Rolling shots of the e3
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Again, beautiful e3, great dog. What more could a driver ask for!
my ex e3 was Sahara. i have always thought the 2002 and the Bavaria looked great in Sahara
Any dog that sticks their head out that far is a great dog. Since our chocolate lab, Hazel, was a puppy, she's figured out the power window switches in all our cars.
Aren't these pups amazing. Next thing she will be working the cruise control on the DD.
rblongboarder
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Great photos.
I'm in the very first stages of my '70 2800 restoration, and it's really cool to look at a wide variety of vehicle photos to get ideas for my project.
The side chrome, running lights and "fender deletion" is a very interesting look. My 2800 is a Series 1 vehicle and does not have the chrome trim.. just a body line like the 2500 models. I am thinking of deleting the running lights to make the car's appearance similar to euro models.
Did you do anything to the suspension to adjust the ride height rear-to-front? Perhaps it's the rocker to airdam line or the way the photos were taken on the freeway, but it seems you have a very subtle hot rod rake? Maybe 0.5" to 1" or something very small..
Based on the c-pillar design, you have a '72 or '73?
I'm in the very first stages of my '70 2800 restoration, and it's really cool to look at a wide variety of vehicle photos to get ideas for my project.
The side chrome, running lights and "fender deletion" is a very interesting look. My 2800 is a Series 1 vehicle and does not have the chrome trim.. just a body line like the 2500 models. I am thinking of deleting the running lights to make the car's appearance similar to euro models.
Did you do anything to the suspension to adjust the ride height rear-to-front? Perhaps it's the rocker to airdam line or the way the photos were taken on the freeway, but it seems you have a very subtle hot rod rake? Maybe 0.5" to 1" or something very small..
Based on the c-pillar design, you have a '72 or '73?
Cheers.
North American e3s had strut spacers added to the front to follow north American bumper height laws at the time. No need for them and they lower the front end for what I believe is a nicer ride highly.
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rblongboarder
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Thanks so much for that spacer photo vanbavaria!
I guess I read the suspension section of my blue books quickly and missed that detail... but I'd say that spacer thickness is somewhere between 0.5" and 1.0" which jives with my original guess. Removing that spacer definitely creates a very subtle rake from trunk to hood; that's definitely on my mod list now.
BTW, I dig those original chrome windshield wipers with the "aero flair" near the wiper rotors...
I guess I read the suspension section of my blue books quickly and missed that detail... but I'd say that spacer thickness is somewhere between 0.5" and 1.0" which jives with my original guess. Removing that spacer definitely creates a very subtle rake from trunk to hood; that's definitely on my mod list now.
BTW, I dig those original chrome windshield wipers with the "aero flair" near the wiper rotors...
CSBM5
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Just be sure to saw off some length off the strut studs (actually think it was only one that needed it) before you close the hood the first time!
Pittraider18
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To bad amigo that would of been great to meet. I didn’t realize it was mostly a JPN meet. They waved me in anyways . I’ll be coming down your way this coming up weekend actually. BMW Club of BC is doing cruise down.
Trying a new look with the amber high beams.