BMW’s E46 generation of the 3 series is a crazy bargain right now, and with 4 million built its no surprise that it is a popular choice for racers and daily transportation as well. Once again another E46 has entered our stable here at Vorshlag (we’ve got 3 E46 shop cars at the moment), with this build thread explaining what we have planned for this 325Ci. This Vorshlag shop car will be what so many of our customer’s build: a Dual Purpose Daily daily driver + Track car!
We always caution people that this “double duty” brings compromises, but you guys do it anyway. So we’re going to test this out and see – can keep a car that can be driven to work, has working AC, passes urban Texas emissions, and is still make it competitive on track? Race wins and track records will be our metric. The budget for both time and parts will be shared in every post, so you can keep track of what it all costs.
This time we started with a high mileage 2002 BMW 325Ci coupe 5-speed, and we will document all problems, repairs, upgrades, weights, and races in this car over the next few years. This one started out a little rough, and with several “whiskey dents” along one side we decided to name it Project #JackDaniels. If this build sounds like something you want to follow, check the forum build thread here. Thanks for reading!