Mr. Belvedere 1981 BMW E21

[Rob&co]

polish! Any plans for the trunk?

[TheNeek]

A couple hardlines in the trunk.

[Zic]

It's a possibility. The strut spacers would be fairly complex as the control arm has a very large spindle in it. Once the custom arms are done we may do some spacers, depending on if the steering rack hits anything.

Ah, i googled it. and now i see how the e21 suspension is. I thought it was like e34,e28 etc.
Will be good to see it all back in 1 piece.

[TheNeek]

Things are going back together

[Rob&co]

Love

[andybob]

Those welds on the subframe. Me Gusta.

Looks really good so far. Interested to see how it lays out.

[Queef|Chief]

This car is so amazing! I need me a vintage bimmer now

[Kielan]

Amazing work.

[TheNeek]

Very nice work.
Have you thought about bump steer spacers / strut spacers. To get even more drop?

It's a possibility. The strut spacers would be fairly complex as the control arm has a very large spindle in it. Once the custom arms are done we may do some spacers, depending on if the steering rack hits anything.

[MommysLittleMonster]

So much gusta. The character of this car just keeps getting better as the story progresses.

[Zic]

Very nice work.
Have you thought about bump steer spacers / strut spacers. To get even more drop?

[TheNeek]

I test fit the subframe over the weekend. It's a good fit, just one hole to widen out a bit then it's ready for powder coating. Which is a crime because the whole thing is beautiful.





Here is a photo for height difference. It's almost exactly an inch, maybe a thirty-second shy. We added a 1/4 plate to the top to make it more rigid.



The control arm bottomed out again on the new shortened subframe, but it's so much lower now.





With the car fully aired up the control arms are fairly flat and I've got 4 inches or so from where that photo shows it bottoming out. I'm thinking it'll handle really well at a cruise height.

Comparison to before:


It doesn't look like much but these cars are not very happy going low in the front.

[montgomery]

The best e21 just keeps getting better. I would choose your car over ANY supercar. Beautiful work man.

[TheNeek]

Ryans work on the subframe looked Phenomenal!!!

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[The_Sauce]

Ryans work on the subframe looked Phenomenal!!! Cannot wait to see this thing!! Need to get my Bimmer finished.