Another Rim Restoration Project Hartge

[rav320uk]

Nice.
Just to give you an idea what these are worth over here. :-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hartge-17-split-rim-staggered-4-x-100-tyres-/250885824952?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item3a69f5e1b8#ht_500wt_1156

[e30lyf]

you find those on craigslist? what a lucky person you owe one to dave. ;)

[IronmanE30]

Old skool goodness :D

Nice score.

Thanks, Old skool for an old man, it's the way we roll.;)

e30m3s54turbo
Jim the Hartge wheels look great.

I could not have done it without your help my friend.

rav320uk
Nice. Just to give you an idea what these are worth over here.

You sir just made my day. Thanks for the link I have saved it in my Hartge folder. Unbelievable what folks want for these.

e30lyf you find those on craigslist? what a lucky person you owe one to dave. ;-)

Yes from Trevor, I think you may have had an opportunity to get these rims before I did. Thanks for not beating me to the punch. I also understand that you owned my car before Dave. I am trying my best to do it right so Dave can see that he sold it to the right enthusiast that will bring the old girl back to where she deserves to be. Dave has become a good friend over the past few years. He is a great guy and helps me out all the time.

Cheers,

Jim

[Court M3]

Damn those have the perfect fit! I'm still on the hunt for a set of 16" RS for both of my cars as spares. The M might get Hartges now though.

[IronmanE30]

Here is the information on the Hartge rims from an old Hartge sales brochure.



Mine are stamped 36 27 0775.

Cheers,

Jim

[robrez]

Time to update your M-tech II vert build thread yet Jim? I'm watching you... ;)

[IronmanE30]

Time to update your M-tech II vert build thread yet Jim? I'm watching you... ;)

Ha ha Rob,

My computer went blue screen yesterday so I will up date the build shortly. Borrowing some time on my wife's laptop right now. :(

Cheers,

Jim

[Wh33lhop]

Score! Keep in mind those R888s are going to run quite a bit wider than your average 235/40.

[IronmanE30]

Score! Keep in mind those R888s are going to run quite a bit wider than your average 235/40.

Thanks, I will measure what I have on there now and compare with others brands that I can find at the next meet. One more piece to the puzzle.;)

Cheers,

Jim

[Massimo]

Nice.
Just to give you an idea what these are worth over here. :-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hartge-17-...#ht_500wt_1156

Holy Crap I picked mine up for $800AUS they need some work but they are ok. The only problem is that they are Hartge Japan so alot more rare and alot more harder to get info on, AND THEY ARE SEEM WELDED :(!

[2002maniac]

Those look really awesome with beefy rubber!

[IronmanE30]

Holy Crap I picked mine up for $800AUS they need some work but they are ok. The only problem is that they are Hartge Japan so alot more rare and alot more harder to get info on, AND THEY ARE SEEM WELDED :(!

I was told that some were welded and made into 2 piece. I have never seen them. If you have a picture of them please post it up. I would like to see a close up of the lips where they connect to the centers. I have seen two different lip designs but with rims this old it is hard to say if someone swapped out the lips on the other set or not. It appears that these have never been broken down before but that too is hard to say.

Cheers,

Jim

[IronmanE30]

I made some progress on the wheels. I wanted to remove the factory spacers.



They are held on with 4 allen bolts which after soaking, heating, and using CRC Freeze-Off I only got 4 to come off without striping out the allen bolts. The rest had to be removed with a chisel and hammer.



Once those were removed the spacers were also stuck to the center of the wheel so I came up with this method of removing them.



By tapping on the bar with a hammer I got them to rotate and finally off of the rim.




The center was recessed to accept the nipple.



With this part behind me I did fitment with 10mm spacers in the front. For now I am going to keep with the 15mm spacers in the rear until I mount the tires. Wednesday I take them to Orange County to have them trued.

Cheers,

Jim

[Vivek]

Why did you remove the spacers?

[IronmanE30]

Good question. The front wheels had a little more sticking outside of the fender than I liked and I had extra space between the back of the rim and the strut. I am going to run the same size tire all the way around and I want to rotate them which would require me to chance the spacers because the rears work well with the factory 15mm spacers (ET25). I only ended up with being able to go with a 10mm spacer in the front so I did not gain much but I had to try. Plus when I refinish the rims I don't want to have to beat on them if I decide to modify the ET for the best tire fitment I can get.

Cheers,

Jim