Mark850 Alpina Hood Available

[Koizumi]

New custom Alpina hoods like the one that I have fitted on my car are available for purchase.

The hood project was created by Mark850 (one of our Forum Moderators) a while back.

He put lots and lots of R&D, time, $ and sacrifice into the design & creation of this fantastic hood!!

Mark's custom rear roof spoiler is also available.

Please send me a PM if you're interested. You can also send Mark850 a PM but he is very busy these days.

You have all seen photos of my car with this hood!

Cheers,
Koizumi

















And here are some more photos...













And here's the Mark850 Rear Roof Spoiler

[850Dave]

Why are you letting it go, Koizumi?

[Koizumi]

I should clarify my initial post, I'm not letting go of my hood. I'm letting folks know that new hoods are available for sale

[GimmieSumMo72]

Sweet! I just wish i could buy one!

[OttoB]

Mine is beautiful although again, it'll be a while before its installed and painted since my mechanic dances to the beat of his own drums...

[850Dave]

Gotcha! I will be PMing soon as to cost.

[1badzr1]

I should clarify my initial post, I'm not letting go of my hood. I'm letting folks know that new hoods are available for sale

Question, I am undecided if I should have the louvers cut. As my car even thought is detailed quite often does get driven in the rain, have you experianced any negatives for having water go into the area under the vents? I would prefer the cooling effect and functional rather than the fagazy effect. If just for looks i might just stay with the original hood. I am pulling the trigger on the rear window spoiler though.


Thanks,
Ben

[wmealer]

DO WANT ... Is the NACA duct fully functional, funneling down to cool the intake? And if so, is there a template available for cutting a proper hole in my V8 engine cover?

[mattsimis]

Wonder if at speed does the boundary layer prevent water getting in? If so, I then wonder if it prevents air getting in too, creating a dead air zone. Would be interesting to see blocked vs louvered vent temps on intake.

[duje]

I think it was about 20 degrees difference. I measured that last year around this time when I instaled louvered hood. I was curious about temp difference before and after. My car is black, and during summer engine used to stay hot for more than half a day, although temperature here at summer is about 40 degrees celsius in the air, infra red termometer showed 55 degrees on the parking floor this morning. While driving I can se radiant heat from the louvers through windshield, didn't notice that on normal hood.

[legoman67]

a proper intake systemsucks air though the front side grills of the car, the louvers will have no effect on intake temps. they would only keep the engine bay radiant temp down

[duje]

I also took off the heat shields under the car, so that engine 'can breathe' easier.

[Mark850]

Thanks Dave,

Yes, I've been very busy..I've had a major set back with my 14yr old son Marco. My son has been a cardiac patient since birth. He had his first open heart at 2 months of age, his 2nd at 2yrs, and his 3rd at 9yrs.. You wouldn't believe it, unless he took off his shirt.. He was just a normal 13yr old boy at the time of his injury..With his whole history in the hospital I took him to, he's never been anywhere else.

Marco came to me on Thanksgiving morning at 3am with chest pains and shortness of breath. I took him to the hospital ( CHOP ) and they said it was heartburn and sent us home. He came to me the Sunday after Thanksgiving with the same symptoms, and I took him to the hospital once again. They gave him Maloxx and sent us on our way..

Well, Marco had a massive infection in his heart, which ended up with him on the table for 10hrs. They came out 3X and told me he was bleeding badly and it didn't look good.. They took him off of bypass altogether, and stopped all of his bloodflow for 49min, packed him in ice to freeze him so they could finish the surgery.. Marco suffered a massive stroke on the table and now is paralyzed on his R side and his vocal chords are paralyzed open so he can't speak, plus he has severe brain damage in all areas of his brain.

My life has been turned upside down since that day.. He was in the hospital for 5 months, and I was at his side the whole time. I took family leave from work (of course without pay) which ended up with me selling my 850, something I said I'd never do, but with 2 other younger sons I had to pay the bills. My sons medical bills are in the millions without doubt. But I still have Marco. Will he ever be the same? No, he never will be. I cry real tears everyday for him, as I am now.. He's such a good kid, and got a shit deal this time..

[8Harry8]

I cry real tears everyday for him, as I am now..

Mark, from this moment on I'll save a prayer for Marco each day as I did and do it for my good friend Randy!

