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

[Rovert]

The whole point of getting a beater was so that I wouldn't have to drive the M3 in winter .

The ZHP beater. LOL

Luckily the M is totally fine in the winter so long as the vehicle is prepped for those conditions. So much fun with an LSD and over abundance in power!!!

[Hermes]

nice John!

[danewilson77]

The ZHP beater. LOL

Luckily the M is totally fine in the winter so long as the vehicle is prepped for those conditions. So much fun with an LSD and over abundance in power!!!

Looks so right... But feels so wrong in my loins.

Ok, this is special. After a 3 year search (3 years!), Philip (BavarianZHP) found me the holy grail of trim as far as I'm concerned. It is a special order MY Invididual Birch Anthracite, a georgeous black wood trim with intricate swirls and designs in the wood. Not only is it rare, but to find it in a vert which has it's own trim vs coupes/sedans is nearly impossible, let alone for sale. Well, he found it, and it looks amazing! Absolutely no way the pics do it justice. In fact, when he sent the pics I was worried that I made a mistake in buying it, until I saw it in person. Very pumped!

It's so hard to capture the character and nuances with pics, but here is a sample.



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Congratulations!

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[slater]

Looks so right... But feels so wrong in my loins.

LOL. cars are meant to be driven! and the LSD makes snow driving soooo much better - safer, actually.

[WOLFN8TR]

Ok, this is special. After a 3 year search (3 years!), Philip (BavarianZHP) found me the holy grail of trim as far as I'm concerned. It is a special order MY Individual Birch Anthracite, a gorgeous black wood trim with intricate swirls and designs in the wood. Not only is it rare, but to find it in a vert which has it's own trim vs coupes/sedans is nearly impossible, let alone for sale. Well, he found it in Europe, and it looks amazing! Absolutely no way the pics do it justice. In fact, when he sent the pics I was worried that I made a mistake in buying it, until I saw it in person. Very pumped!

It's so hard to capture the character and nuances with pics, but here is a sample.

Oh very nice!!

[Dual]

Ok, this is special. After a 3 year search (3 years!), Philip (BavarianZHP) found me the holy grail of trim as far as I'm concerned. It is a special order MY Individual Birch Anthracite, a gorgeous black wood trim with intricate swirls and designs in the wood. Not only is it rare, but to find it in a vert which has it's own trim vs coupes/sedans is nearly impossible, let alone for sale. Well, he found it in Europe, and it looks amazing! Absolutely no way the pics do it justice. In fact, when he sent the pics I was worried that I made a mistake in buying it, until I saw it in person. Very pumped!

Congratulations! Quite a find: send along more pics if you find a better shooting situation.
I def would like to put a good wood package on my coupe...

[Damian]

Heard a clunking going over bumps in the road on my way home Friday so Saturday I find this.
I was able to get the sleeve back in the shock and found a washer to make sure it doesn't happen again. Also swapped out busted trans mount and tie rods. Note that the trans isn't twisting in finding out is very easy to get the rear end out, you know in case of emergency!

Also seat belt had enough. It wouldn't click so I had to replace it with a new one. Easy enough and had a chance to clean out the carpet and the junk stuck between the rail.
172k on the clock

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[az3579]

I cannot believe you found a set, JR! Congrats!!

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[oclvframe]

I replaced the electric water pump in the wife's 135. It wasn't too bad to swap out. It had the typical 1 bolt that's impossible to easily reach that every BMW seems to have but it wasn't the nightmare everyone makes it out to be.
Took me a couple of hours... Definitely much longer than the M54B30.

For folks that are curious, the electric water pump is mounted externally approximately where the AC compressor is on the e46. The Thermostat is also externally mounted right next to the water pump.
There are some good videos from bavauto on YouTube


The bleeding procedure is awesome: simple fill the system with coolant until it run out the bleeder then cap it off. Turn the key on, set the heater temp on max fan on low then press the accelerator to the floor for 10 seconds. That starts the auto bleed routine which cycles the water pump for about 19 minutes. When it's done, the coolant is bled and at the perfect level... Awesome!

As a side note, I was impressed at the size and quality of the AR Design down pipes. They must be well over 3"

My E61 is set up the same way.....hasn't given me any faults yet but I will soon have to do this. I did replace the radiator already and got to experience the super cool self burping process!!

[johnrando]

Thanks Dane, JP, BP, Gary, Dual! Still smiling at that find.

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