Pedi's E28 Alpina B7 TurboKat - Oslo Motorshow film pg 15

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Pedi
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Pedi's E28 Alpina B7 TurboKat - Oslo Motorshow film pg 15

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Hello Gentlemen and fellow E28 fanatics.

I am from Norway, so please do not get caught in misspelling or other language errors ;)

Back in 2008, I got hold of an E28 525 which were supposedly rebuild as an Alpina B7. The car was rusty and totally worn out. Almost nothing were useful as is, but almost everything was present. So that made an good start, and I bought it.

I do travel alot in my work, and with 5 kids in the house - not too much time is left for my garage. So time went by, and I did not have any stones rolled before Dec 2010. 2011 was a good year for me, even though I was a lot at work this year.

The pics I will present to you, will be copy/paste from my original thread from the biggest BMW-forum in Norway, www.bimmers.no I do have quite a lot of pics in that thread, some good some not. I will copy a lot into here, but not all - I guess. Please feel free to comment both positive and negative meanings and feelings. Harassment and rudeness will be neglected.


The car itself is an 1987 Alpina B7 TurboKat #238 with 320hp and 520 Nm torque. As far as I know, the last (#237-#278) ones with catalyst was built on a M5-chassis and with some M5 details. The car was full of options inside: AC, Cruise Control, Power Windows F/R, black inner roof, Alpina aux tank, instruments etc.. Too bad the chassis was totally gone. And I mean GONE !! It was so rusty, that I am shocked!!

And since it is a fact that I live in Norway, with snowy winters, salty roads etc - rust free E28 is almost non-existing. The best thing is to buy a newer 518 chassis, due to less stressed body shell, and due to that they have often NOT been abused by a wild youngster. So I found a 1987 518i with sunroof in an internet advertisement, not too far from me. Looked not too bad on the pics, and the owner told me that it was 100% free from rust... I got it home, and of course - the seller was a liar.

So here goes my story, based upon the joy and interest of good ol' E28....
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Sorry, not too many comments to the pics. Basically the pics here are from the "donor" as I got it home, and from the rusty parts as I take things apart.

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One piece of totally abused E28, time to get it into my garage - into some more loving hands...

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I guess my comments are not necessary here....


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Rusty? Of yes...

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As you can see, there is a lot to do. My challenge was to have the time and money for it...

I also needed a chassis, here it is: But damn, it was not as described. When I think about it today, the 518-chassis was not THAT bad - but when the seller stated rust free - it was not....

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The engine is out:

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Suspension out...

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It is good here, luckily...

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Parts from an E34 535i that I had stored in my attic:

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Parts ready for sandblasting and paint.

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Some "new" parts

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Some new parts:

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Sandblasted front calipers:

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More pics to come.....
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Fresh parts arrived... I love that ;) The red color is a result of that the paintshop was out of black - only red, yellow and white was left... So be it, I like colors - some not.

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To get rid of the rusty shit, I got a friend to sandblast the rust for me.

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Back home...

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Here it is, the main event in the "Retro garage" as we call my garage ;)...

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New parts needs treatment, no doubt...

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I guess you will not ask me the price of this, please don't... ;) But they look nice...

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New brake shields, just need some coating to make them last longer...

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New Bilstein B8...

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Luckily, I had this tool hanging on the wall ;)

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And ofcourse, all threads are freshened up before things get together...

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More new parts

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Got hold of an used one from M535i, with low milage...

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Some pieces get together:

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I forgot to order the dust rings, that will come later...

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Some grinding must be done, to get rid of paint in certain places.

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I am reeeeealllly exited on the K-Mac parts.... So far, I am not too convinced...

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Some troubles on the way of course: ABS-ring is cracked on the drive flange...
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Poly-bushings from Ireland Engineering:

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But ofcourse.... They had too small diameter, so therefore I had to go for original bushings.

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Getting things together, new wheel bearings and brakeshoes:

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Rear shocks.

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Looks nice, those Bilsteins?

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Wheelbearing and brake disc in position. 302x28mm discs. Calippers not mounted, due to the 15" rims are too small ;)

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In Norway, the rules are very strict when it comes to automotive genre. So to get my 518 approved rebuild as an Alpina, I have to follow Alpina-specs to the smallest nut... I will mount brakes from E34 540i later on, so I just grinded the original solid discs on mounted them back on. Just for the inspection/rebuild approvement.

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Well... I do not like it, but I have new ones waiting... ;)

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Finally, the car is back on the wheels!

