Hartge H23, Resto, final touches !

[Dezzy]

Steve you are a demon.

Good work that man.

[ImysE30]

Coming along nicely now, wiring's a favourite of mine too

[e30topless]

this will be the 3rd time I have done a full E30 loom, it's really not that bad !

[E30BeemerLad]

Damn, I've not been keeping tabs on this one, you've been cracking on!

Who did the paintwork? Was it the lads you gave me the number for about doing the Golf?

[e30topless]

Damn, I've not been keeping tabs on this one, you've been cracking on!

Who did the paintwork? Was it the lads you gave me the number for about doing the Golf?

they didn't do it Lee,

I fell out with him after waiting outside his bodyshop for 2 hours in the snow with the rolling shell on the back of the truck whilst he slept in...

The guy who did this one is very good, and totally reliable..something most painters aren't !

[Dezzy]

Steve is fast becoming a bit of a legend isnt he!

[e30topless]

Steve is fast becoming a bit of a legend isnt he!

not a really a leg-end Dezz, I just love rusty old scrap

[Dezzy]

Your saving stuff that alot of people would frag and make good money out of mate.

Your spending on that rusty scrap and saving it. That in my book makes you a legend

[spook]

Your saving stuff that alot of people would frag and make good money out of mate.

Your spending on that rusty scrap and saving it. That in my book makes you a legend

Amen to that

If i was up north i would love to muck in,and watch and learn

[Topblag]

The guy who did this one is very good, and totally reliable..something most painters aren't !

I thought all good painters were unreliable. I've never had a painter yet that has given me the car back on time, even after I've added a day or two, or a week or two for big jobs......

[95-540iLE]

Great job. Looking forward to seeing it finished!

[chrisr29]

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.

[e30topless]

awesome info ! ,

boy has this turd seen some action !
don't suppose you have any pics of how it used to look ?

[chrisr29]

No pics I'm afraid. She looked good when I had her but there was a fair bit of rot under the body kit.....thinking about it though, she had chrome arches fitted, sounds naff but with the other chrome didn't look too bad. Though I suspect they were there to hide more rust.

The interior was standard apart from a Cobra bucket seat that I fitted as the drivers was worn out and a Momo wheel as the orig Hartge one was hanging.

The exhaust was mostly original but patched up like you wouldn't believe.....a fair bit by me. The silencers were all Hartge but the sound deadening had all been blown out over the years and the connecting pipes all patched up.....sounded ace though.

That car seems to have survived where most would've been broken up for bits!

You gonna keep her or move on?

[e30topless]

Interesting stuff ! I suppose it has seen all kinds of things at 26 years old,

It is going to be part of a private collection and won't be used once finished, except by me on the odd occasion when the sun shines

[Dezzy]

How mad is that!
I wish stuff like this came through our auctions

[Dezzy]

Interesting stuff ! I suppose it has seen all kinds of things at 26 years old,

It is going to be part of a private collection and won't be used once finished, except by me on the odd occasion when the sun shines

More info

[e30topless]

It does Dez, but in E36 guise ! I remember when good E30's were given away at auction, I now regret snapping em up !

[chrisr29]

Yeah, you get some odd stuff in Chichester car auctions. There's currently a manual xj40 Jag, tidy and low miles, previousely owned by some bloke who designed Bluebird....or some such record breaking speed machine. It's got newspaper clippings spread out on the dash top. It's been in there for months.

It's a strange setup as in cars don't actually go under the hammer but you can wander in and make a bids on them.

[The_Diddler]

I have scanned this thread for plastic moredoor rightness to no avail.......

Three little words sum this chariot up !!

Rotten Chromie creampuff................

Your sir are a peado of the highest order, next you'll be dropping the soap in the showers for the CR24V boys just to join their club.

I have spoken this thread can now be locked

[Royalratch]

Steve you've gone clear.

But your photos are AWFUL - get us the good stuff man, you can't even see the KROM!

[e30topless]

My photo skills are limited Rachid,

these digi camera thingies have way too many settings I just like to point and click...
is this any better ? this is how it is sat at the minute,
Damn xmas has slowed everything down !

[e30topless]

next you'll be dropping the soap in the showers for the CR24V boys just to join their club.

no wrong door,ness going on here Paul, very sorry...

oh and Boat anchors all the way for me chap, the CR24v won't get me in the club !

[Royalratch]

You also working on Bomkers' epic purchases?

[magpie]

You also working on Bomkers' epic purchases?

i thought the same thing ,

another set of red twins.

[e30topless]

You also working on Bomkers' epic purchases?

i thought the same thing ,

another set of red twins.

they aren't the bonkers cars ,

[Dezzy]

Steve 2 M3's are you collecting them?

[e30topless]

Hit a bit of a Dilemma today,

went to the stealers for some bits and decided to order the windscreen ..

I have used Bronze tint glass on this car and had hoped to have a toptint screen. I have seen them in green but never a toptint in bronze ?

Bmw list a bronze screen but it doesn't state if it is a toptint and the parts guy doesn't have a clue !.. does anyone know if they are available ?

[bss325i]

Nope. No genuine BMW bronze top tint screens.

Only green.

I had an after market bronze top tint once so if you can live with that then contact some of the screen specialists.

[e30topless]

cheers Barry, so the bronze screen on the ETK is "all" bronze ?

[bss325i]

Yes mate.

[e30topless]

cheers Bazz

at Last the powder coating is back ! now I can crack on and get this turd rolling

spent today throwing this lot onto the car, Billy's and H&r's






I did ask for Matt powdercoating not sure about gloss ?



anyway it looks nice and shiny under there..
hard to match the Hartge colour on the ARB's but he came up with something very close,


had the front cross member thingy done too,


I think these should stop it nicely !



and then I find that the front top mounts Haven't arrived so i can't finish the front legs and get some wheels on

nothing like new Fog Light's....


with a bit of luck I should be dropping the lump in soon,

[Dezzy]

Steve you are flying my friend.

[DanThe]

Bronze glass FTW Steve

You not fitting M3 wishbone bushes?

[e30topless]

Bronze glass FTW Steve

You not fitting M3 wishbone bushes?

I chose Bronze over green/blue , it just looks so much better with red?

no M3 bushes Dan , I used standard items..