After a year of searching, an Alpineweiß story

[iwantspeed]

new ignition coil and new center console, and I cleaned up the wiring in the engine bay.
pics soon

[paulkeith]

You're going to make me buy another E30. Great documentation!

[iwantspeed]

You're going to make me buy another E30. Great documentation!

thanks

I like your e30 too.
super minty.

[iwantspeed]

i got a set of the plastic trim that goes behind the headlights
and a set of alpineweib II mirrors that im going to respray.

[iwantspeed]

New turner Motorsport urethane rear shock mounts


new air freshener


mounted to the rear hinge behind the glove box
with the box mounted in the middle it didnt clear:loco:
hole on top and perfect


air freshener put in cover mounted




stealth

[Bey]

I have that same air freshener box! Squash insert?

[iwantspeed]

I have that same air freshener box! Squash insert?

squash check
:nice:

[iwantspeed]

this is what i purchased
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...DUCT_ID=JTD909

and here is the final product of the rear strut brace that i help design.
we used my previous e30 as well as this one to take all the measurements.

http://www.rongineer.com/m3bracekit.html

i also ordered new lock nuts with a shouldered washer.
part number 11, one part number supercedes the other.
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...27&hg=33&fg=45

old shock mounts
driver side busted through


old shock mounts


old vs new


all mounted up


installed with a rongineer early prototype rear strut bar.

[ethrtyiS]

^ thats awesome. good work.

[Simon S]

Love the overall execution on this project !

[iwantspeed]

^ thats awesome. good work.

thanks

Love the overall execution on this project !

thanks

[iwantspeed]

a friend is building a spec e30
he is a member on here kartek
he has a 1989 325I turned into a spec e30 race car and he also has an e30 m3.

he gave me his headlight rear covers.
free parts can't complain.




passenger side


driver side


much better

[iwantspeed]

I got someseats
old, beige vinyl economy comfort seats out of my previous e30, they don't match the door panels.
the interior is dirty, i snapped some quick shots after I installed them.

It will be cleaned up for the socal vintage bmw show this weekend.



new
tan sport leather seats
that match my door panels.

[iwantspeed]

With my buddies e36

[325ix]

I'm really likin' both of those cars! Are those style 5's on the E36? Hard to tell from the pic.