Zero Cool Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) It’s a 2004 325ci coupe. 2.5L with manual trans. Engine was overheated, so the best economical step would be to get a long block. They are very easy to source. Many near new parts on the engine. New plugs, coils, Stewart Performance water pump. Heater delete. CSF high performance radiator. Baffled oil pan. ZHP cams. Matched 3.0L purple top injectors. Has 3.0L intake and MAF. AFE air filter. ECU has an Active Autowerks tune and was dyno tuned in Miami. 200 HP at the wheels. Spec E46 exhaust by Bimmerworld. Bilstein struts/shocks, with H&R springs. All polly bushings throughout. Hotchkis front sway bar. Rear subframe reinforced, as well as front strut towers. 3.0L brakes front and rear. All calipers were rebuilt with new seals. Stainless braided brake lines front and rear. Bronze bushings front and rear as well. Raybestos pads front and rear. can't remember what compound though. Axles were rebuilt, new fluid in diff and transmission. It has a lightweight flywheel and upgraded clutch, just can't remember the brands right now. I will add when I remember. Everything in the car in the pics is included with the car except the seat. I’m keeping that, it fits me well. There’s more things like the Cool Suit setup that you can’t really see or the Lifeline fire system and the radio are all included. I have a bunch of pics from when I was building the car as well, that are available upon request. Most of the parts were bought new and have very low miles on them. Basically, everything on this car was either replaced or rebuilt, aside from the engine and transmission. they received new fluids and filters. The only other thing it will need is an ABS module. it was burned up when the cage was welded in. (long story). Also the battery my need to be replaced. the car has sat for over a year now. Most of the spare parts were good parts that were replaced with new parts, that's what's in the boxes you see. as of it's last race, it was sitting at 500 points. I haven't looked at current rules, but it should be at 500 or less, currently. Have no idea of price. I was thinking $8-9,000. I'm open to reasonable offers. Price is OBO. Please feel free to post what you feel this car is worth in it's current condition. I've invested many hours of my blood, sweat and beers building it. Please feel free to ask questions, I will answer them as best I can. Again, any feedback on value will be appreciated. Located in southern Jacksonville, Florida Edited November 1, 2021 by Zero Cool added location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grufton Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) On 11/1/2021 at 7:05 AM, Zero Cool said: It’s a 2004 325ci coupe... Baffled oil pan... ZHP cams... Has 3.0L intake... Hotchkis front sway bar... Rear subframe reinforced, as well as front strut towers. 3.0L brakes... rear. as of it's last race, it was sitting at 500 points. I haven't looked at current rules, but it should be at 500 or less, currently. I'd suggest reviewing the build carefully before assuming this a is a 500 pt car. That said, this would appear to be a good deal if someone wants an E46. Edited November 11, 2021 by Grufton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelPal Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Zero Cool said: It’s a 2004 325ci coupe. 2.5L with manual trans. Engine was overheated, so the best economical step would be to get a long block. They are very easy to source. Many near new parts on the engine. New plugs, coils, Stewart Performance water pump. Heater delete. CSF high performance radiator. Baffled oil pan. ZHP cams. Matched 3.0L purple top injectors. Has 3.0L intake and MAF. AFE air filter. ECU has an Active Autowerks tune and was dyno tuned in Miami. 200 HP at the wheels. Spec E46 exhaust by Bimmerworld. Bilstein struts/shocks, with H&R springs. All polly bushings throughout. Hotchkis front sway bar. Rear subframe reinforced, as well as front strut towers. 3.0L brakes front and rear. All calipers were rebuilt with new seals. Stainless braided brake lines front and rear. Bronze bushings front and rear as well. Raybestos pads front and rear. can't remember what compound though. Axles were rebuilt, new fluid in diff and transmission. It has a lightweight flywheel and upgraded clutch, just can't remember the brands right now. I will add when I remember. Everything in the car in the pics is included with the car except the seat. I’m keeping that, it fits me well. There’s more things like the Cool Suit setup that you can’t really see or the Lifeline fire system and the radio are all included. I have a bunch of pics from when I was building the car as well, that are available upon request. Most of the parts were bought new and have very low miles on them. Basically, everything on this car was either replaced or rebuilt, aside from the engine and transmission. they received new fluids and filters. The only other thing it will need is an ABS module. it was burned up when the cage was welded in. (long story). Also the battery my need to be replaced. the car has sat for over a year now. Most of the spare parts were good parts that were replaced with new parts, that's what's in the boxes you see. as of it's last race, it was sitting at 500 points. I haven't looked at current rules, but it should be at 500 or less, currently. Have no idea of price. I was thinking $8-9,000. I'm open to reasonable offers. Price is OBO. Please feel free to post what you feel this car is worth in it's current condition. I've invested many hours of my blood, sweat and beers building it. Please feel free to ask questions, I will answer them as best I can. Again, any feedback on value will be appreciated. Location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Cool Posted November 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, MichaelPal said: Location? sorry, forgot to add that. Jacksonville Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Cool Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 