Turbo bling, rusty subframe.

[Bimmerfanatik]

Haven't posted many pics recently, figured I'd throw some up.

Here's some pics of a few cars we're working on at the custom shop I work at. The red Z is on the cover of this month's Modified Magazine - kinda cool to say you drove a car on the cover of a big magazine :)





The Supra is just plain retarded. Clean, not overdone, but get under the hood...man. Did a full custom fiberglass trunk for him - both cars will be at the Dub show in Boston on Sunday.







Ran into a nice exotic the last time I went to Bav:





Also, some pics of the dropped subframe from one of my parts car. Sanded down the trailing arms, gotta get the subframe blasted.

[Avus E30]

well arent you just so special scott ;)

[Jand3rson]

That Z8 is cool, but I've got one up on you. There's a guy here in town that has one of the Alpina Individual Z8's. :D

Oh, and ummmmm.... (this is not the Alpina), yeah, that's my goofy ass...

[adeelpowers]

That Z8 is cool, but I've got one up on you. There's a guy here in town that has one of the Alpina Individual Z8's. :D

Werent those less powerful and slower than stock Z8s?

[Bimmerfanatik]

That Z8 is cool, but I've got one up on you. There's a guy here in town that has one of the Alpina Individual Z8's. :D

Saw one last summer - black with red interior. Chatted with the guy for a while, real nice car. Saw it passing by a restaurant - damn near killed myself careening into the parking lot ;)

[T3rd Ferguson]

The Alpina Z8's were all automatic. what a shame.

[Digitalwave]

What kinf of work do you do at that shop, Scott?

[Brew]

That Z8 is cool, but I've got one up on you.

Cool cars, quick as hell and you feel like a total baller when driving one with the top down. Its a shame they didn't come with a LSD.

[Bimmerfanatik]

The Alpina Z8's were all automatic. what a shame.

...because there wasn't a manual transmission that could withstand the torque and horsepower of the new motor, according to wherever the heck I read it.

What kinf of work do you do at that shop, Scott?

Minor installs, sales, cleaning, parts ordering, shipping, pickup, computer work, setting up the in-car computers, and boosting morale. Shop bitch :)

I have zero interest in fabrication, fiberglass work, sanding, etc - in any way, shape or form. And I'm color blind, so matching the right color wires can be a challenge... :)

[Teaguer]

...because there wasn't a manual transmission that could withstand the torque and horsepower of the new motor, according to wherever the heck I read it.

I'm pretty sure that the Alpina Z8's had the stock 400/400ish engines .
The whole auto box idea was just a marketing ploy that was aimed directly at the US market .

[Bimmerfanatik]

I'm pretty sure that the Alpina Z8's had the stock 400/400ish engines .
The whole auto box idea was just a marketing ploy that was aimed directly at the US market .

This was all I could find.

"Remarkably, the 4.8-liter ALPINA engine comes to within 19 hp of the BMW M unit (375 hp, vs. 394), does so at lower rpm levels, and is thus suited to teaming with an automatic transmission. "

I also remember reading something about it being more suited as a touring car, therefore automatic, but can't remember where.

[Brew]

The Alpina Z8 used a modified M62tu, similar to the one in the X5 4.6is. At least they look nice.

[vt.bimmer]

Nice pics. I always look forward to your random monolog of pictures. Seems to always be something different.

[erik325i]

Cool looking cars.
Just on Friday, we had a Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige, and a Noble m12 3R in the shop I work at...

We get Elise's in all the time, but that is the first time I have seen an Exige and a Noble in person.

If you don't know what a Noble is (I didn't), here is some info:

http://www.1gracing.com/

Twin Turbo

-Erik

[vt.bimmer]

Cool looking cars.
Just on Friday, we had a Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige, and a Noble m12 3R in the shop I work at...

We get Elise's in all the time, but that is the first time I have seen an Exige and a Noble in person.

If you don't know what a Noble is (I didn't), here is some info:
http://www.1gracing.com/
Twin Turbo

-Erik

I remember a few years back on Speed channel they showed a Noble being hand built. I think it was on Sports Car Revolution. Beautiful cars. I had the chance to check one out last year at the Grand Prix at Lime Rock.