Alpine Redemption

[AWDBOB]

If you've followed the hooptie journey at all you may remember the infamous "Texas Holdem", a rust free fresh paint white late 325iS I had shipped in from TX that "just needed a few small things". I lost a year of free time to that car after it turned out to be a basket case. After moving that car along I had a broken spirit, but the void for a nicer coupe remained.

A few weeks ago a buddy in southern IN reached out saying his brother's Alpine over Cardinal '87 325iS might be available soon, and that I should come down and take a look.

He sent a few photos and I did just that.

It has been sitting for a while after the engine mounts failed and oil pan cracked being loaded onto the transport truck, so it's desperate for a detail.

I'm going to put the correct transmission in the car and clean it up over winter to see what we might have.

The car is rust free and has mostly original paint as far as I can tell. I looked it over pretty extensively for accident damage and found nothing.

They already did Konis/H&Rs, staggered Alpina wheels, and generally looked after the car pretty well.

Pretty excited to get this project underway! I figured this one deserved its own thread.

Untitled by bimmertown, on Flickr
Untitled by bimmertown, on Flickr
Untitled by bimmertown, on Flickr

[2mAn]

87 325is > M3

[iXguido]

Subbed for some early model alpine love

[JasonWilson48]

87 325is > M3

Step 1: Buy another hooptie
Step 2: Have it take up all your time
Step 3: Let currently owned M3 and other E30s sit idle until they require more work from not being driven enough
Step 4: Repeat step 1
Step 5: Profit?

[AWDBOB]

87 325is > M3

Step 1: Buy another hooptie
Step 2: Have it take up all your time
Step 3: Let currently owned M3 and other E30s sit idle until they require more work from not being driven enough
Step 4: Repeat step 1
Step 5: Profit?

I'd first like to point out that I very much deserve this

HOWEVER

I finished the 318 that I m20 swapped and sold it to a buddy cheap who wanted a coupety

Fixed the fuel leak on my main '89 iS hooptie and drive it often

and work on the M3 weekly, just waiting on the rear sub and new fuel tank from powder before it's a roller again. No progress to report from machine shop unfortunately but I knew it'd be slow going into it.