Quote Originally Posted by fujioko
Hi ‘ya folks,

Ok, the E34 is temporally “off the road”.. I decided to pull the insurance on the car and park it for a month or so. The main reason is the car is black with a black interior.. and a non-functional A/C… That sucker can get HOT!

Anyway I have a long laundry list of things to repair and now seems like the best time to attend to the issues.

Here is a silly idea, can someone advise me if I should proceed..

I thought about machining new rear sub frame bushings from solid delrine. The bushings would have a steel insert for the through bolt. I am blessed with a home machine shop and plenty of delrine so this experiment wouldn’t cost anything.

Just because I have the raw material and the equipment doesn’t make this a good idea, in fact it may be a bad idea…

Let’s hear some comments.. good or bad.

Thanks
Subframe bushes from medium soft urethane maybe, Delrin no. That is unless you want your car to sound like a gravel truck and run the risk of tearing out the subframe mounts...