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just thought id share this photo.
was taken on way back from santa pod!!..
Had some more but cant find... will post later..

Stunning! Saw this at pod.

Great shot.

Best looking car on the forum IMO!

great photo

stunning!

Stunning

Lovely!!!!

Nice old buggy

very nice

love this car!

sublime !! would like to see more pics please ??

adit get your cabby on the road so we can go for a drive and take some in motion pics -always wanted some !

Took some pics of this at Beulieu.



Gives me a little gee up to get mine finished....

Looks great

thanks peeps!!
andy325 touring.... are you working on an Alpina then?

come on jotz- more pics

jotz wrote:thanks peeps!!
andy325 touring.... are you working on an Alpina then?

yea the one in my sig, C2 2.5 touring in Alpina Blue, was John Clarks demonstrator back in '91, originall regs H3 ALP.

Should have it back by next week, now has new staggered wheels new front spoiler direct form Alpina (ouch) new tailgate and rear badging (another ouch)

hope to have pics by the following weekend.....

nice!!..
be doing some similar bits and bobs to mine..
major service(Main Stealer)
+
cam belt
all front oil seals
new dizzy and rotor
aux belts
had steering rack recond
gearbox service inc torque con seal
All fluids changed

repainted rear panel
repainted front panel inc spoiler and new front stripes
painted front crossmember, wishbones, suspension legs, engine mounts, Engine block.
Re-undersealed both front inner arches, calipers..
Fitted rear badges correct way!!.

Polished/cleaned most engine components inc, power steering/gearbox pipes AC pump, power steering pump,altenator..etc..

Gonna finish off tomorow fitting up and deep polish and glaze...
remaining AC recharge..

Shit !!.. didnt realise how much ive done.
No wonder my fingerprints have almost dissapeard!!!

Will urs be at Gaydon?

here you go polsta!
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

I will be at Gaydon, the car wont

superb, i aspire to own an alpina one day, dont really like black cabbys, but thats just supreme, out of interest what sort of money is it worth ? realistic selling price ?

andy... shame, but say hi
polsta... thanks.
pricewise... someone has a c2 2.7 alpina for sale on pistonheads F reg hardtop, 171k miles ,no history for 13.5k

my car was advertised for 15k two years ago. 69kmiles FUll MAIN DEALER SERVICE HISTORY, every extra possible..

i woulndt even sell it for that now.
Not sure ive ever seen a cabby come up for sale...

thats a lot of work....must look like a shiny new pin!

jotz wrote:andy... shame, but say hi
polsta... thanks.
pricewise... someone has a c2 2.7 alpina for sale on pistonheads F reg hardtop, 171k miles ,no history for 13.5k

my car was advertised for 15k two years ago. 69kmiles FUll MAIN DEALER SERVICE HISTORY, every extra possible..

i woulndt even sell it for that now.
Not sure ive ever seen a cabby come up for sale...

over 15k wowsers !!! m3 money then, but what a car

pukar....
yeah shiney new Pin....a!

so front end/engine bay deep clean done, except repaint inner flitches..job for another day. Maybey in winter when i remove the Head for some fondling!!!.lol
Need to get to work from gearbox back now, again two weeks under this car....i feel bit overdosed..

Polsta.. yeah i think these cars could easy fetch same money as M3...Being rarer!.
thanks for the comments..

why would you take the head off?!

Im not happy with the way it sounds.. did the valve clearances, wasnt happy.
had someone else do them same prob..

seems quite on idle but once you raise the revs gets a bit chatty, like tappets only slighty heavier.
Im thinking rocker shaft wear?..
Cam wasnt that bad when i looked.
people have said they all sound like that, but i cant belive they did when they left the factory..
any ideas?

i coulodn't comment without hearing it run, they tapped when they were new. They're designed too. The injectors tick as does the valve train. If your M20 ran silent there would be something seriously wrong with it.

the rocker shafts dont wear not that i've ever seen

jotz wrote:Polsta.. yeah i think these cars could easy fetch same money as M3...Being rarer!.

no chance !!

I have seen your car at a few shows and it is lovely there's something about gloss black

was it originally a Motorsport ? just wondering with it having bubble leather and pre-facelift with Mtech 2 bumpers/kit ?

simon.
Yeah im aware of the injector sound and valve train sound, however a few of my previous m20's have sounded a bit quieter.. would be nice to have this one the same.

so if not rocker shafts.. wonder if valve guides could be the culprits..?

e30 topless
the kit and interior have been added at some stage.
will be changing the interior at some later stage as i think it deserves bit better than bubble, no offence to bubbles..

do you not think these motors could demand similar money to M3's?

i wish they did but they aren't. The RHD bit won't be helping either

yeah..
right then ill stuff a mattress under the bonnet...
that will sort it!
or in my ears.

To be honest imay be getting bit fussy, but you know how it is, right..

I think it's a wierd market with Alpina's, they are always priced well but never seem to sell ?
this one struggled to sell a few years ago for 6k IIRC ? it was lovely, always wished I had bought it