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Oct 25, 2013 20:09:59 GMT
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A glovebox damper! Thats seriously PIMP. I love that brown interior, very nice. Thanks! The colours were one reason to buy the car. No - that's not true, actually. They were THE reason I bought the car  ----------- And speaking of buying... Today we had 17 self-igniting cylinders with 8.5l capacity together, producing 346 smoking horses  -> E's bought a 300D from 9/'85 - a very early example. But; it had to be towed in and for that we used a working horse; a 250TD. I arrived at the site with my 300CD - making the 17 horses complete.  Speaking of complete; the car was missing a essential part of any rear wheel driven car... The vibration damper had desintegrated. The reason the car was sold. Slight damage to the flanges, but we though we give it a try. Prop shaft was in the boot. So put that back to where it belongs.  And: roll-out... Jepp - it's moving.  And there she is; a senior citizen's dream; dull grey on the outside and dull grey cloth inside, covered in dull grey fur seat covers. Awesome!!  Given it's age and the miles it's done (375kkm), it has VERY few rust and everything has been maintained well. It's in fantastic condition - but there are hints of it's age, of course. But nothing too dramatic. Bit of FluidFilm and she's good to go.  I shouted first dibs on this car immediately. If I had had the space and cash for it - I'd bought it in a heartbeat! It's a lovely car. And it makes MUCH bigger clouds of black smokes than mine does Maybe it need a tweak here and there...   Cheers, Jan |
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Oct 26, 2013 18:54:38 GMT
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Mark
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Oct 26, 2013 22:27:11 GMT
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Wow an '85 W124, that's great!
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Oct 27, 2013 11:11:02 GMT
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Yes! And there are so many little differences to later years... And downright amazing stuff like a vented generator; the engineers probably feared underbonnet temps would climb too much with the encapsulated engine bay (a novum for diesel cars, to reduce noise):  ^and I've always wonered what that hole in the wishbone's console is good for (later cars still have it)... Another detail of a very early W124; the totaly impractical, 'reversed' fuse box:  |
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Oct 31, 2013 14:26:07 GMT
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Update: nothing to report... But I've been tinkerng with some stuff to fab something. Can you guess what it is?  Cheers, Jan |
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bstardchild
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Oct 31, 2013 18:17:41 GMT
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Update: nothing to report... But I've been tinkerng with some stuff to fab something. Can you guess what it is? Cheers, Jan Lows on the way |
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mk2cossie
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Oct 31, 2013 19:10:44 GMT
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Either lows or thats the start of 1 fancy spare wheel carrier  |
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Oct 31, 2013 19:16:03 GMT
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You'r way of there... |
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Oct 31, 2013 19:35:44 GMT
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I´ve got a complete set of 280E Injectors if you need some bits to play around with Jan  |
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Hehe - I think you'r on the right train I'm getting everything needed this evening, thanks for the offer! |
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Some of the parts needed...  |
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Two other short notices: I've done a crazy 8000km since TÜV in August. And the oil level light went on today for the first time... I guess 40% of the oil has disappeared through said warning light's sensor and a insufficiently tightened drain plug - whoops! No drips on the floor thanks to full engine capsulation - modern car feature! Didn't notice And; the ASD error light is flashing again. And I'm going to go  §OÖ%&Ü>#?$!&$'# pretty shortly! Last resort: brake light switch (two stage switch, brake lights work but could still be faulty). However, there's one problem: there's a lot of air in the feed line - and I can't realy locate where it's coming from right now. The pre-filter is almost sucked dry by the lift pump at mid revs!  I've allready tightend all hose clamps down - still. I'll investigate tomorrow. And this little fella confused the "broken lamp detection computer" into thinking a bulb is broken. Took me a while to find it, as it was still as bright as a undamaged bulb  So long, Jan |
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However, there's one problem: there's a lot of air in the feed line - and I can't realy locate where it's coming from right now. The pre-filter is almost sucked dry by the lift pump at mid revs! I've allready tightend all hose clamps down - still. I'll investigate tomorrow. *Derp* - I wont go intoi detail, but apparently you can empty the fuel tank via the return line...   Wasn't my fault, 'cause this would be totaly emberassing On the bright side, lots of grunt has been gained Cheers, Jan |
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And as things happen; I got what I wanted to build - for free Albeit in a "quite a bit" shabby configuration... But I can use the divider piece and weld it to the bottle jack and use the chinese pop-tester's reservoir as a filler neck The crappy chinese manometer goes into the bin - the other one is a high quality piece and has a high accuracy spec - wasn't the cheapest. The manometer is the mother of any pop-tester - the rest is just very crude, basic hydraulics...  Cheers, Jan |
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Nov 18, 2013 18:29:02 GMT
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This is only a wheely smal update... Since - there's nothing to report. I changed the brake light switch and the ASD light stayed off for over a week now - that's a new record! Apart from that; i spent the day in the car today, getting some stuff. Showing it's colourfull side on the Autobahn...  My trip brought me to the beautifull, ancient town of Staufenberg. Where I collected these:  Genuine 8x16" steels for R129 SLs. With almost unworn 225/55 winter tyres. Yeah! 225 winter tyres! Oh, and 16" W140 hub caps... Cheers, Jan |
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Nov 19, 2013 12:36:51 GMT
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Nov 19, 2013 22:29:31 GMT
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Thats some big beefy tires ! But it suits the car well !
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34 B Ford V8 Flathead Hotrod
55 International L170 (Cummins 6BT)
65 Mustang V8 supercharged Coupe
58 Plymouth Belvedere (Christine)
05 Dodge Ram 1500 HEMI
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Nov 20, 2013 17:08:29 GMT
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Thanks! I like the wider look as well. Though it seems it's some sort of secret activation beacon for the boy racer brigade... Anyway. I'm currently looking for some paper stuff and then I'll get them aproved by the TÜV - I think it can stay like this. And I I need to make a long trip where economy is important I can still use the 195s... another thing I noted with those 225s: no more wheel spin in 1st on wet roads And even my boss gave his approval. In other news; I bought a cheap volleyball gauge which reads up to 1.4 bar / 20psi - which is the perfect range for an accurate boost gauge  Speaking of boost; those engines make up to 14 psi in stock form! Which is quite a bit more than I expected. |
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Nov 20, 2013 17:48:32 GMT
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many old mechanical diesels I have noticed run 1 bar std, all the 1.9 XUD's do so.
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Nov 20, 2013 18:24:30 GMT
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indeed alot of those old diesels run around that pressure. But they can take alot more |
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34 B Ford V8 Flathead Hotrod
55 International L170 (Cummins 6BT)
65 Mustang V8 supercharged Coupe
58 Plymouth Belvedere (Christine)
05 Dodge Ram 1500 HEMI
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-> E's bought a 300D from 9/'85 - a very early example. But; it had to be towed in and for that we used a working horse; a 250TD. I arrived at the site with my 300CD - making the 17 horses complete.
Given it's age and the miles it's done (375kkm), it has VERY few rust and everything has been maintained well. It's in fantastic condition - but there are hints of it's age, of course. But nothing too dramatic. Bit of FluidFilm and she's good to go.
§OÖ%&Ü>#?$!&$'# 
I've allready tightend all hose clamps down - still. I'll investigate tomorrow.
Wasn't my fault, 'cause this would be totaly emberassing 
Speaking of boost; those engines make up to 14 psi in stock form! 