New ZHP Owner in Seattle, Washington

[Tatarin]

Hello Everyone,
I am new to the ZHP life, concurrently an owner of a
Black 2002 E46 330i (Sport Package) with 140k miles on the clock.
I like to work on cars and restore them to their previous glory.
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Cost of ownership analysis is attached for those of you interested:
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I recently added a new car to my stable. A nearly mint (mechanically) Silver Grey Metallic 330CI ZHP with 52K miles on the clock.
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I plan to go in a bit of a different route with this BMW than the black one, previous owner botched the repair using JBWeld to cover a gap between the new panel and the original rear panel making it extremely costly to repair using traditional methods. The original plan was to part the ZHP out, but as soon as I drove it I fell in love with it.
I'll start a build thread once I get going on it.
Already got it aligned and replaced a fuel pump (thank god for drunken ebay browsing 3+ months ago).

[Tatarin]

Looking for a rear matching ZHP rim or Rim + Tire - 255/35 R18.
Or
Willing to trade the set of 4 ZHP wheels and tires that I have (3 good, 1 cosmetically damaged) for a set of 17" - 18" wheels with good tires.
I like CSL style wheels and the Style 42 wheels. PM me, worst I can say is "no".
Located in Seattle Area, will travel down as far South as Portland, OR and as far North as Vancouver, BC.

[danewilson77]

Wow. Ton of work ahead of you.

Welcome

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[slater]

Wow. Ton of work ahead of you.

Welcome

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+1. can't wait to see the progress!

[san]

Welcome! Make a project thread so we can all follow your progress...


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[johnrando]

Welcome. Great to see some of those cars being saved.

[ELCID86]

Welcome. +1 on the project thread.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous E46 fanatic

[BMWCurves]

Welcome! Cool that you restore E46s to their former selves

[Tatarin]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm getting ready to do suspension, brakes, tires (desparately need a rear wheel), body work is last on my list, but I'm looking.

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[fredo]

Welcome. Any updates on the ZHP ?

[Tatarin]

Welcome. Any updates on the ZHP ?
Fredo, working on procuring some parts for the ZHP. Installation and build thread are coming.
First the good:
1) I was able to pass the WSP regardless of a massive fuel leak which is only apparent after I shut the car off. (Maybe a return line returned it's last?) Taking suggestions on what that could be.
2) Got rear and front wheels and tires. Indy 500 Firehawks at Firestone look to be a rebranded version of the Bridgestone RE003 tire for far less money.

The bad:
1) Massive fuel leak.
2) Alignment is shot. Looks like the car was in a front end collision before the rear collision totalled it.

After alignment I got my first batch of bad news. The best alignment I was able to get yielded the following:
Driver's Front
Camber: -1.0° (spec 0.0° to -0.7°)
Caster: 4.6° (spec 5.9° to 4.9°)

Passenger Rear
Camber: -1.7° (spec -1.8° to -1.3°)
Toe: -1.59° (spec 0.18° to 0.08°)

So I ordered up some cheap adjustable suspension and camber arms to mend that. I just hope it doesn't drive like a banana. My thinking is, if I lower the car in the front I'll get more positive camber (adjustable top plates help). If I tighten up the camber control arms (CCA) in the rear I'll get more positive camber. So I got myself +/- 3° CCAs to help dial in the geometry after I lower the car. The mounting point for the CCAs is at the rear of the wheel hub assembly, by dialing in more camber, I should be able to adjust the toe to spec.

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