Alpine E30 Convertible Running Log
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When I bought a new tank it was only ~$190 off of Rock Auto. But I’m guessing the verts have different fuel tanks than the coupes.
Was that including shipping? And no, I believe all the 325i’s have the same tank. Which one did you get? When I priced it out it came to a good bit more than that if I remember right.
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https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/spectra+premium,BM1B,fuel+tank,6268
Price has gone up since I bought one, but still only ~$200
$25 shipping
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Hit a milestone today... little hard to see but that’s the big 200,000!
Had a great evening of spirited driving to mark the occasion, and the clouds even cleared a little for a nice sunset and some neat photos.
I’m not really sure why some of my photos keep getting rotated when posting on the mobile site, kinda weird. Also, sorry for the compressed image quality, my phone is a dinosaur and doesn’t like playing nice with big files.
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Sigh.
Guess I’m not going to the brew city cruise night. I was around 5 minutes away, coming down the off ramp when this happened, pedal went to the floor but I was able to pump it up enough to stop. Looks like both caliper bolts came out somehow, mangling the brake shield and shearing the soft line. Got REALLY lucky with this one. Could’ve been a lot worse.
Saw @Partiallypurple drive by, car looks great man! That whole group looked awesome for that matter.
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Dual circuit masters and an emergency brake can be a real lifesaver. Glad you’re alright
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Dual circuit masters and an emergency brake can be a real lifesaver. Glad you’re alright
Thanks, me too. Could’ve ended a lot worse. Definitely taught me the importance of loctite.
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Glad you're ok! Easy fix if your soft line comes off on the other end.
I’m hoping it does, the caliper was replaced recently so there shouldn’t be any corrosion. Backing plate got mangled, but can just get bent out of the way if it’s an issue.
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Sigh.
Guess I’m not going to the brew city cruise night. I was around 5 minutes away, coming down the off ramp when this happened, pedal went to the floor but I was able to pump it up enough to stop. Looks like both caliper bolts came out somehow, mangling the brake shield and shearing the soft line. Got REALLY lucky with this one. Could’ve been a lot worse.
Saw @Partiallypurple drive by, car looks great man! That whole group looked awesome for that matter.
Thanks man, I was going to stop, but I was leading everyone to the event, and none of them knew where to go. Glad you were able to stop safely still, and glad it should be an easy fix!
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Odometer: 200,407
Didn't post an update when I put the car back together, but got it back on the road two weekends ago. LOT of air in the lines, took two full bleedings and a few hours to get it all out and even still, I think there might be a small bubble somewhere so I'll give it one more go-round next weekend when I'm back home again. Might have to invest in a power bleeder.
Picked up a good condition used blower motor about a month ago from a 70k mile Z3 and tossed that in at the same time, aaaand of course it only works on high. Me being me, I didn't even think about grabbing the resistor out of the Z3. New one is getting here tomorrow and will go in next weekend as well.
It also appears that I have a habit of jinxing myself, because when I took the car for a shakedown after the brake repair, the odometer decided it was done odometering. Guess that's what I get for posting a picture of the 200k mile mark lol. I did approximately 200 miles that weekend and will continue to record approximate mileage until it gets fixed. If I have time next weekend, I'll pull the cluster to see which gear stripped and get it on order, and check the SI board battery type as well. My SI lights have never worked and I'm assuming that's the reason, but I'm no expert. Anyone else here ever deal with the battery replacement and have advice or tips? I do plan on having Batteries Plus do the actual replacement so I don't risk damage to the batteries or the board.
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I attempted to replace mine and failed. It made no difference so I think the board itself was bad. Welcome to the broken odometer club. I attempted to repair the odometer gears and it ended up working maybe 1 out of every 90 miles.
it makes for some really depressing fuel economy calculations
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I attempted to replace mine and failed. It made no difference so I think the board itself was bad. Welcome to the broken odometer club. I attempted to repair the odometer gears and it ended up working maybe 1 out of every 90 miles.
it makes for some really depressing fuel economy calculations
Yeah, I'm hoping the gear repair works. I've heard some horror stories on the main forums about similar problems to yours, broken motors, new gears stripping after a few miles, etc. I love actually having an odometer though, so I think I'd just go find a used working cluster, change the mileage to match mine, and run with it. Something about seeing the miles tick away...
SI board is way less important, but would be cool to have working.
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I'll pull the cluster to see which gear stripped and get it on order,
I would order the whole odometer gear set. When I took mine apart all of the gears were mushy. If I only replaced one gear it would have failed instantly right away.
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I would order the whole odometer gear set. When I took mine apart all of the gears were mushy. If I only replaced one gear it would have failed instantly right away.
Good to know. Will do. Did the complete replacement get it working correctly again, or did you have issues?
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Good to know. Will do. Did the complete replacement get it working correctly again, or did you have issues?
It worked straightaway. Keep track of the gears as you take them apart - or take a picture before you disassemble. When I replaced my gears I also reset my odometer back to zero to reflect my rebuilt engine since the actual mileage of the car was completely unknown.
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It worked straightaway. Keep track of the gears as you take them apart - or take a picture before you disassemble. When I replaced my gears I also reset my odometer back to zero to reflect my rebuilt engine since the actual mileage of the car was completely unknown.
Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure to do that. Where'd you buy the replacements from?
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Thanks for the advice, I'll make sure to do that. Where'd you buy the replacements from?
I got mine for garagistic. But I think they’re available from multiple places. Garagistic has them as a nice package and they have a diy on their site for them.
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