The Alpina Project

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Take one written off Alpina Bi Turbo



Add a LHD 525 touring.







The important bit



Work on stripping bits off the Bi Turbo starts next week.

Edited by Vixpy1 on Tuesday 27th October 17:04

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sniff diesel said:

Having just bought a 540i touring I'll be watching this project intently.

What are the figures for a bi-turbo? Don't know anything about them TBH.

http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/HTML/alpina_b10_biturbo_e34.html

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derestrictor said:

Chuck, are you going to leave it cosmetically the same with just the nuthouse engine lurking?

Its getting a front alpina spoiler, undecided on the stripes. Wanted to put the interior in too but someone swiped it from the car before i bought it.

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sniff diesel said:

AyBee said:

Why LHD? Just because of the donor? Looks like a cool project either way, keep us updated

I'd imagine there are clearance issues between the steering colulm and turbos/exhaust manifolds that wouldn't fit on a RHD car.

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Ranger 6 said:

Ooo, dirty hands opportunity!! I'd get killed at home, but do you need a hand

All the work is being done by CPC up in Chorley wood Rich, I'm just paying for it

http://cpcpe.com/index.html

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CraigW said:

how much power did the m5 touring of that era have? 286 ?

340, However they did not have almost 400lb/ft torque

Edited by Vixpy1 on Wednesday 28th October 11:03

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Project has been a bit delayed, but hopeing for some action in the next week or so.

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Xenocide said:

Max M4X WW said:

Nice!

Surrey Rolling Road, Local too!

Those switches in the seats on the link are dodgy

Haha alright mate?!

I think you'll find Mr Vixpy here is the proprietor of said establishment..

(I think!)

Indeed

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The donor Bi turbo is currently under a foot of snow, and they can't get it into the workshop

Things should happen next week, or some arses are going to get kicked

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Right, after an hour of winching and then some Disco power we managed to get the car out of the snow drift and into the workshop.

let the stripping begin

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paulrhodes said:

Charlie I'm going to try and pop and see a mate in Surrey in the nearish future. Any chance I can swing by and take a look in person?

I can feel a Chip Foose moment coming lol.

The car is in Herts chap, J18 M25, If you want to pop in its no prob

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Some progress:


Diff cooler mounted behind rear bumper, seems to have a knock in the accident, but bent back into shape ok



Long range auxillary fuel tank mounted in boot, extra 20L taking total to 110L, yes thats over £120 a fill up



Rad, intercooler and oil cooler off.



All doors, bonnet and bootlid off also.



Also reomoved the exhaust and the main tank. Next job is to drop the drivetrain off.

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sniff diesel said:

Vixpy1 said:

Long range auxillary fuel tank mounted in boot, extra 20L taking total to 110L, yes thats over £120 a fill up

Thought the standar E34 tank was "just" 80 litres? That what the handbook says for my 540i..

M5 tank is 90L, and I think thats what is fitted to this.

Or maybe its an 80L main and 30L reserve, I'll check

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Hi Martin,

Progress is slow, but its happening, the 525 is parked up at the moment, waiting till we get all parts off the white car.

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I've just had a report that some more bits of the Biturbo were 'helped' to fall off today.

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No, I was'nt there

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yep

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Bugger all at the moment, trying to get the scooby finished. Hopoefully more happening in the next few weeks

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Er, not sure, will check and report back!

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Alpina project will progress more once Phil has moved into new premises, tbh i'm not rushing him as I seem to have blown the budget on the beetle