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

[e30m3s54turbo]

Sound you had fun like I did in my Hartge H35-24 m3 clone.�� I'm interested if your drive side will clear cover?

I like your Hartge deco stripes on you H26. I will be doing the same and same color on my H35 clone. On my future H27 I'm not going to use Hartge deco stripes.

[2002jm]

mono wiper

So had some time today, put the mono wiper on, not sure if it works yet. I will test it in the morning. Will give some details on how I did it....45min to get the old wiper motor out, 5 minutes to get the new one in....there might be something about the older models that makes it easier.
Of course the way you could do this is take the heater box out,,,,yeh, not going to happen.
I did notice that you have to get the passenger side, in front of the heater box fins and push back on the driver side. Now it gets tricky here because you have to bend the metal around the driver side hole up just a little, because the post will hit and you will not go anywhere. Then it just takes some pushing and pulling to get it out on the passenger side. Once the ps pops to the front, it is simple to get out....
This in not a job you want to do once a week, and heavy gloves are a must unless you have good insurance and like blood:)
Pics tomorrow.
jm
Maybe a footrest next:)
jm

[2002jm]

the deco kit is on:)

Got the rest of the deco kit on the hartge...what a difference!! Really completes the look of the car.
Got the mono wiper today from Canada:)....next project for Monday.

[2002jm]

times have changed

Well, something good has happened in 30 years:). Can you imagine using that phone in my car today:).
Rest of the deco kit goes on Sat morning.
Here is what I did yesterday::)



You can see why I wanted to change out the panel:)



Still have to 'button-up' a few things like the carpet. But I have to replace all the speakers, so not much point in getting the carpet in place, just to take it out again.
Need to finish putting the radio in too....wiring:(..I hate wiring...
Next is the mono wiper, or maybe get all the gauges working...have to order some senders first..
jm

[e30m3s54turbo]

In 1990 the car phone Radio Shack would sale for $750. That was a lot of money at that time.....

[2002jm]

:)

It would be so cool if those phones could be made to work

I have heard of people hooking them up so they can use their cell phone with them...and all the lights light up. I am not sure exactly how to do that, but I will get power and a ground to it, to see if the lights will come on....should be a fun project...after I finish a few more...
jm

[2002jm]

:)

John, I'm by no means a pro photographer. But It would be fun to maybe get together with willy and shoot your two cars proper.

That is really strange.:) I was going to ask you if would not mind taking some pictures of the hartge. Would be even more fun with Willy's car.
Let me know. I am hoping to get the other decal on Sat...after that we could do a shoot....unless you are out of town:)
jm

[2mAn]

It would be so cool if those phones could be made to work

[ST1G]

John, I'm by no means a pro photographer. But It would be fun to maybe get together with willy and shoot your two cars proper.

[2002jm]

:)

Hartge stripes look so good!

Props on installing a car phone! I love those things, where did you find it?

Thanks; the phone was from someone on this forum.

Got the new hvac panel in today...I can't believe the number of little screws that I had to take out to get it done:)
Now on to the mono wiper next week.
Will post pictures of the interior tomorrow.
jm

[bostonvert]

Hartge stripes look so good!

Props on installing a car phone! I love those things, where did you find it?

[2002jm]

deco kit on

We started last night working on the deco kit for the hartge. Found out real fast, that you need to have someone with lots of experience if you want them to go on correctly:). I am glad I have a friend that works in the graphic business and was willing to come over and put these on:) Sat. we put the other side on and I will post some more pictures...
One interesting discovery was the remains of the old kit that was on the inside of the door.
The paper work from back in the 80's said the car had the deco kit as part of the hartge conversion...just proved that the paper work was correct.
Car looks totally different with the stripes on the side...now back to the inside.

[2002jm]

:)

Great touch.

thanks, one more part that was in the car back in 85:)
jm
Hoping to get the mono wiper next!
jm

[TimeMachinE30]

Great touch.

[2002jm]

more work on the hartge

Well, the hartge was not liking all the time spent on the m-tech, so I took about a hour and put the phone in the car:) My car had a phone, of all the strange things, back in 1985. The antenna is still in the back window and all the wiring is there. So I bought a phone that could have been in a 85 e30. Not sure if this was the exact phone. Have no way of knowing, and it really isn't that important.
Pics:)



Will be taking care of the side decals tonight. Have to talk to a friend and see if he can do them:)
Then the hvac surround comes out:)
jm