03-09-2024, 09:55 AM | #1 |
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2004 ZHP classic
Doing a suspension refresh on 20th anniversary of E46 HP I bought new from Glendale dealership in 2004. 86K miles. Trying to keep it stock. Doing Sachs front struts with Z4M front strut bushings.
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03-11-2024, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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Sweet ride! Awesome to see one that truly found a lifelong companion from the getgo.
When you say "front strut bushings" are you referring to the mount itself or the bumpstop? Perhaps something different altogether... forgive my ignorance, have not owned an E46 yet. Share more pics |
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03-11-2024, 05:07 PM | #5 |
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Front Control Arm Bushing (FCAB), BMW - E85/E86 Z4M - goes in the "lollipop" to supposedly improve some handling due to the offset. It moves the front wheel in the wheel well (can't remember if forward or backward) that looks weird, to me.
The top strut mount can also be upgraded with a later E90 or Z4 mount (along with reinforcement plates) that drops the car ~10 mm in front. Here's mine - 2006 ZHP coupe with 60k miles:
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03-19-2024, 10:58 PM | #6 |
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So beautiful! Enjoy in good health. If you ever see a 2001 Steel Grey 325i sedan rolling on Style 68's, give me a high beam flash! In Glendale pretty regularly. Not trying to thread jack a ZHP party, but these E46's are truly lifelong companions as someone else said, in any form. Clean ones are harder and harder to come by as the years go on. The facelift coupes are one of my favorite BMW designs point blank.
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03-20-2024, 06:08 AM | #7 |
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I loved my '04 ZHP! Purchased new in late 2003. It covered over 104K miles before I sold it to a fellow BMWCCA enthusiast - at that point, it was nickel-and-diming me to death!
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03-20-2024, 09:03 AM | #8 |
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The ZHP is such a special Bimmer. There aren't a lot of other regular production run cars that had the amount of "special" parts that it had.
Recently, a ZHP showed up in a local junkyard. I wanted to take off work and head over and pillage it but I had recently hurt my back lifting and wasn't in any condition for physical activity. I kept whining to my wife about how I wanted to pull the Style 135's, alcantara seats, steering wheel, and shift knob, the cubed aluminum trim, the instrument cluster, front and rear bumper covers, tail lights, door cards, cams, differential. . . I finally made it over to the junkyard this past weekend and I couldn't find the car. Turns out my son and I had passed it several times. I have never seen a car so cleanly stripped. It was almost unrecognizable at a glance. I guess someone local had the same idea as me. Oh, congrats to everyone in the thread with their ZHP's!
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03-20-2024, 09:57 AM | #9 |
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Man brings back memories of my old 330ZHP I had. I loved that car so much.
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