Alpineweiß II

[iwantspeed]

nice purchase

[dvck]

Parcel came today :

boxes from bavauto and getbmwparts.com seal kit for my steering rack and pinion :D

Can't wait to get my hands dirty with my first project for the car...
I'll track the progress and results incase anyone wants a write up afterwards.

[325ix]

325ix was and is my first car. Alpinewei3 II as well. Nice car btw. Very good starting point

[ak-]

I'm really happy for this guy, idk why.
Have fun!

[dvck]

I've gotten over the disappointment of failure, and thought I'd share my struggle
with you all. After finally getting around to tearing out the steering rack the
problem was worse than i began with. I ended up taking the car to TNG
automotive to have a refurbished rack with new tie rods put into the car, and
its handling much better now, not to mention its not pissing half a quart of ATF
a day from the rack&pinion.

a few shots i took of the 'process' mind you i was working alone and frustrated
I didn't find much time to snap shots along the whole process.


bad omen, my sad little bottlecaps crying liquid wrench, the lugbolts were siezed.

after three days of fussing under the car i was finally able to pull the rack.

NOODZ!!!

[BMWLOVE100]

good car man its look nice

[dvck]

last week i ran my car into a huge can opener. :(



needless to say it was a sad week.



With luck, I was able to source parts quickly and got to work...

enter the culprits


begin work











and after some hours of being in the garage lot...

[mammoth_e30]

woo hooo! lookin good

[mcr_driver]

grats man looking good hope i can find pb stuff as easily as you did and follow prompty with a swap

[robmespeedy]

damm good job! sorry about the euro grilles it was all bad timing.

[N2MYE30]

Wow, its like it never happened...on the outside anyway.

[Chabs]

slam it and ditch the bottlecaps!

[kikkoman]

Damn, where did you find that nice fender? I've been looking for one for months. Looks great!

[dvck]

thanks guys!

Rob - bad timing on the grilles yes, but i just need to find one, and i was actually not all
that upset because out of sheer coincidence i didn't install the ellipsoids the day of the wreck.

N2 - thanks and while everything is nice and straight il soon take it apart again to polish off
the job, that little wing thing thats on the apron has a curved lip that i want to get just right
so il get back to it all, sand off the remaining chipped paint, and refinish it. Even though im
in SoCal, i dont want it any more likely to develop rust.

Chabs - there will be no slamming here, a decent drop for sure, but i think in general i want
a subtle oem+ look to the car. bottlecaps are on their way out, but priorities say that its not
time yet.

Kikko - local member had one actually that he had been sitting on for a while now. are you
looking for a white one aswell? and thanks!

[325ix]

looks good. nice and clean body