Alpine e30 progress/build thread
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It's 8 million times easier to do engine things now.....sooooooo you might as well pull it and freshen it up
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It's 8 million times easier to do engine things now.....sooooooo you might as well pull it and freshen it up
lots of elbow room for fitting FI piping too
Dan
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Even easier thing would be to set the front subframe and trans brace on stands/blocks, unbolt them both, then lift up the front of the car by hand (it's light enough) and push it backwards like a wheel barrow
Light enough? Jesus earl. You on a diet of spinach only?
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Earl is the Incredible Hulk. Spot him and he'll left your house.
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You both must pick things up and put them down a lot
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Going through and doing all of the seals on an m42 does take long as long as you aren't repainting absolutely everything...lol
I probably won't be going as in depth as you have haha. Just planning to fix some leaks and repaint a lot of the major stuff so it looks nicer. I'm mostly planning to work on the engine bay, since it'll be easier to pull the wiper linkage and fix the cowl damage, run new brake lines to delete the ABS pump, and generally clean up the whole thing since it's pretty nasty.
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Be careful, my car is a shell because it made sense to "do it all at once"...
That's definitely a concern of mine, but I'm ok with this turning into a longer term project. I've been planning this car in my head for a number of years and over the last few months decided that now is as good a time as ever to get started on it.
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jc43089 said:
Be careful, my car is a shell because it made sense to "do it all at once"...
That's definitely a concern of mine, but I'm ok with this turning into a longer term project. I've been planning this car in my head for a number of years and over the last few months decided that now is as good a time as ever to get started on it.
It's a good feeling when you get shit squared away and have the time to do what you want to your "fun" car
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but an e30 stuck in a garage is an e30 not being driven! its needs to be a balance, for sure.
Dan
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but an e30 stuck in a garage is an e30 not being driven! its needs to be a balance, for sure.
For the last year the car has been a wrecked e30 which is definitely worse than an in-progress e30! I'm hoping to have it back on the road, at least for a little while, next summer. The initial plan was have it ready the minute the snow melts but I think, with pulling the engine, I'll say mid to late summer is a goal.
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When I re did mine over the last two winters I missed a few of the larger events I really wanted to go. I convinced myself that doing it right the first time would be worth it. When the stars aligned and I got to autox at road America on good tires it all made sense. That one event was worth it, the car felt awesome. Especially knowing you had done it all yourself. Even if it's going to be a daily cruiser or weekend warrior. Just knowing that you did it right the first time is great
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