Hartge H23 re-spray underway

[95-540iLE]

After sitting at the bodyworks for some 12 months or so, the re-spray is finally underway!!

[shazE30]

Lots of potential there what with all them tasty rare bits, Im surprised you have kept it in that state for so long.....what colour you going for?

[whipsey]

love threads like this

[cro320]

look at those beautiful recaro's

[95-540iLE]

Yeah, it was basically a very sound, complete, but tired car. Suspension is fully refreshed, along with all other mechanicals needing attention. But haven't opened up the engine at all.

In terms of timing, I started a new job some 12 months ago which came with a car, and if the truth is to be told, I parked it at the bodyworks to hide it out of sight of the other half, who thinks I need to sell a few cars. Out of sight, out of mind.

So not sure what I am in for when I get it back in a week or two

It will be painted the original Arctic White, with dark grey original Hartge livery.

Cheers

Lots of potential there what with all them tasty rare bits, Im surprised you have kept it in that state for so long.....what colour you going for?

[Alex]

looking good

nice rare car

[bss325i]

Good to see a rare car being saved! Keep the pics coming.

[snooka]

One to follow good work

[Ollie_bwoii]

Dusty! Very nice though!

[csl]

Looking forward to the finished article fella!

[HartgeH27]

Looking good !

[adit]

iain, any idea why i cant get these pics up? it just shows little square boxes with red x's in them p.s. i'm not on my home p.c./laptop, i'm on a hospital one. thanks mate

[E30Mark]

Ady, You'll probably find the hospital is filtering pictures out... doubt you'll be able to do much about it.

[adit]

oh great, so i cant see "babes "n" beemers" either then! sooooooooooooo bored

[TavernGnome]

Looks great! I can't wait to see it all done. Its inspiration for me!

[gepetto]

thats going to look sweet!!! cant wait to see it with fresh paint!! slightly off topic, but i have a set of those seats in my garage, did they only come in h23's?? how much would they sell for? not greatest condition but works fine.

[95-540iLE]

started getting some paint today:

[SilverShadow]

Its going to look nice once finished!

[BigBavarian]

i want those seats... proper recaros

[aceraf]

How come you didn't spray the whole car?

[95-540iLE]

For whatever reason, the spraypainter is doing the front first, then the rest. Don't ask me why, I'm not a spray painter.

Cheers

How come you didn't spray the whole car?

[whipsey]

maybe so he can remove the panels and get to the shuts to spray them?

[95-540iLE]

A few updates taken today:

[Alex]

comming along nicely

[beemerbird]

Keep the pictures coming. This is going to look uber cool

[cliffybabe]

looking good dude, why not spray the whole motor in one go??

[jbh]

starting to get there.. this will look lovely once its done...

i envy you so much

[parkin10]

mmm i cannot see why you dont paint it in one sitting it just has to save time and effort

[parkin10]

going to be a nice thing though all the same

[iil325i]

only thing i can think of is cause the less you paint the easyer it is to get a good finish, and in a shed its not going to be easy to paint all the car, there will be over spray and dust everywhere, i think i would have done a side at a time though, but he is doing the job and everyone has there own ways of doing things

[Scruffymurphy]

Beautiful car. It will look fantastic when finished. Fair play for putting the money into it.

[95-540iLE]

Yes, I suspect the guy doing it may be doing it in parts to ensure he gets the best finish. Despite doing it in a shed, he is a properly qualified panel beater and spray painter and runs a full-time business out of the shed. He mainly restores older cars and does good work.

That said, he is the first to admit that he wouldn't want to try to match colours like Arctic silver etc without an oven.

Cheers

[maxfield]

Looking good.

What tyres are those?

[95-540iLE]

Yokohama Advan R specs. They are the base model 'R's, not the more expensive ones. A032 maybe?

[95-540iLE]

More pics. I have the original Hartge front bar but it is in very poor condition. This front bar is fitted for the moment, until I can work out what to do. Anyone with a spare good condition chromie Hartge front bar - let me know!