We have made some progress and posted a number of updates on the build thread for our BMW E46 325 Coupe project since purchasing it in August. This 325Ci was a little rough, had a number of “whiskey dents”, so we dubbed “Project JackDaniels” (shown below).
After doing a number of suspension repairs on the 325Ci, we finally sat down and did the math on the NASA TTD build we had in mind. That is when we realized that the 325 was classed worse (has fewer points tof modifications) than the 330, which has 25% more power and ends up in the same class. So out with the old…
We picked up another chassis to use for this same project, the Hellrot Red 2001 BMW 330 Coupe shown above. The latest entry on the forum build thread shows the new chassis, covers a few initial repairs, and gives a DETAILED explanation of the math that shows why the 330 is better than the 325 as a starting point. We also share many of our strategies to prep and win in NASA Time Trial as well as some changes coming to a few classes in 2016. Enjoy.