Alpina B10 Bi turbo, this car is haunting me 11/2/15

[pacerpete]

Something tells me Simon maybe busy for a little while

Black or ginger ?

[Simon13]

bi turbo baby tram

[Demlotcrew]

Awwwww baby Eloise! Very cool name!

[Morat]

Congratulations! I bet the loud pedal just got a bit quieter too
Ahh now the fun begins!

[Rtaylor2208]

Congratulations Simon, now to put on hold indefinetly any plans to fix anything on any of the cars for the next 2 to 3 years.

[pacerpete]

bi turbo baby tram

Congratulations to Mr + Mrs 13 ! Fooooking barebackers !

[jimbom30cab]

Congrats Si

Here is a link which might help

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23226216

[B7]

As per earlier si. Well done that man!!!

[gooner1]

Congratulations to all three of you, Si.
Your best work yet.

[spook]

Changing nappies is worst than changing diffs mate,congrats on the little one mate,it's not long before they grow up and want lots of pocket money

[Rav335uk]

Congradulations.

[pony]

Congratulations

[winx]

Well done Si and Nic

[goosiegander]

Well done Si!

Congrats!

[Simon13]

thanks folks!

Anyhow, shes been to paint shop and back so I've some snaps of all that malarkey








Up at the bmw dealer hexagon in London











ready for some paint









painted, yes that is an M1 in the background!!









back home from paintshop and ready for the refit




















All fitted up n progress shots but I took this with my missus new funky SLR amazeballs compared to the old camera i'm allowed to use for car work!


Bi turbo badge on, two cracked headlamps changed, cracked fog changed, new bonnet sound deadening. Shes looking as good as ever now.

[Speedtouch]

Sweet. What do Hexagon charge for such work, and do you have any more shots of that M1?

[daimlerman]

bi turbo baby tram

When does she get her first socket set?

Congratulations.

[ANDY325TOURING]

Simon (congratulations by the way) are you running 10" rears?

[pacerpete]

Simon (congratulations by the way) are you running 10" rears?

All Biturbos had 9.5" rears . 10s were for E31s and E32s.

IIRC a 10" will not fit without taking a grinder to the rear trailing arms !

[pony]

What size tyres do 959s and McLaren F1s have at the rear Mr Fountain of Knowledge ?
Which road car has the widest rear tyres ?

[Speedtouch]

Bugatti Veyron, by the sounds of it:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... r%3F&mid=0

[winx]

F1 is 345/35/18 or 335/40/17 at the back on road cars.

[Simon13]

holy makrel wow makes the bi turbos 265's seem skinny

[Jon_Bmw]

Congrats on the little one Si.

My brother just had his first. Except they didn't make it to the hospital and he had to deliver it before the ambulance got there! I tread carefully in their lounge now!

[Jesus325iTouring]

All the best Simon, very pleased for you & yours, having kids is great fun. I love messing about with my boys teaching them all things spanners and engines

[Simon13]

Now you know what just overtook

[B7]

Now you know what just overtook

Now THATS more like it. Awesome.

I'm on to that cam cover Bert! Keep you posted.

[glenn]

Now you know what just overtook

that looks menacing.
respect

[lyricalnut02]

serious looking rear end simon, Awesome - so much better with the badges.

[spook]

Epic mate

[Blitz]

On display at Gaydon

[ANDY325TOURING]

My favourite BMW on the 'scene' currently..

[mabz]

so nice!! love the interior i have a set of these alpinas in storage!!super nice cars

[pony]

thanks folks!

Anyhow, shes been to paint shop and back so I've some snaps of all that malarkey








Up at the bmw dealer hexagon in London











ready for some paint









painted, yes that is an M1 in the background!!









back home from paintshop and ready for the refit




















All fitted up n progress shots but I took this with my missus new funky SLR amazeballs compared to the old camera i'm allowed to use for car work!


Bi turbo badge on, two cracked headlamps changed, cracked fog changed, new bonnet sound deadening. Shes looking as good as ever now.

Nice shots.
How long did all the bodyshop work take ?
What are hexagon prices like ?
Why was it painted ? Stone chips ?
Looks pretty good.
Was there a Merc in the background or am I seeing things ?
Why did u choose to retrofit grilles yourself ?

Thanks very much

[ANDY325TOURING]

Why did you have to 'quote' all the pics?