E28 Alpina Build - by Pedi

11 minute(s) of a 417 minute read

As I have been so busy with my new job, there ain't too much update, but a few more new photos are there...


I had to fix the right indicator in the cluster that did not work, so here we go again :





changed the bulb... Just the same... I dismantled it quite a few times, and after some measuring - I found the problem. Bad connection in the blue connector.... Stole a couple of hours of my spare time





Lousy pic, but you see them both lid up

Next step: The fresh steering wheel:





Freshened up the adjusters for the front seats





Better...





A-pillar covers





Alpina footrest has gotten 6 layers of PlastiDip






Forgot where the long and the short wiperarm should go...







Hmmmm....







I will come back to this...

I had both 450mm wipers, but got a 530mm for drivers side...







Ooops!







530mm and long arm on drivers side - no good






Hmmmm....

New seatbelt locks






A-pillar covers mounted










The latest "to-do-list"







Theme of the day was my love to the E39 inner LED lights,,,







Dismantled







Mhmm....







THOSE guys are going into my car! No doubt about that







Due to limited space, I had to take the unit totally apart







Better....







Ready for installation:







Looks very nice in position, just the way I wanted...







Power on!







Perfect inner lights!

First pic in the dark







Hard to get a nice pic with my camera, but I guess you see the picture?







Sorry 'bout bad pics....

Santa did finally remember me, and sent his little helper:







She brought antenna wiring, a few switches and some wipers for my lamps







She also brought height adj. frame for my seat, so now I got adjustable for both seats...







Finally I can get to finish up the seats later on....


Another nice piece of delivery arrived my door, but they came from the paint shop:


Each one with their own hard package


The sills that were grey and booring, now black and shiny







Grilles!!! Damn, that ended up nicely!!







close-up:







Looking forward to assemble theese parts...


But.... there are more....



Outer side rearview mirrors:



What do you think?:







Black mirrors?



Not quite my style??



lets turn it:







Two-tone? Needs black "foot" against black details, right??...

Last detail:







I am satisfied. Me likey!


Just for the looks, not finally in position.







Another view:

Last picture, taken on 31.12.12...

Just a Happy New Year-photo...

Please follow me into 2013, and I will put some hours aside in January for further assembly and picture updates!


Thanks guys!





I started working on it December 2010. Due to alot of travelling in my work, and trying to be a "good" father to my 5 kids - it is not always easy to spend so many hours in the garage as a 18 year old eager and single youngster could do....

But I have used my hours well I think, and I am at the finishing line now. How deep I am into the car? All in all you mean, or just the restoration part? I guess the restoration so far (I have not done all the math yet) brings me towards the wrong side of $30k mark....


But I got a few hours last night, so I started doing some paintwork. First out was the covers to the wiperarms...






The covers for my Recaros get a final touch:







Refreshed:







Had to fix the electric antenna too







And now it works again....







Combination of some glue and support







Ends up like this...







Switch for the antenna....







Mirrors needed new screws and rubbergaskets







Adjusted and fully mounted.










Covers with speakers....






Yeah!






Grill mounted. Adjusted grilles, lights and washers...







Looks more and more like a car now... Happy days!

But no car without seats, so I had to do some work there too...







New covers, locks and some fresh paint:







Can not install those nice seats without new screws....







Getting somewhere now...







Finally...







That's all for today, but atleast I have done a New Years Update!!

Thanks for watching!