Operation Hartge Jr. (Dirty Priest)

[alpinass]

Great job Jamie...keep up the progress before the COLD weather sets in.
IF you need anything else - hit me up!

Paul

[Chimi-Changa]

Finally getting back to work on this one. I mentioned it to Mrs. Changa carefully, and also agreed to sell my other car and focus on this one- so she was cool.
It just makes sense- I don't have a lot of room in the driveway, and not sure if owning two ( although I'd love to keep both) is in the cards for me. So- I'll keep this one.

Worked on cleaning the gearbox, and upgrading the shifter bushings. The lower end of the shifter didn't look so good, so I replaced that with other bushing parts and do-dads.





as clean as it will get:





The friend who is storing it at the moment also has a garage with lift- So trying to get the gearbox in there, also replace the (was new) bend tie rod ( thanks trucker) and headers on.





Did a little painting on Sunday before the game ( congrats CEK) on the outdoor work bench.

[tig]

Nice work. That work bench is nice too.

[bkbimmer]

Very cool project.

[Chimi-Changa]

Had some time today, so I painted up the rear caliper set of the LBBK kit ( thanks Mr. Keith)



and baked that shit ( now that its legal here)





and some pads, a tie rod end and a oil pan cover came in the mail today ( thanks for the hookup Mr. Kyle)

[Adam W in MN]

Excited to see this come together, keep the updates coming.

[Dinan e28]

Hell of a car. Good luck

[Motronic]

Nice work Jamie! I hope Nicole didn't see you bake the calipers in the oven.

[jjcools]

Nice!

[Chimi-Changa]

Had a play date with the car yesterday... Brought up the flywheel cover and learned that the block on this motor is b35 and does not have the cover holes in the block ( vertical) for the M30 cover to be attached. I did install the three perpendicular bolts into it from the bell housing, and it seemed to be on there pretty good. Not sure if this will rattle or loosen not having all of the bolts attached. Hmmm.

You can also see the nicely bent tie rod getting replaced...





Thanksgiving morning I also busted out the sawzall and cut out each header tube from the flat plate they were on. Should relieve any stress, and warping potential:

[Kyle in NO]

Damn! Sucks about the inspection cover. If you also use the B35 oil pan it actually has the "cover" made into the oil pan, which I suppose is why they eliminated the bolt holes.

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[Chimi-Changa]

Little more progress today. Transmission and headers are in. For now, I red loctited the flywheel cover plate with the 5 bolts holding it and see how she holds.

Also popped in some Turner stainless brake lines compliments of a local friend ( thanks local friend), installed rear calipers- and grabbed front brakes to also paint silver.





Just need a little touch up before the bake in.










And also thanks to a board member here, was able to purchase this h//5 badge. Good stuff, much appreciated.

[Chimi-Changa]

After quite a bit ( since January), this puppy is finally home. It landed yesterday- and I honestly can't believe its here still. Roy was gracious to offer me a storage spot for the Grey car, and Op H Jr. is now officially on!

I hired this cool as ice driver Julio. Not only did he have it here in a flash, but helped me push it into place. Gracias Amigo. He told me a story about how he knew a super huge African American guy that had one when he was younger- and the guy loved them and only drove them. ( he could not believe he fit in them) Good stuff, and vibes on the euro delivery yah? Anyway- here it is, now, like here. Just in time for me to place a cover over it, and hope for warmer temps to start work... Happy new year and thanks for watching the progress.

Wife actually took this pic, I was out walking the dogs when he showed.


German Dogs seem to like it. Yes, that's the snowblower ready in the background.




This will be its home for a while, next to Nicoles e61. That's Jims e46 next to that, on loan for a few days. ( Thanks Jim!)



And the cookies weren't the only thing getting baked up over the holiday's... Sheshed up the front brakes too.

[leadphut]

not sure how i missed this thread.

[BuzzBomb]

Rubber Duckie, the Eagle has landed.

[geordi]

Did you call Steve and get your CSB swapped yet?

[Chimi-Changa]

Not to much has been going on due to the weather, but on warmer days have done some stripping and playing around. Pulled all the interior out, and checked out the trunk a lot better for water resistance. Looks like I will end up replacing the trunk seal. The tail lights that were in it did not have any seal at all on them, so I popped in a set with new seals I had ready. Winter basement projects will be freshening up driveshaft with new csb, rear end refresh, and manny sport seat shocks ( drama below), etc.









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So the seat shocks I bought off the board here are just about too long for them not to be able to be compressed enough to fit. Besides the holes in each end don't fit, but that can be worked out. The length issue cannot.



the one in it is on the left:



The tail lights in it has this funky side bulb in the end of the housing, not sure what that is?