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Some cutting is necessary to allow the 6-sylinder get in...

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"Go away!" ;)

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Done!!!

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Here is an oval hole for the Intercooler. Just copied from what Alpina did.

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Auch, Suddenly there was another rust attack!!!!

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Post by fukoa »

:shock: :shock: :alright:

now this is worth looking at

keep up with the good work

and please post more pictures ;)

by the way what kind of progressive springs are those in the rear ? are they OE ALPINA ones

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When changing from a 518 to Alpina, there are 3 supports that need to go, and 7 to come over

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It does take time to dismantle everything, phew!

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All gone, finally.

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The ABS is also needed ;)

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One by one... They all need to come into place..

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Mhmmm...

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Cleaning... I hate that... I really do...

Before:

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After:

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Looks better now, even in the engine bay...

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Here is a proof that it really is me doing the cleaning-job, hehe...

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Some small rust on the surface, no problemo...

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But THIS is annoying !!!! AUCCHHH!!!!

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Luckily, the windows edges looks nice...

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Time to take the boy out for a spin.....

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The boy needs some fresh air, agree?
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Went by some friends:

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Primer...

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Paint...

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Clearcoat...

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Inside the paint boot...

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Back home, same night! Sorry about picture quality. The color is Sepang Bronze Metallic from E60 M5

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Looks good? It is better IRL...
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Time to demolish the rest of the donor vehicle:

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Harness... Nice... ;)

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Alpina tank...

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Some parts:

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And even more...

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A helping hand from a good friend is also nice!...

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Even more....

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Moon roof...

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Managed to track down a unused door from an old barn, so now I do have 3 new doors, only 1 to go now...

(BMW are empty, I tried to order. But out of stock. But expensive though... $1200 was the price, each)...

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Now we are writing March 2011, and I am back from work again. Time to get rid of the donor:

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Not too much space left ;)

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Fuel tank, with the Alpina Elbow...

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Some harness and stuff..

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Pernezz gets the honor of "first assembly":

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Done, even if it was a small item - it felt good :wink:

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A new isolation-mat in place. Needed to be glued, but that is ok...

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The original rug looks like shit, but some shampoo made it at least better....

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Hung up after washing, to dry up...

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Some harness in position, while waiting for the rug to dry up...

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Summer is getting closer, and I am busy at work. Here I had a couple of days off, and we enjoyed a Taco-meal outside in the nice weather...

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2 grown-ups, 5 kids og 3 cats (Read: The Pedersen Family) are spending some quality time.

Here is a pic from the summer night in Norway, this is my garage,,,

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Me an my GF went for a ride tonight... Lovely...

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Some new parts:

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Aaaaand finally!! I found a door in the USA, and it has finally arrived...

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Old fuel and brake lines:

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Pernezz doing some cleaning:

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Some new parts....

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All in!!

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Looks original? Well, almost.. There is hiding a Bosch 044 fuel pump in there...

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Cleaning the fuel tank:.

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Auch, rust! oh no!!

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Ok... Time to skip the idea of using the tank with Alpina elbow. Here is the 518 tank...

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Promising, looks better...

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Crap! Rust again!!!

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New tank from BMW - $1350


This just made my day, I cannot pay that much money...
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Amazing work! I love Sepang bronze. This will be fantastic when it is finished. :D
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Making a room for my air-compressor... Double isolated walls...


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Turned out good. Almost no sound... I am satisfied..

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All done...

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Sept 2011: Battery cable needs to go in.


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And through the floor...


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ABS in position, used pipes, but nice. I do not want to change them.

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Clutchpump and master brake cylinder/system with a new "bomb" installed.


It is lovely to install new parts in a new-painted engine bay

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Subscribed...

Good work.

How about a direct link to your thread on http://www.bimmers.no/
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Some new parts:


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Check out the wrapping for the little part ;)


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Alpina dash... Cracked, ofcourse...


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Cracks.......


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518 dash was clean-looking! Lucky me!!


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I like it!

Rug from B7, heater and dash from 518:


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Nice!


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Damn, fan was broken - I had not checked that. Not remembered that the heater controls from 518 is manual, and B7 is electrical.. Dash out again..

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Look at the wear. :wink:


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"New" fan...


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Rod broken, and screws (2mm) was missing.


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Drilling and tapering up to 3mm works, and with some spare-parts from my old Traxxas T-Maxx, a brand new End-Rod did the thing:


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Satisfied, that I am ;)


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New wire for the hood


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Some new parts...


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Dash back in, with correct heater controls and a functioning fan :?


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