Mark's 316 M52/2.8 + Cat cams & Jenvey ITB's

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:51 am

alpina you do love talking a lot about gay love.

--ALPINA-- · Post by **--ALPINA--** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:21 pm

austin25uk wrote:alpina you do love talking a lot about gay love.

Naaaah, not at all, i think monster is the one feeling happy... ask him, im sure he will tell you what you would like to hear!!

J

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:10 pm

If you 2 want to chat gay love you should start your own thread!

Just bought a rear cage for my car. Got it cheap as the bolt-in diagonal is missing. I wouldn't have fitted it anyway so doesn't bother me. Anyway, cost me a tenner and it's only just down the road to collect it. I'm going to paint it body colour to contrast with the black interior.

I almost bought some early e24 wing mirrors but got pipped at last minute. The chrome was a bit dull and I'd planned to paint them to match too. I might still do it if I can find a pair cheap enough but even the one's I was after reached 40 quid.

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:07 pm

Mark....Where is the Alpina !!!!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:42 pm

Hopefully will be here by weekend. Soon as it rolls off the truck I'll post some pics.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:46 pm

Just made arrangements for my car to go in and have the coilovers fitted professionally. Going to have corner weights done etc, to optimise set-up. Can't wait - bit of a crimbo present to myself.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:38 pm

My Alpina C1 finally arrived!

Not sure about the white Recaro seats and rims though?

Think I might build it into a replica of my 323?

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:40 pm

Well at least you got a spare Alpina tire

Silver Surfer · Post by **Silver Surfer** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:45 pm

That is legendary! Hahaha you out did yourself this time!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:01 pm

Best of all is it's totally rust free!

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:27 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:My Alpina C1 finally arrived!

So it was you that beat my bid!
Oh well. will have to make do with my Revell & Tamiya kits...

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:32 pm

looks like the shell is a light wieght version aswell, sporty alpina.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:08 am

Even came with a roll cage and a selection of front and rear spoilers!

Apart from that, the 316 is running fine - or was till the throttle cable snapped. Got a new one for £3.16 from GSF so I'll fit it in the morning and give the carb' a tweek while I'm at it.

The 323i goes into the bodyshop at the end of the week with a bit of luck and hopefully the leather rear seat will be in by tomorrow night.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:43 pm

Fitted the bargain price throttle cable to the 316 but at some point the fitting on the bulkhead had been bodged so I had to get a little creative and a 10 minute job turned into an hour long one. Anyway, it's all done now and the cars running smoothly again.
I have decided to bin the standard carb' though and fit a 28/36 Weber once I can find one. The standard carb' is making the engine idle a little fast and no amount of adjustment takes it below 1000rpm. It'll have to do for now though but hopefully it won't be too long till a Weber shows up. I guess I could fit another Solex but I can't be arsed getting my hands dirty to fit one of those really.

The leather rear seat showed up this morning but I'm going to give it a good clean and feed the leather before I fit it. It's in great condition though and should look great once the headrests are on and its in the car.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:08 pm

Well, I couldn't wait so I'll have to clean the seat inside the car.

It fit's - well sort of - although the back rest needs a bit of manipulating to hook on properly. The problem I have is that I'm a bit too big to fit in the back at the best of times, let alone wrestling with a bloody back seat!

I'm 100% certain about dyeing the carpet black once spring gets here though. If anyone else has similar plans maybe we can group buy a gallon or 2 of black dye and save a few pennies?