Hartge h26 project.....the long road:) Oct 2014 begins:)

[2002jm]

Best of luck with the project. I have an 85 323i that has become a Hartge tribute. Found the wheels in Thailand, the stipe kit in New Zealand, strut bar in Portland, and have an S52 stuffed into it as well. Hardest thing to find is hounds tooth seat material. Still looking for that.

thanks, yes the hounds tooth in black is very hard to find. If I could find front seat material , I would be just about done with my interior:).
Would really like to see your car. We come over to Portland a lot, so maybe next time we can take a look; or maybe put some pictures up.
thanks again,
jm

[bradnic]

Best of luck with the project. I have an 85 323i that has become a Hartge tribute. Found the wheels in Thailand, the stipe kit in New Zealand, strut bar in Portland, and have an S52 stuffed into it as well. Hardest thing to find is hounds tooth seat material. Still looking for that.

That demands a build thread and pics man! post up..

[portlandsteve]

Hartge

Best of luck with the project. I have an 85 323i that has become a Hartge tribute. Found the wheels in Thailand, the stipe kit in New Zealand, strut bar in Portland, and have an S52 stuffed into it as well. Hardest thing to find is hounds tooth seat material. Still looking for that.

[2002jm]

pretty strange looking:)

Yeh, I have the kit about together, except the side skirts need lots more love.
Still waiting for an order to finish the fog lights and other little items....order is taking forever!!
:)
jm

[bradnic]

holy cr@p that 3rd pic. lol
missing my MT1 now.

[2002jm]

start up from winter

Started the hartge today. No problems and sounds good. How do you like the pictures? Not often that you see a hartge being used to assemble an m-tech 1:) Once I get the m-tech together it will be back to the hartge. Have any of you used one of those car port things you can get at Costco? It is 10x20 and it might just be the thing I need to work on my car in the spring through fall...
jm

[2002jm]

sell?

Maybe I should just sell mine when I get it done:) Wonder what the hartge is worth???:)
jm

[bradnic]

they're unicorns now, especially side skirts and the underpanel bits. a Cali 325is with a full MT1 kit did just sell on eBay for $10k last week.. can flip the body work for $3k lol

[2002jm]

m-tech 1

Is it just me, or are the m-tech kits getting more expensive and harder to find???:)
jm

[bradnic]

Early... Are you looking for Hartge late body kit. I have complete Hartge late kit.

I've been back and forth so many times.. I'm sticking to the plan, which is full OEM euro conversion with all the goodies, then add ITBs and SC. I'll be perfectly happy with that.. Once that's all done I'll rethink the body kit again. Had an MT1 kit and sold it. Barron has his spoken for, so It will be some time for me.

I do admire Hartge very very much though lol.

[2002jm]

I found this......

http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=o136249268

So this is about 750 to your door? That is not bad for a real one.
jm

[e30m3s54turbo]

Hartge front? Late or early model?

Early... Are you looking for Hartge late body kit. I have complete Hartge late kit.

[bradnic]

Hartge front? Late or early model?

[e30m3s54turbo]

I found this......

http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=o136249268

[2002jm]

will be coming out of winter mode:)

Will be taking the hartge out soon, well in March:). Getting the side decals on next. Then putting a new hvac panel in with an oem radio.
More work in the Spring!
jm