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

[2002jm]

more pictures

Just some more pictures:)

[2002jm]

new pictures

Got the speedometer switched over to the 240km one instead of 220. Was able to switch the sticker (hartge) without too much trouble. The AF gauge needs to be put in a bit better, but it is good for now. The interior is done, except I am still looking for the dark houndstooth seatcovers for the front sport seats I have in storage. Car runs good, but is put away for the winter.....and the project we are working on right now:).....more information on that later...

[2002jm]

Cool e30

Ps sub

Thanks, will have more information at the end of the week:)
jm

[litu]

Cool e30

Ps sub

[2002jm]

pictures are coming soon

Pics?

Hey Barron: Where did you get the h23:) Looks really good!
I am going to post pictures by the end of the week, assuming I get my home internet hooked up.
The comfort seats look pretty good, and at least everything matches:)
jm

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Pics?

[2002jm]

thanks

just read through your entire thread. what a project!!! glad to see it coming along so nicely. and so fast!! i can't wait to start throwing parts onto my hartge build haha. i've gotten super lucky finding all my aero bits and shift knob and wheels. i don't think i'll be doing the motor or anything like that; i love my m42 too much lol. i'll get you photos of that rear valence as soon as i get my hands on it.

Glad you enjoyed the thread. Great that you found the side skirts and rear valance. The engine would be hard to find, and the m42 is a nice engine. Thanks for the offer to get the pictures, will help me in my search for the real rear valance. Right now I have a zender on there....I think, but it looks pretty close to the hartge. Took me one year to put this project together:)....have lots of other little things to do, but it drives and looks decent.
enjoy your car, it is a nice one,
jm

[2002jm]

pictures are coming

Finally pictures. And progress. and pictures!

Well, I am waiting for Century link to come and put in the internet service....at the library right now:), then I can upload all the pictures....one of these days I will get the decals on this car:)
jm

[car_gal_jenni]

just read through your entire thread. what a project!!! glad to see it coming along so nicely. and so fast!! i can't wait to start throwing parts onto my hartge build haha. i've gotten super lucky finding all my aero bits and shift knob and wheels. i don't think i'll be doing the motor or anything like that; i love my m42 too much lol. i'll get you photos of that rear valence as soon as i get my hands on it.

[_kanon]

Finally pictures. And progress. and pictures!

[2002jm]

update time

Well its been a month since I updated this post.....This past week I put in the AF ratio gauge in where the clock goes....sitting at 14.5 at idle. Good enough for now. Then I found the 240 km speedometer gauge; which is the one for this car, and had to transfer the hartge sticker over...That was fun using my wife's hairdryer on it...but it turned out looking really good.
Today, I put in the comfort seats..yes I know the car is suppose to have sport seats, but I can not find the correct fabric...black houndstooth. So I at least have all matching interior, and the seats are pretty much new. Looks a lot better.
Will get some pictures up tomorrow:)
Last item is the side decals. Almost had this done, but the guy could not get it done for me last month; maybe this next week:)
jm

[2002jm]

thanks

You should be able to read off the part number on the injector if you look closely enough!

thanks, I will check it out.
Tomorrows project is to get the AF gauge mounted where the broken clock is located.
Should look better, but not original:)
jm

[_kanon]

You should be able to read off the part number on the injector if you look closely enough!

[2002jm]

So I got into accident :( Good thing - I'm alive and I'm getting it repainted as a result. There goes all that $$ hah....buy my rear shocks jm ;)

On another note - finally figured out all of my engine issues I think. Rough idle / gasoline smell / rough start ups / poor mpg .... were fixed by installing m50 green top injectors. The previous owner said the the injectors were correct but after rebuilding them and everything - they still didn't help much. Turns out (as I long suspected...) using 12.5# injectors meant for a 323i? or whatever doesn't really work well for a 2.7i swapped car. Switching to the m50 injectors solved all of those issues so far.

Hey; Glad to see you are ok, not a good way to get the car painted:). Shocks are on my winter ticket, if can wait that long.
My engine block says 2.7 on the side, so I assume it is the 2.7 conversion of the h26. The car runs very well right now that I have the afm in; but I have no idea what injectors are in the car....another project for next year.:) after the sub-frame is done....

[_kanon]

So I got into accident :( Good thing - I'm alive and I'm getting it repainted as a result. There goes all that $$ hah....buy my rear shocks jm ;)

On another note - finally figured out all of my engine issues I think. Rough idle / gasoline smell / rough start ups / poor mpg .... were fixed by installing m50 green top injectors. The previous owner said the the injectors were correct but after rebuilding them and everything - they still didn't help much. Turns out (as I long suspected...) using 12.5# injectors meant for a 323i? or whatever doesn't really work well for a 2.7i swapped car. Switching to the m50 injectors solved all of those issues so far.