The 3.2 Alpina Powered Chromie

[bss325i]

[E30BeemerLad]

Don't you dare park your car near mine at the pod, oh the shame

First class mate

[bss325i]

Oh come on Lee, the 3 amigos need to be parked up together!

[Dezzy]

Oh come on Lee, the 3 amigos need to be parked up together!

No fooking chance of that!

[Rav335uk]

No three amigos, only 2 this year

[Dezzy]

No three amigos, only 2 this year

Oi you could have waited a few hours coont!

[Rav335uk]

No three amigos, only 2 this year

Oi you could have waited a few hours coont!

I posted the same time as you, but I did not add any smilies, I feel for you Slappy

[DanThe]

Don't you dare park your car near mine at the pod, oh the shame

First class mate

We have to park them together Lee, its getting the Jimmy Hill treatment tomorrow

Here you go Dez,
Note where the 'dirty great anchors' are placed Rav, behind the wheels, not in the engine bay

[E30BeemerLad]

Damn you, I'm going to have to wash mine.

I haven't even t-cut or waxed it since i've had it

[Dezzy]

Come on!

That's insane, properly, proper car

[Rav335uk]

Don't you dare park your car near mine at the pod, oh the shame

First class mate

We have to park them together Lee, its getting the Jimmy Hill treatment tomorrow

Here you go Dez,
Note where the 'dirty great anchors' are placed Rav, behind the wheels, not in the engine bay

Will that be for sale Dan?

[Dezzy]

Don't you dare park your car near mine at the pod, oh the shame

First class mate

We have to park them together Lee, its getting the Jimmy Hill treatment tomorrow

Here you go Dez,
Note where the 'dirty great anchors' are placed Rav, behind the wheels, not in the engine bay

Will that be for sale Dan?

Rav funny you should say that, talking to Dan today. He said the only car he would sell his to buy was, Yours......









Not

[DanThe]

Not anytime soon mate, as long as ive got somewhere dry and sensible to park it its a keeper

[Rav335uk]

Not anytime soon mate, as long as ive got somewhere dry and sensible to park it its a keeper

Dezzy, at least you still have a sense of humour tonight.

[Dezzy]

The Stella helped with that Rav.

Dan I can't believe how good them springs are mate. Straight out the box they are perfect. They feel exactly the same as the H&R's when your settling them. The ride height is perfect!

[DanThe]

Feels no different to drive, cant fault them at all, very good buy IMO
Think the front drop hats might be catching the body though, very close....

[Dezzy]

Where breadbin?

[DanThe]

The inside of the strut tower

[Dezzy]

I can't comment. Unforunatly I haven't droven mine.

[Rav335uk]

I can't comment. Unforunatly I haven't droven mine.

Enough of the self pity Dezzy, it'll all come good if YODA's on the case.

[Dezzy]

Fair point Rav.

Need to man up yeh?

[Rav335uk]

Fair point Rav.

Need to man up yeh?

In a word, Yea

[Jozi]

That looks very nice. Are they 540i (E39?) callipers front and rear by them selves or have you other 540i brake system parts? Very tempted to go this route with my touring (even if it's way over kill!) What size discs are they?

Really want a black Chromie!

[Dezzy]

Fair point Rav.

Need to man up yeh?

In a word, Yea

What you couldn't let me have one night?

[DanThe]

They are E34 540i calipers front and rear, 750i 25mm master cylinder, 312mm discs front and 294mm rear

[Rav335uk]

Fair point Rav.

Need to man up yeh?

In a word, Yea

What you couldn't let me have one night?

"One night" as in VVVVVVVV

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[Jozi]

Nice and does it all fit under 16's (borbet b's?), bet it stops pretty well!

[gareth]

Are they Tino's rear caliper brackets Dan?
A nice looking setup

[The_Diddler]

lovely,

Can appreicaate the detail in the rebuild

Looks the doggies, ride height spot on...

[DanThe]

Had to modify the front calipers slightly to get them to fit behind the Hartge's
Also needed a 5mm spacer to clear, they are about 3mm away from the wheel in one place, but as the pad wears the gap increases, I could have machined the outer pad down to increase the gap if I wanted.
You really need 17 inch wheels TBH

A 15 inch BBS will sit over the rears easily

Not tested them properly yet as I want them bedded in nice, also have a coating of zinc to rub off the braking area of the discs

Not Tino's brackets Gareth, home made, the ones fitted for now are the testers, ive had a few sets laser cut that will be getting drilled/tapped and plated soon

Well happy with the ride height now

[E30BeemerLad]

I expect the discs to look blue by the time you reach the pod

[DanThe]

Not enough bends for blue discs on that drive Lee, have to go the opposite way and into Wales for that

[Dezzy]

I know what you mean about the ride height mate. I am looking at mine on the ramp now and crying into my brew

[Rav335uk]

I no what you mean about the ride height mate. I am looking at mine on the ramp now and crying into my brew

Thought you would have dried out of tears by now Dez

[town325i]

Every time i read this thread something else goes on the fooking shopping list.

It is a quality chariot though and the attention to detail is second to non