[wkohler]

You should be super thankful the tail lights have that funky side bulb instead of holes drilled in your fenders and quarters. That was their way of putting a side marker in the car. I was lucky with all of my E28s except the '87 M535i, but thankfully those are in the kit, not the sheetmetal. Front turn signals would have had one too before the car had all the M535i stuff swapped onto it, I think.

Bummer on the seat shocks. There are two different styles one for the seat back and one for the base. Are you sure? Guy has sold a lot of them.

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

Glad to see progress being made. Interesting about the shocks.. I had no problem with them and used the same ones. I think the only variance in shocks from factory were the way they attached to the pin, one variety had an open end as apposed to a ring.

Check your handbrake sheetmetal for stress fractures while the carpet is out. Much easier to attend to now than later!

[Chimi-Changa]

Finally an update! Busy from new job has kept me from attacking this project with reckless abandon, but I have been able to put some time in here and there. It feels almost overwhelming at times when I think of how much needs to be done. I've left the seat shocks alone for a bit, and will figure those out when I get to the interior.

Slowly stripping the interior and exterior getting her ready for paint. Inspecting the trunk further, looks like will need a new seal and some rust spots touched up too. Motronic was kind enough to release some parts for it like a jack, rear deck and shade, heater box and adding a third brake light which for driving around here is a good idea.





Trunk situation needs a little love. Surprising the plate light area was fine... I will likely have the trunk painted too, even though most will be covered with a M5 trunk kit- i'll leave the small took kit and and show the nice new paint there.

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So, the motor ran out in California, but finally getting around to installing the headers here and giving a go she just is cranking. Went over the usual stuff ( most ignition is new) replacing main and FP relay's and the main fuel pump and still nada,... At one point if was starting and stalling but now not even. I've swapped ECU's and still the same. The bypass valve and slide valve is brand new, and saw that it was fully closed. I turned the screw until it was half open, figuring to start there but still the same cranking result. Fuel tank was drained and fresh fuel with StarTron was offered- still the same. I might try the in tank pump now. Most everything else is new ( Plugs, wires, coil, injectors, fuel pump, TPS, relays) and have tested voltage most everywhere and seems to be proper. ..

Getting frustrated there- spent some time bleeding the brakes, and clutch and now have working brakes and clutch pedal feels great. ( alot softer than my old car that had a pretty stiff clutch)

Bypass valve thingy


The Slide valve replaced with has different part number on it, and the hole is in slightly different position:


My wife doesnt ski anymore so I was happy to have a nice hood prop

[BenGerman]

So, the motor ran out in California, but finally getting around to installing the headers here and giving a go she just is cranking. Went over the usual stuff ( most ignition is new) replacing main and FP relay's and the main fuel pump and still nada,... At one point if was starting and stalling but now not even. I've swapped ECU's and still the same. The bypass valve and slide valve is brand new, and saw that it was fully closed. I turned the screw until it was half open, figuring to start there but still the same cranking result. Fuel tank was drained and fresh fuel with StarTron was offered- still the same. I might try the in tank pump now. Most everything else is new ( Plugs, wires, coil, injectors, fuel pump, TPS, relays) and have tested voltage most everywhere and seems to be proper. ..

Did you check if you have full fuel pressure at the engine?

[Chimi-Changa]

- Thanks

That seems to be the problem... I have not checked pressure yet but looks like I need to. I checked voltage at the injector connectors, and at tps.



Also want a new coolant temp sensor- not sure how long that one has been in the motor. The main fuel pump is new but the lift pump is original- and this EU car has a screw in pump not bolt in looks like....


The Vintage trip was a blast and met up with some old friends and made some new ones. I was stoked on all the cars, and definitely got all jacked up on the project. DSmith's car was cool to see in person, among others

I swapped the 3.46S with Sammy for a 3.07S- which the euro Hartge H5S's had... and Pavel was cool enough to lug it to the vintage all the way from Tx for me to pickup- Thanks gents

It's now chilling in the basement:

[Chimi-Changa]

Figured I'd make myself more comfy while cranking her over, placing a seat, cluster, and steering wheel in for the moment.



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So everything is pointing to fuel supply/pressure - and decided to pull the in tank pump to check it out. Drained the tank again, and pulled the in tank pump- looking like this might be part ( if not all) of my problem. Good news is I have replacement tank, hope the USA and EU tanks are compatible ( besides the in tank pump mounting)

[Conanblau]

Houston, we've identified a critical flaw in the fuel delivery system.

[adam_poll]

I just swapped a north american tank into my 1984 525i that had the same pick-up setup as yours. everything plugged in and worked fine so you shouldn't have any issues with your replacement tank

Adam