Alpine e30 progress/build thread
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Looks good! I got mine centered by readjusting the front pipe but I don't have anywhere near the clearance as you've got between the exhaust tip and top of the rear valance. I end up with about 1/4" max and as a result it hits on anything but smooth roads. Kind of annoying. Hangers/straps are about six months old. What am I missing?
Just replied to your pm!
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i think you definitely win the award for 'worked hardest to get their car done for the meet'
- I feel every pebble in the road and it's awesome
preach it, brother!
Dan
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i think you definitely win the award for 'worked hardest to get their car done for the meet'
Does it come with a cash prize? Because I could use one haha
I just really wanted to enjoy it this summer so I picked a deadline that seemed reasonable a while back. Turns out if you slack for the first few months things pile up quick
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Z3 rack is great, be warned, by summers end it will feel normal to you and only after driving a car with the stock E30 rack will you remember how great it is
That's why he's getting the other one finished before the fall cruise.
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That's why he's getting the other one finished before the 2020 fall cruise.
Fixed that for you haha
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Had a blast getting this to the picnic and so stoked to finally have it on the road. I believe I fixed the leaking bleeder screw issue as well (so far so good at least). It turns out that the replacement bleeders I bought were likely just a hair too short. It seems that I was bottoming out the threads at the same time that the tip would seat at the base and as a result I wasn't getting a tight seal. I installed the longer bleeder screws from the original non-m calipers and re-bled everything, so far it looks like they are holding well. The brakes are MUCH better.
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Curious as to which replacement bleeders you were using / length? I've had issues with bleeders that came on a set of Centric remanufactured rear calipers. Snapped off a bleeder on Friday trying to snug it down. Went a wee bit too far.
Thats a bummer... do you drill the bleeder out and re-tap or is the caliper ruined?
I just looked it up, they are "FTE" brand bleeder screws that I bought from AutohausAZ. I'll have to get the length measurements next time I am at my garage, but I replaced them with the original bleeders from my e30's old calipers as the threads were about 1/4" longer, and they seem to be doing much better (brakes feel better, no visible changes in the fluid level in the reservoir). No drips on the wheels, though I haven't been underneath since the picnic to inspect them up close.
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Went ahead and ordered another caliper since I need to have a working one in place by this weekend. We'll see if the one with the snapped bleeder is salvageable or I'll return it to get the core charge refund. Not sure what screws Centric uses.
I've got a couple of spare bleeder screws from Bimmerworld and from ECS (think they are also FTE). Used them on my front calipers and they have been fine. Good idea about measuring.
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Those 15" or 16" wheels?
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That looks damn good.
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Put in the indigo vert sport seats I got from 6670charger last year, after years of searching for nice seats in the correct color. The camera flash makes the creases in the leather look worse than they are, a huge upgrade over the original ripped seats.
Still haven't washed it properly, because it wont stop raining every time I have time. Some day...
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Love those wheels on there and I feel your pain about this rain
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I've put over 100 miles on the car already, fixed a few little issues here and there and I'm starting to get a list of all the 'refinements' I want to make.
I was having a bit of binding and the occasional creak from the steering so I did some investigating after work today. It turns out the drop hats were rubbing on the inside of the strut towers as the struts rotated with the steering. To remedy this I pulled the struts yet again, changed the top hats out for the standard e30 top mounts to remove 0.5 degrees of camber and swapped the drop hats out for the standard top hats. The drive home was much smoother and the steering feels way better. The half degree of camber didn't make too much of a difference as far as wheel fitment, but the front is sitting a bit higher now.
Also slapped this bad boy on the driver's side quarter window:
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