B3 Touring Restoration
B3 Touring Restoration
I thought I would post up the restoration progress of B3 touring #113. Hopefully it will be useful to others or I may get some advice from you guys about the work. Unfortunately I cannot take any credit for any of the work as all the work has been completed by various garages.
I picked up the car in average condition with quite a bit of work to do but the car drove well and the mechanic who inspected the car was happy with it.
When I got the car home it looked like this:
You can see the rear arches not being in great shape!
The first thing I had to replace was the rocker cover gasket and all the fluids and plugs in case it had not been done before.
After few months of driving the transmission went in to limp mode. I spoke to a few transmission specialist and decided to get the gearbox fully rebuilt. I had planned to do this work at some stage but not so soon.
The car was taken to Hardy engineering who fully rebuilt the gearbox.
I picked up the car in average condition with quite a bit of work to do but the car drove well and the mechanic who inspected the car was happy with it.
When I got the car home it looked like this:
You can see the rear arches not being in great shape!
The first thing I had to replace was the rocker cover gasket and all the fluids and plugs in case it had not been done before.
After few months of driving the transmission went in to limp mode. I spoke to a few transmission specialist and decided to get the gearbox fully rebuilt. I had planned to do this work at some stage but not so soon.
The car was taken to Hardy engineering who fully rebuilt the gearbox.
Last edited by Elan on Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:01 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
The car came back and drove nicely so I decided to address the rear arches which we believed was only surface rust. When the covers came off it proved to be slightly more than surface rust!
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
The body shop said that they would need to do quite a bit of work to address the affected areas. I decided to proceed with the work which will be another big dent in the wallet!
Pictures of the work in progress:
Pictures of the work in progress:
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
I decided to check the whole to make sure there was no further surprises with rust and a few other areas was found.
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
Last edited by Elan on Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
There was also surface rust where the chassis number was etched on the front strut so I had these treated too!
Last edited by Elan on Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
amazing glad to see you're getting stuck in
in light of what you're going to spend once the bodywork is done are you still happy with the price you paid??
is the whole car being resprayed now and how is the box following the rebuild/refurb
in light of what you're going to spend once the bodywork is done are you still happy with the price you paid??
is the whole car being resprayed now and how is the box following the rebuild/refurb
Porsche 997.1 GT3 CS I Alpina E46 B3s Coupe I Alpina E46 B3 3.3 Touring I Ducati 749S Mono I Ducati 748R I Ducati 749 Track Bike I Ducati 916S
I love threads like this
Regards,
James
2022 BMW X7 40d M-Sport
2019 BMW X5 M50d
2018 BMW M760Li
2017 BMW 530i M-Sport Touring (SOLD)
2012 BMW 520d ED (Gave it back)
2011 BMW 535d GT SE (SOLD)
2008 BMW 730d SE (SOLD)
2007 BMW X5 3.0d SE (SOLD)
2007 D3 Touring 166 (SOLD)
2005 BMW 750i Sport (SOLD)
2005 BMW 730d Sport (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 Touring 012/1 (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 saloon 044/1 (SOLD)
1999 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
1997 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
James
2022 BMW X7 40d M-Sport
2019 BMW X5 M50d
2018 BMW M760Li
2017 BMW 530i M-Sport Touring (SOLD)
2012 BMW 520d ED (Gave it back)
2011 BMW 535d GT SE (SOLD)
2008 BMW 730d SE (SOLD)
2007 BMW X5 3.0d SE (SOLD)
2007 D3 Touring 166 (SOLD)
2005 BMW 750i Sport (SOLD)
2005 BMW 730d Sport (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 Touring 012/1 (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 saloon 044/1 (SOLD)
1999 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
1997 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
Thanks, it's getting there slowly.dep wrote:Fantastic images & work, glad to see it progressing
I will be updating with more pics shortly.KevinM wrote:Quality post & photo's
Look forward to more.
Yep, I am his favourite customer. I feel I am getting a tad obsessive with good paint finish.PhillV8S wrote:I bet your on the bodyshop owners Xmas card list now
I paid a fair price and I expected to carry out some work over time, but maybe not so soon.rc944 wrote:amazing glad to see you're getting stuck in
in light of what you're going to spend once the bodywork is done are you still happy with the price you paid??
is the whole car being resprayed now and how is the box following the rebuild/refurb
I am not planning to sell so not concerned about recovering any of the money spent!
The gearbox has been great since the rebuild. Most of the car will be resprayed and then the plan is to get the car in for detailing/paint correction.
I am glad I posted the pics now! Surprisingly the front wings were fine.simon13 wrote:Thats horny, were your front wings ok?
Thanks, I was in two minds as to whether it would be of interest to anyonev8 ego wrote:I love threads like this
Current Collection:
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
F30 B3 BiTurbo #133, C2 2.7 #515, B3 3.3 Touring #113
E46 M3 manual, E92 M3 manual
Porsche 997.1 Turbo Manual, 997 GTS, 996 C4S, 911SC Targa
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
Lamborghini LP560-4 Manual
A very good thread an enjoyable read, but I would either remove the photo of your VIN numbers or edit it so they don't show the full VIN- meaning the numbers that are unique to your car
However recently some adverts on autotrader and PH have ALPINAs with full VINs
Also how does the B3 compare with the M3?
However recently some adverts on autotrader and PH have ALPINAs with full VINs
Also how does the B3 compare with the M3?
Oscar Wilde & Burkard Bovensiepen: I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
ALPINA B3 3.2 Coupe Switch-Tronic ALPINA Blue
ALPINA B10 3.3 Saloon Manual Mora Metallic
ALPINA B3 3.2 Coupe Switch-Tronic ALPINA Blue
ALPINA B10 3.3 Saloon Manual Mora Metallic