My Euro 635csi Alpina B7S Turbo E24 Resto Thread

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 13, 2011 5:34 PM

Got my e32 calipers painted, gonna let them dry the put the new o-rings and dust boots in. They look damn good for a $85 BBK!

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 13, 2011 11:16 PM

Just ordered my Spax springs, just need 540i rear rotors and I have everything I need for full revamp. The 320i is running strong with its new 84 Jetronic E30 motor so its outta the way, next up is the E30M50 but after that the shark is going skyward. Pictures to follow

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jun 14, 2011 4:40 AM

Glad Stutz got an M10.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 14, 2011 4:42 AM

Yeah, now it needs boost.

shocka · Post by **shocka** » Jun 14, 2011 7:41 AM

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 23, 2011 7:26 PM

Got my springs today, thanks George! Everything suspension and brake related is going in next week..then it's time to put the motor back in

can't wait

Black Steel · Post by **Black Steel** » Jun 23, 2011 9:45 PM

Exciting times

grey ghost · Post by **grey ghost** » Jun 25, 2011 8:39 AM

Dude, how many projects are you working on at the moment?

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jun 25, 2011 9:38 AM

A few...I'm finally "done" my turbo vw sandrail..the e30m50 needs a couple cooling system parts and it's good...then all my focus is going to the shark

grey ghost · Post by **grey ghost** » Jun 25, 2011 9:40 AM

AlpinaE24 wrote:A few...I'm finally "done" my turbo vw sandrail..the e30m50 needs a couple cooling system parts and it's good...then all my focus is going to the shark

Dude, I can't wait to be done, then its tuning time.
That should be fun.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 17, 2011 2:44 PM

Made some progress the past couple days, only big thing still in the car is the rear subframe which I'm gonna get out today. Got new front hubs and rear bearings coming and some nice epoxy paint for everything...

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 18, 2011 12:49 PM

Got the rear subframe out yesterday, came out much easier then expected but then again the lift makes everything easy. All that's left is the hard lines and ebrake cable..gonna star cleaning and painting today, also gotta get the subframe and trailing arm bushings out...damn dusty desert

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jul 18, 2011 1:27 PM

I can only imagine that took you 1/3 the time it took me to do that on my 535is last week. I pulled the subframe with the diff. Whole thing came out nicely, then I undid the diff on the ground.

A lot safer on the lift, too.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 18, 2011 2:19 PM

I'd say total time of taking the whole rear suspension out..trailing arms,diff,halfshafts,shocks,and subframe only took about an hour. The trans jack is mucho fantastico.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 18, 2011 2:35 PM

By the way, I'm on the look out for a nice 3.25LSD if anybody has one. This car had a 3.07 open in it

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jul 18, 2011 5:37 PM

PMed with the perfect diff for your application.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 22, 2011 4:16 PM

Got the punk ass trailing arm bushings out of one arm, gonna work on the other one later this afternoon. Next up are the subframe bushings.

tschultz · Post by **tschultz** » Jul 26, 2011 12:54 PM

Looks Delicious!

Post by **Brad D.** » Jul 26, 2011 1:27 PM

This is shaping up to be an awesome buildup.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jul 26, 2011 2:21 PM

Thanks guys, I got the other trailing arm
bushings out and the subframe bushings came out pretty easy. Ive been busy tracking down vacuum leaks on a customers e39 but I'll be back working on the shark soon. Hopefully my rear wheel bearings get here this week, then I can put the whole rear suspension back in.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Jul 26, 2011 2:49 PM

I'll be back in town next week and we can talk about the diff. Nice work so far!

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Sep 14, 2011 8:41 AM

Sorry guys, been out in Philly for a couple weeks to save my E34 535i/5 from certain death of NE winters outside...I'm currently getting ready to drive it back to AZ where she can live out her golden years in a nice dry climate

I'll probably spend more then she's worth to get her out there, but I don't care I absolutely love this car. Just gotta catch a Phillies game then I'm headed out, more shark updates soon!

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Sep 14, 2011 12:27 PM

Still have that diff, btw.

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Sep 14, 2011 12:53 PM

I'll drop you a line as soon as I get back into town, I need that thing

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Nov 26, 2011 12:02 AM

So I ended up staying back east for longer then expected. Finally back in beautiful az and making some good progress on the car. I've got all my suspension ready to go back in, going to finish getting every thing out of the engine bay tomorrow and get it totally clean. Hopefully it will have an engine before the new year

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Nov 26, 2011 2:06 AM

Looks great!

jimoreno · Post by **jimoreno** » Nov 26, 2011 8:16 AM

What did you use to paint the suspension bits, POR-15 or other stuff? I got myself a can of POR-15 to get the car up on jackstands sometime after I get it back from the painter. I also bought new parking brake cables (already has new SS brake lines) and I need to install the rear subframe bushings (going to go theh powerflex route). Did you put factory rubber bushings in the rear arms or polyurethane?

AlpinaE24 · Post by **AlpinaE24** » Jan 15, 2012 6:48 PM

Been busy lately working on other peoples cars

, but have gotten a good amount done on the shark. I got all the suspension/steering back in. I also re-undercoated the entire under body. I've decided to lose the Hydroboost, ABS, and AC. This should shed a good amount of weight, already being a stripped down euro with cloth recaros I hope to get it as light as possible while still being a full road car. If anyone has a 518i box I want

I'm probably going to use a 944 booster and turbo s master cylinder for the brakes. But I've also been looking at the dual chamber e32 booster I have sitting around..so who knows.

I got the headlights and wipers out of the car, everything works thank god and after a little polish and paint they will look awesome. I'm just waiting on the little round clips that hold the adjusters in.

I've got to start prepping the engine bay for paint, eventually
I want to get the car a full dip and fix the minor rust and shave the DOT lights, plus get those vinyl Alpina stripes

Some pictures, the underbody pictures don't really do it justice. It looks bitchin in person.

Made this motorsport shift boot from some extra material I had, figured i'd jazz up the blue on blue interior a little. Thats also my custom $3 alpina shift knob.

Just gotta glue it to the frame

I pulled it out yesterday and gave her a long overdo bath, shiny!

Got a second lift installed last week

If anyone needs service work in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area drop me a PM

Oh and for you east coast guys, it was 72 a few days ago.

@5500ft

Yes, that is an E30 ellipsoid.

cvillebimmer · Post by **cvillebimmer** » Jan 15, 2012 6:55 PM

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My Euro 635csi Alpina B7S Turbo E24 Resto Thread