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Does anyone know if alpina used different pistons on chrome bumpered cars to plastic bumpers?

And if so are the early ones higher comp?

Shes idles nice and lumpy with that half spikey cam!

heres some pictures of the old girl!


engine still has intials on the inlet and rocker cover! original



move out the way!

dtm gayness and red calipers, some people

Welldone Simon I was very tempted with that one but I am retireing in September so not so much money coming in.


Ron ( E30 Chair BMWCC)

Have I missed something Simon?.

Is this your new car?.

Cheers Gareth

gazza325cab wrote:Have I missed something Simon?.

Is this your new car?.

Cheers Gareth

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you little terror, well done

WANA SELL IT ?

nice! all it needs imo are the side stripes.

Well Done Si! Looking good!

Looks sweet. Is it much faster than the sport and more importantly does it handle much better?

Simon13 wrote:
move out the way!

Brutal!

I dont think the red calipers are that bad...

Nice on Simon; joined the Alpina snobs, good man.

BTW those side-skirts are Alpinas, same as mine (I think you mentioned them in the other thread).

What interior has it got?

it's a bit of a wierd spec.

cloth sport seats which are in good condition no holes or rips, started life with windy windows and leccy sunroof. Has after market electric windows now , drivers doesn't work! passenger side is very slow! 12 button OBC thats it really.
Alpina is written on the instruments but no orange needles.

The sticker on the drivers side for tyre pressures is even a green alpina one!

i quite like the red calipers.

i deffo want to add some silver alpina stripes. It needs a new front spoiler theres a fair bit of plating and fibreglass holding it together!

Yes it's alot faster than a 325i has alot more grunt at lower revs it just picks up and goes!

It has the fatter rear roll bar, but i think the front is a standard size. U can tell it has a thicker bar. The suspension is Alpina stuff and is stiff but the ride alot better than my sport.

I also want to maybe get those tail pipes cut to a slash cut style until i fit something else. looks a bit chav as it is

Shouldn't the boot spoiler just be a plain rubber item and not sprayed?

the body is odd, m-tech 2 front bumber, obviously alpina lower, tech 1 sides and tech 1 rear spoiler by the looks of it??

the skirts and boot spoiler are alpina ones, they look just like m-tech stuff.

No one is really sure about the m-tech 2 front bumper, it looks as if it's been on a long time if not from new. Who knows

well, i'll have a good poke round when i see it mate!!!

Looks fu@king well Si, nice and clean

This may be a silly question but are you gonna lower it?
Gonna look top with the gold stripes on there as well i rekon mush!

it's a bit of a wierd spec.

cloth sport seats which are in good condition no holes or rips, started life with windy windows and leccy sunroof. Has after market electric windows now , drivers doesn't work! passenger side is very slow! 12 button OBC thats it really.

WINDY WINDOWS BUT ELECCY SUNROOF??......WEIRD INNIT.
SURELY YOUD USE THE WINDOWS MORE OFTEN AND THEREFORE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE ELECTRIC.

Alpina is written on the instruments but no orange needles.

IVE HAD 3 ALPINAS NOW (1 OF WHICH I DONT OWN) - NONE HAVE HAD THE ORANGE NEEDLES BUT ALPINA WRITTEN ON THE DIALS.

The sticker on the drivers side for tyre pressures is even a green alpina one!

ONLY THE REAL ONES HAVE THOSE!...WHEN YOUR ASKED IF ITS A REAL ONE JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND SHOW EM THE GREEN STICKER AND WATCH EVERYONE DRIBBLE!

i quite like the red calipers.

YOU TART! PAINT THEM GREY OR BLACK.....PLEASE!

i deffo want to add some silver alpina stripes. It needs a new front spoiler theres a fair bit of plating and fibreglass holding it together!

I DONT THINK THE BLACK CARS CAME WITH SILVER STRIPES - GOLD MAYBE? DONT BOTHER BUYING A NEW FRONT SPOILER - YOU'LL ONLY BREAK IT.

Yes it's alot faster than a 325i has alot more grunt at lower revs it just picks up and goes!

THERE SHOULD BE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE OVER A 325I. THIS IS REALLY FELT AT THE BOTTOM END. TOP END POWER SHOULD BE ALOT MORE ASWELL. 3RD GEAR IS EVIL!

It has the fatter rear roll bar, but i think the front is a standard size. U can tell it has a thicker bar. The suspension is Alpina stuff and is stiff but the ride alot better than my sport.

HAVE YOU MEASURED THE BARS? ALPINA SUSPENSION IS VERY STIFF.

I also want to maybe get those tail pipes cut to a slash cut style until i fit something else. looks a bit chav as it is

NOTHING WRONG WITH DTM!

Shouldn't the boot spoiler just be a plain rubber item and not sprayed?

