The 3.2 Alpina Powered Chromie

[ImysE30]

Awesome car

[Rav335uk]

Better in the Flesh

[Dezzy]

Better in the Flesh

Can't stop yourself looking at this car. It's my favourite car full stop. The attention to detail is unbelievable.

I fooking hate you, you coont!

[Rav335uk]

Better in the Flesh

Can't stop yourself looking at this car. It's my favourite car full stop. The attention to detail is unbelievable.

I fooking hate you, you coont!

Now now Dezzy, calm down, or Yoda will Lightsaber your a55

[penton08]

Better in the Flesh

Can't stop yourself looking at this car. It's my favourite car full stop. The attention to detail is unbelievable.

its is EXACTLY how a e30 should be imo!! very nice clean and tidy, standard looking but with proper perfomance!! love your car mate and it was good to meet you and dezzy too. what was your best time in the end? did i see right?

[Dezzy]

Nice to meat you mate.

Did you go any quicker?

[penton08]

Nice to meat you mate.

Did you go any quicker?

nope!! but i think someone did

[Dezzy]

Me too

I will let him post it if he wants to though.

[d6dph]

As I'm sure many people will agree, this car was the best modified E30 there today. The attention to detail was fantastic!

Well done Dan, It's a really well built car. A credit to your spanner twiddling skills.

[gareth]

I agree entirely with the above. A true sleeper hero chariot if ever there was one!

The only thing i'd change would be some more subtle wheels, then there would be no telling the beast within Maybe some large steelies for giant slaying

And nice to meet you properly at last too

[DanThe]

Thanks for the comments boys

Gareth you cant possibly want me to hide those brakes away behind steelies!

[Dezzy]

E36 wheel trims could look in a sick way.

[DanThe]

Chrome wheel trims surely Dezzy...

[Rav335uk]

Chrome wheel trims surely Dezzy...

I can't belive you actually wrote that

[d6dph]

I got a few pics of you/your car today Dan. Slight problem is most of the ones you are in, you look like you are about to insert the camera up my rather large anus.

I'll Pm you the links tomorrow and you can post the ones you want to.

[Dezzy]

Chrome wheel trims surely Dezzy...

Spinners maybe?

It felt wrong writing that. Leave it as is mate.

[DanThe]

I got a few pics of you/your car today Dan. Slight problem is most of the ones you are in, you look like you are about to insert the camera up my rather large anus.

I'll Pm you the links tomorrow and you can post the ones you want to.

Dave, what do you expect if you point a camera at me then shout strange things to get my attention

[e30topless]

Leave it as is mate.

+1 ,

this superb chariot is sheer perfection , I love it

[d6dph]

I didn't shout? That was probably Dan320is that was with me, He kept doing it to people in the fire up lane

Got a quality shot of zaust on his mobile looking so confused as Dan shouted in a high pitched voice "Hello mummy"

[DanThe]

Leave it as is mate.

+1 ,

this superb chariot is sheer perfection , I love it

It does look the tits but it needs raising at the back and the rear wheels need smaller spacers, its undrivable, every time I boot it or corner slightly hard the tyres catch, its really not on....

[Rav335uk]

Chrome wheel trims surely Dezzy...

Spinners maybe?

[gareth]

Gareth you cant possibly want me to hide those brakes away behind steelies!

Just mill the holes on the wheels out for ventilation / posing potential!

[e30topless]

Leave it as is mate.

+1 ,

this superb chariot is sheer perfection , I love it

It does look the tits but it needs raising at the back and the rear wheels need smaller spacers, its undrivable, every time I boot it or corner slightly hard the tyres catch, its really not on....

stiffer rear springs? the stance is superb

[Dezzy]

5mm spacers instead of 10 mate. That will take you to et20? Spot on no scrapage I reckon. Can't lift it! Looks too sexy

[gareth]

or light arch rolling? IIRC, chromies have more of a 'lip' than facelift models?

[Dezzy]

Same lip but they don't get the factory roll of the facelift iirc.

[Dezzy]

Oh and nobody would get there hands on them spotless arches if they were mine!

[DanThe]

Oh and nobody would get there hands on them spotless arches if they were mine!

This is the way it is, im pi55ed the tyres got some action on me arches today
I still think its too low.... going to get some new spring pads stuck in there for starters

[gareth]

Scared what would happen if you lean on your chromie arches?

The drop is perfect. I'd try a few mm less spacer first before raising it. Where it's rubbing the tyre profile looks to be about 30° from vertical so you'll get around twice the vertical clearance by moving the tyre in than by moving the arch up.

Don't forget to dab some paint on the arch, the scrubbage on that edge has probably left a small patch of bare metal

[DanThe]

The only thing that would happen is greasy finger prints would be left behind

I will be swapping the 10mm spacers for 5's
Also going to buy some new non-compressed spring pads, it sits lower at the back slightly which is a bit too ghetto for me
I might even try and have the H&R's compressed a bit, compressed springs would be stiffer

Heres a pic Dave dph sent me, thanks Dave

[TheMeathead]

i sore this at the pod on sunday, by far the cleanest e30 ive seen (apart for maybe thoe's m3 shell) lovely car dan top job on it
i agree about the stance looked awesome and sounded better up the strip
she defenatly goes well
shame i didn't get to meet you though or many other zoners :/

ill defenatly be there next year in the moredoor, hopefully with a slightly larger than b20 engine

[E30BeemerLad]

This has no business being on page 8 of the photos section.

Think we'll be seeing a bit more of this top chariot very soon

[Cook318IS]

Think we'll be seeing a bit more of this top chariot very soon

I'll take an educated guess of friday 21st January

[Dezzy]

Tick tock I am waiting for the date Mr the.

[DanThe]

No updates as its been stuck in the garage out of the elements since November.
Might post a pic or two later of some morsels