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bcleaver
03-01-2011, 07:28 PM
Hey guys, new to the forum, although don't own a zhp or any bimmer for that matter yet. I'm looking for a reasonably priced zhp to set up for autocross, so if anyone finds any good candidates let me know. I've been trolling many sites looking for the right one for a while.
Marcus-SanDiego
03-01-2011, 07:32 PM
Hang out in our classifieds section. Lots of ZHPs pop up there.

Welcome to the site. Glad you joined.
danewilson77
03-01-2011, 07:33 PM
Welcome to the internet's premier zhp site. You have come to the right spot.

GLWP.

Budget?

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kayger12
03-01-2011, 08:46 PM
Welcome.

Droid X. Tapatalk. Use it.
bcleaver
03-01-2011, 08:48 PM
Around $10k. I know not a ton available at that price but keeping my eye open.
mimalmo
03-01-2011, 09:45 PM
Welcome
danewilson77
03-02-2011, 04:47 AM
Around $10k. I know not a ton available at that price but keeping my eye open.

Challenging but not undoable.
mikeyb74
03-02-2011, 06:24 AM
Welcome
pyreguy
03-02-2011, 02:22 PM
Welcome
Mtnman
03-02-2011, 05:43 PM
welcome! can you build a car back from damage? with that budget, and knowing you want to do autocross, you may want to look for a rebuild. we have a member here who has done that and wrote up a project about it. check out the projects forum.
bcleaver
03-02-2011, 08:44 PM
Two potential issues for me with a rebuild:

1. any issues with the frame not being completely straight pretty much renders the car useless for autox

2. while i've worked on various parts of cars before i haven't done any body work

So as long as I could find a perfectly staight rebuild that had already had the body work done, then it would be a possibility.
ryankokesh
03-02-2011, 08:52 PM
Off topic, but is your screen name as in Beaver Cleaver? Assuming it's not, but had to ask...
bcleaver
03-21-2011, 03:00 PM
Finally got one!

I just returned home with my 2003 ZHP after a road trip from San Diego to north Idaho. It's a pretty rare non-sunroof, perfect for prepping as a nationally competitive scca solo stx car. It needs a new oil housing unit gasket and new power steerling lines, but should be a fun DIY to get to know the car and pretty inexpensive fix.

Wheels and tires are ordered, and now I'm shopping around for suspension. Thinking about going with AST 5200's with vorschlag camber plates and AST spherical rear shock mounts, but am still looking.

Anyway, happy to be a member both in screen-name, but now also with a car.
danewilson77
03-21-2011, 03:02 PM
Congrats my brutha!!!!! Nicely done. Thread is worthless without pics!!!!!
bcleaver
03-21-2011, 03:09 PM
Yea, sorry. I detailed the hell out of the inside this last weekend, but seeing as it's raining and generally gross out, there wasn't a lot of point in cleaning the outside. Since it's still fairly dirty from the 1k+ mile treck I didn't feel like snapping any shots and embarassing it on its debut.

Many thanks to Marcus for his advice on the car and answering of my many questions through PM.
kayger12
03-21-2011, 03:30 PM
Congrats! Looking forward to pics.

Droid X. Tapatalk. Use it.
billschusteriv
03-21-2011, 04:14 PM
Congrats! New ZHP in the family - Woot woot!
Marcus-SanDiego
03-21-2011, 04:44 PM
Glad to hear that you got the car. Will be looking for pictures when you have them.
bcleaver
03-23-2011, 05:54 PM
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_r6ekv99H9Gw/TYqjHKcy13I/AAAAAAAABeI/vHvUYoslLjk/s400/IMG_2973.jpg

let's see if this pic works

and I'm obviously not a web developer, but I think I've got it. Still fairly dirty, but you get the idea.
Marcus-SanDiego
03-23-2011, 05:59 PM
That will not work. You're using a combination of HTML and BB coding. Our board will not accept HTML.

I did scrape the image out of there, though. It's a tiny picture.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_r6ekv99H9Gw/TYqjHKcy13I/AAAAAAAABdc/BFZ7JRuadgg/s144/IMG_2973.jpg