[Ed Lyerly]

Mark850,
I'm so very sorry to hear this devastating news. Please be assured that our hearts and prayers go out to you and all your family a this terrible time for all of you.
Has any sort of fund been established for Marco to help with the costs ? If so, I am sure there are many of us here on bimmerforums.com that would like to contribute.

[cdnalpina]

+1, I have tears going down my cheeks reading this. My heart aches for you and your family. Please, if there is anything we can do, donations, whatever - let us know. I am more than willing to help out even though we have never spoken. Our children are our everything...

[Koizumi]

Mark, you're a great dad & a great man.

I'm lucky to have you as my friend.

Much love to you & yours

[Koizumi]

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Some more details:

The Naca duct is functional. It fits the 840 and 850 just fine (clears the acoustic cover). It can also be "hooked up" literally to cool the fuel rails thru the acoustic cover--in essence, a true working Naca duct.

The hood clears the StrongStrut bar with no rubbing/problems.

The hood is available without opened up Louvers if you'd like.

Rain doesn't seem to be an issue at all for my car with the opened up Louvers.

I'm not sure of the weight but suffice it to say, it's way less than the stock hood. When/if I find out, I'll post that info here.

The hood struts need to be revalved to approx. 50% if you're using new ones. Or do what I did and reuse your original struts that are somewhat weak with age. The lighter hood works great with old struts.

[Fatandre]

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Some more details:

The Naca duct is functional. It fits the 840 and 850 just fine (clears the acoustic cover). It can also be "hooked up" literally to cool the fuel rails thru the acoustic cover--in essence, a true working Naca duct.

The hood clears the StrongStrut bar with no rubbing/problems.

The hood is available without opened up Louvers if you'd like.

Rain doesn't seem to be an issue at all for my car with the opened up Louvers.

I'm not sure of the weight but suffice it to say, it's way less than the stock hood. When/if I find out, I'll post that info here.

The hood struts need to be revalved to approx. 50% if you're using new ones. Or do what I did and reuse your original struts that are somewhat weak with age. The lighter hood works great with old struts.

So you are saying i could have the strong strut and the naca duct at the same time? Some wrote they did not go together

[Koizumi]

Hi André, yes you can use the StrongStrut with the hood with Naca duct no problem! It clears just fine. I remember we had many debates about measurements a few years ago. I'm happy to report that everything fits great if you want a StrongStrut fitted on the car. I'm happy I didn't have to remove my beloved black powdercoated StrongStrut

[toomanyparts]

Sorry to hear about your son. Prayers are with you and your family.

[Ahmed303]

My God Mark!!! I am so sad hearing this news and will make sure to keep Marco in my prayer. Please let me know if I can do anything for you as I am so close in driving distance from you.

[jeffcfp1]

Mark, I am so sorry to hear this. God bless you, Marco and the rest of your family. There are many strangers like myself that really are not strangers. This is an awesome community of enthusiests and you've given a lot of your time and efforts as a moderator. Thank you. Many who will not write to you will pray for you and your beloved son Marco. Also, many will be willing to chip in to help with costs. Hypothetically a buck a member and you have your car back but also to help your family out with things.

Here's an offer of a $10 match to the first 10 people who pledge $10. Its' not a lot but its 1/10 of the members raising the same amount. Just say you aren't against this and your many friends and many you didn't know you had may hop on this if its of help. Others can do matches like I'm doing.

[garylafortuna]

Koizumi, I wonder if you would be so kind as to show a few photos of the underside of your hood. Interested to know how you finished it off. Thanks.

[bruinbro]

Mark, I am so sorry to hear this. God bless you, Marco and the rest of your family. There are many strangers like myself that really are not strangers. This is an awesome community of enthusiests and you've given a lot of your time and efforts as a moderator. Thank you. Many who will not write to you will pray for you and your beloved son Marco. Also, many will be willing to chip in to help with costs. Hypothetically a buck a member and you have your car back but also to help your family out with things.

Here's an offer of a $10 match to the first 10 people who pledge $10. Its' not a lot but its 1/10 of the members raising the same amount. Just say you aren't against this and your many friends and many you didn't know you had may hop on this if its of help. Others can do matches like I'm doing.

I'll chip in $100 and do the same match.

I am at a loss for words. The best I can do is offer a Greek saying: Irini Pasi, Peace be with you all.

Steve