E30 Zone

nice to see a different looking car and I like 4 doors but I don't think the M badge goes with the alpina theme.

Agreed!
Not usually a fan of 4 doors but something about yours,looks different but for the better

That's the only 'hearing aid beige' E30 I've seen which hasn't offended me, it's quite nice! I'd try and get a set of 16" Alpinas for it though.

big up the four doors!

oh and nice car

tailoutcharlie wrote:big up the four doors!

oh and nice car

Agreed

get some 16" alpinas and your booming

Cheers lads, i want alpina wheels but i ran out of money, they £1100 a set, without tyres. but one day, probly when these tyres are worn out.
The cars just clocked 163,000 miles and she still runs smooth, aircon still cold and im really enjoying driving it about, its my first e30. there very addictive arent they?
ive had it a few months, no major work but it was stood for 2 years, so i changed the cambelt, give it full service, then the fuel pump gave up.
Parts backup is good for an old car, all parts from dealer next day or in stock, alpina parts only took 2 weeks.

Im now looking for excusses to go for a drive and i allways take the long twisty route!

PS, even the drivers seat is perfect, my old capri's Recaro was suffering after 60,000 carefull miles.

loving the extra doors mate!!

Jimson,

How's it going fella??

The cars looking spot on tbh, see you down Tavistock St a couple of weeks ago...just cruising along!!

That steering wheel is lush bud, brand new too!!

I think some skirts and those all important Alpinas will just take it to another level...Are the wheels the proper nogaro silver jobbies??

Oh by the way, is Rob back working at Elms??

Pal

Yeah m8, they proper motorsport wheels. As far as i know, rob is back next month. but no ones ment to know yet!

That looks Very nice. Something different about it to other four doors.

Id get a set of 16" pinas, get rid of the M badge and colour code the bumpers. But then again those BBS are reeeealllly nice!

That's one nice 4 door you have there jimson.

Unusual shade too.

Gotta say that I agree with the above; loose the //M badge and get some alpys on her! ;)

Have removed the M grille badge this morning.
will get bumpers painted when car has next tidy up, (probly a year or two yet) as have not lot of money

What to do next, A. carbon airbox, scorpion exhaust, big throttle body and a chip.

im not gonna change wheels yet as i have 4 new tyres on.
is anyone selling any alpina type wheels, need cheep as poss, not worried bout tyres and dont mind refurbing, if i do it like this it will spread the cost out, ya see.

Couple of questions, have you got a 325 with any or all of these mods? whats the difference to performance/sound.

If i fit 17" pina reps, will arches need rolling, car is std M sport, i dont plan on lowering it any more. any advice welcomed? cheers

Carbon box Not a full airbox. Just a airfilter.

Never seen one for M20.

Get proper alpinas! That's what this car deserves.

I was looking at the BMC industion kit, but photo not very big?
dont wanna spend £200 on it if just air filter, the ITG one is only 109 i think. cheers.

It only replaces the air filter.

But it is a good air filter.

If you want a proper C/F airbox, buy a real engine

Cars looking spot on mate Glad to hear you have lost the M badge, as it didnt go with the Alpina theme. Cant wait to see it with some Alpinas on. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

It only replaces the air filter.

But it is a good air filter.

If you want a proper C/F airbox, buy a real engine

im quite sure he has a real engine in there. and as he says he aint got a fortune to spend. not everyone can look at your old mans m3 then decide that they are also gonna spend 20k making theirs look mint

as above good to hear m badges are off, do try and save for genuine pinas intead of reps

It was all in jest mate

20k to make an M3 mint, to a good spec will cost much more than 20k

Cheers everyone, its taking a long time to get the car right, im doing it in very little bits as money is tight. i didn't pay much for the car as it was stood for 2 years (jus needed a damn good clean) then bin buying bits as and when they come up! thanks for not taking the piss out of it!

It was all in jest mate

20k to make an M3 mint, to a good spec will cost much more than 20k

i have an m3 and to make mint would cost one hell of a lot less than 20k.

but its all down to taste myself i wouldnt have aftermerket wheels and funky interior or even the smoked rear lights, but hey, each to their own

If were talking minty mint.

Full respray.
Interior,
Engine rebuild.
Susp rebuild.

Believe me it all adds up.

The world would be boring if we all liked the same thing.

Sorry for going off topic

still aint 20k

Believe me it all adds up

thats some pocket money you`ve been getting. (in jest of course)

sorry jimson, no more spaming

dont go for the alpina reps, just keep the bbs for now until you get genuine alpinas!

Got another idea. has any one got a turbo kit for m20, could run it at very low boost for now, then when the engine lets go, rebuild to suit and turn the boost back up?
Im quite happy with the cars preformance, i just want a turbo whine when i put my foot down, any ideas?

Does any one want to buy it?

I have the reverse to your car. A 4 door c2.5 Alpina, though the only cosmetic identifier is the wood gear stick and green sticker. It's been robbed of wheels, steering wheel and front valence. Good to see what mine will look like in years to come.

Don't get side skirts and rear valence, I like the 80's style Alpina gave these cars.

They were robbed, what a bastard. some parts are stil available but most dealers dont know how to look up the weird part numbers in their system so they show up not listed. i can check up if you want to know prices, What year is your alp mate?

1989.

I'm not in a position to do too much to rectify it for a few months yet. More important things to chase first.

An Idea of valence, steering wheel and badges would be cool. Though I think badges are silly money....

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:1989.

I'm not in a position to do too much to rectify it for a few months yet. More important things to chase first.

An Idea of valence, steering wheel and badges would be cool. Though I think badges are silly money....

3 spoke steering wheel

gear knob

Front spoiler

ALPINA badge

C2 2.7 badge

aloy 16x8 and 16x7 along with all associated cap parts

stipe kits

are all still availible from the dealers. Other parts maybe to but i deff know these parts are because i have ordered most of this in the last month or so.

tobias wrote:still aint 20k

Believe me it all adds up

thats some pocket money you`ve been getting. (in jest of course)

sorry jimson, no more spaming

nope its nearer 40k i believe,

steering wheel £250
gear knob £42
boot spoiler £212
front spoiler £234
alloy 'alpina' for bootlid £29
black 'alpina' sticker like on my front spoiler is £2.58
stripe kit £170
a set of wheels 7" front 8" rear is £1400 ish!
These are retail without VAT, they usually give you a fair discount if you get it all at once, it took about 2-3 weeks for my bits to come.
model designation badges, eg C2/B6 are not avai from dealer now, but there is a specialist about selling them!

maybe you should buy my car!!!

jimson wrote:C2/B6 are not avai from dealer now, but there is a specialist about selling them!

Not sure about the B6 one's or C2 2.5/C2.5 ones but C2 2.7 ones are as bot me and simon13 have both recently bought them approx £75 each.

Still waiting for my steering wheel though, its been six weeks !

love the car