDS TO BE LOWER!

Next few weeks to come will include... Cleaning up the trunk with some hardlines and such. Putting back together the front end. Putting back together the dash. Posting up some pictures of how I ran the 1/4" lines and paddle valves. And a few other tricks...

I'll keep updating as I see interesting things come up.

[lambo]

That color with those wheels...is...awesome.

[MattAvino]

This is sweet. Can the front go any lower?

[ZekeTheSneak]

So sick she squats tough. ^agreed more low in the front

[XW70]

Holy tire tucking batman!

I like it alot!

[SOURCEB5]

Thank you thank you thank you.

the wheel color is Sand... basic but reacts nice with the color of the car. The front will go much lower but currently the lower control arms are getting hung up on the frame... i will be notching it soon

[george graves]

subed

[Beamer1414]

so baller

[LuckyHenriksen]

This is so cool. E21s are such cool cars, and it's nice to see guys building them up. Nice work

[SOURCEB5]

Just a little something from this weekend since I've been so busy and not posted in a while

[325ix]

I like where this is going. I hope you can get the front down closer to the rear set-up.

Also, those seats are damn nice looking.

[F34R]

Love where this is going! needs more low in the front...

[Kershaw]

notched subframe. lolol.

looks great man.

[hendrixvodu]

love the color! is it a 78? not my taste with the air ride and the super low but well done

[E30_Pare]

This thing need gangster white walls please do it!