325ic Calypso Euro Conversion - Houndstooth & dbilas now, MT1 & MM 3.2 stroker coming

[e30m3s54turbo]

You did not receive my last text on Alpina Z1 with Alpina 17x8 4x100 tire size 235-40-17?

[bradnic]

ahh yes of course i did lol sorry Raul
shared here with the community

[e30m3s54turbo]

How many e30s do you own? I lost track....
I like the engine bay picks!!!!

[bradnic]

2 Calypso verts in Chicagoland

How many e30s do you own? I lost track....
I like the engine bay picks!!!!

lol. I've owned 7 of them, 2 of them verts, 4 of those IX coupes, 1 a 318is. I'm down to 3 E30s now and one of those will be a parts car.

Actually chicagolande30 stopped by today with his 92 S52 convertible. It's exactly 2 years newer than mine, same color, same options from the factory. His is a late model lowered and ground controlled, 24v swapped and freshly painted, mine a DB car Euro'd and soon to be MT1d, Alpina'd and stroked. Both of us have windscreens, hardtops and huscos. So lots of fun doing comparisons... Even cooler is he lives close by. We met through R3V.

Check out his 3 piece Schmidts










a sea of headrests..


Love hoods up pics


and.. another engine bays shot

[bradnic]

Do I spy some Sunday man type stuff going on at your house?

Both look good!

you should have stopped by.. catch you next weekend?

[chicagolande30]

you should have stopped by.. Catch you next weekend?

👌👌

[doorman]

you should have stopped by.. catch you next weekend?

Daughters b-day party and my moms coming in from Phoenix.......no time to escape for me!!

[bradnic]

well the alpinas got here safe and sound. one of the 16x8s has about 6" of light rash, but nothing a wheel restoration won't take care of of.


caps are new but one needs restoration


you can tell the tires they came with are for a much smaller car :-)
they are about 30mm too small in diameter front and back
195/45-16 vs 205/50-16 on 16x7 and 225/45-16 on 16x8

this is not quite the look I'm after.. BOOM CHICK BOOM-BOOM CHICK BOOM-BOOM


gonna miss these.. will try them on the IX but not hopeful - 4 brand new tires and a new spare wheel too.


tire height differences


obviously the low riders have the car's weight on them

[2mAn]

mmm 225/45/16 love those tires

[330i ZHP]

I am glad they arrived safe and sound. Glad they went to a good home and they look great. Definitely need the larger tire.

[pandaboo911]

Damn the Yokohama's on those Alpinas are perfect. Really good looking tire

[bradnic]

I do love my Yokohamas .. Unfortunately they don't come in the correct size for 16" Alpinas so I had to go with Dunlop Direzzas. I'll have everything mounted up in a couple of days and post

[doorman]

Car is lookin sweet Brad!!!

[Rob Daman]

looks nice and clean.

[bradnic]

too small 195/45-16s


Fixed 205-50/16 225/45-16


driver front is parked near my garage drain, so front tire is lower than normal. running H&R sport vert springs all around.