[b9projectcar]

BIG UPDATE on my website today :haha2:
restoration pages 31, 32, 33 and 34 are online.

Drsakke> Yes the 528i was very good, i've bought to take every pieces of it that is compatible in the B9.
So the carpet, the dashboard, the middle console, the doors and doors panel, the hood, the bonet, the front wings and bumpers, the rear lights, the front lights, the front grills, the hood carpet set, etc, etc...
I've bought it for the amazing price of 300 euros, and when you think a front bumper costs 600 euros, a rear light 300, you can imagine how happy i'm to get all the parts i need for the price of one rear light.
The rear bumper is bad shape, unfortunatly.

Today, i order a new steering wheel, a new front spoiler, a gearknob, to wallothnesh.com.
When the car will be resprayed, it will look like a new one, except for the motor bay, that i will do slowly, during the automn. At the end of the year, the car will be completed.

 

[DrSakke]

BIG UPDATE on my website today :haha2:
restoration pages 31, 32, 33 and 34 are online.

Drsakke> Yes the 528i was very good, i've bought to take every pieces of it that is compatible in the B9.
So the carpet, the dashboard, the middle console, the doors and doors panel, the hood, the bonet, the front wings and bumpers, the rear lights, the front lights, the front grills, the hood carpet set, etc, etc...
I've bought it for the amazing price of 300 euros, and when you think a front bumper costs 600 euros, a rear light 300, you can imagine how happy i'm to get all the parts i need for the price of one rear light.
The rear bumper is bad shape, unfortunatly.

Today, i order a new steering wheel, a new front spoiler, a gearknob, to wallothnesh.com.
When the car will be resprayed, it will look like a new one, except for the motor bay, that i will do slowly, during the automn. At the end of the year, the car will be completed.

Hi!
Any progress? Pics/updates wanted!

Sakke

 

[b9projectcar]

Hello DrSakke !

Thanks for the interest

The car has progressed a lot, i have to do an update of the website as soon as possible !
But to tell shortly what has been completed:

- i've done the primer coat again, i wasn't satisfied at all of the first one, it was a spray gun problem, and it was too difficult to work and make it flat.

- the car is almost smoothed, prepared for the new respray. I used sandpaper number 800 with water for the finish.

- i have resprayed myself the inner side of the doors, the same for the inner boot, and the inner bonnet. I'm very happy about the result, it's great for a first time paint spray.

- i'm finishing some details, like the front spoiler, and the last parts of the car to smooth.

- The car will be resprayed next week, i have only two afternoon to spend on it. I'm very excited to see the result of my work and the final coat.

I will post when the update will be done. I'm spending a lot of time on the car, and the report with photos that i'm making first on my french discussion board.

Hi!
Any progress? Pics/updates wanted!

Sakke

 

[b9projectcar]

The big update is online, you can see 14 more pages about the restoration.
The car is waiting in the painting room, for the respray that will be completed tomorrow or sunday

 

[B10BRW]

The big update is online, you can see 14 more pages about the restoration.
The car is waiting in the painting room, for the respray that will be completed tomorrow or sunday

Looks like a labour of love to me,hope your paint job goes well.Which colour willthe B9 be sprayed in

 

[b9projectcar]

It will be in its original Delphin Metallic (code 184) excepted that i won't go on with the shadowline treatment, but with full chrome.
I'm not affraid about the paintjob, because it's not me, but a professional painter who will do it ! And i saw his previous jobs and they are great.

I did myself, the paint job of the inner doors, inner boot, and bonnet.
And i'm happy about it, not perfect, but bright and good looking !

 

[DrSakke]

Hi!
I´ll bet the car will look awesome when painted!

Sakke

 

[b9projectcar]

Yes

I hope so much
And with the thin Gold Stripes, it will be a terrific Alpina again :wroom:
I have them already, ready to stick on !

Hi!
I´ll bet the car will look awesome when painted!

Sakke

 

[b9projectcar]

Hello !
the car has been resprayed this afternoon, and the painting is a success.
It's bright, very good aspect and reflection, like a brand new car from the factory. I'm very very happy about it

I will post an update on my site tomorrow, because it was too dark this evening for the photos.

 

[b9projectcar]

Hello :
My website has been updated with all the photos of the new paint (beginning page called "27 octobre 2005 in the restoration section).
I began to assembly the car, with lights, glasses, bumpers...
It's a great moment to live

My webpage

 

[Ashok Arora]

It looks great. :M5thumbs:

 

[DrSakke]

The car looks beatiful!!!

Congratulations :happybirt
Sakke

 

[GaAlpinaowner]

Great project - reminds me of my project this time last year......:1:

 

[b9projectcar]

GaAlpinaowner> i have some photos of your black B7 turbo on my hard disk, it's really stunning. The engine, the interior, and the paint job, all is like new.
My car is far from yours. But slowly, it's getting better.

thanks for the comments, and to Drsakke too !

 

[GaAlpinaowner]

GaAlpinaowner> i have some photos of your black B7 turbo on my hard disk, it's really stunning. The engine, the interior, and the paint job, all is like new.
My car is far from yours. But slowly, it's getting better.

thanks for the comments, and to Drsakke too !

Hey thanks for your kind comments....I drool everytime I go out to my garage....still
b9projectcar....yours will be there soon too....keep the pics coming:1:

 

[m5 killer]

when do you think it will be finished its all looking good whos doing the paint job.

 

[b9projectcar]

Hello M5killer, sorry for the late answer, i didn't saw your message because it's the first of the page two, i thought the topic had only one page, untill today.

So the paint job was done by a garagist, but i prepared the car, and i did all the hidding job before painting.
The car is nice, even if not perfect. For a 371 000 kms old lady, it's good enough, and for me too. It hasn't cost me a lot.

The car will be finished soon for the first part of the restoration, the interior and the exterior.

The 2nd part will be the engine bay, the engine painting, and the underneath of the car, that will be inspected, and anti-rust painted.

I will be happy to drive it in the beginning of the new year, if i get my homologation papers from Bmw France. I expect so.

 

[b9projectcar]

Hello dear Alpina friends,

my B9 is close to the end of its restoration.
I worked on it for ten days without pause, so the interior is completed, and the stripes are fitted on.
I have just painted the wheels myself, and the result is good.
A friend of mine who is garagist and restores old like a very rare Ligier Js2, french sport car of the 70's, told me it's a good job on the wheels.

I'm happy very much. I'm still waiting for homologation papers, hope they will come very soon.
what i have to do on the car: new exaust, painting of the lower sides of the car, that are white on the photos, and several very little things. The chrome outline of the windshield for exemple.
A new rear bumper is on the way home.
I will try to restore my rear spoiler, or i will order a new one.

The engine is still a prepared 3,5 non genuine, but i'm having a look often to parts for sale, and when a B9 engine will appear, i hope to jump on it, even if it's tired and need to be restored.

Thanks for reading, and i hope you'll enjoy my job.
The last photo is a before/after composition, the car when i bought it, and now (but before the stripes)

 

[kees]

Nice! :cheers:

 

[Orjan]

Fantastic job! I am very impressed! :applause: