The Alpina Project
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It was quite a long time ago. I think both had 520is or 525is. Fairy sure John Coombs had a silver 520i or 525i (M50) saloon and Ken had a blue 525i saloon (M30). I dropped Coombs home when his car was in for a service.
At the time Phil Collins had a manual 735i E32 (blue with a gold pin stripe). His wife had a blue E30 325i Conv.
At the time Phil Collins had a manual 735i E32 (blue with a gold pin stripe). His wife had a blue E30 325i Conv.
Edited by helix402 on Friday 22 January 22:13
thanks, for now i just want to be able to use it. Maybe at some stage after all the mechanics and electrics are sorted and it drives as well as can be a respray would be nice!
I'm about to sort my double garage out with a little extension on the back so i can get it inside with the E30 which helps keep them nice
I'm about to sort my double garage out with a little extension on the back so i can get it inside with the E30 which helps keep them nice
helix402 said:
It was quite a long time ago. I think both had 520is or 525is. Fairy sure John Coombs had a silver 520i or 525i (M50) saloon and Ken had a blue 525i saloon (M30). I dropped Coombs home when his car was in for a service.
At the time Phil Collins had a manual 735i E32 (blue with a gold pin stripe). His wife had a blue E30 325i Conv.
It appears Ken also owned a E28 535i. https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=16432&coun...At the time Phil Collins had a manual 735i E32 (blue with a gold pin stripe). His wife had a blue E30 325i Conv.
Edited by helix402 on Friday 22 January 22:13
DevonLad said:
It appears Ken also owned a E28 535i. https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=16432&coun...
A bit steep at a million pounds!Ashenhalen said:
Small but best update ever, the EML light is fixed and she's fully boosting! I'm told its a bit of an animal and feels quicker than my old Bi turbo which is at BMR also. It must be the lightly tweeked turbos, who knows, who cares! Made my day!
No pictures sadly.
Video please when you get it back No pictures sadly.
Jhonno said:
I prefer the M mirrors too..
Didn't know your on here Dan! they are growing on meI'm also told ABS is working properly as the light was on the dash, an incorrect relay. The reverse lights and OBC are hopefully being sorted. As is the traction control, i had thought intitally that couldn't be done and the traction would be me, the tyres and LSD on the hooligan. I couldn't see the plug for the ASC switch when looking for it on the car. Its not there, BMR have ordered the plug and will wiring and are going to wire it in, as i've got the ASC switch
Plus the welding, is it all done yet?!
Yes i picked her up yesterday its all taxed and MOT'd road legal! It sat for a week or two as they were so swamped with other work
So it ended up going to their bodyshop to sort the sills out
These were the two front repairs needed on the sills
Also some repairs on the rear of sills
And re stone chipped the paint. So at least now thats all the grot removed, as although the bodywork is tatty its not a rusty pig the shell
This Mark a nice chap, he got the engine running a year ago, so he was back on it this time. They've fixed the EML light not coming on so that has allowed full boost! this was some wiring into the cluster that need completing. The wiring was there. Also ABS light was on permanently, i think this was an incorrect relay.
OBC is still dead, this is suspected the unit is faulty. I've got some spares in english from American cars but they are different. Reverse lights is some wiring in the tailgate suspected as only 4volts there but its not needed for MOT believe it or not.
they've also wired in the ASC traction plug. The loom was there as part of the EML system So added the plug loom into it and this is working but not. ABS is working correctly and so is ASC when engine fires up. You can press switch and turn it off. once driving however over say 10mph the ASC light comes on and wont go off. ABS still works correctly. So basically i've run out of money as the welding spiralled and nothing every goes perfect! So will have to save and send back. Theres a hunch its my clocks which are a mismatch that needs sorting.
Cruise control is working, that was just a missing clutch switch, I'd never ran a spec check on the base car but Barry ran it through and it was a very well optioned 525i touring!
Avus blue - special order as was an M5/3 colour only
manual
LSD
heated sport leather
air con
twin sunroofs
OBC
cruise control
A fine e34 in its own right
I took it for a spin when i arrived yesterday and its an f
king animal! No lie, fastest car i've ever owned. A slight tickle on 2nd on the way out had the back swinging no sweat, i caught the slide fine but wasn't quite expecting that! It must be the lightly tweeked turbos as it gets to full boost at about 1800rpm and they come in quite hard. The standard bi turbos are more linear and come in about 3500RPM. I've not driven a standard one to compare but Barry has and mine feels alot stronger. Its cold and the tyres are new but old if you get me but when the boost comes in snakes in 2nd 3rd no problem. Its going to be fun learning to drive the hot rod as it needs a bit of respect!When the rolling roads open i'll have to visit Charlie and get it on there see how the fueling is. In the meantime try and not thrash it everywhere and damage it. I just need to save some more money to keep going through it. I think this will be the biggest turning point in this project. Very chuffed and thanks to all those that have helped along the way so far
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