The 3.2 Alpina Powered Chromie

[Eddie25]

Looks awesome. Would love to see the look on the Saxo brigades face when you tickle the throttle

[DanThe]

Not a fan of the steering wheel barry? I think it looks at home TBH, just need the right Nardi centre

[Ollie_bwoii]

:lol at that rust! Looking at the original photo's beofre it was molested makes me very gelous of how clean it really is!

What suspension set up you running? How much is it lowered? Looks great on the BBS's!

[bss325i]

Not a fan of the steering wheel barry? I think it looks at home TBH, just need the right Nardi centre

370mm tech one wheel, you know it makes sense!

Seriously though, i like it very much!

[DmcL]

and i thought mine was clean lol

nice to see something with a bit of grunt under the bonnet too

[aj_mckay]

Wow A true sleeper...

[oakey]

This car is awesome!!! Top work Danthe!!

[ImysE30]

Just read the whole thread, stunner in every way, absolutely gorgeous

M52 looks at home in the engine bay

[Leemc2009]

I still have my running in sticker at 199500 miles on my clocks

[cro320]

stock look with proper engine...awesome mate

[eko]

Its come a long way Dan

[DanThe]

I still have my running in sticker at 199500 miles on my clocks

The shocking part is you still have the original screen!

Thanks for the comments guys, im starting to like the chrome just the way it is

[sweep]

Inspiration for my chromie dan.

[The_Diddler]

I'm one jealous bunny

[jamie323i]

Looks great!

A real clean straight looking pre facelift,with a modern engine.
Nice work!

[leeparkes]

Now i remember it,
That looks top notch Dan!

Are the alpina's going on it off your white E30? i think they would suit

Hi-tech in cradley is only 10 minutes from me,how come you traveled to get it on the rollers?

24valve black chromie

[DanThe]

Hi Lee, 16 inch pina reps were sold to a zoner over 6 months ago now. Just fancied a change of wheels TBH, ive bought a fantastic set of Hartge's but now ive been looking at it with the BBS I just cant make my mind up
When I get round to it I will get a couple of new tyres on them and do a trial fit

From what I can gather Hi-tech have a good rep and are well established in building/tuning track cars, I would like to get it on a different set of rollers in the near future just for comparison

Still not managed to weigh it, ive been to 3 local places with a weigh bridge and either been refused by the security pricks or told its broke

[spook]

Lovely car mate

[DanThe]

Cheers spook

Some more pics

This is what I found when stripping the interior, boot and wing splash guards!





Speaker hole


Rear arch












Sill


And near side speaker hole


Wings






Here is one of the underside after removing the tank



To say I was gob smacked when stripping this down is an understatement! I had to keep going back for another look just to make sure I wasnt hallucinating or something

Its been treated to another 5 litres of waxoil just to make sure

[Jhonno]

Very nice fella.. VERY nice

[spook]

No rust

[Dan320is]

Bloody hell Dan, has this thing been kept in an air tight moisture free bubble???

[Kedge]

That is one hell of a nice car, makes my chromie look like i bloody rust bucket!! I am going to take the plunge a stick a tech 1 kit on mine though.

What advantages does the manifold/exhaust wrap give?

Dave

[DanThe]

Bloody hell Dan, has this thing been kept in an air tight moisture free bubble???

It would appear so! One thing I did notice though is the amount of wax everywhere, ive had quite a few E30's but never seen one with this much wax before. If only they were all like this

Heat wrap keeps the heat in the pipes which keeps engine bay temps down, also aids engine efficiency I believe

[ricey46]

That looks stunning Dan, thin I fancy putting an M50 in mine after the M20 in ran in and sorted. Such a clean looking build, looks like it's ment to be there! Nice dyno figures too, seems like all the hard work on that engine has payed off, nice one!!

[town325i]

when you taking me out in this then dan

[DanThe]

Whens your day off, it needs cleaning big time after sundays attack of the fly's Ive also noticed the garage roof is leaking since its been hammering it down

Couple more pics, this is what holds the front end up -

I had a pair of struts sand-blasted and powder coated, also bought some brand new back plates that I trimmed a bit to go around the new brakes, just to make sure they didnt go rusty I also had them sand blasted and powder coated





Bolted up to the car with some nice new B8's and H&R springs just after id pulled the new bearing on



And with the lovely 4 pots

[Kedge]

Looking awesome, certainly helping to give me some inspiration for mine.

[town325i]

weekends im off starting work down portsmouth next monday

[E30Gheko]

omg cant get over the lack of rust!! Had the pleasure of a close look yesterday. It is stunning!

[town325i]

And with the lovely 4 pots

[/quote]now thats the only 4 pot worth gracing this car

[ercis]

damn DanThe, Your shell is soo foocked up... You should give it to me

kidding, cool project

[Dezzy]

Thats very nice. I couldnt think of anything else too do to it. Fuc**ng lovely.

[E30BeemerLad]

Ain't it the business

I'm truly envious

[Dezzy]

That's a motor isn't it. Done properly in every way. If I had a blank cheque I wouldn't do much different. My vote would go for the tech 1 kit. Just my opinion.

Changed my vote. Seen the error of my ways. Chrome stays fir me too. So mch so I have bought one.