Hartge H23, Resto, final touches !

[Simon13]

e36 m3 evos use a standard bush which is almost solid as such much beefyer than stock. So less flex i guess

[Royalratch]

But it's not eccentric. The E30 M3 one is.

[Simon13]

True but if you don't want that and fancy a stronger bush than stock and don't want to have to get the tracking re done.............

I'm in the eccentric camp but just thought i'd say seeing as the eccentric and concentric M bushes are so cheap from BMW now

The 3.0 e36 M3 used the same eccentric bush as the later E30 M3's. When the evo came out with the revised steering BMW switched to an almost solid concentric bush instead

[pacerpete]

Bronze tint was for those who couldn't stretch to green

[DanThe]

Bronze tint was for those who couldn't stretch to green

Times change and styling does U turns, green glass is common nowadays, bronze is executive

[Dezzy]

Bronze tint was for those who couldn't stretch to green

Times change and styling does U turns, green glass is common nowadays, bronze is executive

Chromies need bronze!

Steve where did the wilwoods come from?

[Kedge]

Bronze tint was for those who couldn't stretch to green

Times change and styling does U turns, green glass is common nowadays, bronze is executive

Chromies need bronze!

[e30topless]

Bronze tint was for those who couldn't stretch to green

I have both green and Bronze Pete, and Blue !

Bronze looks good with red no ?

[kman82]

Looking awsome feller!

Which Bilsteins are you using mate?

[HartgeH27]

Hi, I owned that car about 7 years ago. Bought it from Chichester car auctions for £450.00 with a years ticket. Sold it a year later via the same place with an expired MOT for the same price.

Some lad bought it, tried to sell it on the road side but it got vandalised (paint stripper) and it ended up back in Chichester auctions. Lost track of it then spotted it on ebay a year or so later after having had some resto work.

It was originaly converted by a BMW specialist in Bogner Regis from a kit of parts supplied by Hartge.

Was a great car, loved it, if I'd had the space at the time I'd have kept it. Was on 170 and something thousand miles at the time and ran great, sounded awesome.

Anyway, glad to see she's still doing the rounds and good luck the the resto.

Chris,

I saw it parked up in the 'auction' hall, was tempted but did not go for it.

Steve, I have some photos somewhere, will try and look them out.

[e30topless]

Chris,

I saw it parked up in the 'auction' hall, was tempted but did not go for it.

Steve, I have some photos somewhere, will try and look them out.

pics please you old git !

Looking awsome feller!

Which Bilsteins are you using mate?

B8's

a few more pics, I should really take more but i can't stop once i get started ....

re-furbed rimzzz and new Hartge caps/pirelli's




Donk is in !



carpet and aircon is in,



won't be long now, can't wait to go diffin down at maccyD's

[Dezzy]

Good work as usual Steve!

[pacerpete]

Steve, could you please put some bin bags over Falksters wheels. To see a brilliant red M3 compromised in such a heinous fashion nearly puts me off my Haagen Daaz

[magpie]

very impressive turn around in the time space

[Torsen]

Steve, YHPM, please read it.

[beardymat]

won't be long now, can't wait to go diffin down at maccyD's

Should save me a few mm of tread on my rears when you get this done then

Might have a mosy on over at the weekend if youre about steve, Need a fix of the S50 i think.

[e30topless]

Steve, YHPM, please read it.

replied Rodrigo

[bss325i]

Its coming along very nicely Steve!

One thing though, Pirreli P6000's need throwing in a skip!

[Alex]

Looks awsome Steve cant wait to see this at this years pod

[e30topless]

Its coming along very nicely Steve!

One thing though, Pirreli P6000's need throwing in a skip!

I put them on a skip not in it

Matt, call by I will be about this weekend, oh and because the sun was out yesterday I simply had to take a car out and yours got chosen it does drive very well

[beardymat]

thats cause it has the correct number of cylinders.

[Scott72]

Are you going with Hartge stripes on this one?

[e30topless]

I hope so , but for some reason I can't find any, Might have to have some made...

[Kedge]

Looking awesome this is Steve. What colour carpet is that? Looks darker than normal.

Should be easy to get some stripes made i'd have though!

[scott180gtb]

Looking good Steve.

[Simon]

I hope so , but for some reason I can't find any, Might have to have some made...

If you do, let me know, would be happy to put some funds towards having some made.

Got some stripes, but the G isn't the proper font

[Scott72]

I would also be interested. I have some that were made on my car now, but they are too wide and it has always bothered me.

[ImysE30]

Nice work, looking good

Bet you can't wait to test out the M30

[e30topless]

still needing stripes,

been a while since I updated this thread, sadly I am crap at taking pics so lots of details missed out.. ,

here's how it looked today, it's turning out Awesome this car, deff one of my favorites





just got minor tinkering and get it fired up,

new Zinnobar, lots of Chrome and new BMW Bronze/gold screen.. it works great

[Rav335uk]

Very
Had a tidy up too i see

[billcarr182]

Incredible work Steve, hope it gets pampered!

[Dezzy]

Very very nice

[ultralinear]

I love the look of what appears to be a hammer and chisel by the car.. as if you somehow sculpted it!

I second Dezzy

[e30topless]

I love the look of what appears to be a hammer and chisel by the car.. as if you somehow sculpted it!

I second Dezzy

I sculpted it out of a giant piece of rust !

[Duke137]

Stunning, one of my favourites also!