any feedback from you guys? Is the price in a good spot? would I be better off getting it running, and upping the price a tiny bit? would really like some feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim161c Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, Grufton said: I'd suggest reviewing the build carefully before assuming this a is a 500 pt car. That said, this would appear to be a good deal if someone wants an E46. I would agree - based on the current rule book. One would need to find a stock 2.5 to get it back to under 500 pts. No cam or other go fast add on engine parts are in the picture for a 475 pt car. Still a great car in stock trim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcsi99 Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Any idea of race weight on this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer7x Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, hcsi99 said: Any idea of race weight on this car? Not exactly sure...it went over the scales at Daytona tech but I can't remember the exact weight...i do remember it coming in lighter than we thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 @Racer7x are your posts attempts at comedy or is this what a team breaking up in public looks like ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer7x Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) All I know is karma's a bitch and that's why they have small claims court... Kind of like the drivers that wreck a car or have caused damage while their driving other peoples sh*t and runaway and disappear never to be seen or heard from again which I've heard stories of Edited November 10, 2021 by Racer7x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zero Cool Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, hcsi99 said: Any idea of race weight on this car? here's a pic of the scales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETR Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Alright I’m in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer7x Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 5 hours ago, hcsi99 said: Any idea of race weight on this car? 2693 dry... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Cool Posted November 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Racer7x said: Supposedly there is a replacement motor/trans for the car that we purchased but who knows if that was a lie or not... Supposedly you were an honest, team player, yet here we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer7x Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) It's ashame you've had our car sitting in quarantine in your garage for the past 2yrs and then tried to sell it behind my back...talk about shady Edited November 13, 2021 by Racer7x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Ohhhh... this is getting good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 So, it seems that zero cool has the car and is trying to sell it. Racer rx7 is on the team and has money invested in the car. It seems racerx7 is calling out zero cool for trying to sell the car behind the teams back. It also seems there may be legal action between zero cool and racerx7. Does that summarize? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 @wvumtnbkr your notes match mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 I'll give you 1k for the car to pay the legal fees! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 hours ago, wvumtnbkr said: I'll give you 1k for the car to pay the legal fees! Are you sure? It's best lap at VIR 2019 was only a second faster than my 1.6L Miata. If you want to buy a "slow car" send me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Cool Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 hours ago, wvumtnbkr said: So, it seems that zero cool has the car and is trying to sell it. Racer rx7 is on the team and has money invested in the car. It seems racerx7 is calling out zero cool for trying to sell the car behind the teams back. It also seems there may be legal action between zero cool and racerx7. Does that summarize? this is pretty close. the main difference is its my car not his. my name and only my name is on the title, and it is and always was stored in my garage. there is a lot more back story to this that isn't being said, and I'm not the one to say it, because this isn't the place for it. all I can say is I haven't heard from him in 2 years and the first thing I hear, is "I'm taking you to court, or we can meet." nothing is stopping him from buying the car from me. all he had to do is ask. it was no secret I wanted to sell the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 @wvumtnbkr I feel like this is the end of Act Two, really excited to see how this one ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Cool Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 Well, since this thread has turned into a poop show, I have decided to just keep the car in the back yard, and let mother nature reclaim it over the next 20 years. Because Brian has so much incriminating evidence, but can't do anything until I sell my car, I just won't sell it and he won't be able to take me to court. I guess Karma wins in the end after all. Fin. however I will always be curious as to why he didn't want to buy the car from me, seemed like the easiest solution. My guess is he hasn't had a job in 3 years and needs a payday, and no, not the candy bar. But who knows. hoped everyone enjoyed the show on how not to sell a race car. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer7x Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) Make sure to take the seat out so you can use it while your playing Forza in the house probably by yourself... I'm still racing and just podiumed a few weeks ago and your a never was Edited November 13, 2021 by Racer7x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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