BOTH OF THE ALPINA'S IVE HAD HAVE HAD THE WHOLE THING SPRAYED FROM FACTORY SO I GUESS THATS THE WAY IT IS.

simon

do the right thing and remove all the wrongness at once. looks like its got those stupid ebay roundells too.

good to see this ones been rescued as its been in the wrong hands.

congrats dude, that really looks mean, and it sounds the bogs dollocks, cant wait to see it!

If you are after a nice Alpina wheel I have one coming up for sale..

jonb wrote:simon

do the right thing and remove all the wrongness at once. looks like its got those stupid ebay roundells too.

good to see this ones been rescued as its been in the wrong hands.

When this car was on ebay you slated it so hard.......its a shitter, its a turd....we should call it rustpina....bla bla bla

Its obvioulsy quite a decent motor with most of the right bits now that someone has actually gone to see it!

Anyway - please answer your phone - i need bits.

???when was this on ebay?

if theres no answer on my phone leave a message dude. and i will get back to you. im off to take a gearbox out soon.

yes si as jonb says get rid of those alpina rondal badges, they suck and are non genuine...go back to normal bmw badges as it shud be!!!!!!

silver stripes will look cool on black.

i have noticed only the very early C2`s came with red needles but bearing in mind most were handpainted by sytners, its pot luck if they came with or without.

hap

i've got red needles so i'm going to put those in cos i like them. Yes it has an ebay special alpina badge. the one on the rear is a bonnet badge! but bmw at least.

it was on ebay in Blandford, Dorset. It's been in Mr.WLN's hands for over a year in his lockup sitting there

well done... looks like a nice one...

If you don't mind my asking, how much was it?

I nearly sold my old convertible to the guy at WLN... He is a very nice chap and seems to know his stuff.

that would look lush with gold stripes

and a few bits of gayness removed

top car, bet you're chuffed to bits, i would be

Simon13 wrote:the skirts and boot spoiler are alpina ones, they look just like m-tech stuff.

No one is really sure about the m-tech 2 front bumper, it looks as if it's been on a long time if not from new. Who knows

the pina skirts look exactly the same but they finnish lower on the rear quarter..

andrewe30m3 wrote:well done... looks like a nice one...

If you don't mind my asking, how much was it?

I nearly sold my old convertible to the guy at WLN... He is a very nice chap and seems to know his stuff.

it was up for Ԛ£4250, i've given Ԛ£3750 for it with a years ticket, 6 branch alpina manifold in the boot to go on and a new rear panel to replace the existing as it's rusting around the towing eye.

I think it was a good price, car is no minter and needs money spending on it. A good grand at the body work. Plus i need to investigate and see how well the engine was rebuilt. If it's been done well bonus, but i'm suspecting it was an average job

seems like a reasonable price. Well done!

looking sweet

get rid of the dtm and get some gold pinstirpes and your laughing

spot on

Simon13 wrote:it's a bit of a wierd spec.

Has after market electric windows now , drivers doesn't work! passenger side is very slow! ?

ive got a pair of scissor type leccy motors and linkages if you want em mate Ԛ£20 delivered to your shiny new toy at the Ace???

i'll have a think as i'm a bit skint raising the cash for this car! I'm well on the way. I'll spend once i have it!

M5pilot wrote:it's a bit of a wierd spec.
The sticker on the drivers side for tyre pressures is even a green alpina one!

ONLY THE REAL ONES HAVE THOSE!...WHEN YOUR ASKED IF ITS A REAL ONE JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND SHOW EM THE GREEN STICKER AND WATCH EVERYONE DRIBBLE!

Any car with Alpina wheels fitted from a dealer has this. My 535i Sport has it, and several other Alpina stickers under the bonnet, but, it's not a B10 as far as I can find out. Even though it's got an Alpina cam, exhaust manifold and so on.
They were fitted during an engine rebuild a year and a bit ago (which dealer receipts to prove). The wheels however, were fitted when it was new, hence the stickerage.
Or maybe it is a genuine Alpina.

Pilsbury wrote:

M5pilot wrote:it's a bit of a wierd spec.
The sticker on the drivers side for tyre pressures is even a green alpina one!

ONLY THE REAL ONES HAVE THOSE!...WHEN YOUR ASKED IF ITS A REAL ONE JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND SHOW EM THE GREEN STICKER AND WATCH EVERYONE DRIBBLE!

Any car with Alpina wheels fitted from a dealer has this. My 535i Sport has it, and several other Alpina stickers under the bonnet, but, it's not a B10 as far as I can find out. Even though it's got an Alpina cam, exhaust manifold and so on.
They were fitted during an engine rebuild a year and a bit ago (which dealer receipts to prove). The wheels however, were fitted when it was new, hence the stickerage.
Or maybe it is a genuine Alpina.

Makes sense really, as the standard tyre pressure plaque is for the standard sized wheels, and wouldn't be valid for a car with larger wheels.

Well spotted!

well i've sold everything i've needed to to get the money together! so i've just to wait for the peeps to collect and then i'm off to blackpool again

sport gone!
alpinas gone!
bbs split rims gone!

i've lost my identity selling that car!