What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[danewilson77]

Those are phino ramps!

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[JupiterBMW]

Looks great, and I built ramps just like that. Only difference is that mine are only 2 levels as I just use them to get the car high enough for the jack... And I don't even need them on this car, mostly for my last car.

That kind of teasing should be illegal...

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Yeah sorry man. I was going to load a pic from my phone via Tapatalk, but it died just a couple minutes ago... Sorry, tomorrow you'll get pics...

[Pip]

I wouldn't consider the drain plug cover plate a bad thing considering quite a few of us here don't have one either. Pretty sure most out cars never came with one.

[BCS_ZHP]

Drain plug cover was standard on early pre-facelift e46s, started to disappear in 2001, they were not standard equipment by the time the ZHPs debuted. If you want one, order one for a 323/328 e46, it's not even shown on the diagram for our 330s.

[Stewbie]

Looks great, and I built ramps just like that. Only difference is that mine are only 2 levels as I just use them to get the car high enough for the jack... And I don't even need them on this car, mostly for my last car.

Yeah, my floor jack is not low profile so I can't get it under the jacking point unless the front wheels are already elevated (especially since I use Reverse Logic's jack stand adapters - little aluminum blocks that fit perfectly into the jack point pocket).

With this design, I can drive the car up a couple of levels and then get the jack in there (if I'm doing something where I need to get the wheel off), or I can drive it to the top and do the oil change without messing around with a jack and jackstands.

Of course, a 2x10 is more like 1.5" x 9.25", so I'm only getting 6" of lift. Its enough room to get your head in there and pull the drainplug, but not much more than that. For more involved work, I'll need to add more levels, or just put the thing up on jack stands. But for oil changes twice a year, these ramps make it quick and easy and are a hell of a lot cheaper than race ramps.

[niart906]

I pulled my CSL's out of storage yesterday and scrubbed them down, then put some Wolfgang's Ultimate Sealant 3.0 on them. Now I just have to order some new tires before my next Auto-X in May...



So clean...

[gr330zhp]

I pulled my CSL's out of storage yesterday and scrubbed them down, then put some Wolfgang's Ultimate Sealant 3.0 on them. Now I just have to order some new tires before my next Auto-X in May...



So clean...

Wheels look soo good!


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[Ryans323i]

Wheels look soo good!


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+1!

[Pip]

Such a classic wheel. Can't wait to see them on the ride!

[niart906]

Thanks guys. I'm dying to get them back on the car, but all four need tires first.

Here's what it looks like with them mounted. Stock tire sizes in this picture, I'm thinking about going 245/275 for my next set though...